Volume 8: The Road to the Ancient Dragon Chapter 381 Hero Razidanan
The majestic warship split the waves and sailed forward on the boundless ocean.
Murphy stood on the deck, looking at the sea ahead. The ambition he had when he first set out to sea was long gone.
I just felt bored.
It's really boring. It's not always a good thing that the game map is too big. It takes at least several days to sail from South Sea Port to Northrend. If Murphy were alone, he could fly there quickly, but now with such a fleet, he can only go slowly.
Behind me I heard a few women chatting and laughing. It seemed that girls have a natural ability to communicate. It hasn't even been a day yet, but the four of them have become good sisters who can talk about anything.
This made it difficult for the leader, Mo Fei, to get a word in. Mo Fei thought that he should not have chosen four female teammates.
He turned his attention back to the sea in front of him.
There are monsters in the sea. From time to time, you can see groups or solitary murlocs, sirens, and nagas swimming in the sea. However, when they see a fleet, they will tend to bypass it immediately. These monsters are not stupid and know what kind of enemies not to provoke.
Murphy had no way to deal with these monsters that could dive and could only watch them disappear from his sight.
At this time, there was a sudden commotion from the Dragon's Tooth, which was sailing on the left. It turned out that the sailor on the lookout discovered an approaching sea beast.
Through the telescope, you can see that it is a rare elite.
Bergtier (Megalodon) Rare elite/ocean behemoth, level 80, health 25000.
With a body more than 30 meters long, it can barely be considered a behemoth in the sea, but it poses no threat in front of a fully equipped fleet.
There was a loud rumbling sound of artillery fire, and a few rounds of volleys blew the Megalodon's skin and flesh apart, and the blood dyed the sea red. The adventurers on the boat cheered, and some who could swim even jumped into the sea at the risk of being swallowed. After the Megalodon was shot dead on the sea, they quickly stole the monster's dropped items.
Such little episodes have happened several times. Since there was no BOSS and it was not even a plot event, Murphy didn't care. Rare elves would at most drop a blue outfit, so he was too lazy to buy one.
Suddenly, a dragon rider landed quickly.
The Dragon Rider: "Your Highness, a pirate fleet was spotted fifteen miles ahead. Judging from the flag, it should be the plundering fleet of the Wrath of Tide Pirates."
Murphy immediately became interested.
There are seven major pirate fleets in the Sky World, and the Angry Pirates is one of them. The so-called plundering fleets are mostly small fleets formed to raid merchant fleets. Generally, the number of warships will not exceed ten, and there will be no BOSS-level warships, which are just suitable for brushing the plot.
Murphy immediately ordered the captain, "Target northwest, Angry Tide Pirate Fleet, full speed ahead!"
When they heard that a fight was about to break out, several female heroes immediately stopped chatting and came over.
Morgan Lisa (Arcanist): "Is there going to be a war, Aidan? Who are the enemies?"
Kaya Windrunner (Bright Ranger): "Great, great, it's been a while since we've fought a battle!"
Cute Big Boobs (Holy Priest): "Brother Aidan, you have to protect the human world."
Phoenix (Holy Light Messenger): "Is there anything I need to prepare, Captain Aidan?"
"Don't be nervous, everyone. It should be just a pirate fleet. There is no threat. They are just making some money."
Fifteen nautical miles, because they were heading in opposite directions, they saw the pirate fleet coming towards them from afar in less than half an hour. When they saw the fleet here, they did not even try to dodge, but instead came straight towards them.
This pirate fleet probably had reasons to be confident. They had nine warships, almost twice the number of Murphy's fleet. Although Murphy had a royal-class giant ship, the other four ships were of average strength, and they had no advantage in terms of lineup alone.
Moreover, fleets, like players, have combat levels. The more battles they go through, the richer their combat experience will be, and the more powerful their warships will be.
In this regard, Murphy's "newbie" fleet is not even a little bit behind, but Murphy is not nervous, because what we are playing is dimensionality reduction attack.
[System prompt: The plot event [Wrath of the Sea] has been triggered. Your fleet has encountered a squadron of the Wrath of the Sea Pirates. A sea encounter seems inevitable. The outcome of this battle will be revealed by fate...]
Captain Shander, the captain of the ship, came over and said, "Your Highness, the other side is sending flag signals. They want us to surrender immediately, otherwise they will kill us all."
Aidan (Captain of the Dragon Knights): "Tell them to surrender immediately, and then we will kill them all."
Captain Shandell: "Your Highness, are you wrong?"
"No, that's right, just send it like that."
Not long after the flag signal was sent, the opposing fleet raised the skull and crossbones flag.
Murphy understood the flag signal: kill without mercy.
The two fleets were getting closer and closer. Murphy's fleet formed a column, ready to seize the T-head, but the opponent's fleet was divided into two, as if preparing to encircle them from both sides. Due to the slower speed of the Royal Power-class battleships, there was a vague tendency for them to be encircled.
Murphy was not panicked at all, and ordered: "We also raise the flag, the Storm Dragon flag."
Flag signal: Dragon Knight - take off!
A large number of dragon riders flew into the sky.
Five hundred storm dragons flew into the sky, almost covering the sky and the sun.
Faced with the incoming dragon group, the nine pirate ships on the opposite side immediately adjusted their formation in a panic, connecting head to tail to form a circular air defense formation, and the crossbows, bows and arrows, and muskets on the ships fired frantically into the air.
Oh, the anti-aircraft firepower is quite strong.
Murphy was a little surprised.
What he didn't know was that ever since the Alliance and the Horde had used air forces on a large scale in combat, anti-aircraft weapons for various naval pirates had been put on the agenda.
Nowadays, in addition to artillery used in naval battles, various long-range weapons for air defense are also indispensable.
The range of these anti-aircraft weapons is naturally not comparable to the anti-aircraft guns of the World War II era, which are only about one or two hundred meters.
However, the breath of the Storm Dragon is also only about a hundred meters, so the two sides can be said to be restraining each other.
At this time, five hundred storm dragons were hovering above the pirate fleet, and from time to time they launched fierce attacks of diving - breathing - climbing in groups.
As Murphy watched, he suddenly felt that the Storm Dragon King looked a bit like an aircraft carrier, and these Storm Dragon Knights were carrier-based aircraft.
However, the Storm Dragon's anti-ground ability is still a bit weak.
Lightning bolts struck the warships one after another. From time to time, pirates could be seen being blown into the sea by lightning, and occasionally Dragon Riders could be seen being shot down.
Murphy felt heartbroken when he saw this, this was all money.
"Send a signal to Poke and Moon, tell the air force to take it easy and not to lose too many lives. The fleet will attack!"
This is a naval battle after all.
There are a total of fourteen knights in the Dragon Knights, thirteen of whom are the original generation of Dragon Thunder Knights, and only Razidanan was promoted later.
The leaders of the dragon knights' attack at this time were two of them, Poke and Moon.
The fleet quickly approached the pirate fleet, which was still in an air defense formation at the time and was unprepared for the approaching fleet. As the fleet entered the bombardment position, a round of salvos set a pirate ship on fire.
The pirate ships that were attacked immediately began to fight back.
The two sides fought back and forth, with shells whizzing back and forth.
The pirate fleet had to deal with attacks from the air while engaging in artillery fire at the same time, and it was obvious that it was unable to cope.
However, Murphy did not transform into a dragon and attack directly. There will be many naval battles to fight in the future, so it is better to familiarize himself with the experience of naval battles first.
Another round of salvos, Morgan Lisa even released a meteor explosion, which set a battleship on fire.
Seeing that the enemy's morale was close to collapse, Murphy ordered four Black Sail-class battleships to simultaneously launch a battleship skill - springboard projection!
There is a . Players can step on it and be directly ejected. The ejection distance is 100 yards, which is much more convenient than swinging over with a rope for a distance of 30 yards.
As the two fleets approached each other, the adventurers on the four black-sailed warships immediately began to launch missiles one after another, and the boarding battle began!
This is Murphy's real purpose. These ships are worth money, more than one million dollars each. If he can seize a few of them, it would be a small profit.
Rachidanan's blood boiled as he watched.
“A real man will achieve great things soon!” He suddenly grabbed a cable and swung over. With a call, a dozen dragon-blooded giant warriors also jumped over.
At this time, the several pirate ships on the edge were already full of adventurers and pirates fighting.
The adventurers on most of the warships showed a crushing trend. After all, they were all high-level players, and they participated in the battle in the form of guild teams. They cooperated well and were well-equipped.
It's like a piece of cake to kill these pirates at level 20 or 30.
The only difficult one is the pirate leader on the flagship, a terrifying first-level BOSS.
Barakrein (Pirate Captain) Level 65, HP 45,000.
With a scimitar in one hand and a musket in the other, the damage is very fierce.
The adventurers who boarded the ship were obviously not from the same guild. Some of them missed their aim when they ejected and fell into the sea, and several useful tanks were among them.
I was hit so hard that I couldn't resist.
"The idea is difficult!"
"Hold on, hold on, this is a plot battle, kill them all and explode, you must hold on."
When Razidanan saw it, he immediately became excited and said, "Let me do it."
"Brother, don't go too far."
"I don't want equipment, I just want heads."
"Haha, we are all brothers, what's yours and what's mine? Come on, here are the tanks."
A path was immediately made clear, and several BUFFs were instantly added to Razidanan.
Razidanan is an elite template, with health points about twice that of ordinary adventurers. Although he doesn't have many skills, his ability to resist damage is definitely enough.
Razidanan also tried his best. He rushed forward waving his knight's sword and fought with the pirate captain. There was a group of healers adding blood from behind, and a group of mage hunters output crazy damage, and soon the pirate captain was killed.
When the other pirate ships saw that the situation was not good, they started to flee, but two of them soon sank under the siege of the storm dragonets.
Murphy had no intention of pursuing him relentlessly.
In the end, they captured two pirate ships, sank four, and escaped three.
[System prompt: The plot event [Raging Tide Naval Battle] has ended. Based on your performance in this plot event, you have obtained 255 plot points.]
That's really boring.
Murphy thought.
On the other side, "Haha, I got promoted, I got promoted!" Razidanan stood on the pirate captain's body, so excited that he wanted to jump up.
After playing the game for more than a year, he finally reached the heroic template.
This year's hard work suddenly paid off. You know, it costs 100,000 points to buy a bronze-level hero template.
This is equivalent to earning 100,000 yuan, how can I not be happy.
How many soldier-template players died silently on the road to upgrading without leaving any trace. If they are not heroes, there is no need to record them. History only records the stories of heroes.
Razidanan understood this deeply. Even if he died immediately now, it would at least be considered a plot event and he could leave a few words in the chronicles of the sky.
"Congratulations!"
"Alright kid, you've got the Elite Advanced Hero."
"Welcome to the ranks of heroes."
Several girls who had not participated much in the battle congratulated him.
Lachidanan bowed and moved closer to Murphy.
"Your Highness, which one do you think I should choose for this specialty?"
He directly showed Murphy the specialties of the three heroes that were refreshed.
Expertise 1, Guard Commander (Military Expertise). Your service in the Alterac Royal Guard has given you the experience to train and command the Royal Guard Infantry. The king, honor, courage, and unity are the professional principles of being a Royal Guard Infantry.
Expertise effect: Gain the training skill [Royal Guard Infantry]. You can train human infantry from any kingdom into [Royal Guard Infantry]. The upgrade cost is reduced by 50%. When you lead the Royal Guard Infantry into battle, you gain the [Invincible] effect.
Feat 2, Master of Spear (Combat Feat). In your long-term use of spears in combat, you have an unparalleled understanding and ability to use spears, thus mastering the art of using spears in combat.
Benefit: You have a higher chance of delivering a critical hit when fighting with a polearm, and the power of all your spear-related combat maneuvers is increased by 10%.
Feat 3, Dragon's Friend (Behavior feat). During your long service to Stormlord Aidandelon, you have learned the ways of dragons and mastered the art of communicating with them in a friendly manner.
Benefit of the Expertise: Dragon creatures have a higher chance of being friendly when in contact with you, and can communicate directly with you. You can accept quests issued by dragon NPCs. When you ride a dragon mount, the riding requirement is reduced by 1 level.
Murphy said, "This is your own expertise, so of course you should choose the one you think is useful."
Razidanan shook his head. "You can't say that. I will follow His Highness in the future. Since I am the prince's subordinate, the ability I choose must be in line with His Highness's strategic arrangements. So let His Highness decide."
Mo Fei thought to himself that this person was quite sensible.
Come to think of it , it is very dangerous for a bronze-template hero to participate in plot events, but it is much better to follow him. With the support of the Knights, he can naturally get more plot points.
In that case, Murphy won't be polite.
The current demand for Razidanan’s combat power is not high. A bronze-templated hero’s strength is limited no matter how much it is strengthened, so forget about the master of spearmanship.
The commander of the Royal Guards is also useless. Murphy now has the Knights Templar at his disposal and has no shortage of high-level soldiers.
In comparison, the Friend of the Dragon might be more useful. If you ever encounter an ancient dragon that you can't defeat, you might be able to ask Lachidanan to act as a spy and find out the truth.
"Choose the Friend of the Dragon. I will be slaying dragons for a long time in the future. With this heroic feat, you can play a role in these plot battles and make your presence felt."
If a hero wants to advance, he naturally needs a sense of presence, otherwise he won’t get any plot points if he does nothing.
Razidanan also understood this, nodded, and pressed it without hesitation.
This [Riding skill requirement for riding a dragon mount is reduced by 1 level.] is also very good. Generally speaking, flying mounts require at least expert-level riding skills to ride, and some flying creatures require master-level riding skills to ride.
Now with this expertise, it is equivalent to advanced riding skills.
When Rachidanan advanced to the Knight of the North Wind, he acquired advanced riding skills, which now allows him to ride the Storm Dragon.
Murphy was very generous to his own people. He directly gave him a Storm Dragon and several pieces of blue equipment, all of which were picked up during the explosion at Broken Spear Peak. Because they were not very valuable, they were not included in the sale. It was just right to give them to him now.
Razidanan changed into a set of blue equipment and summoned the Storm Drake, and suddenly he felt like he had upgraded his weapon to a new one.
The difference between the Hero Template and the Elite Template is huge. First of all, the attributes are increased by 2.5 times (the Elite Template has twice the attributes of the Adventurer Template, but has very few skills), there are heroic specialties, and there are no restrictions on wearing equipment and learning skills.
There is also a hero soul, which can be upgraded to a hero skill. This is the most powerful part of the hero. A good hero skill can directly change the mode of battle.
However, Razidanan does not have any powerful skills at the moment. He only has a few ordinary combat skills given for free by the system when he advances to the Knight of the North Wind. We can only wait and see.
Murphy was quite satisfied with the result of this battle. He picked up two pirate ships for free and trained a bronze hero.
