[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t":3,"chapter-global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-44":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Global Survival: The Tower Witch with an E-Rank Talent",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1374189,1818,"Chapter 44: Dead on the Spot","global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-44",44,"\u003Cp>All things considered, Giant Mickey was a lucky man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at fifty-five years old, he'd been forcibly transported to the Kalim Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And more critically, right from the start he'd received an A-rank talent that was as straightforward as it was powerful — Forceful Plunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This talent not only allowed him to pull his subordinates from other districts to his side, one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also let him forcibly seize their shelters as his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did come with limitations — he could only summon people he personally knew, had met face-to-face, and shared a certain level of \"familiarity\" with — but for a man of his ambition, that was more than enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, wasn't the hardest problem in mathematics turning zero into one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he'd learned about his talent, Giant Mickey set his plan in motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clever old fox didn't rush to pull people in right away. Instead, he went out alone to find supply crates for food and water while biding his time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a population count of 10,001 would easily raise eyebrows, but 9,986? Nobody would think twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a talent that could be used twice a day, he chose to pull people in at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was when everyone inside their shelters was asleep, making the hostile takeover much smoother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used his ability to assemble a small squad of about a dozen people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And using those people, he recruited even more petty thieves and small-time crooks in the area, swelling his ranks to over fifty in less than a single week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was keenly aware that District 666 was nowhere near as simple as he'd imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, by the end of the first day, the district's composition was already common knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A zone cobbled together from criminals marginalized back on Blue Star — the word \"abandoned\" really was a fitting description.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, in a place like this, someone who could actually craft potions had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he not be overjoyed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd even believed, for a time, that this was a golden opportunity handed to him by the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how many times he contacted Lan Qingyou, she never replied. Every friend request was immediately deleted — she didn't take him seriously at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was what had driven him to furiously dispatch his men to track down her shelter's location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't need much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just find where she was, meet her once, exchange a few throwaway words — that would be enough to establish \"familiarity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then that very night, he could pull both her and her shelter right to his doorstep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, what alchemist wouldn't fall right into his lap and become the cornerstone of his conquest of the Kalim Continent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that chef called Gu Xiaobei and the merchant Shang Chuan — same story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to bring every last one of these talents under his wing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the first Mana Turbulence had come along and destroyed every Level 1 shelter, making his position even more unshakeable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he was still dreaming his grand dreams, Machine Gun Jacksey had stabbed him in the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Losing four men in a single ambush was something \"Godfather\" Mickey simply could not tolerate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so came the retaliatory strike against Jacksey and his crew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Godfather, Jacksey's group is approaching.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. Tell everyone to get ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a gaggle of men with their pants sagging low appeared on the narrow trail, carrying all manner of weapons, Mickey immediately gave Manel and the others the signal to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck! It's Mickey's people!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We've been ambushed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Run!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Manel's crew burst from the bushes and dropped from the trees, Jacksey's group devolved into total chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Manel's men didn't care. They charged forward with weapons drawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, battle cries erupted across the trail, magic flashing through the air, turning the scene into utter pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mickey, meanwhile, stood on a tree branch and watched it all unfold with cold, detached eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was the street brawls of his youth or the magical combat of today, it was all the same to Mickey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just another fight to the death — nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even as severed limbs flew and lives were snuffed out like grass, Mickey didn't so much as furrow a brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about ten minutes, the battle came to an abrupt end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mickey's side had held an overwhelming numerical advantage from the start, and with the added element of ambush, there was never any real suspense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the cost of six of his own, Mickey's forces had wiped out the dozen-plus men Jacksey had brought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including Jacksey himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Godfather, it's over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surveying the satisfying carnage, Mickey nodded approvingly. For a moment, he felt transported back to the days of his youth, scrapping on the streets of Los Angeles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Now this is the life we men of the underworld are meant to live!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Mickey was savoring the moment, a bullet punched clean through his skull, taking him out of this world for good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Godfather!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the sudden sniper shot, Manel let out a scream, panic flooding his face as he lunged forward to catch Mickey's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Manel, bro! Sniper! The sniper's over there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Manel had no intention of giving chase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fall back! Everyone cover me — get me back to base!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoisting Mickey's corpse, Manel shouted the order and bolted toward Mickey's shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sniper, clad in a ghillie suit, watched Manel's group retreat before picking up her AWM sniper rifle and slipping away. After a series of twists and turns, she made it back to her own shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eluel: \"Boss, mission complete. Mickey's dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Chuan: \"Good work. Here's your payment for the job. Oh, and the mole is yours to deal with — do whatever you want with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eluel: \"Boss is generous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving five +30 healing potions, Eluel let out a low whistle and fired off her reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Chuan, upon seeing the message, adjusted his glasses and allowed himself a thin smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Chuan was a merchant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And naturally, a merchant sold whatever fetched the highest price. So what was the most valuable commodity in this otherworld?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magical tools? Books? Materials? Spells?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But wherever people existed, conflict followed — and that meant intelligence would inevitably become one of the most valuable goods of all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the very first night after being transported to Kalim, Shang Chuan had already mapped out a clear development plan for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once he'd figured out the kind of crowd he was dealing with in this district, he'd begun recruiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you were forcibly transported, whatever you had on your person came with you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clothes, for instance. Pants. Glasses. And, say — a sniper rifle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As luck would have it, on his very first day out scouting the area around his shelter, Shang Chuan had personally witnessed Eluel gun down a rabbit with pinpoint precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that, Eluel had entered his crosshairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the guise of a mercenary contract, he'd successfully hired her as the sharpest weapon in his arsenal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for whether Mickey was actually dead — all he had to do was check if the name still appeared in the channel. Simple as that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible to fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eluel: \"Boss, I'm running low on ammo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Chuan: \"Don't worry, I'll find someone to make you more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eluel: \"OK.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading Eluel's response, Shang Chuan chuckled softly. Then he opened his friends list, selected a contact, and sent a message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Chuan: \"Your request has been fulfilled. Please settle the remaining balance. Perhaps next time we chat, I should address you as 'Godfather' Manel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1279,"2026-06-05T21:58:31.676Z",1,"novelbin.me","58f6f7202b61685287341d4b9ed7c1aacb7bc9c163440ddf124baa8803660a2f","global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-45","global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-43",965,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-cover.jpg"]