Just as the demon hunters were preparing to enter the Aswan Oasis, Ivan suddenly felt a cold touch pass through him, a kind of prophetic sense that something dangerous was watching in the dark.

"Stop, all the troops are on alert!" his voice was not loud, but it could reach the ears of all the soldiers.

Hmmm——!

The army immediately opened up its defensive formation, and the heavy infantry formed a phalanx, while the line was stretched horizontally around the oasis. The Knights of the Holy Wing guarded both flanks of the line, and the artillery units pushed forward the breech-loading guns along the gap in the phalanx. The bazooka troops quickly occupied the high ground, and the Demon Hunters and the Holy Army formed a long column to stand by.

"Your Majesty?"

Renee looked back at Evan, only to see that his eyes were as black as night and lit up with golden fire, as if dissolved liquid gold was tumbling in flames.

In the next moment, she saw an invisible ripple spreading in all directions centered on Ivan. It was like a bolt of lightning struck the metal, causing the metal to completely lose its proper color, leaving only the basic outline of the intertwined electricity. This basic linear structure swept over all the green vegetation near and far around it, and then it was as if the entire oasis had become a network in an instant, only to return to its original shape in an instant.

"It seems that there are times when satellite maps go wrong......"

Ivan stood up from the sun's chariot and held his hands against the sky, and his palms were quickly filled with wisps of molten golden electricity: "In the face of such a realistic disguise, even I was almost blinded...... Burning it with fire will probably have an effect!"

Above the canopy, a bright spot appeared in the middle of the dense clouds, like a morning star rising in the darkness.

The bright spot expanded rapidly, and the golden light pierced through the clouds that were kilometers high, shooting down directly above, shining in a circle centered on the oasis.

It was like a sword of light stabbed from the sky, and a sacred pillar of light crossed the heavens and the earth!

Boom ——!

The pillar of light pierced through the shield of the canopy and hit the earth directly, and a huge ball of light seemed to rise from the top of the oasis. The ball of light rapidly expanded to the heavens and the earth, because it was so bright and dazzling, as if the world around it was slightly darkened.

Then a deafening explosion that almost tore through the air swept across like a shock wave, bringing up the ashes of the high-temperature burning to the edge of the oasis. The golden pillars of light shot towards the earth one after another, forming a loud rumbling sound, forming a high-pitched and piercing scream, as if the angry tide was wave after wave.

“......”

In this world that was overwhelmed by the roar of explosions, everyone was horrified to see a mushroom cloud quickly engulf the oasis, and the mushroom-shaped exterior began to crumble as it expanded, and the clumpy shell of cotton shattered in an instant. The water-streaked impact swept out of it, and the smoke continued to spread in all directions like a cloud, engulfing the entire forest in an instant.

As the mushroom cloud continued to expand, dense bushes, erect trees, undulating mounds, everything turned into a sea of fire, and the scorching breath came over the face. The hems of everyone's armor danced wildly in the wind, and in the blink of an eye, the entire oasis shattered in their eyes.

In just three seconds, the shock wave had already engulfed the entire oasis like a tsunami, reducing everything to ashes.

But...... The seemingly dense and wild oasis is recorded, but there are hidden buildings that are out of place here.

Under the ash smoke, seven dark green spire towers were exposed to everyone's view, and their bodies were covered with green leaf-like lines, almost blending in with the trees of the oasis. It is precisely for this reason that satellite maps do not show clues.

The towers hidden in the forest are not only totemic symbols, but also cover a small area with a transparent and invisible curtain, completely isolating the space inside and outside. The defense is so strong that even a map cannon full of light energy can't do it.

The towering buildings are so striking that they can almost echo the moon rings above the clouds. As if unable to carry their weight, even the rock-paved ground cracked. The turbid black mist resembles a majestic waterfall. From the sky above the towers, the black cracks that gradually opened poured out, and the cold aura that gradually diffused made everything around them settle into a deathly silence.

"Your Majesty...... Is that the imperial obelisk?" asked Rennie, surprised.

"It's not...... Compared to the Tower...... They are more like some kind of portal, capable of connecting to another dark plane. Yi replied with a sense of feeling.

"Then destroy it at once!" the female adjutant immediately tensed.

"Don't worry, this little dark isn't a big deal...... It's not as strong as the demonic calamity that I encountered three years ago. The ability of these towers should be to summon dreadbeasts on a large scale and make them assemble to form a mass of catastrophe and wreak havoc...... Isn't it just right for us to annihilate it in one fell swoop!?"

Ivan didn't have any worries at this time, because he could accurately judge the level of the nightmare breath, and the nightmare breath in front of him was neither strong nor weak, and it was just right to use it for training.

One by one, one by one

With a low roar that seemed to come from a distant time and space, the black cracks above the towers slowly opened outward. The army of demon hunters stood far enough away, silently staring at the massive chasm that almost obscured the entire gap.

Woohoo – Whoop——!

The black cracks gushed out thick blue-white arcs of electricity, symbolizing the condensation of the climb to the apex, ripple-like fluctuations radiating outward along the lines of the air. Even warriors who knew nothing about the tower could easily feel the aura of the dark monster at this moment.

Eventually, the flow of the smoky waterfall slowed down gradually, then stopped for a moment, and suddenly contracted sharply in reverse toward the center point.

When all the energy was condensed at one origin, the passage connecting the present world and the other-dimensional space was finally fully opened, and the space surged outward like a raging tide at that moment. With a dull whistling sound, the power of the energy explosion quickly spread, and a whirlwind blew in all directions around the towers.

"Your Majesty, are you sure this little dark power is nothing?"

Renee asked in a screeching voice, as she struggled to keep her balance from being blown off in the wind, her uniform fluttering up and down in the turbulent airflow, making a tearing noise.

"What are you afraid of with me, if this monster is a threat, the legion might as well be disbanded on the spot!" Ivan stood with his hands folded over his chest, retorting the other party's question. The next moment, the molten golden flame in his eyes suddenly jumped:

"I'm more curious about who built these stone trands than these monsters...... Keep your eyes open, a massive dreadbeast will soon descend here!"

As if in response to his words, a snowflake condensed from ashes slowly drifted in front of Renee's eyes, and then disappeared into the air.

"...... from the world of the dead Snow of Ashes!" the adjutant murmured.

The ashes swirled and melted into the wind, and in the blink of an eye, they became a gray whirlpool. The snow of ashes, with a lifeless, cold aura, rushed from the front of the military formation, like a massive sandstorm.

"The breath of a monster...... It's so nostalgic. As if melted by the snow of ashes, Evan's tone softened and turned into a murmur.

In the next moment, the ash snow shattered into countless black smoke, and from under the rolling curtain, thousands of strangely shaped dreadbeasts appeared in front of the demon hunters. This monster army was centered on the crack in the sky, arranged in a neat phalanx, and confronted the legion from a distance.

Humanoids, insectoids, dissolvers, arthropods, alien beasts, and high-level dreadbeasts with large bodies and manipulating people's minds...... These twisted monsters were trembling in fear from the menacing army in front of them.

"Warriors, you all saw it!?

Ivan raised his sword again, slashed a shining edge and pointed it at the towers, roaring like a lion: "For the sake of all the innocent people who died in the demonic plague, crush them!"

"Artillery ready for six salvos—" Following his order, the artillery commander gave the command to attack: "Fire!"

Boom Boom Boom Boom ——!

The dense firelight in front of the military formation disappeared, and the energy around the towers that had become weak seemed to have been torn open, and the dense firelight lit up on the ground where the dreadbeasts had gathered.

Bright exploding fires staggered across the sky, and flames, smoke, and pieces of Nevia's shattered corpse rose from between the towers.

With the roar of the recoiling breech artillery, the energy shield supported by the towers instantly fell apart, and with the arrival of the second and third waves of artillery bombardment, the Dreadbeast formation was quickly shattered. The weaker monsters were directly vaporized at high temperatures, and the stronger monsters were staggered by the bombardment, and for a moment it was almost impossible to distinguish between east and west, north and south.

"Whoa

Under the bombardment of artillery fire, a penetrating roar suddenly came from the firelight, accompanied by rolling sound waves, and a huge dreadbeast with a giant's upper body, lizard scales, and a spider's lower body, took the lead in charging towards the military formation.

Under its leadership, the monsters that had been bombed before reacted one after another, letting out a sharp roar that made people feel sick, and surged towards the trajectory of the artillery fire.

At this moment, the six salvos were almost finished, and the artillery fire quickly became scarce. In the next moment, a phalanx of spears like a forest of steel burned into the eyes of the monsters, and the blades that reflected the cold moonlight made them even more violent.

One by one, one by one

The well-trained Imperial Army stood in place, a torrent of steel made up of tens of thousands of hoplites. The wind ruffled the hair beneath their helmets, and even the moonlight rippled lightly, then covered with their shining silver armor.

On the two wings of the phalanx, the Corona Knight's mount, the Chocobo, roared eagerly with the protection of its master, and from time to time stretched out its fluttering wings, waving and demonstrating against the attacking monsters.

"Ready!"

As soon as the commanders' orders were issued, the heavy infantry raised their three-meter-long steel spears and crushed the monsters with heavy steps, like moving steel walls. The Corona Knight was in a charging position, and the Demon Hunter priest was chanting a prayer incantation in a low voice, sending buffet blessings to the warriors.

The entire phalanx slowly moved forward in this way, and the flames fired by the rocket artillery in mid-air flashed from time to time, all of which hit the large dreadbeasts, causing these behemoths to fall to the ground like dominoes.

Boom Boom Boom ——!

Soon, the black tide shook the steel flood fiercely, and the steel spear and the monster's minions struck each other, making a thunderous sound. The outermost dreadbeast quickly fell, and the monsters that followed roared and pounced, colliding with the spear phalanx, tearing each other's lines apart.

"Corona Knights, charge!"

With the loud shout of the horn of the charge, the ground shook and the mountains shook and the stalemate confrontation was torn to shreds.

The Corona Knights finally charged, and the earth under the giant claws of the chocobos flew up, attacking the monsters' line from the flanks. The silvery-white sharp formation easily broke through the flanks of the dreadbeasts—the jagged knight's spears sliced through the monsters' throats like a scythe for mowing grass at the moment of impact. The Corona Knight then manipulated the landing bird to continue to charge forward, leaping over the corpse of the monster.

As the entire front was being strangled by the phalanx of spears, the Dreadbeast was helpless in the face of the Corona Knights' charge from the flanks. A body made of deformed flesh and nightmarish breath, he could only watch the bloodthirsty knight shoot at his head.

At the same time, the other Holy Army and the Demon Hunter Regiment also moved in an instant after receiving Ivan 's order.

They bypassed the lines and flanks, gradually devouring the army of monsters from the rear. The forces of the Dreadbeasts were disappearing at an alarming rate, like tissues blackened with ink, soaked in a large chunk in an instant. The monsters roared wildly, but what was reflected in their pupils were cold blades, splashing stumps, and the same kind around them fell like mowing grass.

With a terrible roar, the curtain of blood slowly fell, and surrounded by the superior forces of the demon hunting army, the dreadbeast's dying throes were not long enough

Stopped.

At this moment, there were only a few scattered places on the battlefield that had not yet fallen silent, and the high-level dreadbeasts with huge physiques and thick armor supported each other, resisting with the last of their strength

Resist the attacks of the fighters, but soon the hideous figures also quickly fell.

One-one-one-one

At this moment, in Ivan's perception, there was a huge nightmare aura in the battlefield. The dark power that overflowed after the death of nearly a thousand dreadbeasts was so huge that he felt as if he was wrapped in a huge river of dark energy, and the energy was constantly absorbing the power.

And that's not all.

After the collapse of those towers, the dark power that poured out was almost a vast ocean, causing the dark energy of the Holy Book of Hades in his body to begin to increase wildly.

"I'm going to take a picture of these towers and send them to the governors of all over the country, so that they can conduct a carpet search for me!" Ivan secretly made up his mind as he devoured the nightmare aura with all his might.