The Hope of the Whole Company

Since they were coming after him, they had to be confident of their chances. How could he not be anxious?

The moment he entered the company gates, Mo Fei saw the supervisor waiting at the entrance.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! They're still wandering around in the maze by the entrance. They haven't started fighting the first boss yet, so there's still time to prepare."

"How do you know they haven't reached the first boss?"

"Duh, they're streaming it. The people who came are from Blue Yu Company. Ever heard of Midnight Arcane God?"

"That Elven mage? Damn!"

Mo Fei immediately understood. Midnight Arcane God was also a very famous gaming streamer. He used a Hero Template, was an Elf, and even had the identity of the Quel'Thalas Royal Family. He was fairly handsome to begin with, and combined with the Elves' looks bonus, he had become incredibly popular, with hordes of female fans.

However, this guy was not a streamer for Starlight Company. He was a popular streamer on Blue Yu Streaming Platform, Starlight's longtime rival.

Starlight and Blue Yu Streaming Platform were currently the two most popular PC streaming platforms. Their content overlapped heavily, and the competition between them was fierce.

After Skyworld appeared, the competition between the two had reached a fever pitch. Both sides had invested enormous manpower and resources. Now, Blue Yu's hero had come to Starlight's boss turf to trigger a story campaign. Clearly, they intended to take down him, the top dog of the Monster District, and bring fame to Blue Yu Company.

Having figured out the situation, Mo Fei understood that there was no way today's matter could end peacefully. Negotiation and communication were pointless. There were only two paths left: kill or be killed.

As he followed the supervisor into the company building, he found the lobby packed with people. Normally, there were few viewers late at night, so hardly anyone remained in the office. But now, the entire place was crammed with people. Mo Fei even spotted Wang Ziheng standing amid the crowd with a cup of coffee. Everyone looked at him expectantly, as if he were the hope of the whole village.

"He's here! Brother Dragon is here!"

"Mo Fei, hurry up! We're counting on you this time!"

"Kill those Blue Yu trash! Brother Dragon, Starlight is depending on you!"

Hearing everyone's words, Mo Fei felt Alexander. He said nothing, merely pushed through the crowd and headed straight for the streaming room. The crowd automatically parted for him. When he entered, the gaming helmet and gaming chair had already been adjusted and prepared.

Without another word, he dropped into the chair and put on the helmet. After a moment's thought, he turned around and made a gesture to the supervisor outside. The man immediately shut the streaming room door.

The chaotic noise was shut outside as well. Mo Fei put the gaming helmet over his head, took a deep breath, and launched the game.

The screen before him went dark, and Mo Fei entered the game, appearing inside the dark, sinister Dragonrest Cavern.

The instant he opened his eyes, Mo Fei heard the system's voice.

[System Notice: You have entered the area covered by the story campaign [Song of the Dragon Slayers]. Your identity has been determined as 'Story Villain/Final Boss.' Please prepare to enter.]

This didn't look good, Mo Fei thought. The names of story campaigns were usually generated directly by the system, based on the specific participants and relevant environmental elements involved.

If he was far stronger than his opponents, then the campaign would likely be called something like [Ballad of the Dragon Slayer].

If the other side was far stronger than him, then it would likely be called something like [Doom of the Black Dragon Lord].

Judging from the current campaign title, the system had clearly determined that the other side held the greater advantage. Still, the gap probably was not too overwhelming.

He still had a chance of winning. A gap in strength could be made up for with superior execution. When Mo Fei had created this dungeon, he had already considered the possibility of someone suddenly kicking down his door and raiding him. That was why he had deliberately made certain arrangements while designing it.

After entering the Dark Dragon Nest, the raid team would first enter a maze-like tunnel called the Dragonfire Corridor. This tunnel was extremely long, occupying nearly half the dungeon's interior. It twisted and turned endlessly, and not only was its layout incredibly complex, it was also packed with monsters, traps, and even puzzles.

Every arrangement had only one purpose: to delay the invaders and give Mo Fei ample time to prepare.

It seemed that purpose had been achieved. Mo Fei activated the dungeon surveillance system and saw that the team was still tangled up with swarms of lesser monsters in the tunnels.

Although their monster-clearing speed was somewhat frightening, the terrain limited them. It would still take them at least another ten-odd minutes to reach the first boss room.

Mo Fei directly issued an announcement through the dungeon system.

Murphys (Black Dragon Lord): "Our territory has been invaded by shameless enemies. My loyal servants, hold your positions and do not let the enemy pass easily. Even if you die, stand your ground! All monster leaders and elite-ranked monster captains or above, come to Dragonrest Cavern for a meeting!"

After issuing the summons, Mo Fei began examining the enemy's lineup. There were two level eighty hero players. One was a Dragon-Slaying Swordsman named Dawn Divine Sword, while the other was the famous Midnight Arcane God, a Great Elementalist. Both were Gold-ranked heroes, the same tier as Murphys.

Hero players occupied the equivalent of five player slots inside a dungeon. Therefore, aside from the two heroes, the forty-man pioneering team contained thirty adventurers, all high-level players above level fifty.

About half of those thirty were spellcasting classes. They had every kind of healing and support class imaginable. More spellcasters meant more buffs. At that moment, over a dozen buffs had been stacked onto Dawn Divine Sword, turning him into a humanoid meat grinder. He charged recklessly through the tunnels while wielding his Dragon-Slaying Greatsword, and any monster that dared show itself to stop them was immediately cut down with a single blow.

Besides the fifteen spellcasting classes, the most conspicuous were ten Sharpshooters. Sharpshooter was a highly specialized class that completely abandoned melee combat and survivability in exchange for the strongest ranged physical damage in the game.

The ten Sharpshooters stood in a row. Whenever any monster appeared, they greeted it with a barrage of arrows, shooting everything into pincushions.

The remaining five consisted of three rogues and two scouts. Those five were specifically responsible for scouting the path, searching everywhere for hidden monsters and traps while finding the correct route, ensuring that the main force would not be caught in an Ambush. Under their investigation, many well-hidden monsters were discovered in advance and never got the chance to do anything.

Mo Fei's expression grew grave. The enemy's lineup had obviously been arranged specifically to counter the dungeon, and their coordination was extremely practiced. They had clearly rehearsed this. This story campaign was not going to be easy.

He still remembered the first story campaign he had ever fought in. It had been the third Dragon Calamity launched by Deathwing, Neltharion, targeting Bran City, a major city of the Kingdom of Lordaeron. At the time, he had only been a level thirty-five black dragon hatchling. Following the Black Dragon Legion into the city, he had had no idea what he was supposed to do. He had merely fired fireballs from the sky at random, bombing NPC civilians fleeing in every direction.

Then, in a moment of carelessness, he had been hit directly by an anti-air ballista on the city wall and nearly killed instantly.

Badly injured, he had gone around destroying those anti-air ballistae one by one with only a sliver of health left. His brave and fearless performance had earned Deathwing's great appreciation, and he had even received more than a thousand story points, successfully advancing to boss rank—only afterward had he learned that dying in a story campaign meant truly dying. So-called scripted deaths meant your account was deleted outright.

After learning that, he had been terrified in retrospect. From then on, he treasured his life even more. When building his dragon nest, he had specifically chosen the godforsaken Dark Plains so he could flee at any time. Yet somehow, people had still come knocking at his door.

While Murphys was reminiscing about bitter days and appreciating the sweet present, the dungeon's monster leaders had already arrived, along with a large number of elite monsters and monster captains. Looking at the packed gathering of demons and monsters below, Mo Fei felt a little more confident. These were the assets he had accumulated over the past half year, a boss roster cobbled together bit by bit. Although most had been recruited through notoriety as free labor, a boss was still a boss. They had some combat power, at least.

Among them, there were four who could truly be considered raid-level bosses.

Boss No. 1—Hildesanks (Black Dragon Wanderer)

Boss Description: A young black dragon that wandered everywhere. Drawn by the call of your notoriety, he has now joined your ranks and obeys your commands. Hildesanks possesses the standard attribute template of a young dragon, with abilities in close combat and dragon breath.

Exclusive Skill: Hildesanks's Shadowflame.

Boss No. 2—Borlax (Dragonman Warlord)

Boss Description: A powerful and experienced dragonman leader, skilled in command and domination. He was directly assigned to your ranks by the Black Dragon Legion. Accepting his allegiance can improve your relationship with the Black Dragon Legion, while refusing will lower the Black Dragon Legion's favorability.

Exclusive Skill: Command Aura, which increases the health of nearby allied units by 10%, with an additional bonus for Dragonkind and Dragonkin.

Boss No. 3—Santazak (Dragon Worship Cult High Priest)

Boss Description: The Dragon Worship Cult is a special religion that widely worships Dragonkind. Legend says that the founder of the Dragon Worship Cult once received an Apocalypse from the Dragon God and established the sect as a result. The Dragon Worship Cult believes in the Dragon God and is dedicated to serving powerful dragons. Priests of the Dragon Worship Cult can be found among all major dragon factions.

Exclusive Skill: Dragon God's Prayer.

Boss No. 4—Duri Il (Dragonblood Ogre Shaman)

Boss Description: Dragonblood Ogres are descendants of Dragonkind and Ogres. Although the dragon blood in their bodies is impure, Duri Il had always considered himself a descendant of Dragonkind and deeply despised his Ogre kin. Upon learning that a powerful black dragon had occupied the Dragonfire Mountains, Duri Il had eagerly come to pledge his loyalty to you.

Duri Il was a powerful shaman capable of casting conventional shaman magic as well as Dragon Magic exclusive to dragonblood shamans. At the same time, like many shamans among the Ogres, he was also a formidable melee warrior.

Exclusive Skill: Lightning Storm.

Mo Fei considered things for a moment before deciding how to arrange the boss positions.

These bosses definitely could not stop that group of high-level players, but at least they could test the enemy's skills and strength. They might even kill a few adventurers and relieve some of the pressure in the final battle. There was no resurrection point in the Dragonfire Mountains, so any adventurers who died would definitely not have time to run back as ghosts.

Murphys (Black Dragon Lord): "Borlax, my mighty Dragonman Warlord, go guard Dragonfire Plaza. Command my Dragonkin legion and make sure the enemy is stopped there.

Duri Il, wise Ogre Shaman and my trusted adviser, I entrust the Goblin Flamecasters and Ogre warriors to your command. Engage the enemy in the Obsidian Hall.

Santazak, my loyal servant, your task is the most important. Lead your priests to the Sacrificial Hall and use your Dragon Magic to seek aid from the great Dragon God. Destroy my enemies at any cost!

Go, my servants. My will shall be with you!"

"What about me, Lord Murphys? Let me join the battle too!" Hildesanks the black dragon asked eagerly.

"I have other arrangements for you."

The truth was that there were not enough boss slots. When he had created the Dark Dragon Nest dungeon, he had only bought four boss slots in total, and he needed to keep one for himself. Hildesanks could only serve as a reserve.

Unfortunately, due to the game rules, dungeon bosses could only be deployed one at a time. Otherwise, if all these bosses and elite monsters simply rushed in together and surrounded the players, they would win no matter how the battle was fought.

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