novelraw Chapter 321: It’s time. Let’s go kill some hell warriors, loot some gear, and go big!
Chapter 321: It’s time. Let’s go kill some hell warriors, loot some gear, and go big!
The amount of Ghost Food was overwhelming—a small mountain of soldier-level and general-level items, easily totaling a million.
Prince-level items numbered around a hundred thousand, and anything above that seemed to have been used. Most of the Ghost Food was of the soldier and general levels.
Assembly line operations, truly impressive!
Alexander pocketed the ring, wary that other duplicates might be targeted by hell warriors. He opted to use the duplicate control link feature, connecting directly with all his duplicates.
For a moment, his thoughts scattered into countless pieces, each duplicate functioning like an organ in a larger body.
Some were stuck in cycles, searching for ways to break free. Others were pulling all sorts of stunts within those cycles, just like Duplicate Number One and Number Two.
Alexander even sensed nine duplicates that had advanced to Ghost Emperor status, along with a dozen more on the cusp of that tier, just lacking the Ghost Crystals needed for the promotion.
Of course, even with Alexander’s unique Ghost Skills and ways of thinking, the duplicates weren’t without losses. In just a few days, at least ten thousand had perished for various reasons.
It was painful but expected, given that a million duplicates were participating in Instances; accidents were bound to happen. Still, the loss of ten thousand duplicates was a shocking number.
Not just in the Mist Instances but also in the external Mist World—specifically, the Horror World—another two hundred thousand duplicates were under Alexander’s control.
Those outside were busy training members of the Fierce Ghost Association and grinding for Goodwill. Ghost servant contracts couldn’t be shared, but Goodwill could. Even if the duplicates couldn’t claim rewards, the Goodwill was directed at Alexander.
By now, having absorbed two major cities and a ghost alliance, and successively capturing smaller and medium-sized towns nearby, the Fierce Ghost Army—now perhaps more aptly named the Dark Hell Army—boasted nearly three billion members.
Most were still weak, the majority being mere common ghosts. But that didn’t matter; with the existence of Ghost Food, boosting their power would be simple.
The most crucial task at hand was to increase Goodwill. If everyone reached a Goodwill level of 60 or higher, they would form the core of Alexander’s forces in the Horror World.
Having assessed the status of his duplicates and issued quick return orders to those in Mist Instances, sharing his field of vision with them, Alexander promptly disconnected. A torrent of horrifying memories flooded his mind.
His brain felt like it was about to burst. Hastily utilizing his control abilities, Alexander purged most of the memories. His nearly-exploding brain finally calmed, leaving him with a sense of exhaustion.
Opening his eyes, streaks of white light, tinged with the hue of unique skills, appeared before him.
Duplicates, assemble!
"Boss, here’s my haul!"
One duplicate approached, handing Alexander a dozen general-level and three prince-level Ghost Crystals.
"Here’s mine, not a bad catch!"
Another duplicate came forward, grinning broadly. His aura had reached the king level, and he presented two king-level and one prince-level Ghost Crystals.
"And mine, a bit slim. Got held up by a tricky cycle—just two prince-levels!"
"Here’s mine: three king-levels and one Imperial-level!"
"I’ve been grinding on small cycles, so my strength hasn’t improved much, but I’ve gathered quite a few Ghost Crystals. A hundred at the general level, and fifteen at the prince level!"
"I know you must be running low on Ghost Food. I didn’t break any cycles, but I found an all-you-can-eat cycle! Heh, six Emperor-level Ghost Foods and thirty Imperial-level Ghost Foods!"
One by one, the duplicates stepped up to hand over their collected Ghost Crystals or Ghost Food to Alexander. It was akin to mob underlings handing over protection money.
By the time all the minions had completed their tributes, half a day had passed. As for the total loot—Alexander’s grin stretched from ear to ear.
Ghost Food: 27 million, among which were 15 million soldier-level, 8 million general-level, 3 million prince-level, 200,000 king-level, 10,000 Imperial-level, and 500 Emperor-level.
Ghost Crystals: Over 800,000, including 700,000 at the soldier-level, 100,000 at the general-level, 10,000 at the prince-level, 5,000 at the king-level, 800 at the Imperial-level, and 60 at the Emperor-level.
The reason for the sharp decline in prince-level and above Ghost Crystals was evident: most of Alexander’s duplicates were at the prince-level and had utilized the higher-level crystals for themselves.
Of the current one million duplicates, half had reached king-level and a whopping 10,000 had reached the Imperial-level. Tackling Emperor-level cycles was simply too challenging for most.
Also, since many were cloned later, the majority hadn’t met the conditions to use two Emperor-level Ghost Foods simultaneously. Therefore, only nine had reached Emperor-level.
Even so, Alexander now commanded a staggering 22 Emperor-level duplicates.
Looking at the sixty Emperor-level crystals and Emperor-level Ghost Foods in his hand, a smile broke across Alexander’s face.
"It’s time. Let’s go kill some hell warriors, loot some gear, and go big!"
What Alexander meant by "go big" was actually quite simple. Sixty duplicates would ascend to the Emperor level simultaneously!
A single duplicate’s ascension could attract a team of hell warriors. So what would happen if sixty duplicates ascended at the same time?
Chances are, all the hell warriors in Cangshan City would be drawn to the commotion.
Having used the Perfect Identity Card, Alexander hadn’t acquired the hell warriors’ attributes or memories. However, he had replicated their steeds and the armors and weapons they wore—solidly and completely.
As expected, these items were all of Emperor level, and they even surpassed standard Emperor-level ghost artifacts due to their potent, forbidden energy.
Such valuable items were not something Alexander was willing to pass up. So this time, he planned to forgo the restraint cards and go straight for the kill.
"Those with early serial numbers, sixty of you come forward!"
Saying this, Alexander waved his hand, taking out 120 Emperor-level Ghost Foods and the sixty Emperor Crystals. He then proceeded to distribute them.
The duplicates took the Ghost Foods and Crystals one by one, absorbing them into their systems. The scene was somewhat eerie—sixty identical figures, their skin cracking open, their faces twisted in extreme agony.
Fortunately, everything progressed smoothly. Soon, all sixty had absorbed the Ghost Food, and their bodies had strengthened to the Ghost Emperor level.
"It’s time. Begin your ascension simultaneously!" At Alexander’s command, the sixty duplicates swallowed the Ghost Crystals.
A terrifying aura erupted from each of them, skyward, shaking even the Mist that shrouded them from above. The entire Cangshan City was in uproar!
All the hell warriors and enforcers turned their eyes toward Alexander’s location. Then, like converging streams, they began to surge in his direction.