Chapter 362 - 338: The Plague Spreads Across the Field
Mitsubishi Command Center, just as Tsukamoto was ordering the remaining two team members to block the sewer exit, the heavily defeated Gunno Yosai suddenly shouted: "I refuse to accept this! Captain, I have a way, I still have value, I can’t just be defeated like this, I can still turn the tide!"
Tsukamoto asked in a deep voice: "Does Mr. Tsujiyama really have a chance to turn the tables?"
Gunno Yosai asserted: "Since Da Fei can use the plague against us, of course we can also use the plague against other people in the China Region. I have a way to survive and reach the surface. As long as I infect the Chinese with the plague, we might be able to turn the tables! As for Da Fei being beyond common sense, just trap him in the sewer!"
Igarashi shuddered: "But the plague doesn’t choose who it infects, it could very likely spread to our international allies!"
Gunno Yosai furiously said: "Isn’t that even better? If we can’t make it through, then no one can! It could also clear the obstacles for our team members in the other arenas for the finals!"
Igarashi’s face twitched.
Tsukamoto was struck with an idea: "President! Mr. Tsujiyama makes sense, anyway, we have firsthand video evidence of being infected with the plague by Da Fei, then Mr. Tsujiyama can infect other Chinese, and then they infect other allies. At that time, the source of the disaster will be Da Fei, and we can completely explain it to our allies!"
Igarashi had no more concerns and immediately said: "Great! Mr. Tsujiyama, you must survive and make it to the surface!"
Gunno Yosai confidently said: "President, rest assured, I may not be able to save the troops, but I personally have a special skill for soul sacrifice that can save my life, I will definitely make it out alive!"
Tsukamoto decisively said: "Good, Mr. Fukuda, be careful to maintain distance from the sewer entrance and avoid infection. Once Mr. Tsujiyama breaks out from underground, immediately cover up the lid."
"Report, Captain, two Chinese forces are sticking to me and Mr. Yamada, just waiting for Mr. Tsujiyama to come out of the sewer, we can infect them with the plague in no time!"
Igarashi clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: "It’s now or never. Even if our entire team is wiped out in this arena, we must pave the way for our second echelon of players to win the championship!"
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Just as Da Fei was distracted by the Sea Soul Staff, the Japanese opponent’s army in front of him suddenly turned and pulled back into the sewer.
—System Prompt: Japan Region player "Gunno Yosai" has fled the battlefield, losing a third of his current forces. You have won the battle.
Da Fei was taken aback! They ran? Damn it! If you’re going to run then why not do it sooner? Even an amateur player like me knows to retreat immediately when the formation in front isn’t right. Well, I want to see how a professional player, without BUFFs and unlikely to survive the extreme conditions, handles the triple plague. Follow them!
Da Fei pursued closely, and along the road were the corpses of the Hell Race low-level soldiers. Da Fei was even more puzzled now; they were already so defeated, what difference would running away make? But on the other hand, these low-level soldiers should not be underestimated in a player versus player fight, simply because the Hell Race’s Tier 1 "Demon Child" is the only low-level strategic troop among the races!
The Divine Skill of the Demon Child is "Mana Stealing"; as soon as it’s their turn to act, their huge numbers can completely steal the mana of the opposing hero or magic forces! So, the Hell Race’s sea of low-level soldiers is the bane of magic heroes. When fighting the Hell Race, you have to be ready for a situation where the battle starts and you’re immediately drained of mana and forced into a melee to the death.
So, Japan’s desperate charge is understandable—they tried to steal all the mana from Vice Hero Serbia. But Serbia no longer had much mana along the way, it was the mana stored in the Sea Soul Staff. Not to mention, most of those little 5-HP creatures, the Demon Children, would fall to the plague before they got a chance to act.
Now, Da Fei, chasing the Japanese, returned to the sewer manhole cover.
So that’s it, the Japanese planned to ambush me at the sewer exit! Damn, did they get their brains pinched by the manhole cover? As soon as the battle starts, they’ll be infected; how the hell are they professional players!
—System Prompt: The sewer manhole cover has been covered with a heavy object and cannot be opened!
Ah crap! Da Fei sprayed out a mouthful of blood in frustration! Damn those Japanese, playing such childish tricks, acting like they are professional players, goddammit!
Da Fei banged on the manhole and cursed: "Damn Japanese, let Brother Fei out! I’ll destroy you!"
But as much as he cursed, Da Fei knew he’d been played by the Japanese. What now? Wait, I should be able to get through, right?
Da Fei immediately took inventory of his Hero’s Proofs—sure enough, he had 12 of them! The Korean girl gave 2, the Korean dude 1, the Lizardman BOSS 1, the Kobold 1, the Bat Monster 1, the Golden Cockroach 1, two Slime Monster BOSSES 2, and Baron Nash 3, more than enough for the 10 needed to qualify!
Click the prompt?
—System Prompt: You have obtained a total of 12 Hero’s Proofs and have qualified for the next round of the competition. Do you wish to proceed to the next round?
—System Prompt: The number of your Hero’s Proofs does not meet the conditions for achieving the Plague achievement. If you proceed to the next round now, you will not be able to complete the Plague achievement.
Da Fei frowned! That’s right, the 2 proofs given by the Korean girl, as well as the 2 from the Lizardman and Kobold, were obtained before contracting the plague. It meant he had to collect at least 2 more, preferably even more. For someone who used a Divine Artifact, merely qualifying was meaningless—a cursed state awaited him in the next battle with zero hope. The key was to achieve the triple plague, but now he was locked down by the Japanese players—what to do?
Two options: One, keep wandering in the underground sewer to find BOSSES and collect more proofs? But, were there any BOSSES left? Killing BOSSES for proofs was nowhere near as fast as Brother’s headhunting. But you never know—Brother just wiped out two Japanese without shedding a crumb.
Second, ask Hemorrhoid Ointment or the Goddess for help to lift the lid?
Seems like there were no other options. However, asking the large guilds for help was something Da Fei instinctively resisted. But those who accomplish great things must have thick skin—well, Brother can just sell you a Divine Artifact later on and not rip you off too much.
Da Fei hastily messaged Ma Yinglong: "Chairman Ma, I have my Divine Equipment and I’m ready to go on a rampage, but I’m blocked by the Japanese in the sewer and can’t get out. Can you send someone to back me up? My coordinates are..."
Soon after, Ma Yinglong replied: "Sewer? Your coordinates seem to be near two of Star’s members—we can’t get there. We in the China Region are outnumbered 10 to 1 by the Multi-National Joint Army and are completely watched; impossible to spare extra members. But I’ll let Star know right away—as long as they know Brother Fei is geared with Divine Equipment—oh right, what’s Divine Equipment? Anyway, I’ll contact them immediately!"
You could imagine the shock Ma Yinglong felt while replying to that message. As the leader of a large guild, he was privy to some hidden data through headquarters relationships, like the cave in the jungle map, ancient tomb in the Gravel Wilderness, and ancient beast remains in the Dark Swamp, and so on. Now, concerning this sewer and the Divine Equipment mentioned by Da Fei, even without details, he could guess a great deal. No wonder Da Fei had been quiet for so long—he’d discovered a hidden map! With his army strength plus the Divine Artifact, how much advantage could he gain?
Ma Yinglong felt extremely uncomfortable. Although at the start the China Region gained an advantage by assembling first, and some players from the European Union Zone deliberately threw the game to spark a mini-climax, after all, the Multi-National Forces outnumbered them and were closely monitored. It wasn’t just about looting or collecting Hero’s Proofs—even self-preservation was tough.
While we were desperately fighting in the front, all the benefits were taken by this Da Fei. Anyone in the know would feel upset. Even more annoying was that now the China Region could only rely on him decked out in his Divine Equipment to break the siege—a chance for both fame and profit! This Da Fei was truly a rascal, no simple rogue, but one with capital to be roguish.
While Ma Yinglong was contacting Star, and Da Fei was seeking help from the Star Goddess, the battlefield situation suddenly changed!
Two main players from the Star Guild, Earth Fierce Star and Earth Demon Star, were infected with a mysterious triple plague. Apart from a small number of Unicorn troops, other low-level troops instantly lost mobility and became fish on the chopping block!
At this moment, Bu Feiyan immediately replied to Da Fei: "Brother Fei, bad news! Although we have two members near your coordinates, they’re infected with a severe plague and can’t move at all. Do you know what’s going on, Brother Fei?"
Da Fei was taken aback—Bro! Of course, he knew! So that little Japanese ran for his life just to use Brother’s plague to kill! That was way too cunning! Turns out their heads weren’t just squished by manhole covers!
Da Fei could only clear his throat and replied: "Well, I’m infected with the plague too, but the Divine Equipment is holding up, won’t die just yet..."
Bu Feiyan immediately said: "It seems that only the Undead players on Dragon Slayer’s side might save us. Hang in there, Brother Fei!"
Da Fei sighed inwardly; it seemed he couldn’t rely on anyone. Even the Japanese players knew how to use the plague to harm others. The pro players from Star were no saints either—likely to use the plague to drag others down with them. Seems the whole surface world would be in turmoil. Well, I’ll look for BOSSES myself. Besides, I still want to see the effects of the Sea Soul Staff, not in a hurry for time.
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Just as Da Fei predicted, those two players from the Star Guild, representing the highest level of Chinese players, surely wouldn’t just sit and wait for death. They decisively launched a suicidal plague offensively against the Multi-National Forces that besieged them.
In just a few minutes, the plague rapidly spread across the Ancient City Ruins map, nearly 80% of the players lost fighting capability. The situation in the Ancient City Ruins alerted the global eSports media, and all eyes focused on this map for a time.
At this moment, the Japan Region seized the opportunity to release a video of Da Fei killing the ultimate BOSS, Baron Nash, and infecting his own country’s players with the plague—"Chinese Region player Da Fei, the source of the plague, suspect of exploiting a BUG, a breaker of rules, strongly requests the competition committee to disqualify his participation and cancel his rewards!"
The world was shaken in an instant! (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)