Chapter 182 - 173 The Baptism of the Light Storm
Chapter 182: Chapter 173: The Baptism of the Light Storm
Chapter 182 -173: The Baptism of the Light Storm
Flying made a frantic escape from the battlefield.
Along the way, the sailors were busy extinguishing fires and repairing the ship; the Forest Goddess and Selvia were continuously healing. Up and down the deck, everyone was in a frenzy, but at least the fire and injuries were under control. Da Fei let out a long sigh of relief. Damn, if my ship wasn’t inherently so weak, I would have charged right through the firepower and taken Siriel down.
At this moment, the World Channel was filled with curses; it seemed China Region was about to lose.
Da Fei sighed deeply again. With great power comes great responsibility. Could it be that I’d somehow become the villain of the China Region? If I could join the battle normally, I would have crushed the Hell with ease. It’s just a pity that I’m so powerful that even the system had to intervene.
All of a sudden, a wave of sorrow and melancholy surged in Da Fei’s heart, the feeling of having no way to serve his country despite his martial skills. Truth be told, deep down, I’m a patriot too. It’s just that I never had the time or energy to express it. Although a stronger country might not benefit someone like me much, there’s definitely no benefit if the country isn’t strong. So I still hope for a strong nation. Winning a national war in the game might not have an actual impact on national strength, but winning is still better than losing. Besides, outside of the game, how else can I contribute to the country’s strength?
What should I do now? Can I still make it back there? Given my current condition, it’s even less possible to defeat Siriel.
Just then, the hum of the wind came from above, the calm waters of the Pool of Radiance began to ripple, and the Flying started shaking violently! Da Fei was taken aback. What was happening?
An Ancient Storm, a powerful tempest summoned by the World Tree amplifying the Ancient Wind, which could completely cleanse itself of impurities. Its effects were akin to a person sneezing or coughing to clear their throat. Of course, unleashing an Ancient Storm required the consumption of the World Tree’s divine power, so the World Tree wouldn’t easily summon it without good reason.
The last storm happened a thousand years ago, during a full-scale invasion by the Hell Race. Facing numerous demon attackers, the World Tree unleashed a massive storm, effectively withstanding the demon assault until the reinforcements, led by Legendary Hero Gru, arrived.
This time, the storm was aimed at a bunch of level 30 children, so the scale wasn’t very high, but given that the Flying had just been through a fire, it was still a significant challenge. Naturally, as long as the Elf Kingdom had unleashed the storm, it meant they had lost this war of attrition.
–System Prompt: Warning! The World Tree is about to unleash an Ancient Storm, and the dark creatures will face its wrath and cleansing!
Da Fei was suddenly shocked, a storm? Damn it, did they really think I’d be tossed around just because I possessed Storm Navigation?
Obviously, regular Ancient Winds enhanced light magic and thunder, and a storm-level wind would do even more so. Da Fei immediately stashed Deirdre and all the Little Banshees and Charming Emperor Cannon Emperor into the Banshee Camp! The camp was in the Otherworld and wouldn’t be affected by the storm.
Then, Catherine resumed issuing commands to the sailors to brace for the storm. Having experienced the baptism of the Blood Sea Storm, her instructions were now much more efficient and swift.
Sailing truly was a refining ordeal; the only progress left wanting was me–ugh! What more progress could I make?
…
The sudden gale left the multi-national joint army, who had just captured the Lake Island and were cheering and awaiting the victory announcement from the system, completely dumbstruck!
–Ah choo! Siriel spat out a burst of molten lava, pointing to the sky in fury, “I want to see what you Elves can do to me!”
Siriel’s body erupted in flames again, lava gushed endlessly, then solidified in an instant, turning him into a glass statue!
“So cool!” a chorus of awe erupted from the Hell players. As long as the commander held steady, there’s no problem.
A thunderous bolt echoed beneath, akin to an ancient horn, as the wind roared in. Waves surged on the Pool of Radiance, and under the stunned cries of all the Hell players on the island, the Lake Island was submerged with a splash…
The storm was upon them, and the Flying adjusted all sails accordingly.
–System Prompt: You braved the storm and gained 2,600 experience.
Had it been on the open sea, they would have lowered all sails. If faced with the kind of monstrous waves like those in the Abyss Blood Pool, they’d have to raise sails to maintain maneuverability and dodge the waves. As for now, the storm wasn’t as extreme as the Blood Pool, but the lake was full of tree roots, and a collision would be catastrophic! So this operation was even more challenging than the Abyss Blood Pool.
A huge wave came crashing! Catherine steered swiftly behind a cluster of roots, boom! The wave hit the roots and sent water splashing everywhere! That’s right, with strategic maneuvering, the roots could become the Flying’s wave barrier. And given the arrangement of roots in the Pool of Radiance, the scale of waves wouldn’t be too high here. A mere 2,600 experience points was proof of that.
They could survive it!
In the Abyss Blood Pool, Catherine had already honed the skill of sailing amidst storms, and her brilliant maneuver just now bolstered Da Fei’s confidence. His heart surged with the waves’ rise and fall. Just then, a celestial harmony echoed once again.
–System Prompt: The Flying absorbed the light energy from the storm, and the life of the ship’s materials began to awaken! The Flying’s durability limit increased by 24!
–System Prompt: Congratulations! The Flying upgraded to level 3, with an additional 500 durability limit, 20 defense, and a maximum speed increase of 1.
Da Fei was taken aback at first, then overwhelmed with joy! It came! It truly worked! The old lady was right; the Flying had both a Divine’s Blessing and Curse of Misfortune, perfectly compatible with both light and dark energy!
“Life begins to awaken,” this was essentially the ship-repair reward for completing the purification mission, akin to the storm in the Abyss Blood Pool! Hahaha, perfect timing! All those arrangements on the ship before my expedition were just waiting for this moment!
Da Fei pointed to the sky, “Come on, let the light energy come even stronger! Hahaha!”
…
Elf Kingdom’s capital, Farolan City, World Tree Square.
Tens of thousands of players who had been defeated gathered densely in the square, waiting for the final results to be announced. Although they lost, participation was what mattered in the national war, and the system would still give some rewards.
At this time, the senior officials of Star Guild were passionately recruiting in the square’s center: “Even though we’re afraid of no nation in the world, our forces are insufficient against a multi-national alliance. Join our Star Guild, and next time, we will showcase the elegance of Chinese players on the national war stage…”
The masses clamored, “We want to see the number one beauty, Bu Feiyan!” “Bring the beauty over to dance a belly dance, and we’ll join!”
“Um, sorry, Miss Bu Feiyan is currently on a mission.”
“Damn! She’s undertaking a task instead of participating in the national war? Not doing a pole strip dance gets her a bad review!”
“Yeah, bad review! Bad review!”
The crowd suddenly gasped, “It’s Blood Sea Wave! The God-level Hero, Blood Sea Wave!”
Blood Sea Wave wasn’t in a good mood and couldn’t care less about the system rewards, pushing through the crowd toward the teleportation array, ignoring the players trying to greet him or add him as a friend. The reason for his bad mood was being instantly defeated by SawSaw. Though no one blamed him, as many experts were also defeated instantly, Blood Sea Wave felt uneasy. Especially since SawSaw didn’t attack when the trash appeared, what did that imply? It implied that SawSaw was also wary of him–it’s all because of that massive dreadnought ship!
That should have been my dreadnought! The more Blood Sea Wave thought about it, the angrier he got, his heart bleeding, and his desire for a dreadnought growing more fervent! He must acquire one!
Blood Sea Wave immediately thought of the Tiger Shark Pirate Battleship owned by Desolate Barbarian Pirate Leader Rock!
Blood Sea Wave’s brow twitched. This Rock spent all day in debauchery while it was Master Barak who went hunting; did Barak have no thoughts about it? Blood Sea Wave began trying to recall any hints from conversations with Barak about replacing Rock. Even if he didn’t have any, he’d make trouble anyway, wouldn’t he?
Just then, two players blocked his path: “Brother Tao, please let us join your studio!”
The interruption annoyed Blood Sea Wave. He glanced at these two, who went by the names Invincible Soldier and Invincible Wei, and smirked with disdain. Only the weak took such lousy names, and they should be heading to a big communal place like Star Guild.
Blood Sea Wave coldly said, “Star is recruiting, why don’t you join them?”
Invincible Soldier quickly said, “We think following Brother Tao promises a better future.”
Blood Sea Wave had half a mind to slap this idiot. Wasn’t this obvious? But, forget about tagging along with nobodies like Agou and Amao. This national war failure was all because there were too many Agou and Amao in the China Region, making people think the region was strong.
Blood Sea Wave said coldly, “Rank within the top 1,000 in the WCG or CPL leagues first.” With that, he left proudly, leaving the two players stranded in the wind.
One was entirely clueless, “WCG, CPL, what are those?”
The other knew too much, “Damn! Can he afford to pay the wages of players ranked in the top 1,000?”
“We better pick junk and go solo.”
“Loser, keep looking for someone to cling to!”
“Hey, hey, you’re the one who said soloing was good!”
“Soloing doesn’t work; we need to stand out now, or our spots will get taken when school starts!”
…
The Pool of Radiance, the storm had finally passed, and the entire pool emitted a refreshing fragrance. Not only was the Flying not heavily damaged, but it also increased its durability limit by 1,000! Da Fei erupted in laughter. I’ve laughed until the end again!
–System Prompt: You experienced a mysterious storm and have acquired information for becoming an expert-level navigator.
–System Prompt: Your Vice Heroine Catherine received information for God-level Navigation Skill.
–System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Selvia received information for Master-level Light Magic. Selvia acquired the skill information of Master-level skill “Storm Coming.”
Da Fei was taken aback; even Selvia obtained information? Storm Coming? The legendary Master-level Light Magic designed to counter the Air Force? Obtained two pieces of information in one go?
Da Fei was soon relieved! Well, yeah, with so much light energy in the storm, the principle was the same as with the Demon God Storm in the Blood Pool! So that’s how it is! I’ve learned another method to reach the Grandmaster level, which is to roam places with harsh elemental environments, hahaha!
Flying approached the ruins of the Lake Island city wall, and a red dot appeared on Da Fei’s radar. He was startled! No way, there were survivors?
Da Fei pulled out his telescope and, whoa! What was that! (To be continued.)