Chapter 431 - 403 The Assassin Who Ambushed the Royal Family
After half an hour of bustling activity, Da Fei had planted a circle of level 5 Holy Vines around the outer walls of Radiant City. Compared to level 4, level 5 vines had about one-third less initial attribute, but their skills were virtually indistinguishable. In any case, the entire perimeter of the outer walls was now entwined with a great swathe of what looked like green floral clothing from a distance.
However, even if there were no invading enemies in the current situation at the Pool of Radiance, it wouldn’t really matter, since these are plants after all, capable of gradual growth. Surely, they would become stronger in the future.
Now, all the affairs of Radiant City that could be handled were taken care of. The next step was to wait – wait for the construction to be completed, wait for the Holy Vine Heart aboard the Flying to fully grow. In summary, it was now safe to log off and return home. Wahaha!
Da Fei gave his Guild a heads-up: "Brother’s got a big thing to take care of, everyone have fun and be careful not to get bitten by a dog!"
The crowd responded one by one: "Brother Fei, take care, definitely won’t get bitten!" "Even if we do get bitten, we’ll bite back!"
Nice one! That’s the spirit he was after. With that, Da Fei peacefully logged off.
Yet what Da Fei didn’t know was that a secret and massive operation was unfolding around the Pool of Radiance. If Da Fei had scouted with his Reconnaissance Eagle, he probably would have been scared to log off, and would have had to postpone his meal. It must be said that constant victories had made Da Fei complacent. But one couldn’t blame Da Fei; after all, even the NPC advisors didn’t know and hadn’t provided any warning. The safety rating of the city’s panel actually increased rather than decreased compared to two days ago. Of course, the reason the safety rating had increased was that some of the Demon Camp’s troops had all been sent away for transport.
At this moment, another batch of supplies was transported from nearby Demon Flame City to the Demon Camp at the Pool of Radiance. The stone materials stockpiled by the Demon Camp now almost sufficed to build an entire second-level Great Wall. It must be said, players from the China Region truly had substantial reserves; this could be considered a collective effort of all current players from the China Region to build such a crazy project!
And it was at this moment that a surge of blood fog once again enveloped the camp’s square. Such a grand scale of operation finally awoke Nakasha, the Execution Officer, who had been resting for many days.
Lei Huolong had been waiting day and night for this moment for two consecutive days and nights. He immediately rushed to the giant spider to report: "Officer, I have prepared all the materials you requested!"
Nakasha laughed wildly: "Your madness and perseverance have truly touched me. Perhaps I should take back what I said; you have won my respect! Very good, I will immediately request workers from Lord Demon King to start construction, and I grant you one wish. How many workers do you want?"
Lei Huolong, trembling with excitement: "100,000! Officer, I want 100,000 workers to start on all fronts simultaneously!"
Nakasha roared with laughter: "Bold! I admire you so much that for such a huge number, I must personally see Lord Demon King for approval. Get ready, for when I return, it will be your time to make a great leap forward! Perhaps Lord Demon King will be so pleased, he’ll grant even more than 100,000! Hahahahaha..." Amidst his raucous laughter, Nakasha once again turned into a mist of blood and disappeared.
Success! Absolute success! Lei Huolong excitedly phoned his boss Ma Yinglong: "Boss, the construction is about to start!"
Ma Yinglong couldn’t help but rejoice: "How’s the preparation of the contaminants at the workshop?"
"All have been stored for half a month’s production, by the time the city wall is completed, the total amount will be equivalent to the last National War’s!"
Ma Yinglong nodded: "Hold on! No slack until the moment of victory!"
Lei Huolong was incredibly fired up: "Yes, Boss!"
Although he required his subordinates to remain vigilant, Ma Yinglong himself couldn’t help but heave a long sigh of relief. The night of yesterday was also a sleepless night for Ma Yinglong, a high-stakes gamble not on a strategic location, but precisely because it wasn’t a strategic location, all opponents couldn’t predict the intent of Dragon Slayer. After all, almost everyone had forgotten about the Pool of Radiance since the last National War. But from today onward, it will change – this place will become Dragon Slayer’s strategic point, where they will grip the Achilles’ heel of the Bright Alliance, at least ensuring Star’s cooperation under various circumstances!
The countdown to the decisive moment had begun!
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Elorin Pier.
The rookies in Da Bing and Da Wei’s dormitory had completed their errand tasks and had quickly advanced to level 3, receiving several small soldier rewards from the system. Since running errands was no longer an efficient way to level up, Da Bing decided to take everyone on Guild-commissioned tasks and level up along the way at sea.
At this time, members of the Royal Guild were also eyeing the pier with great interest.
As the captain of the school’s team, Da Bing couldn’t let One Sword Eastward grab all the opportunities to stand out, so he took the initiative to step forward and joked: "We’re about to go out to sea for leveling up, aren’t you guys leveling up too?"
Royal Blade coldly said: "Heard your ship is so fast no one can match it. No problem! As long as you’re leveling up, you have to stop your ship, and wherever there’s a leveling spot, we have our eyes on it. I want to see how you’ll continue!"
Da Bing was taken aback: "What if we find a secret leveling spot with no one around?"
Royal Blade laughed heartily: "Then, we would want to come and have a look! With so many players in the China Region, it’ll be interesting to see where you find a vacant newbie leveling spot."
Just then, One Sword Eastward called out from a distance: "Soldier, get on the ship! Why are you so enthusiastic about chatting with dogs?"
Da Bing couldn’t help but chuckle in surprise, and Royal Blade’s face turned icy in an instant!
In any case, when the Octopus set out to sea, three fast fishing boats immediately followed behind and kept tailing it all the way to the open sea.
Brother Hao put down the telescope and couldn’t help but wonder, "It seems they’re not from the Royal Guild?"
Da Bing said gravely, "Of course not. The official members of the Royal Family are all racing against time to level up, they don’t have the time to chase after us. Those must be temporary workers hired by the Royal Family with real money, specifically to hassle and deal with us!"
Brother Hao nodded, "I see, inshore these fishing boats might barely be able to catch up with us, but once we reach open sea we can immediately shake them off."
One Sword Eastward laughed, "What that dog said earlier is right, as long as there’s a place to level up, there will be players, and there will definitely be someone to signal them. We certainly can’t shake them off."
Brother Hao oh’d, "The Royal Family’s methods are indeed much stronger than those of the Blood Sea Studio. How do we deal with this?"
One Sword Eastward laughed heartily, "Of course, we finish them off at sea!"
Da Bing exclaimed, "Bombard them? Turning red and delaying leveling for novices is exactly what they’re hoping for!"
One Sword Eastward shook his head and smiled, "Soldier, how could you forget our trump card?"
"Trump card?" A moment of realization dawned on Da Bing, and he said with great joy, "Right! We have a trump card, let’s find a place with the strongest currents where it’s easiest to make a move!"
Now, the Octopus changed course and deliberately slowed down, narrowing the distance with the three fishing boats behind. Then, it consistently maintained a distance of forty to fifty meters, where both sides could easily shoot arrows at each other. However, shooting arrows under these circumstances would only turn one’s name red and serve no other purpose, so neither side made a move.
At this time, Gui Wuhun, the leader on the fishing boat, looked coldly ahead at the Octopus, full of doubt. Although he could be certain that the other side definitely had a trick up their sleeve, what could they actually do to him? Regardless of whether he killed someone or was killed, he would achieve his employer’s goal – he was already in an invincible position.
However, it was precisely this inability to grasp the situation that made Gui Wuhun, renowned as the "Assassin Amongst the People," extremely uncomfortable. In fact, accepting a commission that would delay his leveling time and potentially turn his name red, possibly even getting his Experience killed off, was even more annoying to Gui Wuhun. Had it not been for the fact that the employer was the Royal Dominator, with whom he had years of cooperative relations, had it not been for the commission price being as usual irrefusably attractive, had it not been for the target being Da Fei from the China Region who was outrageously arrogant and asking for a beatdown, Gui Wuhun would not have taken this annoying commission.
Gui Wuhun’s specialty was the flying hook, the same used by pirates to board large ships. The difference was his flying hook could also be used as a weapon to kill from a distance. The main objective of this operation was to harry and steal monsters or force the other side to initiate PK, preventing them from leveling up, but if the opportunity arose, Gui Wuhun was prepared to use his flying hook to board the ship and clear the area, either stealing or destroying the Octopus belonging to Da Fei.
Neither One Sword Eastward nor the Invincible Soldier would be a match for him, and the chances of success were very high! Gui Wuhun could never understand – these two dregs without any real skills, how could they be so arrogant just because they had others to back them? No, it was not people backing them, but rather dogs backing dogs – a piece of trash like Da Fei isn’t even someone to begin with!
In any case, the only thing Gui Wuhun could do now was to quietly wait for the opportunity.
Suddenly, there was a violent surge in the water ahead, and the Octopus abruptly turned and sped up!
Gui Wuhun’s eyelids twitched. Is this— and then he saw a massive whirlpool appear ahead!
There wasn’t time to ponder whether the whirlpool was magic or something else, a shocked Gui Wuhun shouted at the top of his lungs, "Turn! Turn!!!"
But it was no use, like a monster opening its huge maw, the tremendous suction of the whirlpool left no room for the three ordinary fishing boats to resist.
Watching the Octopus leave them in its wake, Gui Wuhun finally understood, but it seemed there was more he didn’t understand!
Boom!!! Pulled by the tremendous suction of the whirlpool amidst the spinning sea and cries of alarm, the three fishing boats collided and finally were swallowed by the vortex...
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At this time, the channel of the Dragon Cavalry Chamber of Commerce was filled with cheers!
One Sword Eastward laughed loudly, "They thought they could ambush us? I didn’t give them a chance!"
Everyone said in turn, "Brother Jian, you’re too badass, you solved the problem so perfectly!"
Brother Hao joyfully said, "Little Jian, you’re really clever, I have to give you 32 likes!"
One Sword Eastward quickly responded, "Thank you for the praise, Brother Hao!"
Brother Hao smiled, "Praise! Yes, I’m praising! I’m going to award Little Jian 10,000 yuan, everyone else 1,000!"
The Chamber of Commerce erupted, "Brother Hao, we love you!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)