God-level Hero

Chapter 1368 - 1273: Clearing a Wild Monster Along the Way

Now, in the captain’s room, all of Da Fei’s deputies are gathered around the map table.

Lamia confidently pointed to a volcano city icon surrounded by a red halo on the map and said eloquently: "This is where we are, the Fire Cave City, which is rich in Earthfire Crystals. This halo is the barrier of the Fire Cave City. Under the cover of this barrier, the entire mountain range mineral veins here are isolated from the Main World. Mortals can’t see the existence of Fire Cave City even if they come to the outskirts of the mountainous area, let alone enter it."

"However, because maintaining such a large scope and intensity of barrier consumes a massive amount of energy, it is a one-way defensive barrier for the sake of saving energy. It’s hard for people outside to enter, but those inside can easily leave. This is similar to most barriers, but incomparable to the Divine Power Barrier of the World Tree where it’s difficult to get in or out. Speaking of which, the defensive barrier on the owner’s ship will soon face this issue of defense direction, but we’ll talk about that later. Our current initial goal is to leave this barrier. I believe it won’t be long before the city lord organizes a large-scale military force to come for search and expulsion."

Da Fei raised his eyebrow: "We spent a great effort with Silena’s help to come in. If we just leave like this, will we be able to come back in later?"

Lamia chuckled: "Silena doesn’t know the way. He can only forcefully enter, which is indeed labor-intensive. But with me around, it’s different. If the owner successfully takes down the teleportation arrays of other cities, I can transport the owner’s ship through the city’s teleportation array."

Da Fei exclaimed: "You’re so capable?"

Lamia laughed: "The teleportation facilities of the Hell Race far exceed the imagination of surface races. For humans, elves, and other surface races, transporting large military units and bulky goods is very labor-intensive and costly, but for hell, it’s nothing. So, how lucky the owner is to have me, a deputy officer who is proficient in the logistics of the Hell Army, assisting. This is a management domain that Deirdre, a lower-level Banshee, simply cannot touch!"

Selvia interrupted with a huff: "You have no right to belittle someone who has defeated you!"

Lamia snorted coldly: "I lost only because my previous employer was too stupid, not because of Deirdre, but I was defeated by the owner."

Damn it, such flattery! Da Fei quickly waved his hand: "Let’s only talk about fighting now, and don’t bring up other matters."

Lamia laughed: "In that case, owner, let’s fly out of the barrier at full speed now. To disguise our main attack direction, I suggest we first leave from here on the map, deliberately allow these places and along with two Demon outposts to see us, and then suddenly turn back, heading straight for Sindaga City!"

Watching Lamia calmly directing on the map, Da Fei couldn’t help but be impressed by her competence: "Alright, Tamilia, proceed according to Lamia’s route."

"Understood, Lord City Lord!"

Listening to Tamilia’s even-tempered and compliant tone, Da Fei also couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. Tamilia’s personality was indeed more likable, not giving headaches. Since the route is set, let’s ask some other questions.

Da Fei asked again: "Is this Earthfire Crystal a specialty of Fire Cave City?"

Lamia nodded: "There are many types of Earthfire Crystals. The lowest grade Earthfire Crystal has 3 to 4 times the energy of ordinary crystals of the same unit, while medium-grade Earthfire Crystals can reach the energy level of refined crystals, 10 times that of ordinary crystals. Regarding higher-grade crystals, they may already be beyond the scope of resources and are used as special treasure materials."

Da Fei sighed: "Not all good things are in the New World; even the Old World has resources and treasures not inferior to those in the New World."

Lamia smiled: "However, the New World can greatly shift attention, otherwise the scale of our current war would be far beyond what we see now."

As they spoke, a red, curtain-like glow appeared in the sky ahead of the Sky Ship. Lamia continued to explain: "Owner, this is the barrier of Fire Cave City and also the edge of the mineral area. This means the vast area we were just in is full of Earthfire Crystal veins. Even if there were no guards letting the owner take them freely, it might take decades to exhaust them!"

Da Fei was startled: "What’s beyond the barrier?"

Lamia replied: "Once we leave the barrier, we will enter a vast underground space. The more frequent volcanic activity there is underground, the easier it is for expansive underground spaces to appear. It’s an existence unimaginable to organisms in the aboveground world."

As soon as the words fell, Da Fei’s sight turned fiery red. The Sky Ship passed through the barrier, and then the scene changed, revealing a dark space glittering with crystal light, making Da Fei feel like he was amidst a starry sky!

Da Fei couldn’t help but exclaim: "What’s that shining?"

Lamia chuckled: "Owner, it might be diamonds!"

Da Fei was shocked: "Diamonds? So many? Just sitting there unmined?"

Lamia laughed: "Owner, rare resources are everywhere in underground spaces. For example, these diamonds, seen as treasures in the aboveground world, can only be produced under high pressure from volcanic lava underground. If not for volcanic eruptions bringing diamonds to the surface world, surface people could never obtain them, hence their preciousness. However, among the numerous rare resources in the Underground World, diamonds are the most inconspicuous, and their mining priority is not high. After all, mining Earthfire Crystals has already kept us busy enough."

Da Fei’s heart tightened: "Hasn’t the Hell Race grown tremendously from operating underground all these years?"

Lamia nodded: "That’s right! Only by conquering the Underground World can one truly gain the initiative in war. The Hell Race has been doing this for centuries, so every time they launch an attack on the surface world, the scale is beyond imagination. This is the result of their long-term resource accumulation!"

Elena also spoke: "However, conquering the underground is not that easy. The strength of the monsters in the Underground World is also beyond imagination. The rarer and more precious the resource, the more powerful the creature that occupies it, like the Black Dragon!"

Lamia laughed: "As expected of Lord City Lord, you have managed to recruit such a beautiful and cool Dark Elf lady by your side! Indeed, even the mighty Hell Race has trouble launching expeditions to the Underground World when far from their volcanic base, so although they have a huge resource advantage, much of it is consumed in struggles with underground creatures, so the advantage isn’t as big as one might imagine."

"I see!"

Looking at the piles of diamonds in the distant view, Da Fei was extremely conflicted. It was as if a new world’s door was opening toward him. Should he just pass by like this?

Da Fei turned and asked Tamilia: "Can our Holy Vine Center Lake dissolve diamonds like it does the Cold Jade Gemstone?"

Tamilia shook her head: "Lord City Lord, ordinary diamonds have no magic power and can only be used as decorations. They are not classified as resources and do no good to our Center Lake."

Da Fei couldn’t help but sigh: "Indeed, even the Demons aren’t interested."

At this moment, Lamia laughed heartily: "Master, ordinary diamonds indeed have no magic power, but Magic Diamonds do, their concentrated energy level is beyond imagination—"

Saying this, Lamia pointed at the map again, and suddenly, a previously unmarked map location showed an icon of a two-headed monster holding a purple diamond!

"Wow!" Da Fei and all the female deputies were in an uproar, not because of the icon, but because the map had such miraculous effects. Was it an electronic map? One could imagine how much information was hidden on it, Lamia truly had the goods!

Lamia smiled: "Master, there is an Ogre Tribe guarding the Demon Light Purple Diamond here. The Chieftain’s strength has reached DemiGod-level, and their fortress is on a high cliff, with a dangerous underground river below, making it a tough nut for the Hell Army to crack. Every time their expedition fails, they end up feeding and strengthening the tribe with a lot of meat. But with the Flying Battleship, you can completely negate their terrain advantage. Since you’re in dire need of resources and corpses, why not practice here first?"

Da Fei frowned: "DemiGod-level?"

Lamia nodded: "Master, if we can’t even take down this small tribe, then our raid on Sindaga City can only be conducted at the very outskirts, or we might even have to change our target now."

So, it’s another test of my strength? Da Fei turned to the other female deputies: "What do you all think?"

Tamilia immediately asked: "How many are there in the population there?"

Lamia shook her head: "The last time I was here, there were no fewer than a thousand. After consuming a lot of fresh meat, I’d estimate there are a few hundred more now."

Tamilia said seriously: "Lord City Lord, in the last battle, although our Holy Vine Space consumed a lot of Demons, the consumption slightly outweighed the benefits. We urgently need to find a weaker enemy to replenish energy and produce a large batch of Evil Demons. Now the Evil Demon count is only 300, and the workforce doesn’t support us for large-scale city looting!"

What she said made too much sense, Da Fei immediately decided: "Alright, let’s practice with this Ogre Tribe first!"

And for the Sky Ship, which can teleport half the globe in an afternoon, the distance on the map is nothing. It doesn’t require consuming the Holy Vine’s energy at all, just rotating troops to recharge the Charging Crystal, which won’t take much time.

So, 20 minutes later, the Sky Ship reached its destination, then entered stealth and quietly approached the target.

There it was, a group of caves atop an underground gushing waterfall. If it weren’t underground, this terrain could indeed be called Huaguo Mountain Water Curtain Cave, truly an impregnable barrier! And below the high cliff of the caves lay countless piles of giant bones. If Da Fei didn’t know it was Ogres, he would have thought it was an Undead stronghold.

Lamia said seriously: "This Ogre Chieftain can use a spell that is a cross between Undead Technique and Shamanism to resurrect these skeletons to fend off attacks from the ground, extremely powerful, but ineffective against your airborne battleship. Their only threat to you is throwing huge boulders, but I believe your battleship can withstand that."

Da Fei, eager to try: "I also want to see how my resistance fares, so let’s begin!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com) with recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)