Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 797: The Army of Death
Lily and Meigen possessed an astonishing insight into the battlefield that Zhao Hai did not have, so in this matter, he still hoped to ask for their opinions.
Lily frowned and said, "Brother Hai, I believe we should adopt two different attitudes towards the divine and demonic races: attack one and spare the other."
Zhao Hai gently frowned and asked, "Why do you think that?"
Lily nodded, "The reasons for the divine and demonic races' actions against the Ark Continent are different. The divine race targets the people of the Ark Continent; you already know that they intend to collect faith power for that cultivator. However, judging by their demeanor, they harbor deep resentment towards the people here and likely won’t really let them go. The demonic race, on the other hand, aims for the land of the Ark Continent. The environment in the demon realm is too harsh; they want a better place to live, and they definitely won’t spare the people of the Ark Continent. However, if we can offer the demonic race a better living environment, wouldn’t that mean we don’t have to fight?"
Upon hearing Lily's words, Zhao Hai and the others were taken aback. They understood what Lily meant; was she actually suggesting bringing the demon realm into their space? Was that even possible?
Zhao Hai turned to Lily and asked, "Do you have a good plan?"
Lily smiled slightly and said, "That also depends on the timing. Right now, trying to pull in the demons is definitely not feasible. I think we should wait for a while. We need to inflict some pain and fear on the demonic race before they will accept our overtures. As for the divine race, I think we should forget about it. They regard that cultivator as a supreme deity and won't accept our overtures."
Zhao Hai snorted coldly, "Even if I could pull them in, I wouldn’t. The souls from the kingdom of light wouldn’t agree to that. It doesn’t matter; we need to fight regardless. Overthinking doesn’t help. But the emergence from the Underworld truly comes at the right time, and the situation in the Underworld is vastly different from that of the divine and demonic races. How should we handle them?"
Lily chuckled, "What else can we do? Didn’t you already think about this, Brother Hai? Treat the Underworld as a source of troops; from now on, the Underworld will serve as our dedicated source of troops."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hai couldn't help but laugh heartily, "Alright! Then it shall be so; the Underworld will be our dedicated source of troops from now on."
Ever since Zhao Hai gathered all the people from the Ark Continent into his space, he could confidently say that there was nothing left for him to worry about, and he could finally unleash his full potential.
Like a dragon returning to the sea and a tiger entering the deep mountains, this was exactly how Zhao Hai felt now. He was not afraid of the divine and demonic races. Even if he couldn't defeat these two races in the short term, he could hide in his space and slowly develop without having to clash head-on with them like before, which was not Zhao Hai's strong suit.
In stark contrast to Zhao Hai's relaxed state, the divine and demonic races were genuinely on edge because their reinforcements were on the way.
For the demonic race, it was needless to say, as the Great Demon Lord personally led an army of fifty million, with over a million divine-level experts. Although they appeared to be fewer in number than the divine race, their combat strength should not be underestimated.
The situation with the divine race was relatively special this time; their reinforcements consisted of three factions. One was the heavy-armored cavalry from the barbarian tribe, but only the elite units. Another was the Pegasus Light Cavalry from the Winged Horse Tribe, also elite. The last faction was reinforcements from the divine race itself, totaling an astonishing forty million troops.
Of course, these forces had not yet arrived at the Ark Continent, but they were expected to reach within about three days, and the battle would likely begin then.