Chapter 490 - 460: The Threat of the Leviathan Mother
The more forbidden the materials, the more badass the stuff you make is bound to be. Under normal circumstances, you definitely can’t buy them. You have to grind through quests to build reputation and all that. The problem is, where can you find the time to grind quests right before a battle?
Da Fei couldn’t help but sigh! If he had focused on developing Deirdre earlier, he might have had it all sorted by now, maybe even completed the Heroic Trial at level 50. But he was busy, so how could he manage everything?
Did he screw something up?
Looking back, before turning level 50, regular players didn’t recruit Vice Heroes to avoid dragging down experience gain, aiming to hit level 50 and enter the New World directly. But he valued Female Heroes as treasures, recruiting anyone he met without a second thought. Soon enough, he’d be off to recruit another Dark Elf, not minding if it affected leveling up.
Logically, with his love for Female Heroes, he should have fully developed each one. During the open beta, if players were lucky enough to recruit a Female Hero, they’d treat her like the sun in their hand, developing her to the max out of true love!
But what about him? He barely took care of them once he got them, just leveling up a few God-level Skills and feeling satisfied. He didn’t even notice when Catherine had such a big issue, and Anlicia and Selvia remained completely undeveloped! What’s this called? The legendary idle wife, unused salary...
So what was he busy with? Managing territory, Divine Artifacts, and battleships? Damn! A career-oriented man, bound to drive all the women away! It’s a lesson learned!
What now? What else can be done? He had to tough it out! If he couldn’t get this done, Da Fei would be too embarrassed to return to the ship immediately. He might as well go and check on the Leviathan’s Egg. That’s the Divine Beast to counter the Demon Race’s underwater approach. As long as it absorbs enough Dark Energy to hatch, there would be no worry about demon attacks by sea. No exaggeration, it’s the Water Monster characteristic. On land, perhaps one could pile up a Corpse Mountain and Blood Sea to kill a God-level Boss, but that trick won’t work in water.
But if the war ends, how should he deal with this Leviathan? Well, maybe he was thinking too far ahead.
Da Fei climbed the outer wall, where a black whirlpool was spiraling at the location of the egg, bubbles churning, making an impressive spectacle.
He couldn’t see the bottom of the water! How big had the egg grown? He had better go underwater to check it out. At the thought, Da Fei jumped off the wall and plunged into the water. A wave of scorching heat hit him right in the face!
Crap! No wonder it’s a Divine Beast; it’s already so extraordinary during the incubation stage. Da Fei thought it was amazing!
Da Fei swam vigorously and suddenly saw it, clear water! Just like with Flying, all the energy in the water near the egg had been absorbed and purified! He could see the bottom now, a black egg taller than a person, covered in spikes. It really had grown quite a bit!
At that moment, Da Fei’s task panel suddenly lit up! Da Fei was startled and opened the task panel to see the "Leviathan’s Anger" quest, which he had received when he salvaged the egg in the North Pole, flashing a warning!
—Task Hint: Warning! You have obtained the Leviathan’s Egg in an incomplete manner. The Leviathan Mother can sense the call of the hatching young. An angry Leviathan will seek out the juvenile. As the juvenile grows stronger, the call becomes more intense, and the Leviathan Mother will gradually pinpoint the juvenile’s location. Be prepared for defense!
—Task Hint: Warning! Leviathan is an Ancient God-level Giant Beast. An adult Leviathan possesses abilities beyond mortal imagination.
Da Fei’s eyes almost popped out of his head! That’s impossible! He hid the egg underground, and it can still connect? Be prepared for defense!? This means it’s coming all the way from the ends of the earth for sure?
Da Fei swam closer to the giant egg and instinctively reached out to touch it—cold! Damn! So bizarre, the water outside was scalding hot, yet the surface of the egg was icy cold? At that moment, a "thump thump" sound came from inside the egg—a heartbeat!
—System Prompt: Warning! The Leviathan juvenile senses your presence and releases hostility towards you, potentially breaking out of the shell prematurely!
Damn! Da Fei turned around and left without a second thought! Breaking out of the shell prematurely, it’s similar to a dragon egg! When players attack a Dragon Cave, the mother dragon will have the dragon egg hatch prematurely to assist if it’s hard to handle the assault. However, premature hatching inevitably hinders its future growth somewhat.
He couldn’t subdue it, but he still relied on it to indirectly combat the Demon Race. If it hatched prematurely, it would lose its usefulness.
Da Fei swam back to the surface, where a group of advisors lowered a rope ladder to pull him back onto the wall.
Before he had even steadied himself, Da Fei urgently asked, "Does our Pool of Radiance connect to the sea?"
The advisors were momentarily taken aback, then all shook their heads, saying, "Lord City Lord, this... the Underground World is mysterious and unpredictable. There are just too many unknown secrets that we can’t ascertain."
"Why do you ask, dear lord?"
Damn! Given the nature of the game, if an NPC says it can’t be done, then it definitely can’t be done! If an NPC says they don’t know, then it’s possible! This is the underground; somewhere there’s got to be an underground river or lake, and who knows, it might just connect through one of those ups and downs! Not to mention, isn’t there a large Blood Lake in this nearby space? Could Leviathan, as a Divine Beast, perform spatial displacement? Well, yeah, if the game lets you trigger this task, maybe it can even find its way to the desert, right?
Da Fei felt an unbearable headache all of a sudden but shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "This Leviathan’s Egg is calling the mother, and I suspect the mother is on the way here!"
The advisors exploded into a clamor of surprise!
However, the military advisor quickly regained composure, cleared his throat, and said, "Given the dire situation of us being sieged by the Demon Army, Leviathan’s arrival might not be entirely bad news!"
Huh! Da Fei’s heart was suddenly struck with an idea!
The advisors all nodded in agreement, saying, "Indeed! Ideally, both sides will decimate each other, naturally solving our city’s crisis effortlessly!"
Da Fei slapped his thigh all of a sudden! Dammit! You really aren’t just any advisors, are you? You’ve got quite the imagination! You thought of things I couldn’t even dream of accomplishing?!
Speaking of which, if this Leviathan Mother does come, these hundreds of thousands of demon troops might truly be wiped out in a flurry! Maybe I won’t have to expend anything during this battle and can directly use Leviathan’s power to capture the perimeter wall. Then my city would suddenly surge in level! Not only that, but I’d also earn great merit instead of just averting a disaster!
As for dealing with Leviathan afterward? Damn, who cares! My task is just to guard against the Demon Race, not the Divine Beasts! Once I drive away the Demon Race and expand the city, my mission is successful, leaving the egghead problem of handling the Divine Beast to the NPCs of the Elf Kingdom! After all, half of my city’s assets belong to the NPCs, don’t they?
Wahahaha! This is the benefit of a joint city-building! Yes! Let’s do it! Leviathan, you better come!
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