Chapter 542 - 508: Feeding the Magma Dragon with Fragments
Tricked?! The pros at the Star Command Center looked at each other, dumbfounded!
Now, Tianlan Star’s troops were trapped in a narrow forest road with barricades in front and behind, surrounded by thousands of fully armed fugitives and hundreds of unknown troops. Even its main force, the Magma Dragon, had depleted health and faced the towering Earth Element still held no advantage. Tianlan Star was in a desperate situation with no way out!
—System Prompt: Warning! The wanted fugitive Hangeval has been tracked down by the Alliance! Be cautious in capturing him!
It was just that NPC, not Da Fei! The last hope was shattered, too!
Hangeval’s voice echoed through the forest, "Little friend, I sense a power within you that doesn’t belong to you. It belonged to me once, and now it’s time to return it!"
The next moment, a barrage of flying axes, fireballs, and lightning instantly engulfed Tianlan Star’s troops, plunging Tianlan Star into darkness!
—System Prompt: Unfortunately! You were defeated and died, losing all of your troops! You were plundered by enemy hero Hangeval of the item ’Hero Power Crystal’! Your level decreased by 30 levels!
—System Prompt: Unfortunately! Your mission ’Capture the Dungeon Fugitive’ failed, and you’ll face Prince Talberon’s flaming wrath, proceed with caution!
With a scene change, the Skyshattering Thunder resurrected in the dungeons of the Dwarf Prison.
At this moment, the speechless Skyshattering Cannon coughed shyly and said to the half-hushed Skyshattering Thunder: "Bro, I only help in battles, as for the rest... it’s up to you... I’m logging off..."
After that, he logged off without waiting for Skyshattering Cannon to respond.
At that time, Star Command Center was still dead silent. Finally—crack! With a crisp sound, Eternal Star smashed another headset...
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At this time, watching Skyshattering Thunder being beheaded and turning into light, Da Fei laughed so hard his jaw was about to fall off. Skyshattering Thunder, oh Skyshattering Thunder, you play the pig well, but against a true tiger like me, you just can’t handle it, wahahaha!
As the commander fell, the last remnants of Skyshattering Thunder’s troops, that Magma Dragon, also turned into a wild creature and fled.
Hangeval shouted, "Brothers at the back, chop down trees to block it!" Then raised a megaphone and shouted, "Bro, see that? I’m leaving this big guy for you, want to try your new skill?"
Da Fei was startled! Damn, this is big! This isn’t a local divine story monster, it shouldn’t have that annoying setting where a surrendered player loses power after being seized by a god, right? Damn, if I truly can recruit it, given its attributes, I’d be invincible!
Da Fei excitedly said, "Here I come!" Then grabbed his sweetheart Elena’s hand and dashed toward the battlefield.
At this moment, the Magma Dragon recklessly crushed through the barricades to break out, while the dwarves frantically swung their axes to chop trees. But the Magma Dragon wasn’t an Earth Element; the rolling lava on its body instantly ignited the obstructing woods. When Da Fei reached the battlefield, the entire barricade was billowing smoke and burning fiercely, with flames threatening to spread throughout the forest!
Da Fei’s eyelid twitched wildly! This is crazy! Even its escape is so grand! If that Skyshattering Thunder hadn’t fallen for it and settled outside the forest with full health and troops for a decisive battle, the outcome could have been anyone’s guess!
Just then,
—System Prompt: Hangeval returned the items ’Governor’s Badge’ and ’Governor’s Whip’ to you.
—System Prompt: Hangeval returned 213 Forest Demon troops, 251 Flower Demon troops, and 1 Earth Element troop to you.
Hangeval gave a thumbs-up and said, "Bro, go for it! Regardless of success, it’s bound to benefit you!"
Exactly! These are the remnants of the defeated and scattered enemy army! When a player’s commander is beheaded, the remaining troops have three options: 1, the majority flees and scatters, 2, a small fraction with high morale continues to fight, 3, a few surrender. Of course, if there’s a vice hero in the party, the troops directly under the vice hero’s command won’t immediately scatter, but the vice hero will still assess the situation and decide whether to fight or retreat.
And these scattered troops have no fighting spirit, as long as you don’t provoke them directly, they might not retaliate, making it the perfect opportunity to reclaim them!
War Intimidation Skill, activate!
—System Prompt: You have used the War Intimidation Skill, the skill will continuously consume your Stamina!
Damn! I thought this skill worked like Diplomacy, a passive one! Turns out it tanks Stamina! Meaning, did Hangeval use up a day’s Stamina fighting the Forest Demon in a dream?
Boom! A flash of cold light in the sky, Elena launched an Ice Pillar crashing on the Magma Dragon, shattering ice fragments everywhere! "-2610! Elemental Chain Damage -1150! Immunity to Frost Slow!"
—System Prompt: Your War Intimidation Skill failed, you gained information on God-level Leadership Skills! Your Vice Hero Elena gained information on God-level Leadership Skills!
Da Fei’s brow twitched wildly, God-level information appeared!
Absolutely necessary! This Magma Dragon is a level 7 unit BOSS, totally incomparable to my level 4 unit Earth Element BOSS! Level 7 means it’s on par with Angels, already close to being godlike, recruiting such a creature justified unlocking God-level information!
Elena raised her hand again, bang! As Thunderstorm echoed in the sky, "-4200! Immune to Lightning Paralysis!"
—System Prompt: Your War Intimidation Skill failed, you gained information on God-level Leadership Skills! Your Vice Hero...
More info appeared! Damn, this thing’s showing up just to level my skills! No more talking, all ranged Forest Demons, keep shooting!
As hundreds of Demon Light projectiles whistled and slammed into the Magma Dragon, dealing single-digit damage, Da Fei’s screen exploded in hundreds of system prompt notifications, while Da Fei’s Stamina also rapidly drained to zero!
Holy shit! Out of Stamina at the key moment!
Astonished, the ground trembled violently, and with a thunderous roar, the Magma Dragon spewed out a massive amount of lava, instantly melting through barricades, and charged out like a Fire Meteor, its fiery momentum intimidating everyone present, no one dared block its path!
Da Fei’s jaw dropped to the floor!
Damn! This prime siege opportunity let it escape, just how formidable is this Magma Dragon? Da Fei couldn’t possibly conceive.
Hangeval chuckled, "Bro, it’s alright, that was Lava Rock Fury, the Magma Dragon’s berserk state, losing its mind, fearless of death, and under such circumstances, never able to surrender. Let it go. It will likely rely on survival instincts to head to the volcano to heal, becoming a local Overlord, which will, in turn, pose significant trouble for the Prince in occupying this territory later on."
Da Fei shook his head and sighed, "Is that so? Well, I also doubted I could subdue such a powerful creature, but getting so much God-level information isn’t a small gain."
Just then, Elena solemnly said, "Master, there’s another way we could try, but it requires using one of your Fire Attribute Divine Artifact Fragments! Not many creatures in this world are qualified to use a Divine Artifact Fragment, yet this Magma Dragon is considerably qualified, even more so than any leader creature we’ve encountered here! A berserk and mindless creature is easiest to influence with an external will, presenting a superb opportunity!"
Da Fei’s brow arched, "Will it become my subordinate after consuming the Divine Artifact Fragment?"
Elena shook her head and sighed, "I don’t know if that creature named Douglas was absolutely loyal to you, and this Fire Attribute Fragment is merely a sixth of its personality. So, the loyalty could be just a sixth—forget I mentioned it."
I see! Given how high-end the fragment is, even if I want to use it, I couldn’t find the opportunity, so why not use it!
Da Fei made a decisive call, "Let’s gamble! Even if that Magma Dragon doesn’t become my subordinate, at least it recognizes me, won’t immediately turn against me, and by consuming the Divine Artifact Fragment, it will grow stronger, becoming an Overlord, giving the prince a difficult time, right?"
Hangeval laughed heartily, "Exactly! You’re indeed my bro, no matter how you slice it, it’s a win-win!"
Great, that’s decided!
Da Fei hurriedly summoned Little Fei down, using a collection command to place the Divine Artifact Fragment in its claw, then Little Fei soared to chase the Magma Dragon.
Indeed, the Magma Dragon now resembled a burning giant tank, racing across the desert with a trail of smoke and flame, its direction heading straight for the volcano.
As Little Fei appeared at low altitude in front of it, the Magma Dragon’s gaze was instinctively attracted to the Divine Artifact Fragment under Little Fei’s claw! This was promising!
Little Fei immediately tossed the fragment in its path, the Magma Dragon excitedly, like wind-blown embers, pounced and swallowed it whole with sand and fragment! Then it sped up and charged the volcano, leaping into the Lava Pool, and never resurfaced.
Da Fei waited for a moment, dumbfounded, "That’s it?"
Elena frowned, "The Divine Level Fragment needs time to integrate into the body, the duration is uncertain."
Da Fei chuckled, "Alright! It’s like I planted a chess piece here. We’ve finally fended off the pursuers, time to receive the convoy and hit the road, first let’s transport the Forest Spring back!"
Hangeval laughed heartily, "Brothers, escort the convoy back to the old place for cargo!"
All dwarves shouted enthusiastically, "Victory!"
Now, Da Fei received 15 special vehicles packed with water and supplies, and of course, he saw the more than three hundred Prison Guards locked in the prison car.
Hangeval shook his head and sighed, "Friend, in the past, I would have killed them without hesitation, but now..." then chuckled, "Friend, do what you see fit!"
Looks like he’s really planning to hand over everything to me for the aftermath, alright, I’ve gained three hundred more strong men, gotta have a good talk with them.
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