Chapter 158: Chapter 133: Entering the Battlefield_2
Although they had confronted the evil dragon before, they had not faced hundreds of giant dragons at once. However, the intimidation brought by hundreds of giant dragons still paled in comparison to the terror emanating from this all-encompassing demon army that seemed to shroud the whole world.
“Numerous as they are, they can still be annihilated.”
If Duanmu Huai dared to come, he must have already made preparations. He had learned from the Night Guard that the three wizards of the Dea Association, once affiliated with the Yajinians, were the ones causing havoc on this planet. Using their power, they maintained the passage from subspace, allowing demons to reach this world from subspace. If they defeated these three wizards, the passage would be destroyed, and most of the demons would have to return to hell.
Well, this is similar to the methods used by the believers of chaos in the Imperial. Or it could be said that all chaos believers in the universe do this — they first use various rituals to blur the boundaries between reality and subspace. Then, they can summon demons in subspace into the real world for a massacre, and while the demons are slaughtering, they expand the affected area, eventually integrating the whole planet into subspace.
However, besides the chaos believers, the Imperial had various deities and their devotees to hold the Northern Line, denying the chaos savages any further opportunities. Bartonilla and Zhen Dan also blocked these chaos believers in the polar regions. So there, while no major issues arose, small problems kept popping up.
But this planet was different. Duanmu Huai guessed that this planet likely followed a materialistic scientific path, probably not believing in any gods or monsters. Perhaps even if someone was holding a chaos ritual right under their noses, they would think it was just a religious dance — it would be a surprise if they didn’t capsize.
“There are two things we need to do.”
Duanmu Huai quickly provided the answer.
“First, protect the remaining power of this planet, then kill those three wizards to dispel the hell’s assimilation of this planet.”
“So, where do we start?”
Since Duanmu Huai had made his decision, no one else would object. Ann was even eager to get started instantly.
Duanmu Huai glanced at the map before him again, then turned his attention to a steel building — it looked like a Steel Fortress, which was currently under attack by demons. The turrets outside were pouring bullets at the demons like crazy, but unfortunately, the people of this world apparently hadn’t expected they would fight demons when designing their weapons.
Based on the current situation, could this be considered a resistance group?
Duanmu Huai pointed to the location on the screen and then turned to leave.
“Everyone, prepare for battle!!”
Meanwhile, in the steel fortress below, the battle had reached its most critical situation.
“Fire! Fire! Fire!!!”
The soldier holding the firearm roared orders and pulled the trigger. The bullets rained out like a storm, crushing a large number of demons. But very quickly, the demons from behind surged forward again, and at the same time, a vibration suddenly rang out from under their feet.
Then, as if confirming the soldiers’ premonitions, a scream came from the radio.
“Report, the enemy has broken through the western defense line! The western defense line has fallen!!”
“Commander, what now!?”
Hearing the sound from the radio, the soldiers all looked up at the man before them, who was gritting his teeth, hesitating for a moment.
“Keep fighting! Detonate the minefield on the western defense line! No matter what, we can’t let these monsters get into the fortress!!”
Soon, with the command given, a thunderous bang came from a distance, followed by a surge of fire and smoke rising into the sky. The commander turned his head to glance at the scene before swiftly drawing his gaze back.
For the people of this world, the battle taking place before their eyes was nothing short of a nightmare.
These demons, whose origin was unknown, seemed inexhaustible. Human attacks were nearly powerless against their wicked strength. However, this didn’t mean that humans had lost the will to resist. Even though the demons had occupied more than half of Earth, and almost sixty percent of areas had fallen, the remaining humans still united and formed the “ARC” – the Armed Reaction Alliance, dedicated to fighting against the demons. They excavated numerous underground cities and relocated all civilians there for refuge.
This steel fortress standing before them was one of the entrances to an underground city. If the fortress were to fall, the demons would directly invade the underground city. By then, the civilians beneath would be completely slaughtered by these damned monsters. This was something they absolutely had to prevent!
However, just when the soldiers were about to engage in battle, the wall next to them suddenly cracked open. A gigantic demon charged in aggressively like a wild beast. The soldiers were completely caught off guard by the demons’ ability to penetrate the thick walls. They were in chaos. Before they could counterattack, the huge demon had already stormed into their ranks.
The defence line collapsed instantly. Several soldiers were sent flying by the demon and screamed as they hurtled through the air before crashing to the ground. The demon didn’t stop there. It roared and swung its claws, killing all nearby soldiers within the blink of an eye.
“You… damned monster!!!”
Seeing his men being slain, the commander’s eyes turned red with rage. He picked up a shotgun and fired it at the giant demon before him.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!!!”
Powerful bullets hit the demon, but it seemed to feel no pain. Instead, the demon turned toward the commander and roared. With a wave of its claw, a strong gust blew the commander off his feet, sending him crashing into the wall before he fell to the ground.
With a burning pain in his back, the commander felt like he had lost control of his body. All he could still vaguely hear was the dying screams of soldiers and the sound of gunshots. However, even these sounds drowned in the shadow falling from the sky.
The noise, like a cannon exploding, was deafening and nearly deafened the commander. After a while, he managed to open his eyes and look ahead. Then, the commander saw a strange metallic object standing in front of the ruined hall. Underneath it was the mangled corpse of the demon.
The commander’s mind was blank. He looked at the odd metal object, completely baffled.
Just as the commander was perplexed, the strange object suddenly emitted white smoke and cracked open. A giant figure wielding a war hammer stepped out. Seeing this dark figure emerge, the demons that were about to attack abruptly stopped. They looked uncertainly at the dark figure. To his astonishment, the commander detected a hint of fear in the demons’ reactions.
Could these demons also feel fear?
Before the commander could process the situation, multiple circular blue portals suddenly appeared in the air around them. He saw numerous entities, dressed in knight’s armour and wielding weapons, stepping out of the portals like ghosts. Ignoring the soldiers, the ghost knights glared fiercely at the demons, as if they wanted to shred them into pieces!
The commander then saw the dark figure raise his hand and swung it forward!