After more than ten minutes of marching, Dafei's troops arrived at the smoky volcanoes without any mishap.
— System Notification: Your troops have entered the Volcano Domain. Vision: 80%, Stamina: 1 every 5 seconds, HP: 1 every second.
Fortunately, Dafei was equipped with the Demon's Eye, so he was not affected by the volcanic smoke as much as the Blood Eagle. Moreover, he was on the ground, so he had a panoramic view of the land not far away. It was a fine, soft, red sandy land, not much different from the sandy land in the desert.
Now, Dafei finally understood why even the Demon's convoy had such a hard time moving through the mountains. It turned out that the volcanoes were a combination of lava, desert, and mountainous terrain! Such a strange terrain could only be found in Hell, right? And judging from the frequent eruptions of the volcanoes, it would probably be difficult for the Demons to build a decent road here.
At that moment, Tazius came to report, "City Lord, when I was testing the life energy here, I found a strange vibration in the gravel. It might be an enemy lying in ambush. You must be careful, sir."
Dafei could not help but be shocked. There were monsters lying in ambush in such an extreme terrain. As expected of Hell, this was the pinnacle of deceit! But Tazius actually had a godly skill for scouting underground?
Dafei asked, "What's testing the life energy?"
Tagius sighed. "Of course, it's to test if the land here is suitable for the holy vines to fight. It's a pity that the land of lava has too many restrictions on the holy vines and nature magic. I'm very ashamed."
Dafei frowned, "Don't worry, Miss Tazius being able to detect the enemy underground is the greatest contribution."
Tazius nodded, and with a wave of her hand, a vine extended from her arm into the sand. Then, she said seriously, "Then please pay attention, sir. There is an enemy hiding in front of you."
— System Notification: Your party's Hero, Tazius, has discovered the hidden danger.
Then, a red light flashed on Dafei's radar. Sure enough, a faint red dot appeared on the hillside ahead, and the location of this red dot was still outside of Dafei's field of vision.
Dafei prostrated himself in admiration. Once again, it was proven that the Detection skill, which relied entirely on vision, had too many limitations.
Elena chuckled. "Leave it to me. As long as the enemy hiding in the ground is discovered, it will die a much more painful death, and it won't be able to escape even if it wants to."
Dafei was overjoyed. "Okay, then we'll pretend that we didn't see it and kill it."
Dafei's party started to climb the mountain 'unprepared'. Even though Dafei had Master-level logistics skills and a pathfinder, the speed of the Hellhorse mount was still greatly reduced. This terrain was indeed formidable!
At that moment, the red dot on the lightning moved in Dafei's direction. Its speed in moving underground was far faster than the Hell Horse's. Needless to say, it must be something like a sandworm. Dafei's heart tightened.
It's getting closer and closer! It had already entered the range of the battlefield and the party's firing range. Of course, there was no way to shoot it from underground.
Finally, Elena made her move. The sand around the red dot began to swirl like a whirlpool, and a row of red damage words' 150! 'and' 160! 'leapt out from the ground.
— System Notification: Your sub-hero, Elena, has cast 'Quicksand', causing a confinement effect and additional continuous pressure damage to the target!
Dafei's eyebrows twitched in shock! Although Quicksand was not a destructive spell and was not affected by the level of the spell, Elena's astonishing magic bonus was only able to deal so little damage. What kind of amazing magic resistance was this?
At the same time, there was a muffled roar from within the quicksand whirlpool. The red dot on the radar suddenly became clearer and larger, and a huge, shiny, jet-black body broke out of the sand and dust!
Before he could see what it was, the sound of Anlícia's bowstring rang out, and the 200 Forest Goddesses who were already on standby fired their spears. Countless' 7! 'and' 8! 'damage numbers appeared with a loud rumble.
Looking at the damage numbers, Dafei knew that the opponent's defense had completely nullified his attack. It was exactly the same as the sandworm he had encountered in the competition! But it didn't matter. With Quicksand's spinning binding, the monster was now a live target. I want to see just how much HP you have! I want to see just how strong a random monster in the depths of Hell is!
Dafei didn't have to wait too long. After the Forest Goddesses fired their second volley, the monster that had its head peeked out let out a miserable cry and collapsed.
— System Notification: Battle over! You have killed the Magic Volcano Scorpion. Obtained 15,000 EXP, Magic Scorpion Volcano Essence + 1. Your Detection has collected incomplete information on the Magic Volcano Scorpion.
Dafei hurriedly checked the Magic Scorpion's information: Defense 190, HP 4320, Special Skill: Stealth, other information unknown.
Dafei was shocked. "Holy sh * t, no wonder he could withstand two rounds of attacks from 200 Forest Goddesses, with the magic damage of Quicksand." A normal monster had more than 4,000 HP. This was ten times stronger than the so-called Level 7 cannon fodder Flesh Demons in the Plains of Despair, which only had 300 to 400 HP! Even a Level 8 Soldier with 1,000 HP was nothing in front of it. As expected of Hell.
If these wild monsters were this strong, how could their small team of 200 people take down the guards escorting the caravan? Although he had Elena, Elena was a human cannon, not a Hell cannon! The Magic Scorpion's high Magic Defense was evident.
At this time, Bilbo said excitedly, "My Lord, the skin of this Magic Scorpion is stronger than any creature in the swamp. We can't let it go to waste. Can I harvest it?"
Dafei was surprised. "You know how to harvest it?"
Bilbo nodded. "Of course. We lack resources in the swamp. Every Warrior must learn Harvesting. I'm also a Master Harvesting, so it should be very fast. It won't take up too much time. "
The so-called Harvesting was similar to Mining and Forging. It was a Life Skill that required hard practice to level up. Life Skills weren't Hero Skills. They didn't require skill points, but it was precisely because they didn't require skill points that it was a pain in the ass. Music, Medicine, and Art were also Life Skills taught in Dafei's school.
At this time, Dafei couldn't help but feel a headache. I'm at a critical juncture in the march. How can I care about this kind of thing? But after all, this isn't my sub-hero. In order to maintain the intimacy, I'll let him try.
Dafei said, "Okay, you have to be fast."
Bilbo immediately took out a skinning knife from his backpack and said excitedly, "Watch me. We Warriors in the swamp have to compete with the giant lizards for spoils of war all the time. If we're not fast, the giant lizards will snatch the corpses!" As he spoke, Bilbo rushed to the Magic Scorpion's corpse and began to toss and turn.
Snatch corpses? At this moment, Dafei remembered that he could also transport corpses. That's right, the Corpse Moving skill taught by Nathir!
Corpse Moving? Dafei's heart skipped a beat as he hurriedly asked Tazius, "Miss Tazius, I remember that your ultimate skill, Vine Forest, can be activated through corpses, right?"
Tazius nodded. "Yes, I can parasitize ordinary vine seeds on corpses on the battlefield and then activate it after brewing for a while —"
At this point, Tazius suddenly realized. "My Lord, you mean to use these corpses to plant Holy Vines to ambush the demon convoy?"
Oh yeah! Now that you mention it, my train of thought is even clearer! Dafei said excitedly, "That's right. We can transport the corpses to the path that the demon convoy must pass in advance and activate the Holy Vines when they pass by!"
Tamilia frowned. "That may require a lot of corpses. It may be difficult to use the power of the Holy Vines in such an environment with just one corpse as nourishment."
Anlícia, who had just had a good time shooting, said, "That's simple. We'll continue to hunt these Magic Scorpions, clear the path and collect the corpses at the same time!"
Dafei was overjoyed. "That's right! We'll search for more Magic Scorpions. Miss Tazius, is that okay? "
Tazius smiled. "No problem. I'm very honored to do my best for my Lord!"
As they spoke, the party channel rang.
— System Notification: Your party's Hero, Bilbo, has successfully collected the A-grade material, Magic Scorpion Skin + 1.
Bilbo shouted excitedly. "Collect rare materials while you're at it!"
At this moment, Dafei could no longer stay calm! He actually managed to collect an A-grade material! This meant that if his forging skill was high, equipment made from the Magic Scorpion Skin could reach A-grade!
Good! I like it! Dafei waved his hand excitedly. "Then let's move according to plan!"
For normal classes, searching for underground lurkers in the gravel terrain that was as slow as a tortoise's crawl was a very troublesome task in itself. But for Tazius, who was a flying hero and had the ability to explore underground, this task was much simpler. So Tazius left the party to explore the surroundings. Tamilia also followed and was responsible for communication.
Dafei's task was to use the Blood Eagle to find the best place to ambush the demon convoy and gather the corpses. Because the volcanic eruption had blocked the convoy's path, the convoy was currently clearing the path, so Dafei had a lot of time to choose his deployment. Moreover, this task was not to destroy all the demons' siege vehicles. It would not matter even if one or two of the convoy were to escape. The key was to be foolproof and hit the target in one hit.
Just as Dafei was checking and planning, Tamilia flew back to report. "My Lord, the deeper we go into the mountains, the more lurkers there are. And Miss Tazius immediately discovered a creature with a particularly strong vibration. We suspect it is a Commander-class expert! Miss Tazius, please make a decision, my Lord. "
A Boss-class Magic Scorpion! Dafei was shocked. "Does Miss Tazius think we can kill that Commander-class expert?"
Tamilia said in a low voice. "If we can guarantee the power of the Holy Vine, we still have a chance!"
So that's how it is! Okay, only Boss-class monsters are nutritious. Then we'll use the corpses of ordinary monsters to raise the Holy Vine to kill Boss-class monsters, and then transplant the Holy Vine to the Boss-class monster to ambush the demon convoy. This is how I made a fortune at sea in the past!
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