Chapter 746 - 709: The City Lord of Divine Punishment City
Da Fei’s team raced all the way to the Lava Blood Lake area, and it was finally time for Da Fei to use Angel’s Wings. He could finally say goodbye to that damned Hell Horse with great excitement! Only when infantry trudge their way through mountainous paths do they realize how wonderful flying truly is.
With Da Fei’s team taking off, the movements of the Demon Army on the ground were completely visible, and to Da Fei, the scene of the Demon Army running to and fro in disarray could be summed up in one word: Chaos!
At this moment, Da Fei had a vague sense that something good was waiting for him. Sure enough, when Da Fei reached Despair Plain, he saw from afar a shining meteor trailing beautiful flames descending—Boom!! The earth-shaking explosion was as grand as thunder bursting forth!
Da Fei laughed heartily! The whole team exclaimed in astonishment!
Assembly succeeded! This is our army’s Siege Machine standing tall and peeing far! As long as I have this gigantic Siege Machine, it doesn’t matter how many Demon Armies arrive; they stand no chance because they’ll never get a chance to assemble one, muahaha!
Now, as Da Fei flew over Despair Plain, fires blazed everywhere, smoke billowed, and countless Demon Workers were frantically evacuating supplies. Da Fei was laughing so hard his teeth almost fell out. The range of the cannon is the truth indeed; this saying held true. This battle had truly solved all problems in one fell swoop!
Divine Punishment City was in sight. From afar, one could see atop Divine Punishment City’s summit a structure that resembled high-voltage pylons, and then saw Miss Ror striking a heroic figure with one leg on the city wall, sword in hand, directing where to strike. Da Fei could already imagine how excited Miss Ror would be to see him return, offering her body in exchange, right? No worries, he was ready to receive her anyways. Oh right, he’d better take a bath first, hahaha!
Sure enough, as soon as Da Fei’s troops emerged from Phantom March, a deafening cheer erupted throughout Divine Punishment City: "The Warrior has returned!"
Miss Ror and the snack shop owners were so thrilled they revealed their Angel Bodies, flying out of the barrier to greet him: "Warrior, welcome back from your triumphant return!"
Da Fei laughed heartily: "Too kind, really, I’m not quite used to all this, hahaha!"
Miss Ror chuckled: "Warrior, is this the Demon Race troop you mentioned in your letter? They can’t enter the city due to the barrier, so please, come with me first to settle your troops."
Oh right, the barrier issue, he hadn’t thought of that, yet she had! Da Fei was overjoyed: "Thank you so much, Miss Ror, you are so considerate."
Miss Ror smiled: "It was Dor who spent a day opening a barracks for the troops outside the barrier on the mountainside. You should thank him!"
Da Fei was taken aback, not expecting this cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside guy!
At this moment, Dor, displaying his Angel Body clad in shimmering silver and gold armor, said indifferently, "It is we who should thank the Warrior. For ten thousand years, the situation at Divine Punishment City might undergo a strategic change thanks to the Warrior’s arrival. No matter what we do for the Warrior, it will never be too much."
Da Fei laughed loudly: "Nonsense, this is our duty and obligation to uphold justice and combat evil." Hey hey, remember what was promised, if I could come back, you’d reward me with a soldier, don’t forget that.
But, on mentioning the barrier, Da Fei suddenly remembered those three Demon Drivers! He then inquired, "What about the three Demon Drivers I had subdued?"
With a long sigh, Miss Ror replied, "They were directly teleported back to the city and were severely burned by the barrier. Now, they are unconscious and recuperating in the Nightmare Space."
Da Fei exclaimed, "Nightmare Space?"
Miss Ror shook her head and sighed, "Yes. The intensity of the barrier at the heart of Divine Punishment City is not something an ordinary demon can withstand. If they had stayed any longer, it’s very likely they would have been obliterated by the barrier. In that situation, we had no time to settle them properly, so we had to transfer them to the Demon Space immediately. Now they are lying on the chessboard, accompanying the Thunder Angel in slumber."
Damn! The Thunder Angel sure is lucky to have three new pals! But if they’re unconscious—
Da Fei hurriedly asked, "How long will they be unconscious?"
Ror shook her head and sighed, "Who knows. It could be one or two weeks."
Da Fei’s heart skipped a beat, didn’t this mean he could pocket all three Crusader badges for himself? That’s right, when they wake up and ask about it, just say the badges have expired. It’s not anyone else’s fault but theirs; they’ll have to ask Sazer personally! Plus, this also conveniently solves the issue of Crusaders endorsing demons that troubles the Angel Leader! And it solves the advancement issues of my alt account, my sister’s, and my wife’s alts too, haha, mwahahaha! That settles it!
At that moment, Dor chuckled, "Who would have thought that the fate of Divine Punishment City once hinged on these three weak demons, how unpredictable fate is. Alright, here’s the barracks, please!"
Da Fei and the others were now right below the staircase of Divine Punishment City’s gates, near a cave on the mountainside, not normally under the protective barrier of Divine Punishment City.
Da Fei couldn’t help expressing his surprise, "Here? Doesn’t seem too safe, does it? What if demons charge this place?"
Ror shook her head, "There’s no other way. But this place is also within the striking range of the Watchtower on the city walls, and for many years the demons haven’t directly assaulted the city in an all-out attack, so it shouldn’t be a big problem, especially now when the demon offensive has been repulsed."
Da Fei nodded, "Alright then, since these demon troops aren’t really the main force, let’s do it this way."
Ror asked with a smile, "Speaking of the barracks, this is considered the first functional building added to Divine Punishment City in ten thousand years, setting a precedent for the city’s development. Since that’s the case, why not seize the moment and build to our heart’s content? I wonder, Warrior, do you have any interest in running Divine Punishment City?"
Dor also smiled, "Since the Warrior is also going to manage the Nightmare Space, why not take on the contract to develop both at the same time?"
Da Fei exclaimed in shock, "You mean, you want me to become the—"
Ror laughed, "City Lord! It’s the same nature as being the City Lord of Elf Kingdom’s Radiant City in the surface world. But as a City Lord, your jurisdiction would be from this mountainside outside the barrier down to the foothill."
Dor smiled lightly, "It’s even possible to extend it to Despair Plain, or even Hell Volcano, or even further to Demon King Hall."
Damn, are they encouraging players to attack the lands of hell! I’m not interested, man! But I won’t pass up any opportunity to get the title of City Lord!
Da Fei asked in surprise, "But I currently don’t have the money, the power, or the time to manage it. Is that okay?"
Ror laughed, "It’s been idle for ten thousand years; another ten thousand won’t hurt. And there’s no one more qualified than the Warrior."
There’s nothing left to say, let’s do this! Da Fei burst into laughter, "Alright, I accept!"
A wave of applause and cheers erupted from the group!
Ror smiled, "Good, Warrior, Lord Sazer is already waiting for you in the square. Go and hand over the mission and receive your official appointment as City Lord!"
Oh yeah, it’s showtime!
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