Chapter 1266 Turning Iron into Gold
"I drive?" Kona looked embarrassed. "I just started learning, and I'm not very skilled yet. How about you drive?"
"How can you drive well if you don't practice regularly?" Gao Fei said coldly. "The battlefield is the best training ground. You should master it yourself!"
"Damn... You don't have to be so strict, right?!" Kona muttered angrily, recalling Gao Fei's teachings and checking the condition of the car.
Thanks to Pipi, the "Pioneer" is well maintained.
The magic crystal fuel of the main engine is newly replaced, and the auxiliary fuel tank is also filled with the "demon essence" purified by Gao Fei himself.
Gao Fei switched his secondary profession to "Alchemist", extracted 300 points from the few remaining experience points in the inventory, upgraded the "Alchemist" to level 2, and a new professional ability was learned, called "Alchemy Skill".
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Alchemy Skill: Spend up to the magic power of the spell level to temporarily change the properties of non-living matter of 1 cubic foot/casting level, but cannot change the type.
The above changes will last for up to 10 minutes/casting level, and will automatically recover after that.
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The so-called changing the properties of an object, rather than changing its type, can be understood through an example.
For example, an alchemist can turn lead into silver, which is also a metal, but cannot turn metal into wood.
Using "alchemical skills", you can also temporarily change the material of weapons and armor.
For example, turning an ordinary steel sword into a cold iron sword temporarily makes it easier to penetrate the defense of demons.
Based on the same principle, Gao Fei cast "alchemical skills" on the "Vanguard" to gradually transform the steel shell of this chariot into a fine gold armor that can resist the gluttonous insect swarm!
The surface area of the chariot is very large, and the average thickness of the armor is two inches.
With Gao Fei's spellcasting level, combined with the super magic expertise "spell expansion" and "spell delay", it is almost exhausted to transform the entire chariot's armor into fine gold material, which can last for 6 hours, enough to complete the rescue operation.
The iron grille windows installed on the car windows were also temporarily transformed into fine gold by Gao Fei to ensure that the one-foot-long gluttonous insects could not get in.
After finishing this project, Gao Fei's magic power was exhausted, so he took out the "mana recovery pearl" taken from Butler, silently chanted the spell, and extracted magic power.
A trace of coolness penetrated into the palm of his hand through the pearl.
After a few seconds, Gao Fei's magic pool was full.
The pearl became dim and needed a whole day to recharge.
Putting away the pearl, Gao Fei sat in the co-pilot seat and signaled Kona to drive.
Kona seemed a little nervous at first, but after a period of adaptation, coupled with Gao Fei's patient guidance beside her, she soon calmly drove the chariot and rushed out of the fortress gate.
"Start the 'magic blood acceleration engine'." Gao Fei instructed.
Kona pressed a button, the chariot engine roared, the speed increased sharply, and it roared and galloped in the wilderness.
At the current speed, it would take less than an hour to reach the place where Minos and others were trapped.
Seeing that Kona was already able to drive the chariot skillfully, Gao Fei felt relieved and took out the detection crystal ball to check the current situation of the Minos Corps.
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Two hundred miles north of Feilag, Storm Canyon.
The canyon was filled with bloody smells, and demon corpses surrounded by insect swarms could be seen everywhere.
Crunch...
The sound of the gluttonous insect swarm gnawing on bones and flesh echoed in the canyon, making people feel cold on their backs.
The 40,000 demons that escaped from the Vanelon Fortress experienced a whole day of hunting, and now only 20,000 are left, blocked by the insect swarm in the canyon, and they are in a dilemma.
The Exile Corps can hold on until now, thanks to a group of succubus who are good at the 3rd ring magic "Refuge Hut" in the army, each of which opened a force field shield with itself as the center to take in their companions.
Hundreds of "shelter huts" are distributed in the narrow canyon area. Each hut has to accommodate more than 200 refugees, and the average space occupied by each person is less than one square meter.
Many demons are very tall and squeezed in such a small environment, like sardines in a can, and can hardly breathe.
Compared with the cramped shelter, what is more painful is that the wounds cannot be treated and can only watch the injuries worsen.
All day long, the demons were exhausted from fleeing and did not even have time to drink a sip of water.
Fatigue, pain, hunger and thirst have tortured them to death.
The desolate valley is bleak, the demons are depressed, and the atmosphere of fear and despair is pervasive.
Bang!
The machete is propped up on the ground, supporting a tall body covered with scars.
General Minos held the machete with both hands and stood up with difficulty. His nostrils blew out a strong breath with a strong smell of blood, blowing the two gold rings on the nasal septum jingling.
This quasi-legendary bull demon, wearing brass armor, looks like a large minotaur, eight meters tall, with a strong physique, thick hair, and two huge horns sticking out of his skull.
"You wait here, I'll go out and see if there are any more suitable places to hide nearby, such as caves."
Minos gave his men a few instructions, picked up his machete, walked out of the "shelter", and climbed up the cliff despite the pain.
Standing on a high place and looking around, the endless wilderness was heartbreakingly desolate.
Minos snorted in frustration and no longer expected to see a miracle.
The letter for help had been sent out long ago, and Kona had also responded.
But what does "hold on a little longer" mean?
He was trapped in the canyon with these wounded soldiers, and they had run out of ammunition and food. How long could he hold on?
Did the Blade Princess really want to rescue him, or was she just perfunctory?
Just when Minos was upset, a familiar buzzing sound suddenly came from above his head.
He looked up and saw that it was true.
A group of gluttonous insects seemed to smell the bloody smell emanating from him, and frantically flapped their wings and pounced on him.
"Disgusting insects, all die!"
General Niu Mo stared with bloodshot eyes, took a deep breath, and sprayed a cloud of gray-white smoke towards the swarm of insects.
The swarm of insects was sprayed head-on by the smoke, and their bodies crackled all over. Their flesh and blood quickly turned into rock texture, and they fell to the ground.
"Cough cough cough..."
Minos coughed violently, and blood flowed from the corners of his mouth.
His lungs were injured by the excessive spraying of petrifying poison gas, and every breath was accompanied by heart-wrenching pain!
The poisonous smoke that was sprayed out with great pain only killed half of the gluttonous insects. The rest of the insects avoided them in time and gathered again when the poisonous smoke dissipated.
Not far away, there were more insects circling in the air. When they heard the coughing here, they quickly gathered around.
Minos knew that he could not stay here any longer, so he jumped off the cliff before he was surrounded by the insects.
He glanced back hastily, and the gluttonous insects were swarming and chasing him like a dark tide!
