Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 83: Whoever obtains Zilong will obtain the world.

One after another, robust fiery porcupines burst out of the [time-space wormhole], charging forward like madmen.

This is the 17th wave of monster invasion. The Flame Porcupines have 3400 health and their movement speed is estimated to be over five meters per second, like waves of fire crashing down.

Lei Chi sat leisurely in front of the mushroom-shaped house, eating his boxed lunch. He also ordered a bottle of Moutai and took a sip from time to time.

Lei Chi is quite confident in defeating the 17th wave of monster invasion.

Although the Azure Dragon was still the only creature occupying Jingyang Ridge at this time, it was enough. Now, there were two more giant yellow ducks behind Jingyang Ridge, breathing fire like dragons, making the defense even more solid.

Shortly after, Lei Chi received a system notification: "Ding, congratulations on successfully defeating the 17th wave of monster invasion. Rewards have been calculated, your level has increased to LV16, and your level cap has been increased to LV17."

"Ding! The 17th wave of monsters has been defeated. Reward: 500 gold coins. The camp square area has increased by one acre."

"Ding! You can now initiate the 18th wave of monster invasion. The invading monster is a LV18 Ironhead Porcupine. Ironhead Porcupines possess strong physical defense, so please do not provoke them lightly!"

"I got 500 gold coins as a reward, not bad..."

Lei Chi opened his storage backpack and found that there were indeed 500 more gold coins inside.

The system had previously compensated him with 700 gold coins. Lei Chi used 100 gold coins to buy intrusion insurance, leaving him with 600 gold coins, which he put into the gold mine treasure chest.

Now, with these five hundred coins added, Lei Chi has over one thousand one hundred coins in spare cash.

"The ancient shelter can be rebuilt now, so should we rebuild it now?"

Lei Chi pondered silently.

The camp's protection period is almost over. If someone comes to invade and steals my 1,100+ gold coins, according to the compensation rules, I might be able to get a large sum of gold coins in return.

With this in mind, Lei Chi abandoned the idea of ​​rebuilding the ancient shelter. After dinner, he put the 500 newly acquired gold coins into the gold mine treasure chest, and then stopped initiating the monster invasion, waiting for the camp protection period to end.

Unbeknownst to Lei Chi, many players were waiting to invade his secret camp.

Zhao Zilong and Qi Xinge were already waiting in the war hall, along with Wang Daochang, who had already collected more than thirty bottles of Holy Light Potion and was mobilizing Taurus and others to invade with him again.

Time passed, and a moment later, the camp's protection period ended. Zhao Zilong was the one who successfully secured the invasion spot.

Lei Chi received a system notification: "Ding, alert! Player Zhao Zilong has launched an invasion of your secret camp!"

"Zhao Zilong! You've come at the right time!"

Lei Chi was overjoyed, thinking that he wouldn't need to hide the defensive towers this time.

At this moment, Zhao Zilong was furious. Lei Chi had actually hired online trolls to provoke him in a public chat group, which was absolutely despicable.

"A guy like that deserves a good beating from me; otherwise, I won't be satisfied. Since he's willing to die, I'm willing to bury him! Let's see how long he can keep up his arrogance!"

Zhao Zilong mounted his mechanical warhorse and charged into the teleportation portal without hesitation. The next moment, he arrived at the war corridor and saw many small beast towers on both sides. He chuckled, "These melee towers are arranged quite neatly..."

He did not underestimate Lei Chi, knowing that even a lion needs to go all out to hunt a rabbit. He quickly increased his speed and sped along without slowing down at all, successfully entering the camp square.

"Line up! Forward! Cover me!"

A loud voice rang out; it was Harley, the beastman militiaman, directing his squad.

This guy is now an instructor at the militia training camp. He wears a horned helmet, is covered in simple iron armor, holds a round shield in his right hand, and carries a large axe on his back. He hides behind the human militia.

Lei Chi could tell from his pathetic appearance that his nature hadn't changed, and he figured he'd run away in a little while.

Sure enough, as soon as Zhao Zilong started attacking, he threw down his shield and ran away without a word.

Zhao Zilong, wielding his broadsword with composure and efficiency, swiftly dispatched thirty human militiamen. He was somewhat surprised to see Lei Chi standing quietly behind him, neither fleeing nor avoiding him. He rode up to Lei Chi, pointed his broadsword at him, and said, "Lei Chi, your camp has Jingyang Ridge, and you've even cultivated a third-tier [Azure Dragon] and a third-tier [Sabertooth Tiger]. To be honest, that's not bad. If you had focused on developing your abilities, you might have been able to enter the Endless Realm after breaking through level 30. Unfortunately, you courted death by provoking me. As the saying goes, 'Heaven's sins can be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins cannot be escaped.' You may depart in peace."

Lei Chi hurriedly said, "Wait a minute!"

"What else do you have to say?"

"What the hell is the Endless Realm?"

You'll never know!

"Wait a little longer!"

"Is there anything else?"

"I've put over a thousand gold coins in the gold mine chest. Take them all if you dare, or you're my son!"

"You idiot, you're a complete moron! Prepare to die!"

"Wait a little longer!"

"What is it now?"

"Xiao Qinghe is my future girlfriend..."

With a clang, Zhao Zilong's patience ran out, and he slashed at Lei Chi's head, cutting off nearly three hundred points of his health.

Lei Chi shouted, "Hey, you brat, you have no sportsmanship! You resorted to a sneak attack! I'll let you have this one move. Now, let's fight three hundred rounds!"

After saying that, he squatted down on the ground with his head in his hands.

"Idiot! Are you trying to make me laugh to death?" Zhao Zilong showed no mercy, swiftly killing Lei Chi with a sharp strike.

Ten minutes later, Lei Chi revived. After a short wait, the system notification sounded in his mind: "Ding, your secret camp has been maliciously invaded by players. Losses reported: Camp Master killed, level dropped by one, 1151 gold coins lost, 30 human militiamen killed, experience points cleared, awaiting revival..."

"Ding, claim calculation in progress..."

"Ding! Your deposit is 100 gold coins, and your camp defense index is 645. Based on calculations, you will receive a compensation chest worth 10490 gold coins. Would you like to claim it?"

"It's broken ten thousand!" Lei Chi exclaimed joyfully, "To obtain Zilong is to obtain the world!"

He immediately retrieved the treasure chest and opened it.

"Ding! One insurance policy ensures the safety of the city. No fear of invasion, worry-free reconstruction. You have opened the claim treasure chest and obtained camp reconstruction materials: one blueprint for a Tier 1 Beast Tower (choose one of three), 5000 gold coins, 30 experience gems, 10 human slaves, the Black Lion Armor (rare), and one defensive tower mutation scroll."

"5000 gold coins!"

Lei Chi felt he was on the verge of a comfortable life, but the first thing he did was take out a set of breastplates from the insurance claim chest.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Black Lion: Chestplate, can be equipped at LV10. When equipped, it increases health by 2000, armor by 10, and magic resistance by 10.

Special effect: When equipped with the Black Lion Breastplate, gain an additional 10 health points for each target killed, up to a maximum of 3000 health points. This effect is removed when the player dies or changes equipment.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"Not bad, not bad. This breastplate can be equipped on the little monkey. It will at least increase his attack speed to 20. Twenty attacks per second, amazing!"

Lei Chi then used the [Beast Tower Three-Choice Construction Blueprint] and selected the rare [Demon Lizard Construction Blueprint] from the three options provided by the system.