Chapter 1383: Chapter 1287: Encountering Twisted Spatial Seal Again
(Correcting the previous mistake regarding the Divine Artifact Space Transmission Amplifier, this artifact increases transmission capability by 200%, meaning the Lamp God’s express delivery of 500 units is boosted to 1500 units. But don’t worry about these small data issues, Da Fei will seize a lot.)
As Da Fei’s entire army returns to the ship, a swarm of red dots rushes into the radar map channel like a torrent. This narrow channel terrain is most favorable for Da Fei’s defense. Flying is quietly hovering above the channel, with all cannons ready and waiting.
Here they come, a large group of level 2 Horned Demon soldiers acting as cannon fodder for reconnaissance. Nothing much to say, clear the field. As the Jungle Hunter Army on the deck fires hundreds of arrows, hordes of Horned Demons dissipate into light particles.
Da Fei frowned! Yet again, this is an illusionary reinforcement summoned from the Hell Gate among the cannon fodder. No experience, no bodies, consuming stamina, mana, and ammunition, but there’s no choice but to fight. This is the frustrating aspect of facing the Hell Army in a direct attack. But there’s no choice; it’s a necessary consumption. If the cannon fodder isn’t cleared out, those with substance won’t be able to enter afterwards.
The war of attrition begins, in the rain of arrows, under the dispel magic of Selvia and the Forest Goddess Army, and in the Dragon Breath of the Savara Jade Dragon Army. Illusions disappear in patches of white light, and then more illusions flood in relentlessly like a river.
Da Fei began deploying the Blood Eagle to fly along the enemy’s surging channel to assess the scale of the enemy. When the Blood Eagle approached the fissure by the riverbank, the radar ahead showed a red cloud, making Da Fei’s heart race, isn’t that where the river is? Please don’t tell me the enemy’s forces have overwhelmed this area completely!
As the Blood Eagle burst out of the fissure, the radar surrounding was one vast red ocean. From the Blood Eagle’s perspective, both sides of the riverbank were ablaze with a "sea of fire," an endless, dense Hell Army! The entire dark underground is covered in a hellish glow projected by the firelight!
Da Fei couldn’t help but take a deep breath, it’s indeed overwhelming! This must be at least 100,000, right? If they eat them all, who knows to what extent the Holy Vine could thrive?
However, looking at the dozen giant Hell Gates on the shallows, continuously spawning Hell mirror reinforcements, Da Fei has to put aside the thought of consuming all 100,000 troops for now! According to the Hell Gate’s profession introduction, a Master-level Hell Gate, without enjoying any other skill enhancements, can summon half of the current troop quantity as mirror reinforcements, and there are at least 100,000 troops here, meaning at least 50,000 cannon fodder can be summoned!
50,000 cannon fodder! The number is simply unimaginable to Da Fei. Even slaughtering 50,000 pigs would wear out the hands; how long would it take? How much wasted ammunition would be consumed? Plus, Da Fei’s Flying isn’t parked on water; it’s suspended in mid-air in a cave. Just the fuel resource consumption for this Sky Ship makes Da Fei feel heartache, not to mention unnecessarily delaying mining time!
Indeed, the key is the mining time! Now Da Fei’s throughput rate is tens of units per minute; can this be tolerated?
There are only two solutions now: First, these cannon fodder pose no threat to Da Fei, completely ignorable. Thus, the large formation of the Jade Dragon Army can be deployed in a line at the cave entrance to block the cannon fodder, and Angel Druids can support them with healing and stamina. Meanwhile, Evil Demon Flower Demon continues mining.
The second solution is, of course, Flying directly teleports out to massacre everywhere and have a blast! But the problem is, regardless of whether there are powerful troops among these 100,000 Hell Army, even without them posing a threat as powerful troops, slaughtering 100,000 would still wear out the hands, and then transporting corpses would further exhaust the hands. What if reinforcements arrive during the transport process? Will this ever end? Can Da Fei mine happily?
After weighing the options briefly, Da Fei decided to seize every second for mining! After all, mining isn’t something that can be done anytime, but there’s always opportunity to kill enemies.
Thus, Da Fei waved his hand: "Start mining!"
For a while, under the clearing and blocking of the front troops, the Evil Demon Army and Flower Demon Army swiftly re-engaged in their race-against-time mining operation, and the water of the Holy Vine Center Lake began to boil once more, and Da Fei’s emotions were boiling too. This feeling of mining during wartime is truly exhilarating!
At this moment, Lamia appeared: "Master, now the Hell Army has discovered us, it won’t be long before they use stronger means, and it’s not suitable to linger here."
Indeed, under normal circumstances! But Da Fei still knowingly asked: "There are already no less than 100,000 troops outside, what kind of stronger troops would they send?"
Lamia smiled and said: "Master is the man who defeated Prince Hillsea, the Hell Army will certainly dispatch forces for the prince’s revenge."
Forces of revenge? Will they taste good? Da Fei nodded: "I see, but I’m unwilling to part with these precious ores!"
Lamia sighed: "This is truly hard to decide, I can only trust Master’s judgment. Then, I will continue to prepare for the infiltration mission, farewell!"
Da Fei deeply exhaled a long breath! It must be said, as an NPC Deputy Officer, she serves the purpose of reminding players without interfering with their decision-making; she’s very competent. The rest depends on whether Da Fei, the commander, is competent.
Stronger means? How strong? Probably not a Demon God out in the open, right? As they say, too much greed leads to indigestion; would Da Fei become a plump hamster unable to escape its cage due to greed?
However, Da Fei is greedy not only for ores but also for the continuous Dark Natural Power emanating from the mine. These are all capital for fighting sustained battles; even if a Demon God-level expert truly arrives, Da Fei has three Great Elders in formation, there might still be a chance to fight!
Da Fei starts checking the attributes of the Brutal Tooth Totem:
— Brutal Tooth Ann Su Totem: Divine Artifact, Necklace, increases the Skill Level cap of Attack Skill by +1, Personal Life +1090 (growth possible), Personal Mana +1090 (growth possible), 1% chance of Tear Strike, 1% chance of Shattering Strike, 1% chance of Crushing Strike, 1% chance of Dragon Slayer Strike. Special skill: Dark Spirit Technique, Ann Su’s Resurrection. Current reserve of Dark Natural Power 8700, Dark Natural Power conversion in progress.
points of Dark Natural Power, compared to the tens of thousands of rich dark power absorbed in the Sate Nest the day before yesterday (always feels like last year), it isn’t much. However, if there’s truly enough time to calmly convert it all, the necklace would gain 870 points in Life and Mana!
I really hope it can be peacefully converted. After all, compared to playing Ann Su’s Resurrection and transforming into a giant crow with 60,000 energy the day before yesterday, this 8,000 energy can only transform a few feathers.
Just as he was feeling emotional, Da Fei’s friend message notification sounded. It was Bai Huasha: "Brother Fei, Brother Hao and the guild members received a task from the Angel Village Chief in the Red Name Village to reconstruct the warehouse. Should we go ahead?"
Apu! Da Fei couldn’t help but laugh. Who would’ve thought that by sending a message to Elda, she would immediately assign tasks directly to players? Isn’t this equivalent to me giving players tasks? Damn, my level is off the charts!
Da Fei said without hesitation, "Of course, the Angel Village Chief is someone I managed to seduce from the European Union Zone with great difficulty. Whatever she says goes! Let Brother Hao and the others work hard. If they’re short on materials or anything, let Brother Hao cover it first. I believe with Brother Hao’s wealth, he wouldn’t mind such a small matter. I’ll reimburse him when I return!"
Bai Huasha laughed and said, "Got it. By the way, Brother Fei, I have a question that’s been bothering me, and I don’t know if I should ask. Why does Red Name Village need to repair the warehouse?"
Da Fei let out a long sigh in his heart. This woman, always so talkative, is troublesome! My Little Li wouldn’t—damn, she might be similar! Sigh, living beings aren’t as cute as NPC beauties. In short, this is my high-tech secret. Even guild members shouldn’t know; otherwise, it would leak to the whole world, and that wouldn’t be good.
Da Fei sighed and said, "A warehouse is the most basic building of a village or town’s territory. Do you still have to ask?"
Bai Huasha was surprised: "Brother Fei truly plans to build a city in Red Name Village?"
Da Fei laughed, "This is a global village, a world village. Why not?"
Bai Huasha laughed and said, "As expected of Brother Fei, I’ll convey Brother Fei’s instructions to everyone. Brother Fei, take your time."
Just as Da Fei finished with Bai Huasha’s message, another one came in from Bloodrose Qiqi: "Brother Fei, Japanese players have started blocking the Teleportation Array at the Ancient Tree Wall Square No. 3. This is their old trick to prevent interference from players of other countries. It seems like they’re preparing for something big in the city. Are we really not going to do anything about it?"
Damn! Didn’t I say not to care? Can’t I play the game in peace? Crap, are they testing my response again to make me the scapegoat?
Da Fei replied impatiently, "I’m currently stuck in a cave blocked by several Demon Gods. Anyway, I can’t handle this—"
Before Da Fei could finish, the system prompt sounded with a clatter:
— System Prompt: Warning! The space you are currently in is about to distort. In 10 seconds, the space will be locked, and you will not be able to cast teleportation or return to city spells. Lockdown countdown: 9 seconds...
Da Fei was suddenly startled. Distortion lock? Wasn’t this the big move that Flying Dragon General Tasima used to block me, Ror, Little Li, and Little Fang in the Earth Dragon Sulfur Mine?!
As he was stunned, the urgent voice of the Third Elder rang out: "Warrior, the demons have locked the space we are in. If you want to escape, now’s your chance!"
Tamilia also urgently said, "Lord City Lord, all our Evil Demon troops are in the mining area!"
— System Prompt: Lockdown countdown: 7 seconds...
Damn it! Just one sentence delayed me by two seconds! All my Evil Demon Flower Demons are mining in the area. Can they make it back in 7 seconds?
— System Prompt: Lockdown countdown: 5 seconds...
Da Fei hesitated for just a moment, and two more seconds had passed! It’s confirmed, even if they have wings, they can’t make it back in time! Well, there’s no need to dwell on it now!
Da Fei gritted his teeth and said, "Then we won’t leave, let’s fight to the end!"
The Third Elder also laughed heartily, "Worthy of being a warrior, so bold! The demons have set up this distortion barrier, meaning they don’t plan to leave either. We’ll fight alongside you to the death!"
Just then, Elena came forward and reminded, "My lord, this lock barrier also greatly consumes the enemy’s energy, and the Dark Elves have already set traps in advance in the tunnels. If the situation worsens, we can activate the traps to collapse the passages, delaying and consuming them!"
Da Fei’s confidence suddenly surged. That’s right, I can collapse the tunnels, close the doors, and mine at leisure while still having time to outlast them!
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