Chapter 897: Persuasion to Surrender
David without buffs: Being born human, I sincerely apologize.
David with buffs: I alone reign supreme in all of heaven and earth!
That's pretty much the vibe.
David never imagined that his power could one day become so strong!
In the past, Janna had also given him full buffs.
But compared to the buffs Ling Zhan gave him, it was a whole different level!
Mainly because Ling Zhan stacked way too many buffs on him!
From Priest, Biochemical Maniac, Druid, Warrior…
And more!
Previously, even with full buffs, there were only about two rows of buffs.
Now…
There were over a dozen rows of buffs!
And the duration was a whopping 12 hours!
Stacked repeatedly!
My god!
It was completely ridiculous!
Moreover…
His combat power had increased by over a hundred times!
At this moment—
David finally understood why so many people couldn't defeat Ling Zhan alone.
This guy was practically a walking buff machine!
These buffs were almost permanently active!
He could activate them at any time!
As a level 195 assassin, David should have been a squishy target, but when he checked his damage reduction, armor, magic resistance, and health—
Well then.
Let's just say—
His health was ten times that of the Venom Demon Emperor!
His magic resistance was twenty times that of the Venom Demon Emperor!
His armor was twenty-five times that of the Venom Demon Emperor!
Skill damage reduction reached 80%!
Critical damage reduction hit 70%!
Normal attack damage reduction was 90%!
It was just absurd!
David could hardly believe that, as an assassin, he could possess such ridiculously high defensive stats!
Of course…
As an assassin, his main stats were offense—strength and agility.
Strength determined his base damage.
Agility determined his critical damage.
Ling Zhan understood this very well, so he focused the buffs on enhancing David's strength and agility.
For example…
Wind Elf's Minor Blessing.
Thunder Flash.
Rapid Gale.
And so on.
For the assassin class, the higher the agility stat, the higher the critical rate and critical damage.
So agility was more important than strength.
But strength was still secondary, as it affected base damage.
Now—
Facing the Venom Demon Emperor—
David, fully loaded with attack and defense buffs, charged into the fortress laughing wildly. Under the Venom Demon Emperor's shocked gaze, he engaged him in close combat.
Mid-fight, David even had the leisure to instantly kill a few engineers trying to repair the intel transmission control room.
The Venom Demon Emperor was deeply unsettled.
He never imagined that an assassin would dare to confront him head-on!
And the worst part—the assassin actually succeeded!
What the hell…
...…
Amos Fortress.
For this final key fortress—
Ling Zhan naturally appeared in person.
At this moment—
He stood in the air; this critical fortress was guarded by three level-185 Demon Emperors.
Namely, the Steel-Slashing Demon Emperor, Thunder Demon Emperor, and Storm Demon Emperor.
The reason Amos Fortress had three Demon Emperors stationed—
Was due to its special location.
And this fortress produced the most energy of all the fortresses.
For Lemoris Fortress, it was one of the main supply sources.
It was definitely necessary to cut it off.
At this moment, Ling Zhan—
Held a longbow shimmering with starlight in his hand.
He slowly drew the bowstring.
Five feathered arrows formed upon the string.
Their targets were the five surveillance magic eyes thousands of meters below.
Twang!!
As Ling Zhan released the bowstring—
A taut cracking sound erupted!
The five feathered arrows shot down like comets tearing across the sky, instantly reaching the five surveillance magic eyes.
A simultaneous splurt was heard.
The five magic eyes were directly pierced and killed by the feathered arrows imbued with over a dozen skills.
Immediately after the kill—
The five arrows pierced into the magic formation barrier.
The blood-red formation screen couldn't withstand the repeated explosions of those arrows.
Exploding Arrow!
This skill played a critical role.
Now it even carried a siege-breaking effect!
Against buildings, formations, and barriers, it dealt massive true damage!
At the moment Amos Fortress was breached—
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!
Three sounds of wind tearing rang out.
The three Demon Emperors responsible for guarding the area arrived!
Steel-Slashing Demon Emperor!
Thunder Demon Emperor!
Storm Demon Emperor!
Their titles denoted the magical elements they specialized in.
They glared at the human before them.
Seeing the surveillance eyes shattered to bits, their faces showed the same shocked expressions as the other Demon Emperors.
Clearly—
They too were stunned by this scene.
"Ling Zhan! You really came!"
To the Ten Thousand Demons, this non-specialist human was hardly unfamiliar.
Mainly because the Demon Arrival Organization had always harped on about him, constantly reminding them to be extremely cautious if they ever encountered this human.
Over the years, the Demon Arrival Organization had tried repeatedly to hunt down this non-specialist.
But every operation had ended in failure.
At first—
The Ten Thousand Demons paid no heed to the warnings of the Demon Arrival Organization, seeing them as mere ants.
In their eyes, no matter how strong he was, he was still just one human.
Could he really overturn the heavens?
But now—
When this non-specialist human personally came knocking—
These three Demon Emperors finally realized the Demon Arrival Organization's warnings weren't baseless.
Things seemed a little serious now.
Still, although it felt a bit off—
The three Demon Emperors didn't feel worried.
They had three fighters on their side!
And the opponent was just one!
Also—
The opponent's level was clearly displayed, no concealment—only in the 160s.
That was very reassuring.
Previously, even when humans as strong as level 190 came to attack, often in large numbers—
What happened?
They still had to flee in disgrace.
Moreover—
They were Demon Emperors with eight lives!
Even if they couldn't win—
They could still escape!
And report to Lord Red Phoenix Demon Venerable, letting him handle the cleanup!
With this probing attitude—
The three Demon Emperors settled down.
The Storm Demon Emperor looked calmly at the non-specialist and said, "Ling Zhan, you don't seriously think you can breach this Amos Fortress, do you?"
To that, Ling Zhan nodded seriously and replied, "Yes. In my eyes, conquering this fortress is far too easy."
"Ha! How arrogant!"
The Thunder Demon Emperor laughed.
The Steel-Slashing Demon Emperor added, "Ling Zhan, with your talent and strength, doesn't it feel stifling to help a world constantly restrained in every way?"
"If you join the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons, our Demon Venerable will surely grant you complete freedom!"
"You can do whatever you want—no one will restrict you!"
This guy even tried to persuade Ling Zhan to surrender.