Chapter 24: Summoning the Demon Legion! [Seeking Recommendation Votes]
2016-12-26
Author: Floating Tower
The cold wind howled.
As the new year approached, the Overseas Islands welcomed their first snowfall.
The astonishing battle that erupted in the southern part of Modo Island did not affect the harbor and the inner city, so others could only hear about it from a few people and learn how brutal the fighting was.
The outside world had more speculation about Modo City. Upon learning that the attacking Demon Legion was led by Orcus, many deities’ churches were taken aback and hurriedly sent this news back. Modo City’s response capability and hidden trump cards were truly remarkable; despite facing the Abyss Legion head-on, they managed to protect the inner city from any losses and resisted the attack in just half a day. This is something no nation in the Material Plane could achieve, even with divine intervention; undoubtedly, Modo City still has many hidden cards they were unaware of.
Although everything ended quickly.
The pain brought about was unavoidable. The High Priest organized a grand funeral after cleaning the battlefield.
Soren’s church and believers suffered a severe blow, with over twenty thousand believers killed in the Abyss Legion’s attack, and about twenty priests were killed by liches and undead. Although their souls could return to the Divine Kingdom, they were still dead.
Three fully established towns turned into ruins.
Modo City directly lost more than ten million Gind in this battle. The resources needed for subsequent reconstruction and relocation of the population would be even more.
This was an openly brazen attack!
The purpose was undoubtedly to strike at Soren’s power; if Modo City hadn’t reacted quickly, it could have severely crippled Soren’s church in one fell swoop.
The enemy must pay the price!
No matter who the mastermind behind it is! Soren must make them pay!
However, the most important thing now is to restore order in Modo City and gather troops to guard various locations. Soren was still uncertain whether the enemy’s attack was just the first wave.
“We must strike back.”
Soren stood on the high platform of the Grand Temple, listening to the prayers of the believers outside and the mournful cries of countless wandering souls.
Over thirty thousand civilians died in Modo City, and their souls were gathered by the temple. Due to the sheer number, Soren couldn’t rest easy with the River of Underworld and could only have the Otherworldly Messenger send them to the Divine Kingdom in batches. Soren suspected that this attack was orchestrated by the God of Death – Naraku, but such a reckless attack by Naraku felt off; he suspected there were others behind the scenes instigating it.
Many deities wished to test him!
“It’s not yet time to act against Naraku. If I remember correctly, he will soon hold a promotion ceremony.”
Soren’s gaze pierced through space as he murmured, “However, since you dare to strike at me, you must pay the price. It seems it’s time to ignite a war in the Abyss!”
The enemy did not strike openly.
This posed a problem, as Soren couldn’t rally allied deities to deal with Naraku in this way. But since Orcus had taken action and was now killed by Soren, with his soul trapped in Orcus’s staff, he had to do something.
The most valuable revenge right now is to eliminate the opponent’s wings in the Bottomless Abyss!
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In the Bottomless Abyss, the third layer, the Land of Forgotten.
After nearly two months of silence, at the rear of Gurenba Arena, a grand palace built near a volcano slowly opened its heavy obsidian doors.
Then, the figure of Balroth Fire Demon Lord – Soren emerged. Behind him were six evolved flame demons, along with a Balroth Fire Demon who had come to ally with Soren. He was from the dark well of the Bottomless Abyss, an evil and powerful presence.
“Master!”
“Master!”
“Master!”
The high-level succubus maids who had been guarding outside immediately came to welcome him. They fanned their small demon wings to greet Soren as he emerged, and seven or eight high-level succubus maids circled around him, obediently waiting for his orders.
The first to speak was a goblin demon sorcerer.
Since Gurenba Arena had been growing, the goblins’ power had been severely weakened.
Demons now dominated the area, especially with more and more high-level demons trying to ally with Soren for power, making the goblin demons’ status even worse.
Executioner – Soren’s generosity and ferocity had spread through the Bottomless Abyss, leading many evil spirits to join here for the sake of profit, causing their numbers to swell and making the goblin demons more precarious. Goblin demons knew that only Soren could guarantee their standing; otherwise, relying solely on strength would leave them devoured by demons and evil spirits long ago.
The last to speak was the leader of the demon guards from Gurenba Arena, a powerful assassin demon responsible for training some powerful demon guards.
“Ring the alarm!”
“Summon the Demon Legion!”
Soren’s imposing figure stepped forward, his broad demon wings spread out like a pair of dragon wings. He glanced at the joyful expression of the assassin demon and slowly said, “War is coming!”
“Let us go destroy and conquer!”
Boom boom boom!
The heavy bell echoed over the entire Gurenba Arena. This bell only rings during the grandest competitive battles and calls to arms. Undoubtedly, there was no competition now; the only explanation was that the great Balroth Fire Demon Lord – Soren was summoning his Demon Legion.
Then!
This only represented one meaning in the Bottomless Abyss—war is coming!!!
Unlike the Material Plane, when the bell to summon the Demon Legion rang, the faces of everyone did not show surprise or tension, but rather uncontrollable excitement and battle intent.
Demons crave war, demons crave slaughter.
Not once had high-ranking demons thought Soren too merciful; in the Bottomless Abyss, that was not a compliment. These high-ranking demons who had allied believed Soren should start a grand war.
War is necessary!
They needed a war to earn merit, to prove power, to expand territory, to grow stronger.
All the high-ranking demons who had allied believed Soren should at least choose a Lesser Demon Lord as an enemy. A vast Demon Legion needed a target, needed to eliminate enemies and plunder wealth. They also needed this to gain higher status, ideally to become a low-ranking Demon Lord.
These demons felt that the days in Gurenba Arena had become somewhat aimless.
Their days consisted of training, summoning more demons, occasionally clearing the wilderness, and dealing with evil spirits; none of this was serious work for high-ranking demons. The real business of demons is war and slaughter!
“Hahaha!”
“Is war finally about to start?”
A burly Balroth Demon laughed as he charged out from the tavern. Demons do not typically need ordinary food, and some organs are also unnecessary. Drinking is a pastime only enjoyed by high-ranking demons, and only special drinks allow them to feel this; such drinks are nearly poison to humans.
A tempting demon figure also emerged from the tavern.
Anyone nearly qualified to enter the tavern were high-ranking demons, while mid-and lower-ranking demons were mostly in military camps or clearing tasks in the wilderness.
The entire Gurenba Arena suddenly erupted in excitement.
Aimless high-ranking demons appeared one after another; some flapped their demon wings to take to the skies, while others teleported directly to the square. In the war against the Kingdom of Fear, Gurenba Arena had birthed a large batch of new high-ranking demons, who had long craved new battles to grow stronger.
Five six-armed serpent demons swiftly traversed the wide street, their reaction times quick. By the time they arrived, they were already fully armed.
At that moment.
In the great square of Gurenba Arena, nearly a hundred high-ranking demons had gathered.
Leading were six unique high-ranking demons: the high-ranking Balroth Demon – Olirei, six-armed serpent demon leader – Reiz, tempting demon envoy – Frost, assassin demon instructor – Kyla, goblin demon sorcerer – Mirte, and soul judge captain – Modiel.
These six high-ranking demons share a characteristic: each wore a special magic ring on their fingers!
Clop clop clop.
The crisp sounds of boots echoed, and the succubus boss – Reynalise made her appearance.
The demons arrived swiftly and were all excited. Some high-ranking demons whispered to each other, seemingly guessing who the target of this assault would be.
Quickly.
Accompanied by the aura of roaring flames, the imposing figure of Soren descended from the sky. He looked down at the numerous high-ranking demons before him and slowly spoke, “The time for war has come!”
“It is time for us to go conquer and destroy the next target.”
One after another, flame demons appeared behind Soren. Although many high-ranking demons had speculated that their Lord had been training flame demons in his absence, the sight of so many flame demons materializing before them still left them a bit shaken.
“Orcus has fallen in the Material Plane.”
A massive executioner’s sword appeared in Soren’s palm as he pointed the fiery whip toward the void and said in a deep voice, “All the realms he controlled are now unclaimed land!”
“The King of Ghouls – Doreisen betrayed Yenogu, and now Orcus has fallen again!”
“Now this ghoul has become an old dog without minions or support! … This presents an opportunity for us! … A true opportunity to rise from the Bottomless Abyss! …”
“My servants!”
“Let us summon the Abyss army! Go crush Thanatos! Go conquer Naratal! …”
“These places belong to us!”
“Go summon your servants! Go call upon your allies!”
“We will conquer these realms! In the end, we will hang the head of the King of Ghouls – Doreisen at the pinnacle of the White Kingdom’s palace!”
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(PS: Unfortunately, Floating Tower’s math skills are lacking; otherwise, I would tell you the impact of swinging a ton-weight weapon at supersonic speeds. Hehe.) (To be continued ~^~)
