Watching as Elda led the Blazing Angel Corps quickly disappearing from the radar, Da Fei suddenly felt extremely uneasy, even vaguely regretting his decision. Could this be a problem?
At this time, the mount dragon with half its wing broken and the knight whose mount was taken by his superior had already fallen into the Lava River, struggling and howling.
Da Feiâs heart trembled. If it were any other race, falling into the Lava River would have vaporized them instantly, right? Even if they are demons and can last much longer in the lava, they wouldnât be able to hold on for long, would they?
Faced with this situation, itâs either beating a downed dog or taking the opportunity to recruit. If the recruitment fails, then beat the downed dog. Speaking of which, itâs been a long time since my diplomacy skills were used, and Iâm getting antsy.
Da Fei then commanded the angels to row closer, shouting, "You down there, surrender, and Iâll save you!"
The knight roared in anger, "Kill me! End it quickly!"
Oh my! Itâs actually a speaking NPC! Just like the three carriage drivers before? However, the three drivers were stubborn because I needed them and didnât go hard on them. Your ass is on fire, yet youâre acting all tired of life?
Da Fei tossed down a rope, "I canât hear you, come up and say it, come up if you want to die!"
As the rope fell, the knight instinctively grabbed it but still defiantly said, "Alright, Iâll come upâ"
Speaking as he did, he eagerly escaped his ordeal, clawing his way up to the ship. Faced with the welcoming array of blades and axes, he sat fearlessly on the deck and said, "Kill me if you will!"
Ah, youâre quite something! Compared to the three drivers, you have no value at all. Believe it or not, I could make you lose your head immediately. Da Fei pointed to the struggling mount dragon not far away in the lava and sighed, "Can that dragon be saved?"
The demon immediately replied, "It can be saved! Let me save it! Hurry and row over!"
Da Fei laughed heartily, "Alright, you go save it!"
For this demon knight, saving the dragon was definitely better than not. Saving it might give him a chance to escape or resist, but not saving it leaves him with no chance at all. So Da Fei understood his cooperation wholeheartedly.
But rest assured, in such a dangerous place, I wonât leave you any chances, and if you delay in cooperating, Iâll just take you out straight away to avoid future troubles.
As the giant paddle ship neared the struggling mount dragon, the demon knight blew a loud whistle to catch the dragonâs attention. Then he grabbed a few ropes already tied to the shipâs bow, jumped onto the dragon, and quickly used the ropes to tie the dragonâs saddle, shouting, "Pull!"
What the heck! Now youâre even commanding me, why are you so cocky!
With that, Da Fei pulled hard from the ship while the knight commanded the dragon to brace against the shipâs body, climbing aboard with a stagger. The dragons were still met with the array of blades and axes, facing enemy threats, and the dragon, half the size of the shipâs bow, had fiery eyes ready to burst forth!
Da Fei was taken aback, "I might have overdone it, havenât I? Damn, if heâs not afraid of death, what am I afraid of?"
He laughed again, "By the way, use the ropes to tie the dragon tighter, is that okay?"
The mount dragon roared cautiously along the shipâs edge while the demon knight hesitated, unmoved for a long time! Perhaps the dragon had no strength to resist? Perhaps he was irresolute?
Da Feiâs face darkened, "I know you want to fight hard now, but youâve been betrayed by your superior. Any result you achieve will just cover for his defeat. This self-detrimental and enemy-benefiting act, I donât think is something demons would do. Now we could talk."
The demon knight said solemnly, "Talk about what?"
Wow, with those words, we can talk about anything! Although, heâs right, what should we talk about? Given the experience recruiting the three drivers, directly recruiting demons is almost impossible. Besides, Iâm actually not interested in you at all, but if it doesnât work out, just kill you!
Just then, a system prompt sounded with a "ding":
âSystem Prompt: Congratulations! Your independently dispatched team hero Elda has won a battle victory.
Victory! As expected from my highly rated angel hero, both beauty and strength in one! At this moment, the worry weighing on Da Feiâs heart dropped, and his mood brightened.
He laughed heartily, "Do you have some time to rest? Maybe later youâll see something you really want to see."
The demon knight on the dragonâs back snorted indifferently. For him, resting is definitely better than not resting, and fighting hard a bit later is better than now.
Seeing him calm down, the delighted Da Fei continued to chat, "Can I ask your name?"
The demon knight coldly said, "A nobody, not worth mentioning."
Da Fei laughed again and asked, "Then whatâs the name of the officer who threw you off the mount dragon?"
The Demon Knight said coldly, "Kill me if you must, I wonât provide any information."
Da Fei laughed and said, "To be honest, for now, Iâm merely interested in your mount dragon. As for the intel you mentioned, Iâm not interested. I donât plan to stay here long. If I need a reason not to kill you, it would be that capturing an enemy is always a prestigious event to boast about. As for you, being alive is still better than your deceased superior. Iâve always thought of demons as a very smart and pragmatic race, so I hope you can cooperate a little."
The Demon Knight said gravely, "Are you so confident you can kill our superior?"
Just then, Da Feiâs radar showed a slew of green dots. Oh yeah! Elda is back!
Da Fei laughed and said, "What youâre interested in is about to appear!"
As everyone watched eagerly, Elda led the entire Blazing Angel Corps out of the mist and landed in the cabin, then laughed heartily and looked quizzically at the Demon Knight, "Eh?"
Da Fei laughed heartily at the Demon Knight and said, "Although youâre just a nobody, you made an Angel Hero go âehâ. Your life has been worth it."
Elda also laughed heartily, pulled out a medal-like pendant, and asked, "So you were transferred here from the Flame Dragon Air Cavalry Corps as a Governor to train these ragtag troops into Dragon Knights?"
The Demon Knight was suddenly shocked, "He was actually killed?"
Da Feiâs heart skipped a beat, hey hey hey! Another Governor-level officer, who knows what treasures might drop, you better not hog them!
Elda laughed and said, "Arenât you happy? As for you, being a Resentful Spirit Knight doesnât really give you a stance. Whether joining the Demon Camp, Heaven Camp, or Undead Camp, itâs essentially the same. Join us, this is called going with the flow, what do you think?"
Wow! Da Fei couldnât help but look at Elda in a new light again, this persuasion is as natural and warmly welcoming as a bar girl persuading a guest to drink! Right, she could tell at a glance heâs a Resentful Spirit? I had no idea what was inside his armor all this time!
At this moment, the Demon Knight trembled all over and said in a choked voice, "Your words are so reasonable, I am speechless. I, Essinger, decide to follow you, Sir!"
The red name above the Demon Knightâs head turned green, and he began to calm his mount dragon. The mount dragonâs red name also changed from bright red to light red, light red meaning itâs still hostile but wonât actively attack.
Da Fei couldnât help but laugh, "You were wise, you should have surrendered long ago."
The Demon Knight snorted coldly, "I surrendered to this Angel Sir, not to you."
Da Fei was dumbfounded on the spot! Thatâs right, if it were surrendering to me, there should be a system prompt! Da Fei looked at Elda with a blank face, wanting to say something, but was at a loss for words! What else could I say, if it were me, Iâd surrender to a tall and majestic beautiful Angel Hero rather than a human guy hero right? Waiting to get screwed over?
Elda laughed, "Isnât there still a patrol team?"
Da Fei snapped out of it, "Right, right, Iâll lure them over immediately."
Essinger sighed, "Angel Sir, this mount dragon is severely injured and needs time to recover. Itâs not my original mount either, I need to communicate with it, I probably canât help in the fight."
Elda laughed, "No problem, this dragon is quite good. If it needs to eat some crystal stones to recover quickly, let it eat. There are plenty on the ship behind."
Essinger quickly replied, "Yes, Sir!" Then he immediately untied the ropes attached to the saddle and commanded the mount dragon to hop onto the towed ship behind.
Da Fei was dumbfounded again! Hey, hey, hey, this shipâs cargo was taken by me, it has nothing to do with you! Youâre too natural, too impolite! Hmm, being impolite is good, it means she doesnât see herself as an outsider anymore, which means sheâs sooner or later going to be mine, wahahaha!
Meaning this totally incompetent but still arrogant Resentful Spirit will eventually be my little brother, humph humph, just wait, Iâll make you wipe the mount dragonâs butt and pick up its poop every day!
With the return of the Blood Eagle and Elifel, the radar displayed more than a dozen unknown Sky Cavalry. Their outcome was no surprise, as they joined the past with the Blazing Angelsâ bombardment!
â System Prompt: Battle ended! Youâve gained 230,000 experience points, and 14 Hell Volcano Demon Dragon Essences.
Oh yeah, total annihilation!
Da Fei finally breathed a long sigh of relief. But I canât be too happy yet, this wave wiped out even a Governor, the next waveâs lineup will be even more unimaginable. I must train the team quickly and figure out a way to leave.
At that moment, Essinger trotted over to Elda to report, "Sir, the mount dragon has eaten many crystal stones and is resting. It will take no more than two days to recover its body. I know there are plenty of these crystal stones in a Resource Warehouse behind the Demon Army lines. If youâre interested, I can guide the way, but weâll need to wait for the mount dragonâs injured wing to grow back."
Elda laughed out loud, "Alright, weâll see then!"
Then Elda said to Da Fei, "You figure it out."
Da Fei was dumbfounded, damn, whoâs exactly in charge here? (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to recommend votes and monthly tickets on Qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)