Chapter 851 - 804: Assault on the Crystal Mine
Perhaps it was because Essinger flew into the workshop hall, or perhaps because Elda rushed into the control room, at this moment, alarms blared throughout the scene. Countless flying spears whistled down from the densely layered mountain wall corridors, and various damage data such as "evasion," "missed," "-44!" "-56!" emerged from Essinger’s rapidly flying body!
Looking at this sky-covering rain of flying spears, Da Fei felt a deep sense of helplessness at the weakness of Blood Eagle. Could he complete this half-circle and come back alive? And with such intense firepower, wouldn’t my open-top ship be shot into a porcupine the moment it pokes its head into the hall?
Right at this moment, a violent explosion suddenly boomed in the mine, and a thick black smoke erupted from the passage, suddenly darkening the entire cave space.
Under the cover of the dense black smoke, most of Essinger’s damage data turned into "missed" and "evasion"!
Da Fei was suddenly overjoyed! It can work!
Sure enough, seizing this rare and precious opportunity, Essinger’s mount dragon had already completed the turn and successfully ran into the passage entrance!
And just at this moment, the giant demon dragon guarding the Lava Crystal Island suddenly spewed out a huge fireball, pursuing closely behind Essinger’s mount dragon into the passage.
Da Fei’s jaw dropped in shock; this damn thing can even track and turn!
—Boom!!! A loud bang echoed through the passage! A wave of rolling heat surged toward the front of Da Fei’s fleet!
Da Fei’s heart clenched tight, was it a goner? No system prompt appeared?
At this moment, a green dot flickered on the Blood Eagle map, showing Essinger struggling in the Lava River, and evidently, his steed had gloriously perished!
Damn, hang in there! Da Fei waved his hand vigorously: "Row at full speed!"
Damn it! Isn’t it about time! Da Fei gritted his teeth and cut the tow rope to discard the aft towed ship.
—System Prompt: You have ended the towing state.
The brother relies on these few dozen units of ammunition on this small half of the ship, but unfortunately, the other half’s materials have been left behind. As the aft ship detached, the rowing speed of the giant paddle ship suddenly increased! The speed was so swift that Da Fei couldn’t adapt instantly! That’s right, this is like the legendary ninja Rock Lee unleashing his full power by shedding his training weights, this is the effect I want.
At this moment, a massive swarm of red dots on the Blood Eagle’s radar rushed forward, clearly the Flying Demons charging into the passage for pursuit!
Da Fei’s eyebrows twitched: "Successfully lured them! Just in time!"
As the giant paddle ship approached Essinger in the river, hundreds of Flying Demons flooded into the passageway behind! Very good! Closer, closer! Get closer!
"Master! Hold on tight!" Da Fei threw a rope toward the struggling Essinger in the river, and Essinger grabbed it like a lifeline!
At this moment, the vanguard of the Flying Demons broke through the mist of the passage and appeared before Da Fei’s eyes.
I’ve been waiting for you for a long time! With a wave of Da Fei’s hand, 20 Elite Blazing Angels dropped their giant paddles, and 20 Crystal Flame Guns once again wove a dazzling volley of fireworks—Boom Boom Boom Boom!!! In an instant, the detonating roar echoed through the passage, and the explosive pressure surged a giant wave, lifting the giant paddle ship high into the air!
At this moment, Da Fei felt as if he were flying!
—System Prompt: Your Blazing Angel Corps has killed 143 members of the Mine Guard Army!
Ha! Wahaha! This suffocating sensation is exactly what I’ve been seeking!
At this moment, a red flash exploded on Da Fei’s screen, with a massive red dot racing quickly on the radar; it’s another of the Demon Dragon’s tracking fireballs!
Da Fei’s heart tightened, unafraid! With my Divine Artifact Flame Shield at hand and the Divine Artifact Earth Dragon King Boots on my feet, my Angel Army is all equipped with Advanced Flame Resistance; I can’t possibly withstand it! Charge!
And just as the fireball came rushing forward, the ring in Da Fei’s hand flashed with a red glow, instantly enveloping the bow of the ship in a fiery light shield. It was Uriel’s Flame Barrier!
Boom! The light shield slightly trembled, the flames scattered far and wide, yet not a drop of blood was spilled from Da Fei’s entire group! Oh yeah!
Uriel exclaimed joyfully: "Excellent, the warrior’s flame resistance is much stronger than I imagined, so I will have more power to deal with that Demon Dragon!"
Even the NPC said I’m awesome, what more can I say! Da Fei excitedly said: "Now, it’s all up to you!"
Nearer! The exit of the passage was right in front of his eyes, and Da Fei tightened his grip on the ring, readying for the final showdown!
At this moment, another explosion erupted in the hall, and thick black smoke once again filled the entire area, the situation turning overwhelmingly favorable!
—"Prepare!" As Uriel’s stern voice rang out, the ring in Da Fei’s hand began to emit a fiery, dazzling light! This light, like the light from a lighthouse, pierced through the dense fog and the pervasive black smoke.
At this moment, Da Fei felt his world shattered! Isn’t this making me a target? Can I withstand so many flying spears? But at this point, there’s no room for tactics, I can only take it head-on!
——Boom!!! A loud roar echoed, and the path suddenly cleared, the giant paddle ship burst out of the channel entrance and reached the hall!
"I’m here!" With Uriel’s explosive shout, the red light shield on his ring suddenly expanded, covering the entire hall, and the lava pool instantly turned into a massive vortex, with a blazing flame rapidly condensing at its center!
"Eliminate that summoning hero!"
The guards on the mountain walls shouted loudly, and the trajectory of the flying spears weaving from all directions formed a dazzling chrysanthemum, with Da Fei at its core!
It really is a beheading move! Da Fei tightened his resolve and gritted his teeth: "Come on! Let me show you my defense that’s close to a level 3 city wall!"
——Bang bang bang bang!!! "-16!" "-14!" "-17!" "-15" "Evasion!" "Missed!"...
In that instant, Da Fei got skewered like a porcupine, with the damage numbers above his head forming a line! Simultaneously, the healing skills of the 33-member Angel Army quickly followed, and Da Fei’s health line surged up and down like a roller coaster three times in just one second!
The attack frequency and quantity were astonishingly high! This was one of the rare battles where Da Fei placed himself on the frontlines as a tank, but Da Fei had no choice; the opponents were in high positions, leaving Da Fei nowhere to hide.
However, Da Fei had the 10% evasion provided by the S-class Evasion Talisman obtained during the Golden Cockroach kill in competitions, the Defense Skill Sub-skills ’Arrow Evasion’ providing 15% evasion, and the evasion bonuses due to mist and black smoke, so only half of the flying spears actually caused damage to Da Fei.
At this moment, Uriel transformed into a lava beast inside the vortex, roaring and rolling towards the Demon Dragon on the island, and with each roll, his body grew larger like a snowball—bang!! The two giant beasts collided, and lava splattered!
The battle was now in a stalemate. In the bullseye position, Da Fei quickly surveyed the scene, and the number of guards on the mountain was already less than at the start, which could be good for him, but definitely not good for Elda who was in the control room.
And the monster transformed from Uriel was locked in combat with the Demon Dragon, showing none of his former dominance of slaying with a single sword strike.
Da Fei realized Uriel couldn’t be relied on. According to the usual pattern of the game, the role of an auxiliary NPC is at best to keep the boss busy but can’t directly kill the boss for the player. Ultimately, the key to breaking the deadlock still depended on himself. Although the situation was temporarily at a standstill, once the angels’ mana ran out or cooldowns weren’t aligned, he’d be finished!
So he must strike back, and the sooner the better! The problem is, once the Blazing Angels retaliate and launch, that’s instantly 20 fewer healers, wouldn’t he be killed on the spot? Perhaps, see if the master has a Divine Skill to tank for me?
Da Fei quickly glanced at Essinger, who was huddled in the cabin like a dying dog, absolutely unreliable!
At this moment, Da Fei noticed the rope by his hand—the one used to pull him onto the ship!
At that instant, a crazy idea surged in Da Fei’s mind! What if I jump into the Lava River to dodge the spears? That’s right, jumping into the water during naval battles is a good way to avoid arrow rain, and here in the lava, it’s denser, making it more effective against ranged attacks.
Although lava is damaging, it’s not as painful as the relentless attack of those hundreds or thousands of flying spears! As long as my 20 Blazing Angels can act, it’s worth the risk!
Da Fei decisively rushed to the bow, grabbed the rope, stood at the ship rail, and then focused intently on the Demon Army on the mountain walls—at this moment, another large batch of flying spears from the Demon Army had just been unleashed!
This is the moment I’ve been waiting for!
At that instant, Da Fei grabbed the rope and leapt, and all 20 Blazing Angels stopped healing to raise their javelins at a dense spot of the Demon Army on the mountain wall!
——Splash!!! Lava splashed everywhere!
And at that moment, above Da Fei’s head appeared numerous "Missed!" "Evasion!" "Deviation Damage -4!" "Deviation Damage -3!" "Missed!" "Lava Burn -200!" in a continuous line! The river-jumping strategy succeeded!
Looking at the words "Lava Burn -200!" that sprang up, watching his life drop to half in an instant, Da Fei felt as cold as an ice valley though he was in the lava! Don’t make a mess of it!
——Boom boom boom boom boom!!! A roar resounded from the mountain wall!
——System Prompt: Your Blazing Angel Corps killed 133 of the Mine Guard Army!
"Heal me all!" Without time to check the results of the Blazing Angels’ attack, Da Fei clambered onto the paddle ship by climbing the rope!
Large areas of Healing Light showered on Da Fei, and his health was full again! Looking at the noticeably sparse arrow rain, Da Fei knew he had pulled through! Perhaps without even needing a deliberate resupply, the remaining two shells from the Elite Blazing Angels with 8 units of ammo would be enough to turn the tide!
Ha ha, wah ha ha ha! With his life fully restored, Da Fei seized the moment, laughed heartily, and jumped into the Lava River once more! The Blazing Angels’ second round of rocket fire roared out!
——System Prompt: Your Blazing Angel Corps killed 106 of the Mine Guard Army!
Ha ha! Wah ha ha ha! Victory is assured!
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