Chapter 663 - 626: The Divine Punishment City of the European Union Zone
The Mercenary Guild Leader popped up a list, and on the list were angel icons with different weapon types: the sword-and-shield wielding Power Angels, the double-handed war axe wielding Strength Angels, the magic wand wielding Intelligence Angels, the authority staff wielding Power Angels, and the flame spear wielding Blazing Angels. These angels had different weapons and their roles and skills were also clearly divided into Tank types, Reaper types, Healing and Support types, and Ranged Attack types. But regardless of the type, basic Healing Skills and Resurrection Techniques were something all angels knew.
For a player who started from scratch, the first Angel Soldier you gain in Divine Punishment City is absolutely crucial to the subsequent development of the player; thus, this reward must be chosen with care by Da Fei. But compared to a normal trial player, Da Fei isn’t starting empty-handed—Da Fei already has a Vice Hero, the Unicorn Boss, and the Blood Eagle Xiaofei, capable of petrifying the whole field with a Petrification Aura that rivals level 7 troops. Hence, Da Fei doesn’t lack Attack, doesn’t lack Tanks; what Da Fei is short on is support; thus, the Intelligence Angel wielding a magic wand caught Da Fei’s eye.
——Elite Intelligence Angel: Large-sized Light Spiritual Elite Creature, Attack 35, Defense 45, Damage 40-65, Health 950, Attack Speed 12, Mana 1500, Command Value 100, Special Skills: Flying Creature, Holy Body, Resurrection, Strong Healing, Strong Meditation.
Holy Body means an angel is immune to any Dark Curses or Mind Control Magic. Meditation is to recover mana, which Da Fei deeply realized its tremendous importance in the previous battle, ensuring Little Fei’s ongoing Petrification Aura, which consumes 2 Mana per second, never broke. The reason why Da Fei was able to charge like a tiger into a flock of sheep was greatly credited to Little Fei’s Petrification Aura; it can be said that, without the Petrification Aura, Da Fei wouldn’t have been able to achieve such brilliant results.
Without the mana-recovering Intelligence Angels, Little Fei’s Petrification Aura wouldn’t have been so brazen; hence, Da Fei’s first choice would definitely be the Intelligence Angel.
However, it must also be said that the offensive, defensive, and damage attributes of this Elite Intelligence Angel are really too weak. Thrown two streets behind by the Strength and Power Angels, it wasn’t much different from that of an ordinary angel. Fortunately, her health seemed somewhat elite, ensuring her survivability was guaranteed. Alright, she’s the one.
Wait, didn’t the recovery state just now also include Stamina recovery? Speaking of which, would I have been able to keep up with the Unicorn’s speed without stamina recovery? Would I have fallen behind and gotten surrounded to death? Even if I didn’t fall behind, that would have slowed down the Unicorn’s speed, preventing us from achieving the glorious feat of destroying 5 Sealing Arrays.
In the end, Stamina recovery is also a very important skill, as the common tactic of the Undead Race involves surrounding enemies with a sea of skeletons to wear down their stamina. As long as I have the Divine Skill that restores stamina, I’ll never fear being surrounded by a sea of weaklings again.
Upon searching, Da Fei discovered it was the Power Angel’s special skill, "Strong Vitality," and the attributes of the Power Angel were just as weak as the Intelligence Angel, darn it!
In any case, no need to be indecisive anymore, first take out the Intelligence Angel, and when there’s enough money later, get the Power Angel. Although their attack and defense attributes are relatively weak, in front of my abnormal attack and defense skill bonuses, when they need to fight, their power truly won’t be weaker than Catherine’s.
Having made up his mind, Da Fei chose the reward.
The Guild Leader nodded, "A wise choice, under normal circumstances, the exchange price of Intelligence Angels is extremely high."
Then, in the guild hall’s Teleportation Array, a flash of golden light appeared, and an angel holding a Dual-Handed Mace, wearing a silver chestplate and a blue skirt, appeared.
——System Prompt: An Elite Intelligence Angel has joined your team.
Da Fei could not help but laugh heartily! I finally have an angel, I can sunbathe under her skirt every day, haha, wahahahaha!
It was at this moment that Ror spoke again: "Warrior, congratulations on obtaining your first Angel Soldier. However, I must remind you that the Chaos Demons surrounding Divine Punishment City were specifically devised by the Hell Race to counter our Angel Race as Angel Killers. They deal 50-300% extra damage to Angels, and even more formidable are the Chaos Blood Flesh Demons you’ve just defeated. Once hit by its Chaos Demon Blood, there is a 30% chance of an instant death effect, and an Angel Spirit killed by the Demon Blood will not be able to return to Heaven and will henceforth become one of the Fallen Angels. Therefore, you must use the power of your Angel Soldiers cautiously."
Da Fei was startled; darn it! As expected of the system’s trick, having an angel soldier doesn’t mean I can swagger around; instead, they’re targeted by monsters right from the get-go? Can you open the Teleportation Array and let me bring over a batch of level 8 Necromancer Dragons? I could wipe out these weaklings with a row of plague poison clouds to save the headache!
In any case, it’s better to understand the story background of this scene first, otherwise, I’ll ignorantly become part of the Great Crusade without really knowing what I’m doing.
Da Fei then asked, "Miss garrison officer, what exactly is Divine Punishment City? The Angel Leader said this is the border between Heaven and Hell, but to me, this seems more like Hell’s domain?"
Ror shook her head solemnly and said, "Divine Punishment City is a super fortress that descended into Hell during Heaven’s assault on Hell ten thousand years ago. There are a total of seven cities, each located in one of the seven planes of Hell. The war from ten thousand years ago may have ended, but the seven Divine Punishment Cities have held their ground, serving as a bridgehead for the next assault. In any case, as long as the stronghold of our Divine Punishment City still stands, we absolutely do not recognize the surrounding land as the territory of Hell."
Da Fei suddenly realized! I thought it was the Divine Realm; turns out this is Hell? But what’s the deal with there being 7 Divine Punishment Cities? Is it that there are 7 in the China Region, or are there 7 in the seven game zones around the world, one in each zone? If it’s the latter, then—
Da Fei hurriedly asked, "Can these 7 Divine Punishment Cities communicate and teleport with each other?"
Ror nodded seriously and said, "Of course, it was possible ten thousand years ago. However, after ten thousand years of siege by demons, the energy consumption of Divine Punishment City has been massive, and it’s no longer able to get replenishments from Heaven. We must kill demons and collect their essence energy to properly activate the teleportation array. The Angel Soldier you just obtained was sent over from Heaven, so your current task is to continuously kill demons, collect demon essence to strengthen yourself, and to fortify our fortress. When you reach level 50, we will have important tasks to assign to you, even possibly sending you to assist other Divine Punishment Cities."
Da Fei was startled, so that’s how it is! These seven Divine Punishment Cities are definitely one per region, which means I can cross regions through the Divine Punishment City to reach other regions! Damn, who said that cross-region play is the exclusive right of players from the Hell Race, I can do it too when I go high-end! And speaking of which, what should I do after crossing regions? Heal other regions? Obviously, an Internationalist Soldier with such noble sentiment as myself must heal the whole world!
Da Fei then asked, "Must I reach level 50 before I can take on tasks?"
Ror smiled and said, "Yes, you are still too young and need more experience and accumulation. From now on, you’re free to come and go from the fortress gates, and head to the Despair Plain below to hunt demons. I suggest that if you have spare Skill Points, learn the War Plunder Skill to its max, or you can learn it directly from me. This skill, combined with the Crusader’s Heresy Extermination, can obtain extra energy essence from the demons. However, we won’t activate the barrier anymore; without its weakening effect, the demons on the plain will be much stronger. But you are so exceptional, you’ll surely handle it with caution."
So it’s tasks after level 50 again! After all, I wonder if that Angel Brother from the Nether Sea has anything to do with them?
Anyway, no matter what, I’ve got plenty of Skill Points and don’t even know what to spend them on, so let’s go for War Plunder.
—War Plunder: Gain additional spoils of war rewards after winning a battle. Basic skill +5% extra spoils of war. Each level up increases it by 5%.
So a Master Level War Plunder Skill means an increase of 25%, plus another 10% from the Great Crusader, making it a decent 35% bonus, right? But essence drops aren’t the same as Gold Coins, so would this mean an extra 0.35 essence? Or perhaps bosses that drop high-quality goods could drop a few more low-quality goods?
Wait, speaking of high-quality goods, Da Fei immediately thought of the Chaos Essence he got from killing the Boss. He took out the crystal glittering with Demon Light and asked, "Miss garrison officer, I got this from killing a Chaos Blood Flesh Demon, what’s it for?"
Ror’s eyebrows twitched, and she couldn’t help but exclaim with joy, "Warrior, this is a very rare essence, which not every Chaos Blood Flesh Demon would drop. This essence may hide the secrets of Chaos Demons countering our Angels, its strategic value is incomparable to that of regular demon essence. You can directly exchange for a standard Angel Soldier from the Mercenary Leader with this Chaos Essence!"
Da Fei suddenly rejoiced, damn, so this one essence is equivalent to 500 demon essences? Are Demon Bosses really so lucrative? Am I not being forced to find ways to kill Bosses? Haha, wahahaha, in any case, another Angel is now in my account, time to choose based on beauty.
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At this moment, in the Divine Punishment City of the European Union Zone.
Members of the British Royal Ark Team, including Bedivere and Lancelot from the Twelve Knights of the Round Table, who were defeated by Da Fei yesterday, were drinking in the tavern in the city, oh no, drinking Holy Water to treat their bodies corrupted by the Chaos Demon Blood. So far, the Royal Ark Team had a head start in the Divine Punishment City.
And why is there a tavern in Divine Punishment City? It was established by players triggering a management quest.
Why can players take quests in Divine Punishment City before level 50? Because the leader of the Round Table Knights, the Captain of Noah’s Ark, Lancelot, is no ordinary player. He was born a 7th-level Angel Soldier. As an Angel, managing something on the territory of his own kind is nothing but normal.
As for why build a tavern? Because a normally operated tavern will refresh heroes. What kind of heroes would a tavern in "Angel City," the Divine Punishment City, refresh? In theory, it should be heroes of the Angel Race. But in reality, since the tavern was built and opened for business, it’s been completely empty, not even a single customer or dog has been refreshed. This has greatly troubled those professional players who were brave enough to try something new.
Now, it was time for the tavern to refresh heroes again. Lancelot, Bedivere, and even Prince George, watching on the big screen, waited calmly.
And once again, not a single person or dog was refreshed. Everyone couldn’t help but feel disappointed.
Prince George shook his head and said with a laugh, "Lance, give it up, focus all your energy on fully managing Noah’s Ark instead. How could the tavern possibly mass-produce heroes from the Angel Race? It would be too imbalanced for the game, the system will definitely not allow such an absurd thing to happen. Moreover, the background setting of Divine Punishment City is that of a secluded star city, perhaps it simply doesn’t support refreshing heroes."
Lancelot sighed deeply, "The current version has entered an era of fully training Vice Heroes, of course I want to provide the team with the best possible Vice Heroes. Moreover, I want to equip the most powerful Deputy Officer for Noah’s Ark, which can only be fully controlled by Angels. I believe there must be a problem somewhere."
Bedivere said in a deep voice, "Being cut off from the world should not be the problem; we encountered a Wandering Mercenary Tavern in the desert during the open beta and it refreshed heroes just fine. Maybe we should change our approach. If Divine Punishment City’s tavern doesn’t support normal heroes, why don’t we aim higher and try to attract Epic Level heroes? Lance, you must know a few of the Epic Heroes from the Angel Race that don’t hold official positions, right?"
Lancelot’s eyebrows shot up, "It’s absurd, but worth a try!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)