Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 8: A Claim Chest Worth 60 Gold

To launch an invasion of another player's secret camp, the player must first possess the War Hall building, and then pay the system one gold coin to establish the invasion portal.

If the intrusion is successful, that's fine. But if the intrusion fails and you get killed by the enemy, you'll lose three levels!

Dropping a level is easy, but getting back up is a real hassle.

Su Youlin was very worried. Although he was level 12 with 1200 health points, the Thunder Pool was only level 1 with 100 health points. What if the Thunder Pool was a trained fighter, someone who knew martial arts, or had equipment? What if he couldn't beat him?

"High-level hunters disguise themselves as prey. What if that person is deliberately trying to trick me into coming here and causing me to lose three levels? Is it worth taking such a risk for a few meals?"

The more Su Youlin thought about it, the more guilty he felt. He regretted coming alone. Just as he was about to leave the war corridor, he turned around and decided to go back and not invade anymore.

"Stop right there, what are you doing?"

Lei Chi's voice sounded behind him.

Su Youlin turned around and smiled, "Don't misunderstand, I'm not here to invade. Goodbye!"

Lei Chi was immediately displeased upon hearing this.

Are you kidding me?

No more intrusion?

How can that be?

If you don't hack into it, how will the system lose money, and how will I get rich?

"Stop right there!" he shouted again. "What do you take this place for, a place you can come and go as you please? I'm telling you, if you don't kill me today, I'll kill you!"

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Su Youlin felt even more uneasy.

The guy on the other side is so arrogant. Under normal circumstances, he's either mentally ill or he has something to rely on.

Su Youlin believes the latter scenario more.

"It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!" he quickly said with a smile. "I'll leave right now, I'll leave right now!"

"Holy shit!"

Lei Chi quickly ran in front of him, blocking his path, and shouted, "Coward, come and hit me! I won't fight back, okay?"

"This...brother, it's all a misunderstanding, please let me go!"

"No way, we're already here, why are we leaving? Kill me, take the money and the lunchbox, then you can leave!"

"No, no! We gamers are kind to others and don't fight!"

"Coward, you've already come all this way, and this is all you're going to say?" Lei Chi thought to himself, why do I keep running into weirdos? Speaking of the four Wu brothers, tall, short, fat, and thin, only Wu Jingang is somewhat reliable, daring and willing to fight, but he's still a simp.

Just then, the orc laborer Harley ran over carrying a pickaxe, shouting, "You audacious bandits, daring to invade the camp!"

Upon seeing the tall orc, Su Youlin felt even more intimidated.

These are slaves!

Orc Peons!

How could a new player have slaves!

I'm already level 12, but I still can't get any slaves!

How could a level 0 player possibly have that?

"It seems this guy named Lei Chi must be a pro player who's retraining, and he's probably getting some kind of subsidy."

Su Youlin became even more certain of his guess and quickly said, "Big brother, don't be angry, please let me go back, okay?"

"Who's your big brother?!" Lei Chi laughed in anger. "I'm so worried! Can't you be a little more professional? Rob me, come at me! What are you afraid of? I'm just a level one!"

"Big brother, please let me off the hook. I just acted impulsively. I'm sorry, I apologize!" Su Youlin said with a forced smile. At this moment, he didn't care about the lunchbox anymore; he just wanted to get home safely.

"What a coward! She's driving me crazy!"

Lei Chi wasted no time and shouted, "Laborers, get to work! Beat them to death!"

"Yes, sir!"

Orc laborers are such goofballs. Don't let their size fool you; they'll swing their pickaxes and smash into the heads of level 12 players without a shred of fear.

Lei Chi then stepped forward to fight, throwing left straight punches and right hooks while shouting, "You fucking fight back!"

Su Youlin dared not retaliate and stood upright.

He figured that if he didn't fight back and just took a few hits, the other person would vent their anger and let him leave. But if he fought back, things would get much worse. This guy would use his hidden tricks, and he might end up here, losing three levels!

Seeing that Su Youlin neither fought back nor talked back, Lei Chi was furious.

How could there be such a useless person?

Are you fucking trying to rip me off?!

I insured my hardware, and you come here and do nothing. I don't suffer any losses, so the system won't compensate me. Wouldn't I be losing a lot of money?

"Fine, you're not going to fight back, huh? Then I'll kill you! You coward, what are you even playing games for? Go find a shell and become a turtle hiding in the ground. Even maggots have more guts than you. You can't even fight back in a game, what are you good for? You're a disgrace, quit the game now! Trash!"

Lei Chi was hitting and cursing at the same time.

Su Youlin's face turned pale and then red. Seeing that Lei Chi showed no signs of stopping and was really going to beat him to death, he panicked.

"I've already apologized to you and let you vent your anger, can't you just let me off the hook!" he shouted.

"Trash, prepare to die!"

"You're forcing me to do this!"

"Trash, prepare to die!"

"If you hit me again, I'll fight back!"

"Trash, prepare to die!"

"I'm going to die either way, so I'll fight you to the death!"

"Trash, prepare to die..."

Three minutes later, Su Youlin was stunned to find that he had actually won.

The guy opposite him went head-to-head with him without using any of his trump cards, and now he's down to his last sliver of health.

The level one orc laborer was also beaten down to a sliver of health, no longer brave, and ran away carrying his pickaxe.

"Come back here! Don't run! Fight to the death!"

Lei Chi shouted, calling back the fleeing orc laborer. He then said to Su Youlin, "Kill him first, I want to see it with my own eyes!"

"master……"

The orc laborer scratched his head.

"Ding! Orc laborer Harley's loyalty to you has decreased by 10!"

Lei Chi ignored the system notification and yelled at Su Youlin, "What are you all standing there for, you coward? Do it!"

Su Youlin really couldn't understand this tactic, and he was also a bit irritated by Lei Chi's insults, so he shouted, "You're fucking crazy, I'll fuck you to death!"

After saying that, he punched the orc laborer Harley in the chest, killing him on the spot, and then turned around and punched Lei Chi in the forehead.

Lei Chi smiled with satisfaction: "That's more like it..."

Before he could finish speaking, his vision suddenly went black, and he was teleported to a small dark room to await resurrection.

Ten minutes later, Lei Chi reappeared in the camp.

"Ding! Your secret camp has been maliciously invaded. Losses reported: Camp Master killed, 5 lunchboxes lost, 12 drinks lost, 6 gold coins lost, Orc Peon killed, experience points lost, awaiting resurrection!"

"Ding, claim calculation in progress..."

"Ding! You have insured 5 gold coins, and your camp defense index is 4. Depending on the losses suffered by your camp, you will receive a compensation chest worth 60 gold coins. Would you like to claim it?"

"60 gold coins! Another record set, exciting and satisfying!"

Lei Chi was overjoyed.

Although Su Youlin was incredibly cowardly, with my patient guidance, he finally snapped and carried out a perfect intrusion.

The process was complicated, but the result was good!

Lei Chi, hurry up and retrieve the treasure chest.

"Ding! One insurance policy ensures the safety of the city. No fear of invasion, no worries about reconstruction. You have opened the claim treasure chest and obtained camp reconstruction materials: one blueprint for a Tier 1 Beast Tower (choose one of three), ten gold coins, and one Silver Scale Breastplate."