Chapter 471: Reinforcement Complete [Parasitic Blood Vine], Departing for the Molten Kobold World |
"Lord of Moon Shadow, LeoNa has sent word. They have already taken the enemy's forward positions and are advancing toward the forward fortress."
The vampire Jeff approached Xiao Xi and respectfully reported the frontline situation.
"Notify: Phil and Barren are making full-force breaches of the enemy lines, forming a three-pronged encirclement with LeoNa.
Notify: Baden will lead the aerial ghost bat squadron, prepare for air strikes and electronic interference.
Notify: Long-range support units, at the start of combat, immediately execute a saturation fire strike on the forward fortress; the Blood Energy Corruption Cannon must suppress the enemy's fire rhythm.
Notify..."
As Xiao Xi issued command after command, Jeff the vampire instantly relayed the orders.
Xiao Xi watched the animated troop movements on the dynamic map, frowning deeply.
At that moment, a faint "click" echoed inside her head.
Xiao Xi's expression darkened instantly, though she quickly forced it back to its previous composure.
"Hmph. The spirituality imprint inside the coffin was cleared?"
Although Xiao Xi had expected as much, fury still prickled at her teeth.
She recalled the clues found during the treasure chamber investigation.
"The power of Dawnlight?"
The last room of the treasure chamber contained the blood-erosion trap she had set.
Under normal circumstances, the Blood-Erosion Trap carried the contaminating trait of maggots clinging to bone, corroding energy, matter, and spirits alike.
That was why Xiao Xi had been so confident about the treasure chamber's security.
There were only two ways to neutralize a Blood-Erosion Trap.
Either continuously drain the trap's energy until the trap was exhausted and posed no further threat,
or use holy-class skills, items, or artifacts whose divine energy could neutralize the trap's contamination.
Dawnlight power was a prime example of such a holy ability.
But...
the Lord of Dawnlight had long since perished.
Dawnlight's followers and kin had been hunted by the major powers; some were dead, some enslaved. There were hardly any elite forces left.
Otherwise, the Morning Dew Sprite imprisoned in the underground area would not have ended up in her hands.
"Who exactly is that person? A follower of the Blood Duke, yet wielding the power of Dawnlight..."
Xiao Xi thought of a secret she had accidentally learned earlier, and her heart stirred.
"Could the fall of the Lord of Dawnlight really be connected to... this?"
Her heart skipped a beat; she dared not think further.
"If that's true, the depths behind this are far deeper than I imagined!"
"But... why target me?" Xiao Xi pursed her lips.
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"What, fifty million survival points!"
Yu Yuan stared at the price list sent by the Greenfield Cruise Ship, at a loss for words.
[Greenfield Cruise Ship: This price is already our Star Track Cult internal discount. Collecting and organizing these Silver- and Gold-tier faction dossiers required a lot of manpower and resources.
If you obtain the same information from other channels, even if it's complete, it definitely won't be at this price.]
[Yu Yuan Shelter: Isn't there any cheaper faction intel?]
[Greenfield Cruise Ship: No, only this version. Sorry, can't help beyond that!]
Yu Yuan exhaled and closed the chat window.
Information on Silver- and Gold-tier factions would naturally be more valuable than he had imagined.
And indeed, the organizations truly familiar to players within the Civilization Ladder were often just overrated names.
Groups like Fallen Abyss and Wild Throne were things Yu Yuan had never heard of before.
He also hadn't known the Wolf Clan was part of the Wild Throne.
His plan to gather more intel would have to be put on hold.
Meanwhile,
the reinforcement of Binding Bramble had finally completed.
— Parasitic Blood Vine
Quality: Rare Artifact
Rank: 3987 (↑904)
Description: This is a living plant-type Rare Artifact, extremely scarce. It has now become more powerful.
Functions:
1) Wraps and binds targets, causing brief silence and stun effects, while siphoning target life and energy to strengthen its own binding.
2) Blood vine barbs possess certain anti-demon and armor-piercing properties, with exceptional toughness and strong resistance to various attacks.
3) The vine can burrow and lie in wait, devouring flesh and corpses to evolve;
4) Can parasitize [Blood Vine Spores] into living beings or corpses.
Parasitizing living creatures causes paralysis, hallucination, and blood-sucking traits, which can enhance binding or weaken enemies;
Parasitizing corpses can convert the corpse into corrosive acid that explodes, dealing physical, corrosion, and splash damage to surrounding enemies.
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Yu Yuan was not surprised by the Parasitic Blood Vine's reinforcement effects.
This result was exactly what he had directed.
The anti-demon and armor-piercing traits were inherited from the barbs of the Burrowing Vine Core used earlier.
But the final [Blood Vine Spore] effect was a bit perverse.
It brought Yu Yuan a small, gleeful shock.
"They actually developed corpse explosions... not bad!"
Burrowing + parasitism + corpse explosion.
Yu Yuan silently offered a moment of condolence to his future enemies.
The two Spirit Crystals had not been wasted.
With the Rare Artifact reinforced, Yu Yuan's business at the shelter was basically completed.
Fang and Larr had also finished their handover.
After confirming everything with Larr,
Yu Yuan led Fang to the Hunter Training Camp.
He had Alpha familiarize Fang with the situation and then proceeded to the Civilization War Fortress Square.
Five multi-functional mining vehicles and five heavy transport trucks were already parked there.
Carmen was waiting.
"Leader, everything is ready."
Yu Yuan nodded, took out the Teleportation Key, and activated access to the East Wing of the roadside motel.
[Park vehicles?]
— [Yes]
Yu Yuan selected the five multi-functional mining vehicles parked before him, and in the next moment those five vehicles vanished from the fortress square.
"Carmen, once I establish the transmission channel, the five heavy transport trucks can come through. Supplies for the third-stage cold snap must be brought back as soon as possible."
"Understood!"
Carmen nodded heavily.
Yu Yuan then opened the Civilization Fusion focus.
In the mesh of focuses, Ten Thousand Nations Pact Civilization remained at center position; on its sides were Dark Subterranean Civilization and Molten Kobold Civilization respectively.
Yu Yuan examined the Molten Kobold Civilization grid. One focus read — High-Temperature Adaptation: Civilization members gain significantly increased tolerance to high-temperature environments.
Unlock requires 50 Civilization Points.
Yu Yuan had only 32 Civilization Points remaining earlier, but after slaughtering so many new spiritual creatures at Xiao Xi's castle,
the Civilization Illustrated Book triggered a major update, bringing his Civilization Points to 96.
Yu Yuan immediately spent 50 Civilization Points to activate the High-Temperature Adaptation focus.
Without further delay, he activated the Civilization Teleportation Gate.
Selected destination — Molten Kobold World.
Begin teleportation.
The teleportation countdown sounded across the fortress square; it finished quickly.
In the next moment,
the azure transmission portal swirled into a rose-red vortex, and Yu Yuan rode Mie Mie straight into the teleportation vortex.