Re-Overlord: I Can Acquire Anything!-Chapter 140: Building The Wall

After gaining the submission of the law enforcers, Igaris used his ability to partially bind their souls. Not completely, but just enough to ensure they could never betray him. It was a half-acquisition, a subtle dominion of loyalty sealed by his will. They would still think and act freely, but rebellion was no longer an option.

With this, nearly 1,500 divers of Champion Rank or higher now Added under his banner.

Without wasting time, Igaris gave out his first set of commands.

"Secure the key points of the city. Seize the military outposts, the port, and the central administrative tower. Detain every ruling official of the Empire’s chain of command. Strip the nobles of their power."

The orders spread like wildfire.

In the span of hours, squads of enforcers—now turned loyal soldiers of the Overlord—moved through the city like a silent tide. Their approach was swift, efficient, and absolute. Nobles were captured before they could flee. Imperial messengers were detained mid-transmission. No resistance had a chance to spark.

The streets remained calm.

No homes were burned. No civilians were harmed. The common people only watched from windows, rooftops, and alleyways, their faces pale and awestruck. They witnessed a regime fall, not in months or days, but in a single afternoon.

By nightfall, Stargaze City no longer belonged to the Skadi Empire.

It belonged to the Overlord.

But the peace was fragile.

Throughout the night, terrifying sounds echoed across the city. Screams of men cut short, gunfire cracking through the dark, and strange energy pulses that rattled windows.

No one dared to step outside.

The stars above blinked coldly, watching a city reborn through quiet chaos. Somewhere, under the shroud of clouds, fate turned its wheels.

What kind of future awaited them, none could yet say.

But one truth had been carved into the soul of Stargaze City:

A new era had begun.

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"Get to work, big boy. You need to complete the wall within two days," Malthius barked, arms crossed as he stared up at the towering figure.

The Mountain King let out a deep snort, the sound rumbling like a distant avalanche. His colossal frame stood like a living fortress against the morning skyline.

"Bald Commander, you’re out of your mind if you think I can build a wall that big and that long all by myself. Certainly not in two days," he grumbled, voice like grinding stone.

Malthius narrowed his glowing eyes, the corners of his lips twitching with sarcasm.

"You’re made of mountain, aren’t you? Thought you stone-types were supposed to be tireless. Or are those muscles just for show?"

The Mountain King let out a rumbling laugh that shook pebbles loose from his shoulders.

"I could say the same to you, bone pile. All that talking and not a single brick laid by you. When’s the last time those skeletal arms lifted anything heavier than a command?"

Malthius scoffed. "Hmph. I lift entire legions with my authority. That counts."

"Authority doesn’t stack stone, baldy."

"I’m not bald," Malthius muttered defensively, rubbing his shiny skull.

"You’re shiny enough to reflect the sun. I’m getting sunburn from looking at you."

"Hey.. What are you two upto?"

A snort escaped Evernight, who was hovering nearby, arms folded, watching them with mild amusement.

"Should I summon more Earth Golems or let you two keep flirting with insults?" she said with a faint smirk.

The Mountain King and Malthius instantly straightened their postures.

"My lady, please summon as many as you can. Otherwise I will die with exhaustion."

Malthius gave a solemn nod. "Yes, Second Master. We certainly don’t want the Overlord turning your core into a decorative pebble."

"You—" Mountain began, his voice low and dangerous.

"Enough!" Evernight’s voice cut through the air like a divine decree. The air chilled for a moment, her tone sharp and commanding, halting both of them in place.

"Get to work. We need an indestructible wall in two days. This will be the foundation of the Overlord’s rising dominion. Treat it with the gravity it deserves."

"Ah, yes. Of course, First Lady!" Mountain King quickly straightened himself. "I’ll begin immediately."

He turned his gaze forward, eyes narrowing. Ahead lay the vast ocean, and just before it, the port where the Empire once held sway.

Under the tense, watchful eyes of nearby citizens, the colossal figure raised one massive hand into the sky. A deep green radiance surged from his body, coating his arm like molten energy infused with the essence of metal and earth.

"Rumble..."

The skies darkened briefly as the ground trembled. A wave of spiritual pressure burst outward, making the weaker cultivators stumble and cry out. Children clung to their mothers, guards backed away instinctively, and the few Empire loyalists still lurking nearby turned pale with dread.

With a low, grinding hum that shook teeth and bones, the land before the port shifted.

A wall rose.

But this was no ordinary barrier of stone or clay. It was metal. Pure, gleaming, enchanted alloy pulled from deep within the earth, shaped with supernatural precision. It rose steadily, majestically, a hundred meters high, stretching from coast to cliff like the work of celestial architects.

"Oh my God!" "Is this also possible?!"

Gasps filled the air. It looked like a wall born not from hands, but from the will of a god.

From his high vantage point, Mountain King stood resolute. No longer just a force of nature, he was now a Legend-Rank powerhouse. His former Earth King abilities had evolved into something far more refined and dangerous — Metal Manipulation.

This transformation allowed him to shape terrain at will, bending refined ore and precious minerals like a blacksmith wielding air itself.

But even for him, this task would take time. Building a fortress wall that enclosed a city with a 15-kilometer radius would drain immense energy. Days of continuous labor, immense willpower, and refined control would be required.

Still, he accepted the burden.

Because this wall would be the first true symbol of the Overlord’s reign.

Unyielding. Imposing. Eternal.

And as it rose higher with each heartbeat, the people of Stargaze City watched with silent awe.

The era of the Empire was ending.

A new dominion had begun.

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