Under the focused attack of Da Feiâs army, a Demon Wolf fell with a miserable howl.
âSystem Prompt: You have slain a Hell Volcano Demon Wolf, gaining 28,000 experience points and 1 Demon Wolf Volcano Essence...
Essences and such arenât my kind of trade! Da Fei immediately waved his hand, "Cease attack!"
Then he continued to use skills on the remaining wolf pack but failed! Elena also failed.
It seems that the Demon Wolf we killed just now was probably not the leader. Da Fei casually pointed to another Demon Wolf, "Attack!"
With another round of concentrated fire, the Demon Wolf fell again, yet Da Feiâs attempt failed once more!
Damn! Iâm running out of stamina! As the distant howls of wolves drew nearer, Da Fei felt extremely frustrated. If it doesnât work out, I might just have to go into the essence collection business, at least thereâs wolf skin, right?
Another Demon Wolf fell. Even Elena sighed heavily, "My lord, Iâm sorry, I have no stamina left!"
If youâre out of stamina, come to my arms for some warmth! Da Fei reluctantly said, "Then take a break and recover, if it doesnât work, just kill them all."
Time ticked by second by second, the howls of the newly arrived wolf pack echoed in the valley. It seemed there wouldnât be time for Da Fei and Elena to replenish their stamina before trying again.
Da Fei had no choice but to wave his hand helplessly, "Kill!"
With another round of concentrated fire, the remaining Demon Wolves, already low on health, fell one after another.
And at that moment, a miracle occurred with a system promptâs chime!
âSystem Prompt: Your Vice Hero Alicia successfully used the Master-level Leadership Skill "Diplomacy" on a Hell Volcano Demon Wolf! 1 Hell Volcano Demon Wolf has joined your team.
âSystem Prompt: Your Vice Hero Alicia has gained insights into the Grandmaster-level Leadership Skill!
The leaderâs done for? Theyâre all coming to their senses? Overjoyed, Da Fei sprang up and shouted, "Cease fire! Keep going!"
Meanwhile, Selvia wasnât far behind. With another lovely system promptâs chime, the last Demon Wolf finally submitted!
âSystem Prompt: Your Vice Hero Selvia successfully used the Master-level Leadership Skill "Battle Diplomacy" on a Hell Volcano Demon Wolf! 1 Hell Volcano Demon Wolf has joined your team.
âSystem Prompt: Your Vice Hero Selvia has gained insights into the Grandmaster-level Leadership Skill!
The battle ended, the whole team cheered, and Da Fei let out a long laugh! This was surely fostering heroes and training the team!
Great, facing the next wave, Da Fei confidently waved his hand, "All troops, get ready for battle!"
Da Feiâs troops once again left the Corpse Mountain, retreated down the slope, and entered Stealth State, with eight red dots appearing on the radar, representing eight Hell Demon Wolves.
No surprises, no suspense, the spectacle replayed, success resumed, well, this was grinding mobs.
Facing the howling and struggling wolf pack in the vine forest, Da Fei concentrated fire to kill one. Then used a skill, failed!
Kept killing another! Failed! Then killed another one!
âSystem Prompt: Your Vice Hero Alina successfully used Grandmaster-level Leadership Skill "Diplomacy" on a Hell Volcano Demon Wolf! 1 Hell Volcano Demon Wolf has joined your team.
Oh yeah! Success! This meant the one we killed earlier was the leader! Now, what are we waiting for? Itâs time to advance to Grandmaster!
Da Fei waved his hand, "Cease fire!" and then smiled at Alina, "Miss Alina, take a break, letâs leave the opportunity to Alicia and Selvia."
Alina smiled, "Alright, Lord City Lord."
Alicia laughed heartily, "Watch me, Miss Deputy City Lord!"
Selvia also cheered up, "I wonât fall behind!"
Alina smiled, "The busiest is Miss Selvia, having to revive and recruit troops, sheâs indeed full of energy."
Da Fei nodded, "Young people should be full of energy!" Come on, girls, Iâm leaving all the opportunities to you!
And at such a chance to improve skills, Catherine was not around, leaving Da Fei feeling a bit melancholic, wondering what she was up to now?
âSystem Prompt: Your Vice Hero Alicia failed to use the Master-level Leadership Skill "Diplomacy" on a Hell Volcano Demon Wolf!
âSystem Prompt: Your Vice Hero Selvia..., skill failed!
At that moment, Catherine and Selvia made no progress. Of course, it was normal; their previous success was mostly because the Demon Wolves had no blood and were dying. Now the wolves still had a lot of health, so they would hold out a bit longer, but with our army having recruited 3 Demon Wolves, the power gap between us would only widen, the wolves wouldnât hold out much longer.
Taking advantage of this free time, Da Fei began to inspect the attributes of the Demon Wolves:
âHell Volcano Demon Wolf: Large Demon Creature, Attack 45, Defense 35, Damage 50-65, Life 457, Attack Speed 18, Magic Resistance 90%, Stamina 360, Command Value 120 (red text alert), Special Skill: Flying Creature, Sensitive Smell, Sensitive Hearing, Bloodthirsty Frenzy, Horror Howl, Self-Healing.
These attributes were indeed a bit stronger than Hell Demon Foxes and had an added Sensitive Hearing. No wonder they were so sensitive to Billboâs flute sound; the better the ears, the more they fear noise. Command Value was still in a headache-inducing state, Da Fei examined the Command Value explanation:
âWarning: This creature is currently in a terrified, distrustful state and has a high chance of fleeing and a certain chance of turning traitor in battle!
Damn! Turning traitor in battle? Each traitor is a scam! Who dares to use them after recruiting them now? Canât it stop being such a scam? For a moment, Da Fei felt his head ache and his muscles tense, but there was no way around it. Iâll endure it! Just treat it as recruiting a group of bitter workers. I refuse to believe they canât be tamed!
Meanwhile, Alicia and Selvia kept failing, the few Demon Wolves trapped in the vine forest howled again, with distant sounds seeming to signal for backup from the wolf pack.
Da Fei smiled faintly; let them come, the more, the better. Just like when I trained the Anemone King on Newbie Island, even when I hunted Cannibal Giant Crocodiles on Pirate Island, my life indeed repeats successful experiences, constantly progressing from one victory to another.
Just then, a system prompt chimed, and a golden light descended from the sky, landing on Alicia!
âSystem Prompt: Your Vice Hero Alicia successfully used the Master-level Leadership Skill "Diplomacy" on a Hell Volcano Demon Wolf! 1 Hell Volcano Demon Wolf has joined your team.
âSystem Prompt: Congratulations! Your Vice Hero Alicia has successfully mastered the Grandmaster-level Leadership Skill!
"Ice Fruit! The skill leveled up!" Alicia laughed heartily!
Da Fei, filled with joy, said, "She leveled up with just one insight!?"
Alicia proudly responded, "Because Iâm a genius!" Then she patted Selviaâs head, "Iâm taking a break; the rest is up to you!"
Selvia angrily said, "Donât touch me with the hand that handled dead ravens!"
Alicia laughed, "Didnât you handle dead ravens yourself!"
Ah, I couldnât help but burst out laughing! Indeed, Alicia is a genius. Whether it was initially mastering God-level Magic or creating a skill, sheâs exceptional. It seems the next step is to cultivate her into an independent City Lord, so Iâll have peace of mind when Iâm out.
Now, with three Grandmaster-level "Diplomacy" skills in the team, the recruitment advantage became more apparent, and Selviaâs success was inevitable:
âSystem Prompt: Your Vice Hero Selvia successfully used the Master-level Leadership Skill "Battle Diplomacy" on a Hell Volcano Demon Wolf! 1 Hell Volcano Demon Wolf has joined your team.
âSystem Prompt: Your Vice Hero Selvia has gained insights into the Grandmaster-level Leadership Skill!
But unfortunately, she wasnât a genius like Alicia to level up from just two insights. Itâs understandable; I reached Grandmaster-level only after recruiting two BOSSes. But it doesnât matter; Iâve already started building a recruitment assembly line, and leveling up is inevitable.
Now the next wave of wolves was about to arrive, and Selviaâs stamina was almost exhausted, leaving no time for her to continue training.
So Da Fei waved his hand, "Come on, Miss Alina, Miss Deputy City Lord, letâs take action!"
Alicia laughed heartily, "Miss Selvia, good luck next round!"
"Meh!"
...
With the actions of three Grandmaster leaders, the last three Demon Wolves were successfully recruited, the howls subsided, and the battle ended. Indeed, the more Grandmasters there were, the smoother the recruitment!
By this point, Da Fei had recruited 7 Hell Demon Foxes and 7 Hell Demon Wolves, consuming 1500 of Da Feiâs Army Command Power, but this was just the beginning. Da Feiâs team hid again behind the hillside, using the time to recover their stamina and prepare for the next recruitment action.
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