Chapter 791 - 750: Preparations for the Deep Strike Behind Enemy Lines
——System Prompt: You have received a Merit Mission "Strike the Reinforcement Behind Enemy Lines" issued by the garrison officer of Divine Punishment City!
——Task Hint: Your destructive actions at the Lava Blood Lake have caused a gap in the Demon Army’s siege forces, prompting them to dispatch additional reinforcements from further back to support the front line. The number of reinforcements is unknown, their strength is unknown, their route is unknown, and their departure time is unknown. The more reinforcements you kill, the higher your Merit Points will be.
I see, this mission is indeed just like the one where I had to sabotage the siege machine behind enemy lines before! And just thinking about the thrilling sense of sneaking behind enemy lines, Da Fei couldn’t help but feel excited all over! Alright, this mission must be completed by me.
Looking at the current situation, this Demon King isn’t as overwhelmingly powerful as imagined, which gives Da Fei immense confidence in completing the mission. After all, Divine Punishment City has stood tall in the game for millennia; it certainly won’t be taken down easily. In any case, I’m going to earn the major Merit Points, and these mundane tasks under the Demon King’s nose can be left to the European Union Zone.
Da Fei waved and smiled at the crowd in the square: "Classmates, I’m about to head behind enemy lines for a more arduous battle, and I might not return for a long time. Does anyone need to buy a cheap Angel? One Angel for 450 Demon Essence!"
The crowd remained unresponsive. Da Fei sighed inwardly, what a waste of being a master, even university students who get free Divine Artifacts have more awareness than you guys.
Wait a minute, thinking this infiltration behind enemy lines might really take a long time, Da Fei suddenly remembered the logistics and supply issue. So he turned back and asked the garrison officer, "Sir, I have extensive experience in behind-enemy-lines combat, so I’ll be staying there for a while. Is there any way to handle the supplies and transport of spoils?"
The garrison officer was startled: "As expected of a warrior, I would assume the enemy’s reinforcements would carry a lot of useful supplies, which shouldn’t be wasted. But, as a mortal—"
Saying this, the garrison officer saw Elda beside Da Fei, his eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and laughed: "I’ve got an idea! Please wait, warrior! I’ll discuss it with the Angel Leader!"
With that, the garrison officer hurriedly ran into the teleportation hall and disappeared. At that moment, the whole place was in an uproar! Da Fei chuckled inwardly, knowing they were afraid? Knew that with one word, I could make the NPCs dance around my fingers, huh?
At that moment, the players in the crowd began to discuss the upcoming descent operation again, while Da Fei, outside the bustling crowd, felt extremely lonely. An overwhelming sense of dissonance surged into Da Fei’s heart. Indeed, although I’ve always been awesome without friends and never felt lonely, what’s this sudden feeling of coldness?
Watching a few golden name reporters shuttle back and forth among the crowd interviewing several team heads, Da Fei suddenly realized: Damn it! I know what this dissonance is about! It’s because suddenly, no reporters are interviewing me, and I’m feeling all sorts of uncomfortable!
No way! I am the protagonist, I am the star, you reporters should be revolving around me, how can you go interviewing that bunch of defeated generals? No one in the world would be interested in them! Damn it, I understand now, it must be the entertainment media in the European Union Zone, succumbing to some pressure, and decided to collectively ban me! This is a blatant violation of the freedom of the press, I always thought you are developed societies, I despise you all!
Cut! In the end, it’s still that my level isn’t high enough, I don’t even care if you’re surrounding me or not, I’m now entering a low-key development mode, just see if you guys are afraid?
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Indeed, Da Fei has been "banned" by the European eSports media. After all, from the moment Da Fei arrived in the European Union Zone, he was greeted with a warm reception by the reporters, resulting in an imbalance among the various national team leaders, as they are the big celebrities in the European Union Zone. Moreover, overly focusing reports on Da Fei would significantly elevate Da Fei’s status in the minds of global players, particularly Chinese players, providing a massive free advertisement. In any case, now the relevant media throughout the European Union have been instructed by associated entities to prohibit interviews with Da Fei.
And at this moment, the Four Countries Team from the UK, France, Germany, and Switzerland convened a meeting in the chat room for further urgent discussions.
Lancelot worriedly said: "Based on our team’s simulation, with the current capabilities of the cursed units, the success rate in attempting a surprise attack on the siege machine is less than 50%."
Napoleon sighed: "Let alone the fact that we cannot determine if the Demon King will make a move in the next attack. If any unforeseen situations arise, those troops won’t have such good luck making it back again."
Einstein said in a deep voice: "Moreover, according to our latest observations, the Blood Pool, which the Demon King excavated, seems capable of producing units. This means that even without additional reinforcements, the units newly emerged from this Blood Pool are enough to give us a hard time."
Thor’s Hand sighed long and deeply: "But, do we have any other choice?"
Napoleon shook his head and laughed bitterly: "Alright then, how much Demon Essence does everyone still have? Gather it all for me, I’ll go buy a few units from Da Fei—as I’ve already traded with him once, I currently have 421."
After a moment of silence in the chat room, Lancelot was the first to speak: "We have 464."
Thor’s Hand: "377."
Einstein: "382."
Napoleon laughed, "Alright, there are a total of 1644, I’ll have a chat with him privately. Everyone, say hi to the reporters and let them know not to photograph me while I’m speaking with Da Fei."
Thor’s Hand sighed, "The NPC is out."
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After a brief wait, the garrison officer appeared from the teleportation array in the hall. He enthusiastically approached Da Fei and solemnly took out a familiar-looking golden treasure bead, "Warrior, the Angel Leader has accepted your suggestion, especially considering the energy scarcity in Divine Punishment City. Seizing the enemy’s resources for our use becomes even more important. Thus, the Angel Leader has decided to entrust you with this important item. However, if you use it, it will only have the effect of bringing the legion back to the city. But if this Lady Elda uses it, it can be used for material transport. So, once you encounter significant spoils of war, let Lady Elda handle it!"
—System Prompt: You have received the task item "Space Marker" from the garrison officer.
—Space Marker: Task item, capable of teleporting player hero troops or materials back to the city in the hell region surrounding Divine Punishment City. Each teleportation consumes a certain amount of energy from Divine Punishment City, please use cautiously.
Da Fei laughed in surprise! No wonder I felt this golden bead was so familiar and dear, it’s another Space Marker! This is a Divine Artifact, man. It’s how I managed to teleport a Siege Car back to establish an invincible position in the China Region. Now I can have fun with it again—no, this time I can keep having fun! Haha, wahahaha! Alright, if I don’t pull off a big score or two behind enemy lines, I’d be letting down this Divine Artifact!
Da Fei enthusiastically said, "Sir, rest assured, I know the use of this treasure bead is not easy, so I certainly won’t make a losing deal."
The garrison officer rejoiced, "As expected of a warrior from another region, military intelligence is urgent, please depart quickly."
"Got it, await my good news."
Before departing, of course, I would use the two Chaos Essences I just got to recruit two more soldiers. So Da Fei headed towards the Mercenary Store, and at this moment, he was startled to see that Frenchman named Napoleon picking and choosing in front of the Mercenary Store.
Give me a break! Not coming to this wholesaler to go to a retailer instead, this simply violates the fundamental principle of capitalism. This is the wrong path! Just as Da Fei was going to step forward to speak to him, Da Fei’s friend notification rang. Looking at it, it was Napoleon.
Napoleon: "Mr. Da Fei, I have 1644 Demon Essences here and wish to ask for your help in buying 4 Power Angels. Although it doesn’t meet your 450 each pricing standard, in the current predicament, we should help each other towards common interests immediately, don’t you think?"
Give me a break! No way your French Team alone farmed so many Demon Essences, right? Finally realizing the common interest, huh? The issue is, it’s your predicament, not mine. I’m living comfortably! However, since he’s secretly putting on a show, he must have his difficulties. But with the European Union, it’s always lip service, with hands quite honest.
Alright, since you figured it out, I’m tight on time as well, so let’s conveniently deepen our cooperation.
Da Fei did not continue walking towards the Mercenary Store but sat down pretending to enjoy the scenery while busily replying to him, "You are the first friend I made in the European Union, and I greatly treasure our friendship. I also understand your difficulties, your cooperation with me to break through sanctions truly moves me. I have no reason not to agree with you."
"Of course, I have more profound cooperation requests. I am very keen on collecting the Curse Armor, I already have a lead on the Black Knight Sword in the China Region, so I want to ask you if you can help me find the Bone Armor in your region? When I return to my country, I will leave you 10 angels..."
Soon, Napoleon replied, "Thank you so much, friend. I will certainly gather our team’s strength to find out the whereabouts of the Bone Armor for you."
Da Fei laughed, alright then, first write a blank check with empty words, and getting the troops is the priority. Though I’m offering a slight profit, after all, they are working for me, I shouldn’t be too harsh on them. Also, this one deal can still earn 244 Demon Essences, plus the 213 I brushed in an hour earlier, equals a full extra angel at no cost!
Thus, Da Fei leisurely stood up and went to the Mercenary Store, stood side by side with Napoleon, and quickly completed the transaction. Then Da Fei used the essences to recruit three more Power Angels. At this point, Da Fei’s angel team consisted of 13 Power Angels, 4 Power Angels, and the Leader Angel Elifel, with less than a hundred Demon Essences left.
With all preparations complete, Da Fei took off again, flying towards the distant Despair Plain.
Meanwhile, in the UK, France, Germany, and Switzerland chatroom, the atmosphere was awkward.
In an attempt to show openness and transparency between allies, Napoleon and Da Fei’s message conversation was publicly displayed on the big screen, so the other three teams knew about the artifact exchange deal for 10 angels between Napoleon and Da Fei.
Napoleon coughed lightly, "Well, this is merely a formality, if there really were conditions, and everyone thought this business was worthwhile, it wouldn’t be objectionable to discuss, right? Moreover, letting Da Fei complete the artifact collection may not be a bad thing for us; it might exacerbate the internal conflict in the China Region or perhaps indirectly help weaken Japan and South Korea, or even the United States. What do you think?"
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