Chapter 1540: Chapter 279: Iron, Demons, and Sublimators
[Ian, the beast tide is coming!]
Upon hearing Marquis Bartonâs words, Ian was initially puzzled, as he didnât quite understand what the âbeast tideâ referred to.
But soon, he grasped the meaning behind the otherâs words and widened his eyes: "You mean to say, the demons have taken control of those magical beast tribes in the abyssal pits?"
[Thatâs right, not control, but all those magical beast tribes have gone mad]
Marquis Bartonâs words made Ian furrow his brow.
The Golden Plains were the result of a mantle magma surge on Terra Continent during the Calamity of Heavenly Fall, which would have turned into a dark rock event had it not been suppressed by the Sublimators of that era. Therefore, this place has numerous rare metal veins and quite a few special magical beast tribes that rely on these veins.
For example, inside the Nine Spirals Abyss, thereâs a complete underground ecosystem, along with five large magical beast nests, marked by The Empire as key ecological observation zones.
Besides that, the Golden Plains have many abyssal pits, filled with countless magical beasts, serving as a major source of magical beast materials for the South Ridge.
But clearly, the People of the Fiery Flame Land wouldnât protect the ecological resources of The Empire. They must have used some method to manipulate the magical beast tribes as their âvanguardâ to invade the South Ridge.
"So soon?"
Ianâs expression turned solemn; he had anticipated this possibility long ago but didnât expect the Fiery Flame Land to manipulate the magical beasts so quicklyâonly a day had passed, and they had already created a beast tide?
What technology could this be?
Without hesitation, Ian directly applied for outside assistance and inquired from Dragon Island!
"Is this Abyssal Technology?"
And the response from Dragon Island was straightforward: [Yes]
Then, the Galewind Dragon King kindly provided a note: [This is a kind of abyssal mental infection, directly disrupting normal creaturesâ minds through the Domain of Void, gradually driving them insane and frenziedâif a creature is already quite ferocious, like the predatory Sharp Claw Tiger, they will quickly degenerate into demonic subspecies in the Subspace Labyrinth]
Meanwhile.
The Golden Plains, Demonic Army.
A terrifying four-legged robot was swiftly moving through the grasslands.
This spider-like, four-legged robot was extremely agile and bore a great resemblance to common arthropods on the plains, making it impossible for those unaware of its presence to detect.
Also, being a mechanical creation, demons find it very difficult to identify these small, lifeless targets, and even if they do, they canât discern if itâs a native âtinyâ bug.
Thanks to the wonders of Terra, the insects here being basketball-sized or having a metallic exoskeleton is quite normal.
Even if discovered, there are many other insects of differing models.
Thus, this terror robot equipped with a professional camera was able to precisely capture the horrific mutations occurring at the Demonic Armyâs headquarters.
On a plain covered in flesh and blood, crimson plasma bubbled and boiled like lava, and it was faintly discernible that this flesh originated from various completely different magical beasts.
Then, one by one, the Inferior Demons seemed to sacrifice themselves, plunging into it, with their bodies dissolving and souls beginning to reshapeâand as hundreds of Inferior Demons joined the mass of flesh, a purple-red vortex began forming, with boiling crimson fog churning and rising.
Then, from within this fog, one by one, tall and formidable âmagical beastsâ more than twenty meters in height emerged. Their forms varied, with muscles so developed they seemed diseased, and their fur flamingly red like blood, inevitably conjuring fearsome slaughter in oneâs mind.
And upon these magical beastsâ heads, the horns of demonic power gleamed with flowing luster.
"Roar!!!!"
Upon birth, these demons acquiring new bodies let out roars that shook the atmosphere, with frenzied energy dispersing and kicking up dust and sand.
[They used magical beast flesh to elevate Inferior Demons into Beast Demons]
Observing the broadcast footage Ian shared, the True Flame Dragon King providing outside assistance declared solemnly: [It seems the Fiery Flame Land has indeed acquired Abyssal Technologyâat least they have a complete abyssal hierarchy diagram, knowing precisely which emotion alongside spirit energy to craft such demons]
[Although these Beast Demons can no longer advance into stronger True Demons, in the short term, their combat capabilities have clearly gained a substantial boost]
"I see." Ian recalled the previous mold and those frenzied magical beasts from the South Ridge: "Indeed, there was a precursor long before..."
He was somewhat enlightened: "Is this part of the Demonic Army as well? Using biological plague to stir local creatures into an agitated and violent state, then catalyzing them with demonic technology, transforming magical beasts that wouldnât actively oppose humans into actual demon beasts."
"Then, using the flesh of these demonic beasts to forge Beast Demons...indeed, this is a complete demonic war process!"
It appears this is part of the Demonic Armyâs hidden agenda. The future Immortals Legion surely needs True Demons as a base for advancement. Turning Inferior Demons into Beast Demons is equivalent to actively eradicating this future possibility.
If not for Ian giving the Sorrow Bell such a difficult time, he definitely wouldnât resort to such a method.
But now, with the beast tide as the vanguard, thousands of demons as the backbone, and hundreds of Beast Demons as the charge core, the demonic armyâs offensive is already taking shape!
"It will take only a few hours at most for these Beast Demons to reconstruct their bodies...war is about to commence! Moreover, within our borders, every magical beast previously infected with âfrenzyâ may degenerate into demonic beasts!"