Chapter 711 - 674: The Carrion Banquet
Now, Da Fei’s Hero Knight squad is advancing slowly toward the target area, led by Tamilia. Meanwhile, over twenty Forest Goddesses are laboriously flying while dragging the enormous body of the Demon Scorpion behind the team.
Although Da Fei knew that transporting bodies through this damn mountainous terrain would definitely be slow, he didn’t expect it to be this sluggish. Da Fei wanted to assign more Forest Goddesses to the task, but more than twenty was already the maximum number of hands available for transport. Where else could they exert force? Unless the body of the Demon Scorpion is completely disassembled, but isn’t that disassembling skill a racial special skill of the Ogre?
At this moment, Da Fei immensely misses the plump Ogre in the Wandering Mercenary Tavern who is awaiting resurrection during construction. Anyway, since transporting bodies is so difficult, the focus must be on quality, not quantity. That means the Boss must be taken down at all costs.
Finally, Da Fei rounded the mountain waist and arrived at the target location, Tachiusu had been waiting for a long time: "Lord City Lord, please look—"
The vine in her hand sank deep into the sandy ground, then red lights on Da Fei’s map radar began to blink incessantly. Several red dots appeared in the nearby area, with one dot so far away it had already exceeded Tachiusu’s normal detection range.
Da Fei asked in surprise, "The furthest one is the Leader-level powerhouse?"
Tachiusu responded solemnly, "Correct. The opponent’s vibration sense is exceptionally intense. Therefore, even though we are at such a distance, I can still detect it."
Anlicia said with astonishment, "Logically, the more powerful a stealthy creature is, the harder it should be to discover. This situation seems a bit abnormal."
Tachiusu shook her head. "Perhaps the opponent is extremely confident in their strength, to the point of not needing to hide, which is why I have come to seek Lord City Lord’s decision."
Da Fei said decisively, "I’ve made up my mind, we fight our way through! Let’s start with those few obstructions around us!"
"Understood, Lord City Lord."
So Da Fei’s team reached the lurking spot of the second Demon Scorpion. Elena continued to cast Quicksand Technique to trap the scorpion, and then the Forest Goddesses focused their fire to take it down easily. Of course, transporting the body was not so easy. In the end, the difference between hunter and prey often depends on who detects the other first, who makes the first move. The process below is just a standard grind of farming monsters.
An hour passed, and Da Fei had killed 11 Hell Volcano Demon Scorpions, reaching the limit of 200 Forest Goddesses and 3 Angels carrying bodies. It’s worth mentioning that killing a Demon Scorpion didn’t take more than 5 seconds, and killing 10 didn’t take more than a minute. Billbo’s collection and skinning didn’t take more than 10 minutes either; all the time was consumed in the dreadful march carrying bodies.
Fortunately, the team was finally closing in on the BOSS’s location. At this moment, the red dot of the BOSS on the radar was blazing like a burning furnace, instantly putting tremendous pressure on Da Fei, making him hesitant to move recklessly forward.
Just think about it, an ordinary Demon Scorpion that doesn’t even count as elite has 4000 health, so how powerful must the BOSS be? Could it be on the same level as the Divine Beast Nightmare? Da Fei was somewhat regretful—should he have come to fight the BOSS in the first place? But if he couldn’t even defeat a lone BOSS, how could he overcome the huge convoy of Demons? Besides, the road here, clearing the minions, has been so smooth; it would be unreasonable not to take down the BOSS while at it.
In any case, even if this BOSS isn’t the target of the mission, it must be taken down with all efforts.
Da Fei took out the remaining Holy Vine Seeds from his pocket. In total, Da Fei had 40 Fifth-Grade Holy Vine Seeds and 15 Fourth-Grade Seeds. Among them, 20 Fifth-Grade ones were planted under the walls of Radiant City, which later grew plump and were transplanted by Tamilia onto the Ancient Tree Fortress. Now, 20 remain.
One Fourth-Grade seed was planted next to the administration hall in Radiant City, while five were planted in the bathhouse of the Demon Mine, leaving 9 remaining.
Damn it, now that it’s mentioned, god knows how those five Fourth-Grade seeds in the bathhouse are doing now? Have they absorbed the energy of the hot springs and thrived, or were they uprooted by Demons who arrived later? Right, after killing the Demon Mine Owner, I even received a key to a secret warehouse that I haven’t checked out yet.
Anyway, I must find time later, take Tamilia and make a trip back to the mine to see if the plants can be transplanted back. As for now, there’s nothing more to say. Go all out in this one effort; plant seeds on all 11 bodies!
Da Fei asked, "I now have 20 Fifth-Grade seeds and 9 Fourth-Grade seeds, how should I plant them to be safe?"
Tamilia shook her head, "Lord City Lord, the current bodies can at most sustain Fifth-Grade seeds, unable to fully utilize the power of the Fourth-Grade. It is recommended to just plant 11 Fifth-Grade seeds."
Exactly my thoughts, I really can’t bear to use the Fourth-Grade ones. Da Fei nodded and handed the seeds to Tamilia, "Then let’s begin."
Tamilia nodded, "However, after planting, the seeds will need a period to grow, so we cannot start the battle immediately. Please keep that in mind, Lord City Lord."
Da Fei nodded, "No problem, once they are planted, we will lure the BOSS over."
Now, 11 bodies were piled up together, 11 seeds were quietly planted, and what followed was waiting. And to ensure this fight was an absolute victory, Da Fei called back the Blood Eagle that had been scouting ahead, allowing the Angel Army to cast spells to restore its Stamina and Mana.
Time passed by, minute by minute, in waiting. Suddenly, the Reconnaissance Skill alarm flashed red, and Da Fei’s radar suddenly filled with a large cluster of red dots rapidly moving towards him in a straight line!
Da Fei was taken aback; their speed and direction were utterly unlike mountain paths—could it be—Da Fei looked up at the sky, and sure enough, he saw large groups of unidentified creatures flying through the smoke, accompanied by distant crow-like screeching sounds in the sky.
Billbo immediately said, "It’s crows! They search by smell, so our Lord City Lord’s troops’ Stealth might not work against them."
Anlicia exclaimed in surprise, "There are crows in hell too?"
Da Fei frowned and said, "Even if there are, they’re probably Hell Crows. They must have been attracted by these corpses. Prepare for battle!"
Selvia, who had long been restless, could not hold back and said, "Captain, watch me do this!"
Exactly, Selvia had Storm Attack, specifically designed to counter the Air Force.
Just then, Tamilia excitedly said, "Lord City Lord, as long as we can kill these crows, the Holy Vine will have even more nutrients!"
Da Fei’s brow twitched, that’s right, I was just worrying about not having enough fertilizer, and here they come delivering themselves. I won’t be polite then! I’m an expert at dealing with crows. Back then, I wiped out the whole scene with just one Blood Eagle. Not to mention now that I have more troops and fiercer generals.
Now, amidst the noisy cawing of the crows, a dense throng of red Blood Crows dived down, numbering at least a thousand. At the same time, Elena launched a Fireball that roared up into the sky—Boom! A loud bang, and countless -1, -2 Magic damage appeared in the sky, and not a single Blood Crow fell.
It had to be said that with the vast numbers of opponents and their high Magic Resistance, Elena’s Spells were indeed greatly limited in effect. Now Elena had no chance for a second shot, the flock had already swooped down on top of Da Fei’s troops!
—System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Selvia has released a Grandmaster-level Light Magic spell "Storm Attack"!
Selvia made her move. A fierce wind rose from the ground, and all the Blood Crows floundered and spun in the air. Soon, many had "Broken Wings" effects above their heads and fell to the ground.
Oh yeah! That’s the effect I was looking for, but it’s not enough. I want you all to fall! Da Fei immediately released the Blood Eagle, and the Petrification Aura was activated!
The Blood Eagle soared into the sky amidst the storm. Under the dual assault of the storm and the Petrification Aura, the flock could no longer struggle, and they fell wherever the Blood Eagle went. The entire hillside was covered with thousands of screaming Blood Crows that had fallen and were not dead, their goose-sized red eyes struggling together was a sight that made Da Fei feel nauseous.
Da Fei turned around: "Elena, deal with them!"
Elena chuckled: "Let’s see how long they can survive now!"
After several consecutive claps of lightning and icicle Spells cleared the area, the hillside finally quieted down.
Tamilia immediately came forward excitedly to report: "Lord City Lord, if we pile up these few thousand crows together, the Holy Vine Seeds can grow and start to be combat-ready."
Da Fei waved his hand without turning back: "All troops, pile up the bodies." Da Fei had to admire those Undead players who dealt with vast numbers of corpses every day; how did they keep up with it?
Just then, Selvia came up to Da Fei with a frown: "Captain, I discovered a strange problem. The Storm Attack I just released consumed twice the Mana of normal circumstances."
Da Fei was suddenly alarmed: "Twice the Mana? What’s the situation now?"
Selvia frowned: "It might be because the Light Energy here is scarce..."
Da Fei was astonished: "Could this be another characteristic of hell? Resistance to Light?"
Elena confirmed: "But Miss Selvia, the Mana recovery speed here is indeed much faster, have you felt it?"
Selvia nodded: "Indeed, it seems we can only rely on quick Mana recovery to solve the Mana consumption issue. I’m going to meditate."
Da Fei nodded: "Then that’s the only way. It seems that the hell environment isn’t entirely pointless after all."
Now, whether it was the agile Forest Goddesses or the noble Angels, they all started collecting corpses on the hillside. It had to be said that this was truly discordant and painful. But their distress and hard work were worth it; now 11 Holy Vine Seeds have sprouted and begun to crazily absorb the nutrients from the Corpse Mountain, growing wildly.
The sight made Da Fei’s eyelids twitch with an unbearable look. Damn it, these aren’t Holy Vines at all, they’re clearly Demon Vines! This is sheer evil!
Just as Da Fei’s Reconnaissance Skill alerted him again, several red dots appeared on the radar, quickly flying towards them. Da Fei was startled; what’s this now? Coming to join the carrion feast?
No need to say anything else, prepare for battle. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)