Chapter 745 - 708: Evacuating Hell Volcano
Da Fei’s troops begin their Phantom March toward the Giant Dragon Battlefield. Midway, the Blood Eagle Radar detects a squadron of Sky Cavalry approaching from the front.
Da Fei’s brows furrow. Without a doubt, the late arrival of the Dragon Slayer Wizard must have alarmed the Demon Army, which has started dispatching reinforcements. Once they notice anything amiss, my operation may not go as smoothly.
However, Tamilia exclaims with excitement: "Lord City Lord, the Demon Army splitting their forces is even more advantageous for reducing the pressure on the giant dragon, and it also benefits our operation. As long as we control the dragon, the demons won’t have a chance to turn the tides."
Da Fei nods: "That’s correct, so we must hurry."
Under the thick cover of volcanic smoke, Da Fei’s Phantom Army brushes past the hasty Demon Air Cavalry. Then, the Giant Dragon Battlefield arrives, with large squads of Demon Air Cavalry circling in the dusty valley, the giant dragon’s roars echoing throughout.
Clearly, the demons are completely focused on the giant dragon. Seizing this opportunity, Da Fei’s troops quietly approach the battlefield, then hide beneath a cliff, well hidden from the view of the Sky Cavalry overhead.
Tamilia exclaims excitedly: "This distance is enough! From here, I can control the Holy Vine. However, I can’t see the entire battlefield, so Lord City Lord must determine the movement direction of the giant dragon. If the dragon is moving toward Divine Punishment City, I will restrain the growth of the Holy Vine; otherwise, I’ll keep stimulating its growth."
Da Fei also says excitedly: "No problem! Just listen to my command. If the dragon is headed in the right direction, I’ll shout stop! If not, I’ll shout continue!"
"Understood."
At the end of the day, this tactic is like leading a bull by the nose, and the Holy Vine is the nose ring! Just how high is the intelligence of the NPC who came up with this tactic? After this battle, not progressing to a hero would be against all reason!
At that moment, Tachiusu chuckles: "I think that after being besieged for so long, the dragon’s senses must have somewhat cleared, and its mana should have recovered a bit. Shouldn’t we give the demons besieging it a little surprise?"
Tamilia laughs: "Of course, all I have to do is stop the growth of the Holy Vine!"
Da Fei chuckles darkly: "Good, let the Dragon King use a Dragon Breath to break through the encirclement. Let’s get started."
Now, Tamilia cradles a magical sphere that sparkles with Demon Light in her hands and closes her eyes to sense. While the Blood Eagle reaches a safe distance outside the battlefield, the smoke and dust reduce visibility, but the giant dragon’s large size negates the need for clear vision. At this moment, the giant dragon stumbles and rolls aimlessly under the assault of the Sky Cavalry’s Flying Spears. It’s hard for Da Fei to judge if it’s heading in the right direction. Basically, as long as the dragon’s head is facing Divine Punishment City, it should be fine.
Da Fei signals softly with a wave of his hand: "Stop!"
The Demon Light in Tamilia’s sphere flashes, and then the giant dragon’s body shakes, immediately halting its rolls and cries, becoming still.
Da Fei is taken aback, what’s going on? Is it feeling unexpectedly relieved from the pain, so it calms down to confirm and savour the moment?
The Demon Army is equally baffled, gradually slowing down their attack to hover and inspect.
Time passes—one second, ten seconds, twenty seconds—the giant dragon simply lies on the ground motionless, allowing the Demon Sky Cavalry to attack with Flying Spears. The spears only inflict double-digit damage on its thick, rock-like skin, followed by a loud "+1000" healing number that springs forth.
Such an astonishing recovery ability! Da Fei frowns: "Is the giant dragon taking the chance to rest and recover its Life Physical Strength? Or is it trying to fully suppress the Holy Vine inside its body?"
Tamilia seriously says: "Both are possible; in any case, we must give it a little nudge! I’ll first stimulate one Holy Vine to awaken it and test its reaction."
After speaking, the magic light in Tamilia’s hands flashes again, and at the next moment, the giant dragon suddenly raises its head and opens its enormous jaws, unleashing a heaven-reaching flame along with a thunderous roar! As the dragon whips its head wildly, the massive flame wave turns into a spiraling storm of fiery red clouds in the air and the valley, incinerating a large number of Demon Sky Cavalry in the fire cloud with their screams, while the others scatter in terror!
In just a brief instant, the Demon Sky Cavalry is thrown into disarray! This is the true power of the giant dragon! Amidst the shock, Da Fei can’t help but cheer for it!
After a successful attack, the giant dragon immediately turns and sprints, heading straight for its lair beneath the volcano! Damn, it finally regains consciousness to head home, but how can it be allowed to return!
Da Fei urges: "Quickly, continue with the Holy Vine!"
Tamilia solemnly responds: "All Holy Vines activated!"
At that moment, the sprinting giant dragon stumbles and falls, once again writhing on the ground and howling without pattern.
Da Fei rushes: "Stop! Ease its pain a little!"
Tamilia: "Received, putting two to sleep first!"
Da Fei adds: "No good, no effect!"
Tamilia: "Then all sleep!"
Da Fei then exclaims in surprise: "No, it’s charging toward its lair again, keep it going!"
Tamilia also starts to panic: "Holy Vines activated!"
Now, the entire valley was filled with billowing dust and continuous roars, as Da Fei and Tamilia began to incessantly harass the giant dragon. Although the theory of leading the bull by the nose sounded great, the actual operation was not that simple. Once the dragon was awake, all it thought about was returning to its nest!
Could it be that this tactic could only be implemented while the dragon was dazed by the Divine Suppression? Had I missed the perfect opportunity to ambush the three wizards? The problem was, without ambushing the three wizards to absorb the power of the Holy Vine, Tamilia wouldn’t have the strength to operate the Holy Vine up close under the siege of the Demon Army!
Just then, the alarm horn of the Demon Army sounded in the distance, and needless to say, the jig was up! The good days of our troops playing hide and seek were coming to an end.
Da Fei sighed deeply with immense frustration: "Can we take this opportunity, while the Demon Army is being crushed by the dragon, to use the power of the Holy Vine to kill the weakened giant dragon?"
Tamilia spoke gravely: "Impossible, the life force of the giant dragon is still not something these dozen or so Holy Vines can overcome."
At that moment, Tachiusu offered her advice: "Lord City Lord, although Tamilia has advanced and her strength has improved a lot, her mana still cannot support such a long time of tuning, so I have one last method left, to use my Vine Jungle spell to coerce it into submission!"
Da Fei was overjoyed: "Miss Tachiusu can use Vine Jungle again?"
Tachiusu smiled: "Yes, time flies, a day has passed again, and if this also fails, I’m afraid our army will only have to give up!"
Da Fei clenched his teeth: "Alright, one last time!"
It was at this moment Tamilia confirmed: "No, I have a bolder attempt in mind, I would like to ask Miss Tachiusu to cooperate with me."
Tachiusu was surprised: "What tactic?"
Tamilia said solemnly: "Operating the Holy Vine from a distance always has a delay, and also can’t sense the emotional changes of the dragon up close, so I want to ride on the neck of the dragon and steer it myself, while Miss Tachiusu releases Vine Jungle beside me to guard and protect me, preventing the other Demon Army from shooting me down!"
The whole group was astonished, and Da Fei was so shocked that his jaw dropped: "You want to ride the dragon back?"
Tamilia solemnly said: "This is our last chance! Whether we succeed or fail, it must be attempted. Besides, I share a life bond with the Flying Holy Vine, so don’t worry about my safety."
Tachiusu laughed heartily: "Interesting! Then Lord City Lord, shall we do it this way?"
Da Fei snapped back to attention, his voice trembling with excitement: "Good! Let’s do that, let my Phantom March cover you as you mount the dragon!"
...
The Demon Horn echoed across the mountains, and the Demon’s reinforcements began to gather. Da Fei’s dragon riding tactic started to unfold in the midst of madness!
— System Prompt: Your team hero Tachiusu casts the mysterious spell "Vine Jungle"...
A huge green Array enveloped the struggling giant dragon, and the bulging pustules on the dragon’s neck burst into flesh and blood, as several massive vine-like tendrils burst forth with a bang! At this moment, the dragon spewed blood and convulsed all over, in so much pain that it lacked even the strength to roll and howl!
It was during this brief peaceful period that Tamilia and Tachiusu safely landed on the dragon’s neck, each holding onto several Holy Vines.
Tachiusu smiled: "Lord City Lord, through the rhythm of the vines, I can sense that the dragon’s emotions are very complicated. It’s not that simple to make it obey. You all should retreat now, and in case we fail—anyway, see you in Divine Punishment City!"
Tamilia also said solemnly: "Lord City Lord, please take care!"
With that, her hand emitted a flash of Demon Light, the dragon trembled all over, and with a roar, it dashed off.
Watching the dragon’s retreating figure disappear into the distance, Da Fei was stunned. Was this what it meant to be a Dragon Knight?
Billbo exclaimed in surprise: "Where are they going? That’s neither the direction of Divine Punishment City nor the dragon’s lair?"
Da Fei finally came back to his senses: "No matter where they go, we will definitely meet in Divine Punishment City! We should retreat now and hopefully manage to safely withdraw our forces."
Elena chuckled: "We’ve caused such a commotion behind the enemy lines this battle, who knows how the demons will react in the future."
Da Fei laughed heartily: "No worries, when I was in Radiant City, I even took down the Grand Marshal of the demons and the General’s clone, and didn’t see much reaction from them."
Billbo was overjoyed: "It must be because Lord City Lord your courage and wisdom scared the demons from coming again!"
Da Fei laughed heartily: "Exactly, if we want a peaceful future, we have to strike hard and strike fear into them just once!"
Now, taking advantage of the chaos in the mountain and the Demon Army’s attention diverted by the dragon, Da Fei’s team quickly and safely fled the volcano area and then galloped across Lava Land. Although not being able to withdraw with Tamilia Tajiwusi was the biggest concern of this mission, for some reason, Da Fei was filled with tremendous confidence in the two of them. He believed they would surely bring him a surprise! At the very least, as the dragon wreaks havoc, who knows how much of the demon’s belongings would be smashed?
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