Chapter 270 - 250: The China Region of Hidden Dragons and Crouching Tigers
Da Fei felt a sense of satisfaction and relief upon securing victory in the second battle, but he remained on alert.
To be honest, if it weren’t for his God-level Reconnaissance Technique, he might have been the one decapitated. The China Region is full of hidden talents that should not be underestimated. His careless travel through the jungle not only risked ambushes but would also scare people away. His speed in the jungle wasn’t advantageous, and he might not catch up if someone deliberately tried to escape.
So, there was no other choice but to use Phantom March low-key. By the way, who was that earlier? One Sword Eastward? The name sounded familiar! Seemed like a master?
Now, Da Fei moved ahead without encountering a single red dot. Players weren’t fools; after their coordinates were exposed twice, they naturally evaded early. After all, thanks to those two fools on the World Channel, Da Fei suddenly became a fearsome Great Demon King. Da Fei knew best how high his Attack was. The joy of the first battle was due to his Ranger having a lucky bonus against Demons. The second battle was joyful because the Jungle Hunters were naturally weak.
But prejudices existed, and victims only knew Da Fei’s Attack was very high, plus Da Fei was a legendary figure in the China Region. Who would dare to face him head-on?
Finally, a red cloud appeared on Da Fei’s radar! Damn, no need for radar; a large group of trees ahead shaking and birds flying wildly already indicated a significant gathering of players!
Damn it! Who expected so many players in this arena! What now?
No choice, I can’t mess with you guys, so I’ll hide! I don’t believe y’all are so united; when you can’t find me, what will you do? Surely there will be infighting, it’s obvious to me.
—World Channel [Royal Blade]: All players in Field #67, please join the chat group "Royal Guest Group 3456000123."
Damn it! Planning unified command to besiege me, huh? Fine, I’ll play espionage, I’ll join too; this is called know your enemy!
—Welcome to the Royal Guild Guest Group, please report your in-game ID name.
Heh! One Sword Eastward!
—Welcome One Sword Eastward to the Royal Guild Guest Group, enjoy your game.
Haha, being a spy in an offline chatroom is too easy. Suddenly, Da Fei realized this chatroom was continuously joined by people, reaching 8000 in no time! Numbers were still rapidly increasing.
Damn, can’t be, right? This arena can’t possibly have 8000 people, right?
Of course, it can’t have 8000; these are players watching for fun and excitement! Indeed, the Royal Guild has a rare marketing opportunity; they want to take this precious chance to raise the guild’s profile! Why is the opportunity precious? Because their opponent is the famous Da Fei! Nowadays, to become famous, the most effective way is to latch onto a celebrity!
Royal Blade: "Hello everyone, all players gathered around me, please type 1. Our opponent this time is Da Fei, whose Reconnaissance Skill level is apparently Grandmaster-level, making him very dangerous in the jungle, so we’re adopting a dragnet search method. Once a target is found, encircle immediately. Now I’ll assign personnel—"
Hero News Reporter 098: "Hello, may I interrupt? I’m a front-line reporter for Hero News. There’s a concern among players: Is it appropriate for your guild to unite against a single player?"
Royal Blade: "Because he’s Da Fei, that’s reason enough!"
Hero News Reporter 098: "Is it because he’s too strong?"
Royal Blade: "That’s right. If you think it’s unfair for us to outnumber him, Da Fei also uses strength to bully the weak, which is equally unfair. We’re on the jungle field now, and we follow jungle rules!"
The chat group erupted, "Well said!" Many ordinary players felt uneasy seeing Da Fei’s arrogance.
Reporter: "So, what will the united team do once Da Fei is eliminated?"
Royal Blade: "Of course, compete fairly afterward. I think the reporter overthinks; do you think we can eliminate Da Fei? Even I lack confidence! He’s the man who challenged the world during the National War! He’s the man who slayed a Demigod; he can easily wipe out a regular player’s troops. We’re facing a super BOSS! Now, let’s assign personnel."
Obviously, Royal Blade intentionally sidestepped the victory aftermath topic and exaggerated Da Fei’s threat.
At this moment, hearing such an evaluation, Da Fei felt invigorated and thought, "Is this really the image I have among regular players?" Ha, yes indeed! One can make up for shortcomings with strength.
All right, to live up to my super BOSS-like image, I’ll fight to the end! How to fight? One Sword Eastward’s assassination method was excellent, so I’ll ambush and relocate after each attack. In the jungle, I can’t catch up with you guys, so you think you can catch me? And who dares to chase me?
Royal Blade’s organizational ability was impressive; he easily remembered the players gathered around him and assigned formations. One must admit, organizing unknown players on short notice is a commendable talent. Of course, for regular players, Royal Guild had the upper hand, and they had no choice; disobedience would result in immediate elimination.
The dragnet began.
Da Fei quietly ambushed in the forest, awaiting the first prey to take the bait. Here it comes! A line of four red dots approached. Da Fei furrowed his eyebrows; it had to be a swift decapitation!
The first troop got closer; it was a Human Race player, a classic lineup of gunners and archers. A gunner in the jungle was useless; unable to maneuver the long spear or form a defensive formation, this guy was doomed to tragedy.
Wait, where’s the player? Da Fei parted the leaves, observing for a while, only knowing this was a troop named "Player Xie Babai’s Army," but the player leader was nowhere in sight! Damn, is he hiding among the Long Spear Soldiers crawling? That’s too cowardly, isn’t it? This can’t be decapitated then!
His troops grew closer, if he didn’t act, Da Fei’s hiding spot would be exposed. No choice, attack!
A round of arrows whistled out!
—System Prompt: You attacked Xie Babai’s troop, you eliminated their archer troop!
And right then, Da Fei heard a scream in the chat group, "It’s Da Fei! Da Fei is attacking me! Luckily, I’ve been keeping my head down!"
The chat group instantly erupted, "Coordinates! Report coordinates!"
Damn! At that moment, Da Fei saw a scrambling figure frantically crawled behind a large tree, disappearing from sight!
Ah, damn! Another head escaped! Meanwhile, the other three red dots began to converge!
Da Fei, feeling frustrated, thought, "Are you really going to surround me?" Fine, if you’re all this kind of trash, I wouldn’t even bother relocating after a shot!
The second and third red dots soon appeared, a huge group of Skeleton Archers and a large group of dwarf level-1 Shield Guards, Undead players, and dwarf players! Ha, cooperatively joined in against me, the Bright Alliance and the Dark Alliance, what a harmonious sight!
Unfortunately, Skeleton Archers, level-1 units with inherently poor aim, are utterly useless in the obstacle-laden jungle. Their arrows didn’t have the swiftness or power of Jungle Shooters, and even a leaf could deflect them, and they couldn’t form an Arrow Formation in the woods to counter their accuracy disadvantage, making them utterly trash. As for the dwarfs, that’s hard to say; their mobility was never outstanding in any terrain, but it didn’t matter much; dwarfs were natural traveler adventurers. So, eliminate the dwarfs first! Once stuck in close combat, escaping would be impossible!
The problem was, where was this dwarf leader called "Jack"? Was he also hiding within the troops? Damn it, naturally short and still hiding, are all China players so cowardly?
Damn! Just kill their troops!
At this moment, a black smoke flashed from the Undead’s side!
—System Prompt: Contestant "Still Innocent" cast Dark Magic "Slowing Spell" on your troops!
Da Fei’s eyebrows twitched! A Slow Spell! And at that moment, a golden light flashed beside him!
—System Prompt: Your vice hero Selvia cast Master-level Nun skill "Undying Light," their spell failed!
Thank goodness! If I were slowed, I’d be done for!
Meanwhile, the chat group was in chaos again: "I’m suffering heavy losses, hurry reinforcement!"
"Spell ineffective! Da Fei nullifies my slowing spell!"
"No way! How is that possible!"
"Hurry! Hurry and reinforce!"
Reinforce? Do you think I’d give you a chance? My 250 level-4 troops, compared to your level-1 troops, I’d wipe you out in a second! Also, I couldn’t care less about you guys, I’d take you down one by one, bring on two, I’d take both!
Another round of arrows whistled out, instantly wiping out the high-defense, high-health dwarf level-1 Shield Guards that were famed for withstanding ranged attacks. The Skeleton Archers of Undead players inflicted barely any damage on Da Fei’s level-4 troops!
A dwarf yelled, "Da Fei’s firepower is too strong, I can’t handle this, I’m out!"
Then Da Fei saw an iron ball roll into the bushes with a clatter. Da Fei was baffled, how did they perform such high-difficulty actions?
The Undead player, seeing the unfavorable situation, also made a swift decision and retreated!
Damn it! Two more heads escaped! Da Fei was frustrated beyond belief! Despite having so many high-level ranged units, why couldn’t he snag a single head?
At that moment, a flash of lightning appeared before Da Fei’s eyes! A Thunderstrike descended with a booming explosion! The entire forest where Da Fei resided erupted in flames!
—System Prompt: Contestant "Phoenix Rain" cast Destruction Magic "Lightning Summoning Technique" on your troops! Your Forest Goddess Army suffered 530 damage!
Da Fei was momentarily stunned, a spellcasting player? Where are they? Meanwhile, a golden light drenched the Forest Goddess Army.
—System Prompt: Your vice hero Selvia cast Master-level Light Magic "Healing Spell" on your Forest Goddess Army, restoring 530 life!
Da Fei looked around in bewilderment, where is this person named Phoenix Rain?
Caught off guard, another Thunderstrike roared down! The Forest Goddess Army suffered another lightning strike!
Da Fei was on the verge of losing his mind! Damn it! Whoever’s hitting me, why can’t I see them? Was it their spells had ultra-long range, or could they cast while invisible? Is there such a skill for invisible spellcasting? Cannot be possible, right?
At this point, the entire chat group was in uproar, with the group leader dispatching armies: "Where the lightning strikes is Da Fei! Everyone charge, don’t let him escape!"
Da Fei was at wit’s end! After being hit by two lightning strikes, Da Fei yet to figure out where the attacking player was! The China Region truly had hidden dragons and crouching tigers!
Another Thunderstrike exploded down! This means they planned to deplete my Selvia’s Mana! Seeing the encroaching mass of red dots, Da Fei could no longer remain calm, I’m out of here!
At this point, on a distant treetop, an elf player dressed in a fiery red robe named Phoenix Feather gazed disdainfully at the hastily retreating Da Fei.
"Saying how great he is, just encountering newbies, he isn’t much after all!" Phoenix Rain sneered, then with an Instant Teleportation, flashed to another treetop, aiming to unleash long-range strikes to obliterate Da Fei to dust.
Indeed, Phoenix Rain’s specialty was "Titan’s Thunder," with a casting range 50% farther than standard Thunder Element spells! And in a jungle with obstructed views, Da Fei couldn’t see him, allowing leisurely strikes from the treetops! (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)