Chapter 1536: Chapter 277: Deceit and Ambush!
The Ice Fairy, using the Cross Star Wings, deftly dodged all the shockwaves and furious attacks from the Sorrow Bell. With a flip, he had already flickered several kilometers away.
Yet, Ianâs voice still echoed in the Sorrow Bellâs ears: "I originally thought that this series of stealth attacks could take you, this general, down and thus annihilate the Demon Legion in one fell swoop. I didnât expect you to be so keen. It seems we must meet on the battlefield after all."
[You]
At this moment, the Sorrow Bell was extremely shocked. He had just detected a slight disharmony behind himâsomething so minuscule it could be easily ignored. Instinctively, in his excessive tension, he launched a counterattack.
If he hadnât, he wouldnât have been able to repel the concealed Ian. Attacked by Ian in his Fairy Body form, and without using his âhidden cards,â he might not die on the spot, but it would take him at least ten days to a half-month to recover.
By that time, losing such a strong ally, the Demon Legion would probably have to retreat from South Ridge without even fighting a single battle!
But if he used his hidden cards, they might not achieve their strategic goals... and the result would still be equally bad.
[Think you can run? Itâs not that simple!]
So at this moment, the Sorrow Bell struck again. In the thunderous hell surrounding him, golden-red lightning shot out directly toward Ianâs previous direction â but the fairy had vanished again.
Like demons, fairies also have the ability to enter and exit the Domain of Void at will. Ian can suppress the demonsâ speed of entering and exiting the Domain with the Silver Sun, but he himself is not hindered by the Cursed Soil.
With the strike missing, the Golden Plains once again burst with light, and a mushroom cloud slowly rose amidst the roar.
But as the smoke cleared, nothing remained but a scorched earth.
Ian had already left, and the Armored Squad had moved far away.
Under the illumination of the light, the Sorrow Bellâs expression was unpredictable. It took him several deep breaths to suppress the violence and madness from his demonic power and calm down.
[...The intelligence aspect has been completely suppressed] he murmured, with a tone of caution: [It seems the original strategy is entirely useless; this South Ridge... is completely different from the Western Territory]
[What technology does this Silver Peak Earl possess?]
At this moment, the Armor Troop had completely retreated, and Ian had obtained the intelligence he wanted and left.
All that remained was a Demonic Army, whose lair had been assaulted.
[General, although the altar was destroyed, we have eradicated all the Knight Lords on the Golden Plains. With the resentment from their flesh and blood, we can completely rebuild the altar]
After reporting the losses, the Fusion Demon officer reported to the Sorrow Bell: [South Ridge seems to be delaying our actions. Our enemyâs reinforcements may arrive soon!]
[Itâs not a delay]
Now calmed down, the Sorrow Bell looked south, his lava-like eyes deep: [Theyâre forcing us into a decisive battle]
[Whether itâs those seemingly inexhaustible self-destruct Armors or todayâs elite Armored Squad, they all indicate that the Empireâs army in South Ridge has completely overwhelmed us in terms of intelligence â all our spies and scouts have been captured and executed by some network of that Silver Peak Earl]
[Now, only Rongying, who obtained a legal identity early within the Silverpeak Domain, barely exists and can provide us with some crucial information]
[Somehow, they seem to have full knowledge of our moves... Those drones and potentially wide-area surveillance cameras can bypass our âlife detectionâ and gather intelligence on us]
Before becoming a Fusion Demon, the Sorrow Bell was an elite commander of the Fiery Flame Land. Amidst the continuous assaults, he also saw through Ianâs true purpose: [The more we delay, the more we sink into the quagmire, for the enemy will gather more intelligence on us]
[But we donât need to care about what the enemy thinks; our strength surpasses theirs, allowing us to launch an attack and crush them directly]
[But still,] upon hearing this, the Fusion Demon officer was confused: [General, if they want to force us into a decisive battle, and we just go for it, isnât that playing into their hands?]
The Sorrow Bell did not speak, simply staring coldly at this subordinate. The officer, realizing his mistake, immediately shut his mouth.
After the Demon officer finished reporting and hurriedly left, the Sorrow Bell narrowed his eyes, looking southward: [South Ridge is probing our intelligence, and am I not probing South Ridgeâs?]
[It seems the entire South Ridgeâs power has been consolidated by this Silver Peakâs Lord, even the Nineteenth Legion is in his hands, armed with new weapons... But re-arming the entire army takes time, so he is stalling, waiting for the complete transformation. Of course, there may be reinforcements, but with other Demon Legions still wreaking havoc in the Western Territory, South Ridgeâs reinforcements, even if existent, are few and not a cause for concern]
[But if I rashly launch a decisive battle, I will fall into their trap... That Giant of Light is just one example; if unprepared, launching an assault will only result in being severely hit by their hidden cards]
The Demon General muttered to himself. He had made up his mind: [So... I also need to unveil a hidden card]
He vanished. The Sorrow Bell entered the Domain of Void.
In the Domain of Void, the Sorrow Bell looked toward the northwest of the void, where a space entirely blackened and eroded by the Cursed Soil lay.
Sensing the immense power within that space-time, the Demon General smiled: [The Demon Army is merely a preliminary experiment for the Immortal Legion]
[The true power of the âAbyssal Kingdomâ is beyond what they could ever imagine!]