An invasion from the Abyss? I, a demonic cultivator, laughed.

Chapter 280 The war officially begins

"You finally couldn't help it?"

Chu Xiu looked at the fifteen figures floating in the sky, radiating a powerful aura, and a hint of solemnity appeared in his eyes.

Although his strength far surpassed that of his peers, he never underestimated his enemies!

Civilization envoys are figures who stand at the pinnacle of a civilization, not to mention fifteen of them!

"The auras of these civilizations are all very strong; even the weakest is equivalent to a top-tier king! It seems that the average strength of the invading civilization is slightly higher than that of the Blue Star civilization!"

Among them, the strongest, Chu Xiu, turned his gaze to three of them.

These three were probably the first to arrive. They received the power of the abyss, making their auras exceptionally strong. It could be said that each of them was no weaker than the newly born Blood Demon Avatar. The two of them working together could easily suppress the current Blood Demon Avatar!
"With such strength, it's no wonder they had the confidence to make a move."

“Sir, all the residents have been evacuated into the shelter,” Aurora said as she approached Chu Xiu.

Chu Xiu glanced at Aurora, who seemed a little nervous beside him, and said, "Proceed according to plan."

“Alright.” Aurora nodded, preparing to sit on the throne and use its special effects to control the entire battle.

"and many more."

At this moment, Chu Xiu seemed to have thought of something. He raised his hand and waved it, and Jinluona's corpse appeared beside him.

Chu Xiu reached out and grabbed it. With a tearing sound, he pulled out the Horn of Jinluona. After losing the power of this legendary equipment, the level of the refined corpse dropped significantly. Chu Xiu then put it directly into his spirit flesh storage pouch.

"This [Legendary] equipment is for you."

“Controlling the Titan machine requires a lot of mental energy, and this equipment can help you with that, and it can also slightly increase the power of your [Overload].

Aurora took the Horn of Kinona, still covered in sticky flesh and blood, with her pale white hands. After glancing at it, she immediately showed a look of surprise.

Legend of the King!

She doesn't have a single King-tier Legendary item yet.

"Thank you sir."

Chu Xiu waved his hand, said no more, sat cross-legged on the mountaintop, and spread his divine sense. In an instant, tens of thousands of ghosts surrounding the base city let out a sharp roar!
"Roar!!!"

The hundreds of millions of Blood Demon Legion on the other side roared in unison, like a battle horn. The entire mountain forest trembled, and the continuous shrieks within a radius of several miles were enough to tear apart people's eardrums!

The next moment, without any communication, the Blood Demon army launched a full-scale attack!

A series of blood-red figures sped through the mountains and forests, moving even faster than cheetahs, almost turning into blood-red afterimages, like a dark red torrent of metal!
This horrific scene turned the officer in the watchtower deathly pale. He roared hoarsely, as if trying to unleash all the fear in his heart, "Fire!!!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The artillery camp in the base city burst into dazzling flames as hundreds of cannons fired simultaneously! Mortar shells rained down on the Blood Demon's position, and the massive shockwaves instantly blasted more than a dozen Blood Demon minions away, with millions of shrapnel piercing their bodies like bullets.

But a few seconds later, these blood demon minions staggered to their feet and continued their charge toward the base city!
The powerful vitality of warrior-level creatures allowed them to almost ignore superficial injuries. Only a few blood demons near the center of the impact point had their bodies blown off and were temporarily unable to move.

Furthermore, these blood demons were cunning. They did not charge all at once, but rather in an organized and formation-based manner, with each demon maintaining a certain distance from the others. This greatly reduced the lethality of the artillery shells!
Ten kilometers, five kilometers, three kilometers!
Despite the bombardment from the artillery camp, a large number of Blood Demons still managed to reach the base's defenses!
"Machine gunner, fire!"

At the commander's hoarse roar, the rapid-fire machine guns in the front row, which were modified from anti-aircraft cannons, opened fire simultaneously. The roaring rain of bullets instantly shattered the bodies of the Blood Demons in the front row. The well-trained base soldiers adopted a formation of alternating fire, forming a dense and impenetrable fire net. At the same time, the nearby automatic machine guns also automatically locked onto the enemy, and even those that slipped through the net were accurately shot down.

Of course, the high mobility of the Blood Demon minions also makes sniping very difficult. They climb onto nearby rock walls or spread their wings like bats and fly briefly, turning the originally narrow valley passage into a three-dimensional structure, which greatly increases the difficulty of interception.

Even if some lucky ones manage to get through these heavy sniper attacks and try to break into the defensive line, Chu Xiu's army of ghosts is waiting for them around the turrets.

In the blink of an eye, the Blood Demon left behind tens of thousands of corpses, while the base only lost three firing points!
In the past, the Blood Demon would retreat after expending a wave of ammunition, but this time, the offensive not only did not weaken, but became stronger and stronger!
Chu Xiu glanced at the sky. There were still seven hours before the next wave of civilization envoys arrived. Since the other side had decided to make a move, they would definitely end the battle within these seven hours!
Suddenly, Chu Xiu's pupils narrowed slightly as he saw two completely different types of Blood Demon servants join the battle!

One of them resembled a pregnant bat, its belly unnaturally swollen. Through a slightly transparent membrane, one could see what appeared to be a fetus rolling like lava inside its belly. Despite their bulky appearance, they were incredibly fast, swooping down from the sky towards the base city!
The anti-aircraft guns roared immediately, and the flames of burning armor-piercing shells illuminated the sky. The high-speed bat-like blood demons were shot down like raindrops, but at the moment of death, a huge light suddenly burst out from their stomachs. The next moment, their entire bodies exploded and turned into a rain of fire that shot down from the sky!

These fiery rains, like incendiary bombs, instantly turned an area of ​​several meters in radius into a sea of ​​fire upon landing.

Although the burning remains near the position were blocked by the ghost army, stopping this self-destructive attack was also a huge drain on Chu Xiu.

At the same time, wave-like bulges appeared on the ground, and bone spikes broke through the soil, moving rapidly underground. They were a special kind of blood demon that could burrow into the ground!
"The enemy was indeed well-prepared," Chu Xiu sighed.

However, he had anticipated the unexpected events, so he didn't delay. With a wave of his hand, more ghosts rushed out from the soul banner and collided with the blood demon servants in the front row.

At the same time, the Heavenly Dragon Golden Pill flickered, and a massive amount of energy continuously entered Chu Xiu's body.

[Command: Charge! Rest! Hold the line!]

The three orders were thrown out, and the ghosts roared with earth-shattering fury, while the blood vines reaching to the sky sprouted from the soil.

An unprecedented tug-of-war has begun.

Five hours later.

The relentless horde of blood demons surged to the core city walls of the base, leaving bloody scars along the several-mile-long defensive line.

Limbs and severed bodies were everywhere, and thick blood almost flowed into rivers, forming a dark red corridor under the smoke of gunfire.

All seven city walls had fallen, and the automatic turrets that once resembled steel fortresses were now nothing but scrap metal. The blood demon's crimson body was pinned to the last city wall by a blood-stained bronze spear, like a victor's banner.

Two hours after the battle began, the high-ranking blood demons joined the fight, and the lines began to retreat steadily until the Titan Machines activated their regular firepower, which barely stopped the tide of war.

However, even with the support of three general orders, the Heavenly Blood Vine, and the Heavenly Dragon Golden Pill, Chu Xiu's ghosts gradually fell into a decline.

Four hours after the start of the battle, fifteen civilization envoys joined the fray.

After that, the outcome of the battle was no longer in doubt. These fifteen powerful warriors, comparable to top-tier kings, utterly destroyed the defenses that the base had spent over a decade building. One of them, wearing bronze armor, with a burly physique and the strongest aura, even pierced through the Blood Demon's avatar with a single blow.

Now, the defenses outside the base city have basically collapsed, and Chu Xiu's ghost army has lost nearly 30% of its strength!

"Having gone this far, it should be enough to convince the other side," Chu Xiu thought to himself, gazing at the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood below.

Although those who died were relatively low-level ghosts, and there were no losses among ghost generals and above, it was still an extremely astonishing number considering the sheer size of Chu Xiu's ghost army!
It can be said that if these ghosts were placed on any person, they would become a top-level civilization envoy.

Not to mention, there is also a Blood Demon incarnation with astonishing power.

Not to mention, Chu Xiu maintained the buff for a full five hours.

No one would have imagined that he possessed such a heaven-defying mythical item as the Heavenly Dragon Golden Pill. In the eyes of his enemies, he should have been on his last legs.

"Then we just need to proceed according to plan."

Chu Xiu glanced down and saw that, under the cover of the ghosts, all the soldiers who had gone out to fight had safely retreated into the shelter, which was guarded by Titan machines.

"After that, until the Blood Demon couldn't help but make a move, it had nothing to do with me. Even if the base city was breached, I absolutely could not reveal my strength. Otherwise, if it alerted the Blood Demon, the price I would have to pay would be greatly increased."

"The battles to come must be fought by themselves."

Without further thought, Chu Xiu waved his hand, and instantly a large amount of demonic energy surged out from his body!
These demonic energies engulfed the people who had already brought their food, then carried them upwards, eventually forming a black platform resembling a giant dark cloud.

Chu Xiu immediately gave a low shout, and the black platform slowly rose until it floated past the Titan machine and drifted backward.

The base city has a population of nearly 100,000, and for safety, Chu Xiu brought a full 20,000 people with him! Moreover, among them are many Awakened individuals with rich combat experience and seasoned strength!
"Just as Brother Meng predicted, this person, having nowhere else to turn, chose to flee with the people." A foreign envoy with skin as blue as stone and carrying a large shield spoke. His voice was like a heavy drum, and it seemed as if the air around him was violently vibrating as he spoke.

Among the fifteen civilization envoys, three stand out for their exceptional strength. Two of them are particularly skilled in combat: one is Tuoba Ye, who pierced through the Blood Demon's avatar with a single blow and is clad in heavy bronze armor, and hails from the [Hundred Refinements Chaotic War Civilization].

Every individual in this civilization possesses innate battle runes, which can be enhanced through combat. They can also fight and plunder the battle runes of others. It is a civilization where people are constantly involved in battles from birth. Every envoy of this civilization possesses extremely exquisite combat skills and powerful battle runes similar to top-tier talents.

The other person was the one who spoke earlier, from the Triple Peak of the [Billion Mountains Civilization]. Every member of this civilization is born with a mountain range. Only by refining the power of the mountain range into a giant shield behind them can they be qualified to become a civilization envoy. Their bodies are indestructible and as heavy as mountains.

Both of these civilizations are at least level eight, with gods protecting them and numerous powerful and talented individuals emerging. Both of these individuals were civilization envoys who arrived three days ago, and their strength has increased even further after being enhanced by the abyss. They have clearly surpassed other civilization envoys in strength.

This made them both the main proponents of war among the civilization envoys.

However, despite their strength, they never underestimated their enemies.

Civilization envoys like them, from advanced civilizations, are often summoned to participate in trials of other civilization envoys.

A saying circulates among these civilizations: "Any civilization that challenges the End is an overconfident idiot, but if you consider them idiots, then you are the real idiot!"

Furthermore, having experienced countless battles, even if they encounter enemies weaker than themselves, they will go all out without holding back.

Therefore, the two originally planned to wait until they had seven days to fully strengthen themselves. At that time, the number of civilization envoys could be increased to nearly forty. Not only would they be more confident, but even if the opponent was stronger than expected, with the 200% strengthening attribute, protecting themselves should not be difficult.

Although the rewards will be significantly reduced due to so many people sharing them, it is still much safer.

What made the two change their minds was the man who had arrived on the first day and had been strengthened for nearly five days, Meng Xuanshu from the level 10 [Tianyan Civilization]!
He was dressed in a white robe and looked much like an ordinary human, making him stand out among the strangely shaped civilization envoys.

However, the envoys from other civilizations stood respectfully to the side, regarding him as their master.

Because that's a level ten civilization!
No one knew how many level 10 civilizations were in the abyss, because only those civilizations at the top knew exactly how big the abyss was, but they did know how terrifying level 10 civilizations were.

The higher the level of civilization, the greater the gap between each level! A civilization war launched by a level ten civilization in just one year can wipe out tens of thousands of civilizations below level eight!
Such terrifying civilizations, in order to advance their civilization, would delve into the deepest levels of their main world. Civilizations that could emerge from those levels would possess unimaginable strength!

Not to mention, the person in front of us, Meng Xuanshu, also possesses the enhancement from the Abyss, and is cautious and resourceful in his actions.

In this situation, the awakened ones simply couldn't imagine how they could lose!
In short, the pros carried us to victory, so we just had to sit back and relax!
With such a powerful figure around, there's naturally no need to play it safe.

If Meng Xuanshu hadn't wanted to be more fully prepared, Tuoba Ye and his companion would have made their move two days earlier.

"It's good to prepare for a couple more days. Now everything is ready, and with the help of several new brothers, we are absolutely certain of success."

"Kid, you're unlucky to have run into a big shot on the first day. Otherwise, you might have lasted a few more days." Tuoba Ye couldn't help but pop champagne in the team's communication channel.

“Brother Tuoba, don’t be careless. Let’s proceed according to the previous plan,” Meng Xuanshu said.

"Yes." Tuoba Ye nodded, and in a flash, he soared into the sky. Crimson battle patterns appeared on his skin, and a bronze spear materialized in his hand, exuding a ferocious aura like that of a savage beast!
The next instant, with a loud shout, the bronze spear radiating a fierce crimson light shot out towards Chu Xiu like a meteor!

The spear that was thrown was too fast. The "black cloud" in the distance did not have time to react before it was pierced. Instantly, the dense baleful aura tore a large hole in the black cloud, and the remaining part of it seemed to be disturbed by the baleful aura, swaying and falling downwards.

(End of this chapter)