Landlord World - Start with SSS talent-Chapter 352: End of the Battle

Noan did not return to his territory but instead went to the event area.

"Master!" Caleb and Austin bowed their heads.

Noan ordered: "Clean up the battlefield a little. Keep the survivors alive, don’t kill them all."

"Yes!" Caleb nodded, then left.

Austin wanted to follow, but Noan spoke: "You stay."

"Ah! Yes, Master."

Caleb glanced at Austin with envy, but he knew he needed to work harder.

That was why he only looked at Austin for a moment before focusing on the task Noan had given him.

"How do you feel about the energy in your body right now?" Noan asked.

Austin tried to sense the flow of energy within him, then said: "Master, it has stabilized. However, I feel as though something inside that flow is about to explode, but... I can’t figure out what it is."

Hearing this, Noan nodded and spoke softly: "Try to restrain it. Don’t let it explode too soon."

"That’s the sign you’re about to level up, but if you advance too quickly, your foundation will be unstable. Do you understand?"

"Yes." Austin nodded: "I understand."

"Malrik!" Noan suddenly called.

At that moment, Malrik appeared, laughing: "Kekeke... Master, do you need something from me?"

"Take him to your domain. You know what you need to do, right?" Noan said.

Malrik didn’t answer immediately. He walked up to Austin, stared at him, the flames in his eye sockets flickering wildly with excitement.

"Hm... a fine seed. Kekeke..." Malrik chuckled: "Master, don’t worry. I know... exactly what I need to do."

Malrik then took Austin away.

Noan turned toward the ’Resource Production Center,’ slowly making his way closer.

As soon as he stepped into the area around it, a system notification appeared before his eyes.

[Ding! You have discovered the ’Resource Production Center.’ Do you wish to occupy this place?]

"Yes!"

[Ding! Please remain here for 24 hours. After 24 hours, if no one else occupies this location, the Resource Production Center will belong to you.]

[Ding! Countdown begins.]

Noan sighed. Although staying here would cost him time, he felt it was necessary.

After 24 hours, he could clear the event and seize the second ’Resource Production Center.’

With two resource production centers, perhaps he would no longer have to worry about resources.

...

Austin followed Malrik into ’Hell.’

When he saw the towering blue-green walls of fire, as high as mountain ranges, Austin shivered in fear: "This... Malrik, you... I... I have to go in there?"

"The Master has entrusted you to me..." Malrik said, his voice full of excitement: "Kekekeke... it’s my responsibility to help you build a solid foundation."

Hearing that, Austin took a step back, his heart filled with unease and dread.

"Ack!" Suddenly, he seemed to brush against something unbearably cold—so cold it was beyond belief.

He slowly turned his head, and then...

"AGH!!!"

Austin screamed when he saw countless pale faces with hollow eye sockets drifting within the blue-green wall of fire, staring at him.

"Damn it! What the hell is this?" Austin cursed uncontrollably.

"Kekeke... Let’s go. I promise it will be very entertaining."

Austin: "..."

"I... I don’t believe you. Please... let me go, alright?" Austin pleaded as he cried, actually cried.

A grown man like him now weeping like a child—but this place was too terrifying. Even without stepping inside, he could already feel the horror it radiated.

Malrik waved his hand, and Austin’s body instantly froze, leaving only his head able to move.

"You... you..." Austin shouted in terror: "Help! Master! Save me..."

"Kekeke... kekeke..."

....

The battlefield cleanup proceeded smoothly.

Urlgan and Urlgug were not idle either, constantly searching for the remaining corpses buried in the snow.

They weren’t doing this to bury the dead, but for another purpose.

Once gathered, Urlgug spoke: "In total, there are 300 intact corpses."

Caleb nodded lightly: "Incredible. I never thought the Skeleton army, once re-equipped, could unleash such terrifying power."

Urlgug laughed: "You’ve underestimated Skeletons. In ancient times, Skeletons were often used as frontline troops in every battle."

"They don’t fear cold, heat, hunger, or death. They only know how to fight until they’re shattered to pieces."

"After evolving, they became even stronger. Their weakness in defense disappeared thanks to evolution and the equipment provided by the Master."

"In blizzards, when every living creature struggles to survive, Skeletons remain unaffected."

"While the combat effectiveness of other creatures is greatly reduced, and their very lives threatened by the harsh weather, Skeletons remain unaffected."

"That’s why Skeletons can easily defeat high-rank lords and monsters."

Hearing this, Caleb nodded, sighing inwardly. He had never thought Skeletons could become such a powerful troop.

It could be said they had almost no weaknesses.

Caleb glanced at the Skeletons lined up neatly, looking at the equipment they wore.

What if they were even better equipped?

Caleb shuddered, not daring to think further.

Confused, he asked: "Why does Master want us to gather these corpses? They’re already frozen. What use could they still have?"

Urlgug grinned: "These corpses still have value."

Caleb didn’t understand. Though he wanted to ask more, he chose to remain silent.

...

"Damn it!"

In another area—

Jankos now stood on the shoulder of a giant Golem, beneath his feet lay countless corpses of zombies and other monsters.

However, his body was also covered in wounds, his clothes soaked with blood.

"At last..." Jankos muttered: "At last I succeeded."

Looking closer, one could see the corpses of other lords strewn across the ground behind him.

Suddenly, a man lying on the ground struggled to rise, shouting in rage: "Jankos... you bastard!"

"Hm?!" Jankos turned, looking at him with disdain: "Ah! Still one alive?"

"You bastard! You set everyone up, turned them all into sacrifices." The man spat blood as he spoke, fury in his eyes.

"Hahaha... this is the truth of this world, fool." Jankos sneered. "The weak must be sacrificed for the strong to live. You should feel honored to be a sacrifice for me. Hahaha..."

"Jankos..." the man ground his teeth. "Over a hundred people are dead. Do you think you can live in peace?"

Jankos frowned, snorted: "Huh! I don’t know whether I can live in peace, but one thing I do know... you won’t live."

"You..."

The Golem moved, its hand rising as a magic circle appeared, radiating a dazzling molten glow.

Immediately after...

Whoosh!

From the sky, a meteorite fell, heading straight toward the man.

The man laughed maniacally, roaring: "Jankos! I’ll wait for you in hell!"

BAM!

The meteorite wasn’t large, only about the size of a basketball, but its impact with the ground produced a terrifying explosion and a shockwave like a gale that spread outward.

Rocks and dirt were flung everywhere.

The meteorite left a huge crater in the ground, its mouth over ten meters wide and more than two meters deep. Within a hundred-meter radius, everything was scorched, including the bodies of creatures near the impact.

And the man?

He had been utterly reduced to ashes, no longer existing in this world.

Jankos snorted in contempt, then said: "Let’s go, collect our rewards."

The Golem obeyed his commands, moving across the snow and deeper into the forest. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

At this moment, Jankos did not feel cold because the Golem’s body was made of stones that emitted a stable warmth, keeping him warm.

BAM! BAM! BAM!

The Golem was over five meters tall; every step it took made the ground tremble.

Its feet radiated extreme heat, causing the surrounding snow to melt instantly.

After walking more than ten miles, Jankos finally saw a strange structure.

It resembled a Resource Production Center, but inside it there was another peculiar structure.

"This is it!" Jankos laughed maniacally.

At that moment, a shard emitted light and appeared, hovering in front of him.

He laughed: "Yes, that structure can synchronize with this shard."

Pew!

A beam of light shot out from the shard, dashing straight toward the strange structure before him.

At that instant, a notification appeared before him.

[Ding! Please enter the event area and remain inside continuously for 24 hours. After 24 hours, if no one else occupies this place, you will be the victor.]

"Huh! Too simple." Jankos guided the Golem slowly into the safe zone, then said comfortably: "Wait for the next merge phase, I’ll reach that rank by then."

"Hahaha... Lylia, just you wait. You dared to deceive me; I will make you suffer."