(Note: Chapter 479 above omitted the Stitched Monster's signature skill, Cannibalism.)
Raging flames ignited at the entrance of the passage, and thick smoke began to fill the prison. The shouts from the loudspeaker became more and more urgent.
The number of people had been counted. There were 1,100 in total, 300 injured and 500 armed dwarves. In other words, these 500 dwarves were the real fighting force.
Now, everything was ready. "Brother, the kingdom's troops are about to gather. We must go," Hangevar said solemnly.
Dafei nodded. "I need five who are especially good at fighting to be under my command."
These 1,000 or so prisoners were all NPCs. Only NPCs could form a unit of the city's population. But for player heroes, leading NPCs was a bit of a hassle. NPCs could join a player's party and receive bonuses from the player's Attack, Defense, and Hero skills. However, each NPC had to take up a tactical slot. Dafei was Level 41 and had five tactical slots. In addition, he was the president of the Chamber of Commerce, which meant that Dafei could only form a party of six NPCs. And with Douglas taking up one, he could only form a party of five.
This was completely different from the feeling of having hundreds or thousands of units in a military camp at any time. However, most of the NPCs had high combat power and intelligence. Most of the time, there was no need for players to personally command them. It was still very fun to play with them in small-scale adventuring missions.
Hangevar immediately said to the burly dwarf, "Stock, can you still fight?"
At this moment, a burly dwarf wearing a captured prison guard armor raised his giant axe and laughed. "I can! I haven't had enough yet! "
The scarred dwarf also said, "Count me in!"
The other three dwarves also said, "Me, me, me!"
Hangevar nodded. "Brothers, I'm too weak. I don't have the strength to lead everyone. You guys join our hero party. Our breakout depends on you!"
"Got it, big brother!"
— System Notification: Stock, Scar, Bazzar, Broken Steel Hand, Copper Hammer have joined your party.
Da Fei immediately checked their attributes. Each of them had 60 Attack and Defense, 50 Damage, and around 500 Health Points. They were at the standard of Level 7 soldiers! In addition to his amazing 100 Attack and 80 Defense, as well as all kinds of S-grade equipment and divine equipment bonuses, these five NPCs were definitely a harvester!
Very good. I'm most afraid of squishy bosses. I can't command an army of thousands and thousands of horses. Can't I focus on commanding 5 health cows? The only flaw was that there was no healer. That was troublesome!
There was nothing more to say. Douglas took the lead with a ball, and the thousand-man team began to move downwards.
At that moment, the fourth floor was a complete mess. Corpses littered the ground and there was no longer any defensive force. The entrance to the fifth floor was wide open.
At this moment, Douglas suddenly slowed down and grunted, "The wheel of history has stopped in the famine!"
Dafei could not help but be stunned. Famine? Dafei hastily checked Douglas's status. His stamina was already red! What the f * ck? Why can't I use up my stamina? However, when he thought about it, it made sense. Rolling such a huge mountain of meat would definitely consume a lot of stamina.
At the same time, its Corpse Eater skill was also flashing!
— — Corpse Eater: The Stitched Monster can recover HP and stamina by devouring corpses. When equipped with Douglas's Divine Artifact Fragment Core, Douglas can obtain the special power of corpses through eating corpses.
What the f * ck, I was wondering why I hated undead creatures so much. These are the most disgusting! However, the emperor doesn't need hungry soldiers. I feel that it's a pity that there are so many corpses, so I'll let it eat as much as it wants. At the same time, let me see what this Divine Artifact Fragment has.
Dafei opened Douglas's equipment and equipped it with the Life Eater Core.
At this moment, the mountain of meat flashed. Err, it was a white flash. Douglas began to speak, "Master, Douglas needs to replenish its strength, and Douglas needs the bodies of the strong. Please allow Douglas to devour corpses. Only a stronger Douglas can serve Master better!"
It's hard for me not to agree to this reason!
Dafei waved his hand, "Go, go!"
Douglas shouted excitedly, "There's only one word in history — cannibalism!" After saying that, it pounced on the giant crystal tortoise's corpse. In an instant, it tore off its flesh, swallowed its tendons, and chewed on its bones. The scene was too gory, and Dafei didn't dare to watch!
Dafei started to admire undead players. It was said that the top undead players in the open beta were Doctors in real life. Of course, it wasn't because their mechanics were good, but because their research and development were good. Ordinary players really couldn't reach this level!
At this moment, the group of Dwarves couldn't help but exclaim. What?
Dafei hurriedly looked up and saw that Douglas was indeed eating meat. At the same time, his own flesh was rotting and falling to the ground, forming a pile of mud!
What the f * ck! What's going on? I want to vomit!
At this moment, Hangevar spoke calmly, "It's said that Dwarves are greedy by nature, and Prince Tibron's greed is beyond imagination. His desire for power, wealth, and power has reached a crazy level! He collects everything of value or potential value, and even dips his fingers into the Heavenly Realm. The existence of these monsters is proof of his madness. "
Dafei couldn't help but be stunned. Was this a story?
The burly Dwarf, Stoke, interrupted, "So when big brother realized his crazy nature, he didn't want to work for him."
The scar-faced Dwarf said angrily, "So the despicable prince used a farewell banquet as an excuse to get us all drunk, and then locked us up!"
Hangevar smiled bitterly. "At that time, I thought I had seen through his true nature, but I didn't expect him to be even more shameless than I imagined. If not for his greed for our hidden treasures and my Hero's Power, we would have been killed by him long ago, even though we knew a lot of his secrets. However, as his patience disappeared and my Hero's Power was exhausted, we became more and more worthless, and we were not far from death. Fortunately, the Hero saved us. No matter what, we will grasp this last chance of survival and fight to the end! "
The Dwarves said passionately, "Yes! We will fight to the death! "
Only then did Dafei understand. "So you used to be the prince's men?"
Hangevar laughed and pointed at the monster corpses scattered all over the field. "These monsters were captured from the new world, from the most dangerous place in the world. We did everything we could to evade the king's ban and smuggled them to the prince. Then, we lost our value and were captured by the eldest prince. Not only that, but we also helped him crack down on a major smuggling gang! Isn't the prince amazing? "
Dafei couldn't help but nod in amazement. If the prince was so amazing, did you know about the second prince?
Dafei hurriedly asked, "Then do you know about the second prince?"
"The second prince?" The Dwarves laughed. "He's not even a Hero, how can he compare to the prince?"
Dafei was stunned. That's right, the second prince seems to be an ordinary NPC! Damn, I'm on the wrong side!
Hangevar laughed. "However, the second prince is very good at doing business, and the king also realized that the prince was too greedy, so he intentionally gave some power to the second prince as a measure to limit the prince. I remember that we gave the second prince a lot of trouble at that time."
Dafei's eyebrows twitched. "Then does the second prince have the capital to fight the prince for the throne?"
Hangevar laughed. "In terms of wealth and military power, I'm afraid it's still acceptable. But if it comes to a real fight, the second prince is a fool. Not to mention, the prince has absorbed my Hero's Power and leveled up many times! And looking at the entire Alliance, I'm afraid there are only a few Heroes who can beat the prince! "
Holy sh * t! It wouldn't be another Markal level hero, right? Don't be such a pain in the ass opponent!
Dafei asked again, "Then is the second prince in danger?"
Hangevar shook his head. "The old man is still on the throne. The Lionheart Empire and the Kingdom of the Elves are watching. Once the prince forcibly seizes power, even the Dwarves who support him will not support him. After all, his strength is there, and we Dwarves only recognize the strong. As long as there is time, it will be natural for him to ascend to the throne. He doesn't need to be impulsive."
The Dwarves laughed coldly. "Tiberon will definitely wish for the old man to die sooner every day!"
Dafei listened and nodded thoughtfully. According to the way the system gave out quests, there should be a balance point for this kind of fight for the throne, right? If the prince was unparalleled in martial arts, then he must be lacking in money and soldiers. Otherwise, he would not be so desperate for power and wealth. This meant that the second prince must be a tycoon. Oh no, a tycoon! Following him wasn't completely useless. In other words, tipping a tavern would be a piece of cake, right?
Very good, I like it!
As they spoke, Douglas had already eaten up the huge crystal beast. At this moment, Dafei suddenly saw that its newly grown muscles had a tortoiseshell similar to the beast's!
Dafei's eyelids twitched. He hurriedly checked its stats. Indeed, its defense had increased by 30 points! Its HP had increased by 3,000 points! Holy shit! This was too goddamn amazing!
Dafei asked in shock, "Then do you know what this divine artifact fragment is?"
Hangevar said solemnly, "We don't know what it is either. The prince also blurred out the information about this divine artifact. However, I believe that it is a fragment of the divinity of a dead ancient god!"
Dafei was shocked. "Divinity fragment? Does that mean this Douglas is actually a god? "
Hangevar said solemnly, "Perhaps! We risked our lives to collect this in the battlefield of the ancient gods in the new world. I lost my good brother in that battle! It was then that I realized Tiberon's madness, so I stopped working for him! "
— System Notification: You have received information about the divine artifact fragment of Douglas!
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