Chapter 93

A pink mist enveloped the approaching nightmare beast squad, and at that moment, the nightmare beasts' charge came to an abrupt halt.

— System notification: Your Charm Emperor squad has cast a charm spell on the nightmare beasts! The nightmare beasts are temporarily out of control.

This was a glimmer of hope in a desperate situation, and Da Fei was overjoyed! Among the series of system notifications, there seemed to be one about the Charm Emperor becoming a qualified soldier? Hahaha! But now wasn't the time to check their attributes; the goal was to escape the enemy, break through the barrier, and reach the beach!

Amid the shrill alarm that echoed through the camp, the nearest mobile patrol squad galloped over with a thunderous hooves and a cloud of dust!

— Swish, swish, swish, swish! Two rows of crossbow bolts pierced through the barrier, sending ice shards flying and causing chaos and bloodshed!

Hahaha! Whoever stands in my way, I'll crush them!

The golden barrier was like the finish line of a 100-meter dash, the alarm like the thunderous cheers of the audience, and the pursuing patrol soldiers like the laggards making a final challenge to the champion! Da Fei made a final sprint towards the finish line, seeing the blurry silhouette of the Soaring behind the barrier, and hearing the beautiful music of the crossbow cannons—finish line! Break through! Victory!

Hahaha! Da Fei's maniacal laughter echoed over the Pool of Light, and all the beetles seemed to tremble! Yes, tremble, beetles!!!

...

In the Demon King's Hall. Lei Ren, a professional player of the Dragon Slayer Guild and the first Hell player in the Chinese region, sat quietly on the steps of the hall, waiting for the final moment to arrive.

For the past few hours, he had been chatting non-stop and calling people non-stop. He was incredibly excited and thoroughly enjoying the process. After appearing on TV, he had instantly become a famous player in the Chinese region, a feeling that was indescribable. After the initial embarrassment, he quickly adapted to his new status. He knew he was about to become rich; the boss was using this national war to create a star! Yes, he was the rising star of the Chinese region, and even the world!

When the Dragon Slayer Guild first entered Hero's Genesis, the boss invested a large sum of money in the lottery, and his luck was pretty good, drawing out many powerful undead heroes, especially Chang Liang's specialty, which the boss kept secret as a secret weapon. Even Lei Ren, who was in the same professional team, didn't know what Chang Liang's specialty was.

In short, the guild decided to focus on the undead, which was indeed a popular, cool, and powerful race.

During the lottery, some accounts of other races were also drawn, such as Lei Huolong's Hell specialty, "Hell Dog Trainer"—for every 2 levels the hero gains, the Hell Hound's attack and defense increase by 1 point. This specialty is known as the Dog King.

Main combat troops' specialties are all good, and the Hell Hound, as the core force of the Hell race, combines mobility, charge, output, and cannon fodder, making it an excellent specialty. It was a pity to give this account to a regular player, so Lei Ren, the newly promoted professional player, took over. This account was indeed worth assigning to a professional player.

— Hell Three-Headed Hound: Small demon, attack 4, defense 2, damage 4-6, health 15, attack speed 11, movement speed 22, leadership value 2, special skills: Three-Headed Attack, Interrupt Attack.

Three-Headed Attack means it can attack three people standing in a row in front of it, and since troops usually form battle formations, the Hell Hound can easily bite three people at once, so its actual damage output is not 4-6, but 12-18! This is the level of a 5th-tier unit!

Interrupt Attack is even more powerful. Taking the flower sprite as an example, if a group of Hell Hounds surrounds the enemy, the enemy can't retaliate. They can only be torn to pieces unless a friend helps. For the Hell race, which lacks ranged units in the first three tiers and has weak 2nd-tier units, the Hell Hound bears a heavy burden. Among all races, the Hell Hound is one of the top 3rd-tier units, on par with the Jungle Hunter.

However, the Hell Hound's mere 15 health points are a significant drawback. The Dog King specialty is very useful in this regard. The elite form of the Hell Hound, the Hell Flame Hound, is a terrifying existence, nicknamed the Little Fire Dragon. It can not only bite but also spray three-headed flames to burn the enemy, making it a completely different creature from the regular three-headed hound.

Of course, elite units are usually exclusive to NPC forces, and players find it difficult to obtain them. Therefore, Lei Huolong's account was tasked with acquiring Flame Hounds. This task was so arduous that no one had high expectations, so Lei Huolong was actually quite relaxed. The benefit of being relaxed was that Lei Huolong discovered that heroes with the Dog King specialty were particularly good at recruiting or taming wild Hell Hounds!

In a situation where 3rd-tier units are rare, the Dog King's ability to recruit core 3rd-tier units like the Hell Hound in the wild is terrifying. Wild Hell Hounds are so formidable that players dare not touch them, meaning that all wild Hell Hounds are waiting for Lei Huolong to recruit them!

So, the biggest problem for Lei Huolong was increasing his leadership to raise his troop limit. Master Leadership, not enough! +100 leadership from a Centurion, not enough! A mediocre secondary hero from the tavern who only looks at leadership, not enough! Requesting a large sum of money from the boss to buy an A-rank artifact that increases leadership, not given! The boss only agreed to send a minor account to receive the Hell Hounds that Lei Huolong couldn't carry.

In short, becoming an official was the only way for Lei Huolong to increase his leadership, so he had been active in the political circles of the Demon Realm, achieving great success. It was only natural that he received an epic quest from the Demon King.

Lei Huolong believed that even the top hero from the Japanese region would not be his match at this stage. The boss was taking this national war very seriously and would certainly equip him with the guild's best artifacts. As long as he defeated the top hero from the Japanese region in front of the entire nation, he would become famous and bring glory to the country!

Of course, the idea was good, but the key problem was that the Hell race in the Chinese region was not strong enough, and he couldn't carry the burden alone.

While chatting, an angry roar came from the Demon King's Hall: "I refuse to accept this! I refuse to accept this!!"

Lei Huolong was taken aback. What happened?

At that moment, a demon messenger approached: "Lord Lei Huolong, the Demon King wants to see you. Please follow me."

Finally, there was new progress, but the problem was that his preparations for recruiting were not ready!

Lei Huolong couldn't help but ask curiously: "Sir, what happened just now?"

The demon messenger said solemnly: "Let me remind you, the Demon King is in a very bad mood right now. Be careful. Lord Asmodeus was just defeated by a super hero sent by the Elven race at the front line of the Pool of Light. The Demon King is very angry and is punishing him."

Lei Huolong was shocked: "How is that possible! A 30th-level hero, no matter how super, how could they defeat Lord Asmodeus?"

The demon messenger said solemnly: "That's why the Demon King is angry!"

"Is the super hero a son of a god? It can't be a player, right?" Lei Huolong realized the severity and complexity of the situation. The strategy needed to change, and he needed to report to the boss.

(Note: Heroes, whether players or NPCs, do not truly die.)

The scene changed, and Lei Huolong entered a lake of boiling lava, with a long crystal bridge leading to the throne in the center of the lake, the Demon King's Hall.

The Demon King, enveloped in flames, didn't bother to wait for Lei Huolong to slowly cross the bridge. A flaming sword descended from the sky and landed in front of Lei Huolong.

The Demon King's voice echoed through the heavens: "This is a replica of the artifact, the Blade of Doom, which can only be used once. You, seize this opportunity to complete the mission and do not bring shame upon me again!"

— Blade of Doom (pseudo-artifact, quest item): Magic +10, can cast the god-level destruction spell, Apocalypse, once.

— Apocalypse: Casts a fire-based, indiscriminate attack spell on all creatures on the battlefield.

Lei Huolong was speechless!

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