29: Chapter 29 Because I Took Money

The Eight-Armed Corpse Demon that Wang Kun had transformed into, along with his bloated ambition and frantic jealousy, completely turned into the dust of history under Bai Qi's seemingly casual halberd strike, leaving behind not even a decent scrap of residue.

However, just as the gray-white dust drifting through the sky was about to settle completely, a tiny, extremely faint, almost imperceptible flicker of eerie green light struggled to flash in the center of the dust, like a candle stub in the wind.

That was the last remaining sliver of Wang Kun's origin consciousness and soul fragment! He wasn't completely dead yet!

This remnant soul was filled with extreme resentment, malice, and... incomprehensible confusion!

On what basis?!

He had sacrificed so much, endured inhuman pain, and fused himself with Bizarre Monsters to gain such powerful strength! Why? Why was he still so vulnerable before Lin Chen?! Lin Chen hadn't even personally acted! He had merely summoned a Ghost General who looked like a historical figure, and it had crushed him as easily as stepping on an ant!

This was unreasonable! This did not conform to the fundamental laws of power!

That remnant soul let out a silent shriek, carrying its final obsession like a transparent venomous snake, and suddenly shot toward Lin Chen on the city wall! He wanted an answer! Even if he died, he wanted to die knowing why!

This impact of the remnant soul contained all of Wang Kun's resentment and questions from before his death. Although its energy level wasn't high, it carried a bizarre power that aimed directly at the origin of the soul; ordinary defenses would likely find it difficult to block completely!

"Master, watch out!" Zhang Hao exclaimed. Although he couldn't see the invisible remnant soul, he could feel an extremely uncomfortable, chilly aura rushing toward them!

Su Qingyu also felt a sudden heart palpitation.

However, as Lin Chen watched the remnant soul shooting toward him, his face didn't even show a hint of surprise.

He didn't even make any move to defend or dodge.

At the very moment the remnant soul was about to touch the space between Lin Chen's eyebrows—

Buzz!

Around Lin Chen's body, a faint, almost invisible dark-golden halo naturally emerged. On that halo, countless tiny, profound runes representing "Wealth," "Transaction," and "Authority" could be seen faintly circulating without end.

[Bizarre Tycoon Authority] — Automatic Master Protection!

Wang Kun's remnant soul, which condensed all his final strength, crashed into this dark-golden halo without causing even a single ripple. Like snow meeting a blazing sun, it let out a shrill, soul-piercing wail that could only be heard on a spiritual level before instantly melting, purifying, and turning into the purest ownerless energy, which was then silently and completely absorbed by the dark-golden halo.

At this point, Wang Kun could truly be considered... annihilated in both body and soul!

But in the instant before completely dissipating, his final thought, filled with endless resentment and confusion, still passed into the depths of Lin Chen's mind like a curse—or rather, Lin Chen allowed it to pass through:

"Wh... y..."

"On what basis... can you be... so strong..."

silence fell over the city wall and below. Everyone looked at Lin Chen, as if they too were waiting for the answer to this question.

Lin Chen paced slowly to the edge of the city wall, looking down at the remnants of the enemy army below. Due to Wang Kun's total annihilation and the continuous deterrence of the God of Slaughter Domain, they had fallen into final collapse and were being hunted and slaughtered at will by the Yin Soldiers and remaining ghosts.

He seemed to hear Wang Kun's interrogation from hell.

He also saw the unconcealed awe and curiosity in the eyes of Zhang Hao, Su Qingyu, and all the survivors around him.

He let out a soft chuckle, which sounded particularly clear on the silent battlefield.

Then, he raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the void to land where Wang Kun's final remnant soul had just dissipated. In a flat tone that was loud enough for everyone to hear clearly, he gave the ultimate answer:

"Because,"

He paused, a corner of his mouth curling into an arc that mixed mockery with a sense of "of course."

"The money I topped up,"

"is more than the souls,"

"you sacrificed."

"..."

On the entire battlefield, even the sound of the wind seemed to stall for a second.

This answer was simple, crude, and even a bit nonsensical.

But combined with the various incredible methods Lin Chen had consistently displayed—summoning Yin Soldiers with a wave of his hand, spending money to build a Fortress, using nether talismans to buy an arsenal, and even summoning a legendary killing god like Bai Qi... everything seemed so... reasonable!

Everything, again, seemed so... reasonable!

While others struggled bitterly, selling their souls in exchange for power, he had long ago opened up another broad path of "getting stronger by topping up"! Moreover, the "currency" he recharged was a more hard and universal currency than real-world money—the nether talisman!

This wasn't a contest of strength; this was a crushing blow from a higher dimension!

Zhang Hao slapped his thigh hard, his face flushing red with excitement as if he had suddenly realized a universal truth: "Holy shit! So that's it! Amazing! Too amazing! Master! From now on, I, Zhang Hao, am definitely sticking with you to top up!"

Su Qingyu also couldn't help but laugh, shaking her head. The last trace of doubt and shock in her heart vanished before this almost absurd yet incredibly real answer. Indeed, in this bizarre post-apocalyptic world, what else could explain Lin Chen's unreasonable power better than "topping up"?

After hearing this answer, the last bit of the remaining enemy troops' will to resist completely collapsed. Fighting against someone who could "top up" to cheat? How could they even fight?!

The slaughter entered its final cleanup phase.

Lin Chen stood at the top of the city wall, like a deity inspecting his own wealth.

Topping up is the strongest cheat.

And he was undoubtedly the biggest "RMB player" in this post-apocalyptic world.