The Doomsday Lord: Starting as a Insect Queen
Chapter 154 - 68: Fan Mao? Trivial Matter! (3k)

Chapter 154: Chapter 68: Fan Mao? Trivial Matter! (3k)

White Poplar City, Hunting Town

Anonymous looked at the rewards exchanged from the Points Mall and was extremely satisfied for a moment. There was a time when he had to be cautious, trying to stay unnoticed.

In the first week, he was just outside the top hundred on the leaderboard, but today, a month later, he had climbed to the top ten through his own efforts!

Although it was just an event leaderboard, it already proved his strength!

Moreover, he was even close to reaching the top ten in those three permanent leaderboards!

Staring at his rank, Anonymous couldn’t help but smile.

If only that detestable "Fan Mao" wasn’t in that number one spot...

He took out the recently exchanged Soldier Upgrade Voucher, and couldn’t wait to use it to elevate his core soldier type, Jungle Hunter, to the golden level.

He chose to use the high-tiered Resource Self-selection obtained from the exchange and planned to upgrade the two buildings, perfectly completing the territory upgrade task.

He didn’t hesitate and chose to upgrade right away.

This had been planned for a long time, and he was only two buildings away from advancing.

On the current Territory Ranking, only seven have reached Tier 3, which means, as long as he completes the upgrade, he can at least secure a spot in the top ten!

Although this upgrade was a bit late, missing the leaderboard settlement was a pity, but it could still attract attention with the leaderboard update, making a good name for himself!

He had been waiting for this day for a long time!

In just over ten seconds, the prompt of territory upgrade completion flashed before his eyes, and after a brief reading, he eagerly wanted to see his own ranking.

[Rank 8: Anonymous, Territory: Hunting Town, Rank Determination: Tier 3 Blue]

His name appeared exactly where he wanted, and behind him, the person in the 9th position also became a Tier 3.

Surely, they were lords holding similar thoughts as him, wanting to seize this opportunity to shoot for a higher ranking and make a name for themselves.

However, their territories were inferior to his, only advancing to 23 Tier White.

Unlike him, relying on his Lord Talent, he found an extremely suitable golden architectural blueprint in the blueprint package, raising the rarity level of his territory.

The basic Watchtower blueprint obtained when advancing to Tier 2 was also transformed into several golden-ranked variants of Defense Towers using his Lord Talent with some not-so-rare materials.

Plus the resources brought by that malicious member who joined his side last time, no longer left the materials in the territory scarce.

This ultimately allowed his territory to directly possess a Tier 3 Blue level after upgrade!

Unlike that Fan Mao, who somehow survived the beast tide on White Poplar Mountain due to some dumb luck, and turned his misfortune into a blessing by brushing up his points to challenge the number one rank!

"Hmph, that’s just a temporary ranking in challenges anyway. He is already on the permanent leaderboard, especially the most important Territory Ranking. He’s a big shot who can be called a Leaderboard Lord!

And that Fan Mao still remains hidden, not knowing where he has gone...

Even if he is lucky and managed to defeat that guy who was born with a silver spoon, he’s still suppressed by the cold disaster!

That silver-spoon guy is an idiot, getting killed by Fan Mao. If it were me..."

Jealousy, envy, or perhaps joy at seeing someone he disliked fall - various emotions stirred in Anonymous’s heart, thinking of how different he now was, instilling a sense of superiority.

But before he could finish his thoughts, he noticed a change in the most conspicuous position on the leaderboard.

What did he see?

That leaderboard’s number one was no longer anonymous?!

Since coming to this world, that real big shot, although always anonymous, proved with a territory rating far surpassing the second place that there had been no substitutions for that position.

Was this also planned to seize the attention from leaderboard settlement, and like him, want to gain fame?

Who exactly is this lord?

Anonymous stared intently at the change in the name, and in just a brief second, several suspects who might be hidden lords in the channel flashed through his mind.

But when that name finally appeared before his eyes, his expression stiffened.

"How could it be, how could it...

How could it be!"

The name representing the number one position in the territory ranking strikingly wrote a name that made his teeth itch with hatred—"Fan Mao"!

How could he possibly be the number one in the territory ranking!

Anonymous clicked into the channel, trying to find the messages he wanted, but every message pained his eyes.

"So it turns out Lord Fan Mao is that constantly anonymous number one in the territory ranking!"

"Hahaha, Lord Fan Mao is awesome!"

"Eternal Life Giant Banyan! Fan Mao really is a Plant Series lord, no wonder he can withstand the beast tide and rush up the challenge ranking!"

"Fan Mao..."

"..."

Anonymous, looking at these messages, hated his teeth itching.

Every time it’s the same, just when he is about to make a name for himself, someone steals the spotlight. Despite them all being ordinary people, why are you so lucky!

One after another, it’s always like this!

In the beginning, Anonymous only saw Fan Mao as a rival who threatened him, harboring some fear and resentment due to past conflicts.

But over the past month, although Fan Mao hasn’t been very active, he has managed to grab the spotlight every time, while he could only silently develop his fame unnoticed, making him wish he could replace him.

If it were true powerhouses like the Corpse King or Jun Lin, he would feel indifferent, merely harboring envy.

But Fan Mao, who seemed just like an ordinary Lord like him, could even grab the spotlight in the channels.

Compared to unreachable big players, Fan Mao, who started at the same point but just seemed a bit stronger, made him particularly jealous, wishing he could pull him down and take his place.

"Sigh..."

Anonymous took a deep breath, trying to calm his emotions.

He knew that the woman in his territory could provoke rage and desire, manipulating emotions to leverage the soul. He had been cautious since the time she decided to join him, and his Lord Talent allowed him to see through many things, including that woman’s ability.

Thus, he always tried to control himself, only revealing his true self when alone.

"There are still opportunities for me, my Lord Talent provides hints. There is not much room to perform in the territory, but in the instance, it can truly shine.

As long as I secure enough rewards in the instance, maybe I can quickly become stronger, even getting a chance to advance to Tier 4 early!

No, it’s not just possible, it’s a must, it’s certain!"

Anonymous pulled out several dungeon tickets from the panel, which he had exchanged as rewards this time.

In his eyes, the typically random dungeon ticket now offered much more information, indicating the difficulty and rank of each instance; every once in a while, the hints on it would suddenly change, reflecting the changes in the world corresponding to the dungeon ticket.

Moreover, there were even more low-level tickets specifically collected for his Lord Talent in his panel, waiting to be used when he had enough strength to maximize their utility.

Now was the right time, Anonymous felt!

Glancing over the challenges for next week, he saw it was an extension of this week’s challenge—continuing the fight against the Mutant Creatures, posing no great danger.

With Jungle Hunters and several Defense Towers in the territory, he needn’t worry for a while.

What needed to be taken, aside from the necessary soldier types and two Hero Units, the most important was to take her—Zero.

He didn’t trust leaving a woman who managed to bring down a powerful Lord alone in the territory; otherwise, upon his return, it might no longer belong to him—better keep her close by.

Moreover, her ability was genuinely useful in large-scale battles, potentially having surprising effects.

He summoned the two hundred unit types and heroes already prepared to enter the instance, all stocked with various supplies in various backpacks or stitched animal skin bags.

With Lord Talent, he had long known all the precautions for entering the instance, knowing well how to carry enough provisions.

Once Zero joined the group under the watch of two subordinate soldier types, Anonymous gave her only a glance before focusing on the dungeon ticket in his hand.

Just then, the information on the dungeon ticket changed, the fragmented details letting him know that this time, a random instance perfectly suitable for him had appeared.

The highest tier allowed was Tier 5, and the relationships among forces were not too complex, top combat powers were also scarce, and it was precisely at the outset of a disaster—disaster often meant chaos.

It’s decided then!

Without hesitation, Anonymous chose to use it.

\[You have used an Advanced Random Dungeon Voucher; you are about to enter the world—"Disaster Insect Kingdom"\]

\[Notice: You can bring a maximum of 200 combat units...\]

\[...\]

\[Due to your Lord Talent, you have obtained the following information:...\]

Seeing the hints on his panel, Anonymous couldn’t help but smile.

Hmph, my Lord Talent gives me such a significant advantage, how can Fan Mao compare?

As long as I secure enough benefits this time in the instance, even the likes of Jun Lin Corpse King I can reach.

Fan Mao?

Merely trivial...

Reviewing the tips on his panel, he swapped a portion of the supplies for more suitable ones, then clicked to enter, disappearing into the territory with Zero and the unit types.

......

On the southern side of White Poplar Mountain, Eternal Giant Banyan

After Bai Yi withdrew the rewards from the Territory Ranking, she didn’t allocate them immediately but entered a channel instead.

Enjoying the admiration from other Lords in the channel, Bai Yi leveraged the business opportunity already planned, sent out a message about selling potions and acquiring materials, also giving away some single-serving potions in tiny iron cups crafted on the spot.

After receiving more praise and flattery from several Lords, she was still happily rejoicing when a panel notification interrupted her.

\[Notice: A Lord has entered your occupied world, "Disaster Insect Kingdom." Please handle it promptly.\]

"Ah?"

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