The respawn gave a decent amount of gold. I quickly took two secondary towns: Dungeon and native. In the first one, Efreets without Dogs in the Citadel, in the secondary town Demons. In the second one, I took 2 Dwarf Cottages, 2 Medusa Huts, a mini-conservatory, fully built both towns, except for Devils. On week 3, I bought out everyone from both towns and rushed into the underground, where Shakti was presumably lurking. On turn 134, I take his main town, kill a couple of noobs, go into the conservatory near the town, and the opponent surrendered.
Thanks for the game.