NOVPUBChapter 1119: 345. Starry Sky Relay
The Star Gods, the Star Palace, the Star-disc Plan—put all that aside for the moment, the matter at hand is pressing.
Noland Lee steered the conversation back to the Pollution Zone that was soon to emerge.
Within the Steel Forest of Mortal World, besides the omnipresent Death Code Virus, there are three particularly troublesome entities.
One is the Death Steel Soldiers that Ghost City of the Dead World deploys into the Pollution Zone after its formation.
These extraordinary creations, related to the domain of death, were once capable of pushing back the Gatherers of the Dead in the 115th Plane Year.
Not only do they possess extremely high resistance to all types of energy, but they can also use energy beam weapons with immense destructive power.
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Conservatively estimated, even if the Death Steel Soldiers of today are much weaker than before, they would still be at least on par with a Five-Ring Battle Wizard.
If Noland Lee is surrounded by a sea of Death Steel Soldiers and he temporarily has no way to retreat, then the situation will become very passive.
Ordinary Death Steel Soldiers might not pose a threat to his body, but the fear comes from the high-ranking entities behind them, the Death Steel Assault Squad.
This represents another serious threat in the Steel Forest of Mortal World, with every Death Steel Assault Soldier in the squad having the strength of Six to Seven Rings, and they operate in groups with a division of labor.
For Noland Lee, obliterating them with a barrage of lightning energy was not a difficult task.
However, the difficulty lies in the fact that the Death Steel Assault Squad has a higher level of “Death Code.”
They collect combat information on the spot and then, after their own demise, use the “Death Code” to resurrect a special kind of Death Steel Elite Troops tailored against Noland Lee.
If Noland’s Lightning Magic is strong, then the resurrected Death Steel Elite Troops will specialize in countering Lightning Magic, possessing immunity to lightning energy.
Similarly, whatever prowess Noland Lee demonstrated in previous battles, the resurrected Death Steel Elite Troops will be tailored to counteract that.
Simply killing a batch of Death Steel Elite Troops isn’t enough; they not only can collect combat information but can also continue to revive through the “Death Code,” evolving into even more formidable entities.
Unless Noland Lee can shut down the ritual array of the Pollution Zone in one go, as the battle progresses, a kind of Death Steel Elite Troop that can completely override him in all aspects, will inevitably appear.
This tactic of collecting combat data from defeats and then resurrecting through the “Death Code” is the ace up the sleeve of the Death Steel Plane Core.
By following this strategy, it has collected battle data from dozens or hundreds of extraordinary races and developed various kinds of Death Steel Elite Troops.
Thereby it laid the foundation for footing in Outer Space, allowing a Plane Core banished to the Barren Universe to have the capacity to station in Outer Space.
After discussing the dangers of the Pollution Zone with the Assassin Angel, Noland Lee harbored a faint worry.
“Your Excellency, just now you said that for the Death Steel Plane Core to mass-produce Death Steel Soldiers, it first needs to convert the souls of living beings into ‘Death Base Code,’ then use ‘Death Code Technology’ to process it and create the finished product of Death Steel Soldiers.”
Noland Lee glanced around, his gaze sweeping over the pedestrians coming and going:
“Doesn’t that mean that for the Death Steel Plane Core, humans here in the Land of Resurgence are ready-made materials for producing Death Steel Soldiers?”
The Assassin Angel replied:
“Yes, otherwise why do you think the Ghost City of the Dead World would agree to the Dark Divine Cult’s resurrection of the Gatherers of the Dead?
“The reason they are called Gatherers of the Dead is that they possess the ability to rapidly summon living creatures, harvest souls, and create the Undead.
“Once they are successfully resurrected, overnight, the souls of all life within and without the Pollution Zone will be taken, turning into raw materials for the Ghost City of the Dead World to manufacture Death Steel Soldiers.
“Perhaps this is the cooperative agreement reached between the Ghost City of the Dead World and the Dark Divine Cult. The former revives the Gatherer of the Dead for the latter, while the latter allows the former to use the power of the Gatherer to scour Tatis for what they need.”
“This could be problematic…” Noland Lee muttered to himself:
“Am I supposed to ask Morster to evacuate the ordinary people from the Land of Resurgence? I don’t have that much influence. Besides, what does this have to do with me…” 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓾𝒷.𝒸ℴ𝓂
The Assassin Angel, hearing Noland’s inner thoughts, asked:
“Do you know why the Pollution Zone has emerged underground in Union City, and the Alchemy Cathedral in the Upper City Area remains indifferent?”
Noland Lee shook his head.
The situation was strange, but he had been too busy lately to think about it.
The Assassin Angel said:
“Behind the Alchemy Cathedral is another Plane Core. It’s called ‘Alchemy.’ All the Sage-level Alchemists residing in the Alchemy Cathedral have been controlled by the ‘Alchemy’ Plane Core during the spirit conversion ceremony.
“They seem like independent Alchemists, but actually, they heed the same voice. The ‘Alchemy’ Plane Core needs the Gray Rot People of the ‘Decayed Wilderness’ to produce All-purpose metal powder, naturally, it will connive at Madimanson’s actions, acknowledging the existence of the Pollution Zone.”
“The ‘Alchemy’ Plane Core…” Noland Lee took a deep breath.
He now understood that, in This World, behind any named extraordinary strength and Extraordinary ones, there are more or less the shadows of a Plane Core.
He had previously speculated whether the culture of the Alchemy Cathedral, at odds with the mainstream of the world, originated from Outer Space.
Now, he had his answer.
“Was the ‘Alchemy’ Plane Core also a member of the Supreme Star Palace before?” Noland Lee asked.
