The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 222 Gathering Monsters!
Before entering the Abyss Rift, the Wolf Serpent Demon Sleepless had met several lesser lords.

This includes Ratu, the Balrog Lord, who is virtually unknown even among the countless secondary lords.

If Elian hadn't shouted that, he wouldn't have remembered the other person at all!

"Latour, you, a mere minor lord, dare to attack the army of the Undying Lords and steal our prey?"

"Are you crazy?"

"[Immortal Lord] Okus will remember your foolish offense!"

No, no, no, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding...

Latour wanted to explain, but he was speechless.

In particular, bound by the power of the contract, when he tries to explain, his tongue immediately becomes stammering.

As the wolf-snake demon charged at him once more, its wolf and snake heads simultaneously opening their blood-red maws and revealing their fangs, Latu felt utterly hopeless.

"This is really the end."

Just then, the enormous bone dragon broke free from the restraints of the hundreds of high-level demons and undead, and stood in front of the wolf-serpent demon.

The massive white-boned dragon, as large as a small mountain, raised its bone claws, enhanced by psionic power, and struck with tremendous force, forcing the wolf-serpent demon "Sleepless" back.

—During the time he disappeared, Elion secretly cast spells, repelling hundreds of high-ranking demons and undead who were besieging the bone dragon, eliminating or controlling some of them, and helping the bone dragon escape its predicament.

At the same time, El-Erian waved his right hand.

Ten small steel sculptures fell from the sky.

These small sculptures expanded in the air as they were lifted by the wind, and in an instant they grew into steel giants three to five meters tall.

Iron Golem!

Elion's 10 steel golems were all custom-made, with higher manufacturing costs, and were equipped with a constant, triggerable [Shrinking Spell] that could shrink them into small sculptures for easy daily carrying.

These 10 steel golems landed in 10 directions around Balrog.

"Lord Latour, please fight with all your might! I will provide air support for you!"

Elian shouted in the air with his voice amplified by magic.

—At this moment, he had already used illusion magic to change his appearance and deliberately kept himself outside the wolf-serpent demon's [real vision] range.

Human...you...

Latour had nothing to say.

Bound by the contract, he had no choice but to raise his longsword crackling with lightning and his whip formed from crimson fire, and charge headlong into the undead army ahead.

Hu Hu Hu.

Waves of fiery heat radiated from Balrog's body, turning ghouls, ghouls, and mummies to ashes.

This is part of the Erian Plan.

Demons have fire resistance, but most undead do not!

Just now, [Dragon's Might] dispelled a large number of low- to mid-level demons, while a large number of undead were burned by the Balrog's flames.

Balrog and 10 steel golems moved swiftly through the undead army, like a huge, rolling ball of fire.

Wherever it went, countless undead were reduced to ashes.

These undead, who could have served as cannon fodder to restrain the skeletal dragons with their own bodies, now face the fate of being purified by fire.

"Well done, Lord Latour."

"I've made the right choice in following you."

"Lord Latour, in the future, you will surely be able to replace that ugly and fat Okus and that ugly baboon with two heads, Demogorgon, and become the most powerful demon lord!"

Elian cheered Latour from the air.

That's why Elion wasn't afraid at all of offending the "Immortal Lord" Orcus.

Someone will naturally take his place in this honor!

No, that's not right, don't talk nonsense...

Latu repelled a high-level "Soul Judgement Demon" with a single sword strike, leaving him speechless with despair.

While cheering on his "master," Elion also didn't forget to open his arms and activate the [Sun Armor].

In an instant, a radiant light, as brilliant as the sun, burst forth from Elian's body, turning the night into day.

—【Victory Aura】!
Under this dazzling light, the ten steel golems, Balor Ratu, and the bone dragon battling the wolf-serpent demon all received a certain degree of enhancement. Originally, the bone dragon had been completely suppressed and forced to retreat under the attacks of the wolf-serpent demon "Sleepless".

This skeletal dragon, which excels at fighting armies, doesn't seem to be very good at one-on-one duels.

But now, under the light of victory, the bone dragon's power has been slightly amplified, and it seems that it can hold on for a while longer.

Meanwhile, this was, after all, the heart of the Orcus Legion, and high-ranking undead and demons were constantly arriving from all directions of the army.

"It's been confirmed. The enemy who attacked our legion is a Balor Balrog lord named Ratu."

"He must have had some incredible luck to gain control of a giant bone dragon, along with a group of powerful allies."

"Yes, that's the Balor Flame Demon that's covered in flames."

"Everyone, join forces, seal off the space, and take him down!"

While battling the skeletal dragon, the wolf-serpent demon "Sleepless" issued commands to the ever-growing number of high-ranking undead and demons around him.

He knew that victory would surely be his.

This is the heartland of the Abyss Legion.

The enemy's surprise attack just now caused considerable trouble. Many high-level combatants scattered throughout the army have not yet reacted.

But as time goes on, more and more demons and undead forces will come to support us!
The giant white bone dragon in front of me, although it has barely reached the threshold of intermediate legendary level, does not seem to be my opponent. It is only a matter of time before I defeat it!

One by one, high-ranking and even near-legendary demons and undead, fueled by [flaming aura], recklessly charged towards Balor Ratu.

A giant zombie dragon flew in from the sky.

A giant skeletal snake, tens of meters long, emerged from the ground.

The six-armed serpent demon unleashed six swords in quick succession, transforming into a whirlwind of blades that even legendary and formidable enemies would avoid.

The Balrog was struggling to defend itself against the surrounding attacks, unleashing a [Firestorm] to barely repel the large number of powerful enemies.

Even the Balor Flame Demon, who excels at "group combat," appears powerless against powerful enemies from all sides.

Within just 3 minutes, he was already seriously injured.

Fortunately, the 10 steel golems absorbed a lot of the pressure for him.

Normally, these steel golems would have been destroyed in no time in such a terrifying battlefield. However, under the healing of [Flame Aura] and the enhancement of [Victory Aura], they are still stubbornly holding on.

Meanwhile, Elion in the air used various spells to strengthen and protect Latour, or to remove the negative status effects imposed on him by other demons, allowing the fire demon lord responsible for drawing enemy fire to hold out longer.

"No, the enemy is getting bigger and bigger."

"Even a true demon lord, besieged alone by so many powerful demons outside his own territory, couldn't withstand it!"

Balor Ratu wrapped his flaming whip around the neck of the zombie dragon in front of him, and with a powerful tug, flung the zombie dragon, which had been transformed from an adult golden dragon, away.
"If this continues, we'll all die!"

Meanwhile, the wolf-serpent demon "Sleepless One," who was fighting fiercely with the bone dragon, was badly injured and panting heavily, but his injuries were generally minor and not fatal.

Moreover, the wounds on his body inflicted by the dragon's claws were visibly healing at a rapid pace.

—The wolf-serpent demon has a strong regenerative and self-healing ability. Even if it is disemboweled, it can recover completely in a few minutes!

In contrast, the situation for the bone dragon was clearly worse.

This giant skeletal dragon had many broken bones all over its body, and the dark red soul fire in its eye sockets flickered dimly, as if it might fall apart at any moment.

Seeing this, the wolf-serpent demon used the [Mind Control] spell to pin the skeletal dragon to the ground while laughing loudly:
"Victory belongs to the Immortal Lord, the great Okus!"

"Latu, you mere fire demon lord, how dare you challenge the majesty of the Undying Lord? What awaits you is only darkness more despairing than death."

“I will offer you as a sacrifice, directly to the great Okus.”

"The king of the undead will decide what dark necromancy he will use to torment you!"

No, no, that's not right...

Latu coughed up blood as he barely managed to dodge a spell from a mummy lord.

"Good, there are indeed more and more high-level demons and undead gathering in this area..."

"There are probably two or three hundred of them, not counting those that were already killed..."

Elian looked around and saw more and more powerful demons and undead coming from all directions of the army to provide support in the night sky and on the ground.

The Soul Judgement Demon, shimmering with multicolored light; the Six-Armed Serpent Demon wielding six sharp swords; the Mummy Lord surrounded by corrupting aura and curses; the Grave Giant, composed of thousands of tombs and grave mounds; the Ghost Mage casting a ninth-circle spell…

Elion, the strongest mage in Eldoron, smiled slightly.

(End of this chapter)