Chapter 664 - 627: Scouting Behind Despair Plain
Da Fei once again came before the Mercenary Leader, proudly presenting the Chaos Essence: "Leader, Miss Ror said that this item could be exchanged for an Angel Soldier here."
The Mercenary Leader was taken aback and then showed his respect: "Truly a brave Warrior rarely seen in a thousand years, to obtain such rich spoils of war on your first battle! In fact, we not only purchase Demon Essence here, but also Energy Crystals and various Energy Crystals dropped by powerful Demons are urgently needed by us. However, you are still too young, and I wouldn’t recommend you to venture deep into hell to challenge more powerful Demons. Alright, now pick a common Warrior." Having said that, the list popped up again.
Hahaha, who recommended me not to challenge more powerful Demons? The gameplay here is all about slaying powerful Demons. No need to say more, I’ll exchange for a common Power Angel.
— Power Angel: A large-sized Light Spiritual Creature, Holy Hall level 7 troop, with an Attack of 30, Defense 35, Damage 40-65, Life 350, Mana 500, Command Value 10, Attack Speed 13, Special Skill: Flying Creature, Holy Body, Resurrection, Healing, Vitality.
— Vitality: The Power Angel restores a small amount of Stamina to the troops every few seconds, and the more Power Angels there are, the more noticeable the recovery effect.
It must be said that the attributes of this Power Angel aren’t much different from the Angels recruited by ordinary players in the city, and it might even be a tad weaker. However, its value lies in the additional "Vitality" special skill! If it were an Elite Power Angel, then it would have "Strong Vitality."
However, players now don’t even have a large number of level 4 troops, let alone recruiting level 7 Angel troops. So, Da Fei playing solo in this city where only Angels can be recruited is quite a feeling of superiority, isn’t it? In any case, all issues regarding the team’s lineup are resolved, and the next step is to go down the mountain to hunt.
Da Fei now needs to test the strength level of the mountain’s Demons without a barrier—are they still the trash that was harvested along the way just now?
Da Fei came to Ror again: "Garrison Officer Miss, I have finished resting and would like to continue to strike."
Ror nodded in approval: "Warrior, your fighting spirit and courage are admirable. Without the barrier, the Demons’ power will be much stronger, so you must be cautious. At the same time, because there is no barrier weakening them, ordinary Demons may also drop Demon Essence. Therefore, you must use the advantage of the Great Crusade to obtain as many victories as possible."
Da Fei was suddenly delighted—so there are also benefits to not having a barrier? Does it mean I can keep collecting essences by repeatedly farming the trash mobs at the bottom of the mountain? If even the trash mobs drop essences, wouldn’t Elites and Bosses drop even more? Hahaha, exciting!
As the fortress’s gates opened again, Da Fei’s elite squad boldly went down the mountain once more.
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Meanwhile, not just Da Fei was feeling high-spirited.
When Fleeting Blossom dragged Da Fei’s borrowed Sandworm Machine to the bustling canal excavation site, and then, with great excitement, added raw materials, the system prompt chimed in!
— System Prompt: The Sandworm Mining Machine already has 6 units, a total of 36 Refined Crystals. There’s no need to add fuel.
Little Fang was flustered on the spot: "Refined Crystals as fuel? That’s just... way too extravagant, right?"
Okay, Little Fang was also happy to take advantage of this convenience and immediately started the machine. Amid the roaring sounds, the Sandworm Mining Machine’s big mouth extended a circular sawtooth ’drill’ turn, and as the ’drill’ penetrated and excavated, the hard riverbed stone walls crumbled into sand and soil, followed by a barrage of system information scrolling across:
— System Prompt: The Sandworm Mining Machine is mining, no minerals found!
— System Prompt: The Sandworm Mining Machine is mining, 5 stone materials obtained!
— System Prompt: The Sandworm Mining Machine is mining, 3 Crystal Ore obtained!
— System Prompt: The Sandworm Mining Machine is mining, 2 Crystal Ore obtained!
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Little Fang’s jaw dropped in shock! This Sandworm Mining Machine not only far surpassed manpower in digging progress but also could sift through minerals! Little Fang had been digging at this site for so long and had never discovered that there was such a thing as Crystal Ore! While it seemed that this material, which seemed to be just for making glass, was not valuable, it was better than nothing! This meant that digging the canal could actually unearth something after all—it was simply that she hadn’t realized it before!
Strong, this machine is just too powerful!
Being too excited to contain herself, Little Fang couldn’t help but pounce onto Little Li’s bed and vigorously shake her: "Wifey wifey! Get up, come see the good stuff! Ha ha, wahahaha!"
Little Li struggled to murmur in a daze: "What time is it? Is it daylight already?"
Little Fang laughed heartily: "Yes, it’s bright, the future is so bright!"
When Little Li saw the power of this machine, she too was astonished: "This is the machine Da Fei lent you? Did he set any conditions?"
Little Fang’s laughter paused for a moment, then she shook her head: "No, he didn’t ask for anything. But now’s not the time to think about this. Such a mysterious machine from the future, once seen by other players, will definitely cause a huge commotion. If it’s discovered by players who are displeased with us, it would be really bad. So, from now on, we must use the saved manpower to set up construction fencing and also gather all the archers to form a second human wall!"
Little Li nodded repeatedly: "Yes, we must resolutely prevent anyone from having the opportunity to destroy or even approach the worksite, not even letting others get a glimpse..."
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Beijing Time, 6:00 AM sharp, one hour before the fourth round of the international competition.
At this time, in Bloodrose Studio, Big Sister Zhou Qing gracefully appeared, and the night shift beauties greeted her one after another: "Big Sister, good morning!"
"Thanks all for your hard work during the night shift." Zhou Qing adjusted her slightly disheveled hair, nodded in greeting, and then, as usual, asked: "Was there any special situation last night?"
"Yes, there was!" Bloodrose Xiaoyu eagerly reported: "Big Sister, Da Fei with his female pirate Vice Hero appeared in our Saint Paul City, then headed straight for the Knight Order, and entered the backyard. Now, it’s been over half an hour, and they haven’t come out yet."
The other beauties said in unison: "This situation is quite unusual, everyone is guessing that Da Fei might have received a hidden class change quest."
Zhou Qing furrowed her brows, then responded lightly: "Is Da Fei’s whereabouts really worth the news? Let him do whatever he wants to, don’t take him too seriously."
Little Yu sighed: "I’m not taking him seriously, I just thought he might come to us asking about the Banshee Hero."
Zhou Qing gave a cold laugh: "Well, I’d like to see how he’s going to ask!"
The beauties laughed and said: "Who says Big Sister isn’t paying attention? Big Sister is just waiting for this opportunity to take revenge!"
Zhou Qing snorted: "Alright, alright, those who need to switch shifts should switch, those who need to rest and eat should do so."
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Divine Punishment City, Despair Plain.
Da Fei didn’t rush in recklessly, instead, he relied on the narrow stone steps downhill for retreat and fought in and out among the Demon horde, becoming so absorbed in the battle that he forgot himself.
By now Da Fei had tested the strength of the Flesh Demons without the barrier, 300 Health, close to the strength of a regular Angel. Which meant, the dense swarm of Flesh Demons in front of Da Fei were all close to the standard of level 7 troops. Truly befitting a Divine War tier, even the front-line cannon fodder are so profound.
However, even after the Flesh Demons greatly strengthened, they were still just trash that changed from being one-shot to two-shot. Of course, they were no match for the steady and focused team led by Da Fei. As the beautiful Angel said, these strengthened ordinary Flesh Demons indeed could drop Demon Essence, and now Da Fei was just a few dozen essences away from the goal of exchanging for an Angel with 500 essences. After slaying a few hundred more, he should be able to collect them all.
For now, Da Fei’s team pulled back to the stone steps to secure a position and rest. Da Fei waited for the two Angels to recover their Mana under the Meditation Skill.
But Da Fei wouldn’t just wait aimlessly, nor was he interested in the trash before him. Da Fei’s gaze turned towards the depths of the Despair Plain. The Mercenary Leader had said, the deeper into hell, the stronger the Demons, and Da Fei wanted to see just how strong that was.
Thus, Little Fei entered the stealth mode, flew over the plains teeming with Flesh Demons, and towards the distant depths of the plains. It seemed like an endless stream of Flesh Demons were moving towards Divine Punishment City, clearly to replenish the losses at the front.
There’s a play! As the Angel Girl had said, these Flesh Demons were crafted by Demons specifically to combat Angels, which meant there must be some kind of factory nearby, right?
Alright, let’s have big brother take a look at the rear workshop—sabotaging deep within enemy territory is something big brother loves doing most.
Blood Eagle flew along the direction from which the Flesh Demons came, passed over the Despair Plain, and arrived at a land of Lava Land with lava flying about. And within this Lava Land, there were several Blood Lakes bubbling and boiling, from which Flesh Demons of various sizes crawled out one after another.
Da Fei was instantly stunned! Oh my gosh, it isn’t a workshop, what can I do with such Blood Lakes? Surely I wouldn’t be expected to fill them with dirt and bury them? Moreover, Blood Demons and Fire Demons have always been two separate branches, so it seems highly odd and out of place for a Blood Pool to be situated in a Lava Pool, right?
Anyway, it was only possible to scout out the situation first, then go back and report to the Angel Girl for recognition.
When Little Fei flew closer, a large yellow dot suddenly appeared in one of the Blood Lakes. Da Fei’s eyebrows twitched, a yellow dot, a neutral creature? Look again!
Approaching closer, a large glowing body could be vaguely seen in the waters of the Blood Lake, which must surely be something like a Blood Nest, right? Oh my gosh, there is totally nothing I can do with a target that’s submerged in water like this; surely I’m not expected to dive into this scalding Blood Lake to take out the nest?
In any case, I can only go check out the other Blood Lakes, at the very least, as a scout, I need to know the number of Blood Lakes.
Just as Da Fei was painfully circling the field for a look, the water level of a Blood Lake suddenly dropped.
Da Fei’s eyebrows twitched again, ebbing tide? That’s right, whether it was the previous Abyss Blood Pool or the subsequent Demigod Turtle Blood Pool, it seemed the Blood Pools all had this habit of rising and falling. Heck, this habit is a must, otherwise, how could a large Water Monster play with the player?
As the water level of the Blood Lake dropped, Da Fei finally saw a large but indescribably weird creature and his jaw dropped in astonishment. What on earth is this thing?
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