"Roar roar …"
A Mad Lion slowly fell to the ground. Battle Scar pulled his battle axe out of the beast's neck and said, "The path has been cleared. If we continue forward, we will enter Froststained Canyon. That Dragon Snake Devil Den is inside Froststained Canyon. Guild leader, should we go straight in or should we send some scouts?"
I urged the Ancient Divine Dragon to rise into the air and said, "You guys stay here for now. I'll scout ahead and keep in contact with Kiss. Just listen to his orders. Froststained Canyon is a new map, and we don't know what the monsters inside are like. We can't just charge in recklessly, or we'll suffer a great loss."
"Mn. Everyone else, read it as usual."
Battle Scar nodded. He would never question my orders.
Kiss said, "Boss, be careful!"
"Got it."
The Ancient Divine Dragon let out a low roar and turned into a dark silver shadow that flashed across the sky.
I barely managed to open my eyes as I sat on the dragon's back. I gripped my sword in one hand and the ancient lantern vine on the dragon's back with the other. I activated Dark Pupils and flew about 500 yards away from the ground. The players on the ground might not be able to see me, but I could clearly see everything on the ground with the advantage of Dark Pupils.
… …
The ground was filled with lush ancient forests. This map looked like it had been excavated from the depths of the earth. Towering ancient trees swayed in the cool breeze, and high-level beasts hid under the green leaves. I couldn't see them clearly from above, but my Dark Pupils allowed me to see all of their stats — [Fierce Cyanblade Tiger]: Level 248 Demonic Monster with super high Attack. Its body is covered in cyan blade-like armor and has low HP. [Southern Barbarian Elephant]: Level 250 Demonic Monster with super high HP. It's a tough monster to deal with. [Dark Hunter]: Level 250 Demonic Monster with high HP and high Attack. Dark Hunter: Level 250 Demonic Monster with high HP and high Attack.
Basically, the monsters here were much stronger than those in the Ironhead Wasteland, Broken Bone Forest, and Hissing Wind Valley. At the current stage of the game, it would be quite difficult for players to kill them. However, the God Slayer players I had brought with me were stronger than the average player. There were 21,000 Hissing Wind Cavalrymen among them, and their Attack and Defense were quite high. Adding on some priests, they were more than enough to tank a Level 250 Demon Rank monster. At the very least, they wouldn't be one-shot.
After the little dragon flew for close to five miles, I immediately drew a route on the map and shared it with Kiss Scar. "Kiss Scar, if we follow this route, we will meet fewer monsters. Tell everyone to kill as few monsters as possible. There's no need to kill the monsters at the outer perimeter. Our target is the Dragon Snake Devil Den."
Hickey said, "Okay, I got it. Keep in touch!"
"Alright!"
The little dragon soared in the air. Suddenly, a dense cluster of dots appeared in the southwest. Clearly, players had entered this area.
I immediately changed directions and used my advantage in the air to fly over. When I parted the clouds, I saw a dense cluster of wild players on the ground. They all had the same guild emblem on their shoulders. They were the players of the Beast Soul Guild, and their guild leader, Beast Tamer. There were about twenty thousand of them, and they were slowly advancing. This place was filled with wild monsters. Southern Barbarian Elephants, Level 250 Demon Rank monsters.
"Roar roar …"
The Southern Barbarian Elephants' cries pierced the sky. They waved their heads, and their sharp tusks pierced through the players' armor. They raised their front hooves and used Trample, causing a group of shield-wielding players to fall to the ground. The Attack of a Level 250 Demon Rank monster was just too high. Moreover, the average Level of the Beast Soul Guild players was only around 180. How could a large number of players who hadn't even reached their seventh promotion possibly withstand a Level 250 Demon Rank monster?
"Stop the seven elephants over there. Archers, do your best. Use Ice Arrow to slow them down and Shock Shot to keep them in check. Mages, use Touch of the Dragon's Kiss to kill them. We can't let our frontline warriors die for nothing. Don't loot the equipment dropped by your own people. Warriors who die, immediately run back to your corpses and return the equipment.
Beast Tamer raised his spear, and the veins on his face bulged as he ordered, "Pay attention to the echelon attacks. We have to enter the Dragon Snake Devil Den before God Slayer. Damn, we have to make the first Iron Head Wasteland Divine General appear in our Beast Soul Guild. We can't let God Slayer steal it …"
At the side, the vice leader archer said, "Boss, what do we do if the Indians come to take the Dragon Snake Devil Den?
We may not be a match for them. Also, when we signed an alliance with Breeze and Rain last time, they sent us 1000 Beast King Warhorses … "
The corner of Beast Tamer's mouth curled up. He sneered. "Breeze and Rain is just using us to restrict Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand's development in the Iron Head Wasteland. The alliance is just a trick. If Breeze and Rain fights us for the Dragon Snake Devil Den, then they'll be openly breaking the alliance. Beast Soul Guild definitely won't be the ones who go back on their word!"
The archer smiled. "Our guild leader is wise. Let's do that!"
… …
I was flabbergasted by the conversation from the sky. I had to suppress my laughter. Beast Soul Guild's people had never seen such a big battle before. It was already so difficult to kill the mobs at the outskirts of the map, and they were dying in batches. Even if they entered the Dragon Snake Devil Den, they would still end up being spawn camped by the boss. However, Beast Tamer was right. The so-called alliance was just a trick to deceive each other. In war, what mattered most was not the promise of an ally, but strength and decisiveness.
I sent a message to Kiss Scar: "Beast Soul's people have entered Froststained Canyon. Their coordinates are (1 1237,00387), so they're not too far away from us. Be careful, and try not to cross paths with them. Let the mobs kill them and save us the trouble."
Kiss Scar smiled. "Yes, I know!"
I rode the Ancient Divine Dragon and continued to fly into the center of Froststained Canyon. In the distance, the ground was covered in a layer of silver like frost. This was also the reason why Froststained Canyon got its name. The ground was covered in crawling and wriggling beasts and insects. On the right was a huge graveyard with countless undead monsters roaming about. At the center was a tall mountain range. Below the mountain range was a bottomless cave. Without needing to think, that was the Dragon Snake Devil Den.
Just as I was about to command the Ancient God Dragon to fly closer to observe, a sudden gust of wind blew. A dozen flying monsters flew toward me. They were actually bats with sharp teeth. When they spread their wings, they were about two meters long. They screeched and above their heads floated the words — [Dark Bat] (Demon Tier Monster) Level: 255 Attack: 19000 - 25500 Defense: 22000 Health: 2500000 Skills: [Tear], [Dark Gouge], [Web of Darkness]...
"Jie jie..."
The Dark Bats let out a bloodcurdling screech as they bit into the Ancient Divine Dragon's front leg with their sharp teeth. The little dragon immediately let out a wail of pain. Although the bite didn't deal too much damage, a dozen or so Dark Bats had shaved away 15% of my mount tenacity in one go.
I hurriedly retreated and used Thousand Ice Slash!
"Peng!"
More than half of the Dark Bats were frozen in midair. I controlled the little dragon to retreat and escape. This Dragon Snake Devil Den was no longer a place to roam.
I continued to retreat and used the Purple Ying Sword to engage in close-range lifesteal. I barely succeeded and hovered in the air with 40% health left. Seeing the bodies of the Vampire Bats shatter, I let out a sigh of relief. As expected, although the Ancient Divine Dragon was strong, in an aerial battle, once the enemy concentrated, even a god would not be able to handle it.
"Kiss Scar, how's your progress?" I opened the communicator and asked.
Kiss Scar panted. "We're killing the Southern Barbarian Elephant right now. Boss, according to your mark, we're about an hour away from Dragon Snake Devil Den. Including the time it takes to kill the mobs, we should be able to reach it in about two hours. Boss, how are you doing? I can see that your health bar is jumping like crazy. Did you get PKed by a player?"
I shook my head. "No, I was almost killed by the mobs in the sky!"
Kiss Scar: "..."
… …
I continued to retreat. Suddenly, a few scattered red dots appeared at the edge of my world map. Clearly, they were the color of enemy players.
I rode my dragon into the clouds and used Dark Pupils to see a few warhorses galloping through the forest. One of them was wielding a sharp sword and wearing a cautious expression. He said, "We're ten minutes away from Dragon Snake Devil Den, and the mobs along the way are all Level 250 + Demon Rank mobs. Tell everyone to be careful and clear out the area step by step. Send out assassins to infiltrate every corner of Froststained Valley. I want this Divine General Certificate to belong to Cyan Earth City!"
"Yes, Vice Leader!"
The young warrior at the forefront was none other than the vice leader of Cyan Earth City's number one guild, Cyan Beast, Breeze and Rain.
I hadn't expected Breeze and Rain to show up so quickly. Now that I thought about it, there was only one possibility. Breeze and Rain had already decided to attack Iron Head Wasteland, but discovered that Dragon Snake Devil Den had spawned halfway there. That was why he changed his strategy at the last minute and decided to attack Iron Head Wasteland after taking down Dragon Snake Devil Den.
This was really troublesome. The Beast Soul Guild wasn't much of a threat to us, but Cyan Beast was a completely different story.
… …
"Boss, why aren't you saying anything?" Kiss Scar asked.
I replied solemnly, "Cyan Beast's men have entered the core area of Froststained Valley. They'll definitely take down Dragon Snake Devil Den in half an hour …"
"What?" Kiss Scar exclaimed in shock. "How can they be so fast?"
"It's obvious that they've decided to attack us. I don't know their exact numbers yet, but I'm sure that they're going to attack us. Be careful and send out more assassins to scout the area. Don't get ambushed by Cyan Beast's men.
"Got it. When are you coming back, boss? We need you to hold down the fort."
"I'll be right back."
"Mn, I'll be waiting for you!"
… …
The Ancient Divine Dragon flew through the forest. It was better to leave scouting to the assassins. I would be too big of a target in the sky, and the Dark Bats might try to take my soul.
I glided diagonally through the forest and hit a Barbarian Elephant with the Purple Ying Sword. Kiss Scar let out a sigh of relief and said, "This elephant's Defense is so high! I can't hurt it at all!"
Battle Scar said, "S2s are more defensive, so their Attack isn't as good as our guild leader's!"
Kiss Scar curled his lips. "How many people in the world have Attack as OP as our boss? Don't even mention it …"
Kiss Scar looked into the distance and said, "Oh right, boss, Breeze and Rain is coming with Cyan Beast's main force. How should we deal with them? Should we fight them for Dragon Snake Devil Den, or what?"
Battle Scar waved his battle axe and said, "Why don't we just charge over and cut off Breeze and Rain's head!"
Black lines appeared on my face. "Do you really think it's that simple? I'll leave it to you …"
I looked at Kiss Scar and said, "Send out a high-level assassin to scout their location. We need to know how many players Breeze and Rain has brought with him."
"Mn. What's next?"
"Next …" I pondered for a moment before clenching my fists. "No matter how many players Breeze and Rain has brought with him, we need to kill them all within three hours!"