Chapter 16 changes, prelude to war.

A few months went by after the whole incident of the constant spies killing each other, while it was much quieter now there were still some daredevils that nearly discovered the outpost, Steel tooth was able to escape leaving a bunch of bodies scattered around for the local beasts to feast on.

the beastmen kingdom had been sending some people to Mikhail's outpost no one too strong just random slaves and crippled people who were easily converted and made into his Zealous initiates.

It was quite a discovery for the people that delivered the next batch of useable people when the crippled people they brought last time were now capable of manipulating the elements!

Mikhail enjoyed it even more because not only did it speed up his growth with manpower but some of the initiates were able to use other elements other than fire!

his troops were now 300 strong in numbers and growing.

He had 10 of them become engineers to speed up the construction of his base, thanks to that his battle lab was finished in the second month, and seriously the upgrades available to his troops was more than welcome!

he had a few chaos drones hidden within his base just in case the time when stronger enemies come to lay waste to the psychic's base.

As the drones use a chemical compound that CANNOT be resisted by normal means other than letting wear off or if you have one of the psychics forcefully calm you down.

He also had a few viruses made as their poison made them a menace that many of the daredevils fell victim to, their bodies were similar to the snake girls thanks to samples he had taken.

so far, none of the victims were capable of resisting a single bullet, even more so thanks to the upgrades they received from the battle lab.

The cloning vats was making his life easier since he used it to upgrade his brain and physical body which also made him look more mature than before, using some of the brute's genes, some of the altered initiates, same with the viruses, same from the Gatling tanks, and finally some from the leader of the new tank squad the lone survivor of the first lasher tanks.

while he could now use the weaker versions of their abilities it was still capable of growing stronger thus giving him more things to practice on and make Mikhail a powerhouse once they reach their peak!

His troops now ranged from 2nd peak tier to early 4th tier it would've been higher, but the costs to reach the next level for any of his troops was too expensive... for now

he also had a few more turrets made and thanks to the slave miner he didn't worry too much about his finances and he did provide 2 turrets to the kingdom Mikhail was 'allied' to.

the effectiveness it had made the king ask for more in exchange for what his troops were made up of, fallen warriors, crippled soldiers, prisoners of enemy factions, and more.

Thanks to the limited strength of the kingdom they were only able to send batches of 10 every week to lessen the chance of being discovered and having the merchandise being stolen.

Mikhail wasn't too worried as now his primary base was akin to an impenetrable fortress as he used most of his wealth to bolster its defense as much as possible with a psychic radar to help detect any who wished to venture too close.

The psychic towers were his second favorite of all the defenses as anyone within 100 meters would fall under its control, with his favorite being the all-purpose grinder!

Using the psychic warriors and towers they were able to bolster his wealth by quite a bit especially when they attracted a swarm of monsters his wealth gained a few zeroes when this happened, but all of that was quickly reduced to five digits thanks to the rush work.

But at least his base was secure and he also had two more mcvs stashed away in case of his main base getting destroyed, yes in case it gets destroyed!

he wasn't sure of how strong the people could be here in this world or if the so-called tiers stopped at 9th or 10th tier, hell he wouldn't be surprised if it surpassed that, in any case, he wants to ensure his survival as who knows if the kingdom of beastmen would remain 'honest' with him as desires for wealth and power can be the undoing of anyone, especially if you aren't prepared!

even more so with him being a pseudo immortal now, As for his current looks, he now had two green eyes with an extra on his forehead to use the lasher tank's abilities, his lean swimmer toned body made him 6'1", With white hair combed back that reached the back of his neck, dressed in Yuri's iconic outfit it took 4 days to finish the integration and another 2 to stabilize his body, he looked charismatic and cold.

Mikhail raised one side of his lips to how much stronger he felt compared to when he first arrived.

He needed more funds to power his troops up, while him on the other hand can constantly grow without the upgrades.

He was now at the peak of 3rd tier if one compared him to the aura users but once he masters the other abilities it'll be hell on earth for his future enemies so now it was time to grow even more as Mikhail returned to his training, while Gamma and Krux acted on his behalf.

He wanted to stay out of sight until his presence was necessary.

Mikhail was the 'head' of this base, so he will not take any more risks until he reaches at least the 7th tier with the other abilities under his belt mastered to a certain point.

Skuld was making his psychic power grow faster than it should as it was a 4th tier monster it learned how to use telekinesis, mind blast, and common ability to use to kill its prey mind control, the monster copied Mikhail's abilities while it was to a limited degree, this was still frightening, but at least once someone is considered a unit they are unable to become an enemy, which is why he didn't think of any possible betrayals by Skuld.

As he learned about this quite 'intimately' through every dream he had at the cost of losing a good portion of loyal troops that died for him to prove themselves, that left a bitter feeling for a very long time.

But back to the updates on his closest associates.

Urd was now a late 2nd tier monster, the bat monster was as big as a dog now, it could use the skills that Mikhail taught it to an even greater degree to the point that any one of the same tier would die from internal bleeding as their veins would rupture, while it remains to be seen as to what it can't affect with is abilities so far.

Queen the phantom ant queen was now an early 3rd tier monster that was also as big as an adult bear so he couldn't let it rest on his lap anymore but its range of control was more that 10 times than before and the army under her was a staggering 10,000,000 as they remained a tier lower than her making them deadlier than ever.

Gamma was the same tier as him as her abilities had become more potent than before making her capable of handling those of the fifth tier thanks to how much control she had over fire and her other abilities with a passive trait to cause paralysis on the victims of her life siphoning abilities which only worked on those of the same tier, but it was still domineering.

well, maybe Mikhail will wait until he's the 8th tier before going out into the open but still, with how things have been going hopefully he can relax a bit longer...

Just upon thinking that, the psychic radar had detected another group from the united kingdoms according to the direction it was coming from and they seemed to be heading straight for his main base...

Sigh, they never learn, do they?

Well, its time to test the tanks as they should be able to handle anything weaker than 7th tier if they worked together, while the Gatling tanks hmhm should cover the weaknesses of the lasher tanks~

Now then, let us see how many they have~

(A/N with the psychic radar up and running he could view the area much more easily like in the game, but the range is limited to a hundred miles until he gets a few more added or unless he upgrades a few things ;~))