Chapter 856 - 808: Bombarding the Abyss Blood Demon King
European Union Zone, Divine Punishment City.
The players in the European Union Zone were still processing the shocking city announcement when the golden light barrier enveloping the Divine Punishment City began to rapidly expand down the mountainside, quickly covering the Demon King Blood Pool below. The entire blood pool was instantly boiling, swiftly evaporating into blood vapor.
The golden light barrier continued to expand across the battlefield, and wherever it reached, the demon army erupted in agonizing screams, their entire bodies steaming with blood vapor! Under the corrosive effect of the barrier, the once formidable and troublesome demon army suddenly became lethargic and powerless, providing no resistance before the players!
In an instant, thousands of players erupted in excitement and seized the rare opportunity to push forward with all their might. The once impenetrable demon army’s offensive rapidly crumbled like dry branches and leaves before the player army. The once unattainable siege machines now lay right before them!
Contrary to the ordinary players’ excitement, the UK, France, Germany, and Switzerland alliance teams were in stark silence; the moment had finally arrived. The larger the fray created by the NPCs, the more it signified Da Fei’s astounding achievements. In this Divine Punishment City offensive, the entire European Union Zone’s merits would be outdone by Da Fei alone.
Although the professional players across the teams were mentally prepared to face this moment, when it truly came, the dignity that comes with being a professional player was still hard to accept. How can the gap between individuals be so vast?
In reality, it really is that vast. When someone can run two or three seconds faster than ordinary people, they are the world champion in glory and status. When someone’s strength is twice that of an ordinary person, they are the world-class weightlifting champion. And when someone’s strength is two to three times greater than ordinary people? That’s when quantitative change leads to qualitative change, a tiger entering a flock of sheep undefeated by hundreds, the gap between an adult and a child!
Now, the gap between the European Union Zone and Da Fei is akin to the gap between thousands of children versus one adult! However, now is not the time for the teams to reflect on the gap; taking advantage of the opportunity to destroy another siege machine or slay another Abyss Lord with all their might to catch up is the urgency of the moment.
Just then, the ground began to rumble, a cascade of blood vapor erupted from the cracks on the surface and rapidly extended over the battlefield!
The players were in an uproar: "Is the Demon King on the move!?"
Meanwhile, Da Fei, watching the battle from the computer room through "high-tech magic mirrors," was startled: "Is the Demon King about to flee?"
The Angel Leader laughed heartily: "In the past, this was a trip that could be taken on a whim!"
The garrison officer sneered coldly: "But now, it’s a bond that’s hard to sever!"
"Divine Punishment!" With a dramatic wave of the Angel Leader’s hand, the perpetual machine in the computer room erupted into dazzling golden light with a thunderous roar. Within the barrier, accompanied by a flash of Thunder Light, all the lightning focused instantly above the Demon King’s head, forming a massive incandescent thunderball—boom!!!
The thunderball slammed down, the earth shook violently, at the impact site soil, stones, blood, and flesh scattered, a piercing scream intertwined with the thunder resounded across the battlefield!
At that moment, all the players were stunned: "Is Da Fei aiming to kill the Demon King?"
Meanwhile, Roger Tal, who was hosting the small array in the computer room, shouted loudly: "Control the Demon King, now is the time!"
—"Dream on!!!" A furious roar rumbled up from the depths of the battlefield: "You are courting humiliation yourselves!"
At that instant, the 13 people hosting the small array, including Roger Tal, suddenly turned red-named! Then a burst of red light shattered before Da Fei’s eyes!
—System Prompt: Warning! Your follower city resident One-Winged Angel Roger Tal, Shazer, Modor, Decker, Umar... have been controlled by the Demon King’s Soul Mark, their power greatly enhanced, and they are now hostile toward you!
—Warning! The Demon King has activated Soul Absorption mode, and if your troops are killed by the Demon King’s puppets, their souls will be absorbed and not be resurrected. Similarly, the puppets controlled by the Demon King killed will also not be resurrected.
Da Fei was so shocked his jaw dropped! What the hell is going on? You prepared for eight or nine days still hoping to control the Demon King while he’s wounded, yet immediately got countered in seconds? This is way too weak!
The Angel Leader exclaimed: "This is bad! The Demon King is retaliating with full force, and if an angel it’s controlling dies, it could break free of the Soul Mark restraint!"
While speaking, the red-named Roger Tal Thirteen Grand Protectors already wielded their long blades and charged over!
The garrison officer drew his sword and cried out: "Warrior, if there’s truly no other way, then we have no choice but to apologize!"
Da Fei finally reacted and shouted in alarm: "No! Let me handle it!"
Then, with a dramatic wave of his hand: "All forces encircle them! Block them off, mutual healing, don’t attack!"
Da Fei’s over fifty angels swooped down, immediately surrounding the Thirteen Grand Protectors in a tight circle!
Since the Demon King activated an unrevivable Soul Absorption mode, I’ll just not kill you, and you won’t be able to kill any of us! I’ll just surround you and let you attack, confidently in my defense and the blood defense of my newly trained leader angels! I want to see who can outlast whom!
Indeed, every BOSS angel under Da Fei has no less than 2500 Life Value, 50-80 Defense, and under Da Fei’s strategic defense boost, their Defense is nearly 300. And these rebellious One-Winged Angels have a Basic Attack at most of 100. According to the formula when attack is less than the opponent’s defense: Final Damage = Basic Killing ÷ (1 + Attack and Defense Difference × 5%). The attack and defense difference is a massive 200, reducing their damage by a whopping 90%!
Then, with Da Fei’s Master-level Defense Skill continuing to reduce damage by 50%, the actual damage is in single digits, posing no threat at all! They are faced with a wall of flesh and blood, able to heal each other, unable to break through!
However, this is merely Da Fei’s theoretical calculation; in reality, it’s a completely different scenario!
When Da Fei’s army surrounded the rebellious angels, the blade lights intertwined in a flurry, a long string of damage data flashed out with numbers like "-100!" "Horizontal slash -35!" "-110!" "-105!" "Horizontal slash -33!"
Da Fei was so shocked his jaw dropped; this wasn’t the single-digit damage he calculated! This must be the result of the power boost from being controlled by the Demon King?
At this moment, Elda and the garrison officer immediately understood, began treating from the perimeter, and loudly reminded: "Scatter their formation and encircle them, don’t let them form a team advantage!"
The Angel Leader also shouted: "Warriors, hold on! The more the Demon King invests in control, the weaker his main body’s power becomes! It will be harder for him to escape!"
Da Fei gritted his teeth and said: "Understood!"
Although the tactics are simple, executing them is a completely different matter. For a while, Da Fei was in a fluster, treating everywhere and looking quite embarrassed! Fortunately, Da Fei’s troops were of high quality, with lots of health and endurance, and after two rounds of shift rotations, the Thirteen Grand Protectors had been divided into four small parts, posing no great threat.
And Da Fei’s persistence finally paid off!
As the perpetual machine roared thunderously again, half of the crystal mine in the hall disappeared instantly, and the raging electric grid surged over the barrier, gathering once more into a gigantic thunderball!
At this moment, all the European Union players present were prepared and silently turned off the game’s sound effects.
—Boom!!! The thunderstorm echoed across the sky, the battlefield was awash in golden light, and a fountain of blood erupted from the Demon King’s lurking grounds!
At this very moment, Roger Tal’s Thirteen Grand Protectors instantly regained their senses from the red-name state and said remorsefully: "My lord, I’m sorry!"
Da Fei let out a sigh of relief: "It’s okay, as long as you’re fine!"
The Angel Leader immediately said: "Quick, control the Demon King! Success or failure hinges on this moment!"
The garrison officer also urged: "If we don’t capture him this time, the Demon King will escape!"
Da Fei instantly said: "Yes, yes! Quick!"
"We won’t let my lord down this time!" As they spoke, Roger Tal and his group flew back to the control array.
This time, Roger Tal did not disappoint. As the control array flashed with black light, thirteen black rays shot from the foreheads of the thirteen angels into the array, and then blood mist rose from the array, dragging out a large mass of gelatinous solidified blood!
"It’s the Demon King’s Soul!" The Angel Leader, overjoyed, threw a golden cross onto the blood, which instantly vaporized, accompanied by a dreadful scream echoing throughout the hall and battlefield!
Da Fei couldn’t help but be overwhelmingly joyful, thinking it was surely resolved now, right? Although the main attackers were NPCs and their high-end weapons, and although I never got to see the Demon King in person, a Demon King is a Demon King, resisting a whole city alone. Even Leviathan the Hydra is on par, so I should get rewarded with a decent divine artifact, right? If not a decent one, then at least an average one!
At that moment, the Demon Army on the battlefield finally collapsed and began a full retreat, exposing all the siege machines and supplies to the players, causing a wave of celebratory cheers in the city channel!
At this moment, under global livestream, players from the European Union Zone became the most dazzling stars in the world! All players showcased their most proud skills and brilliant magic, turning the entire battlefield into a sea of festivity!
Victory was in sight, and the Angel Leader, extremely excited, said: "Warrior, it’s wonderful to have your help; without you, I can’t imagine how this battle would have ended so quickly! You have earned my highest respect, and you have perfectly completed your Divine Punishment Crusade assessment!"
The garrison officer also laughed heartily: "Not only that, but the warrior has also completed many tasks, which is key to our victory!"
Da Fei laughed heartily: "My lord is too polite, this is all I should do!" Finally, the much-awaited rewards were about to flood in! World reputation, divine artifacts, merit, bring them all to fill the screen!
Ding Dong!
—System Prompt: You have perfectly completed the national war assessment mission "Repel the Demon Army’s siege in the European Union Divine Punishment City," gaining the qualification to be promoted to the Divine Punishment Crusade! You received 10,000 Merit Points and an additional special item reward, the "Divine Punishment Crusade Demon Extermination Cross Glory Badge."
—Divine Punishment Crusade Demon Extermination Cross Glory Badge: Proof of the Divine Punishment Crusade that killed the Demon King, can be embedded in equipment to enhance its quality, symbolizing strength and glory.
—System Prompt: You successfully assisted the Divine Punishment City in killing the Abyss Demon King, perfectly completing the garrison officer’s assignment "Engage the Abyss Blood Demon King," gaining 1 million experience, 10,000 merit points, 1,000 world reputations, and the divine artifact "Abyss Blood Bottle!"
—Abyss Blood Bottle: Divine Artifact, accessory, whole army life +3 points, can restore up to 25% of the hero’s army’s life value with one use, the larger the army, the worse the recovery effect. Can be used only once per day.
—System Prompt: You completed the Battlefield Merit Task "Materials Collection for the Divine Punishment City," and you will receive a reward of 50,000 Divine Realm Merit, or the reward of recruiting 500 Command Power troops, please choose your reward?
—System Prompt: You completed the Merit Task "Attack Reinforcements Deep Behind Enemy Lines," gaining 4,100 Divine Realm Merit Points.
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It’s here! My rewards have finally arrived! Haha, wahahaha!
Amid a dazzling display of system prompts, Da Fei first noticed the words "divine artifact"! As far as divine artifacts go, Da Fei is long accustomed to them and never finds them too many! A divine artifact is a divine artifact because it’s an accessory! A life attribute +3 for the whole army is a divine artifact for low-level soldiers no matter which equipment part it appears on, let alone appearing on an accessory that doesn’t take up an equipment slot and can be consumed like a potion once a day. Truly deserved to be a divine artifact! Haha, wahahaha!
But divine artifacts are too superficial! What Da Fei noticed was the selective reward from the materials collection task!
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