Global Lord in the Apocalypse: I Begin with a Greenhouse

Chapter 15 - The Effects Fade Too Quickly

“Damn it! They’re here!”

Adrian immediately picked up his bow from the floor when he saw that the fence beside the greenhouse had been smashed open, leaving a hole large enough for an adult to pass through.

“I underestimated them! Now they’re going to destroy everything in front of them!”

Abominations were monsters that had reached the peak of Silver tier. Using palm trees of the same tier to hold them back was never going to work for long, just as Adrian had expected.

He simply hadn’t anticipated that these gigantic monsters would break free sooner than he had predicted.

Now that the palm trees’ hallucinatory effects were wearing off, the monsters would undoubtedly become even more ferocious and savage than before as they vented their frustration.

I only have 550 Energy Stones left in my savings! What am I supposed to do now?!

Lost in thought, Adrian knew he had very little time before the monsters destroyed his shelter.

“Adrian, I don’t know if this will be of any use to you.”

Seeing the troubled expression on his face, Darla knew she had to do something to help.

She extended her arm, showing him her stockpile of Attribute Stones, with the number displayed on her wristwatch.

“Ten thousand Attribute Stones?” Adrian murmured.

That was equivalent to a thousand Energy Stones. Although it seemed like a lot, it was nothing in the face of the Abominations. To fight them, he needed at least ten thousand Energy Stones.

Darla didn’t wait for Adrian to respond before tapping the holographic screen in front of her.

[Transfer successful. Ten thousand Attribute Stones have been transferred to Lord Galael’s account.]

The moment the transfer was completed, a notification appeared before Adrian.

[Ten thousand Attribute Stones detected. Use them to enhance the host’s physical strength.]

A lengthy list appeared on the screen. Since these Stones could only be used to enhance physical strength, every item on the list was related to that purpose.

Boom!

The entire section of the fence on the side collapsed.

Four Abominations could be seen advancing into the yard.

It would take less than a minute for them to reach the greenhouse and destroy it.

“Damn it! I can’t let that happen!”

Clenching his fists, Adrian knew he was running out of time.

If he didn’t do something now, he would have only one option left: escape.

“But wait! Could it be…?”

Looking at the monsters through the glass wall, a sudden realization struck him. He remembered something he had seen the day before.

“Summoning a knight? What’s the point of that?”

When Adrian had been desperately hungry, he had opened his system screen and examined as much of its contents as possible.

His goal was simple: to find food or something he could grow.

As it turned out, he had been mistaken. There was nothing he wanted.

Despite his shelter being a greenhouse, there were no plants or anything useful for growing crops in his system.

“What kind of greenhouse is this, anyway?”

Although slightly disappointed, Adrian hadn’t let that stop him from hunting in the wilderness.

“That’s right! If I exchange Attribute Stones for Soul Stones, can’t I still summon a knight?”

It turned out that these ten thousand Attribute Stones weren’t entirely useless. They were more than enough to perform a summoning.

After exchanging his Attribute Stones for Soul Stones, Adrian obtained an equivalent amount.

Scrolling through the list, he found that the cheapest option was a Bronze-tier warrior, priced at one thousand Soul Stones.

“No! I can’t rely on them!”

Adrian had never performed a summoning before. Under normal circumstances, he wasn’t even sure whether one Gold-tier warrior would be better than ten Bronze-tier warriors fighting in coordination.

However, when it came to fighting these gigantic monsters, the answer was obvious. He needed the strongest warrior available.

The Abominations outside were Silver-tier monsters. He needed at least a Gold-tier warrior to stand a chance against them.

“Having one reliable subordinate is better than having a whole group I can’t count on!”

Even if the warrior proved incapable of holding back the monsters, Adrian could still use him to help with his escape.

At the bottom of the list, only one name remained: Dark Knight. However, its slot was still locked.

“Even the cheapest Gold-tier warrior costs fifteen thousand? Fine! I hope you won’t disappoint me!”

Adrian exchanged five hundred Energy Stones for five thousand Soul Stones and added them to his existing balance. Instantly, the Dark Knight slot unlocked.

When Adrian pressed the button on the screen, a golden light emerged from the sacred altar, creating a portal-like opening in the air.

Firm footsteps echoed from within the portal as a knight stepped out.

Standing approximately 180 centimeters tall, about ten centimeters shorter than Adrian, the knight had a remarkably sturdy build. He wore black metal boots and matching iron gauntlets on both hands. A black leather cloak adorned with beautiful golden ornaments draped over his body, while his right hand gripped a two-meter-long black steel sword whose darkness seemed just as profound.

However, that wasn’t the most shocking thing Adrian noticed.

Beneath the hood covering his head, Adrian could see that the knight wasn’t human.

He was… an undead creature.

“Thank you for resurrecting me, my lord. I am here to serve you.”

The knight knelt on one knee before Adrian and lowered his head. Although his deep voice sounded somewhat eerie, his demeanor displayed absolute obedience.

“Dark Knight, rise,” Adrian said. “Do you see the enemies coming this way?”

He pointed toward the monsters nearby.

“Destroy them and protect this shelter!”

“At your command, my lord.”

Lowering his head deeply, the knight immediately set off.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

His agile footsteps carried him forward at incredible speed.

In the blink of an eye, he was already standing before the gigantic monsters.