92: A divine arrow pierces the sun, a "pledge of allegiance" from a monster
Yi: “A bit interesting. Can your dragon take an arrow from me?”
A short message, no pleasantries, no reverence, just pure curiosity and a challenge born from absolute self-confidence.
Lin Feng looked at this private message, and a genuine ripple finally appeared in his ancient, unmoving eyes.
It felt like a top-tier swordsman, in a bustling market, finally heard the clear ringing of another famous sword being drawn.
He didn't give a lengthy introduction of his guild, nor did he make any grand promises.
For true “monsters,” power is the most direct and effective calling card.
Heaven's Choice: “Come, try it.”
He clicked the “Friendly Match” invitation button.
On the screen, an independent virtual space, constructed from data, was instantly generated.
On the other end, the lord with the ID [Yi] almost immediately clicked to agree.
Lin Feng’s God’s perspective unfolded, and he saw the opponent’s fortress.
Unexpectedly… it was rudimentary.
It lacked the ostentatious splendor of Dragon Aotian, and the majestic sanctity of his own Divine Bird Fortress.
It was just an ordinary, even somewhat dilapidated, stone fortress, standing alone on a desolate plain.
Around the fortress, dozens of defensive towers, looking like the most basic Arrow Towers, were sparsely erected; not even a more advanced X-Repeating Crossbow could be seen.
If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, Lin Feng would have almost thought it was a C-rank lord barely surviving.
In the world channel, some lords who had peeked into this “friendly match” through special items also let out undisguised mockery.
White Whore in the Waves: “I’m dying of laughter, who is this [Yi]? How dare he challenge Boss Heaven's Choice with just this much? Did Liang Jingru give him the courage?”
One Punch, One Sobbing Monster: “My wild boars’ charge could flatten these defensive towers! Boss Heaven's Choice must be messing with us.”
Lin Feng blocked out these noises.
His intuition told him that things were far from as simple as they appeared.
He pulled his perspective to his side, and with a thought, clicked the summon button for the Infernal Flying Dragon.
According to the friendly match rules, he could only deploy one unit into the battlefield.
One was enough.
Buzz—!
A pitch-black portal tore open in the sky above the center of the virtual battlefield.
Roar—!!!!
Accompanied by a soul-shaking roar, the ferocious giant dragon, its entire body made of burning volcanic rock, flapped its fiery wings and descended into this space!
The sulfur and destructive aura from hell almost permeated the screen, causing all spectators to feel a tremor in their hearts.
The Infernal Flying Dragon didn't even make any unnecessary movements; it simply hovered in mid-air according to Lin Feng's command, like a statue from hell awaiting inspection.
It was waiting.
Waiting for Yi's arrow.
However…
The anticipated arrow, piercing through the sky, did not appear.
Instead…
Buzz— Buzz— Buzz—!!!!
Around that dilapidated stone fortress, those dozens of seemingly harmless Arrow Towers, at the exact same moment, without any warning, lit up with dazzling golden light, signaling “lock-on”!
Dozens of golden lock-on lines, like a net woven from light, spanned an incomprehensibly vast distance, precisely and completely landing on the massive body of the Infernal Flying Dragon!
Lin Feng’s pupils sharply contracted.
This distance… was at least half a map away!
Normal Arrow Towers had a range less than one-tenth of this distance!
“Not good!”
An alarm bell rang in his heart, and he immediately tried to control the Infernal Flying Dragon to evade.
But, it was all too late.
The very next second after those lock-on lights lit up.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—!!!!
There was no earth-shattering momentum, nor dazzling special effects.
Only a dense, extremely fast, air-rending sound, as if it could tear space itself!
Dozens of arrows, entwined with golden streams of light, shot out from those Arrow Towers; they ignored the distance of space, as if they had already reached their destination the moment they were fired!
Pfft—!
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!
A series of dense sounds, like sharp blades cutting into rotten wood, rang out.
The majestic Infernal Flying Dragon, capable of melting mountains, couldn't even let out a single wail. Its body, made of sturdy volcanic rock, under that golden rain of arrows, was instantly riddled with dense holes and cracks, like a sandcastle hit simultaneously by countless siege rams!
Its health bar, a staggering twenty thousand points, bottomed out in an inconceivable, instantaneous manner!
-214!
-187!
-233!
…
A series of three-digit damages cascaded down the screen like a waterfall!
Boom—!
In less than 10 seconds, the Infernal Flying Dragon had already lost most of its health before it could even fly into the range of the defensive towers.
The massive body of the Infernal Flying Dragon stiffened in mid-air for a moment, then, with an unwilling shriek, it exploded with a crash, turning into a sky full of burning rock fragments, raining down.
Instant kill!
A super mythical-grade unit, couldn't even touch the defensive towers!
The world channel fell into a deathly silence.
The lords who had just been mocking Yi for overestimating himself were now as if their throats were tightly gripped by an invisible hand, unable to utter a single word. Their faces were filled with incomprehensible absurdity and shock.
What did they see?
Dozens of basic Arrow Towers, focusing fire to instantly kill a mythical giant dragon?
This range was truly ridiculously extreme!
On his throne, Lin Feng's face showed no anger or embarrassment.
He just quietly watched the falling rain of rocks, and in his deep eyes, a light of almost fanaticism, named “discovery,” flickered.
He finally understood where Yi's “monster” quality lay.
Not in units, not in heroes.
But in his talent! A terrifying talent that could boost the range of defensive towers to an abnormal level!
Range, a seemingly insignificant attribute in the early game, once enhanced to the extreme, what kind of terrifying qualitative change would it produce?
Focused fire!
This was the most terrifying aspect of this talent!
With the super long range, he could unleash all the firepower within his territory, without any loss, instantly onto a single target!
This was the purest, most unreasonable “point kill” principle!
Lin Feng could even imagine, if this talent were combined with his Multiple Hell Towers or Annihilation Ray Towers… what kind of world-destroying scene would that be?
One tower was an army.
One tower could judge everything within its sight!
Heaven's Choice: “You win.”
Lin Feng calmly typed these three words in the private chat channel, and at the same time, sent an invitation to join the Celestial Court to the other party.
On the other end, there was a moment of silence.
Yi: “Conditions.”
No extra words, direct and straightforward.
Lin Feng liked dealing with people like that.
Heaven's Choice: “The Celestial Court does not keep idlers. You need to prove your worth.”
Yi: “My towers have long range, but insufficient damage, and very slow attack speed. Facing large-scale enemies, especially heavily armored units, is very difficult.”