Chapter 730 - 693: Continue the Ambush
With the experience of ambushing the first car squad, Da Fei now had a general understanding of the car squad’s guard strength and felt more confident in taking action.
But Da Fei suddenly thought of a big problem: the terrain ahead was not like the first battle where sight lines were blocked by the mountain cove. After they killed all the car squad members, no one knew. Once a fight broke out, it wasn’t easy to guarantee that it wouldn’t trigger alarms from other car squads. If horns started blaring everywhere as the situation spiraled out of control, that would be troublesome.
Ultimately, they needed to reduce the opponent’s numbers. Da Fei thought about it and figured it was still safest to continue ambushing in this mountain cove. So, should they wait for the car squads behind them to clear the road and slowly come here? Could this mountain cove really become an essential ambush site for completing this quest?
Damn! How annoying was that? And it wasn’t even possible. He had burned a whole car load of goods here and killed so many people. Even if the system needed at least a day to refresh, what if it didn’t refresh because these were mission-related items in this scenario? Wouldn’t the car squads behind still find this mess and give an early alarm?
The bodies were easy to handle; he could gather them and bury them. Well, he didn’t have that skill. At the very least, he could just throw a few Holy Vine Seeds down, or simply let the Demon Wolves and Demon Foxes eat them all. But what about the car wreckage? How was he supposed to handle that?
Da Fei asked the ladies, "I still want to ambush the upcoming car squads here, but I’m worried they’ll discover the battlefield’s remains and bodies. Does anyone have any ideas?"
Tamilia immediately said, "Lord City Lord can continue planting Holy Vines to consume the bodies!"
Holy crap! The beautiful Vine Demon turned into a cannibalistic maniac. But it aligned with his thoughts; he liked it!
Da Fei nodded, "Hmm, we’ve come this far in the fight; it’s time to use the seeds when necessary. What about the wreckage?"
For a moment, everyone was silent.
Damn, seriously? The great epic heroic group couldn’t deal with a single car wreckage? Da Fei didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. No choice, that’s gaming; you need skills for anything.
If Da Fei’s subordinates were the thousands of NPC dwarfs from the beginning, with NPC intuition, they would naturally come with production skills, able to dig pits, build walls, fish, and repair houses. But now Da Fei was leading unit troops. They knew nothing but fighting, and even if they could, it must be supported by hero skills. Up till now, only the Lord System’s construction skills could barely allow units to help with house repairs and pit digging, but truly nothing else.
At this moment, Anlicia chuckled, "Perhaps I can try to disguise it?"
Da Fei was taken aback, "Disguise?"
Anlicia smiled, "Of course! If I can disguise a big ship into unrelated octopuses and Sea Demons, disguising a burned car into an intact one must be much less difficult, right?"
Da Fei suddenly realized, "That’s an idea! The sight here isn’t good anyway, it doesn’t have to be a perfect disguise, just good enough! You can do that, can’t you?"
Anlicia’s face turned serious, "What do you mean by just good enough? The moment of real battle is when I’m most focused and under pressure, and it’s the best moment to gain practice and improve. I want to use this opportunity to better myself."
Da Fei nodded repeatedly, "Right, right, work harder, I’m rooting for you!" Ah, she must have been spurred by Selvia’s continuous advancement to God-level Light Magic and Master-level Leadership Skill! Good, this is what happens when you don’t work hard regularly!
Suddenly Da Fei remembered something and asked, "Since you’re already at God-level Arcane Magic, do you have any insights about the realm above God-level?"
Anlicia pointed at Elena, "I’ve been observing Miss Elena for a long time. I’m very curious about the illusion cast on her. I believe it’s the realm above God-level Arcane Magic!"
Elena was startled, "No wonder I’ve always felt Miss Deputy City Lord looking at me strangely! I always thought Miss Anlicia was wary of me."
Anlicia waved and laughed, "No, no, since the first day I saw Miss Elena, I found her disguise to be amazing. As time went on, I became more perplexed, hence more curious!"
Only then did Elena relax, "If Miss Deputy City Lord is interested, I can cooperate in the study when I’m free! Anyway, my illusion will last for a while."
Anlicia smiled, "Sure, after this battle, let’s research together, haha..."
Holy crap! You guys are chatting so happily! Anlicia must suspect if her chest is an illusion, right? I’m telling you, it’s not! You’ll be embarrassed when you see the truth!
I get it, you want to research Super God-level illusion techniques to make your chest bigger! Hahaha, I support that! By the way, I want to join the research, too. Make me a morphing spell so those paparazzi won’t bother me! Wow, this research is awesome! So, I must join, Elena, beauty, let me feel you all over first, hahaha!
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Now, Anlicia sat on the car wreckage meditating to charge up a powerful move, while other troops gathered the corpses of Demon Child coachmen and ram-horned Demons all around the battlefield, piling them by the dead towing giant dog.
Da Fei shook his head and sighed. Since it was an ambush, they had to do it thoroughly. No point letting the seeds rot; plant them if they could be planted.
Da Fei then asked Tamilia, "How many Holy Vine Seeds are needed for these bodies?"
Tamilia answered without hesitation, "Lord City Lord, these corpses can support 10 pieces of Fifth Grade Holy Vine Seeds. However, Lord City City has only 9 pieces of Fifth Grade Seeds and 8 pieces of Fourth Grade Seeds left, so we can plant 8 pieces of Fifth Grade Seeds and 1 piece of Fourth Grade Seed."
Ten pieces again? Da Fei was a bit annoyed. Had he known this, he wouldn’t have used all eleven mature Holy Vines to block the enemy’s retreat. At least he should have transferred half over. But who knew? He didn’t have a think tank to help anticipate every step.
But never mind; Holy Vines could be transplanted, so there was no waste. Only implanted and used seeds were good seeds.
Da Fei asked Tachiusu, "Lady Tachiusu, can you still use your Vine Jungle Spell?"
Tachiusu laughed, "Lord City Lord, rest assured, a day has passed, and it can be used again."
As expected, the more powerful the spell, the longer the cooldown. Great, as long as her big move was there, even if his seedlings were freshly planted, they could display combat strength immediately and grow fast!
Da Fei took out 8 pieces of Fifth Grade Seeds and 1 piece of Fourth Grade Seed and handed them to Tamilia, "Plant them!"
Tamilia, excited, said, "Okay, Lord City Lord!" Then she immediately flew up to the corpse mountain and got to work.
Tachiusu laughed, "Lord City Lord, if Tamilia has enough high-grade seeds to plant, she will improve more and more! Her current state reminds me of a thousand years ago when I was a Vine Demon Instructor advancing to Hero."
Da Fei abruptly asked, "Do you mean she will advance to Hero?"
Tachiusu shook her head and smiled, "Whether she can advance to Hero is hard to say. What’s certain is her abilities will improve. So, Lord City Lord must take this opportunity to focus on training her, so our Vine Demon clan will have another Hero! And they will all serve Lord City Lord!"
Damn, I like that last sentence! Da Fei was overjoyed, "Rest assured, I’ll train her with all my resources!"
If an NPC said she could advance, then she absolutely could! This was the system subtly hinting to players. Thinking that way, Da Fei wouldn’t hesitate at all with these nine seeds and was eager for Tamilia to find ways to use up the remaining ones, too.
While they were talking, the system prompt sounded with a "ding"!
— System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Anlicia cast an unknown Arcane Magic on the abandoned facility!
With a flash of light, the wreckage of the trailer beneath Anlicia’s feet was enveloped by a rippling glow resembling water. When the light stabilized, it looked as though the trailer had been restored to its pre-destruction form. Though it looked like jelly and was quite unnatural, in this deliriously volcanic ash environment, it possessed considerable bewildering capabilities!
At this moment, the whole group was amazed; Elena even clapped repeatedly!
Da Fei was ecstatic, "Good! Excellent, such great progress on your first try!"
Anlicia laughed heartily, "Of course, I’m a genius! Relax, everyone; I will create a genuinely convincing illusion before the battle starts!"
"Keep it up, we’re rooting for you!" Da Fei laughed loudly to the sky! What’s a God-level Hero? Amazing specialties? Awesome skills? None of them matched Anlicia in his family, a hero capable of independent skill creation and research—how terrifying!
Now, everything was ready, just waiting for the Demon Race car squads to walk into their trap. Of course, Da Fei would not let the car squads ahead travel smoothly, so during the waiting period, Da Fei dispatched seven Demon Foxes to stealthily move to the mountain path ahead, find a large rock, enjoy digging it out, and then push it down and run!
— Boom! Another crash resounded through the valley, with the car squad’s angry shouts echoing from afar!
Da Fei laughed heartily! As they say, advantages come with disadvantages; disadvantages might not necessarily lack benefits. Although this three-in-one sand and gravel mountain terrain was a huge pitfall for marching, it made pushing rocks to block roads extremely easy and convenient. Blocking them for a moment caused the whole car squad to stall! The feeling of controlling the entire situation—amazing! If even this couldn’t be perfected to complete this mission, he would be an unworthy world’s number one amateur player!
Just as the Demon Foxes searched for the next boulder, the Demon car squad in the ambush circle finally cleared the path with a bout of angry shouting and began moving.
Alright, it was time to test the ambush results! Da Fei immediately withdrew the Demon Fox unit, and the whole army quietly and methodically watched the Demon car squad enter the ambush circle.
Closer, they came closer, and the frustrated and angry Demon car squad cursed their way through, focusing only on the hillsides to guard against falling rocks, completely neglecting the road’s surroundings, not even paying attention to the "blocked car" and the stopped guards ahead!
Indeed, both the car and the guards were Anlicia’s illusions! Da Fei smiled and waved a big hand, "Take action!"
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