57: Chapter 57 Two Cities Taken in Succession

[Battle ended. You have won this invasion battle. Beginning settlement.]

[You obtained a War Treasure Chest (Gold).]

[You killed the enemy lord. You obtained the item "Gals's Relic".]

[Destroy the opponent's territory?]

It was over.

This invasion battle was faster than imaginable. In just a few minutes, he had taken out a veteran Third-Tier Lord.

"A world-destroying attack, indeed."

Lin Xiao sighed in admiration and did not rush to leave.

He first checked his slaughter points. Destroying Gals's Dark City had earned him over ten thousand slaughter points.

It was less than he had expected.

He figured the four military fortresses had split up the troop strength, and the troops killed during the invasion hadn't had time to be replenished, so Lin Xiao had only killed a portion of them.

That was fine, though.

There were other ways to obtain slaughter points, and destroying territories was the top priority. Lin Xiao obviously wouldn't lower his killing efficiency just to farm a few more slaughter points.

Subsequently, his gaze turned downward. At this moment, the Dark City had already turned into ruins, yet in the midst of this burning sea of fire, one building still stood tall—the Lords Mansion.

The energy shield outside it was extremely dim, as if it would shatter at any moment, yet it still had not collapsed.

This gave a glimpse of just how thick a Level 3 Lords Mansion's health bar was.

This invasion battle had ended so quickly because the lord, Gals, had been killed by the aftermath of the falling Meteorite.

"If all the Meteorite were to crash into the Lords Mansion, could I completely destroy it?"

Lin Xiao pondered.

The answer was yes.

The reason the Lords Mansion was able to hold on was partly due to its own high health, but another reason was that the twenty-one Meteorite had attacked the entire city; only a few of the Meteorite had landed near the Lords Mansion, and most of them had been blown up.

This was also normal; the Lords Mansion was naturally the top priority for defense.

Most of the damage it sustained was from the aftermath, which was why it hadn't been destroyed.

Both attack methods had their pros and cons.

A dispersed attack could destroy city defenses; even if it didn't kill the lord, the Lords Mansion would likely be left with low health, making it much easier to destroy later.

A concentrated attack was more powerful and posed a fatal threat to the Lords Mansion.

As long as not too many Meteorite were blown up, it could guarantee a one-hit kill and end the war immediately.

"It still depends on the strength of the opponent's territory."

Lin Xiao thought to himself.

For a weak territory, it made no difference whether it was a dispersed or concentrated attack.

If it were a powerful territory, especially those top-tier lords.

They had Epic-level heroes and troop types under their command, and their defenses were incomparably strong; they were fully capable of blowing up enough Meteorite to resolve the fatal crisis facing the Lords Mansion.

In that case, it would be better to prioritize destroying the city defenses first.

Of course, if the Burning Sky Flame Dragon's stats were even stronger, reaching 100,000 or even more, then it wouldn't matter if they were a top-tier lord or not.

That was the charm of stats.

"Destroy territory."

As the territory destruction countdown began, Lin Xiao chose to return to his own territory.

[You obtained a Territory Fragment.]

[You obtained a Lords Heart.]

Upgrading to a Level 4 territory also required a Lords Heart, and the quantity was higher—a total of two were needed.

"Territory Fragment?"

Lin Xiao's heart skipped a beat; after destroying the territory this time, he had actually obtained a Territory Fragment.

A so-called Territory Fragment was a piece intercepted from the opponent's territory, with random size and random location.

It could be used by oneself or traded.

Lin Xiao became somewhat interested.

Gals's territory, apart from the few kilometers in the center that had been destroyed by the falling Meteorite and were now worthless, was still intact in other areas.

If it wasn't too bad, Lin Xiao wouldn't mind integrating it into his own territory.

He opened his backpack and clicked on the Territory Fragment to examine it.

It was a vast plain, about 10 square kilometers in size.

Clicking on the Territory Fragment allowed him to see more detailed information, including the buildings and living beings present on it, and whether there were any resource points or the like.

"Not bad."

After reading it, Lin Xiao nodded slightly.

It was a very ordinary piece of territory, with no resources or anything messy inside; there would be no problem integrating it into his own territory.

After choosing to use it, Lin Xiao immediately entered a state somewhat similar to territory adjustment.

When using a territory expansion card, one could choose any location within the territory to generate new territory or integrate a Territory Fragment.

However, one could not adjust the territory in other areas.

It could be considered a youth version of territory adjustment.

Lin Xiao placed this plain on the east side of his territory, where the terrain was already primarily plains.

As Lin Xiao made his decision.

On the east side of his territory, in the spot he had selected, as if a miracle had descended, the surrounding territory was parted by an invisible giant hand. Immediately after, a 10-square-kilometer plain appeared there, perfectly bordering the surrounding territory.

After integrating this Territory Fragment, the size of Lin Xiao's territory successfully became 110 square kilometers.

[You opened a War Treasure Chest (Gold) and obtained 1,000,000 Source Crystal, 100,000 units of food, 100,000 units of wood, 100,000 units of stone, 10,000 units of iron ore, 1,000 units of silver ore, 100 units of gold ore, and Beast King Armor (Rare).]

[You opened the item "Gals's Relic" and obtained 1,753,340 Source Crystal, 7,810 units of food, 5,500 units of wood... Cold Moon Blade (Fine), random troop talisman (Rare), random Hero Token (Rare)...]

The War Treasure Chest and "Gals's Relic" were also opened by Lin Xiao.

He had harvested a large amount of resources, equipment, and items.

Gals had died too quickly; he hadn't had time to use much of the stuff in his backpack.

These were all the foundations of a veteran Third-Tier Lord, but now they were benefiting Lin Xiao.

Although what Lin Xiao got was only one-tenth, it was still a considerable fortune.

The only pity was that he didn't randomly get any Perfect-grade items.

However, given Gals's background, it was questionable whether there were any Perfect-grade items in his backpack at all, so not drawing one was quite normal.

"Continue."

Lin Xiao was in high spirits and quickly began the next round of invasion.

He still brought along all the Burning Sky Flame Dragons and the two heroes, Qian Ying and Tu Lie.

In the previous invasion battle, although Qian Ying and Tu Lie had no opportunity to display their skills, that was because the opponent was too weak and had been wiped out in one wave by the falling Meteorite swarm.

If he encountered a tough opponent, he would still need the heroes to take action.

After all, the more powerful the skill, the greater the consumption; whether it was summoning Meteorite or Scorching Flame Dragon Breath, both consumed a lot of magic power.

Facing an endgame situation, the cost-effectiveness of using another Meteorite or Dragon Breath was obviously not high.

The second target: a Sin Race Lord.

[Spend 1,000,000 Source Crystal to start the invasion?]

"Confirm."

The same scene played out on the Sin Race Lord's territory.

This Sin Race Lord's strength was much worse compared to Gals; he was just an ordinary lord.

Facing the twenty-one Meteorite descending from the sky, he had no way to counter them.

This time, Lin Xiao chose a concentrated attack.

All twenty-one Meteorite fell toward the Lords Mansion. Although three were blown up by the Sin Race Lord's frantic counterattack, the remaining Meteorite crushed the energy shield and the Lords Mansion without any suspense, ending this invasion battle.