Wasteland's Only King-Chapter 114 - 103: From Today On, the Sky Belongs to Dawn City!

Chapter 114: Chapter 103: From Today On, the Sky Belongs to Dawn City!

"What’s going on?"

Outside Dawn City.

Over ten thousand refugees felt the ground beneath their feet suddenly shake, causing an uproar.

An earthquake?

But no one’s ever heard of an earthquake happening in the Wasteland!

And...

Why is it only the area within a few kilometers around Dawn City that’s shaking?

"Look!"

Suddenly.

A sharp-eyed refugee noticed that Dawn City, usually unremarkable, suddenly displayed a layer of semi-transparent energy shield.

That shield was enormous, like a dome, covering all of Dawn City.

"That’s..."

"What?"

The refugees exchanged bewildered glances, unable to comprehend.

Boom—

Rumblerrrumble—!

The ground beneath their feet trembled even more strongly.

In fact, not far ahead of them, huge cracks began to appear across the earth’s surface—one after another.

Ka—

Kaka—

Ferocious cracks spread out like a spider web.

The earth shattered, and some brave refugees dared to approach, only to see dazzling blue light swirling beneath the ground, blurring their vision.

"Retreat, retreat!"

"Be careful not to fall into the cracks, it’s dangerous!"

The quick-witted refugees hurriedly organized their companions, backing away from Dawn City.

Boom—

Rumblerrrumble—!

The ground still shook, and the chasms kept spreading.

But soon.

The refugees noticed a pattern.

"The cracks in the earth seem to all be centered around Dawn City..."

"It’s like a circle, completely enclosing Dawn City!"

Someone yelled hoarsely.

Over ten thousand refugees, from a distance, gazed at Dawn City, eyes full of curiosity and awe.

Whoosh—!

Whooshwhoosh—!

Suddenly.

From the ground fissures around Dawn City, streams of blue-white energy erupted!

Just a few seconds.

Countless blue-white energy beams, like ’pillars,’ surrounded all of Dawn City.

Bang—!

A thunderous boom echoed from beneath Dawn City.

Then...

Under the stunned gazes of tens of thousands of refugees.

Dawn City actually began to rise—bit by bit!

"Refuge City can grow taller?"

A refugee asked a soul-searching question.

But soon.

They realized their thinking was too simplistic.

"It’s not getting taller..."

"It’s ascending!"

"Dawn City is taking off!"

Ten thousand refugees watched the scene before them, utterly terrified!

Their scalps tingled, goosebumps covered their bodies!

Right now.

The earth shook.

Right now.

Dawn City, along with several hundred meters of surrounding earth, slowly floated skyward.

The scene was beyond words!

Boom—

Rumble—!

Massive booms kept echoing between heaven and earth.

In just moments.

The place where Dawn City once stood was left with only a gigantic, bottomless crater.

And Dawn City?

The entire city, like a warship, had risen dozens of meters into the sky!

Moreover.

Once it reached a certain height, Dawn City began visibly expanding in area.

"Mom, mom!"

"I see a miracle! It’s a miracle..."

A young man half-knelt on the ground, yelling sharply.

But...

The refugees around didn’t laugh at him.

Because every single person was just as shocked!

Mixed in their awe was an indescribable confusion!

When had they ever seen...

A flying Refuge City?

Boom—

Rumblerrrumble—!

The thundering continued.

In just a short time.

Dawn City’s territory—no, its ’airspace’—was about four times what it used to be.

It was daytime now.

But the city’s shadow covered tens of thousands of refugees.

They craned their necks, looked up.

And saw, beneath Dawn City, streams of blue-white energy, each well over a hundred meters in diameter!

They looked like warship engines, endlessly erupting, holding up this unprecedented Sky City!

And Dawn City.

After finishing its expansion, continued to rise, heading for an even higher celestial vault!

...

...

"It... it’s really flying?"

Dawn Inner City.

Martial Arts Plaza.

Chen Gang stared blankly at the sky, which was getting closer and closer, his face displaying an indescribably wonderful expression.

In twenty-one years.

He’d flown many times, but this time, the whole city was taking off—people and all!

Inside and outside Dawn City.

All one hundred fifty thousand subordinates were staring at the sky.

Everyone was excited to the point of madness; some, not knowing how to express their feelings, started jumping up in place!

Three days ago.

The City Lord had told them Dawn City would undergo ascension, floating up to become a Sky City.

Three days later.

Dawn City detached from the earth and soared into the heavens!

Right now, there were no words for these feelings, only...

"Loyalty!"

...

...

Dawn City Core Area.

Yu Jin’s right hand was pressed against the City Core.

[Beep beep——]

[Dawn City promotion complete!]

[Dawn City level upgraded from Level 0 to Level 2!]

[’Sky’ trait activated!]

[You can manually or mentally control Dawn City’s flight and movement!]

[You may also land Dawn City to reduce energy consumption!]

[Tip——]

[When reserve energy is insufficient, Dawn City will automatically choose the nearest area to land!]

[Current energy source: Tier Ten Energy Crystal*1]

[Current energy remaining: 99.99%]

The cold mechanical voice ended.

Yu Jin let out a long, deep breath.

"Let’s go take a look!"

Behind Yu Jin.

Naiya and Yin Yao’s faces were also filled with anticipation.

Especially the former.

She hadn’t really understood why Yu Jin chose the ’Sky’ trait instead of ’Purification’.

But now.

When Dawn City really pulled itself from the earth and soared toward the celestial vault—

Even she, once the Level 8 Naiya City Lord, couldn’t help feeling a twinge of envy...

...

...

Bzzz——!

Yu Jin’s figure appeared in the sky above the Martial Arts Plaza.

"Loyalty!"

The shouts shook the whole city.

Yu Jin smiled, his gaze sweeping the city, assessing Dawn City’s transformation——

Area expanded nearly fourfold from before.

The Outer City streets were spacious and tidy.

The Martial Arts Plaza in the Inner City District also grew a lot.

And everywhere, new buildings appeared out of thin air.

"Yu Fei was right."

"Refuge City is basically a game facility!"

Yu Jin took a deep breath, focused his mind.

Swoosh——

Before him, a translucent panel appeared.

This was Dawn City’s Control Panel.

On it were countless dazzling options.

Ascend, descend, go forward, go back—these were just the basics.

Yu Jin’s gaze fell on the ’Weapon’ option.

Dawn City’s promotion wasn’t from Level 0 to Level 1, but directly leaping to Level 2.

Level 2 Sanctuary City requires 10 subordinate cities, 500,000 subordinates, and 5,000 Evolvers (including 3 Tier Five Evolvers).

The first two conditions were already met after their first expedition.

Only the third was left: Tier Five Evolver count.

Over the past three days.

With Yu Jin’s relentless supply of crystals, Yin Yao broke through from Tier Four to Tier Five.

Chen Gang, though always loud, didn’t slack off with the crystals—he binged crystals day and night for three days, successfully breaking through Tier Five this morning.

Including Neil, the third requirement was met.

So, Dawn City moved up in rank, becoming a Level 2 Sanctuary City.

And the ’Weapon’ option was also a new effect of the ’Sky’ trait for Level 2 Sanctuary City.

The Level 1 Sanctuary City ’Sky’ trait’s effect was the ’shield’.

Which is the current energy shield wrapped around the outside of Dawn City.

It blocks the fierce wind generated when Dawn City flies, and also provides incredibly strong stability for the entire city.

This stability ensures that even if Yu Jin suddenly ’accelerates’ Dawn City, the subordinates inside won’t feel any shaking or stumble.

There were many more buttons on the control panel, but they were greyed out, and even their text was unreadable.

Obviously.

Unlocking them requires a higher Sanctuary City level.

Exhale——

Yu Jin let out a breath, shook his head, clearing away stray thoughts.

He reached out and pressed the ’Weapon’ button.

Ka—

Kaka——!

The sound of gears turning rang out—

It came from the four corners of Dawn City.

Bzzz——!

Another tremor.

At each corner, four massive gun turrets rose from beneath the city.

"Let’s try a shot!"

Yu Jin willed it.

Boom—!

Pale blue beams fired out of the turrets, blasting toward the surrounding clouds.

This shot, Yu Jin didn’t aim at the ground—he knew there were still refugees down there.

Still, with Yu Jin’s Tier Nine perception, even shooting into the clouds, he could estimate its power.

"This is probably about..."

"The full-strength attack of a Tier Six to Tier Seven Evolver?"

Yu Jin was satisfied with that.

Tier Six and Tier Seven are weak, but it’s just the beginning; Dawn City’s only Level 2.

As its level rises, even killing a Tier Nine with one shot won’t be impossible!

"Not bad!"

"Choosing Sky City was clearly the right move!"

Yu Jin was in a fantastic mood.

He put away the control panel, looking at the 150,000 fanatic subordinates staring up at him.

"From today onward."

"The sky belongs to Dawn City!"

Yu Jin raised his arm and shouted.

"The sky belongs to Dawn City!"

"Loy~al~ty~!"

Inside and outside Dawn City.

One hundred fifty thousand subordinates yelled wildly, the shouting never fading.

...

...

Boom—

Rumblerrrumble—!

Dawn City didn’t keep flying higher, but after ascending to a certain height, began to slowly descend toward the earth below.

In no time.

The dust swirled; Dawn City landed steadily.

Bang—!

A thunderous boom.

Dawn City’s tightly sealed gates opened once more.

Not far away.

The refugees saw this and were so excited they nearly jumped on the spot.

"It’s open, it’s open!"

"Dawn City’s gates are open!"

"We have a chance, a real chance, to join this Sky City!"

...

...

Dawn City.

Core Area.

Yu Jin sat cross-legged on his bed, taking deep breaths to adjust his mood.

He was about to break through to Tier Ten!

He’d waited a long time for this moment.

At this moment.

The Core Area was empty except for him.

Neither Yin Yao nor Naiya—Yu Jin hadn’t let them stay here, either.

Yu Jin couldn’t guarantee what would happen when breaking through Tier Ten.

Even if...

Brother Tongzi said, Level 2 Sanctuary City’s rules are weakened, so the risk of the server catching him as he breaks through Tier Ten is very, very low.

But even if risks are low, they’re still there.

Swoosh——

A crystal appeared in Yu Jin’s hand, dazzling like a star.

Crunch——!

[You use ’Tier Ten Energy Crystal’!]

[Energy surplus...]

[You’re one step closer to becoming a Tier Ten Evolver!]

Crunch——!

One piece isn’t enough?

Then let’s do another!