Evernight Bulwark

Once every ninety-nine years, the Abyssal Tide comes. Ji Linzhou's father died in battle. All he left behind was a broken fortress, three hundred people waiting to die, and a monster carrying his father's helmet in its jaws. Everyone thought Outpost No. 7 was finished. But that night, Ji Linzhou wrested the helmet back from the monster's mouth and found a core hidden inside. The core burned hot in his hand—he had awakened the Fortress Builder talent. Kill monsters, take cores, build them into the walls. A stone demon core builds walls that grow on their own. A shadow demon core builds towers that turn invisible. Others defend their cities with source crystals, with reinforcements, with handouts from the royal court. Ji Linzhou defends his city by killing. Zhao Ting wants his fortress. The Grey Tower Academy wants his talent. The Abyssal Cult wants his life. Ji Linzhou drives his blade into the ground. "One comes, one dies. An army comes, an army gets buried." Others defend cities with resources. I defend mine by killing monsters. Every wall is carved with the epitaph of an enemy. Tags: Dark Fantasy · Lord Base-Building · Ruthless Decisiveness · Fortress Building · Fast-Paced Power Fantasy — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: Evernight Bulwark — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠