Chapter 199 - 131: Bizarre Eye Demon
’I thought I got a bye. Turns out the enemy just couldn’t find my territory?’
’In that case, I’ll give them a little information. Time to build a fake base!’
Lin Yu then dispatched several more patrol teams to surround the area where the transparent figure had vanished.
At the same time, he began constructing a fake city behind his defensive line.
First, using earth-element reinforced High Nuts, he enclosed a 2-kilometer by 2-kilometer open area—a total of four square kilometers—at a location outside the enemy’s reconnaissance route.
Then, within the open space, he constructed some civilian houses, along with standard buildings like the Forestry Lodge and the Wood Element Collection Workshop, using his "Rapid Growth" ability to quickly complete them.
He then moved in members of the Monkey Race to occupy these production buildings, creating the illusion of a bustling small city.
Meanwhile, another transparent figure appeared in the same spot where the first one had vanished.
The patrol members immediately attacked it. After taking damage, the transparent figure rapidly ascended high into the air, vanishing against the backdrop of the sky.
However, the crows and other birds in the patrol team were also circling in the sky, keeping a close watch on this enemy scout.
The ground patrol members pretended they couldn’t find the enemy and had a small squad break off and run toward the newly built fake city.
The transparent figure in the air immediately followed, flying above the newly built city under the watchful eyes of the birds.
Upon discovering the city, the transparent figure grew excited. It quickly swept over the city, its eyes glinting with a strange light as it recorded everything within. Then, it swiftly returned to the Teleportation Gate and dove inside, all while the patrol team watched.
On the other side of the Teleportation Gate was a vast plaza filled with a horde of barbarians. Their expressions were solemn, and they stood silently, awaiting their lord’s command.
At the far end of the plaza was a massive pool of blood. As the transparent figure flew over it, an enormous octopus-like creature emerged from the pool.
Its large head was entirely white and crystalline, with a black spot in the center that resembled a pupil, making the whole thing look like a giant eyeball. Its tentacles below were covered in many sockets, and where there were no sockets, small eyeball-like appendages grew.
After the transparent creature stopped, a flesh-colored eyeball flew out from its back. It shot towards the Big Eye in the blood pool and embedded itself into one of the sockets on the Big Eye’s tentacles, merging perfectly.
’I can’t believe I didn’t spot this city earlier!’
’Hmm... it must be because it’s too small.’
’But... a territory this large only has a city this small?’
’And why are the citizens and soldiers all monkeys?’
’Monkeys that just jump around in the forest, at that!’
’This all seems a little suspicious, doesn’t it?’
’Besides, this matchmaking system is terrible. How did I get matched with a defender who has such a huge territory? Should I call for backup?’
’Forget it. Whatever the situation is, I just need to send my troops over!’
’Today is the first day of the invasion, and everyone else has already made gains. I’ve only just found a single clue. If I call for support without doing anything first, I’ll be a laughingstock!’
With this thought, the Big Eye sent out a mental wave. The eyes of the barbarians in the plaza glowed blood-red. On their backs, individual eyeballs opened, controlling the barbarians through tentacles that had burrowed into their bodies and directing them into the Teleportation Array at the center of the plaza.
After all the barbarians emerged from the Teleportation Gate and formed ranks, they charged toward the fake city in the distance.
The barbarians moved swiftly through the forest, reaching the outermost defensive line of Lin Yu’s territory in no time.
The barbarians charged straight in, attempting to pass through the gaps between the High Nuts.
"BANG~ THUD THUD THUD~~~"
A series of impacts rang out. The barbarians reached out, only to discover an invisible barrier in what appeared to be empty space.
The eyeballs on the barbarians’ backs were stunned. Their orders hadn’t mentioned any barrier here.
Indeed, the scouting transparent figure had been flying high in the air, above the height of the spatial barrier formed by the High Nuts, and had therefore failed to notice that the defender’s entire territory was enclosed by it.
The barbarians attacked the spatial barrier to no effect. The various weapons in their hands were completely useless against it.
However, some of the barbarians’ attacks did hit the High Nuts, inflicting some damage.
It was this attack that instantly activated the entire defensive line.
Steel Earth Spikes, densely covering the ground, attacked any barbarian who stepped on them. Though the attacks weren’t powerful, their high frequency made the barbarians leap about.
From behind the High Nuts, Cactuses, Ice Cactuses, and Exploding Cactuses fired rows of sharp spines.
The Big-Mouthed Flowers, Charming Mushrooms, and Sad Mushrooms growing outside the High Nuts also launched their attacks.
The barbarians suddenly felt as if the entire forest had turned against them. Not only was the ground itself painful to stand on, but even the surrounding flowers and mushrooms were attacking them.
"AHH~~"
Every surprise attack from a Big-Mouthed Flower was met with a scream. The controlled barbarians shouldn’t have been able to make such sounds, but the eyeballs on their backs knew there was no survival after being eaten. They couldn’t help but feel terror, which in turn compelled the barbarians to cry out.