Chapter 675 - 638 Cultivating a Nightmare Monster
Certain Garden Villa.
Tang Yan took off her gaming helmet, shook her long hair, and let out a long sigh of relief. Yang Qian, who was watching the battle, laughed and said, "Congratulations to the young miss on your successful promotion!"
Tang Yan smiled bitterly, "So tiring. Running around nearly a hundred times in a five-minute battle, it seems my casual tactics have reached their end."
Yang Qian chuckled, "It’s about time to recruit some Vice Heroes. The forums are exploding—now it’s the era of high firepower Mage Vice Heroes. You’re going to be OUT."
Tang Yan responded, "Oh? All I heard was your shouting just now. What, did you see Da Fei’s secret hero in action?"
Yang Qian shook her head seriously, "It’s not just about Vice Heroes. You ran to exhaustion, but Da Fei was AFK for a few minutes at the start of the match and only took one action that turned the tide of battle. It was truly masterful, beyond professional level. It’s best you don’t watch the video; it might only upset you."
Tang Yan said with a touch of irritation, "Why would I be upset? But you’re right, it’s time to find some Vice Heroes. It’s just a pity that the typical tavern heroes aren’t appealing."
Yang Qian laughed, "Isn’t that simple? We could just join Da Fei’s Guild and ask him how he got his heroes, right?"
Tang Yan smiled, "So you really want to join Da Fei’s Guild that much?"
Yang Qian chuckled, shaking her head, "I just want to see what this world’s most advanced guild, as touted by our ’tall, poor, and handsome’ classmate, is like, and by the way, see how well he’s doing in the guild."
Tang Yan laughed, "Alright, if you want to look, go ahead. I support you."
Yang Qian grinned, "Let’s go together!"
Tang Yan laughed out loud, "I’ve been betrayed by Deng Jiayi already, and now I’m a big-name person in the China Region. It’s not convenient for me to just join any guild."
Yang Qian looked at her scornfully and then suddenly exclaimed, "Speaking of which, I’m a celebrity too, huh? It might be a bit inconvenient. Maybe they should earnestly invite me to join using the three visits to the thatched cottage strategy? Right, tomorrow I’ll find our ’tall, poor, and handsome’ classmate and have him beg for me to join the guild. Wahaha!"
Tang Yan could only shake her head and laugh, "What kind of people are these..."
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Meanwhile, Da Fei impatiently sent away the few big shots and beauties congratulating him on his friends list and was waiting for his Angels’ Stamina and Mana to recover while figuring out how to use the Nightmare Horn.
It seemed that the usage conditions for this Nightmare Horn were quite restrictive; a regular player wouldn’t encounter things like Nightmare Spaces or the Wine God Mysterious Realm. Basically, it could only be used as an accessory to reduce the opponent’s Morale by one point. However, an accessory that could reduce Morale by one was indeed rather impressive. After all, a common C-grade accessory like the Courage Medal increased Morale by one, and the Clover increased luck by one.
And as per the game’s nature, the equipment with stricter usage restrictions tended to be more powerful. Without a doubt, the Nightmare, which could only appear in Nightmare Spaces, must have a home field advantage unmatched by any other type of unit.
Finally, when the Angels’ Mana and Stamina were fully restored, Da Fei eagerly and impatiently used the horn.
—System Prompt: You have used the Nightmare Horn to summon a Nightmare. You are in a Nightmare Space, and the summoning is successful!
With a dull horn sound, a jet of pitch-black smoke surged out of the horn and quickly coalesced into the shape of a black horse engulfed in billowing smoke. Is this the Nightmare?
Just then, the Nightmare spoke, "I have awakened from nightmares to heed my master’s call!"
It can talk? This equipment is truly high-end. Even better! Da Fei hurriedly asked, "What abilities do you have? How do you fight?"
Nightmare replied, "My ability is possession and devouring. I can possess the bodies of some monsters within the Nightmare Space to battle, and those monsters I kill will have their power devoured by me. Please, Master, select a target for me to possess."
Possessing the body of a monster? I see! Based on the previous battle scene and Ror’s introduction of Nightmare, it seems that Nightmare can only enter the Nightmare Space as a spiritual entity, and as a spiritual entity, it either has to transform or possess one of the monsters in the Nightmare Space. Indeed, this Nightmare is highly specific in this scenario.
So, Da Fei floated high above the Nightmare Space, looking down at the teeming masses on the chessboard below, searching for the most suitable prey. Soon, a fearsome, gigantic Fuzzy Bear toy caught Da Fei’s eye. Good, that one will do.
Nightmare muttered, "That won’t work, the target is too powerful. I need to devour enough nightmare power before I can possess it."
Da Fei was taken aback! Dammit, do I really need to level up this Nightmare? Players are desperately trying to break out of the Nightmare Space, who has time to level it up?
But with the floating chessboard base under my feet, and waiting for the Thunder Angel to wake up, I actually do have the time to do this tedious task. So, if the Nightmare is strong enough, even the king card that I think is unbeatable could be possessed? Fine, let’s train it.
Da Fei then selected several targets to possess, all of which were rejected by Nightmare!
Damn it, not even various little bears or kittens can be possessed, and you can’t even possess the weakest pawn in a chess game, how weak are you exactly?
Out of impatience, Da Fei pointed to one of the seemingly weakest Diamond 3 from the sky-full of poker cards, "Will this one do?"
This time, Nightmare didn’t disappoint Da Fei, "No problem! I need to get closer!"
Well then, no need to say more, let’s fight! Da Fei waved his hand grandly and led the Angel Army swooping down. Then, Nightmare turned into black mist and pounced on that Diamond 3, and in that instant, the poker card with the red dot on the display turned green.
— System Prompt: Nightmare Poker Diamond 3 has joined your troops!
Now, Da Fei’s Angel Army had a new member, a Poker Monster Diamond 3 wielding a long spear!
Da Fei couldn’t help laughing and hurriedly checked the attributes of this Poker Monster:
— Nightmare Poker Diamond 3: Nightmare Creature, Attack 30, Defense 30, Damage 50, Attack Speed 8, Health 5000, Command Value 0, Special Skill: Flying Creature, Poker Army.
Da Fei’s jaw dropped in astonishment, who said that Diamond 3 was weak? These attack and defense stats are exactly that of a regular Level 7 Angel, but the health points have more than tenfold, a real BOSS! It appears weak precisely because it’s facing an army of Elite Angels led by Da Fei who is armed with powerful Divine Artifacts!
Nightmare! This kind of monster truly deserves to be something that can only appear in nightmares, and stronger monsters are everywhere, this is the strength of Divine Beast Level Nightmare! With this in mind, it’s even more necessary to plan for the long term and not rush things. Now that Diamond 3 has five thousand health, its survivability is truly perverse, which makes training it even more reassuring.
Now, Da Fei’s Angel Army continued to fight and collect poker cards, and during the battle, Diamond 3 also grew rapidly, leveling up to Club 3, Heart 3, Spade 3, and then to Diamond 4!
So this is the growth of Nightmare? Is it similar to leveling up a Vice Hero in an instance? Alright, clean and straightforward, not frustrating. For a moment, Da Fei fought even more spiritedly and tirelessly.
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Time passed by minute by minute, the Angel Army’s Stamina was nearly depleted, they needed to rest. By now, Da Fei had collected a total of 1000 poker cards, enough to form 20 full sets of poker cards, but the sky-full of poker remained endless, still no sign of the kings!
Da Fei’s mood began to grow irritable; could it be that the Divine Beast turned king card is hiding clipped in some corner book? Fortunately, the consolation is that Nightmare is becoming more powerful in battle, now rapidly growing into a Spade 10 with over ten thousand health, just a step away from becoming a face card.
Seeing this, Da Fei’s heart skipped a beat; could it be that my Nightmare will ultimately grow into the king card? But he quickly dismissed this unreliable thought; after all, the Nightmare Horn was acquired by accident through a match and was not part of the factor to break the situation.
So where exactly is the pair of kings? It seems Thunder Angel was right, it’s time to change direction.
That’s right, I was just leveling up Nightmare before, this time the target should be—At this moment, Da Fei saw quite a few books flying in the sky, and his heart skipped a beat again. Could it be that the kings really are being used as bookmarks, clamped inside the books? (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com), your recommendation votes, and monthly votes are my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)