146: Chapter 146 Elite Lord? Instantly Killed!

Half an hour later, the Floating City arrived directly above the ruins.

At this moment, the ruins were shrouded in dark purple mist, and underneath were dense swarms of Void Rift Demons.

Xu Qin stood in the Lords Hall and issued an order to Tian Ming.

"Tian Ming, clear the field."

"Understood."

Tian Ming took a group of heroes and turned to walk out of the Lords Hall.

The Combat Readiness Platform opened fully.

Twenty thousand Tank-type Bone Beasts leaped down from the Combat Readiness Platform, smashing into the swarm of Void Rift Demons.

Bang, bang, bang!

The ground was smashed, creating a circle of cracks.

As the Bone Beasts landed, the dense Void Rift Demons in front were knocked back by the shockwave.

Immediately after, six thousand Undead Musketeers lined up in the rear.

Bang, bang, bang!

Six thousand soul energy projectiles fired in unison.

-232! -232! -232! -232! ...

The Void Rift Demons' health bars began to disappear at a rate visible to the naked eye.

They fell row by row like grass being mowed.

Tian Ming hovered in the air, and the soul crystal on the bone emperor scepter lit up.

[Wither Curse]!

Hum!

An area with a radius of one hundred meters covered the front of the ruins.

The defense of the Void Rift Demons within the area was instantly reduced by 40%. The Musketeers, who originally dealt 232 damage, saw their damage jump to 325.

It was even more exaggerated for the Bone Beasts.

A Tank-type Bone Beast threw a punch.

-2604!

The Void Rift Demon collapsed to the ground upon impact.

Some Void Rift Demons attempted to break through the defense line.

But seven thousand Skeleton Elven Archers had already aimed at them.

Swish, swish, swish!

Soul energy arrows streaked across the air.

-422! -422! -422! ...

The number of Void Rift Demons began to decrease at a rate of hundreds per second.

The entire battle was completely one-sided.

Ten minutes later, the Void Rift Demons within a three-kilometer radius outside the ruins were completely cleared.

The ground was covered in dark purple debris.

"Master, the battle is over."

Tian Ming put away the scepter.

Xu Qin looked at the settlement numbers of the War Gift and nodded with satisfaction.

...

Xu Qin walked down from the Combat Readiness Platform and arrived at the front of the ruins.

This ruin was different from all the ones he had seen before.

In the center was a huge circular stone platform, and in the center of the stone platform was an upright crack, inside which dark purple energy could be vaguely seen flowing.

Xu Qin walked closer, and the command panel popped up a prompt.

[Portal Ruins (Blue)]

[Current Construction Progress: 5%]

[Status: Cannot be bound]

[Description: After the ruin construction progress reaches 50%, lord binding can be performed. After binding, construction can continue to 100% for full activation.]

[Invest resources?]

"After all that, only 5% of the resources were invested?" Xu Qin frowned slightly.

It seems that what those lords said was true.

[Invest]

Xu Qin opened the treasury and invested wood, stone, and refined iron ore in batches.

The resources turned into points of light and merged into the stone platform.

[Construction Progress: 5% → 8%]

[Construction Progress: 8% → 12%]

... Just as the progress jumped to 15%.

Boom!

The crack in the center of the stone platform suddenly expanded.

A three-meter-tall Void Rift Demon crawled out of the crack.

The moment it crawled out, it didn't even look at the Undead Army nearby. Instead, it raised its sharp claws directly and swiped at the edge of the stone platform.

-180!

Bang!

Gravel splattered.

[Warning: Ruin construction progress is under attack!]

[Current Progress: 15% → 14.8%]

"Oh? So that's how it is."

Xu Qin immediately gave the order.

"Tian Ming! Kill it!"

At this moment, before Xu Qin could finish speaking, Tian Ming had already made his move.

He saw him wave his bone emperor scepter, and a shadow projectile smashed into that Void Rift Demon.

-9800!

The Void Rift Demon shattered on the spot.

Xu Qin looked at the corpse of the Void Rift Demon and instantly guessed the rule mechanism of this ruin.

"As long as resources are invested, monsters will spawn, and this batch of monsters specifically attacks buildings..."

"Simple."

He turned around and ordered Tian Ming:

"You divide your army, block the two sides of the crack, and kill them as they come out."

"Yes!"

Tian Ming nodded and immediately dispatched the army.

The Tank-type Bone Beasts immediately split into two teams, stood on both sides of the crack, and formed a Bone Wall.

Behind them were the Musketeers and Archers on standby.

Seeing that the army was in position, Xu Qin continued to invest resources.

[Construction Progress: 15% → 20%]

Rumble!

Five more Void Rift Demons crawled out of the crack.

But just as they poked half their bodies out.

Bang, bang, bang!

Dense projectiles and arrows were fired, instantly killing the five Void Rift Demons.

Seeing this, Xu Qin continued to invest.

[25% → 30%]

Ten crawled out, all wiped out.

[35% → 40%]

Twenty.

[45% → 50%]

Beep!

[Construction progress has reached 50%! Bind?]

[Yes!]

Ding!

[Binding successful!]

The moment the prompt popped up.

Hum!

The entire ruin immediately glowed with a pale purple light film.

At the same time, the earth began to shake.

The width of the crack also suddenly doubled.

Woo roar!

The roar of the Void Rift Demons came from the crack.

Immediately after, fifty large Void Rift Demons crawled out from it.

But Xu Qin didn't care about this and continued to invest resources.

Bang, bang, bang!

Countless arrows and projectiles smashed into the Void Rift Demons.

55% ... 60% ... ... 75% 80%

Just as the progress bar jumped to 80%.

Boom!!

The entire stone platform shook violently again.

A huge dark purple arm reached out from the crack.

Immediately after, a huge head squeezed out.

[Elite Void Rift Demon Lord · Level 10]

[Attack: 4200]

[Defense: 1800]

[HP: 380000]

[Trait: Destruction Instinct (Prioritizes attacking building-type targets, dealing triple damage)]

"Huh? A big one?"

After seeing the values on the panel clearly, Xu Qin raised his eyebrows.

Inside the crack, the Elite Void Rift Demon Lord had just squeezed out half its body when it raised its hand and slapped toward the stone platform.

Boom!

A cloud of smoke and dust swept out.

-2310! (Locked HP)

As the smoke cleared, a Tank-type Bone Beast was seen, having already rushed to the front of the stone platform to take the hit head-on.

"Haha! Trash!"

Xu Qin looked at the Void Rift Demon Lord and gave the order directly.

"Tian Ming, kill!"

"Yes."

Tian Ming raised the bone emperor scepter.

[Wither Curse]

Immediately after.

"Fire!"

Bang, bang, bang!

The Musketeers and Archers fired at the same time.

Bang, bang, bang! Swish, swish, swish!

Dense projectiles and arrows hit the Void Rift Demon Lord.

The damage numbers instantly obscured it.

The Void Rift Demon Lord's health bar instantly dropped by more than half.

Roar!!!

It let out a roar, turned around, and tried to pounce on the Musketeer phalanx.

But dozens of Tank-type Bone Beasts also surrounded it at this moment.

Bang, bang, bang!

The Locked HP passive was triggered.

The Bone Beasts remained motionless.

Bang, bang, bang!

In the second volley, the Void Rift Demon Lord's health points were cleared.

Boom!

The Void Rift Demon Lord fell to the ground with a bang.

[Battle Victory!]

[Calculating spoils...]

[Kill target: Elite Void Rift Demon Lord (Level 9) × 1]

[...]

[Talent "War Gift" triggered! All spoils × 21!]

[Final gain:]

[Void Rift Demon Lord Bone × 21]

[abyssal bone marrow × 105]

[void soul crystal × 63]

[High-level Magic Energy Crystal × 42]

Huh?

High-level Magic Energy Crystal?

Xu Qin's eyes lit up.

Isn't this the material needed to upgrade the Lords Hall to level 11?

Eight more are missing!

"Just need one more, and I can upgrade."

Xu Qin did not invest any more resources.

He looked toward the crack, waiting for the next Void Rift Demon Lord to appear.