"Lady Rachel, I beg you, show mercy and spare their lives!" The Half-Demon King had been subtly observing the Elf Empress's expression, noting her exquisite face remained as cold as ever.
He continued, "Even if they are guilty, I implore you, Lady Rachel, to wait for Lord Hanwu to arrive before judging and punishing them!"
He hoped invoking Lord Hanwu would make the Elf Empress hesitate, but he had made a grave mistake! Only those of higher rank commanded true fear; a threat of equal standing would only offend the other party.
The Elf Empress's stunningly beautiful face turned even colder. She then raised her slender, fair arm. Crimson petals began to appear, floating in the air, and a terrifying aura immediately filled the entire space!
The expressions of the Half-Demon Kings changed dramatically. These beautiful petals contained fearsome power of rules.
The Demon Kings cried out in haste, "Lady Rachel, have mercy!"
Tens of thousands of elite troops from the Western Alliance were instantly enveloped in dread. They had developed technology to counter and even kill Demon Kings. However, before an Empress, these trump cards offered no confidence!
"All troops of the Beautiful Empire, withdraw to the portal!"
"All soldiers of the Splitting Peak Empire, retreat to Blue Star!"
...
Seeing that the Half-Demons could not restrain the Elf Empress's killing intent, the commanders of the various Western Alliance nations felt a sense of foreboding and issued their orders immediately.
However, it was already too late. With a flick of the Elf Empress's delicate hand, the sky full of petals moved towards the Western Alliance army with incredible speed.
Fully armed soldiers and equipment made of special materials, upon contact with the crimson petals, exploded like fragile tomatoes.
Boom, boom, boom!
The ravaged battlefield was once again swept by explosions. Machine parts and severed limbs flew everywhere, the air thick with the pungent smell of blood and the glare of fire.
In the blink of an eye, more than half of the Western Alliance's elite forces were annihilated. The power of an Empress was truly terrifying!
On Blue Star, in a vast grassland in the European nation of Holland, stood a majestic military fortress. Within it lay the Western Alliance's gateway to the world.
At this moment, the Western Alliance intelligence agencies were constantly monitoring. Large numbers of follow-up troops were waiting for the opportune moment to enter.
Beep! Beep, beep, beep!
Suddenly, the alarm system blared. The entire fortress tensed up. The alarm meant something was coming from another dimension. It had been a long time since any demons had passed through! The weapons within the fortress, their chilling cannons, all turned their muzzles.
"What's going on? Weren't our elite troops already through? Why is the alarm still sounding?"
The presidents of countries like the Beautiful Empire and the British Empire immediately received urgent reports and began observing via video.
"All troops, be on alert. Any non-Half-Demon demons that appear are to be eliminated immediately!"
Not long after, the portal world surged with light. Colossal figures began to emerge. The soldiers in the fortress and the presidents of various countries were stunned into silence.
What emerged were not terrifying monsters, but the war robots, super aircraft, and envied super elite soldiers they knew all too well, imprinted on their hearts.
However, these proud super soldiers had no smiles on their faces; all they wore was the terror of having survived.
"Too terrifying! Too terrifying!"
"Our forces suffered a crushing defeat! The Elves attacked us; there's a terrifying Empress-level being!"
"Our weapons were utterly ineffective against her!"
...
Through the reports of the returning soldiers, the officers in the fortress and the presidents of various countries began to understand the situation, and their hearts grew cold.
"Why did the Elves attack us? Didn't we form an alliance with the Half-Demons? Didn't they guarantee the safety of our troops?"
"Our most advanced weapons can already kill Demon King-level monsters! Are Empress-level demons really that terrifying?"
...
At the Western Alliance meeting, many presidents began to panic.
"The Half-Demon Demon Kings stepped forward for us, but... the Elves completely disregarded them. That Elf Empress directly initiated a massacre against us. With a single spell, our entire front collapsed..."
Hearing the successive reports from the escaping soldiers, the presidents of the Western Alliance felt their hopes sink to the bottom.
"What do we do?"
"What about the Great Xia country? It seems the alliances in Africa, South America, and other regions have all suffered attacks. Why is there no news from Great Xia?"
...
In the panicked meeting, President White Lantern of the Beautiful Empire stepped forward.
"Everyone, calm down. This is not yet the worst-case scenario. Since an Elf Empress has appeared, then our allies, the Half-Demons, surely have an Empress-level expert as well, who should be arriving soon. For now, let's abandon all fortresses and await rescue from the Half-Demons!"
"Also, this may not be bad news. At least the Half-Demons did not lie to us! Since an Empress has appeared, then the Great Xia country, and that individual, are their biggest targets..."
White Lantern's words immediately brought silence to the meeting.
"President White Lantern is right. That individual should be their true enemy! We were merely caught in their crossfire..."
"Damn it, we're probably taking the fall for those guys in Great Xia!!!"
"Withdraw! Avoid confrontation!"
As the presidents of the Western Alliance nations issued their orders, troops from the military fortresses controlled by the Western world hastily retreated, leaving only a few suicide squads to guard them!
In Great Xia, the Eastern Alliance, centered around the three-nation alliance, was also convening a meeting.
"The Western world, Africa, South America, and various other forces have suffered significant losses. This is not good news," the leader of Great Xia said with a frown.
The president of Country R, a beautiful and elegant woman known as Princess Qinghe, spoke, "Although our equipment is somewhat superior to theirs, based on intelligence, we are still no match for this demonic force! Furthermore, according to secret intelligence, more powerful beings have arrived from the demon side, reportedly at the Empress level!"
Empress level! Upon hearing this, the leaders of the Eastern Alliance gasped, a sense of dread welling up in their hearts. They had been able to fight and kill Demon Kings with various advanced weapons, but now an unknown, terrifying Empress-level being had appeared. How could they fight?
Qinghe continued, "Everyone, there's no need to be overly anxious. While the situation is somewhat unfavorable, our various portals remain stable. Although there's no news from the dispatched troops, this is actually the best news!"
"It's very likely that our guardian deity has already gone there to meet them! Since he can protect our troops there, it indicates that even with Empress-level enemies, we still have a chance to resist."
"Therefore, everyone, guard the portals tightly and prevent any new batches of demons from entering our Eastern Alliance. Do not let his efforts go to waste!"
Qinghe's words instilled some confidence in the other leaders of the Eastern Alliance, and they all nodded in agreement.
"Lady Rachel, please... please don't push us to the brink!" In the portal world, the few Half-Demon King warriors watched as the surrounding Western troops were massacred one by one, their mechs and fighter jets exploding, their faces bloodless.
"Speak again, and I'll kill you too!" the Elf Empress Rachel said without even looking at them.
At this moment, a resonant voice came from afar. "Empress Rachel, stop!" A brilliant figure arrived at lightning speed, and in a flash, was before the few Half-Demons.
With a wide open hand, countless beams of light shot out, striking the crimson petals. There was no earth-shattering explosion, but rather both disappeared in the air, as if annihilated.
"These humans are of great use to us Half-Demons, and they are not our true enemies. On the contrary, they can be of considerable help. Cease your attack!" Although the Elf Empress Rachel had killed a large number of Western troops, her tone towards Hanwu the Emperor was much more gentle than towards Qingniu the Emperor.
The Elf Empress Rachel frowned, but she still retracted her terrifying demonic power. "Are you sure they can find that human who killed Clarence and Wuxin?"
Hanwu the Emperor's gaze swept towards the several King-level Half-Demons beside him. The King-level Half-Demons understood and rushed towards the terrified remnants of the Western Alliance, dragging a few high-ranking officers.
"Report the full details of that individual to Lady Rachel, or no one can protect you!"
"Ah! Yes, yes!!!" The high-ranking officers trembled in front of the two terrifying Emperors, so scared they almost wet themselves.
"That individual was originally a magician. Then, for some unknown reason, his magic suddenly transformed into spells! We intended to capture him for research, but he was fiercely protected by Great Xia, allowing him to grow to his current state..."
"According to our analysis, he has already reached the Demon King level, and a peak Demon King at that! Most, most incredibly, he simultaneously wields five terrifying magic elements: fire, ice, lightning, wood, and space..."
"What??" Upon hearing this, the two Emperors, who had been feeling bored, both showed expressions of astonishment!
A person can only be recognized by one element at most. How could this fellow command five different elemental magics?