The Demon King is unfathomable

Chapter 272: Rain of Fire from the Sky

The dense rain of fire was like a meteor falling from the sky, rushing towards the front of the Holy Armor Dragon Kingdom's army at an extremely fast speed!

"What is that?!" Kuchar had no time to react. He just let out a scream when the burning rain of fire fell near him.

A burning rocket exploded quickly, and dozens of Ankylosaur soldiers flew backwards like a flying stick. The huge shock wave raged in the army formation and almost knocked him to the ground!
Before Kuchar could figure out the situation, dense explosions sounded behind him like rapid drumbeats, followed by flickering flames and burning iron rain!

That was a rocket designed by the Anxunsi Group. Its structure was very simple. The front warhead was filled with picric acid explosives, and the rear propulsion unit was ordinary single-base smokeless nitrocellulose. Except for the fuse, which was a ceramic piece engraved with underworld characters, almost all of the materials used were chemically synthesized.

The technical content of this thing is quite low, and the mass production cost is far lower than that of the fine steel magic scroll that needs to be made by professionals, but its lethality is not inferior to the latter at all!
In certain circumstances, it can even be worse than that!

As for the only drawback, it is probably that it lacks accuracy. The player who invented this thing can only guarantee that it will be shot out, but cannot guarantee where it will shoot.

However, in the face of sufficient numbers, this limited disadvantage becomes insignificant.

After all, the cost of producing an "Anxunsi Big Rocket" is less than 10,000 ghost money!
"Boom boom boom——!"

Whistling rockets fell one after another, and the explosions continued!
Faced with the Demon King's army's frenzied bombardment, the Saint Armor Dragon Kingdom's originally neat military formation instantly fell apart, like ants scattered by a flood, becoming a mess in the thick smoke and flames!
In the face of the flying flames, the vine armor on the armored dragon soldiers completely lost its effect and even accelerated their death.

"Ahhhh——!"

"Damn it! My armor is on fire!"

"save--"

Miserable wails came one after another, and like ice crystals melting quickly under the scorching sun, they were quickly drowned out by the roar of the continuous explosions.

In order to enhance the defensive power of the armor, these armors woven from vines were engraved with power by the priests of the Holy Armor Dragon Kingdom and repeatedly soaked and boiled in animal fats and blood.

Although this enhances the defensive power of these vine armors to a certain extent, it also weakens their resistance to fire.

It is precisely for this reason that, when faced with the flames falling from the sky, these ankylosaur soldiers almost caught fire and instantly turned into fireballs!

They rolled on the ground, ran wildly in the woods, and tried to call for help from their companions... but it was all in vain. Not only did their struggles have no effect, but they accelerated their death!
There was a strong smell of burning in the air, black smoke obscured the vision, and flames were seen everywhere!

Kuchar was shocked and angry, and hurriedly stepped back to avoid it, but facing the overwhelming roar, he was eventually knocked to the ground by the aftermath of the explosion.

He struggled to stand up, looking at the charred corpses all around him and the scene that seemed like something from a doomsday prophecy, and was speechless for a moment.

In just a few breaths, the Armored Dragon Legion that he was so proud of was shattered by this horrific rain of fire.

He swallowed hard, his paws trembling.

here--

It's hell!
Octo still stood steadily on the back of the dragon turtle, overlooking the burning forest in front of him and the lizardmen struggling to death in purgatory. There was not a trace of emotion in his cold vertical pupils.

"...Now do you understand who the ant is?"

Kuchar held the obsidian dagger with trembling hands, suppressed the fear in his heart, and roared hoarsely: "Reorganize the formation! Charge forward! Kill him!"

Those following him are just the vanguard!

It doesn’t matter even if all these ankylosaur soldiers die. The Ankylosaur clan has as many warriors as needed!

Do you want the Dragon God's people to submit to a dead man?

dream!

Hearing the general's order, the remaining armored dragon soldiers overcame their fear and charged forward again, roaring loudly and shaking the earth.

However, just as they took a step forward, a shrill scream rang out from the sky again, followed by another round of fire rain!
The roaring flames were like a dragon's roar that echoed through the mountains and forests, and the constantly exploding flames once again scattered the gathered ankylosaur soldiers in the raging shrapnel!
Octo was still standing on the back of the dead dragon turtle, unharmed, like the god of death overlooking all living beings, looking down at the purgatory in front of him.

The Ankylosaur Corps, which the Holy Ankylosaur Kingdom was so proud of, looked ridiculous and fragile in the face of this overwhelming force.

Kuchar's vision began to blur, and the arrogance and anger in his eyes were completely replaced by panic, and gradually turned into despair.

Trakl was right.

These guys are really hard to deal with!

Not only him, but everyone including His Majesty the Saint King... they all underestimated the horror of this group of outsiders, and also underestimated the world outside the great barrier.

The funny thing is that he didn't even see the "monster that can walk on land without feet and wheels" mentioned by Trakl.

If the fighting continues like this, let alone the more than 20,000 people behind him, even if it's 200,000 or even 2 million... I'm afraid the whole army will be wiped out!

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!" Kuchar gave the order in a panic, but at this moment, it was too late.

No one could escape the rain of fire.

What frightened him even more was yet to come——

The rain of fire that was flying all over the sky had just stopped for a few breaths when a thick black cloud suddenly appeared over their heads.

Black raindrops suddenly fell from the sky, shattered in the burning flames, and were dried by the heat wave into wisps of black mist.

Under the entanglement of the black fog, the dead corpses suddenly twitched, staggered to their feet from the ground, and made hoarse low moans from their mouths.

"Uh--"

Seeing the bodies of his dead subordinates being desecrated, Kuchar's eyes widened, with anger written in his pupils.

He raised his head suddenly, his eyes fixed directly at the lizardman corpse standing on the dragon turtle, and let out an angry roar.

"what have you done?!"

Octo looked calmly at the frightened and angry Kuchar, his low and hoarse voice tinged with sarcasm.

"To serve my Lord with the body of a dead person...isn't this your own choice?"

"Ahhhhh!!! I'm going to kill you!"

Anger burned in Kuchar's pupils, and finally turned into a suppressed roar. His legs bent like a bow, and the dagger was held in his hand in reverse!

There is no point in running away!
The Holy King would not let him off after such a disastrous defeat... Even if the Holy King forgave him, he would not be able to tolerate such humiliation!

At this moment, there was only one thought left in his mind - that was to turn this damned corpse in front of him into a complete corpse!

At least--

He has to die meaningfully!

However, just as Kuchar was about to fight to the death, the rustle of leaves suddenly came from the side. Before he could notice the slight movement, a flash of cold light flashed across his throat like lightning.

Kuchar's pupils suddenly dilated, and just as he was about to make a sound, boiling hot blood gushed out of his throat before the fleeting chill!

It happened so fast that he didn't even see what happened clearly. His consciousness was swallowed up by the endless darkness and he fell heavily into a pool of blood below him.

Compared to being killed by a rocket, this is a merciful way to die, and it doesn't even cause any pain.

"...Why waste so much time talking to him." Sarah shook off the blood on the dagger and glanced at the corpse on the ground.

The light in his amber pupils had faded, and Kuchar, who tried to cover his neck, finally stopped moving and turned into a corpse.

About half a minute later, he, who had been motionless for a long time, suddenly twitched all over and slowly stood up from the ground as a ghost.

Just at this moment, a fat burrow spider appeared from the side of the slowly burning fire, swinging its eight legs and coming to his side.

Looking up at the handsome and majestic face, Kuchar lowered his head and knelt on one knee in front of the burrow spider.

"Greetings to His Majesty the Demon King..."

The throbbing from the depths of his soul told him that the man sitting on the back of the giant spider in front of him was the master who woke him up.

Luo Yan, who was sitting on Arakdo's back, glanced at the lizardman in front of him, stretched out his right hand, and a dark green light sank into the latter's brow.

Youyou appeared beside him and whispered softly.

"His soul level is only bronze... As for the other lizardmen, they are all 'ordinary' and have not awakened any extraordinary powers."

Luo Yan nodded to show that he understood, then retracted his outstretched right hand and said indifferently.

"It seems to be as I speculated... Because of the thousand-year-long blockade, the supernatural power here has become quite thin."

not only that.

Their spiritual quality also underwent a serious decline.

A legion commander was only at the bronze level. Not to mention being compared to the BOSS in the maze, this guy was even worse than the players under him...

"But...why is this?" Youyou's voice was full of confusion.

It was obvious that these guys were not completely ignorant of supernatural powers. Even the vine armor that was almost burned to ashes contained a faint magical power... It was obvious that a lot of effort had been put into its production.

Luo Yan thought for a moment, looked up at the sky where the dark clouds had dispersed, and after a moment he expressed his guess.

“It’s just a guess… Some force isolated this continent, allowing them to be independent from the main world and away from the upheaval that happened a thousand years ago. However, this gift is not without a price.”

Although these lizard people escaped the baptism of war and their ancient traditions and bloodlines were continued, they were also isolated from a certain substance that is prevalent in the universe and can respond to wishes - the "Micron particle" that Miranda has been studying.

As for why the soul level declined, Luo Yan could only roughly guess that perhaps it was because the souls outside could not be reincarnated here, and the souls inside could not be reincarnated again. As the power of the Dragon God continued to decline, the souls of most lizardmen were reborn as human beings for the first time.

Although similar situations exist in the outside world, Saint Sith and the Demon God still dominate the reincarnation of some living beings.

Also.

Apart from macro factors, at the micro level, the lizard people living here have also experienced stagnation or even regression of civilization due to long-term isolation.

The forest is still the same as it was a thousand years ago. Even they themselves are gradually becoming living stones, or murals on the wall.

As the waves of the vast ocean become more and more turbulent, it is almost inevitable that this fragile tranquility will collapse...

"In other words... this is a place similar to the subspace?" Youyou looked at Luo Yan in surprise, with a hint of disbelief in her voice.

Luo Yan nodded slowly.

"That's understandable... and I think this is also one of the reasons why the local monsters have not condensed magic crystals, and the magic power of outsiders like us recovers slowly here."

The entrance to this subspace should be somewhere in the Vast Ocean, and it is even very likely that it was the reason why Lumier's ship encountered a storm. But then again, what kind of powerful force can make an entire continent disappear directly from a planet?

Wouldn’t this have an impact on the planet’s ecology and even the movement of celestial bodies?
Luo Yan couldn't help but think about these issues that had nothing to do with the current situation.

After all, the current battle situation was a one-sided massacre and there was no need for him to worry about it.

The lizardmen corpses that awakened from the ground have joined forces with the army of players and are heading towards the army of the Holy Ankylosaur Kingdom.

After the previous two rounds of rocket attacks, although there were still 20,000 soldiers left in the Holy Ankylosaurus Kingdom's army, their morale had already fallen to the bottom.

Especially now that their main general had been turned into an undead by themselves, the surviving Ankylosaur soldiers had no intention of fighting anymore and fled into the depths of the forest.

The only pity is that killing these guys won’t gain much soul energy, and the experience gain for players may not be as good as the mushroom people on the planet Kao.

but--

Seeing how excited they are, I don’t think they care.

Since the server was opened, the Great Cemetery has experienced countless wars, big and small. However, due to the intensity of the "game" itself, the roles played by players have always been mainly cannon fodder.

Opportunities to mow the lawn with a bang like this are rare.

"If we can remove the seal on this land, wouldn't we be able to return this land to its original position?" Youyou, who was floating beside Luo Yan, said excitedly and floated around him.

Luo Yan nodded and spoke after thinking for a moment.

"maybe."

He had heard about the existence of the Great Barrier from the captives, but it was obvious that those captives could not possibly know the principles behind the Great Barrier, nor where the device that maintained the barrier was.

However, the captives also mentioned that the stability of the great barrier was usually the responsibility of the high priest of the Holy Armored Dragon Kingdom, and that high priest was in the capital of the Holy Armored Dragon Kingdom - Assam City.

It seems necessary to go there...

Just as Luo Yan was thinking this, the battle in the distance was coming to an end.

The players who had been chasing after the Ankylosaur soldiers were now returning to the battlefield from afar and picking up the spoils on the ground.

Although the vine armor of the Ankylosaurs had been burned beyond recognition and most of the obsidian weapons were cracked and damaged, there were still quite a few things that looked valuable.

For example, some gold jewelry.

And some amulets engraved with unknown marks.

There seemed to be remnants of local lizardmen's magic on those amulets. Although the energy was very weak, it was better than nothing.

In addition to these odds and ends, many players have also set their sights on the skin and scales of these lizardmen.

Although these guys have poor equipment and no extraordinary powers, their natural scales have unexpectedly good defensive capabilities and can be used to make equipment after tanning.

Although the skinning process is a bit bloody, veteran players who have killed countless monsters have long been accustomed to it.

Anyway, these guys are not human, so they don’t think there is anything wrong.

Some players also paid attention to the "giant turtle" under Octo's feet, but as soon as they approached it with their knives sharpened, they were discouraged by the system warning.

That is the Demon King’s spoils of war.

It was obvious that the devil had some use for it.

In a corner of the battlefield, under a giant burnt tree, several skeleton soldiers gathered together, looking at the refreshed experience bar and couldn't help complaining.

Six emperors playing: "MMP, the experience gain is too little!"

Bull Knight: "I killed at least twenty of them, how come the total is only 20000 experience points?!"

Kuchazi Theft Group: "Maybe the level difference is too high."

Instant Noodle Mage: "Not bad. I'm level 30, and I've killed more people than the two of you combined, and I've only gained a little over 600 experience points in total."

Upon hearing this, all the skeletons looked at the level 30 boss beside them and exclaimed.

"Fuck, you're already level 30?!"

"6666!"

[Instant Noodle Master] smiled shyly and said embarrassedly.

"Hehe, I worked so hard on Planet Kao..."

A few months ago, being at level 3 or so was still something you could brag about, but now it’s hard to even get into the T tier.

Currently, there are nearly two thousand players who have reached the Aceite level in the server, accounting for almost one-third of the total number of people on the current server.

Level 30 was only the peak of the bronze level. One had to upgrade one more level to reach the steel level.

But even so, for a group of newbies who are still at the Bronze or even Iron level, level 30 is quite awesome.

Bathed in the envious and jealous gazes of everyone, [Instant Noodle Wizard] felt a little elated for a moment, and his vanity was greatly satisfied.

As requested by everyone, he immediately decided to show off his special skills to everyone, but he didn't pay attention to his mana and fainted halfway through casting a spell.

This map seems to come with a DEBUFF that weakens mana recovery, and the game's UI is rather sloppily done; the mana bar can only be seen by opening the attribute panel, which is very unfriendly to mages.

It seems that this new map is prepared for men who like close combat.

……

Cleaning up the battlefield will soon be over.

The victorious players sang triumphant songs and returned towards the direction of Deadwood Port. As for the blazing forest fire...just let it continue to burn.

The rainforest here is too dense, and the magic crystal tanks can't get in at all. If they can burn out some open space, it will be convenient for them to build roads here.

Just as the Demon King's army was heading back home, at this moment, a figure was quickly passing under the clouds above the battlefield.

The wind lizardman hovering in the air was none other than the leader of the Wind Howl Tribe - "Wind Chief" Urga.

At this moment, his eyes were filled with disbelief and astonishment, and there was even a hint of fear deep in his bones.

Until an hour ago, he still firmly believed that the Kingdom of Saint Ankylosaurus would crush those arrogant outsiders on the beach like crushing a bug.

As a result, in just a blink of an eye, the Ankylosaur general riding on the back of the dragon turtle became a crushed insect, and the mighty 30,000 Ankylosaur soldiers were defeated like a flood that broke through a dam.

The entire war was a one-sided massacre!

Whether it was the rain of fire falling from the sky or those strange monsters, they were all completely beyond Urga's cognition.

Even if the two sides engaged in close combat, the ankylosaur soldiers were no match for those seemingly weak skeleton soldiers.

Not only are the skeletons well-equipped, but they also have many tricks! Some charge on spiders, some cast evil spells, and some can even use corpses to fight.

It's not just the skeleton soldiers that are troublesome, the races in the Demon King's army are extremely diverse!

Among them were winged dwarfs, spiders with huge mouthparts, golems that looked to be made of stone... and even some lizardmen he had never seen before!
Urga could never have imagined that the once arrogant ankylosaur soldiers that roamed the Janna continent could be so easily defeated by this mob!
The only thing to be thankful for is that there are not many flying monsters in the Demon King’s army, and they cannot threaten the survival of the Wind Howl Tribe for the time being.

However, Urga had no idea how long this short-lived peace would last.

After all, the guy who called himself the Demon King had already issued a declaration to them: "surrender or die", and the tragic defeat of the Holy Armored Dragon Kingdom was enough to prove that the Great Cemetery did have the ability to fulfill this declaration.

They are not kidding!

Urga stared at the direction where the group of undead and demons left, and fear crawled through his blood vessels like poison throughout his body.

Although the Wind Howling Tribe are the people of the sky, they still have to live on the ground.

But once they set foot on the ground, they were no match for these guys and their situation was not much better than that of the prey.

At this moment, Urga finally understood why Sack had a desperate expression on his face when he reported the situation of the group of outsiders to him.

His mood at this moment was probably even worse than Sack's...

Looking at the complicated expression of the Great Wind Head, the captain of the Royal Guard, Kadar, flapped his wings and flew to Urga's side.

His face was full of solemnity and he spoke in a hoarse voice.

“No wonder these guys dare to be so arrogant… With the power they have displayed, let alone the Holy Armor Dragon Kingdom, I’m afraid that even if all the Dragon God’s people in the entire Janna Continent joined forces, they would not be their match!”

Having said this, he swallowed hard and cast a desperate look at the silent leader.

"…What should we do?"

Urga did not answer, but just looked quietly at the burning forest and the coast dyed red by the setting sun. Finally, all his emotions turned into a sigh.

"Perhaps, we should re-examine the mission given to us by the great sky god Uranus..."

After leaving behind this thought-provoking remark, Urga changed direction and headed back toward the mountains where the Wind Howling Tribe lived.

A decision has been made in his heart.

Even though this decision was not easy for him and his people, it would at least allow their bloodline to continue.

Kadar and his bodyguards looked at each other, unable to understand what their leader meant, but they still flapped their wings, turned around, and followed the leader away with him.

It’s not just Ulga.

Pairs of eyes lurking in the rainforest, each with their own thoughts, returned to their nests deep in the rainforest.

Night falls silently.

For the lizardmen on the continent of Janna, this was destined to be a long and bitter night.

They have a lot to consider about their own and their people's future...

(End of this chapter)