Towers Of Heaven - 68 Book 3 Chapter 63

Far to the north-east was a lake of lava. Slabs of hardened rock floated along the surface and were the only method to traverse this place. Sometimes, due to the magma bubbling and splashing, a slab would abruptly overturn. A painful ending awaited those who didn’t react fast enough. Worse, if you happened to have the power to survive, countless monsters lurked underneath.

Obsidian salamanders loved sleeping on the surface of these slabs, and the strongest among them naturally took the largest slab for itself.

(Mutant Raid Boss) Obsidian Overlord Level 295

Health: 18,000,000/18,000,000

The Obsidian Overlord was over a hundred feet long and had been the uncontested ruler of the surrounding lands for years, so it slept without regard for its surroundings. Like most days, it dreamed about a harem of salamanders.

Just then, a sonic boom startled the Overlord awake. Before it understood what was happening, the slab it slept on flipped over. Furious, it climbed onto a rocky outcrop nearby and spotted its enemy.

A creature somewhere between a ghost and a horse flew overheard as if running on land. Grey mist formed its body, held in place by silver armor. Some of the fog seeped through the gaps, giving the creature a mysterious appearance. Atop its head sat an adorable turtle, while on its back sat Jason, who currently guffawed after pranking the Raid Boss. After acquiring a flying mount, Jason and Tank found joy in harassing demons from afar. To be clear, it was Tank who started it.

To the Overlord, it was no prank but an affront to its authority. Snarling, it opened its mouth and spewed out a column of blue flames. The air quivered under the intense heat.

Unwilling to be outdone, Tank activated one of her runes as countless drops of water suddenly appeared. In less than a second, they combined to form a whirlpool fifty feet wide. Much to the Overlord’s dismay, it watched as its flames joined together with the vortex.

Under Tank’s control, the whirlpool shot out like a shuriken, cutting the outcrop the Overlord stood on in half. Again, the salamander fell into the lava. Tank’s eyes gleamed with delight as she watched the oversized lizard thrash about in anger.

As they flew away, the Raid Boss roared, and soon every salamander in the lake attacked them. Alas, the steed was incredibly agile, and the pranksters escaped unharmed.

Jason’s sixth rune formed the steed. Not only could he control it with his mind, but it also boasted considerable speed and stamina. The only downside was it had no combat ability, though that was deliberate on Jason’s part to reduce the rune’s cost.

In no time at all, Jason traveled from the north-east end of the floor to the abyss. Out of superstition, he flew around the hole instead of over. Unfortunately, Jason learned he could only enter the abyss once, so he had to level his new runes the old way. Perhaps others would have trouble leveling up their runes without the abyss, but not Jason. It only took him a day or two to max out any rune he formed.

When Jason first started his expedition to the other zones, he thought he’d have as many runes as Lavos in a matter of weeks. In reality, the base cost to form his eighth rune took more essence than the others combined. Exponential growth was no joke. Even after three weeks, he only had eight runes.

Union Tier 10 Rune

Freely transfer Health, Stamina, and Battle Energy between you and your soul companion.

Adds 10% of your attributes to your soul companion.

Jason hoped Union would prevent Tank from dying ever again. Thanks to gaining 10% of Jason’s stats, she was much stronger than before, but that didn’t satisfy him. Since he was weeks away from a ninth rune, he decided to funnel most of his essence into Tank. Both of them now had eight runes.

The rest of the essence he acquired went towards the alliance and Lavos. After all, the strength he gained from another rune was minuscule compared to arming hundreds of ascenders with a fourth, fifth, or sixth rune.

Besides essence, Jason gave all the equipment he looted from elite demons to Su Long. More accurately, he gave it to Peter. The blacksmith had spent the past three weeks holed up inside his smithy, hammering away at something or other.

In less than a day, Jason went from one side of the floor to the other. Upon witnessing the haven, he couldn’t help but still be amazed. A few weeks ago, the sanctuary was little more than a settlement, yet now it was a behemoth.

The walls were now a composite made from several high-grade metals. The structural integrity and durability were several times higher than before. Additionally, the front side of the wall had thousands of holes, hidden inside which were spears coated in poison. Inscribed on the spears were magic glyphs, giving them the ability to attack and withdraw automatically.

Unlike the single-use traps surrounding the haven before, these were reusable and lasted until their durability ran out. When they did, ascenders could replace them safely from the other side of the wall.

The alliance now had thirty cannon towers, fifteen laser towers, five healing towers, three buff towers, three curse towers, and one mana generator. Best of all, they were all maxed out at tier 10. The buildings and traps themselves could handle most blood moons for the foreseeable future. Out of all the blueprints, the second most important one was the mana generator.

Tier 10 Mana Generator

Mana Generated: 250,000/s

Mana Transfer: 5,000/s

Max Structures In-Network: 50

Structure Enhancement: 50%

Modes installed: Enhancement Type

It took a whopping 100 upgrades to max out this baby. Not only could it easily power up to fifty structures, but it also enhanced their performance by 50%. It was, without a doubt, one of the most impactful structures, yet it only took second place.

Tier 10 Teleporter

Teleport the haven and everything inside the barrier to a designated location within 5,000 miles. 24 hour cooldown.

The alliance could attack even the most fortified strongholds with this structure, although doing so brought tremendous risk. A 24 hour cooldown was a long time. If demons responded with an all-out assault, it was unknown if the haven could last until the cooldown ended.

Due to this consideration, the alliance teleported to better farming spots instead. After all, only the weakest monsters on the floor were near the haven’s original location. As the alliance acquired better equipment, leveled up, and formed more runes, there was a need to search for stronger monsters. That’s when the teleporter came in handy.

Currently, the haven sat just outside a swamp. While an excellent spot for hunting, it smelled like rotten food. Jason had to cover his nose as he entered the haven via the sky. When he landed, the nearby ascenders looked at him with curiosity, reverence, and wariness.

As much as Jason tried to keep it a secret, it didn’t take long for people to figure out where all the blueprints, essence, and equipment came from. To his relief, it didn’t result in what he imagined, though he did feel a change in how people interacted with him. There was a sort of deference like they didn’t want to displease him.

Everyone witnessed the annihilation of the demon army. One second they were alive, and in the next, they ceased to be. No known skill or spell was responsible. How could you defend against something like that?

It was understandable nobody wanted to displease someone with such power. Although Jason knew this, it didn’t mean he liked it. Unfortunately, he didn’t know how to return things to normal. Thankfully, Shenlong and the others didn’t treat him any differently.

Anyway, regardless of what people thought of Jason, he wouldn’t stop growing stronger. To that end, he went to Peter to hand over his loot from the past few days.

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