God-level Hero

43,000 Elite Beetles emerged suddenly! Da Fei was too excited to handle it all; he immediately sent these beetles to continue gnawing on the World Tree roots, as it seemed the roots had healed quite a bit during the ten seconds the 100,000 beetles returned to the Ancient Tree Fortress.

With these 100,000 beetles densely covering the roots again, the progress of the sandworm mining machine visibly accelerated, proving that elites truly are exceptional!

Da Fei immediately instructed Tamilia, "Is there a need to specially dig a small pool to store the World Tree sap?"

Tamilia joyfully replied, "Lord City Lord, that won’t be necessary. Simply disperse the sap into the central lake. The sap from the World Tree is too pure in divine power, it’s not as easily absorbed and converted as the Holy Vine; thus, diluting it with lake water is necessary so the Holy Vine can absorb it properly!"

I get it, just like mixing infant formula. After all, the Holy Vine compared to the World Tree is like an infant.

At this moment, Savara’s Jade Dragon Army arrived to report, "Sir, we have thoroughly cleaned the battlefield ruins and gathered all the valuable items; please verify!"

——System Prompt: You have finished cleaning the battlefield, obtained 194 million Gold Coins, 143 units of sulfur, 231 units of gemstones, 311 units of alcohol...

Ah, merely this and that, just fuel! Da Fei laughed, "You’ve worked hard. Now there’s nothing much happening in the city; go to the surface world and watch over those captives. There are many of them; don’t let them escape!"

"Understood!"

"By the way!" Da Fei recalled something, "If the Druid Council comes, report to me immediately; I’ll know just by sending the troops through the gate."

"Understood."

Meanwhile, as Da Fei spoke, the Elite Beetles had already absorbed the sap and rose into the Holy Vine Space Gate, their speed was 3-4 times faster than the first batch! Impressive! Da Fei, ecstatic, felt a surge of confidence towards the progress of extracting the roots! Maybe even the system can’t stop my awesomeness! Speaking of which, compared to Elite Beetles, the ordinary beetles’ extraction speed is nearly negligible; why bother having them toil?

Da Fei then asked, "Nasir, can the remaining 50,000 ordinary beetles continue to be trained into elites?"

Nasir replied, "Certainly, but without your Luck Skill boost, success rates aren’t certain."

Da Fei waved grandly, "No worries, training troops is important! Our goal is to cultivate a purely elite team!"

Nasir replied, "Then wait for these ordinary beetles to be well-fed."

Da Fei reflected, ultimately, my team has only me with Invincible Luck, totally insufficient! If only my deputy officers each had Master-level Lucky Hand, they could practice military training in turns, quickly crafting an elite swarm! Right, by then, the Evil Demon Army could mass-produce elites too?

But alas, Luck Skill is recognized as challenging to achieve Master-level. If it weren’t for my fortunate encounters with the Mermaid Saint and the Gambling God, I’d likely be stuck at Master-level myself. Even I lack confidence in achieving Master of Luck, let alone Vice Heroes.

Thinking of Master of Luck made Da Fei suddenly recall Brother Hao! He spent 20 million RMB buying those hapless Gold Coins; did he reach Grandmaster? Damn, Brother Hao is just an ordinary tycoon player; how could he manage such high-level technical work?

Da Fei felt apologetic; after all, 20 million RMB, just sitting in the bank accruing interest would yield countless thousands over these months, better than buying something useless and waiting around.

Well, it seems I should find a chance to fulfill his wish somehow. But opportunities are hard to find; perhaps I’ll send some gear as compensation first. That’s right, when a city-level city is destroyed, it will surely drop a Sealing Order; I should gift him that, it’s upscale.

In the midst of Da Fei’s chaotic thoughts and waiting, the ordinary beetles finally got full, and Nasir summoned them back to the Fortress Space.

Then a flash of golden light, with a system prompt ringing:

——System Prompt: Congratulations! Nasir Ancient Tree Fortress upgraded 56,000 Evil Beetles, with 21,541 beetles successfully promoted to elites, Elite Evil Beetles gain Attack +7, Defense +2, Life Value +15, Damage +2!

Wow! Half success rate, stronger than if I applied Invincible Luck?

Da Fei was overjoyed and amazed, "Nasir, you’ve got it going!"

Nasir also commented, "It’s not me, it’s the overwhelming power of the World Tree’s divine sap! These beetles gained such a substantial opportunity, growth is inevitable, unrelated to wisdom, luck, or even my training! Have you noticed this batch of elites has stronger attributes than the previous one? That’s the result of absorbing divine sap twice; imagine how potent attributes will be when the last batch undergoes training!"

Indeed! It’s like consuming an Immortal Pill, exposure to nuclear radiation; upgrading becomes inevitable! Yes, in normal circumstances, the value of a single drop of divine sap collected is worth countless beetles, not to mention consuming twice, thrice! It’s undeniably a godlike opportunity!

Da Fei excitedly declared, "Alright, let’s await the growth of the last batch of beetles!"

With 20,000 newly upgraded elites joining, the sandworm mining machine’s progress accelerated rapidly, slicing through half of the roots! At this moment, Da Fei suddenly felt a tugging reluctance; if I truly sever this root, the Gate of Hell will close, where else can I feast on such divine power again?

Da Fei let out a long sigh, such is life indeed!

Time ticked by, the swarm shuttled back and forth, forming a black curtain. At this moment, time is no longer Gold Coin to Da Fei, but divine power, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, something no amount of money could buy!

Finally, when the mining progress reached two-thirds, the last batch of ordinary beetles got full and entered Nasir’s fortress, the final training commenced!

Come on, beetles who have consumed divine power three times!

——System Prompt: Congratulations! The Nasir Ancient Tree Fortress upgraded 35,000 Evil Beetles, with 31,541 successfully promoted to Elite. Elite Evil Beetles gain Attack +10, Defense +3, Life +25, Damage +3!

——System Prompt: The Nasir Ancient Tree Fortress successfully trained and promoted a large number of troops, gaining growth, and increased the maximal Durability limit by 10,000! Gained new special skill: Evil Beetle Training Specialization!

Evil Beetle Training Specialization: Nasir Ancient Tree Fortress speeds up the production time of Evil Beetles, and also has a greater chance of promoting them.

Success!

All elites! 100,000 beetles, 100,000 elites! Moreover, this final batch of Elite Beetles has a Life Value that’s already nearing the standard of level 3 soldiers in conventional troops; considering the attribute of the previous 70,000 elites, the average comprehensive strength can reach level 2 soldiers’ standard. 100,000 level 2 soldiers! It’s simply unimaginable!

However, this is a precious army grown by consuming divine power, and Da Fei would never let them step onto the battlefield for his whole life. After all, they lack intelligence and cannot enjoy the hero’s ability bonus. Even the crow flock only enjoys one-tenth of the hero’s attribute bonus due to low intelligence. Their only purpose is like locust swarms crossing over! Haha, wahahaha!

Now, the firepower of 100,000 Elite Beetles is fully deployed, and the progress of the Sandworm Mining Machine is advancing rapidly! Without an endless supply of divine power, this Divine Power Tree Root is actually not much different from ordinary wood, and the acquisition of the Divine Power Tree Root is right in front of us!

At this moment, even Tamilia couldn’t help but exclaim excitedly: "Lord City Lord, as long as the Holy Vine digests this section of root, the strength of the Holy Vine will make a tremendous leap forward!"

That’s right, the path to superseding is right in front of us! But also at this moment, a huge feeling of affection and reluctance surged back into Da Fei’s heart! Dig through now? Wouldn’t that mean no more joy? This feeling is like the ecstasy during peak moments of intimacy, but extremely reluctant for the peak moment to arrive.

Da Fei turned his head to look in the direction of Hell Space Gate, the Druid Council hasn’t arrived yet?

Da Fei decisively waved his big hand: "Beetles, stop extracting, let the root recover a bit, and also let the beetles rest for a while!"

Nasir responded: "Received!"

That’s right, when the root recovers almost, continue letting the beetles extract, only in this way can one obtain as much World Tree Divine Power as possible! This may be the only opportunity I’ll encounter in this game, so I must make a good gain at all costs, otherwise, it would leave me with lifelong regrets!

Time passed by the second, each second dragged is profit for Da Fei! Da Fei earned 3 minutes! Earned 5 minutes! Earned 8 minutes! Da Fei also laughed for a full 8 minutes! This feeling, this excitement, this thrill of cheating water bills, is simply indescribable!

Just then, a golden light from heaven descended upon Da Fei’s body!

——System Prompt: Your special machine "Sandworm Mining Machine" has gained a large amount of devouring energy, earning new special skill "Advanced Spirit Body".

——System Prompt: You have developed a mechanical body with intelligent life, you have comprehended God-level War Machine, your wisdom +2!

Holy crap! At this moment, Da Fei was happily fainting! Can even give me a God-level skill, haha, wahahaha! Yes indeed, if it weren’t for the 8-minute delay, the machine wouldn’t have absorbed enough divine power or upgraded. That’s life for you!

No time to study the advanced spirit body intelligent life of the mining machine, what Da Fei needs to do now is to continue laughing and counting down to the arrival of the 9th minute!

When the 10th minute came, a green dot flashed on Da Fei’s radar in the direction of the Space Gate!

Tamilia exclaimed: "Here! It’s Miss Savara’s signal!"

The Druid Council finally arrived! Da Fei, relieved, waved his big hand: "Sever! Destroy the city! Ready to retreat!"

And so, in the next moment, the mining machine sawed off the last remaining root with a great boom, while in the meantime, under the roots, the Flying opened a huge Space Gate, with several thick tendrils pulling the rapidly golden green shimmering colossal wood block into the hold!

Simultaneously, Nasir used a heavy punch to push down the dilapidated building beside him with a great boom!

——System Prompt: You have destroyed the roots of the World Tree, the Space Gate to Hell will collapse completely in 30 seconds, please leave quickly!

——System Prompt: Your Nasir Ancient Tree destroyed two Hell City dormitories, current city destruction progress at 51.86%! You have successfully destroyed Demon Flame City! You received a Hell City Sealing Order. You earned the achievement "City Destroyer", your Command Power +5000, your tactical position +1, your Life +500, your world reputation +10,000.

——System Prompt: Battle concluded! You gained Experience +24,500,000! You earned the achievement "Victory of the 38th Battle", War Poem Skill additional bonus 100%, you gained 20 Command Power, 10 world reputation. You earned the achievement "Victory of the 28th Brilliant Battle", War Poem Skill additional bonus 100%... You spread Silena Earth God Sect reputation value +246,000, Silena Earth God Sect’s reputation in enemy troops becomes "Fearsome"!

——System Prompt: Your follower hero Savara upgraded to level 53...

——World Information: Chinese player Da Fei destroyed Hell City "Demon Flame City"! Gained achievement "City Destroyer"!

——Japan Zone National War Information: Chinese player Da Fei destroyed Hell City "Demon Flame City"...

Sorry, I made it to World Broadcast again! Wahahaha!

In the next moment, when the team was finished, the Sky Ship directly teleported to the Space Gate, the scene changed, sayonara! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com for reading.)