(If you want to hear more from us and give more suggestions, search and follow the WeChat public account "qdread" to support "God-level Hero" more!) It was already 8 PM when Da Fei returned to Radiant City. Selvia had indeed completed the processing task at Elorin Shipyard and returned some time ago, so thereās nothing more to say. Gather all the vice hero teams and prepare to set out for the Blood Sea Gem Mine.
Since the teleportation gem given by Makar can only transport a unit with a command value of 1000, aside from the 3 Contract Angels who do not occupy command value, 92 Vine Demon Army members are fully mobilized, amounting to a total of 184 command power. Then there are 4 Leader Power Angels, totaling 800 command value. This team is indeed streamlined and formidable.
However, thereās still 16 command power left, so letās bring a few Sea Demons. After all, itās the Blood Sea, who knows if there will be a naval battle? However, speaking of Sea Demons, Da Fei remembered the newly recruited Spider Lilim, who requires 150 command power. Should he bring her? After all, compared to her, ordinary Sea Demons arenāt very effective.
Itās decided then, replace an Angel slot, and the Spider Lilim will take the position. At the very least, she is a meat shield that can cast chilling spells to control the field, and the extra slot will be filled by the Sea Demon Didi, who can use Stealth for reconnaissance, and so it is.
Once the team was assembled, Da Fei took out the long-missed Space Marker again, opened the map of the Blood Sea Gem Mine, selected a distant drop location from the Demigod Turtle, and then used the teleportation gem!
With a flash of light, the scene changed, and the entire team was teleported to a small island bustling with little spiders. In that instant, Da Feiās Vine Demon Army unleashed its full firepower, clearing the field instantly!
āāSystem Prompt: You have killed 57 Spider Demon laborers, gaining +570 experience, and your Hate Accumulation skill has collected 57 hate value!
Oh yeah! Although the experience from the spiders is negligible, the new skill immediately proved useful, which invigorated Da Fei, awesome! My Ranger promotion is within reach!
Da Feiās arrival obviously alerted the Spider Demons, and the other Spider Demon islands in the sea emitted ear-piercing screeches. Da Fei was no stranger to dealing with Spider Demons and had an understanding of their strength. However, if Makarās words were true and the Spider Demon God was resurrected to enhance their power, Da Fei was indeed very much looking forward to it, as overly weak opponents are no fun.
At this time, an underground tunnel covered in webs had indeed been opened on the island. No doubt, during this period, the Spider Demons must have connected the islands underground, perhaps even to the gem mine. This was also why Makar intentionally let them develop for a while to fatten them up for the kill. Thereās nothing more to say; the entire team is fully buffed up, ready to go in for the kill.
Da Fei had experienced underground battles before. When he encountered that perverse sandworm in the competition server, he only needed Elenaās fire wall to easily deal with it, let alone these little spiders, which are just there for accumulating hate value.
However, the only trouble is that the spiral tunnel becomes steeper the further down it goes. The Angel Vine Demons can fly, so itās not an issue, and the Spider Lilim is obviously unfazed as well. The key issue is that Da Fei and the vice heroes are humanoid, making their march extremely challenging. A wrong step could result in a fatal fall into a deep pit.
As it got steeper, Da Feiās advance became slower, so it was time to use a trump card. Da Fei once again took out the Spiderman Artifact and attached it to the tunnel wall, allowing all the beautiful vice heroes to grasp the webs and support each other forward.
All in all, this tunnel is custom-made for spiders, and conventional land troops would probably find it impossible to gain a foothold here, let alone fight. Da Fei finally realized the challenge of this mission. But it doesnāt matter, precisely because Iām not a conventional unit, this mission is justly mine to complete.
Over ten minutes later, the descending tunnel reached the end, and Da Fei and his group finally battled their way to the underground, which resembled a water prison, a vast stretch of blood. Thousands of small spiders were walking upside down along the web roads on the cave ceiling above the water.
Da Fei was stunned on the spot! This is entirely the Spider Demonās absolute home ground, spiders can walk upside down on the cave ceiling, our player troops couldnāt possibly do that! Although my troops are indeed flying capable, able to fight aerially without needing roads, I, as the commander, have to advance! Can this swampy ground be traversed?
Deirdre volunteered: "Master, let me explore the depth of this pond, otherwise our forces canāt advance deeply."
Da Fei sighed silently. If only I could fly, if Deirdre were strong enough, I could just leave the troops to her for an independent expedition, that would be ideal. Unfortunately, in this battle, Iām at a massive terrain disadvantage, so I must be cautious.
Da Fei nodded, "Alright, but donāt get too far from us."
"Understood." With that, Deirdre took Didi and Spider Lilim and dove into the water. Da Fei also immediately summoned the Blood Eagle to scout above the water.
It wasnāt until this moment that Da Fei realized the water here wasnāt deep, only up to a humanās waist, which doesnāt affect angels much at all, and they can swim forward without issue. However, with such a bizarre scene, any player would have the unease of stepping into a cesspool; Da Fei is no exception. There must be a trick here.
At that moment, the Blood Eagle spotted a giant blood-colored cocoon ahead, and simultaneously, a golden sparkle burst on Da Feiās radar:
āāSystem Prompt: The Divine Detector has discovered the presence of a deity in the current space, the target is nearby!
A deity has emerged! Itās this gigantic silk cocoon the size of a house, many of which exploded back in the Blood Sea Kindergarten.
At the same time, Deirdre quickly scouted the terrain: "Master, the water here isnāt deep, we can swim forward."
Move forward? Definitely not! The enemyās elite main force has not been discovered, not to mention that the opponent is somewhat a god; one cannot recklessly rush into a trap. In fact, Da Fei had already suffered a loss once, right at the start when they entered the cave. If it were an ordinary player blundering into the cave like that, they would find themselves in a precarious position halfway when the slopes became too steep to stand, leading to a situation of advancing or retreating in difficulty, ending in annihilation.
So the same mistake couldnāt be made again. Da Fei wouldnāt make a move unless he scouted the opponentās main force thoroughly, he just hung out at the entrance farming small spiders to mix Hate Value.
The Blood Eagle circled once above the intertwined webbed underground water prison, but apart from innumerable small spiders, still couldnāt find the main force of the opponent. Which means, thereās undoubtedly an ambush, either hiding in the cesspit or ambushing from the ceiling, so few as they were, initiating was out of the question. Da Fei vaguely remembered the horrors from back then, the Spider Demon with its all-covering adhesive venom reducing statuses.
Suddenly Da Fei thought of another issue, if the opponent has already tunneled such a large space for a water prison under the lake, the gemstone mine must have been tunneled through as well, right? Where do they store their gemstones? If I changed my strategy to focus on attacking the opponentās gemstone warehouse, they would surely send reinforcements, then I could seize the initiative by turning defense into offense, wouldnāt I?
Exactly, as a high-end player, I wouldnāt willingly step into a cesspit!
With this in mind, Da Fei hurriedly sent the Blood Eagle flying towards the direction of the gemstone mine. Sure enough, the Spider Demon didnāt disappoint, a passageway much wider than the one Da Fei came through stretched towards the gemstone mine, the Blood Eagle flew on, and the large elite Spider Demons that had long disappeared finally reappeared, their bodies shimmering with a metallic glow!
Oh my god, is this clearly a transformation? At that moment, Da Fei couldnāt help but reassess these once so frequently defeated foes. This battle wouldnāt be easy.
Just then, there was no more road ahead for the Blood Eagle, the passage had been blocked by dense webs like a silk cocoon. It goes without saying, with such heavy defense more fortified than that of a god, it was undoubtedly the gemstone warehouse inside.
However, to confirm, Da Feiās third invisible hand once again fetched the Divine Artifact Magic Ball Light Tearsāregional surveillance!
Da Fei pointed at the black section in the map passage ahead, and a shimmering pit full of gemstones immediately appeared in the magic ball, oh yes, itās not going anywhere! What Blood Eagle couldnāt see, the divine artifact can!
Letās take action then. However, since itās a counter-ambush, we must sneak into the village like a thief, quietly without alerting them!
Da Fei then handed the Vine Demon Army over to Deirdre to lead independently, she continued clearing small spiders to lure the enemyās main force, naturally, the Blood Eagle guided Deirdreās cleanup as if personally guided by me, lest she delved too deep.
Then the rest of Da Feiās team activated Phantom March to swim from the flank towards the gemstone passage. Meanwhile, Anlicia very fittingly cast a "Mirror Image Army" spell to duplicate Da Fei and the others in place, further confusing the enemy. And to ensure absolute safety, Anlicia cast a large area of mist.
I have to say, Arcane is indeed adept at this kind of thing. Da Fei suddenly remembered that Anliciaās equipment needs to be settled too, besides a Divine Artifact Bow she had nothing significant. Itās really a disservice to the old ladyās spirit in heaven; in short, during this National War, I must seize the opportunity to earn substantial merit in the Elf Kingdom in Japan.
Finally, under the cover of God-level Stealth and God-level Arcane, Da Feiās small team swam safely to the gemstone mine passage. So smoothly, it was either all under the opponentās control, or all under my control.
Then nothing more to say, Deirdreās Army didnāt need to feign anymore, under the Blood Eagleās direction, they flew over to join Da Fei and attacked the gemstone warehouse! Da Fei wanted to know to what extent these elite spiders exuding metallic sheen were strong!
But very unfortunately, in the face of Da Feiās defying attribute attack, these elite spiders without hero command, didnāt last half a second; nearly a hundred Vine Demons collectively targeted and killed one in a single strike!
Da Fei quickly checked the incomplete information gathered by the Reconnaissance Skill, shocked to find out that a spider of this kind had a health of as much as 2000! Gosh, my Angel Army only has over 3000 health!
But itās fine, if they werenāt strong, thereād be no gain, and each one provided 50 points of Hate Value, so let the hate come even more fiercely! (My novel "God-level Hero" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, with a 100% prize draw for everyone! Now open WeChat, click on the "+" sign in the upper right to "add friend", search for the public account "qdread" and follow, hurry!)(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)