The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 221 "It's all a misunderstanding!"

The wolf-serpent demon "Sleepless," wielding a giant axe, gazed at the moon elf capital city bathed in silvery moonlight, still fantasizing about turning countless elves into undead after breaching the city.

Suddenly, he, being a great demon, had a premonition and looked up at the sky.

The night was dark, without stars or moon, utterly empty.

Nothing.

Wait, that’s not right!
The next second, a bone dragon as big as a small mountain and a rapidly approaching fire meteor appeared in his eyes.

The Bone Dragon and Balor Ratu finally entered the range of his [True Vision] and lost their invisibility!

The wolf-serpent demon "Sleepless" reacted instantly, loudly calling out to the surrounding demons and undead:

"Enemy attack!"

However, it was too late.

Before the demons and undead could react, the bone dragon had already arrived.

The skeletal dragon spread its wings and roared loudly, its dark red flames suddenly flickering in its eye sockets.

——【Dragon's Might】! (Psionic Enhanced Version)

The undead are basically immune to the [Fear] effect and are not intimidated by the dragon's might.

However, the demons were not so lucky.

Although they are otherworldly creatures that embody the concept of chaos and evil, demons are ultimately monsters with flesh and blood and normal minds.

A large number of low- to mid-level demons were overwhelmed by the terrifying dragon's might, trembling all over.

Even worse, some people couldn't resist the fear implanted in their minds and turned around to flee in panic.

This escape was no small matter.

Demons are inherently monsters with extremely chaotic attributes. Their so-called armies have no strict military organization and are mostly forced together by the power of demon lords and demon generals.

To put it bluntly, it's similar to conscription.

Even within a demon legion, there is constant infighting. They often fight amongst themselves halfway through a march, or inexplicably run away halfway through.

Now, the [Dragon's Might] of the white bone dragon, which shrouded the entire land, completely ignited the already chaotic and disorganized demon army!
"Wow!"

Large numbers of low- and mid-level demons scattered and fled, colliding with each other.

They were forcibly conscripted because of their instinctive fear of high-ranking demons.

What the Dragon's Might brings is pure supernatural fear, far surpassing the fear of high-level demons etched in their blood!
Even the demons guarding the outer perimeter of the army, unaware of what was happening at the center, abandoned their posts and ran away when they saw their comrades suddenly turn and flee.

So, the word spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred.

Many demons that were too far away to be actually affected by the [Dragon's Might] also scattered and ran away.

"You are not allowed to run away!"

"All of you, come back here. At least stay where you are."

"Have you forgotten the terror of the [Immortal Lord]?"

The wolf-snake demon "The Sleepless One" was furious.

"It is a legendary bone dragon, a terrifying top-tier undead creature."

"The Undying Lord once told us that the undead are the most terrifying and invincible beings in the world!"

A group of demons ran and shouted.

The wolf-snake demon's expression instantly darkened (its wolf head and snake head both darkened), as it remembered something—

This demon legion comes from the 113th level of the Abyss, the territory of the Undying Lord Okus.

They had seen those terrifying high undead created by Orcus himself. They knew how this "Undead High Lord" proclaimed the horrors of the undead.

Therefore, these demons fear higher-level undead creatures far more than demons on other levels!
"Damn it, where did the raiders come from?"

"Those elves don't understand noble necromancy at all, so how could they possibly control such a powerful bone dragon?"

The wolf-snake demon was completely bewildered.

In desperation, he ignored the low- and mid-level demons who were scattering and fleeing, and organized the high-level demons and undead army around him to launch a counterattack!
In any case, even if the demon army is routed, as long as he is still alive, he can regroup at any time.

"Go on!"

The wolf-serpent demon raised its giant axe and pointed it at the massive white bone dragon that had landed in the center of the army, resembling a small mountain.

One after another, high-ranking demons and undead launched an attack on the bone dragon.

Some pounced on the bone dragon, while others unleashed evil magic at the giant dragon from a distance.

Clusters of dark, pale, or crimson energy slammed into the skeletal dragon. Unfortunately, many of the undead's core attack methods, such as the Boda's instant-death attack [Death Gaze], the Lich's [Touch of Decay], and the Mummy Lord's [Cursed Fist], all rely on negative energy.

It is very effective against living creatures, but it has little effect on bone dragons, which are also undead.

It might even help replenish its strength!

Demons have better supernatural abilities, but they also possess a large number of poisons, foul odors, corruption, fear, parasitic spells and supernatural abilities, making them unsuitable for use with bone dragons.

Therefore, the combined attack of these hundreds of high-level demons and undead was ineffective, only temporarily suppressing the bone dragon, which barely reached the threshold of intermediate legendary level, without causing much substantial damage.

Huhu.

The skeletal dragon took a deep breath and exhaled a large burst of surging psionic energy.

This surging psionic storm instantly wiped out more than a dozen high-level demons in front of them.

—【Dragon Breath: A psychic ability】!
"let me!"

Seeing that his subordinates had restrained the bone dragon, the wolf-serpent demon raised his giant axe and pounced forward, ready to cut off the dragon's head.

At that moment, the wolf-serpent demon saw a blazing meteor suddenly crash to the ground, landing between him and the skeletal dragon, causing a massive explosion.

Crimson flames burst forth.

"Baroness?"

Upon seeing Latu engulfed in flames ahead, the wolf-serpent demon "Sleepless" was initially taken aback, but then immediately understood the situation.

So they're competitors from the abyss too!

"This royal city of the moon elves is my spoils, the spoils of war of [Undying Lord] Okus!"

"Which demon lord's fire demon general are you, daring to try and steal from me?"

The wolf-serpent demon "Sleepless" roared and charged towards the Balor Flame Demon Latu.

what?
Balor Ratu, who had just pierced a high-ranking demon in front of him with his longsword surrounded by storms and thunder, felt his heart clench when he saw the Wolf Serpent Demon wielding a giant axe and hacking at him.

Did he... misunderstand something?

Wait, where's the master? Where did the master go?
Latour looked around, but had no idea where Elian had gone.

In his haste, Balor Ratu held the Lightning Sword and the Blazing Whip in front of his chest.

clang.

A heavy, giant axe came crashing down.

The three abyss weapons collided.

A storm of lightning and fire erupted, and the fire demon Ratu was blasted hundreds of meters away by the terrifying force, rolling several times on the ground.

Although he was in a sorry state, the [flaming aura] radiating from his body along the way burned to death many ghouls and mummies.

"No, I'm no match for the Sleepless Ones after all."

"This wolf-serpent demon is a mid-level legendary, which is enough for me to be an ordinary demon lord!"

"I am just a minor lord."

Latu scrambled to his feet, watching as the wolf-snake demon charged at him once more.

This time, the wolf-serpent demon's venomous head also opened its blood-red maw, dripping purple venom.

The wolf-snake demon has two heads, each possessing a supernatural ability that takes effect when it bites its target.

In particular, the serpent's head, when it bites its target, can inject abyssal venom that is effective even against creatures immune to toxins, such as demons. There is a chance to directly transform the target into a lowest-grade "Primal Demon".

Therefore, in the bottomless abyss, the wolf-serpent demon is the most feared being by all high-ranking demons, except for the demon lords.

Those high-ranking demons who have experienced brutal battles and advancement all have fearful memories of their initial, weaker period.

Nobody wants to revert to the lowest level of primal demon!
"Master, Master, where are you?"

Latour raised his weapon again, bracing himself to block the attack once more.

He knew very well that if he died at the hands of this wolf-serpent demon, he would not even have the chance to be reborn in the abyss!
Just as Latour was filled with dread, Elian's reassuring voice echoed through the night sky:

"I'm here."

Then, the next moment, to Latour's utter astonishment, his jaw nearly dropped, Elian in the night sky shouted at Latour on the ground:
"Great Lord Ratu, the Balrog Lord, don't be afraid, we're here to help you!"

what?
Latour was stunned by Elian's words.

No... was that sentence in the plan we discussed before?
"Ah, so it's you, Latour, the Lesser Lord of the First Layer of the Abyss!"

Upon hearing the name, the wolf-snake demon finally remembered who the other party was.

(End of this chapter)