[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac":3,"chapter-universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-26":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Universal Lord: The Zero-Troop Building Maniac",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1942008,2690,"Chapter 26: Catastrophe-Level","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-26",26,"\u003Cp>\"Go and get some rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, my lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang San took his leave, and the farmers entered their wooden huts, contentedly falling asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single person among them had any complaints about the two days and nights of labor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all understood very well,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as the lowest-ranking units in the Multiverse Battlefield—farmers—if they could not survive the monster horde, death was the only outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As farmer units, being recruited by a lord,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their fates were tied to that of the lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were kind lords and there were cruel ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Su Yu, this new lord,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they felt incredibly fortunate and happy,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to be recruited by such a powerful and mysterious new lord,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>which was every farmer's wish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They believed that once the territory developed, they would become beings above all others!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The early farmers, who followed the lord to expand and build the territory,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>often held much higher status than those who came later, drawn by the reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the founding heroes of a nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Offering help in times of need and adding to one's glory are entirely different concepts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People tend to value more those who stand by them in times of hardship,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>rather than those who flatter them in times of prosperity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every farmer in Su Yu's territory slept soundly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>without any worry about the approaching monster horde.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had built so many defensive towers themselves and witnessed their power,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not to mention that the territory had two mythic beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They believed that no monster horde, regardless of its scale, could defeat this territory,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even if it was the rumored \"Catastrophe\" level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu stood on the mountaintop, gazing at the setting sun,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with Silvia and Elodie standing quietly on either side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They waited for the arrival of the monster horde.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Rip——!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was torn open by an invisible giant hand, creating a gaping rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This black rift stretched for miles,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>overshadowing the clouds and the sky, which was painted a deep red by the evening glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at it up close,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it seemed as if the tear in the sky extended not just for miles, but to the very edge of the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black fissure gradually expanded, becoming wider,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>like the gates of hell slowly opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red of the setting sun grew even deeper,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>appearing bloodstained in contrast to the dark rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[New Lord's seven-day protection period has ended.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your Lord Crystal has lost its invincible state.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A monster wave is approaching. Please protect your Lord Crystal.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Passing the monster wave test will allow you to become a formal Lord, affiliated with the 11520th session of the Multiverse Battlefield.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your territory is detected to be too powerful, and has been matched with the highest-scale monster wave — the \"Cataclysm\" level.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning: The pass rate for the \"Cataclysm\" level monster wave is extremely low. Please consider giving up.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Before your Lord Crystal is breached, you can choose to give up being a Lord and return to the normal world at any time.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Once the Lord Crystal is destroyed, the Lord's soul will return to its body, and you will no longer have the 'resurrection' ability.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Giving up does not mean failure; it is simply a respect for death.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long string of messages filled the projection screen of the Lord terminal,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Su Yu glanced at them casually before continuing to gaze at the rift in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless monsters surged out from within,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>like a waterfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The monster wave has officially begun!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cataclysm-level monster wave test: Please prevent the 'Cataclysm' from descending!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brothers, the monster wave has started.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh, already one-third of our classmates have left the group.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After we clear this, let's find some time to meet up back on Blue Star!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good luck, let's all do our best!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good luck, let's all do our best!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the class group on the Lord terminal, everyone was encouraging each other,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>consoling themselves that they were not alone in facing the monster wave,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and that countless others were united in their efforts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the unnamed territory,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a new Lord was commanding his troops, guarding against the monster attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a hundred monsters suddenly appeared in the forest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>surging towards the territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were goblins, orcs, goblins, carrion beasts…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching them besiege the walls,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was drenched in sweat from anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a minimal-scale \"Ghost Wolf\" level disaster wave filled him with despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the unnamed territory,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the new Lord Xu Meng, trembling, placed his hand on the Lord Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long ago, he had lost three griffins, and even his hero had fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lacked the confidence to pass the monster wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to use the Lord Crystal to teleport back to Blue Star,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he suddenly thought of his parents,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the hopeful look in their eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the years of hard study he had endured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the dim light of night, under which he had memorized the school's teaching, \"1000 Ways to Start with a Master,\" perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered his dream of changing his fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Meng's pupils trembled, and finally, he gritted his teeth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>turned around, mounted his griffin, and led the remaining griffin squad into the monster wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrows whizzed through the air, and the walls shook precariously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but he charged forward without hesitation, like a warrior going to his death.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The smallest scale of \"Ghost Wolf\" level monster horde,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>consists of about a hundred monsters below level 5.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there are no flying units, it still brings despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A territory that has only developed for seven days,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>how can it withstand an attack from over a hundred monsters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one were to randomly get a high-tier unit, that would be fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if one gets a common unit, the pressure would be immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the psychological pressure,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>would make one question why they didn't sell the random unit building card\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and instead seek a stable start?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei, who had randomly obtained a rare unit, clearly did not have such pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was very relaxed and comfortable, lying on a wooden armchair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nuns on both sides massaged her,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>kneading her hands and tapping her calves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A high-level hero, the Sword Dancer, wearing a mask, stood silently beside her, guarding her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One arrow after another whizzed through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hit the incoming monsters with precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One-shot kill, one-shot kill, and yet another one-shot kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei took a bowl of water handed to her by a nun, pulled out a straw made from some unknown plant root,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and took a sip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was incredibly refreshing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this all there is to a monster horde?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei looked at the monsters that couldn't even approach her territory and almost laughed out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her territory's combat strength was weak, so the monster horde she faced was just the lowest scale \"Ghost Wolf\" level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the arrow tower outside her territory had been upgraded to level 7 using materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this arrow tower were inside my territory, that would be great.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei was delighted, thinking of the more than two hundred arrow towers in Su Yu's territory, and whistled in amazement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One arrow tower is already so formidable; what would over two hundred be like?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She believed that it wasn't because this arrow tower was special,\u003C\u002Fp>",1219,"2026-06-15T03:53:46.766Z","2026-06-15T04:25:06.961Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8b9eb2a7f209c7510fa7654533a61cadd233167702e86dba9c3ac91b87ee1e12","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-27","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-25",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Funiversal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-cover.jpg"]