145: Chapter 145 Owning a Gold Mountain

Grand Duke William tapped his toes on the ground, his body rising into the air as he flew out of the temple.

He arrived in the sky and looked down at the city where he had lived for decades. It was now filled with billowing smoke and soaring flames, and he couldn't help but feel a bit emotional. In fact, he had the same doubt as Emperor Alexander the Great: how could the vast Magic Empire have become like this in such a short time?

But now he couldn't afford to think too much. He stretched his hands out to both sides, a faint blue light glowing on his palms. Under the power of a Saint Archmage level magician, all the water from nearby rivers was swept into the sky and turned into a torrential downpour that extinguished all the fires throughout the city, leaving only billowing smoke slowly rising.

Looking at the torrential rain outside, Emperor Alexander the Great frowned slightly and asked the minister responsible for the matter, "Has the person sent to deliver the retreat order not returned yet?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, no one has returned yet. I fear they have met with misfortune! Moreover, it's been so long, and no battle reports from the front lines have been sent back. I'm afraid the situation is grim!" an obese minister with a large belly said cautiously.

"Isn't that Wei He already dead? Randolph, the veteran official who has served the empire for decades, was in charge of commanding the assassination of Wei He. He couldn't possibly have lied to me!" Emperor Alexander the Great's eyes were full of confusion as he rubbed his hands together and spoke slowly.

"Your Majesty, that Wei He is a wretched villain, a thief. It's possible he deceived Randolph!" The obese minister lowered his head and said slowly.

"Regardless of what is said now, the army is already at the front. There's no turning back once the arrow is shot. I want to know how the battle is going. No matter what method you use, notify them and tell them they must occupy the Southern Province in the shortest time possible. Do you understand?" Emperor Alexander the Great's gaze gradually became firm, and his tone grew serious.

"As you command, Your Majesty. I will see to it at once!" After saying this, the obese minister quickly walked out of the Sanctuary.

Outside Ande Valley, on the position of the Magic Legion, v3 rockets kept falling. Aside from the few thousand magicians who barely resisted the power of the rocket explosions with their Magic Shields, everything else—the so-called food, military supplies, and so on—had been burned to ashes by the v3 rockets.

When the v3 rockets finally stopped their attack, the apocalypse tanks finally dragged their heavy bodies and rumbled toward them.

At this time, most of the people in the Magic Legion had lost their will to fight. Seeing everything around them turned into charred earth and the giant craters one after another had a huge impact on them. Crucially, after fighting for so long, they hadn't had a drop of water or a bite of food. No matter how heaven-defying their attack power was, they would still starve to death without food.

"Grand Magician, let's surrender. If this continues, even if we don't die of exhaustion, we will starve to death!" A female magician in green robes said with a weary look, pleading with the White-Robed Magician with tears in her eyes.

"How dare you! At this critical moment of confrontation between two armies, you dare to shake the morale. If anyone else dares to mention surrender, they will meet the same fate as her!" The White-Robed Magician's finger emitted a golden light that shot through the Green-Robed Magician's forehead. Her eyes widened as she collapsed onto the cold ground.

"We will definitely defend the Magic Empire to the death and never surrender!" everyone shouted in unison.

However, many people still took advantage of the distraction to quietly run to the Red Alert Troops' positions while holding white cloths.

The apocalypse tanks simply surrounded them, quietly waiting for them to collapse. The White-Robed Magician also realized Wei He's intention and ordered everyone to break through with all their might. But as soon as these magicians charged out of their positions, the apocalypse tanks would concentrate their fire on them. Although the magicians' energy was stronger, they couldn't afford the loss even if they traded three apocalypse tanks for one magician, and they were driven back.

The reason Wei He dared to fight such a war of attrition was not only the continuous financial support from the Southern Province and the Lingshu Kingdom but also because Du Yu's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds under the boost of various heavenly materials and earthly treasures, making him a Judgment Level Ability User.

When Wei He learned this news, his mouth dropped open in shock. He hurriedly boarded a night hawk helicopter and rushed to Nanshan Town. He saw Du Yu, who was consuming heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and Du Yu demonstrated his ability to Wei He.

After asking Wei He for instructions, Du Yu lightly tapped the ground and leaped lightly into the air, slowly flying over Nanshan. Nanshan was a stone mountain. Du Yu waved his hands, and his Supernatural Ability energy gathered between his palms. He struck forcefully toward Nanshan below. In an instant, the entire mountain turned golden; every stone on the mountain had actually turned into gold stone.

"He's only at the Judgment Level, and he's already this powerful? If he reaches the God-Demon Level, what will he become?" Wei He's mouth hung wide open as he stared intently at Nanshan, which had turned into a gold mountain, speaking as if to himself or in an inquiring tone.

"It would take even more heavenly materials and earthly treasures to know what kind of form Du Yu would take upon reaching the God-Demon Level. Anyway, with the health regeneration ability of a Three-Star Soldier, there's no need to fear him exploding from the energy of the heavenly materials and earthly treasures. During several previous level-ups, he almost lost his life. Fortunately, he has this heaven-defying self-healing ability. If it were an ordinary Ability User eating so many heavenly materials and earthly treasures in such a short time, they would have probably kicked the bucket long ago!" Zhang Yong was still holding that green teapot, his fingers constantly rubbing its surface, his eyes full of joy.

"Good. Hurry to Nankang Golden Valley and the Magical Beast Empire to find Xie Yanwen and Blant. Have them bring all the heavenly materials and earthly treasures they have to Nanshan Town. I want Du Yu to become a God-Demon Level Ability User!" After hearing Zhang Yong's words, Wei He's eyes instantly lit up. Since Du Yu possessed the terrifying self-healing ability of a Three-Star Soldier, he could rest assured and use all the heavenly materials and earthly treasures on him.

"As you command, Commander!" Zhang Yong held the teapot and spoke respectfully to Wei He.

Du Yu slowly landed on the ground, his eyes filled with pride. Looking at Wei He, he said, "Commander, now we aren't short of gold mines, and I won't have to do such tedious work like before, hehehe!"

"Good, well done! Go and rest for now. In a few days, I'll have them send more heavenly materials and earthly treasures to nourish your body!" Wei He's grin almost reached his ears as he looked at Du Yu with great pleasure.

"Ah, I have to eat more? These heavenly materials and earthly treasures taste terrible. The key is that it feels awful after eating them; their energy is too great. My body is in a lot of pain every time I finish eating!" Du Yu's face instantly slumped, and he complained to Wei He with a bitter expression.

"Sigh, you must work hard. Once you reach the God-Demon Level, you won't have to eat them anymore, okay?" Wei He sighed helplessly and comforted Du Yu.

"Yes, Commander! I will definitely work hard and resolutely complete the task you've assigned!" Du Yu looked at Wei He with a very firm gaze.