Chapter 30: The Devil (Part II)
The crowd then began to flee as the army tried with all their might to destroy the terrifying-looking claws.
Numerous multicolored lights flickered on the black hole, caused by multiple magical attacks, but the claws did not take any real damage.
What's even more terrifying is that strange and terrifying hellish creatures, ghosts, fire demons, skeleton knights, etc., began to appear in the black hole cracks around the giant claws, and they flew to land one after another.
"Can't let them invade the ground!" One of the officers shouted, "The Fifth Army is ready for battle!" Everyone has to do their best to stop these demonic creatures!! ”
However, the army gradually began to be overwhelmed by the overflowing monsters, and although the mages could use light magic to annihilate these demons, this spell was very energy-intensive, so the greatest burden was given to the warriors.
"Kais! Watch your back!! A young fire-type warrior struggled to fend off the Skeleton Knight's onslaught, and turned to shout at his friend.
The soldier named Kays was fighting to the death with an ordinary fire demon, and when he heard his friend's words, he couldn't defend himself, and the ghost behind him suddenly invaded his body.
"Ahhh!!!hhh Heart-rending cries filled the battlefield, and the consequence of being invaded by the ghost of hell was to tear out the soul, a pain that ordinary people could not bear.
However, before Kays could finish venting his pain, the fire demon on the other side completely reduced him to ashes with a giant fireball.
More and more like this is happening in this remote border city, where a group charge organized by many skeleton cavalry can break through even the phalanx of hoplites, which can only be wiped out by large purification spells cast by mages.
As the demonic creatures grew more and more, the army gradually became powerless to resist, and more demons rushed towards the panicked civilians and residential areas, which was a completely one-sided and unrestrained massacre.
Demon soldiers such as the Skeleton Cavalry usually treat ordinary people with a single sword, and the Fire Demon only uses fireballs to reduce people to ashes, but the ghosts will make these unfortunate people experience that life is worse than death.
"Ah Yue! Run away with the children! A man who was lucky enough to return home shouted at his wife, "Demon, demon has invaded!!" ”
His wife was puzzled, but when she heard the screams and the roars of the demons in the distance, she panicked and picked up the baby and prepared to run away.
However, just as the family was about to run into the basement to escape, there was a loud noise outside the window, and a skeleton cavalry rushed in, the burning skull like a nightmare, and two empty eyes staring at the terrified humans in front of them.
The man was already frightened and his legs were weak, but he still picked up the hoe next to him and tried to leave a chance for his wife and children to escape, but he was cut in half by the skeleton cavalry.
The end result was that the family was slaughtered, and the building was burned to ashes by the Firefiend's fireballs.
The demon soldiers wreaked havoc on the city of Laiming, turning into a dusty wasteland everywhere they went, and the death toll skyrocketed.
"Sir! We can't take it anymore!! A soldier who had lost his left arm staggered into the barracks and said to the commander.
"Be sure to stick to it! The capital already knows the news of the demonic invasion and will soon send troops to our aid! The chief swore solemnly.
"But the front line is really ......" As soon as the soldier's words fell, he heard screams outside the camp, "The skeleton cavalry has already killed here!" ”
The chief's face turned pale instantly, and he hurriedly got up and picked up his special enchanted sword, the hand holding the hilt trembling slightly.
The screams outside the camp became more frequent, but soon faded away, leaving only silence.
"Are the demons gone?" The commander said suspiciously, and at the same time motioned for the soldiers around him to go out and take a look, but the seriously injured soldier shook his head in horror.
The commander was furious, and just as he wanted to reprimand, a huge fireball from outside the camp suddenly struck and hit his body impartially.
Immediately afterward, several skeleton cavalry rushed into the camp, killing the remaining soldiers, and the entire barracks was burned.
Less than four hours had passed since the invasion of the Demon Legion, and the army had almost completely collapsed, and the organized resistance in the city of Lyming had largely disappeared.
Blood and fire filled this small but strategically important city.
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Dream Imperial City, the palace accident has just been dealt with, and the empress has just barely recovered her body, but she has once again received extremely unfortunate news.
"It's been a few hours since Laiming City's urgent call for help." The Empress sat on the throne and didn't look like there were any signs of anything bad, "The Lyming Dynasty must be recaptured from the hands of those demons!" ......”
"Your Majesty, we only have two legions at hand that are still capable of fighting, the Caginette Legion and the Drenx Legion." One of the ministers said, "But both of these legions have the task of defending the border, and they cannot be called up until absolutely necessary......
The Empress made an embarrassed expression, she looked up at the expectant old Earl Drenx, and nodded slightly after noticing his attitude.
"Your Majesty." The Count trembled slightly, "I would like to lead the Draenx Legion to the aid of the city of Lyming!" ”
The Empress sighed, if she was not forced to do so, she did not want the old earl to go to the battlefield again, and the Empress had always been very considerate of this loyal old minister.
"Okay, I'm making an exception to allow you to use a large teleportation device to quickly reach the battlefield of the Lai Ming Dynasty!"
"Yes! Your Majesty! Chan will not disappoint your expectations!! Count Drenx stood up excitedly, bowed twice, and walked out of the hall.
After a long time, the empress returned to her bedroom, and the gloom on her face never dissipated.
The door was gently pushed open, and the Empress knew it was her sister, so she didn't react.
"You also know that a Draenx legion can't stop the demon invasion, right?" Yasha sat beside the Empress and said.
"But this is the only one that can be used, the Carginette Legion is stationed in the North Sea, and there is a ...... that must not be negligent."
Yasha frowned, leaned in and whispered a few words to the Empress, whose face turned to great surprise.
"Are you really going to do this?!" The empress was surprised, "If there are casualties, then those nobles will definitely not give up!" ”
"Now, it's up to them to contribute to the country." Yasha spread her hands and showed helplessness, "I'm afraid that this is not enough, I may have to trouble Avisa again tomorrow." ”
The Empress sighed, she didn't know how many times she had sighed like this today, and her appearance was much haggard because of it.
"Then you'll leave this matter to you." The Empress looked at her sister beside her, "May the Empire survive this crisis safely." ”
Yasha nodded and exited the palace, leaving the Empress alone to think.
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Heiyao City, Thousand Screens Academy, the students here invariably learned about the tragedy of Laiming City through electronic screens.
"Demonic ...... Invasion? Bai Xuanyi muttered to himself as if he had lost his mind.
As for demons and hell, Bai Xuanyi's mother once popularized a lot of knowledge about them for her, but Bai Xuanyi only regarded them as legends.
I didn't think that these were real, and even if they weren't the people involved, they were shocked by the disaster.
"Xiao Yu, maybe we don't have a few days of good life, right?" Bai Xuanyi looked at Lan Xiaoyu, who was beside him with a worried face.
"Who knows, it's been thirty years since the demons had made an invasion of this scale." Lan Xiaoyu said, "And this invasion is obviously different from the previous ones, the Demon Legion occupied a military town in less than a day......
Originally, the invasion of the purple mist and the identity of Huang Yao were enough for Lan Xiaoyu to drink a pot, but now the attack of the demon was almost suffocating to her like never before.
“...... The army will drive the demons back to hell, right? Bai Xuanyi's question made Lan Xiaoyu even more worried.
"This is impossible...... the dreamy words made Bai Xuanyi startled, and when he looked back, it was Lingxi with a confused face.
"Lingxi, what do you say is impossible?" Bai Xuanyi asked, "Do you mean what I said?" ”
At this time, Lingxi's state was like a doll that had lost her soul, and Bai Xuanyi could only guess that she was frightened by the demonic invasion.
"I didn't ...... It's nothing. Lingxi's state suddenly changed greatly, and a pair of black eyes became full of aura again, looking at Bai Xuanyi in front of him uneasily.
Bai Xuanyi didn't say anything more, the class bell rang, and everyone returned to the classroom one after another.
"Lingxi, will this be shown to me by you...... What is the apocalyptic scene about? Bai Xuanyi asked as he walked.
"I don't know." Lingxi looked back at her, but her originally shy and uneasy tone became extremely resolute, "I only know that the Dark Wing Empire has gone through countless difficulties, and this time is no exception. ”
Lingxi's changing feelings made Bai Xuanyi couldn't help but be surprised, this kid ...... There can't be schizophrenia, right?!
Bai Xuanyi was not allowed to continue to think about it, and after returning to the classroom, she listened to the lecture seriously.
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Most of the city of Laiming was already in ruins, and the entire city was almost covered in smoke and dust.
In the gray sky, the giant claws had completely emerged from the black hole, and then the huge stone wall-like body gradually began to reveal.
The monster's body was covered with fissures in the rocks filled with flames, and huge amounts of energy continued to overflow as it moved.
The flames of the rift fell to the ground and turned into flowing lava, making the already devastated city even more unbearable.
When this giant beast fully appeared, it may be the moment when all living things in the city of Lai Ming were completely destroyed.