Chapter 1290: Chapter 1199: My Blood Eagle Can Swim

Da Fei’s Blood Eagle finished the battle and re-entered Stealth State after quickly wiping out the chasing insect swarm. Now, Da Fei’s task is to race against time to find the second recuperation location of the Demon Worm Hero.

If he succeeded the first time, he can succeed the second time.

Two minutes later, when another group of well-fed insects once again led the way for Da Fei, he laughed, but it was a tense laugh. Logically speaking, killing one hero would surely alert the enemy army; would they have any special protective measures?

As the passage door opened, the Blood Eagle followed in. The same scene, the same smell, it was still that crouching giant beetle, and the same therapeutic milky water. But what was different was that the pool was surrounded by densely packed armored scorpions.

Da Fei’s heart tightened; indeed, there was protection! However, these scorpions were neither flying aerial troops nor long-range units. How could they block the Blood Eagle’s aerial strike above the giant beetle’s head?

There was nothing to hesitate about. Enhanced Petrification Aura, Enhanced Dive, and Rapid Bite activated!

As the Blood Eagle swooped in again, chaos ensued in the entire hall, and the tunnel walls once again opened up for the swarming insect passage.

The same scene played out again; the insect swarm instantly turned into a petrified rain, crashing down, while the hall was filled with scorpions helplessly wandering beside the giant beetle!

Da Fei laughed! Although the enemy army was well-prepared, they were helpless against the Blood Eagle. I’ve got them for sure!

No suspense, the upgraded Blood Eagle was even more powerful, killing with insane efficiency. 19 seconds! This time it only took 19 seconds for this massive creature to quietly die, so helpless, so powerless!

——System Prompt: Your Reconnaissance Blood Eagle Xiaofei independently killed a Demon Worm Vanguard Hero during an Independent Expedition! The Blood Eagle’s Space Equipment Bar gained spoils of war "Demon Worm Hero Inheritance Heart" and "Demon Worm’s Stinger."

——System Prompt: Your special time-limited side quest "Kill Demon Worm Vanguard Heroes 3" progress is now 2/3. Time remaining: 2 hours 13 minutes 51 seconds.

The same drop but a different feeling! Da Fei laughed heartily, using the Inheritance Heart on the spot, and once again, a flash of golden light!

——System Prompt: Your Blood Eagle Xiaofei used "Demon Worm Hero Inheritance Heart," and the Blood Eagle inherited Demon Worm Hero Power and grew stronger, gaining Damage +5, Attack +10, Defense +10, Health +100, Mana +100, Stamina +20, additional Earth Magic Resistance +40%, and Earth Magic Enhancement +40%. The Blood Eagle’s special skills "Shared Hero Glory" and "Enhanced Petrification Aura" were enhanced.

——Shared Hero Glory: When the Blood Eagle is in an Independent Expedition state, the Blood Eagle retains 20% of your hero attributes and skills enhancement, and you can hand over tasks through the Blood Eagle. (Note: The previous description of 10 out of 1.5 was indeed incorrect and is now corrected to a percentage.)

——System Prompt: Your Blood Eagle received a 20% boost from your Master-level "Armed Forces" skill and gained one equipment slot.

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Da Fei’s heart trembled. The same formula yielded a different taste! The Blood Eagle now has an equipment slot!? That’s right; Master-level Armed Forces can give troops 5 equipment slots for troop types, and now with Shared Hero Glory skill boosted to 20%, it should indeed gain 1.

But here’s the thing, all along, although the Blood Eagle is considered a troop type and has evolved very high-end 4 Space Item Bars, it never had an equipment slot. Even with Da Fei’s Master-level Armed Forces skill that can grant other troops 5 equipment slots, the Blood Eagle didn’t have any.

In fact, the Armed Equipment skill usually applies to human-shaped troops. Non-human-shaped troops, like Unicorns, Griffins, or Jade Dragons, are special and use custom-made full body armor. So, what exactly does the Blood Eagle’s equipment slot constitute in this situation? A custom-made "Eagle Armor"? Or—a strategic equipment slot?

If it really is a strategic equipment slot, equipping it with a Divine Artifact’s effect would be unimaginable! Not to mention, simply equipping the Ann Su Totem on the Blood Eagle would allow it not only to use Divine Artifact’s special skills but also enjoy the Divine Artifact’s extraordinary attribute bonuses.

But there’s no time to think about this now; after killing the second boss, it’s time to retreat immediately and find the third boss.

The Blood Eagle ignored the scorpions all over the ground, swaggered out of the room, cleared the way of the insect swarm, and re-entered Stealth State.

Succeeding the second time surely means success the third time! With the even more powerful Blood Eagle, Da Fei was filled with tremendous confidence. What kind of defense will the third boss have? Still a field full of scorpions? Or will there be more long-range aerial troops?

Three minutes later, the Blood Eagle once again discovered and tracked a group of guiding insects; the hiding place of the third boss once again opened its doors to Da Fei.

Da Fei took a deep breath. Let’s go in then. If it’s not feasible, then retreat, and in two hours lead the main forces to launch a total attack.

The Blood Eagle enters!

The radar was filled with red clouds; the chamber was indeed filled densely with scorpion guards, ready and waiting. But if that’s all—wait! Where’s the boss? In the center of the chamber, there was only a pool, no boss!

Da Fei blinked forcefully, wondering if he was seeing things! That’s right, the boss indeed wasn’t there! Could it have moved? But my actions have been so swift; if even the Blood Eagle couldn’t catch up with it, players wouldn’t have a chance using normal army leg movements.

Just as he was astonished, a faint red dot suddenly appeared at the pool location on the Blood Eagle radar. Da Fei’s eyebrow twitched, and he flew over to the pool to take a look, damn it! There, pool waters rippled, and beneath the surface, a huge black dot was faintly moving—it’s the boss burrowing at the bottom of the pool to hide! Looking at this trend, it still intended to continue digging!

Finally encountered a clever one! At this moment, Da Fei was stunned on the spot! What to do? Let it escape like this? If it escapes, even if we kill it next time, we may not be so lucky to kill it directly!

So close! So close to success! If, if—at this moment, Da Fei could hardly find words to describe his anxious feelings! How he wished the Blood Eagle could move heaven and earth, capable of anything!

Hm? Wait! Can the Blood Eagle enter the water?

Da Fei hurriedly checked the Blood Eagle’s Shared Hero Glory special skill, and under the skill menu, there appeared a long list of hero skills—all were bonuses from Da Fei’s own skills, and Sailing Skill was on the list!

Indeed, the Blood Eagle had Sailing Skill! When Angels learn Sailing Skill, they can row and swim; when the Blood Eagle learns Sailing Skill, it’s no longer a Blood Eagle, but an Osprey!

At this moment, Da Fei’s hopes rekindled fiercely. With a wave of his hand, the Blood Eagle dived like a fishing pelican—Splash!!!

A splash sounded, the Blood Eagle became visible in the water and swam swiftly toward the giant monster at the bottom. The flapping of its wings, the fluid motion of its trajectory—Da Fei was utterly convinced that the Blood Eagle was indeed swimming! The Blood Eagle could really swim!

Avatar! The Blood Eagle truly is my avatar! And at the next moment, the giant beetle’s massive body loomed before them, and the green paste squeezed out in the water fully exposed its wound’s position!

Da Fei laughed heartily, this is your fate; you have to accept it!

The Blood Eagle dived down, "-36!", "-47!", "Weakness Attack -57!", "Bleeding Damage -12", "Bleeding Damage -12"...

A series of slow damage numbers floated up, and at the same time, the Blood Eagle’s breathing progress bar and stamina bar began depleting rapidly.

Da Fei’s heart tightened, this is troublesome! While it can swim, it’s not equivalent to being effective in underwater combat. Attack Speed and damage in water would be greatly reduced, and more frustratingly, stamina won’t hold! If stamina can’t hold, the Blood Eagle must surface to recover, and once it surfaces, the boss is likely to escape, right?

As his thoughts raced, Da Fei noticed the boss constantly taking Bleeding Damage!

Of course, this is understandable; underwater combat often results in Bleeding Damage, as pressure in the sea causes continuous bleeding from wounds. If that’s the case, even with the Blood Eagle surfacing to recover, it’s still entirely plausible that the boss might bleed to death!

That’s the plan! I have great hopes!

Just as the Blood Eagle’s stamina began to turn yellow, Da Fei prepared to let it surface for air when a system prompt rang out with a "ding-dong":

——System Prompt: Demon Worm Hero Chacham fears your might and requests to surrender; do you accept? (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, and your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)