Chapter 127: Bankrupting the Family to Build Ghost Turrets

"As expected, there are ambushing players."

After gliding back behind the Jiazu Chenqiang, Konan looked grave and said to two Clan Officials: "Gather all players back to the Family Territory and prepare to meet the enemy's assault."

Besides Wuyin players, there were also Yanyin and some unaffiliated players.

They gathered in scattered groups and slowly approached the Dawn Family's territory, coming with aggressive momentum.

"Instead of continuing to purchase Heart Material and Adhesive, they are thinking of launching an assault; Wuyin likely has no spare Reward Points."

Konan pondered.

This wave of attacks also exposed the Wuyin Family's empty Reward Points; as long as they could hold out against their assault, the special reward would be a certainty.

However, the Dawn Family only had a few hundred players, while the opponent had gathered nearly a thousand.

It was definitely going to be a tough battle.

"Upgrade the Jiazu Chenqiang."

Without sparing Reward Points, a faint white light enveloped the Jiazu Chenqiang.

【Please select an upgrade direction: Physical Defense increase, Energy Defense increase, Resistance increase, Arrow Tower*1...】

"Energy Defense increase."

"Energy Defense increase."

"Physical Defense increase."

The attacking Wuyin players were the most numerous, and they were most skilled at Water Magic; most were Water-type Mage.

Then there were the Yanyin, all thick and hard rock-based melee fighters.

Therefore, Konan upgraded the Jiazu Chenqiang three levels in a row, consuming eighty thousand Reward Points in the blink of an eye.

Even for the Akatsuki that had been accumulating for years, this period had left them nearly drained; Kakuzu, who was keen on making money, had also been killed by Terumi Mei, so upgrading the Jiazu Chenqiang to level 3 was already the limit.

On the other side,

Terumi Mei, draped in a crimson Mage robe, threw out a Teleportation Array Scroll worth twenty thousand.

Hum.

A brilliant Teleportation Magic Array appeared a few hundred meters away from the Dawn Family.

A large Teleportation Array Scroll,

after being activated, it created a Magic Circle capable of long-distance teleportation, lasting for half an hour.

Each teleportation consumed energy points; once the energy points were exhausted, the Magic Circle would disappear, though energy materials could be added to replenish the teleportation energy.

【Teleportation Magic Array】

Level: Lv. 1

Durability: 50/50

Remaining Teleportation Energy: 300/300 points

"Whoever can break the Dawn Family's clan stele will be given one hundred thousand Reward Points!"

Terumi Mei hovered in mid-air, her voice mixed with explosive flame energy, filled with a scorching sensation as it reached the ears of all players.

One hundred thousand Reward Points!

Let alone ordinary players, even some small factions would covet that.

"Although the Dawn Family is powerful, they only have a few hundred players; how could they possibly withstand the combined forces of Yanyin and Wuyin?"

"The key isn't defeating the Dawn Family's players, but destroying the clan stele; none of you better fight me for it!"

The atmosphere boiled over.

Sure enough, for players, the best stimulant was always Reward Points; with bright, shiny Reward Points dangled in front, it was worth it even if they were used as cannon fodder.

"Brothers, charge for me!"

A Wuyin melee Mage charged out first, stepping on azure water currents, and approached the Dawn Family's Jiazu Chenqiang in the blink of an eye.

Dozens of players followed closely behind, erupting with brilliant light; they were all speed-boosting skills.

"Archer, form up!"

Forty players stood on the Jiazu Chenqiang, taking down the longbows from their backs, their fingers rapidly pulling the bowstrings.

The Archer Class cultivated by the Dawn Family,

compared to the combat class, the cost of cultivating long-range physical attack professions like Archer was extremely high.

This was related to Soul Potential.

Players inclined toward melee were easy to find, but finding players whose Soul Potential inclined toward marksmanship was very difficult; if one lacked shooting talent, the Reward Points consumed to comprehend skills or improve proficiency would be much higher.

"Shoot!"

Countless arrows were fired,

their tail feathers fluttering; some carried the radiance of flames and frost, some had arrowheads flashing with cold light, and others were rapid-fire shots of multiple arrows at once.

Elemental light and arrows intertwined into a thick rain of arrows, falling rapidly.

"Shield Block!"

"Iron Armor Protection!"

"Elemental Shield!"

The Yanyin and Wuyin players reacted quickly, hurriedly putting up various defenses, but there were faint signs of disorder.

Some players without defensive skills were forced to take the arrows head-on; after one round of sweeping fire, more than ten players were sent back to the city.

"Where are the Mage? Knock them down!"

Bolts of lightning and flames continuously slammed into the Jiazu Chenqiang, causing debris to fall with a rustle.

The Jiazu Chenqiang's durability was dropping crazily.

With hundreds of people facing nearly a thousand, it would be impossible to hold the line without a city wall.

"Rock Giant!"

A massive, grey-black figure suddenly appeared in the center of the battlefield, nearly as tall as the city wall.

Huangtu of Iwagakure stood on the shoulder of the Rock Giant, blocking countless incoming arrows; he controlled the Rock Giant to strike a heavy blow against the city wall.

The Level 3 city wall could not withstand the hammer-like blow of the Rock Giant, and a massive depression appeared.

Hum.

A faint light shone as the Dawn Family spent a massive amount of Reward Points to instantly repair the city wall.

Konan flew in the air with a cold expression, her Runic Wings fluttering as she plastered paper charms all over the Rock Giant's head.

Only the sound of churning mud could be heard.

Countless streams of water erupted from the paper charms, condensing into individual Water Blades that shredded the Rock Giant's head into mud.

Boom.

The Rock Giant fell.

The players of the Dawn Family cheered, grateful for the Clan Head's formidable strength.

Several promoted Clan Officials also displayed astonishing abilities, unleashing Purple Skills one after another to beat back the swarming enemies.

"We need to destroy their Magic teleportation array!"

Konan frowned deeply.

If this continued, the cost of just repairing the city wall would drain them dry.

However, she could not leave; she had to remain stationed at the territory to guard against a sudden attack from Terumi Mei.

Although there was no ranking,

Terumi Mei, one of the first players selected for the Samsara Game and backed by Kirigakure, likely had no rivals across the entire Ninja Novice Village.

"Clan Head, we won't be able to hold out if this continues."

"This is the Ghost Turret Blueprint, a limited-time exchange from the Monster Siege event, but it requires a Level 5 city wall to build."

After Konan took the blueprint and briefly browsed the information on the Ghost Turret,

she looked hesitant.

During a Monster Siege, one only spends money to buy the blueprint, but since the construction site is on the wall of the Ninja Novice Village, most of the materials are paid for by Fang Yi.

But now,

for a private Family Territory to build a Ghost Turret, it would cost a full one hundred thousand Reward Points to offset the material costs.

Once the Ghost Turret was built, the Dawn Family would be completely broke.

But there was no choice; if she didn't decide now, the Family Territory wall would collapse.

"Build it!"

Konan gritted her teeth, enduring the heartache as she activated the Ghost Turret construction blueprint, found a suitable spot on the city wall, and consumed the Reward Points to begin construction.

【Building (30 minutes)】

Hint: Spend 20,000 Reward Points to skip the blueprint construction time.

"Skip."

Konan, who was usually as cold and arrogant as an iceberg, nearly lost control of her expression as she spoke through gritted teeth.

Click-clack.

With the sound of mechanical shifting, a lump of metal machinery rapidly changed form, setting up a Ghost Turret on the Dawn Family's city wall.

Boom!

A pitch-black energy beam shot out from the cannon barrel, landing on the chaotic battlefield.

Players struck by the Ghost Beam were sent straight back to the city, and defensive skills below Blue Potential were as fragile as paper.

The situation turned around in an instant.

Before Konan could even be happy,

after firing five consecutive energy beams, the Ghost Turret's energy was exhausted.

When she heard the prompt that a single energy beam cost two thousand Reward Points, her breathing became rapid with anger.

Damn Kirigakure and Iwagakure... and the black-hearted game merchant!

(End of chapter)