Chapter 872 - 824: Tracked by a Master on the Snowfield
The light of the teleportation array flashed, and Da Fei’s vision darkened as he appeared in a dimly lit underground mine hall with torches.
——System Prompt: The 213 Forest Demon troops you entrusted to the station for transport (total Command Value 1322), 201 Grassland Flower Demon troops (total Command Value 630), and 1 Earth Altar Guardian (Command Value 150), totaling 2102 Command Value, along with 15 special large transport vehicles, have arrived at the Kledin Town barracks. Please check and receive them.
Kledin Town, a small underground town at the extreme northern border of the Dwarf Kingdom near the Arctic Circle, is a half-month journey from the Dwarf Kingdom capital Moradin City, meaning troop transport takes about a day and a half in real time.
The location of Da Fei’s mission, Chimera Forest, is even further north of this town, which means there’s going to be some trouble again. (Chapter 553 "Chimera Forest Development Plan")
At this moment, the dwarf guard by the teleportation array spoke: "Are you the Alliance warrior Mr. Da Fei? Are you here to help maintain order? The town mayor has been waiting for you a long time in the city hall. Please proceed forward along the corridor."
Da Fei nodded: "Got it."
Da Fei glanced around; the underground street square was dimly lit and quiet, with hardly any NPCs and no other players. This remote border area is completely unsuitable for player development at the current stage. Without a doubt, this mission that Da Fei received was once again advanced, but having no other players around is also a relief.
Actually, for Da Fei, triggering this mission from the prince was troublesome because he really didn’t know how to place his troops. Transporting them back to the Elf Kingdom, far away in mountainous terrain, would take at least three days in real time. It would be better to establish some merit and foundation in the Dwarf Kingdom.
Clearly, this Chimera Forest is a good starting point. Don’t underestimate a forest; even though the Elf Kingdom is full of them, each one is controlled by the Elf Kingdom’s lordly nobility. Players going there are at most just hired workers. In this world, no one ever becomes a coal boss by just digging coal, so Da Fei would definitely not waste his time and energy on such boring work.
But here, things are different. This is the border of the Dwarf Kingdom in name only. The forest here is not under the actual control of the Dwarf Kingdom. Developing here is practically like owning a large portion of a logging area, providing incomparable benefits. More importantly, Da Fei now needs merit and reputation in the Dwarf Kingdom.
Following the deserted and quiet underground street, Da Fei arrived at the city hall, a slightly spacious one-story stone building. Inside the hall, coal fire blazed, and several burly dwarves with wide shoulders and backs were drinking heavily around the fire.
Da Fei was surprised: "Who is the mayor?"
A dwarf who had drunk himself flat suddenly stood up: "I, Maliki, am the mayor here. Are you the warrior sent by the prince?"
Da Fei chuckled: "That’s right."
The dwarves laughed heartily: "Good to have you here! We’ve been waiting for the warrior for a long time, let’s set off!" As they spoke, they immediately began dressing and donning armor.
Indeed, no nonsense, just get to work. I like that.
Soon, the whole street suddenly became lively. Various fully loaded vehicles and dwarves fully armed and wrapped in thick leather clothing began gathering in numbers no less than several hundred.
Da Fei couldn’t help but be amazed: "These are?"
The mayor laughed: "Of course, they’re here to set off with the warrior! Without the warrior’s help, we would have a hard time dealing with those Chimeras firing from the sky."
Da Fei let out a sound of realization. Well, although I have confidence in myself, the fact that you all trust me so much without even asking makes me feel awkward!
At this moment, the mayor pulled out a thick bearskin coat and handed it to Da Fei: "Warrior, it’s freezing cold outside. Even we, the bravest Polar Warriors, find it hard to withstand it, so please wear it."
Da Fei took the coat and exclaimed: "It’s very cold outside?"
The mayor took a sip of alcohol and said seriously: "Of course, we’re going to the surface! It’s extremely cold!"
Extremely cold? Well, let’s see, I have the Holy Frost Body! It’s time to impress and win hearts and reputation.
Da Fei shook his head and returned the coat to the mayor with a faint smile: "I’m not afraid of the cold, don’t worry."
The mayor and others exchanged glances and then laughed heartily: "Sure enough, you are the warrior sent by the prince. Let’s go to the barracks and take the troops and set off!"
Da Fei’s current Command Power is over five thousand. This time, he brought 17 Transformed Angels. Anvil and Nerxia, as Contract Angels, do not occupy Command Power. The other 15 Leader Angels, each with 200, total to 3000, while the total military force in Da Fei’s barracks is just over 2000 Command Value, so Da Fei can take them all. If the Command Value is insufficient, it’s still fine; let the Leader-level troops go on an independent expedition to follow the team.
As Da Fei recruited all his troops, he couldn’t help but be filled with emotion. My Command Power is truly amazing and impressive. Other players, even if they recruit five or six deputy officers, might not be able to match me alone!
And at this time, the mayor reminded: "Warrior, just take the troops. You don’t need to bring your vehicles, they can’t move."
Da Fei was surprised: "Can’t move?"
The mayor laughed: "Our vehicles here can be modified into sleds at any time, only sleds can advance here."
Sleds? Another special vehicle? Da Fei nodded: "Alright, I’ll see for myself later."
The mayor laughed: "It’s actually not a big deal. It’s just sacrificing half of the vehicle’s load capacity by adding two foldable, retractable skis to the bottom of the vehicle to replace the wheels at any time."
"I see!"
Now, Da Fei’s troops and the NPC convoy rumbled forward in the passageway. A flash of light appeared in front of the passage, and the door boomed open, followed by a sharp cold wind hitting the face. We’ve reached the surface!
The mayor reminded, "Warrior, be careful. As soon as we step out, there’s a good chance a chimera will shit on our heads! These cunning beasts can spit and shoot from the air with very long range. As soon as our throwing spearmen get close, they’ll fly high and far, and we can’t do anything to them!"
Another dwarf deputy officer, holding a flying spear, also said resentfully, "The main thing is, we can’t bring out our speed in the snow, it’s infuriating! But the warrior corps will surely be fine!"
Indeed, apart from my flying long-range Forest Demon troops who can keep up with them, these chimeras have an easy time taking down the dwarves on the ground in the snow. The fact that I received this task must have been because the system evaluated my troop’s characteristics.
However, I’ve brought even more powerful air combat units now, directly crushing them in the sky! I want to complete the mission in the shortest time and reap the reputation.
Da Fei took out the Blood Flute and smiled lightly: "Watch me!"
The Blood Eagle stealthily flew out of the passage, and immediately, three red dots appeared on the Blood Eagle radar; sure enough, there were three double-headed chimeras circling above the city gate.
Good! Fight as soon as you go out, I like it! Da Fei laughed, "Enemy spotted, I’m taking the lead!"
The mayor was excited, "Great! Let us see the warrior’s strength!"
Chimeras, to be precise, are giant bats with two beast heads. Their main attack is spitting acid from a distance with great explosive power. Their air combat ability relies on close combat with sharp claws. Once a chimera grows a third head, it’s quite dangerous, as the third head can spit, and its powerful acid doesn’t consider target defense and continuously drains health.
However, in the current game, unless it’s a hydra with tens of thousands of damage in one shot, Da Fei doesn’t fear dangerous chimeras.
Da Fei led the troops in a Phantom March out of the city gate, facing a snow-capped mountain forest and snowy wasteland. Just then, Da Fei’s screen flashed red!
—System Prompt: Warning! The double-headed chimeras have discovered your tracks, your Phantom March effect has vanished, and you are about to enter battle.
Discovered? Da Fei, bewildered, indeed saw a large trail of footprints in the snow! Damn, as dwarf hero Hangeval said, no matter how impressive a God-level Reconnaissance Technique is, it’s not invincible; simple footprints or something like honey can easily reveal you.
No more words needed, time to fight! With a wave of Da Fei’s hand, seventeen leader "female Demons" split into three paths, soaring into the sky.
The three chimeras immediately, instinctively aimed their spits at the charging female Demons — missed! Missed!
Oh yes!
That’s right, hitting a fast-moving target from a distance, especially a flying target, usually misses. Maybe my Divine Archers are the exception. In any case, with my Blood Defense, even a hit is no big deal.
No suspense at all, with three screams, the three chimeras were instantly slain in mid-air.
"Victory!!!" At this moment, the entire dwarf crowd erupted in triumphant cheers.
The dwarf mayor rushed forward to shake Da Fei’s hand, overwhelmed with emotion, "Warrior! Indeed, you are the warrior sent by His Highness the Prince. With you, we can successfully establish a watch post in the forest!"
Haha, this is reputation, this is admiration! Hmm, wait? Da Fei asked, "Establish a watchpost? How long will it take? I’m very busy."
The mayor laughed, "Warrior, your task is just to clear the area, the more kills, the better!"
Da Fei laughed heartily, "I see, that’s simple."
Now, with Da Fei’s escort and continuous slaying, the team moved quickly across the snowy plains. Da Fei finally witnessed the legendary snow sled vehicles, which indeed made traversing the snow effortless.
Just as Da Fei’s Blood Eagle circled around for warning, Da Fei suddenly noticed something disharmonious in the snow far away. Initially, it didn’t seem significant, but as the team’s skiing pace increased, the disharmony in the distance became more noticeable!
Da Fei instantly became alert, hurriedly flew the Blood Eagle closer for reconnaissance, and finally saw it clearly - two tracks! What’s this? Sled board tracks?
Finally, under the Blood Eagle’s pinpoint monitoring, a blurred figure on skis began to emerge! Damn, it’s a player! So I’ve been stalked and monitored all along! So there are also players here tackling higher-level monsters! And the opponent is a master too,
Interesting! The idea that someone is flaunting their skills in front of me, a world-class God-level master, makes Da Fei feel a massive challenge to his prowess and dignity.
Fine! I’ll play with you! To avoid alerting the opponent, Da Fei immediately withdrew the Blood Eagle. Otherwise, if the Blood Eagle spotted the opponent, and their Reconnaissance Skill wasn’t much worse than mine, it would alarm them, which wouldn’t be fun.
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