Chapter 131 - 127 We Must End the National War as Soon
Chapter 131: Chapter 127: We Must End the National War as Soon as Possible
Chapter 131 -127: We Must End the National War as Soon as Possible
After browsing the forum, Da Fei finally understood what had happened last night.
Da Fei was dumbfounded. This was the power of the Multi-Nation Hell Coalition! The scale, the manpower, if not for the natural barrier of the Pool of Radiance, he would have surely been crushed to bits. What puzzled Da Fei, however, was that both the Abyss Lords summoned using corpses and the reinforcements from the Hell Gate were temporary, vanishing as soon as the battle ended—a term professionals call Plane Projection. But now these Abyss Lords were the real deal? They could even set up stalls to sell their goods? How was he supposed to fight against this?
As level 6 troops, they rarely appeared as wild monsters, so players had not yet experienced the terror of level 6 troops, especially magical ones. The mere single-target spell lightning from a level 4 Druid was enough to terrify players, so one could only imagine the horror of the Abyss Lord’s group-target spell, Great Fireball.
Just as Da Fei witnessed, Druids casting spells against small insects would hit an entire troop’s tactical position, and the whole swarm would gleam with Thunder Light, visually indistinguishable from a group-target spell.
The Great Fireball’s visual spectacle would be even more overwhelming. If its target area contained multiple troops and even one soldier from a troop brushed against the bombing zone, then sorry, that unlucky soldier triggered the fuse on a minefield, and his entire troop would get bombed and share the damage—even if other troops weren’t in the blast zone of the Great Fireball.
At that time, the entire army would be engulfed in a sea of flying sparks, prompting all players to involuntarily gasp and howl in excitement—this was what drove players’ blood to boil in mid-to-late war stages!
Of course, since a group-target spell’s attack area was so large, its damage was much less compared to a single-target spell.
For example, the damage of the Advanced Fireball Technique was 27 + 17 × Magic Power, which was the damage inflicted on each tactical position, incomparable to the Advanced Lightning’s damage of 84 + 12 × Magic Power. So, the Abyss Lord would still be utterly dominated by Druids, unable to shake the status of Druids’ God-level monsters. The strategic significance of group-target spells lay not in killing enemies but in draining the enemy Priest’s mana.
Yet, group magic played on scale, once the number of Abyss Lords rose, it became a different story. Like now, Da Fei’s nightmares in the morning would become a reality!
This was no longer my personal battle!
However, now was not the time to think about battle! My wife is about to be swayed by Asan, right?
Agitated, Da Fei crawled out of the barrier and made his way near the main Magic Tower; Deirdre’s green dot was no longer present on the mini-map, indicating she had indeed become independent, no longer part of his troops! Damn it, if only I had known, I shouldn’t have taken this quest; I would have kept her in the barracks quietly to have kids. Without all this hassle, I’d likely have five or six special soldiers by now. Clearly, quests aren’t to be taken lightly.
The two little hearts whispered in Da Fei’s ear, “Master, we can no longer receive Lady Deirdre’s messages!”
Damn it! Even the kids don’t recognize her! Of course, now she’s independent, practically neutral, with no reason to be a mole anymore! Banshee! Banshee!!! When I catch you, I’m definitely locking you in the barracks to spank you!
Since Deirdre wasn’t in the Watchtower, Da Fei pulled out his binoculars and surveyed all around from the underground. The whole camp was bustling, with players from various countries setting up stalls, shouting at the top of their lungs.
Indeed, major teams worldwide had their sights on ordinary players who had acquired Abyss Lords last night, trying to purchase them. For large guilds and major teams, stocking up on level 6 troops meant something significant, especially for the Dragon Slayer. Once they had large numbers of level 6 troops, it signaled the rise of the Hell Race, which Dragon Slayer had never been strong in!
Da Fei raised his eyebrows, if so, would these countries really put effort into a National War? Likely, they were all thinking of preserving their troops, right? Damn it, if I had a squad of level 6 troops, there’s no way I’d go out there to battle, I’d sit in a corner doing nothing till the war ends, probably others thought the same, right? So why should I worry?
Finally, in a throng of Asan, Da Fei found Deirdre. She was with two Demon NPC heroes, fiddling with a shiny Crossbow Cannon. Damn it, my Phantom Crossbow Cannon! One of the NPCs was none other than her mentor, Siriel. Seems like giving her the Crossbow Cannon was right, otherwise, she wouldn’t have had a gift for apprenticeship, ruining the whole thing!
At that moment, a faint dark red halo appeared at her feet, causing Da Fei’s heart to break a bit! It’s not that I’m not trying, but honestly, something like this can’t be done alone, right? Come back, let’s live together in the Ocean Palace!
Through the Reconnaissance Skill, Deirdre’s equipment was all revealed.
—Dwarf King Armor: B-grade strategic treasure, Defense +10, Troop resistance to magic chance +15%
—Dwarf King Helmet: B-grade strategic treasure, Defense +5, Troop immune to Blinding Magic.
—Dwarf King Rune Shield: B-grade strategic treasure, Defense +8, Troop resistance to magic chance +20%
—Dwarf King Iron Fist: B-grade strategic treasure, Attack +3, Defense +3, Troop Attack Speed +5%.
—Dwarf King Greaves: B-grade strategic treasure, Defense +3, Troop immune to Delay Magic.
Dwarf King Set bonus: Troop Life +2, Hero Life +100.
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Argh! Da Fei spat out a mouthful of old blood! The Dwarf King Set! Damn it! This, this, this, this, this is surely something only large teams and major guilds can afford, right? Asan must be afraid she’d get killed and gave this along with goodwill, right? My goodwill dropped 30% overnight because of using these gear to buy her off, right? From the way they surrounded her three layers deep, Asan’s definitely insisting on taking her, right?
What to do? What to do? The kids can’t get in touch with their mom, and there’s a bunch of Asan shadowing every step, I just can’t get close! Is my kids’ mom really going to be taken away by Asan?
At that moment, Da Fei felt like his heart was being cut by a knife!
—Boom! A cannon shot erupted in flames, and chuckles burst out from the crowd where Deirdre was. That voice was clearly a woman’s, but her rough and bold demeanor was clearly not Deirdre’s.
Da Fei focused his gaze, and yes, it was a woman, but far tougher than an average Banshee, clearly not a Banshee, Deleb? Da Fei was suddenly shocked! It was Deleb! The Hell Race’s famous Epic Hero, Crossbow Cannon expert Iron Maiden Deleb! (Note: Deleb, a unique early-game hero of highest difficulty in Heroes of Might and Magic 5 for the Hell Race)
During open beta, no one didn’t know of this renowned Hell Cannon Woman from the campaign missions, dubbed Hell’s Sister! A female Great Demon, anyone daring to treat her as a servant Banshee would find themselves tortured to death on various bizarre machines.
For the Hell Race, which heavily depends on opening with Crossbow Cannons, this sister’s specialty was simply overpowering!
—Iron Maiden: Crossbows commanded by the hero gain the ability to launch fireballs, causing 20+20×Magic Power flame damage to the area around the crossbow arrow’s impact point.
In other words, her Crossbows were like modern artillery, blowing up entire areas! A Triple Crossbow plus the Divine Artifact “Mechanical Gravity Ring” that adds +1 usage to war machinery, firing four shots in succession, that’s bam bam bam bam, leaving all participants in the battle and video viewers at the time gasping and shouting!
Of course, all players knew this sister’s temper, only interested in war machines. For a player to converse with her, they needed a standout war machine. But evidently, across the whole Hero Continent, aside from Da Fei’s special equipment, other players only had store-bought machines, unable to even speak a word to her.
In other words, my Phantom Crossbow Cannon was most likely the stepping stone for Deirdre’s apprenticeship!
At this moment, Da Fei felt slightly thrilled! To become Deleb’s apprentice, it was unimaginable! Damn it! What am I thrilled about! Asan’s planning to take her away, right!
For major guilds, when taking over a spot, they surely run 24-hour shifts leaving no gap, no foreigner could squeeze through the wall of people near her to see Deirdre for real, how could I, their enemy, even approach, I’d be instantly killed, right? What could be done? Ask Dragon Slayer Guild to deal with them? But this is a camp, right? PKing in a camp is suicide, right? Dragon Slayer might help me block a road if it profits them, but what would PKing Asan benefit them?
At this point, there was only one solution left! Win the war quickly, or more precisely, I must win the National War, then every foreigner would be forcefully teleported home by the system! Exactly, win the war before Asan convinces Deirdre so the system sends them home!
How to win? If I capture the Abyss Blood Pool, doesn’t that mean victory? And to capture the Abyss Blood Pool, I must wait for the Spider Demon reinforcements and strike when the opportunity arises, right? As for defending the Pool of Radiance? Surely, it’s not only my responsibility, the whole Star Guild seems ready, right?
So should I still block the road? By the way, is Dragon Slayer blocking the road? Damn it, large guilds have already become national heroes; would they even care for me, the enemy camp?
No no no! Stay calm! Keep cool! I can’t mess up! The situation hiring troops at Pool of Radiance is great, I need to steady my position, I must recruit all the Forest Goddesses!
And I still have 73% goodwill! There’s no way Asan can steal her away now, even if Asan could reduce goodwill by 30% overnight by gifting gear, they’ve already given what they could, the remaining 20% won’t be easy to chip away! Besides, even at 50%, they can’t guarantee to take her!
With time pressing, no more idle talk, return to combat!
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