Chapter 783 - 744: Want to See How Far Da Fei Can Go
Host: "Good evening, audience members. Welcome to the Hero News evening live broadcast. The Hero World Cup semifinals are about to begin. Our China Region’s Shadow Dragon from the Dragon Slayer Guild, Big Ivan from Russia’s War Angel Team, Thor’s Hand from Sweden’s Gods Dusk Team, and the highly anticipated Da Fei will compete for tomorrow’s finals. We have Shenlan from Ninth Heaven as our guest commentator in the studio once again."
Shenlan laughed heartily: "Hello again, everyone. I hope you won’t get tired of me. Even if you do, please don’t say it out loud, save me some face. Originally, someone from the Dragon Slayer should be here to commentate for this match—by the way, host, are they not coming because they have no face to show?"
Host laughed: "Dragon Slayer’s explanation remains that it’s inconvenient for them to appear, and everything is beyond words."
Shenlan laughed: "That’s right, after all, it’s inconvenient for their own people to critique them. It’s more entertaining for the audience to see competing guilds like us undermine them. So, to make my appearance worthwhile, I’m definitely going to take down Dragon Slayer’s platform this time."
Host laughed: "Alright, then start undermining it now."
Shenlan sighed: "Currently, Shadow Dragon is in a very unfavorable position. Whether they face Big Ivan from Russia or Thor from Sweden, it’s hard to win unless they randomly get the Death Wilderness terrain. But that terrain is often plains, and they might not have time to affect the opponent and get directly defeated by an assault. In short, Shadow Dragon is very likely to stop here."
Host nodded: "Then there’s another possibility of meeting Da Fei."
Shenlan nodded: "Indeed, but even if they beat Da Fei, they still have to face Sweden’s Thor’s Hand in tomorrow’s final. But achieving the runner-up is still quite an impressive accomplishment, so I must congratulate the Dragon Slayer Guild."
Host laughed: "It seems the voices for Sweden winning the championship are quite high, but Sweden themselves don’t think so—everyone, please watch the video. This is Da Fei in the European Union Zone, openly recruiting two One-Winged Angels in sequence, one of whom is a One-Winged Angel female hero. With unknown strength of these angels and uncertain whether angel heroes can participate, the match presents many variables. Shenlan, can you introduce the One-Winged Angel hero to the audience?"
Shenlan laughed: "Honestly, just now I was checking news on my phone while eating, and I was shocked when I saw this video. This is the first time I’ve seen an Angel Race hero besides creating a new character."
Host: "Playing on your phone while eating isn’t a good habit, kids, don’t learn from him."
Shenlan shook his head, laughing: "Among the six conventional races, the Hell Race is defined as the enemy of angels. We often see many demon heroes, but those demons are usually low-level demons and not in the same league as the Angel Race. Those demons still haven’t escaped the realm of mortals. Only high-level demons, known for their strong aggression and omnipresence in the game, can truly rival the angel race. In one word, they’re godlike!"
Host nodded: "So, an angel hero able to rival high-level demons must know Divine Arts?"
Shenlan seriously: "That’s right! Ordinary NPC angels might already know Divine Arts, let alone angel heroes. If the magic skills we players have are strategic skills, then Divine Arts are nuke-level strategic skills. Moreover, using Divine Arts has severe negative effects on players, but angels don’t have this problem. That’s why angel heroes are terrifyingly able to toss nukes like grenades."
Host nodded: "I see, we can understand Sweden’s tension now. And Da Fei publicly expressed in a bar his intention to recruit this angel hero. How likely do you think Da Fei will succeed?"
Shenlan bitterly smiled: "This question truly leaves me speechless. For a player like Da Fei, surrounded by beautiful female heroes, I just want to say—Da Fei must die!"
Host laughed: "It’s undeniable that the rarity of female heroes is a significant issue players strongly react to currently."
"Alright, it’s now 6 PM Beijing Time, and the match officially begins. Let’s connect to the live match scene. The groups are decided; Sweden’s Thor’s Hand against Russia’s Big Ivan, China’s Shadow Dragon against Da Fei!"
Shenlan sighed deeply: "Ah, what a frustrating match-up, internal conflict among China Region players in the semifinals."
Host sighed: "Indeed, it’s quite a pity. Now Da Fei’s forces have five more angels and a One-Winged Angel than last time. It seems Da Fei still hasn’t recruited that angel hero. Meanwhile, Shadow Dragon sticks with their original vampire-focused main forces. Unfortunately, angels are spiritual creatures and can’t be drained. But this mountainous terrain seems very suitable for Da Fei’s mobile guerrilla tactics with his angel forces. If Da Fei really has a divine artifact capable of flying in the competition map, he might not lose after all?"
Shenlan seriously: "Precisely, the advantage of the Undead is in exhausting the opponent’s stamina with a massive amount of low-level troops on plains. This mountainous terrain greatly disadvantages them, so Shadow Dragon must watch out for decapitations."
Host nodded: "If Da Fei can still win, it will truly be a legendary battle. Now, neither side is taking any action, and Da Fei hasn’t gone into stealth, as they may be contemplating the terrain and strategies. Let’s now focus on the Sweden vs. Russia match—holy cow!"
Shenlan exclaimed: "So many angels! Sweden has so many angels! As expected, Russia is not facing just one Sweden, but the entire European Union!"
Host exclaimed: "There are over 50 angels! How will the combat nation of Russia respond?"
Shenlan exclaimed: "Of course, charge! The combat nation’s fearless advance, there’s no choice!"
The host excitedly said, "That’s right, the entire Russian army has once again activated the Charging Rune, charging towards the Swedish position at an incredible speed. At this speed, the Swedish team’s archers only have time to shoot one arrow! Now, the Swedish players’ Blazing Angel Corps have taken action, thirty Flame Flying Spears have been launched—boom!!! Oh my god!~!"
Shenlan exclaimed, "The host is stunned. Let me take over the commentary—boom boom boom boom boom! The entire battlefield is a sea of fire, nothing can be seen. Damn, this is a rocket launcher! Who in the world can stop this—"
The host exclaimed, "Wiped out! The charging dwarf unit of the warrior nation is completely wiped out! This is the power of thirty Blazing Angels united! Shenlan, how do you view the power of the Blazing Angels?"
Shenlan: "......"
Host: "Very well, Shenlan is currently dumbfounded, which shows the power of the Blazing Angels. I must say, using 3rd-level Charging Dwarfs as a yardstick for the special 7th-level Blazing Angels indeed lacks merit, but for this match, for the Russian players whose highest unit is only 4th-level, it is pretty much a foregone conclusion now."
"Now, let’s turn our attention back to the match of the Chinese players—uh, wait a minute! A minute has already passed in the match, and both sides have yet to make any reaction or move, what are they doing?"
Only then did Shenlan come to his senses, "Hey hey, are they going easy on each other?"
The host chuckled, "Highly suspicious, so who is going easy on whom?"
Shenlan chuckled, "We’ll have to wait for the final result. Personally, I hope Dragon Slayer is going easy on Da Fei, so tomorrow’s match will be even more exciting."
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At this moment, in the Dragon Slayer Command Center, Ma Yinglong quietly watched the match between the Swedish Team and the Russian Team, while silently following the commentary on Hero News.
"Going easy?" Ma Yinglong shook his head with a smile, "That’s right, they’re going easy! I believe many people around the world, even those in the United States who are most wary of Da Fei, hope I go easy."
Chang Liang frowned and said, "I don’t understand, it looks to others like we’re deliberately currying favor with Da Fei by giving him a goodwill gesture. A match is a match, and a favor is a favor. Is it necessary for us, with our Dragon Slayer strength, to be so accommodating to an individual player?"
Ma Yinglong shook his head with a smile, "It’s simple, I want to see how far Da Fei can go, and even the United States and the European Union want to see how far Da Fei can go. So Da Fei cannot fall here, or else we won’t get to see anything— As for the match, he doesn’t even care about it, so why should we care about a match with little value? As the match progresses to this point, we’ve come to understand the strength of all the other opponents, except for Da Fei."
Chang Liang suddenly realized, "That’s true, if Da Fei cared about the match, he would have returned directly from the European Union Zone."
Ma Yinglong cleared his throat and said, "Actually, mainly I want to give him a favor, as long as he is happy, he might sell me the parts of the Curse Armor, you’ve been wanting to complete the Curse Armor set for a long time, haven’t you?"
Chang Liang was stunned, "Did you have this thought? If we were to beat him to move up one rank, we could earn an extra $250,000 prize money, such a large sum we can definitely collect from individual players, right?"
Ma Yinglong shook his head and sighed, "Don’t forget, Da Fei made a bet in front of reporters and national players, that if he won the prize money, he would donate it. So if we beat him and win the prize, should we donate or not?"
Chang Liang finally realized, "I’m feeling utterly perplexed."
Ma Yinglong shook his head and sighed, "In dealing with Da Fei, nobody isn’t bewildered, better let him bewilder the foreigners, let’s focus on our development."
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As the global audience is both awed by a lopsided match and troubled by a boring one, Da Fei, who has become a sun surrounded by 11 Fallen Angel Spirits, is also deeply troubled.
Now, there is only one last Fallen Angel left. If it’s rescued, does it mean that the Demon God at the bottom of the lake will come out? Can I even complete the task of repelling the Demon Army’s siege? If I can’t complete it, won’t I be unable to recruit Elda? Oh, the frustration, the frustration!
(Brothers, Ashtray is burning the midnight oil for three updates today...)(To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)