God-level Hero

Chapter 1524: Chapter 1420: Taming the Swamp Prison Demon Dragon

It is now 10:50 Beijing Time. After nearly 20 minutes of battle, Da Fei has cleared all the small monsters, and the Swamp Prison Demon Dragon is also gradually weakening, unable to stir any more waves. Its defeat is inevitable.

At this moment, Da Fei felt a flood of emotions. Although in the game all races have categorized conventional soldiers based on levels from 0 to 8, and roughly defined the strength of instance monsters from C level to S level, once a monster reaches God-level, the difference is indeed vast.

For example, the God-level Ogre Tribe back then, whether in the strength of its leader or the treacherousness of its terrain, could not compare to this Swamp Prison Demon Dragon. Yet even as powerful as the Swamp Prison Demon Dragon that Da Fei couldn’t quite tackle, it is nothing but prey in front of a divine descent avatar of the Spider Queen. Of course, Da Fei isn’t just a bystander, he played a significant role too.

It’s about time to try and recruit this God-level Monster; if not acted upon, it will die. Before recruiting it, Da Fei suddenly had an idea: if he first uses Big Puppetry Skill to successfully control it, then uses Master-level Leadership Diplomacy Skill, would the chances of recruitment be higher?

Then let’s take action! Da Fei raised his hand: "Big Puppetry Skill, prepare!"

As the Swamp Prison Demon Dragon once again struggled to the surface, Da Fei waved his hand: "Release!"

The next moment, Black Light from the Flying flashed, and a large plume of black smoke once again enveloped the Swamp Prison Demon Dragon! At this moment, the system prompt dinged!

——System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Alina successfully released "Big Puppetry Skill" and controlled the Swamp Prison Demon Dragon! Alina successfully comprehended Master-level Dark Magic!

Damn it! So you can reach Master just by controlling the Swamp Prison Demon Dragon? What’s the wait?

Da Fei waved his hand grandly: "Recruit!"

——System Prompt: You used Master-level Leadership Skill "War Intimidation" on the Swamp Prison Demon Dragon! Recruitment failed!

——System Prompt: Your Vice Hero, Selvia, used Master-level Leadership Skill "Diplomacy" on the Swamp Prison Demon Dragon! Recruitment failed!

——System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Alina..., recruitment failed!

——System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Catherine..., recruitment failed!

——System Prompt: Your Vice Hero Alicia..., recruitment successful! Alicia successfully recruited the powerful God-level creature, Swamp Prison Demon Dragon, and comprehended God-level Leadership Skill!

...

Damn it, hearing a long list of failure prompts—wait! Holy crap!

The next moment, a cheer came from the Central Village: "I did it! I comprehended God-level Leadership Skill!"

The entire army cheered in excitement!

——System Prompt: Congratulations! The battle is over! You successfully recruited the powerful God-level creature "Swamp Prison Demon Dragon." You gained experience +30 million! You achieved "Dragon Tamer," achievement rewards: all participating hero life +500, all participating hero Command Power +500, all participating hero free attribute points +20, all participating hero Skill Points +5. Your troop life +3, damage +1, troop Morale permanently +1.

——System Prompt: You achieved "Underground Conqueror," Attack +5, Defense +5, Magic Power +5, Knowledge +5, all Vice Hero life +100, Command Power +100. (Note: This achievement is tradable)

——System Prompt: You are the world’s first player to achieve "Dragon Tamer." Would you like to announce this information on the World Channel?

Oh my god! Da Fei was taken aback then burst into joy; this is the power of having a strong deputy officer team collectively persuading to surrender. Just because one fails doesn’t mean others will too! And a Dragon Tamer more awesome than a Dragon Slayer is here, this is beyond exciting! Haha, wahahaha!

As for announcing the information? Hmph, how can such a secret activity be publicized? No publication! I no longer care about showing off in the World Channel.

And at this moment, the Spider Queen’s laughter echoed across the entire ship; the Spider Queen had somehow returned, and mocked: "Is this your tactic? As a mortal, being able to recruit such a monster is commendable! But, you need to understand, the monster didn’t submit to you but was afraid of me."

Da Fei and Alina hurriedly stepped forward and ingratiatingly greeted: "Spider Queen, you’ve worked hard! If it weren’t for you, we definitely couldn’t have recruited such a powerful monster!"

The Spider Queen sneered: "Powerful? Its strength has been mostly sapped by me, now it’s just leftover scraps that I didn’t eat. This is the second reason for its submission. You wouldn’t be thinking of using this waste to destroy Swamp Prison City, would you?"

Waste? Da Fei’s eyebrows jumped, quickly checking the Swamp Prison Demon Dragon’s attributes:

——Swamp Prison Demon Dragon: Giant Sub-dragon Race Leader Creature, Attack 215, Defense 210, Damage 214-304, Life 70,000, Attack Speed 8, Move Speed 21, Mana 30,000, Magic Resistance 75%, Stamina 1500, Command Value: 5000 (red text), Special Skill: Ocean Creature, Flying Creature, Defense Barrier, Poison Swamp Spray, Poison Resistance.

Da Fei spat out a mouthful! What’s the difference between these attributes and Lilim? The only highlight is the 70,000 health! The only downside is the dark red 10,000 Command Value! Yes, 10,000! Ten times that of Lilim, ten times that of the Nasir Ancient Tree!

Once at the Mercenary Angels in Divine Punishment City, Da Fei saw a counter list with many angels having command values of thousands or tens of thousands. Da Fei always thought it was a joke, but now that joke is realistically in front of him! Just by taking this Swamp Prison Demon Dragon, there’s no hope of bringing many other troops! This unappealing cost-effectiveness really agitates me, is it indeed waste?

Okay, the system surely won’t allow players to easily recruit God-level monsters. The BOSS contributing such significant achievements and experience is sufficient. Now it’s time for serious business.

Da Fei shook his head and said earnestly: "Spider Queen, we don’t have to besiege Swamp Prison City at all! Spider Queen, do you see the plume of black smoke rising skyward from the water over there? And considering the dense Dark Natural Power here..."

Da Fei shared his idea of finding the Rotten World Tree Root, causing the Spider Queen to frown: "I’m interested in attacking Swamp Prison City to assess your capabilities, not some boring piece of wood! Are you sure there’s wood below?"

Da Fei coughed lightly: "I’m 50% sure! Besides, siege warfare has various strategies; cutting off water, electricity, and internet can all suffice to bring down the enemy!"

The Spider Queen chuckled: "As a human from the surface, you have good insights. Indeed, I noticed a smoking piece of wood during the underwater battle, but I couldn’t harvest it. How will you harvest it? Even if you have Sea Race workers who can operate underwater, I doubt that sturdy wood can be harvested by ordinary creatures. Also, approaching the wood continuously depletes life, and its severity is unmatched here."

It really is wood! Da Fei was thrilled! Is harvesting difficult? No problem, it’s probably like the Divine Power Tree Root in Demon Flame City. However, since it’s rotten wood, there shouldn’t be any World Tree supplying it with blood; its recovery ability shouldn’t compare to the Divine Power Tree Root. Can’t approach it with creatures? But I have non-creatures!

Da Fei declared: "I have an Advanced Spirit Body status mining machine. I’ll submerge it in deep water to harvest!"

The Spider Queen was surprised: "A mining machine is mechanical—can it go underwater? Aren’t you worried about ruining the power furnace?"

Da Fei furrowed his brow. Indeed, ordinary mining machines cannot function underwater. However, mine is no ordinary mining machine; even I don’t know exactly what it is!

Da Fei said resolutely: "How will we know if we don’t try? If it doesn’t work, we’ll resort to stealing."

The Spider Queen became more intrigued: "Steal? Steal what?"

Da Fei shook his head with a smile: "I imagine Swamp Prison City has been sipping cold soup on the lakeside for years and must be very interested in this wood too. Once they discover the Swamp Prison Demon Dragon has been eliminated, they’ll surely attempt to harvest it, right? Perhaps they already have machines prepared? Then we’ll ambush and steal from them in the lake."

Hmm, while lying in ambush, I’ll continue using the Ann Su Totem to absorb the Dark Natural Power. My time is extremely valuable and there’s no such thing as waiting idly.

The Spider Queen laughed heartily: "Interesting! Although your previous performance didn’t entirely satisfy me, given the amount of power I’ve absorbed, I dare to expect more from you once again!"

Da Fei chuckled: "If possible, I’d appreciate it if the Spider Queen could guide us underwater."

The Spider Queen snorted coldly: "Only if it works!"

Immediately, Da Fei led the Spider Queen and others to the passenger cargo hold where the Sandworm Mining Machine was stationed.

Although Da Fei knew the Sandworm Mining Machine wasn’t very intelligent, he still believed it could understand him. Da Fei asked, "I need you to submerge underwater to mine. Can you do it?"

The Sandworm Mining Machine eagerly responded: "Master!"

Alright, it only knows these two words. Judging by its tone, it seems feasible. After all, sandworms can survive underground—deep water is likely similar to the underground environment.

Thus, the harvesting operation commenced. Due to the damage of the rising black smoke being exceedingly strong, Da Fei didn’t dare approach too closely, and chose a safe distance he could endure. Once positioned, Da Fei secured the Sandworm Mining Machine with backup ropes from the ship and slowly submerged it into the water. The Spider Queen also took a keen interest in directing underwater: "It’s fine, it can speak, and feels good!"

Da Fei exhaled a sigh of relief—it can submerge, excellent!

Then the Spider Queen’s voice echoed from underwater: "Reached bottom, the machine is moving towards the wood now!"

Oh yes! Truly an amphibious mining machine, keep going!

Soon, faint sounds of sawing wood reverberated from the depths, even the Spider Queen’s voice turned joyful: "It’s operational!"

Oh yes! At this moment, the whole crew erupted in cheers!

Da Fei deeply exhaled yet another long breath! Even though he made preparations for the worst, the situation is unfolding positively. It’s not just luck, it’s skill! It’s the result of long-term accumulation, haha, wahaha!

With the wood issue sorted, now onto Deirdre. Initially, I thought she should take the Demon Dragon back and claim credit, but this is a burdensome pit of 10,000 Command Value. She can’t take it through? Even if I give her all medals that increase Command Power, it might not be enough. There’s only one solution, let her notify her Hellhound follower to come and help collect the goods first.

Da Fei headed to the Lilim Camp, finding Deirdre already anxiously pacing within, she enthusiastically flung herself onto Da Fei upon his arrival, full of joy and excitement: "My lord, you exceeded expectations! Although I didn’t get the Swamp Prison Demon Dragon heart, that’s irrelevant now. Possessing a living Swamp Prison Demon Dragon makes the point clearer and leaves Cromwell speechless, please hand it over to me now. All problems can be resolved today!"

Da Fei sighed with a smile: "Just as I thought! But with a staggering 10,000 Command Value, you can’t take the Demon Dragon—"

Deirdre laughed heartily: "My lord, I am the Banshee who camped at the Resurrection Point to kill the Siege General and absorb his demon power! His entire set of general equipment is mostly with me, and not only 10,000, even 20,000 is manageable!"

Da Fei was shocked, jaw-dropping! My gosh, I nearly forgot about that incident—how did I forget she’s actually well-equipped? Meaning, she’s no longer as weak as when she first joined me; having a Hellhound follower was more than just her sweet talk.

Da Fei mused: "Great, then you should depart with the Demon Dragon now; report any developments immediately."

Deirdre joyfully replied: "Yes, my lord!"

(Went for blood tests and ultrasound today, it’s the gallbladder acting up again, thankfully not serious. Will continue striving tomorrow!) (To be continued. If you enjoyed this work, please visit the website qidian.com to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly votes; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)

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