Chapter 717 - 680: Advancing During Integration
Under the focused attack of Da Fei’s army, a Demon Wolf fell with a miserable howl.
—System Prompt: You have slain a Hell Volcano Demon Wolf, gaining 28,000 experience points and 1 Demon Wolf Volcano Essence...
Essences and such aren’t my kind of trade! Da Fei immediately waved his hand, "Cease attack!"
Then he continued to use skills on the remaining wolf pack but failed! Elena also failed.
It seems that the Demon Wolf we killed just now was probably not the leader. Da Fei casually pointed to another Demon Wolf, "Attack!"
With another round of concentrated fire, the Demon Wolf fell again, yet Da Fei’s attempt failed once more!
Damn! I’m running out of stamina! As the distant howls of wolves drew nearer, Da Fei felt extremely frustrated. If it doesn’t work out, I might just have to go into the essence collection business, at least there’s wolf skin, right?
Another Demon Wolf fell. Even Elena sighed heavily, "My lord, I’m sorry, I have no stamina left!"
If you’re out of stamina, come to my arms for some warmth! Da Fei reluctantly said, "Then take a break and recover, if it doesn’t work, just kill them all."
Time ticked by second by second, the howls of the newly arrived wolf pack echoed in the valley. It seemed there wouldn’t be time for Da Fei and Elena to replenish their stamina before trying again.
Da Fei had no choice but to wave his hand helplessly, "Kill!"
With another round of concentrated fire, the remaining Demon Wolves, already low on health, fell one after another.
And at that moment, a miracle occurred with a system prompt’s chime!
—System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Alicia successfully used the Master-level Leadership Skill "Diplomacy" on a Hell Volcano Demon Wolf! 1 Hell Volcano Demon Wolf has joined your team.
—System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Alicia has gained insights into the Grandmaster-level Leadership Skill!
The leader’s done for? They’re all coming to their senses? Overjoyed, Da Fei sprang up and shouted, "Cease fire! Keep going!"
Meanwhile, Selvia wasn’t far behind. With another lovely system prompt’s chime, the last Demon Wolf finally submitted!
—System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Selvia successfully used the Master-level Leadership Skill "Battle Diplomacy" on a Hell Volcano Demon Wolf! 1 Hell Volcano Demon Wolf has joined your team.
—System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Selvia has gained insights into the Grandmaster-level Leadership Skill!
The battle ended, the whole team cheered, and Da Fei let out a long laugh! This was surely fostering heroes and training the team!
Great, facing the next wave, Da Fei confidently waved his hand, "All troops, get ready for battle!"
Da Fei’s troops once again left the Corpse Mountain, retreated down the slope, and entered Stealth State, with eight red dots appearing on the radar, representing eight Hell Demon Wolves.
No surprises, no suspense, the spectacle replayed, success resumed, well, this was grinding mobs.
Facing the howling and struggling wolf pack in the vine forest, Da Fei concentrated fire to kill one. Then used a skill, failed!
Kept killing another! Failed! Then killed another one!
—System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Alina successfully used Grandmaster-level Leadership Skill "Diplomacy" on a Hell Volcano Demon Wolf! 1 Hell Volcano Demon Wolf has joined your team.
Oh yeah! Success! This meant the one we killed earlier was the leader! Now, what are we waiting for? It’s time to advance to Grandmaster!
Da Fei waved his hand, "Cease fire!" and then smiled at Alina, "Miss Alina, take a break, let’s leave the opportunity to Alicia and Selvia."
Alina smiled, "Alright, Lord City Lord."
Alicia laughed heartily, "Watch me, Miss Deputy City Lord!"
Selvia also cheered up, "I won’t fall behind!"
Alina smiled, "The busiest is Miss Selvia, having to revive and recruit troops, she’s indeed full of energy."
Da Fei nodded, "Young people should be full of energy!" Come on, girls, I’m leaving all the opportunities to you!
And at such a chance to improve skills, Catherine was not around, leaving Da Fei feeling a bit melancholic, wondering what she was up to now?
—System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Alicia failed to use the Master-level Leadership Skill "Diplomacy" on a Hell Volcano Demon Wolf!
—System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Selvia..., skill failed!
At that moment, Catherine and Selvia made no progress. Of course, it was normal; their previous success was mostly because the Demon Wolves had no blood and were dying. Now the wolves still had a lot of health, so they would hold out a bit longer, but with our army having recruited 3 Demon Wolves, the power gap between us would only widen, the wolves wouldn’t hold out much longer.
Taking advantage of this free time, Da Fei began to inspect the attributes of the Demon Wolves:
—Hell Volcano Demon Wolf: Large Demon Creature, Attack 45, Defense 35, Damage 50-65, Life 457, Attack Speed 18, Magic Resistance 90%, Stamina 360, Command Value 120 (red text alert), Special Skill: Flying Creature, Sensitive Smell, Sensitive Hearing, Bloodthirsty Frenzy, Horror Howl, Self-Healing.
These attributes were indeed a bit stronger than Hell Demon Foxes and had an added Sensitive Hearing. No wonder they were so sensitive to Billbo’s flute sound; the better the ears, the more they fear noise. Command Value was still in a headache-inducing state, Da Fei examined the Command Value explanation:
—Warning: This creature is currently in a terrified, distrustful state and has a high chance of fleeing and a certain chance of turning traitor in battle!
Damn! Turning traitor in battle? Each traitor is a scam! Who dares to use them after recruiting them now? Can’t it stop being such a scam? For a moment, Da Fei felt his head ache and his muscles tense, but there was no way around it. I’ll endure it! Just treat it as recruiting a group of bitter workers. I refuse to believe they can’t be tamed!
Meanwhile, Alicia and Selvia kept failing, the few Demon Wolves trapped in the vine forest howled again, with distant sounds seeming to signal for backup from the wolf pack.
Da Fei smiled faintly; let them come, the more, the better. Just like when I trained the Anemone King on Newbie Island, even when I hunted Cannibal Giant Crocodiles on Pirate Island, my life indeed repeats successful experiences, constantly progressing from one victory to another.
Just then, a system prompt chimed, and a golden light descended from the sky, landing on Alicia!
—System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Alicia successfully used the Master-level Leadership Skill "Diplomacy" on a Hell Volcano Demon Wolf! 1 Hell Volcano Demon Wolf has joined your team.
—System Prompt: Congratulations! Your Vice Hero Alicia has successfully mastered the Grandmaster-level Leadership Skill!
"Ice Fruit! The skill leveled up!" Alicia laughed heartily!
Da Fei, filled with joy, said, "She leveled up with just one insight!?"
Alicia proudly responded, "Because I’m a genius!" Then she patted Selvia’s head, "I’m taking a break; the rest is up to you!"
Selvia angrily said, "Don’t touch me with the hand that handled dead ravens!"
Alicia laughed, "Didn’t you handle dead ravens yourself!"
Ah, I couldn’t help but burst out laughing! Indeed, Alicia is a genius. Whether it was initially mastering God-level Magic or creating a skill, she’s exceptional. It seems the next step is to cultivate her into an independent City Lord, so I’ll have peace of mind when I’m out.
Now, with three Grandmaster-level "Diplomacy" skills in the team, the recruitment advantage became more apparent, and Selvia’s success was inevitable:
—System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Selvia successfully used the Master-level Leadership Skill "Battle Diplomacy" on a Hell Volcano Demon Wolf! 1 Hell Volcano Demon Wolf has joined your team.
—System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Selvia has gained insights into the Grandmaster-level Leadership Skill!
But unfortunately, she wasn’t a genius like Alicia to level up from just two insights. It’s understandable; I reached Grandmaster-level only after recruiting two BOSSes. But it doesn’t matter; I’ve already started building a recruitment assembly line, and leveling up is inevitable.
Now the next wave of wolves was about to arrive, and Selvia’s stamina was almost exhausted, leaving no time for her to continue training.
So Da Fei waved his hand, "Come on, Miss Alina, Miss Deputy City Lord, let’s take action!"
Alicia laughed heartily, "Miss Selvia, good luck next round!"
"Meh!"
...
With the actions of three Grandmaster leaders, the last three Demon Wolves were successfully recruited, the howls subsided, and the battle ended. Indeed, the more Grandmasters there were, the smoother the recruitment!
By this point, Da Fei had recruited 7 Hell Demon Foxes and 7 Hell Demon Wolves, consuming 1500 of Da Fei’s Army Command Power, but this was just the beginning. Da Fei’s team hid again behind the hillside, using the time to recover their stamina and prepare for the next recruitment action.
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