Chapter 1 Defense Line Collapse

The white light that came from the distant depths of space easily tore through the outer protective wall of the Tower of Stars, leaving only a half-destroyed connecting platform and a large area of scattered ruins and debris. This barrier, which had seemed indestructible just a few minutes before—it could be said to be the strongest shield in the Demon Hunter defense line, one that the warriors of the Elder Council had attacked fiercely for a long time without weakening its energy—was actually like paper in front of that white light.

The scene of the barrier shattering was also reflected in the eyes of the garrison in other areas. For a moment, everyone couldn't believe that this shield would be breached so easily, and then Master Tutanin's roar awakened the warriors: "Stop them!!"

The Elder Council's initial goal was the barrier of the Tower of Stars. They were trying to break the trapped stalemate and rush outside to cut off the support of the Ice Fortress to Colpos. All the steps of their attack were designed for this purpose. They simultaneously attacked the command post and the tower platform, diverting the attention of the garrison, and hiding their special weapons, all just to wait for this moment.

The moment the door of the Tower of Stars was blasted open, nearly half of the garrison was scattered in other parts of the defense line!

Tutanin's loud roar awakened the somewhat dazed warriors. The palace guards immediately rushed to the place where the barrier was blasted open, trying to block the troops of the Elder Council, and the platform guards, who had suffered heavy losses under the white light, also quickly organized themselves. A part of the warriors who still had combat power desperately rushed to the huge gap at the top of the tower. However, despite their fearlessness, it was still difficult for them to catch up with the enemy's pace of attack. Hundreds of Elder Council Demon Hunters swarmed toward the door, and the scattered firepower from the broken platform could not cause substantial hindrance to this torrent.

After losing the crucial protective shield, it was impossible to block the entire gate with just a small force.

"Message... message!" Tutanin turned and shouted to an attendant, "Notify the Night Watchers, the defense line has collapsed, immediately blow up the tower!"

The young hunter behind him looked shocked: "But if we do that, we will..."

Tutanin grabbed the young Demon Hunter's collar like an enraged lion: "There are only the old, weak, sick, and disabled in the Ice Fortress! If the castle falls, we will still be trapped here without supplies!"

In these short few seconds, the raiders of the Elder Council had crossed the weak defense network of the platform guards. Thousands of elite warriors swarmed to the door of the Tower of Stars like a flock of crows. A Demon Hunter who looked like an officer raised a holy silver longsword and rushed to the crack first: "Follow the will of the Saint, enter..."

His figure rushed into the tower, but the next second, a huge green fireball suddenly erupted from the depths of the tower. The fire was of a strange color, with a terrifying evil power, and the Demon Hunters here had never seen this unknown magic—the first Elder Council hunter who rushed into the tower flew out again in the next instant, and was rolled hundreds of meters away by the shock wave of the explosion like a kite with a broken string. Even those Demon Hunters who were a little further away were not spared. The arcane fire swept out, making them embarrassed.

As the green flames erupted, a huge, twisted head protruded from the Tower of Stars. This hideous head was burning fiercely in the wrapping of green fire. He looked at the astonished Demon Hunters outside the tower, grinned, revealing an astonishing smile, and his voice was like rolling thunder: "Surprise—!"

Then he jumped out of the tower, his huge body, like some kind of reptile, wrapped in burning arcane flames. This Abyss Lord waved his war blade and chopped away the Council warriors closest to him: "Attack!"

In the next instant, the Tower of Stars seemed to open the door to hell. In the earth-shattering battle cries and the eruption of arcane flames, countless demons and Legion warriors poured out from the upper levels of the tower!

Demon warriors waved burning giant axes, dark elf mages called upon thunder and storms, and a strange mixed army rushed out, while the Demon Hunters of the Elder Council had no idea what to do. Before the attack, they may have thought of all the possible situations they would face—such as the desperate counterattack of the guards and the suicidal explosion of the tower watch station, but the army of hundreds of thousands of demons rushing out of the door was definitely not in their consideration!

"Demons! They are demons!" Finally, a Council Demon Hunter saw the race of these strange creatures from their characteristics. Although these demons were completely different from the species that had appeared on Earth, he still smelled the same taste from that manic power, "Demon Legion!!"

The Council warrior who shouted raised a giant crossbow and pulled the trigger towards the demon-like Abyss Lord, then slammed the giant crossbow forward, throwing out two silver-shining holy silver moon blades from under the crossbow. The Council commander who had been blown away at this time also dragged his half-scorched body back to the battlefield. He even had the strength to command the battle: "Demons have broken into the Holy Land! Shield formation, light the holy fire, prepare the rune..."

"Boom..."

A dazzling pillar of holy light suddenly descended from the sky, blowing the Council commander away again. A human warrior in heavy armor, holding a silver-white war hammer in his hand, walked out of the demon army. His body was floating with a light golden light, and holy scriptures were flowing on his armor: "There are not only demons here. Paladins, protect the mage group! Gunners, fire block both wings!"

At this moment, looking at the Tower of Stars from the distant void, a magnificent and strange scene was being staged. A large hole was broken at the top of the Tower of Stars, and a strange mixed legion poured out of it like a tide. The arcane flames of the demons were the most dazzling light in the darkness. Green and dark red arcane fire continued to spread and devour the entire space around the tower. The Demon Hunters of the Elder Council were frantically organizing layers of defense, but each defense would be quickly submerged and destroyed by the continuous demon legion: in just a few minutes, they had fallen into a state of isolation and helplessness.

If someone who didn't know the truth saw it, the only thought would probably be: the demon army is invading this world, and the Temple warriors are desperately resisting.

...It seems that this is really the case.

The appearance of other races in the demon legion completely disrupted the battle line that the Elder Council had finally organized, and completely destroyed their ability to respond. Originally, they had not expected a group of demons to suddenly pour into the "Holy Land", and at this time, they could not expect that there were clerics next to this group of demons! Demon guards and paladins charged together, dark elves and white elves cast joint spells, and there were also many unheard of races that had no similar reference on this planet, such as the Spirit Race who looked like Avatars.

This is an indestructible army - capable of inflicting tons of damage to the enemy's body and worldview at the same time.

The troops of the Elder Council actually had considerable combat power. If they were fighting alone, with their complex combat skills and a lot of equipment, they might not be inferior to Yitzchak's veteran regiment. However, now they were ambushed, mentally panicked, and their numbers quickly fell into a disadvantage. In just a few minutes, they showed a tendency to collapse and began to retreat. The demon legion did not intend to let these enemies go back to report, and the agile elves and extremely fast demon guards launched a pursuit.

The Demon Hunter's short-range space teleportation ability was originally a wonderful skill for hunting prey, but at this moment it was used embarrassingly for escape. The warriors of the Elder Council tried to use flash teleportation to escape this grotesque battlefield. Hao Ren couldn't help but feel nervous when he saw this scene from a distance: he didn't know if the soldiers of the demon legion could cope with this most troublesome ability.

But soon he stopped worrying: the Demon Hunter's teleportation everywhere did cause some confusion and surprise to the demon warriors at the beginning, but soon, the Council Hunter's teleportation became sluggish, and teleportation errors occurred frequently. It turned out that those blue-skinned Spirit Race warlocks had come to the edge of the battlefield at some point. Strange rune imprints appeared on their bodies. Around them, space teleportation spells were quickly interfered with to the point where they were almost completely unusable.

"In my hometown, space is the most unstable thing," Yitzchak said quietly after seeing this scene, "The plane where the Spirit Race lives is particularly serious, and space distortion is as common as wind and rain. To be able to survive in this environment, a five-year-old child should know how to strengthen the space structure."

Hao Ren instantly understood, and once again realized how suitable Yitzchak's army was here:

Unstable secret realm structure, battlefield environment filled with floating land and aerial building complexes, the Demon Hunter's various abilities... This demon legion was almost born specifically to deal with this kind of battlefield!

Yitzchak had probably planned everything long ago, he really deserved the name of a veteran war profiteer...