Chapter 828 - 781: Knights Surrendered by Elda
Watching as Elda led the Blazing Angel Corps quickly disappearing from the radar, Da Fei suddenly felt extremely uneasy, even vaguely regretting his decision. Could this be a problem?
At this time, the mount dragon with half its wing broken and the knight whose mount was taken by his superior had already fallen into the Lava River, struggling and howling.
Da Fei’s heart trembled. If it were any other race, falling into the Lava River would have vaporized them instantly, right? Even if they are demons and can last much longer in the lava, they wouldn’t be able to hold on for long, would they?
Faced with this situation, it’s either beating a downed dog or taking the opportunity to recruit. If the recruitment fails, then beat the downed dog. Speaking of which, it’s been a long time since my diplomacy skills were used, and I’m getting antsy.
Da Fei then commanded the angels to row closer, shouting, "You down there, surrender, and I’ll save you!"
The knight roared in anger, "Kill me! End it quickly!"
Oh my! It’s actually a speaking NPC! Just like the three carriage drivers before? However, the three drivers were stubborn because I needed them and didn’t go hard on them. Your ass is on fire, yet you’re acting all tired of life?
Da Fei tossed down a rope, "I can’t hear you, come up and say it, come up if you want to die!"
As the rope fell, the knight instinctively grabbed it but still defiantly said, "Alright, I’ll come up—"
Speaking as he did, he eagerly escaped his ordeal, clawing his way up to the ship. Faced with the welcoming array of blades and axes, he sat fearlessly on the deck and said, "Kill me if you will!"
Ah, you’re quite something! Compared to the three drivers, you have no value at all. Believe it or not, I could make you lose your head immediately. Da Fei pointed to the struggling mount dragon not far away in the lava and sighed, "Can that dragon be saved?"
The demon immediately replied, "It can be saved! Let me save it! Hurry and row over!"
Da Fei laughed heartily, "Alright, you go save it!"
For this demon knight, saving the dragon was definitely better than not. Saving it might give him a chance to escape or resist, but not saving it leaves him with no chance at all. So Da Fei understood his cooperation wholeheartedly.
But rest assured, in such a dangerous place, I won’t leave you any chances, and if you delay in cooperating, I’ll just take you out straight away to avoid future troubles.
As the giant paddle ship neared the struggling mount dragon, the demon knight blew a loud whistle to catch the dragon’s attention. Then he grabbed a few ropes already tied to the ship’s bow, jumped onto the dragon, and quickly used the ropes to tie the dragon’s saddle, shouting, "Pull!"
What the heck! Now you’re even commanding me, why are you so cocky!
With that, Da Fei pulled hard from the ship while the knight commanded the dragon to brace against the ship’s body, climbing aboard with a stagger. The dragons were still met with the array of blades and axes, facing enemy threats, and the dragon, half the size of the ship’s bow, had fiery eyes ready to burst forth!
Da Fei was taken aback, "I might have overdone it, haven’t I? Damn, if he’s not afraid of death, what am I afraid of?"
He laughed again, "By the way, use the ropes to tie the dragon tighter, is that okay?"
The mount dragon roared cautiously along the ship’s edge while the demon knight hesitated, unmoved for a long time! Perhaps the dragon had no strength to resist? Perhaps he was irresolute?
Da Fei’s face darkened, "I know you want to fight hard now, but you’ve been betrayed by your superior. Any result you achieve will just cover for his defeat. This self-detrimental and enemy-benefiting act, I don’t think is something demons would do. Now we could talk."
The demon knight said solemnly, "Talk about what?"
Wow, with those words, we can talk about anything! Although, he’s right, what should we talk about? Given the experience recruiting the three drivers, directly recruiting demons is almost impossible. Besides, I’m actually not interested in you at all, but if it doesn’t work out, just kill you!
Just then, a system prompt sounded with a "ding":
—System Prompt: Congratulations! Your independently dispatched team hero Elda has won a battle victory.
Victory! As expected from my highly rated angel hero, both beauty and strength in one! At this moment, the worry weighing on Da Fei’s heart dropped, and his mood brightened.
He laughed heartily, "Do you have some time to rest? Maybe later you’ll see something you really want to see."
The demon knight on the dragon’s back snorted indifferently. For him, resting is definitely better than not resting, and fighting hard a bit later is better than now.
Seeing him calm down, the delighted Da Fei continued to chat, "Can I ask your name?"
The demon knight coldly said, "A nobody, not worth mentioning."
Da Fei laughed again and asked, "Then what’s the name of the officer who threw you off the mount dragon?"
The Demon Knight said coldly, "Kill me if you must, I won’t provide any information."
Da Fei laughed and said, "To be honest, for now, I’m merely interested in your mount dragon. As for the intel you mentioned, I’m not interested. I don’t plan to stay here long. If I need a reason not to kill you, it would be that capturing an enemy is always a prestigious event to boast about. As for you, being alive is still better than your deceased superior. I’ve always thought of demons as a very smart and pragmatic race, so I hope you can cooperate a little."
The Demon Knight said gravely, "Are you so confident you can kill our superior?"
Just then, Da Fei’s radar showed a slew of green dots. Oh yeah! Elda is back!
Da Fei laughed and said, "What you’re interested in is about to appear!"
As everyone watched eagerly, Elda led the entire Blazing Angel Corps out of the mist and landed in the cabin, then laughed heartily and looked quizzically at the Demon Knight, "Eh?"
Da Fei laughed heartily at the Demon Knight and said, "Although you’re just a nobody, you made an Angel Hero go ’eh’. Your life has been worth it."
Elda also laughed heartily, pulled out a medal-like pendant, and asked, "So you were transferred here from the Flame Dragon Air Cavalry Corps as a Governor to train these ragtag troops into Dragon Knights?"
The Demon Knight was suddenly shocked, "He was actually killed?"
Da Fei’s heart skipped a beat, hey hey hey! Another Governor-level officer, who knows what treasures might drop, you better not hog them!
Elda laughed and said, "Aren’t you happy? As for you, being a Resentful Spirit Knight doesn’t really give you a stance. Whether joining the Demon Camp, Heaven Camp, or Undead Camp, it’s essentially the same. Join us, this is called going with the flow, what do you think?"
Wow! Da Fei couldn’t help but look at Elda in a new light again, this persuasion is as natural and warmly welcoming as a bar girl persuading a guest to drink! Right, she could tell at a glance he’s a Resentful Spirit? I had no idea what was inside his armor all this time!
At this moment, the Demon Knight trembled all over and said in a choked voice, "Your words are so reasonable, I am speechless. I, Essinger, decide to follow you, Sir!"
The red name above the Demon Knight’s head turned green, and he began to calm his mount dragon. The mount dragon’s red name also changed from bright red to light red, light red meaning it’s still hostile but won’t actively attack.
Da Fei couldn’t help but laugh, "You were wise, you should have surrendered long ago."
The Demon Knight snorted coldly, "I surrendered to this Angel Sir, not to you."
Da Fei was dumbfounded on the spot! That’s right, if it were surrendering to me, there should be a system prompt! Da Fei looked at Elda with a blank face, wanting to say something, but was at a loss for words! What else could I say, if it were me, I’d surrender to a tall and majestic beautiful Angel Hero rather than a human guy hero right? Waiting to get screwed over?
Elda laughed, "Isn’t there still a patrol team?"
Da Fei snapped out of it, "Right, right, I’ll lure them over immediately."
Essinger sighed, "Angel Sir, this mount dragon is severely injured and needs time to recover. It’s not my original mount either, I need to communicate with it, I probably can’t help in the fight."
Elda laughed, "No problem, this dragon is quite good. If it needs to eat some crystal stones to recover quickly, let it eat. There are plenty on the ship behind."
Essinger quickly replied, "Yes, Sir!" Then he immediately untied the ropes attached to the saddle and commanded the mount dragon to hop onto the towed ship behind.
Da Fei was dumbfounded again! Hey, hey, hey, this ship’s cargo was taken by me, it has nothing to do with you! You’re too natural, too impolite! Hmm, being impolite is good, it means she doesn’t see herself as an outsider anymore, which means she’s sooner or later going to be mine, wahahaha!
Meaning this totally incompetent but still arrogant Resentful Spirit will eventually be my little brother, humph humph, just wait, I’ll make you wipe the mount dragon’s butt and pick up its poop every day!
With the return of the Blood Eagle and Elifel, the radar displayed more than a dozen unknown Sky Cavalry. Their outcome was no surprise, as they joined the past with the Blazing Angels’ bombardment!
— System Prompt: Battle ended! You’ve gained 230,000 experience points, and 14 Hell Volcano Demon Dragon Essences.
Oh yeah, total annihilation!
Da Fei finally breathed a long sigh of relief. But I can’t be too happy yet, this wave wiped out even a Governor, the next wave’s lineup will be even more unimaginable. I must train the team quickly and figure out a way to leave.
At that moment, Essinger trotted over to Elda to report, "Sir, the mount dragon has eaten many crystal stones and is resting. It will take no more than two days to recover its body. I know there are plenty of these crystal stones in a Resource Warehouse behind the Demon Army lines. If you’re interested, I can guide the way, but we’ll need to wait for the mount dragon’s injured wing to grow back."
Elda laughed out loud, "Alright, we’ll see then!"
Then Elda said to Da Fei, "You figure it out."
Da Fei was dumbfounded, damn, who’s exactly in charge here? (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to recommend votes and monthly tickets on Qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)