Chapter 740 - 703: The Legendary Gatling Gun
With the Dragon King’s massive body crashing to the ground, Da Fei’s entire group let out a collective sigh of relief.
However, Da Fei knew well that the Divine Suppression couldn’t even kill the Demon Wolf King, who had been drained by the Holy Vine for a long time, so it surely couldn’t kill this Dragon King at its peak state. The Dragon King’s collapse must have been due to a temporary unconsciousness after dual Divine Suppression soul impact.
What to do next didn’t even need questioning. Da Fei immediately located the corner of the hall where the little Earth Dragon had been instantly killed. At first glance, it looked like a wrecked bus smashed into an iron pancake by an excavator at a car accident site! Damn, the Dragon King’s strength was terrifying, no excavator could match it!
Da Fei hurriedly said to Tamilia, "Quick, retrieve the Holy Vine!"
Tamilia immediately responded, "Got it!" and eagerly swooped down.
As for Da Fei, of course, he was busy dismantling the Crossbow Cannon! This was called correcting a mistake. This wasn’t really a place where the Crossbow Cannon could be used, he realized his mistake. By recovering the Holy Vine, Tamilia could advance, while preserving the Crossbow Cannon through timely correction meant this battle was the most profitable. Moreover, discovering the Hydra Crossbow Cannon’s purpose was a major gain from this battle. Ultimately, installing the Hydra at the bow of the ship was its real place to shine.
At this moment, Billbo exclaimed, "Lord City Lord, are you dismantling the Crossbow Cannon?"
Da Fei coughed and said, "Yeah, the Crossbow Cannon has fulfilled its mission. After all, in front of a giant dragon, there’s nowhere to hide."
Billbo quickly said, "Then let me help you, Lord City Lord. You taught me War Machine Science, and I watched you assemble it earlier. I can help you."
Da Fei’s eyes widened in surprise. Dismantling a machine could use help? Without thinking much, Da Fei nodded instinctively, "Alright, alright!"
Billbo was overjoyed, "Alright, watch me." He eagerly joined to assist with the Crossbow Cannon.
At that moment, the countdown on Da Fei’s dismantling time suddenly sped up, reducing from a 10-minute countdown to just 5 minutes!
Damn! The efficiency truly doubled, and Da Fei couldn’t help but want to jump up. Billbo was undoubtedly a genius! Truly, heroes emerge in youth, and powerful Hero Skills must be developed early. Why weren’t you a girl?
In Da Fei’s bittersweet moment, he was filled with relief and gratitude. Good! Very good, he was worried about time.
Meanwhile, Elena exclaimed, "Lord City Lord, the Earth Dragon’s attack was effective earlier, this giant dragon has a wound on its neck, we can continue to plant the Holy Vine in it! Now is a perfect chance while the giant dragon is unconscious—now or never!"
An opportunity, my foot! Da Fei felt utterly distressed; now was the time for everyone to prepare to die and return home to cut losses!
Tachiusu excitedly nodded, "It looks heavily injured, no wonder the giant dragon unleashed such furious power earlier!"
Elena praised, "Thankfully, Miss Selvia’s decisive attack controlled the giant dragon. It’s awe-inspiring strength."
Serene and glowing with Angel Possession, Selvia said solemnly, "This is divine power, even powerful demonic creatures struggle to resist!"
Tachiusu added, "Tamilia will soon complete the information retrieval. With data from the ordinary Earth Dragon test, our success rate of transplanting the Holy Vine onto the giant dragon is very high!"
Damn! Da Fei’s patience wore thin. Did their endless chatter annoy them, wasn’t he the Commander, not them? But since the subordinate heroes were eager to fight with Morale Like a Rainbow, he couldn’t just say they’d retreat and die?
After all, Death Return City was a player’s strategy; NPC heroes wouldn’t know it. NPC heroes treat every battle with utmost intensity. If he didn’t cooperate, it would lower morale, loyalty, and might even lead to splitting paths! After all, these were intelligent and individualistic Epic Heroes.
Da Fei let out a long sigh. There was no other choice. They must fight! He originally didn’t want to be so awesome, but the subordinates and wife pushed him to it—this was the burden of being crowned.
Da Fei nodded resolutely, "Alright, let’s wait for Tamilia to return!"
Even though the battle awaited, the Crossbow Cannon had to keep being dismantled. After all, he had dozens of Holy Vine Seeds; losing ten or twenty was okay, but there was only one Divine Artifact Crossbow, so it needed to be protected at all costs.
At that moment, footsteps and clinking armor sounds came from the hall’s passage—the Demon Army arrived!
Da Fei’s brow twitched. As expected, the demons would come to clear the area. If they stormed in, Tamilia wouldn’t have time to retrieve the Holy Vine.
Certainly, Tachiusu exclaimed, "The Demon Army is here; we must block them, or Tamilia’s recovery will fail!"
Da Fei waved his hand, "Demon Wolf King Army, move to block the door!" This time Da Fei hesitated not at all, for he had already prepared for the Demon Wolf Army’s sacrifice.
Now, Da Fei’s remaining Demon Race Unit consisted of a Demon Wolf King, a Demon Wolf, and three Demon Foxes; their numbers already dwindled. But blocking the door wasn’t an issue. The attacking Demon Race soldiers with long spears and heavy armor weren’t weak either. In mere moments, amidst the rain of spears and flying spears, the Demon Wolf King’s 15,000 HP dropped by a third like bloodletting!
Da Fei’s jaw hit the ground. His 180 strategic defense combined with the Demon Wolf King’s near 100 defenses, plus his Master-level Defense Skill with 50% damage reduction, should be absolutely wall-like! Getting chopped like this only meant one thing—the enemy’s infantry also had strong hero leadership, neutralizing his defenses easily!
Indeed, a voice called from the distant passage, "Charge! Kill them all, and the master rewards!"
Damn! Such a powerful hero’s attribute, yet only a servant? His master must be General Hassima? God knows how strong this Hassima was? No time to think; if they wanted every last one dead, they’d have to fight through the pain!
The Demon Wolf King let out a Horror Howl, then entered a Bloodthirsty Frenzy state to strike back, barely stabilizing the situation. But it wouldn’t last long. If it couldn’t hold any longer, they’d let them into the hall for Elena’s God-level Magic to strike. Since subduing the Demon Wolf King, over a day had passed, and Elena’s cooldown time had recovered.
At this moment, Billbo asked, "Lord City Lord, are we dismantling the Crossbow Cannon now?"
Da Fei’s mind tightened. Were they intent on making things difficult without giving him a chance to move? Fine, he’d fight to the end with them! If they defeated him and took the Crossbow Cannon, he swore he’d come back one day to reclaim it!
Da Fei gritted his teeth, "Assemble the Crossbow Cannon immediately!"
Billbo excitedly declared, "Yes, Lord City Lord, don’t worry, I saw you load it earlier. You just need to shoot, and I’ll reload for you!"
Da Fei was astonished again! No way? The biggest problem with the Hydra Crossbow Cannon was reloading, and doing it while firing? That must be a Hero Skill! It must be what he mastered after being given the Crossbow and Skill Book, a self-learned unique skill!
Da Fei laughed heartily, "Alright, let me see your reloading skills!"
Da Fei hadn’t dismantled the Crossbow Cannon for long, so reassembling it didn’t take much time. By then, the Demon pursuers regrouped and aggressively charged, the Demon Wolf King’s health dropped below a third, and Da Fei immediately pulled it back, "Elena, heal the troops!"
Elena quickly waved a "Dark Light," instantly restoring 2,000 HP for the Demon Wolf King, with the spell restoring an additional 100 HP per second. It had to be said, although Elena’s specialty wasn’t Dark Healing, with her 300 magic power in her Divine Equipment, the effects of any spell she cast weren’t weak. But even with such amazing healing ability relative to the Demon Wolf King’s 15,000 total HP, it was still like dousing a cart with a cup of water.
Just as the Demon Wolf King withdrew from the front line, the Demon pursuers’ vanguard finally stormed into the hall!
This was the moment he’d been waiting for—to hit the protruding bird with a cannon!
Bang! With a cannon shot, the recessed cannon barrel in the ceiling fired its first shot - "Repel!" "-1053!"
Da Fei’s brow twitched in surprise. Over a thousand damage? His Crossbow Cannon’s unmodified damage was 2100-2400, now halved by the enemy’s defense—suggesting the enemy’s defense compared to his attack was just 20 points apart?
With no time to think, Da Fei pulled the trigger again!
Bang! Another shot from above—"Pierce!" "-147!" "-976!" The protruding soldier fell, pierced through, hitting the soldier behind!
At that moment, Da Fei felt utterly crushed! Holy crap, these soldiers had high attack but only 100 defense and a mere 1200 HP! Were such low HP soldiers level 8? If only his Crossbow Cannon had 10 more attack points, no, just 5 more, it could one-shot them! Damn, so close!
In anger, Da Fei rapidly pulled the trigger—bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!!!! "Pierce!" "Repel!" "Lucky Strike" "Crushing Attack!"
Da Fei was no longer disappointed. With high-frequency shooting, spectacular effects appeared, and at the hall’s entrance, corpses piled up, but it didn’t matter. What was important was that Billbo fulfilled his role perfectly, quickly loading the cannon after each shot, allowing Da Fei to keep firing without pause!
This was truly the legendary Gatling gun!
Da Fei finally realized that this skill of reloading was only possible for Hobbits with such a small build! For normal-sized humans, the Crossbow Cannon’s operational space was restricted—this was the Hobbits’ racial talent!
Ha ha ha ha! Da Fei laughed aloud, "Great, I’ll shoot to my heart’s content!"
—Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!!!!
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