Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

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The gray-colored dwarves controlled a mithril mine...

This news made Richard's heart race.

Was there any hope of repairing the broken extraordinaire hunter?

At this moment, Xina's gaze revealed some pleading.

"Lord Richard, can I follow you into the underground world? Perhaps, I can find a way to break the seal in my body in that mysterious region..."

Richard looked at her unhappily.

"You're already injured. Why would you still want to come with us? Wait until you can get out of bed and walk."

Xina raised her head stubbornly, her gaze unwavering.

"Lord Richard, this might be the most promising one.

"I've heard the gray-colored dwarves control a supreme unique alchemy that can change the blood of lives.

"They extract the blood of ordinary living beings and then infuse it with the blood of powerful living beings to increase their strength.

"As for those who have their blood swapped, no matter what is in their blood, the process will eliminate them."

Exchange blood?

Richard suddenly thought of what the President Jones of the Scarlet Council had done to the Third Princess of the Templar City in the instance dungeon.

He extracted the dragon's blood from the other party's body and infused it with the blood of the cursed holy dragon.

He also obtained the power of a giant dragon and a growth halo from it.

It seemed like a good idea.

However, the operation was much more difficult.

He thought of the key - could it be that Xina's hero recruitment mission has completed underground?

Richard was willing. He fell into deep thought.

Hina saw some hope and continued.

"Lord Richard, I could recover more than half in two days. It will not affect the troops' operations!"

When Richard looked at that pair of resolute eyes that never showed any fear, she revealed a pitiful pleading look.

Richard slowly and said solemnly.

"On the 14th, the troops will depart on time.

"If you can not recover to a state that I am satisfied with, then you will remain in the territory for this operation."

Xina immediately let out a sigh of relief, and a brilliant smile appeared on her pale face.

"Thank you, Lord!"

Richard looked at the girl in a bad mood and reached out to take out two bottles of Desert Crown Honey.

He opened the lid, put it on the wooden table by the bed, and then brewed a bowl of honey water for her to drink.

When he saw that the girl's breath had improved, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Xina, do you feel uncomfortable drinking the Desert Crown Honey all the time?"

"I heard that most of the recovery items have a certain limit. If you drink too much in a short period, it will cause energy accumulation. And it will reduce the effects..."

It was what a player had mentioned on the [Forum Chat] that Richard heard. The other party's territory had an alchemist who made potions with a drinking limit.

If one drank too much, they might even cause damage.

Xina smiled.

"Lord Richard, only alchemy potions or magic potions have adverse effects.

"Honey is a natural recovery product. There won't be any side effects as long as the body can withstand it..."

She added.

"But I heard from my clansmen that one would gain weight if they drink too much honey."

Richard listened attentively and almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Wasn't this turn of events a little too drastic?

'You are a veteran who has experienced life-and-death battles...? With your figure, do you still need to worry?'

"Take good care of your injuries."

Richard didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he instructed Xina and left the room.

He was still in the mood to worry about these stupid things. It seemed that there was no big problem.

After he left, he went straight to the backyard of the blacksmith shop.

He stared at the 15-meter-tall giant in front of him with a burning gaze.

With a thought, he took out 10,000 units of gemstones.

He stacked them into a small mountain.

[Mechanical Body (Beyond A-rank) - Strength increased by 500%. Defense increased by 500%. Immune to magic after the body is damaged. It can devour the corresponding materials to repair itself.]

The automatic repair of devouring material was one of Richard's most satisfying skills.

It also allowed him to see the possibility of obtaining a starkly extraordinary battle ability.

His mind power is connected to the control ring on his hand.

In an instant.

The extraordinary hunter's eyes suddenly beamed luminescence.

An indescribable aura gushed out at this moment.

It was powerful and majestic.

It was as if he stood under a mountain.

It made one feel insignificant.

Level 20, transcendent.

No matter where he was, he was already at the upper level of the pyramid.

Under his control, the transcendent extraordinary hunter's body emitted unique energy. It enveloped the gemstones in front of him.

The gemstones were like ice and snow that slowly melted when they collided with flames, melting slowly.

Then, as if they had lost their gravity. They floated into the air and merged into the extraordinary hunter's mechanical body.

Richard could distinctly feel it.

Some of the damaged areas of the extraordinary hunter recovered rapidly.

The body was on the verge of collapse. And it could collapse at any time. But it had recovered to the extent of glued together.

It was still far from complete recovery but has some resilience, the least.

After the mechanical puppet swallowed clean the gemstones on the ground, the system notification suddenly sounded.

[Ding~ The extraordinary hunter has swallowed 10,000 units of gemstones and restored a portion of the body's performance. The current damage level is 75%. Pilotable Battle Time: 30 minutes. It will destroy anything over 30 minutes.]

[Note: High-intensity battles and collisions will shorten the pilotable time.]

When Richard heard the system notification, it suddenly piqued his interest.

It was the first time he had seen such a number.

The damage was as severe as 75%. Richard could not help but exclaim at its durability.

It was no longer broken. It was already a top-grade item.

However, after the repair, the piloting battle time was increased to half an hour. This made him feel much more comfortable.

Richard exchanged ten thousand units of gemstones to obtain an extraordinary battle time of half an hour. Although the price was high-cost, it would be the final kill if they used them well.

Even 100,000 gemstones would be insufficient to buy a transcendent, not to mention 10,000 at the critical moment.

This battle strength level was equivalent to a nuclear bomb in Twilight City.

Nothing can replace its strategic significance.

This round was not a loss.

After Richard thought about it, he waved his hand and took out another 20,000 units of gemstones for insurance.

"TX, I want to recharge!"

If he couldn't beat them, he would pay through the nose. It was an unchanging truth.

[Ding ~ Extraordinary hunter has swallowed 10,000 units of gemstones and restored a portion of the body's performance. The current damage is 70%. Piloted Battle Time: 60 minutes. It will destroy anything more than 60 minutes.]

[Note: High-intensity battles and collisions will shorten the piloting time.]

It smashed down twenty thousand units of rare resources. And it increased by another half an hour.

The damage level decreased from 75% to 70%.

"The higher the degree of repair of this thing, the more they will spend resources."

Richard seemed to see a bottomless pit.

But he was willing.

Even if he spent a high price for a mechanical puppet of this level, there would be nowhere to buy it.

A level 20 extraordinary power could kill a dragon.

After he sent someone to inform Adele, he took the extraordinary hunter away from the blacksmith shop.

At this moment, the girl was still at the edge of the territory with her father. Richard ordered his soldiers to hang up her father and expose him to the sun.

The troops hung up Jonah Thorin outside the territory for the past two days. It had become a sight in Twilight City. If there were nothing to do, everyone would happily go and take a look.

That guy, whose muscles filled his brain, was initially a little ashamed. But he got used to it later on. He smiled and chatted with his former partner.

It made her both angry and amused. Later, she decided to ask about forging skills.

Naturally, there was no secret about her daughter.

Just like that. Jonah Thorin, while hung up, began to teach her magical forging skills...

The scene became very strange.

Time flew by.

It was July 14, 5:00 pm.

Three heroes returned with the hunting troops. They lined up neatly in front of the Lord's mansion.

The newly recruited troop had all risen to level 5.

At the same time, Gunter and Gray had recruited 24 teams of blood-colored mummies in the past few days.

Although Richard's original intention was for them to recruit cannon fodder, it was beyond his expectations.

These blood-colored mummies had the potential of a Rare 1-star.

Their battle power was intoxicating.

It made him feel gratified.

It was why he had always wanted both heroes to learn the skill of recruiting mummies.

Free sex always makes people feel good.

With a wave of his hand, he gave these 24 squads the rare soldier desertion skill.

The number of troops in his hands had soared to nine squadrons.

It was enough to fight a small-scale war.

"Lord Richard."

Richard heard the voice from behind and turned his head slightly. He looked at Xina, who had a determined gaze and a strong aura of a veteran.

He nodded slightly.

Yesterday, the girl could already get out of bed and walk. Today, she recovered from a serious to a light injury.

Although her battle strength had not yet recovered to its peak, she could already fight.

She estimated the light injury on her body would completely heal in another day.

Xina's powerful bloodline was the main reason, and the Desert Crown Honey without any side effects was also the key.

In addition to the high-level magic potion given by Onyx, she forcibly lifted a dying hero in three days.

Richard thought for a moment and took out the 3-stars treasure he had exchanged his points for - broken steel longsword.

Its additional characteristic was particularly overbearing - decapitation, a 20% chance to directly kill the enemy.

It was the same instant death skill as the soul execution of the Axe of the Dead.

"Xina, half a month ago, the wyverns attacked the territory. You risked your life to defend Twilight City and made a massive contribution.

"Twilight City will not forget your sacrifice, and neither will I.

"I originally planned to hold a glory gathering to honor you, but the military situation is urgent. I'll hold it for you after we return."

After he said that, she handed the broken steel longsword over.

"I paid a huge price to obtain this sword. Now, I'll give it to you."

Xina looked at the serious-looking Richard and felt slightly touched in her heart.

"This is my duty."

She took it solemnly with both hands.

Then, she pulled out the cross-shaped broken steel longsword from its sheath and felt the weight and sharpness of the blade.

She slowly closed her eyes.

When she opened them again, the expression on her face was superlatively happy.

"Lord Richard, I can feel that this sword is calling me. It has an exceptional power..."

Richard smiled.

"Now, it belongs to you."

After he said that, he did not waste any more time. He walked to the front of the troops. His eyes were cold.

"Let's go!"

When Richard gave the order, the troops immediately turned around and walked out of the territory.

This time, he used all the troops in the territory. They vowed to kill the enemy who had yet to gain a foothold.

The five acres of destroyed Russian olive forest was like a slap on the face of Twilight City. It reminded Richard at all times.

After they left the territory, Richard condensed sand again and created the desert boat.

He only used this method once and fell in love with it.

In the inconvenient transportation of the "Shining Era", this method was lucidly indestructible.

He felt he could make a lot of money even if he became a captain of a transportation team.

More than nine squadrons of troops, under the sunset, rode the wind and waves on the desert boat.

There were skeletal blood dragons and dark gargoyles in the sky which escorted them.

Fantasy world flavor filled the scene.

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"Kadam! What did those damn barbarians say?!"

The snake language resounded through the dark cave.

It was a three-meter-tall half-snake man with four arms on its back.

The lower half of its body was that of a snake. And the upper half was that of a human. The half-snake man looked coldly at its subordinates.

'Tick-tock!'

Cold water seeped out of the rock wall above its head and dripped into the small puddles on the ground. It made a crisp sound.

The atmosphere turned cold for some reason.

The two-armed half-snake man in front lowered its head, and its tone was somewhat cold.

"Great Master, the lord of Bloodhoof City... wants us to surrender."

These words were like the flames that ignited gunpowder. It instantly angered the four-armed half-snake man.

"It's not enough that their war with the gray-colored dwarves has starkly destroyed our territory, and they still want us to submit to them?!"

"We have three squadrons of wyverns! We have powerful troops!!"

"We will never surrender to anyone!!"

"Those damned dungeon barbarians will never make us bow our heads!"

Endless rage filled the cold voice.

The two-armed half-snake man lowered its head and allowed its rage to pour out.

After it vented for a long time, the four-armed half-snake man gradually calmed down.

"Apart from these, what other requests did Bloodhoof City make?"

"The other party also suggested that we pay tribute to the captured night elves in exchange for Bloodhoof City's protection..."

This time, the four-armed half-snake man did not get angry. Instead, a cold smile appeared on its face.

"The target of Bloodhoof City has probably always been the night elves we imprisoned!"

The other party was puzzled.

"Why would a night elf be so valued?"

The four-armed half-snake man looked at its confidant and slowly said.

"Shadow bloodline..."

The two-armed half-snake man's breathing immediately quickened.

"Legend has it that the bloodline contains tremendous power that can even tempt evil gods!"

"But why would it appear in the bodies of night elves?!"

The four-armed half-snake man said in a deep voice.

"Legend has it that in ancient times when the underground world was still the cage of the gods, the gods imprisoned the evil spirits and tortured them day and night.

"During this process, massive divine power spread out and seeped into the bodies of other living beings that formed this special bloodline.

"Anyone can obtain it..."

As it spoke, its gaze turned cold.

"Maybe, it's not just those damn barbarians. Those bastards from the gray-colored dwarves are watching us too!"

"They have the alchemy technology to use the blood of other life forms to strengthen themselves. How could they miss the shadow bloodline?!

"If these two forces were not sure about the purity of the night elf's bloodline, they would have attacked long ago."

The two-armed half-snake man's scalp immediately went numb when he heard this secret.

The allure of the shadow bloodline was too great.

Its effects were several times stronger than the blood of dragons. Even a tiny sip could abundantly increase one's strength and potential.

They would have exterminated their entire race if the outside world knew about this.

It was impossible to guard such a treasure without sufficient strength.

"Great Master, how should we respond to Bloodhoof City?"

In the end, strength was king in the underground world.

Even if they knew what the other party was planning, what could they do?

The four-armed half-snake man sneered.

"Bloodhoof City's inquiry is just a probe. Hold them off for now. They won't be able to withdraw their forces from the pressure of the gray-colored dwarves for a while."

As it spoke, it raised its head and glanced at the top of its head.

"When we build our fortress, we don't need to bother with them anymore... Who would have thought we would find a passage leading to a rich surface world?"

Its tone was a little heated.

"Even if the top is the most barren desert on the surface, it's still much more than the prey in the underground world! We won't have to worry about food anymore!"

It seemed to have thought of something. And its long and narrow eyes revealed a hint of satisfaction as soon as it finished speaking.

"Not to mention that there's a weak but highly fertile territory in the desert not far away.

"Once we built the fortress, everything will be ours..."