Published: February 10, 2025
Since the beginning of the battle, the losses of the demon monsters have already been significant.
Previously, with the humans' long-range attacks and continuous artillery strikes, they had lost at least thousands of demon monsters before the engagement.
After the engagement, the tenacity and outstanding strength of these humans also inflicted considerable casualties on them. The Thunderstorm Tower and magic crystal cannon have never stopped firing; each volley has taken dozens of demon monsters' lives.
Every step the demon monsters take forward comes at a great cost.
However, they still believe that victory is within reach. No matter how strong these humans are, their numbers are too few; this battle may well end in half an hour.
But suddenly, a large-scale spell descended, leaving them stunned. At least in their minds, they couldn't comprehend what was happening.
How could that glowing thing be so powerful, moving so quickly, and descending from the sky to incinerate thousands of their kind?
Some in the inner circle were still okay; many demon monsters had no idea what was going on. But those in the outer circle were less calm, fearing what might happen that could turn them into ashes like their kin.
To be honest, having become accustomed to dominance, this was the first time they realized their bodies were not invincible.
This chaos quickly spread to the entire group of demon monsters, even affecting those in the inner circle.
Seizing the opportunity, the humans gathered together, forming a new defensive line. Most of the high-level demon monsters that had jumped into the circle had already escaped, and the remaining ones were encircled and annihilated by the humans.
The battlefield revealed a situation similar to that before the war began.
Yet, rather than feeling hopeful, the humans felt increasingly heavy-hearted.
In such a short time, their casualties exceeded a thousand!
The combat was intense, and the formation was compressed to an extremely small area. As soon as an ally was injured and fell, there was almost no time or space for rescue, so this casualty number was essentially equivalent to the death count. With the demon monsters pressing forward, the injured humans would be overwhelmed by them, having no chance to escape.
This was still under the protection of artillery positions and the extraordinary performance of the suddenly appearing princess sorceress. Now, the latter had fainted and reverted to her puppet form, while the former had suffered malfunctions in two of its cannons due to excessive firing, reducing their firepower.
If you add in the cooldown of human skills and the mental exhaustion making skills unusable, the strength of the survivors was continuously diminishing.
In such a situation, how would they face the next battle?
Liang Chuyin's heart was bleeding. In a team that had hunted eight-level iron lock prisoners without any casualties, more than a dozen had fallen in this brief but intense battle. These were the most elite forces of Cloud Summit! Just a moment ago, everyone was at their peak, but now the warriors would only grow weaker. How many more casualties would there be?
She was very clear that Xia Bai’s team had been carefully nurtured by Ye Zhongming. If they were all lost here, it would be a heavy blow from any perspective.
At this moment, the demon monsters also gradually quieted down. That high-level demon monster was continuously roaring within the group, even killing a few hesitant kin.
Both sides knew that the second wave of attacks was about to commence.
Sure enough, with a command from that high-level demon monster, the demon group surged forward again, colliding with the newly organized human defensive line. Just like the first time, high-level demon monsters continuously jumped into the human formation, as if they knew how to effectively break through human defenses.
Liang Chuyin knew it was time.
She took out the crystal ball that Ye Zhongming had given her and threw it into the sky. Then, she swung the long whip in her hand, the tip perfectly striking the surface of the crystal ball.