Chapter 188 - 127: The Sudden Exposure of Li Hua
"Lord Gu Di, we’ll be taking our leave then!"
"Of course, of course! Take care!"
As Lin Kong’s farewell faded, Gu Di stepped out of the Teleportation Gate in a daze and walked back to his Lord’s Mansion.
The observers sent by the other lords wore the same dazed expression.
The Withered Messengers had teleported directly into the enemy’s mountain strongholds, then sent the Beastmen scattering in terror.
At the same time, each Scarecrow unleashed a powerful, wide-area attack. All life and matter near them would gradually decay and rot, eventually withering into lifeless husks.
After turning the last mountain fortress into ruins, the Withered Messengers latched onto the fear in the observers’ hearts and teleported directly back to the first fortress.
This combination of ultra-long-range teleportation, wide-area attacks, and the ability to instill fear had terrified all the observers.
They imagined their own armies in the Beastmen’s place, and the result sent a shiver down their spines.
And these were merely mercenaries under the command of the lord ranked second in corps battles. Even if this legion could stand against the number one player, it was still just a small part of another lord’s army, hired out for a mission.
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After a long while, the neighboring lords received the video recordings from their observers. These were ordinary technological products without any Extraordinary abilities, which some lords had already begun to manufacture and sell on the market. After watching the footage, they too were shocked by the combat prowess of the mercenaries sent by Lin Yu.
And so, these videos were uploaded to the World Channel.
[World Chat Channel (788211)]
Gu Di: "I’ve seen a True God, brothers!"
Gu Di: "I was lucky enough to get carried through an invasion by Lord Lin for free today. He just completely steamrolled the Beastmen! (He did the steamrolling, I just tagged along for the ride)!!"
Gu Di: "Here’s the video I recorded. [Video.avi]"
Ruan Yichen: "I’ve got one too! [Video.avi]"
Ruan Yichen: "The second half is the most shocking part. I can’t believe the top lords are already this powerful in just the second phase!!"
Zhao Zhaonan: "Video of Lord Yun leading an invasion. [Video.avi]"
Mi Qisheng: "Video of Lord Qian leading an invasion. [Video.avi]"
Zhao Zhaonan: "My Lord Yun is the real True God! The Golden Corps is invincible!!!"
Mi Qisheng: "My Lord Qian is the pride of the Human Race! The rest of you are heretics!!!"
Mi Qisheng: "Our technology path is developing faster and faster. Just you wait! By the next phase, our Boss Qian’s tide of steel will have the number one combat power among all lords, guaranteed."
Zhao Zhaonan: "Pah! Our boss is backed by the great Goddess of Wisdom and War! When the third phase comes, he’ll get more resources and more divine boons. By then, it won’t be the Golden Corps anymore, but the Holy Legion! How are you going to fight us then?"
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After Gu Di posted the combat footage of Lin Yu’s legion, Zhao Zhaonan and Mi Qisheng each posted videos of their own bosses in action, sparking a heated debate in the chat channel about who had the true First Legion.
Soon after, combat videos from other high-ranking lords in the corps battle rankings began to surface.
The onlookers in the chat group excitedly discussed the combat strength of the various lords’ legions, as well as which army looked the coolest or most intimidating in battle.
A bored Lin Yu was also among these onlookers. However, he didn’t join the discussion, merely observing in silence. These days, he rarely spoke in the public channel, saving his words for his private groups.
He also watched the combat videos of Yun Qihao and Qian Duoduo.
Yun Qihao had fielded his Golden Corps as expected. The video showed that his Giant Shield Guards had been upgraded and were much stronger than they had been during the previous competition.
These Giant Shield Guards had become more agile. After forming a shield wall, they could now move. If the distance between walls was less than ten meters, they would extend to connect with each other. Even if the distance exceeded ten meters, the walls would no longer link, but they could still share their shield values and distribute incoming damage.
Moreover, the Giant Shield Guards could do more than just reflect damage; they had a new skill: Shield Bash. With each active attack, a spectral image of a shield would appear and strike the enemy. Judging from the video, its attack power was quite high.
When they raised their shield wall and used Shield Bash in unison, a spectral image of the entire wall would slam into their enemies. If you wanted to know what it felt like to be hit by a wall, you just had to ask the Beastmen who fought the Giant Shield Guards.
’These Giant Shield Guards must have been promoted to Legendary-grade. I just don’t know who Yun Qihao used his remaining four promotion chances on.’
’Every member of Yun Qihao’s legion was now a Golden Legendary, making it a true Golden Corps.’
Qian Duoduo’s legion followed the orthodox Technology Race path. He transferred technology from Cuiwei Star to his territory and used his own knowledge to rapidly advance his technology before even unlocking the Technology Tree. This gave him a significant technological advantage over ordinary lords. He then used this advantage to snowball, using competition rewards to ultimately build a territory with unique technology.
As a result, Qian Duoduo’s legion was highly technological.
While most lords were still using crossbows, his soldiers were already equipped with firearms—and not primitive flintlocks, but semi-automatic rifles.
While others were using Catapults, ballistae, and horse-drawn carriages, his territory had already industrialized, deploying basic versions of tanks and cannons.
Furthermore, with the addition of rare metals and many magically modified gunpowder formulas from the competition, the defensive capabilities and firepower of these basic tanks and cannons were nothing to scoff at.