Yuan Tong

Chapter 1005 Counterattack

The demon legions continued to pour out of the Gates of the Star Cluster Tower as if the tower led to another universe, and the demon army from another world was endless. Before, Hao Ren felt that the giant tower with a diameter of one hundred meters was unusually spacious, but now he realized that, in the face of an army of one hundred thousand—especially when half of that army was giant creatures—the scale of the Star Cluster Tower as a passageway was far from enough. Now he was even a little grateful for the white beam that the Elder Council had fired earlier; that mysterious weapon had blown open the top of the Star Cluster Tower with one shot, otherwise even a demon of the level of an Abyssal Lord would have had trouble squeezing out of the tower gate.

It was said that many super-large demons died when they tried to invade other worlds because they got stuck in the portal. Their upper bodies were stuck in the doorway, and dozens of human heroes beat them in the face with knives, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks, and forks, dying miserably. After the family took the body back, they could only recognize the person by their ass… Oh, that's getting off-topic.

The commanders of the demon legions deployed their formations on the floating platforms around the Star Cluster Tower, reorganizing their armies and familiarizing themselves with the situation in this space, while Lanina and some high-ranking officers followed Hao Ren and his party to the palace that served as a temporary command post. The surviving leaders of the Demon Hunters and the generals of the demon legions were gathered together. Although they had already met each other and fought side by side, the atmosphere was still somewhat awkward.

Master Tutanin's eyes couldn't help but sweep back and forth between Lanina and several other high-ranking generals with obvious demonic features. At this moment, Izhaks had returned to his human form, and Lanina and the others had become the most conspicuous demons on the scene. This Demon Hunter's Sanctuary had been regarded as a pure land for thousands of years, but now it had to welcome a group of demons from another world, which made the Demon Hunters present feel very subtle.

"I think we should introduce this legion first," Hao Ren found the atmosphere a bit strange, realizing that he, as the "intermediary," was probably the most suitable person to break the ice. "The Demon King's Army, the supreme commander is the old Wang beside me, Izhaks, everyone already knows him. You must have noticed that the racial composition of this army is very complex, and many of them are things you have never seen before. This is normal, because they come from another world... Just think of them as coming from outer space. Okay, now that you've determined that they are not 'aliens' from Earth, is it easier for everyone to get along?"

"Please don't misunderstand," an old Demon Hunter walked forward. He looked older than Hasson, and his appearance and demeanor were like an ordinary old man. Because he was injured in the previous battle, one of his arms was fixed in front of his chest. "Given the current situation, we should know to be flexible no matter how stubborn we are. It's just that it's the first time standing with demons... It's just a little uncomfortable."

Bai Huo immediately introduced everyone: "This is Elder Grigowan, the current supreme commander. He was in the East Tower when the fighting started."

"I'm an old man and couldn't be of much use. I'm sorry to have embarrassed everyone," Grigowan, although an elder, spoke and acted like an ordinary old man. He smiled apologetically and looked curiously at the human warrior in heavy armor beside Lanina. "If I'm not mistaken... the power in your body seems to be similar to the Holy Flame we use?"

"Berndin Tyrion, High Templar Knight, commander of the Holy Knight Corps of Demon King's City," the human man in heavy armor, like a tin can, replied in a deep voice, "Holy Light and 'Holy Flame' are both positive forces in the universe, so their properties are naturally similar. I'm very happy to meet fellow seekers of light in this world."

Tutanin looked at this Holy Knight and then at Lanina next to him, opening his mouth several times without saying a word. In the end, Hao Ren spoke for the Demon Hunters present, looking at Izhaks: "Speaking of which, I still don't understand. I can understand you uniting all races, but how did you manage to shove Holy Knights into the demon legion... Won't their powers explode when they come together?"

Izhaks nodded slightly to Berndin Tyrion, who immediately took out his warhammer and placed it in front of everyone. He pointed to some coils on the hammer's handle and the crystals inlaid on the hammer's head: "Holy Light can be confined and frequency-modulated by a strong magnetic field. It is, after all, a type of energy. The reason it explodes immediately after colliding with evil energy is simply because it is not controlled properly. We have improved the structure of the holy artifact medium, and by appropriately modulating and amplifying the frequency, we have not only increased the power of the Holy Light but also made it more stable. The Holy Knights of the Demon King's Army can perfectly control the Holy Light, and it will only explode when it needs to explode."

Everyone on the scene immediately showed an expression of "are you kidding me?"

However, Hao Ren was not surprised at all, because he knew from the beginning that the style of Izhaks' subordinates had never been normal. Whether in this world or in the old demon's hometown world, the strong have their own pursuits and beliefs. Some believe in religion, some believe in faith, some believe in tradition, and some believe in justice and courage. However, the guys under Izhaks—these demon armies who were regarded as the biggest villains—they believe in science!

With such a big difference in style, how could they not be resisted by those ignorant people?

"So let's not study these details for now," Hao Ren saw everyone's attention focused on Berndin's warhammer, so he waved his hand to bring the topic back. "Master Tutanin, how much do you know about that white light from before? Will it fire again?"

"First of all, you can rest assured that there is only one 'Divine Punishment Thunder,' and the charging process is extremely slow," Tutanin first put Hao Ren at ease. "The Spirit Realm Clock Tower is a huge and complex building, and the saints have only been able to activate a small part of its functions even after studying it for so long. And like other facilities in the Corpus space, most of the Spirit Realm Clock Tower is in a semi-destroyed state. One attack of the Divine Punishment Thunder probably drained the tower's energy pool reserves—the next attack should take two more days to charge."

"In other words, we have two days to break through the outer defenses, otherwise, there will be a large number of casualties," Hao Ren nodded. "Speaking of which, since they saved up a wave of rage, why didn't they just destroy your headquarters with one shot? If the palace we're standing on is destroyed, the defense line would be leaderless, right?"

Tutanin didn't understand what "rage" was, but he understood what Hao Ren meant. He looked at Elder Grigowan not far away: "In addition to here, there are three other surviving elders guarding other places."

Lily reacted quickly this time: "In other words... there are a total of four command posts?"

Elder Grigowan nodded slightly: "We have long known what weapons the Elder Council has in their hands, so everyone in each command post is prepared to be singled out and killed. This is the first command post. If this place is completely destroyed, command will be transferred to someone else within a minute. But it seems that the Elder Council also knows our response. They didn't waste their weapon energy and instead directly destroyed the gate—if the reinforcements hadn't arrived in time, it would have been really dangerous this time."

The "military meeting" didn't last long. In fact, after Lanina quickly understood the situation in this space and copied a map of the operating routes of various relics in Corpus, she began to arrange the next attack. At this moment, more than 20,000 legion soldiers had poured in through the Star Cluster Tower, and the first batch of heavy military equipment had also been delivered. Izhaks judged that the time for a counterattack had come.

On the floating platform in front of the palace, the main force of the Demon King's Army was preparing to depart. The Abyssal Lords and Twisted Demons set up a large number of floating rune stones on the edge of the platform. These rune stones emitted a faint purple light, connecting one after another into a vaguely shaped gate, while Lanina and several technicians were checking the coordinates for the last time. They were going to launch a raid on the nearby Order strongholds in a demon-style manner: Legion Portal.

The burly Abyssal Lord—Brotalos—would be the vanguard of this attack. He was also the demon general who rushed out of the Star Cluster Tower first. This ferocious and terrifying great demon stood in front of the soon-to-be-completed portal, carrying his battle blade, while a large group of dwarves were climbing up and down his body installing various pieces of equipment. Bai Huo couldn't help but be a little curious when she saw this scene: "What are they doing?"

"Peacekeeping force equipment," Hao Ren shrugged. "I used the term 'peacekeeping force' when I reported this operation to the higher-ups."

"Peacekeeping?" Bai Huo was a little puzzled. The ferocious-looking demon in front of her really couldn't be associated with those two words. "These things..."

"Are speakers," Brotalos suddenly spoke. The black boxes hanging on his body suddenly emitted a deafening sound. "Don't worry, little one, I remember all the lines. I memorized them all night before departure. I definitely won't make any mistakes."

Bai Huo was almost knocked down by the deafening roar.

And the demon portal finally opened completely at this moment.

A twisted gate of dark green mixed with light purple appeared out of thin air. The scene of the Order's stronghold appeared on the other side of the gate. A group of Order soldiers were looking at the portal in surprise, and then immediately rushed over to try to interfere with the teleportation. Brotalos raised his battle blade high and rushed towards the gate first: "Give them a surprise!!"

The Demon King's Army surged up and rushed towards the gate like fierce beasts pouncing on their prey. Hao Ren pulled the somewhat dazed Bai Huo and followed closely behind.