Chapter 496 - 466: The Peeping Magic Eye BOSS
The Mage Academy was indeed highly efficient. With the enormous power of the steel golems and their steady construction work, the six magic watchtowers on the outer walls of the lake in Radiant City and the four magic watchtowers on the inner walls of the island were all installed. Now, all the golems started concentrating their efforts on building the Mage Tower in the city.
But this time, Sain wasn’t as efficient and hadn’t returned for a long time. Da Fei felt a bit surprised. Could it be that I owe too much debt and the guild won’t allow me to owe more?
That can’t be right. The cost of 10 sets of magic charging crystals and 200 devices was covered by the Makar Gang, and I haven’t owed them any money. The previous transaction for the guard tower and Mage Tower was something Sain gambled on, and I immediately paid it off, so there’s no debt there.
In any case, let’s see what happens. If this deal really can’t go through, it’s no big deal. Do you really think I enjoy being in debt? Plus, I still haven’t dealt with the Eight-Headed Snake and the Demigod Crow.
In short, since the new equipment was installed, let’s test the firepower. Da Fei climbed the city wall, where a large number of flower demons who had just finished charging were stationed.
Though these flower demons showed signs of fatigue from lacking mana, they still chased and frolicked with each other from time to time, not looking like soldiers at all. Alas, they can’t really be considered soldiers, can they? If war truly broke out, these level 0 soldiers would fall in droves, which would break my heart.
Da Fei approached the watchtower beside the sluice gate. The watchtower had become a two-story structure, with the lower level being a standard stone turret equipped with a crossbow cannon, and the upper level featuring a "glass" turret fitted with a red crystal, resembling the siren light on a police car.
This design was indeed extraordinary. Just the outer "glass cover" was made from unknown materials, and even if players had blueprints, they might not be able to replicate it.
Da Fei entered the glass cover and touched the crystal. A ring of red border appeared outside his field of vision, marking the range of the magic cannon’s fire, which seemed slightly farther than a regular crossbow cannon. More importantly, it could target the air! Indeed, this glass cover design was for all-around shooting without any blind spots! This was indeed unparalleled by crossbow cannons!
Although the range still couldn’t reach high above the ground, these 10 cannons formed an air defense net that definitely scared the pants off any daring paratroopers!
Worth it! Totally worth the price! Wahahaha! By the way, my battleship becomes an idiot whenever it encounters the Air Force. Should I try installing one too? Problem is, does such a ship cannon exist in the game? There’s no mention of it in the game info, is there? However, even if it could be installed on a battleship, it likely wouldn’t be many. Without solving the power issue, what’s the point?
Anyway, no more talking, let’s fire a shot for fun. Where to shoot?
Looking beyond to the water surface, where large and small slime monsters floated and swam, Da Fei couldn’t help but lift his gaze toward the sky. After all, who knew if these reckless shots might accidentally hit his own side?
As Da Fei absentmindedly wobbled the aiming reticle in the air with the crystal, a big red dot flashed briefly on his radar!
What the heck! There’s an enemy! An invisible one!
Da Fei’s heart skipped a beat as he became instantly alert, watching closely in the direction shown by the radar! Did I see it wrong earlier? Was it a big red dot or a small red dot? If it’s a big red dot, it must be a BOSS, right? It has to be a BOSS. Only BOSS-level units have the ability to launch independent expeditions! Or is it a demon NPC?
What exactly is it? With my God-level Reconnaissance Skill combined with the Advanced Treasure Appraiser’s Professional Skill Sharp Insight, plus the sentinel’s vision bonus, even a ghost with the ability to be invisible on this plane couldn’t escape tracking!
Finally, under Da Fei’s focused watch, a faint shadow gradually appeared in the mid-air in the distance, looking like a black balloon!
It’s a Magic Eye! Da Fei was shocked! The Magic Eye was a famous flying reconnaissance unit of the Demon Race, just the kind that spotted Blood Eagles! Extremely sneaky and cunning, and quite powerful in combat too!
Damn it! When did it come? How long has it been here? Did it see everything with the slime monsters’ cleanup by our tower defenses? If it saw everything, what the hell am I even playing for!
I can’t let it go back alive! At that moment, Da Fei’s mind raced, and he immediately turned his head away and stopped looking at it!
Why not look at it? If I kept looking, it would be completely exposed, and then it would be alerted and run away, right? This is the same logic as when the reconnaissance skill kept sounding alerts during Da Fei’s stealth smuggling! And with Da Fei’s God-level Reconnaissance Skill coupled with related professional bonuses, it far surpassed the opponent, so the opponent’s tail was showing without realizing it!
I mustn’t alert the enemy!
The problem is, how to chase and kill it? Being a reconnaissance unit of the Demon Race, the Magic Eye naturally has a far vision. Its current position is far from the battlefield, beyond the range of all magic cannons and crossbow cannons. Any unfavorable actions towards it would alert the cunning Magic Eye, and it would flee!
Send the Blood Eagle? The problem is the Blood Eagle might not even be able to take it down! Its large size clearly identifies it as a BOSS-level Magic Eye, and its giant eye’s ray could sweep and incapacitate large combat units, let alone a small BOSS like the Blood Eagle, which evolved from a non-military species with a small physique!
Then how about the Charming Emperor Didi and Lili, and a bunch of Artillery Emperors that have been idle for so long? No, not possible! Although they are flying creatures, they are not air combat creatures! They, like angels and griffins, don’t actually have the dogfighting ability of an eagle beetle! Moreover, they can’t shoot or cast spells in the air! Essentially, they are still infantry with wings that can bypass obstacles, which is a balanced setting in the game.
However, the Magic Eye can indeed shoot in the air! The Magic Eye can attack infantry on the ground while in the air without letting them strike back! That’s what makes the Magic Eye terrifying! Fortunately, Magic Eye is a special unit that players can’t easily obtain, and ground remote units can still shoot it down.
Wait! The flower demons have it! The flower demons can fight in the air! They can pluck fruit in the sky and plant flowers on the ground, making them aerial combat creatures able to battle the beetle! Damn, flower demons, you’re defying the heavens!
But it’s still not working. The main issue is the Magic Eye is outside the battlefield range! Otherwise, I’d order all the flower demons in the city to swarm it immediately! But no, it can still escape in time!
So, the current problem needing a solution is to approach it quietly!
Should I use Phantom March to quietly ferry the flower demons across the water? Damn! It is the Magic Eye! Its reconnaissance skill level is not low, and it has a racial special skill bonus. How could it not see such a vast hidden flower demon army? Even if I were making noise in the water, couldn’t it at least see the waves?
Wait, waves? Doesn’t my Divine Skill Mysterious Stealth Navigation allow the use of advanced Sailing Skill to hide waves? I’ll use Flying with Mysterious Stealth Navigation!
Damn, but there’s no wind here, how can Flying move? Use the Magic Sail? If I use the Magic Sail, can I combine skills? If I fail, I’ll be a laughingstock!
Wait! Magic Sail? Can’t I use the Teleportation Array on Flying if I can’t use Magic Sail?
That’s right! The Teleportation Array! I just need to teleport Flying under the Magic Eye, and the flower demons can swarm it immediately, taking it down! Finally, all the energy I charged will have a chance to be used.
Da Fei couldn’t help but laugh uproariously, I’m so clever!
And just then, the city’s Teleportation Array flashed with light. Was Sain back? Da Fei turned to look, but it wasn’t him this time!
A group of advisors greeted from a distance: "The Observer has arrived! Lord City Lord, come welcome him!"
What the hell! Welcome your sister! I was about to do something big! Ugh, no choice, with such a person, one word could determine my future, I can’t afford to offend him!
Da Fei quickly stepped forward with a chuckle, "Sir, hello!"
The observer looked around, saying coldly, "The day has passed, I’m here to check the preparations of Lord City Lord!"
Oh! Checking my performance, huh? Wahahaha! Perfect timing! It’s just too wonderful! I’ll show you firsthand what a god can do!
Da Fei then gave a faint smile, "Sir Observer, are you interested in visiting my warship to watch my drill?"
The observer raised an eyebrow, "Drill?"
Da Fei chuckled, "Indeed! Allow the Observer to see my new weapon! The target is to kill the Demon Race’s Magic Eye!"
The observer’s face changed, "Magic Eye? Where?"
Oh my! You also know the Magic Eye’s trouble, huh? Da Fei laughed more confidently, "Sir, you’ll know once you’re on the ship!"
The observer said solemnly, "Very well! If Lord City Lord is using a boring play to fool me, then that’s extremely unfortunate!"
Da Fei laughed and said, "I wouldn’t dare!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)