Chapter Seventy-Seven: Pocket Minions
“Vai
queu
! Vai
queu
! Vai
queu
!”
Buoyed by the fans' singing and adoration, Van Kerr arrived at his golden Colosseum and the roof opened automatically. The sun shone on the glittering golden walls of this magnificent building, and the citizens standing in the stands were blinded by the sunlight.
"Yes! I am your Emperor! Love me!" Winkel unleashed a burst of fire on the sandy ground of the arena, turning it into glass. The dragon circled the entire Colosseum and then sat on its royal promontory, overlooking the entire Colosseum. Shalene waited beside him, a heavy umbrella blocking the sun.
Only the presence of his friend Victor would make Winkel happy. Almost the whole city gathered in the crowded stands to praise him; Julie and her entourage had returned early from Gardmani, and she was allowed to find a spot on a smaller promontory opposite him. Winkel built one for his dragon guests because he was a hospitable maggot.
When "The Battle of Charlene" shamelessly copied the design of the late Moore Arena – may that poor demon be kept there forever in the afterlife – Winkel loved his Colosseum because every wall, every stone was gilded with gold. He had already imagined that one day he would take out his treasure and pile it in the middle of the Colosseum, in front of the jealous Ice Fang.
"Minions!" Van Kerr yelled at the crowd. "Welcome to my Golden Arena!" A place where the best Minions can fight for dominance! A place where you'll see your emperor crush those who threaten peace! A place of glory, charm and gold! There you can find the perfect breeding mate!"
[Time] activates.
He quickly surveyed the audience and found that many Minions had a letter in their hands. The struggling Shalene managed to distribute them in time.
"Each of you also received a printed letter of parenting!" Vai
queu
explained. "Each letter assigns you a number and gives you a series of other numbers; It's me, your dear master, who has chosen the perfect mating partner!"
He spent many evenings reviewing "Co
pseli
g Jules", crafting a whole set of potential minions.
"The letter also contains the coordinates of a place, and compatible numbers must be gathered together at the end of the day!" Vai
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Allege. "There, if you take the time to look for it, you'll find the perfect soulmate, hidden in the choices in front of you!"
By turning this important matchmaking into a game, Vai
queu
will force his minions to swap with each other, cultivating bonds while finding the perfect mate.
Unsurprisingly, his statement was warmly welcomed, as his minions would not die unloved as long as the dragon lived.
Congratulations! By creatively encouraging your retinue to get busy, you've earned a [Dungeon Breeder] rank! You have gained the [Monster Breeding] class privilege!
+30 HP, +1 STR, +1 VIT, +1 SKI, +1 AGI, +1 INT, +1 CHA, +1 LCK
[Monster Breeding]: Your followers gain +5 negative status sickness checks, and their future children gain permanent resistance to [Disease], [Paralysis], and [Poison]. The conditions for your servants to spontaneously evolve into higher forms have been lowered; Promoted minions maintain their previous class level.
He no longer had to endure the torture of the poor fairy blood; The dragon will ensure that the new generation lives up to his standards, dedicating their entire bloodline to his treasures.
"Now, welcome to the minions who have passed the preliminaries!" Vai
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Command. "Each of them was awarded a crown in recognition of their valor!" Each of them has the power to shake the walls of the arena and stain the sand red with sweat!"
A golden door opened below, and the players entered the arena amid the cheers of the bloodthirsty crowd.
Unsurprisingly, Junior is the favorite; The too-big-looking imitator scares off all his opponents with fangs and blades. Its offspring, Buzz Jelly, also got a spot, and it jumped after its adoptive parents.
The troll Barnabas followed them, clad in heavy armor from head to toe and armed with a heavy mace. Jules, the usually cautious necromancer, slid over to the puppet Rollo with his hands folded. The sixth player, Angel Mill, secured his spot by defeating the demon in the preliminaries, sticking out his tongue at Malfoy in the stands.
Charlene suspects that Angels only entered the contest to defeat her opponent and gain "free exposure".
As the crowd clapped the contestants, they bowed to the emperor in a circle of molten glass, Vai
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Problems with the lineup were immediately noted.
"What are you doing here, farmer, not taking care of my food supply?" The dragon asked Rollo. Golems don't even need a crown ornament.
"Rollo wants to try gladiator fighting." The golem said enthusiastically. "Rollo has other interests besides farming!"
Winkel is not to blame for this devotion to the sport. However, he counted only 6 of them, for a total of 8. "Minion Shalene." The dragon whispered to his arena architect. "Where's Sweet Chocolate and Bad Tasting Alison?" You tell me they passed. ”
Alliso
Sick, Chocolati
e volunteered to help her recover. Since you're planning to gather a servant after the jousting match, and Alison is the priestess in charge of these activities, I thought she'd better let her rest. Why? Is this a problem?"
Yes! Winkel can't run a one-on-one match with only six players! There will be an odd number on the second lap! His eyes scanned the stands, and as soon as he saw Julie, he immediately thought of a solution.
"Minions." Winkel said to the crowd. "You come here to watch the show, I'll give you the best!" A battle you've never seen before!"
His fans whistled and applauded his announcement, and their bloodlust energized him.
"In honor of the arrival of my beautiful niece Julie," Wankel's niece looked up, and the entourage applauded her. "I'm going to unveil it at the Colosseum, use these six fighters as my warriors, and duel her!"
His "champions" exchanged glances, and his niece screamed with joy at the surprise. "Uncle, I'm glad to accept the challenge!" Julie said. "My kobold rangers and my Kea will fight for my favor!"
Van Kerr winced at her words, but his disgust was drowned out by his excitement as the crowd kept shouting, "Fight, fight, fight!"
"Each dragon trainer can choose up to 6 followers," Winkel set the rules. "Any trainer can switch between their retinues at any time, but cannot support their pets with extra skills or power-ups. Minions can't summon other Minions either, and Minions who can no longer fight will be eliminated. The match will end after all the coach's entourage passes out. ”
[King of the Game) activates.
Vai
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's brain explores every possible team combination, every retinue management strategy that can help him win. Dragons have experience and strength, but Julie's team has a legendary minion, and the Emperor's minion is still unavailable. It could be a close game.
But if his minions can defeat the knight Kia in front of Julie, then he can finally destroy his niece's blind respect for her!
Winkel looked at his warriors with pleasure, and the perfect strategy was formed in his mind.
A few minutes later, Julie's team, consisting of the Kobold Ranger and the Knight Kia, entered the arena to face the other players. The knight Kia, in particular, seems eager to fight everyone except the angel Miel, a detail that the dragon later remembers. He knew Julie would save her precious trump card for last.
"Buzz Jelly, I choose you!" Winkle roared, his slimy champion hopping around in the middle of the field.
"Empire! Slime shouted with patriotic pride.
Julie first sent the "Black Ranger" into battle, who immediately started the battle with purple magic bullets. Jelly is around them in hope, while adult kobolds upgrade to throwing lightning, flaming arrows, and basic spells.
Winkel briefly marvels at how quickly the reptile has mastered magic – while discovering that he himself is still struggling with feng shui, much to his annoyance.
"Slime, with a pulley!" Winkel commanded not to be soft on his kobold minions in this battle. "Find the hole in his defenses and smash him to death!"
“[SpaceZ] !” The little slime was moving so fast that it couldn't even be seen, and it struck the poor Black Ranger, slamming him into a golden wall. When Buzz broke free, the reptile was defeated, its bones broken by a brutal attack.
"Black Ranger is ......" the aggressive Shalene spoke, as she was utterly lacking in enthusiasm in her statement, and Van Kerr glared at her. Black Ranger can't continue!" Victory belongs to the slime!"
"I'm going to recall my jelly and send Angel Miel to replace it!" As the crowd cheered for their chosen slime, Winkel announced, to make a splash.
"Blue, go and crush that little angel!" Julie replied.
"No, Julie!" Knight Kia protested. "That's a terrible idea!"
Truly. Blue is a priest-type, so as far as Winkel knows, he is weak to angelic people. What an expensive tactical mistake!
"I'm going to prove myself to this great niece!" Blue held up his scepter and insisted.
"If you beat me, I'll hit you in the other cheek," Angel Mir said, clasping her hands together and confusing both her master and opponent.
"Attack!" Van Kerr ordered, but the angel refused to obey. This kind of thing always happens to the Minions who are traded!" Now is not the time to disobey your master!"
"I'm leaving!" The Blue Ranger took advantage of the opportunity and cast a spell that summoned a ball of fire. "Fireball!"
The undead fired a projectile at the angel, only to extinguish the orb before it could burn her wings. "What? The priest protested, trying to summon a new one. "Fireball! Fireball!"
However, his magic failed.
"Striking angels, unless in self-defense, is against the Mithraic scriptures!" The Kachin Independence Army warned. "If you attack first, he won't give you strength!"
"This is ridiculous!" Blue complains. "Can I lose my extraordinary cosmic powers for breaking a stupid rule?" I knew I was supposed to go to the Moonman!"
"You undead souls will be punished," Angel Miel said, clasping her hands. "(Judgment)!"
A beam of light, weaker than the one that Knight Kia used on Wankel a long time ago, fell from the sky and hit Blue in the head. When the flash waned, the poor ranger lay unconscious in the center of a small crater.
"The Blue Ranger can't go any further," Charlene decided. "Mir wins!"
"Great, my Victory Bird!" Winkel congratulated his subordinates, and most of the audience applauded, while friends remained silent. "You did exactly what I did with my perfect strategy!"
"Did you plan this, uncle?" Julie asked in surprise.
"Of course," Winkel said. There was no need for her young mind to worry that he might make a mistake.
"I owe this victory to my superior heavenly education and afterlife insurance," Delicious Mir told the audience. "You can also protect your soul by subscribing-"
"Next!" Before the angel could lull him to sleep, Van Kelle roared. "Small!"
"Treasure of Wealth!" excalit
AP answers in parody language, while Pi
k Ra
ge
Then he took the harp and occupied the battlefield.
"My minions' pets, take it easy with my servants!" Vai
queu
Asked, although he was ruthless in the game, he still hoped for Sweet Pi
k will be able to sing his praises later. "I can't tolerate you hurting her too much!"
Not that he needed it, because Junior seemed hesitant to fight the tough guy himself; Perhaps moved by a strange familiarity. In response, Pink begins to sing a powerful lullaby about the sword will punish the naughty impersonator. excalit
The ap stumbled and seemed to be about to fall asleep, which forced Vai
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Reminiscence.
This time, the dragon sent Barnabas. The troll didn't hesitate to crush poor Pinker with his mace, but the smaller reptile proved his cunning and agility, dodging attacks while playing the harp. The instrument unleashes a powerful shockwave
However, each sonic attack that seems to injure Barnabass, his bones return to their original places on their own, or the wound heals.
[Troll Regeneration) activates.
Unsurprisingly, the troll will recover from any damage dealt by the enemy, even if he can't hit the Pi
k, it will also exhaust her. However, Julie also seems to have some surprises in store. "With horror stories!" She shouted to her minions. "With scary songs!"
The Pink Ranger begins to play a dark, sinister song, and a dark aura wears away Barnabas. "Bad to the Bone, Chapter 1 ......"
When Pink sang a heretical, terrible song, Van Kerr shuddered. The terrifying rhyme sings of a nameless lich's twisted, obsessive love for dragons and his desire to turn his treasure to dust to attract the attention of his rivals. When Pi
When K shamelessly recounted adult-only details, and even insulted her troll rivals, many viewers seemed to spit out.
Pink Ranger's [Lich's Requiem] Stops [Troll Regeneration Activation!]
When Pi
When K uses Sonic again, the troll staggers, but no longer heals. However, to make his master proud—and the end of the cursed song—the blacksmith continues to chase the bard, with unwavering determination to disdain her attacks.
In the end, the cat-and-mouse game is over, with Barnabas catching Pi while bleeding from sonic damage
k。 She proved herself to be both fragile and agile, and one blow was enough to defeat Pi
k, but the troll collapses due to the tension of the song and can't continue.
"Double Elimination!" Charlene decided that none of the contestants could stand up.
It was the first time Winkel had lost his retinue, but he still held the lead. His goal is not to win, but to keep most of his teammates in reserve when Knight Kea comes on. Kobold's minions dragged the injured player out of the field to recover.
"Get ready to face your doom!" General Huang wears golden armor and holds a sword of light, ready for battle.
"Undead (paladins)?" Shalene seemed surprised. "Is it possible to be both?"
Winkel hesitated for a moment to send Angel Mill and then decided to keep her as a backup for a real threat. He hesitated which creep to use, and one volunteered.
"Sword!" Junier grabbed its sword bait with one hand and swung it. Seeing the big "swordsman", Huang took a step back in fright, but his determination was still firm.
"[Elemental Sword: Fire]!" Junior wrapped his sword around the flames and held it high in the sun.
The Teenage Sword now deals extra [Fire] damage!
The two fighters exchanged a series of parries and throws, with Huang showing amazing skill while James Jr. showed relentless strength. For a moment, it seemed that both sides would be locked in a protracted duel.
This continued until Junier lost his patience. "Phantom Blade!"
excalit
AP held up an empty hand, and a weird, curved saber appeared in the palm of his hand. Before the poor yellow knight could fight back, the oversized imitator unleashed a savage attack with two weapons, forcing the paladin on the defensive.
While in Van Klehl's opinion, this imitator lacks any sense of skill, his speed and frenetic rage make up for it. Huang managed to hold on for a few seconds, but just as he couldn't block a punch, James Jr. shattered his arm with an appropriate swing and knocked him unconscious. excalit
AP let out a roar of victory, then slammed his opponent's sword to his feet.
After that ranger fell, Julie was left with only two Minions; She's powerful. Unsurprisingly, the Red Ranger took over his family, holding a knife in his left hand and a musket in his right hand.
"Sword defeat," the imitator said to Red menacingly, waving two swords.
"It's not the same as it used to be!" The velociraptor replied as he cast a spell. “[Skill Up], [Agi Up]!”
Ju
io
Once again, he uses a deadly furious attack, but his movement speed even exceeds that of the Pi
k, Red dodged every attack with ease. The more he evasives, the more angry and sloppy the imitator becomes.
"Boy, come back to me!" Winkel ordered, but the imitator ignored him. "Minions! Give me back!"
But the beast refused to listen, and all he wanted was to smash his opponent's sword.
Eventually, after driving the bigger monster crazy, Red circled it and shot Junior in the ankle. Little James stumbled a little, then was hit by a bird of prey in all his legs and collapsed to the ground. Rhett dodged the twin swords as he jumped onto the beast's back and rode it like a bull while stabbing it in the back.
Eventually, the exhausted imitator stopped struggling and admitted defeat.
"I'm sorry, Mimizod." The Red Ranger apologizes as he jumps off the monster, and the other kobolds drag the monster out of the arena.
"Sword ......"
"Tin foil!" Vai
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Command. "Prove yourself!"
The golem farmer happily confronts Red, showing off his strength in front of the minions. "Rollo will turn you into a sheep!"
"If you can catch me, that's great!"
"Rollo will, because Rollo has an ace." "(Acceleration)."
Winkel recognized the word as one of the spells of the dastardly Fulbon; The game was over before it even started.
Just like against Junior, Red tries to get around the puppet and shoots him in the ankle...... But the construction bull rushed at him at incredible speed, and time seemed to speed up around the machine. Ret's surprise is that he tries to back away, only to be punched in the chest by Rollo.
THOMP !
Whack!
When he heard Red's ribs collapse with a disgusting cracking sound, Wink winced, and the poor servant was knocked out with a single punch. The velociraptor was stronger than his companions and struggled to get to his feet, but eventually collapsed under pressure.
"You're doing a great job," Julie comforted her entourage, then glanced at her last champion. "Kia, avenge them!"
"Angel Mill, get out!" Winkel ordered, and another retinue was replaced. The trap is set.
"I don't want to duel you, Miel." The knight said that at this moment the two warriors faced each other.
"Me too, my friend," the angel replied, praying again. "Then I'll just stand there, leave my fate to heaven, and wait for you to fall guilty after hitting me."
Perfect. Knight Kia could not hit A without losing the favor of her so-called divine patron
gel Miel, which will allow her to be gentle in the ensuing fight. If sacrificing an unruly servant could take down the cursed Manlin, Van Kerr would not have lost sleep.
"yes...... No way. Knight Kia pointed at the bird. Banishment".
Angel Mill suddenly disappeared without a sound. Wink blinked in surprise as much as the audience.
"I sent her back to heaven," Knight Kea explained. "She can't fight anymore, so should this be considered a victory?"
Charlene looked up at Vacle, who was muttering in frustration. Technical ...... "Mill can't continue," Butlin said. "Victory belongs to Kia Bekele."
It's bad. Van Kerr counted on Angel to at least weaken the legendary minions, but she disappointed him with her poor performance. The dragon sent Buzz Jelly to soften the Manling · Kia, counting on the slime's massive resistance to damage to wear down the knight.
Cosmic Jelly immediately jumped to its feet and prepared to launch itself at the Manling airfield. "[SpaceZ]," it muttered in a cute voice.
At the same time, Kia takes a strange position, holding her sword in the opposite direction to her enemy, grasping the saddle with one hand and placing the other hand at the end of the saddle. "[Iaijutsu counter]!"
Warning: Kia Bekele will counter any single-target physical attack and deal four times as much damage!
Four times? Vai
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Lose one's head. "Jelly, Stop-- - - - - - -"
Too late!
This patriotic slime launched at the knight with blinding speed, and the knight hit it with his sword in the middle of the jump. The flat part of her sword struck Jelly's face like a stick, and the ground below trembled from aftershocks.
However, Kia's strike prevailed, allowing the jelly to fly like a cannonball through the clouds. Van Kerr didn't even see it hit the ground.
"Buzz Jelly can't go on!" The winner is Kia Bekele!" While Knight Kia was expecting applause, the audience booed her for attacking a national hero. The girl sulked silently, and her face was gloomy.
Van Kerr sent Rollo again, and he was getting more and more nervous. The knight ruined his perfect strategy without even trying! He hopes that the most powerful farmers in the world can match the power of this thorn in the side.
"[Accelerates]," the puppet sped up time around itself and rushed towards the knight, as if to smash her with his fist.
The Knight Kia immediately adopted the same defensive posture as last time, ready to retaliate with a terrible counterattack.
"[Earthquake]!"
Instead, Rollo slammed his fists into the ground at the last second, causing the entire arena to shake and debris scattered in all directions. Kia is hit head-on, breaking her defenses and sending the golem to punch her in the shoulder.
However, while one punch knocked Red down, it only dislocated his shoulder.
"It's finally a challenge!" Knight Kia jumped back with joy and raised his sword to the sky, widening the distance between the two warriors. "Solar judgment!"
A large, blinding ray of light fell on the golem, knocking him to the ground.
"Completely healed." A green aura enveloped Knight Kia, healing all her wounds and putting her shoulder back in place. Then, she quickly threw a miniature sun at the golem with her free hand, and Rollo rushed towards it. "How many HP do you have?!"
"Enough!" Rollo replied, engaging in a close-quarters fight with his rival.
What follows is a cycle in which the knights, Kia and Rolo, attack each other, ma
li
G jumps back and forth to regain his health. For a while, the two sides seemed evenly matched.
But the longer the duel lasts, the more worried Van Kerr becomes. The farmer did not recover from his wounds, but the knight recovered. The battle has turned into a war of attrition, and the Golem has not prevailed.
In the end, it took Kia 25 minutes for Knight Kia to knock Rolo out because she wasted too many sps to continue casting powerful spells. The kobold's servant dragged his body out of the arena and put it with the bodies of the other players, leaving Kia victorious, but exhausted.
But it doesn't matter. The important thing is Vai
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Almost lost his entire team, and K
ight Kia was largely unharmed, even if the SP was deprived. The dragon was left with only the necromancer Jules, and he knew in his bones that he couldn't win.
Impossible! Who can save Winkel's honor from this cursed knight!
A portal suddenly opens in the middle of the arena, and the dragon's prayers are answered.