Chapter 518 - 486: Possibly the Divine Domain
The thunderous snoring all around startled Da Fei. He hurriedly turned his head and saw that all the dwarves, including those old mages, were either leaning against trees or lying on the ground, snoring loudly.
They fell asleep like pigs right after eating? This obviously wasn’t normal!
At this moment, Hangeval was also leaning against a tree, his head bobbing up and down like a chicken pecking at rice, looking drowsy as well.
Da Fei quickly stepped forward and shook Hangeval: "Hey, hey, hey! What’s going on?"
Hangeval said groggily, "So sleepy... no strength..."
Da Fei’s heart shook violently! They had fallen into a trap!
Da Fei anxiously shook him harder: "Hey, hey! You can’t sleep! Why are Elena and I completely fine?"
Hangeval’s voice had become extremely weak: "...Drink... I dreamt—"
At this point, he finally slumped down, and the thunderous snoring resumed. No matter how much Da Fei shook him, he couldn’t wake him up!
Da Fei and Elena looked at each other, as if to say that neither of them had drunk wine earlier. Could it be alcohol poisoning? Impossible! This was a game world, and what it is should be what it is. If it’s wine, it shouldn’t be poison! Even if it were poison, it would have to be explicitly stated as "Poisoned Wine" in the attributes.
Da Fei began to look around the forest, and the Flying Eagle doubled its patrol, but they still found nothing unusual! The only clue now was what Hangeval had said about the wine and dreaming of something?
Da Fei frowned and asked, "In this world, is there anything related to wine and dreams that can make people fall deeply asleep?"
Elena’s face turned cold as she answered without hesitation, "The Hell Race’s Nightmare, the Enchanting Demon Banshee!"
Da Fei was suddenly shocked. Hell Horse? Banshee? They didn’t have such special skills, right? That didn’t make sense. The troops that players could use were the lowest tier within their races. Just like the Hellhound, the highest tier Hellhound is a guard beast of the Nether God, a well-known divine beast in mythology.
Da Fei frowned and said, "So, are there Nightmares and Banshees secretly attacking us?"
Elena shook her head: "High-level Nightmares and Banshees do indeed have this ability, entering whenever people feel sleepy. However, this abundant forest doesn’t look like their battlefield at all, maybe—"
At this point, Elena paused: "I grew up almost entirely in the Underworld, and I rarely come to the surface world. Just now, these dwarves said this forest is very comfortable. Is this considered a normal phenomenon in the surface world’s forests?"
Da Fei sighed: "The entire space we’re in now is abnormal!"
Elena nodded, her voice heavy: "Indeed, the whole space here is abnormal. If we make the worst assumption, perhaps we have encountered an even more incredible existence, Drunken Apostle! A monster with a goat’s head and a human body, the angel envoy of the mythological God of Wine, Bacchus! They roam in drunken dreams, so we cannot detect their presence on the current plane."
Da Fei was shocked: "God of Wine? Angel Envoy? How did you come to this conclusion?"
Damn, anything associated with gods, even the most basic troops like angels in a player’s arsenal, are not simple. Those encountered in special scenes are even more unimaginable!
Elena frowned: "Earlier, the ignorant dwarf asked how it’s possible to have a convergence point of all spaces in this world? Although his question was superficial, it does have some merit. Under normal circumstances, a distorted space could probably lead to several spaces, but here, being able to connect so many spaces suggests a big possibility—this is the Divine Domain! Because here, gods can easily project to any location in the world."
Da Fei was suddenly startled: "Divine Domain? A place where gods reside?"
Elena replied seriously: "It could be a place where gods reside, or it could merely be a place created and abandoned by a god. I think the latter is more likely given that the environment here is so disorderly and lacks sufficient energy."
Naturally, it should be the latter. I don’t want to run into any Mao God or the like!
Da Fei nodded repeatedly in astonishment: "Since this is the Divine Domain, the monsters here should logically be god-level monsters too?"
Elena nodded affirmatively.
Da Fei then asked, "So, how do we save them?"
Elena replied earnestly: "What we’ve discussed is just my speculation. I need to confirm further. I need to initiate our Dark Elf sorceress’s Professional Skill, the Dark Ceremony, for meditation. This requires an entire day. If these dwarves are still not awake by then, we must fight, and by that time, my Mana Value will have doubled. Adding the gift from the master, I will have ample Mana and confidence to fight."
An entire day? Damn, the Elf Kingdom has only given me three days. If we delay one more day—okay, I’ve arranged everything I could in the city, plus my influence in the Elf Kingdom isn’t vast; whether I return or not isn’t that different? Let’s trust Anlicia, she has more clout!
Da Fei then asked, "Do you know where the enemy is?"
Elena coldly smiled: "I can use a few Fire Wall Skills to burn down this entire forest, and the enemy will surely come out!"
Like this? Seems like the only option. But—
Da Fei asked again: "What if the dwarf pursuers come?"
Elena shook her head with a bitter smile: "Master’s reasoning is indeed thorough. If that’s the case, we would just have to run. As for these dwarves, they can only blame themselves for drinking and courting death."
Da Fei sighed: "Seems that’s all we can do; let’s give these dwarves a day!"
Then Da Fei remembered something and took out the Divine Artifact Mana Source.
—Mana Source: A set of 4 low-level combined divine artifacts, Mana Value +260, Mana recovery speed +55%, and at the start of a new day, the hero’s total Mana doubles.
Since the Destruction Mage’s Professional Skill, Dark Ceremony, can double the Mana, with this artifact, they would gain 4 times the Mana Value. This is basically defying the heavens!
Sure enough, when Elena saw the artifact, her eyes lit up: "Master?"
I’m not yet wealthy enough to give artifacts to court girls! Da Fei smiled bitterly: "This is a divine artifact; many people will need it, so I can’t give it to you permanently, only let you use it temporarily!"
Elena laughed dryly: "Master misunderstood; such a precious item—why would Elena covet it? But, Master has so many good things!"
Don’t believe for a moment she doesn’t covet it! However, when a beautiful woman says a man has many valuables, you can generally rest assured!
Da Fei chuckled: "If you stay with me, there will be many more good things in the future! Then, wanting a divine artifact won’t be impossible!"
Elena smiled sweetly: "Master, the divine artifact is in our hands, isn’t it? I just checked the Douglas artifact fragment you entrusted to me. That thing is really handy, and I know how to use it."
Da Fei was suddenly delighted: "You know?"
Elena nodded seriously and said: "If this really is the Divine Domain, the monsters here must possess divinity, so they can definitely become food for the Douglas divine fragment. As long as we kill them, the Master’s fragment will become more complete and stronger."
Da Fei suddenly realized, so that’s how it works? Well, whatever works, let’s save the dwarves first.
Da Fei nodded: "Alright, let’s do that. You start the Dark Ceremony."
Elena replied earnestly: "Yes, Master. However, I need a whole day for the ceremony. Should I be interrupted halfway, it will fail, so Master, please don’t talk to me unless we must retreat."
Da Fei quickly nodded: "Uh-huh, I’ll guard you."
"Very well, I’m starting now!"
With that, Elena sat cross-legged on the ground and began meditating. The thunderous snoring of the dwarves echoed throughout the forest. Da Fei continued to control Little Fei for vigilant observation around, yet he still didn’t see any suspicious creatures. Could it be that god-level creatures are so elusive that even my god-level Reconnaissance Skill can’t find them?
As time ticked away moment by moment, Da Fei began feeling increasingly bored. He couldn’t help but worry about the safety of Radiant City.
Sigh, if only there were a side character stationed in Radiant City as an informer, I wouldn’t have to worry like this. But the Teleportation Array isn’t open to players during the city’s construction, so creating another character doesn’t help. Or maybe I should find someone to chat with?
Da Fei began scanning the scant few names on his friends list, eventually locking his gaze once again on the name of the Star Goddess Bu Feiyan.
Speaking of which, with such a big move from the Dragon Slayer Guild even startling the Kingdom NPCs, you high-end folks at Star surely can’t be unaware, right? Fine, I’ll ask you, but if you pop up with a "I’m a substitute player," then sorry, I’ll unfriend you; I don’t need any manly cross-dressers in my friend list! Damn!
Da Fei sent a message, getting straight to the point: "Goddess, how’s the situation at the Pool of Radiance?"
Shortly after, the goddess replied: "Brother Fei, the city lord, are you kidding me?"
Hmm! This tone—could it really be the goddess herself? Oh, everyone knows I’m the city lord now, so they must be aware of everything.
Da Fei chuckled: "Why? What’s the situation?"
Bu Feiyan sighed with a bitter smile: "Brother Fei, you must know the situation, right? That female vice hero city lord of yours is strutting so high and mighty, even our guild leader is humored to no end by her!"
Da Fei was surprised: "Honestly, I have no idea!" Are they in my city now? Damn! When the owner is away, how dare Star’s birdmen come in!
Bu Feiyan laughed and sighed: "Brother Fei, you became the city lord without showing any signs, and sent a vice hero to the command post to direct us around! That’s way too cool!"
Da Fei was astonished: "She’s at the command post? Goddess, heavens know that’s an epic hero with a big temper; I can’t control her either!"
Bu Feiyan bitterly chuckled: "Really? Then where are you, Brother Fei?"
Da Fei chuckled: "At the Dwarf Kingdom doing a task!"
Bu Feiyan sighed: "Alright, I definitely won’t tell our guild leader that you’re not in the city, or else he’ll smash his computer in anger. Overall, we’re still preparing for war, but we don’t know what happens next."
Da Fei chuckled: "I see, alright then, thank you all very much in advance for looking out for us then!"
"Oh please, we’re just here to earn some merits. We ask you, Brother Fei, to show your hospitality and take good care of us."
"Certainly, absolutely, pleasure is all mine!"
After finishing the conversation, Da Fei felt an inexplicable comfort! Hmm, no news from home means everything is fine. Wahaha!
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