Chapter 1242: Undercurrents Surging! (1/4)
Chapter 1242: Chapter 1242: Undercurrents Surging! (1/4)
The setting sun was like blood.
The plains had already formed arm-thick cracks, with fresh blood flowing within them, like streams of blood…
Frontline of the battlefield.
The third onslaught by the Nefarious Demon Region was extremely swift and fierce.
Despite having made preparations in advance and setting up traps, we still couldn’t halt the enemy’s iron hooves.
Moreover, having lost Ye Qiubai and the others, the difficulty of defense significantly increased.
In just a short time, the losses were extremely brutal!
Now, the iron hooves of the Nefarious Demon Region had already crossed over more than half of the plains! The city walls were already not far away.
The Immortal Emperors and the sage had grave expressions as they looked at this scene and said, “Is there still no movement from Ye Qiubai and the others? With the current situation, I’m afraid we can’t hold on any longer…”
The sage let out a slight sigh, “The first two failed offensives have entirely wiped out the face of the Nefarious Demon Region. As the saying goes, ‘three strikes and you’re out.’ This third offensive, they will certainly launch a fierce attack.”
“Even if Ye Qiubai and the others were here, they possibly couldn’t play too significant a role. We would still be overpowered by the enemy’s fierce attack, adamant to breach these city walls.”
That’s right.
In the clash of armies, without obtaining an absolute advantage in high-level combatants, the Mortal Realm could not gain the upper hand in front of the Nefarious Demon Region with its numerous and more powerful forces, even with the support of Ye Qiubai and others.
“Indeed… Now we can only put our faith in Ye Qiubai and the others.” The Immortal Emperor cast his gaze beyond the mountains and spoke faintly, “I hope they can cause a bigger commotion…”
As he said this, the Immortal Emperor couldn’t help but shake his head and give a wry smile.
No one expected that the Nefarious Demon Region’s first, second, and even the third offensive would all depend on Ye Qiubai and his group.
It was rather ironic for the Immortal Emperor.
Meanwhile, on the other side, behind the Nefarious Demon Region’s grand army, the four elders had extremely unsightly expressions on their faces.
They had received a transmission; the enemy had managed to evade their divine sense detection, crossed over the mountains, and launched a surprise attack on their stronghold, and what’s more, with so many troops stationed, they had destroyed more than eighty percent of their logistics and supply resources!
And the enemy was still ravaging their stronghold.
The fighters of the Divine God Realm couldn’t move out, and those of half-step Divine God Realm couldn’t gain the upper hand against the attackers.
They could do nothing but watch as those few young people continuously slaughtered their army!
“It’s utterly preposterous!” the First Elder roared, “Are we really without any means to deal with them?!”
One of the elders, his face dark as thunder, remarked, “It seems they are forcing us to retreat. If we do not fall back to defend our rear, the enemy might continue this massacre indefinitely.”
“Can’t we just ignore them and let them slaughter at the rear while we take this opportunity to completely overtake the enemy?”
One of the green-faced elders shook his head, “If we let the enemy continue their massacre, not only will our supply resources be completely cut off, but it will also have a fatal impact on attacking other realms afterward.”
At this point, the green-faced elder spoke seriously, “You must understand, that realm has been keeping an eye on this place all along. Although they are not helping the Mortal Realm and the Immortal Realm to fend us off right now, if they notice that our strength has greatly diminished, they might take the opportunity to make a move!”
Hearing the other three elders’ analyses, the First Elder took a deep breath and looked in the direction of the stronghold, “It seems that those young people have also grasped our mindset, which is why they didn’t completely destroy all the supplies but left behind twenty percent. In doing this, they are forcing us to retreat…”
That’s right, this was indeed the aim of Ye Qiubai and others.
With Little Stone’s mastery of space, combined with Mu Fusheng’s talismans, destroying all the supplies would have been all too easy.
But doing so would have utterly enraged the Nefarious Demon Region, leading them to besiege the Mortal Realm recklessly in their fury!
If they left behind twenty percent, at least there was a glimmer of hope; not all the supplies would be gone.
“But if we retreat now… This is the third offensive, and we haven’t even breached the enemy’s city wall yet. How will the world view the Nefarious Demon Region?!” The green-faced elder’s visage even turned a shade of blood red.
Above, it seemed that the Evil Lord and the demon gods had also received the news.
The Evil Lord said indifferently, “Retreat.”
The four elders were taken aback and looked upward, only to see the Evil Lord’s expression remained calm. This… didn’t quite fit with the Evil Lord’s temperament!
Generally speaking, the Evil Lord was even less adept at hiding his emotions than a demon god, and any little displeasure would immediately show on his face.
But this time, there wasn’t a single sign of anger?
The First Elder quickly bowed and said, “But…”
“I said… retreat!” the Evil Lord coldly glanced toward the First Elder.
Upon hearing this, the First Elder’s spine was instantly soaked with cold sweat, and then he waved his hand and shouted, “Retreat!”
Although the Nefarious Demon Region’s army was puzzled, they quickly obeyed the command due to their usual training.
As they retreated, every Nefarious Demon Region soldier’s face was covered with reluctance and suppressed anger.
Seeing the Nefarious Demon Region’s army retreating like a tide, everyone in The Mortal Realm and the Immortal Realm was stunned, then burst into earth-shattering cheers!
The Immortal Emperor and the sages who knew the true situation heaved a sigh of relief and exchanged smiles.
It seems like Ye Qiubai and their side had succeeded.
Then, the Immortal Emperor stepped forward and bellowed, “This successful defense is thanks to everyone’s effort, however, Ye Qiubai, Hong Ying, Ning Chenxin, Blackie, Mu Fusheng, Shi Sheng, Mu Wan’er, Little Stone, Fang Qiong should be credited most!”
Everyone was stunned, indeed their contributions in the previous two occasions had been the greatest, but this time they hadn’t appeared!
Even prodigies like Ji Qianyao, Golden-Winged Roc, and Song Xiao on the battlefield were slightly taken aback.
Then, the Immortal Emperor explained, “Ye Qiubai and the others infiltrated the enemy base from behind and inflicted heavy damage on the enemy!”
That’s why the Nefarious Demon Region had retreated!
Hearing this, everyone’s expressions were one of shock.
They had directly infiltrated the enemy base? How did they manage that?
But no matter how they did it, if it really was as such, then Ye Qiubai and the others indeed deserved the greatest credit!
Looking at the cheering crowd below.
The Evil Lord and the demon god watched the three Human Ancestors who were closing their eyes as if feigning sleep with cold eyes.
“Quite the cunning plan,” said the demon god in a cold voice, “I must say, The Mortal Realm has produced quite a few good seeds.”
The bearded Human Ancestor smiled faintly with a bow, “Thank you for the praise.”
Looking at those from The Mortal Realm and the Immortal Realm below who were letting out mighty cheers, the Evil Lord then glanced back at the three Human Ancestors and sneered, “But it seems you are celebrating a bit too early…”
The bearded Human Ancestor narrowed his eyes slightly, then smiled brightly, “Three successes are indeed cause for celebration.”
“Humph, I hope you can maintain that mood,” he said.
With that, the Evil Lord and the demon god disappeared from their place in an instant.
Looking in the direction the two had left, the three Human Ancestors exchanged glances with grave expressions on their faces.
If the enemy had shown anger like they did after the previous two failed assaults, perhaps they wouldn’t have been overly concerned.
But now, the enemy’s reaction was too calm.
Could it be… they had other plans?
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PS: Sorry, I was too busy with many things yesterday and got delayed. I’ll make up for it today, plus three more chapters are in the works