The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 231 [Please Read On!] There's a Traitor Among Us!
To conquer the Abyss Rift, one of the biggest challenges is how to deploy troops to the battlefield.

Whether in the previous life on Earth or in this world, the deployment of troops is a science in war!
However, there is one particularly noteworthy point in this fantasy world—

That is, in the extraordinary world, the gap in combat power between people is even greater.

In this world with teleportation magic, moving a small number of elite combat forces is infinitely easier than mobilizing tens or hundreds of thousands of troops.

Between the Abyss Rift and the western war zone of Eldoron lies a distance of several tens of kilometers, with a vast wilderness in between. Large numbers of demons still roam this area.

A normal march to the Abyss Rift would inevitably involve battles with demons along the way, resulting in heavy casualties.

Moreover, the three major demon legions stationed near the abyss rift will be on alert in advance!

Therefore, Elion decisively abandoned the overly bloated undead army and the large number of low- to mid-level professionals in the military. He limited the participants in this military operation to a small force of no more than a thousand high-level combatants.

This is a blitzkrieg!

The vehicles used to transport the troops from the five sides were a dozen or so airships from Eldoron.

These airships utilize teleportation technology replicated from Mind Flayer ships, each capable of carrying hundreds of soldiers or dozens of golems for long-distance teleportation. They proved quite effective during the previous attack on the Sun Elf's palace.

Dark clouds obscured the moonlight.

More than a dozen airships carrying troops from five different sides ascended into the howling night sky.

"Coordinates have been locked..."

"Long-distance jump function is charging..."

"Preparing for teleportation jump..."

……

At the crevice of the abyss.

The enormous, blood-red fissure meandered and twisted, like a wound in the world.

This is the region with the highest density of demons on the entire continent.

If viewed from above, one would see a vast, writhing tide of dark demons surrounding the blood-red fissure, like the grotesque rotting flesh near a wound.

Here, fighting and strife happen every single second.

Even within a single demon legion, conflicts constantly erupt between various low-level demons, who devour each other.

A demon, born chaotic and bloodthirsty, can never perfectly obey discipline!
However, due to the deterrence of the more powerful demon commander, the infighting within a demon legion was confined to a very small area.

Such conflicts are even more intense between different demon legions.

Small-scale conflicts occur almost daily between the Abyss Legion of [King of the Tauren] Buffyment and [King of the Gnolls] Yenogu.

"This land is ours!"

"Only we are qualified to completely dominate the portal to the Abyss!"

These two demon lords had been fighting each other for countless centuries in the abyss.

Now that the expeditionary forces belonging to the two major demon lords have met in the material plane, they are even more furious and hostile towards each other.

"Those giant bulls under Buffett's command are really annoying."

A Balor Balrog with a gnoll-man's head, arms crossed, roared furiously at the towering, hill-like bull-demons before him:

"If it weren't for preserving our strength, I would really like to wipe them out!"

This Balor Flame Demon is one of the Flame Demon Generals under Yenogu, the King of the Gnolls.

He received his master's orders to seize control of the abyssal rift.

However, the Abyss Legion on Buffett's side was also vying for it with them.

Several times, he considered launching a full-scale war against Buffett's army to drive out those annoying guys completely.

However, since the two legions are evenly matched, this would inevitably result in mutual destruction, giving a third party the opportunity to profit.

In particular, not long ago, the army of the Frost Giant King Koschitch also arrived in the vicinity.

Therefore, this Balrog general, who obeyed the Gnoll King, had to restrain his demonic bloodlust and warlike impulses, keeping the conflict between the two sides within a reasonable range. "If we just wait another month, when the next batch of our reinforcements arrives, we will definitely be able to completely take over this dimensional rift."

"At that time, this passage connecting the two planes will belong to the great hunter Yenogu!"

Just then, the Flame Demon General heard several shouts coming from ahead:
"Fight them!"

"Tonight, slaughter all these weak servants who are loyal to the King of the Jackals!"

Suddenly, a group of mid-to-high-ranking demons—who seemed to have come from Buffett's territory—rushed over.

This group of demons did not directly attack the main force of the demon army, but instead stormed into the positions of various gnoll tribes, slaughtering the gnolls of the Yenogu Legion—

The Shadow Demon brandished its illusory claws, weaving through the shadows; the Fromon let out a soul-shaking scream; the Berserker exuded a pungent stench, tearing the gnoll before it to shreds with its thick arms and claws…

These ordinary gnolls, from various gnoll tribes in the material plane, were of low strength, almost all at the level of low-level warriors. Lacking cold iron weapons, they were naturally unable to withstand these powerful demons, and within just a few minutes, hundreds of them had died or been injured.

"Buffett's servants are really asking for trouble!"

"Did you think I was afraid of you?"

The Balrog General didn't care about the lives of these ordinary gnolls, but he was enraged by the enemy's provocation.

Without much thought, he led his group of demons and charged forward, tearing the enemy demons to shreds.

As he beheaded a berserker with a single sword strike, this Balrog general, subordinate to the gnoll king, vaguely noticed:

The berserker he killed had a very strange expression and look in its eyes before it died...

It's like...

Forced?
However, the doubt in the Flame Demon General's heart was only fleeting.

He didn't care what the enemy soldiers were thinking!
This wave of enemy offensive was quickly thwarted.

However, this also sparked a great deal of anger within Yenogu's legions:

We must retaliate!

"Kill those burly, brainless bastards under Buffett's command!"

"I've long wanted to taste what the flesh and blood of a minotaur tastes like!"

"Kill! Brutally tear apart all enemies! The great Yenogu taught us that only by hunting can we survive!"

As a result, a group of demons from Yenogu's legion suddenly charged towards Buffente's legion's position.

After several rounds of this back-and-forth, the conflict between the two legions escalated.

At first, the demon generals on both sides were still considering preserving their strength and trying to control the scale of the conflict so that it would not escalate indefinitely.

However, how could a chaotic and insane demon be so easily obeyed?

Once the battle began in earnest, the demons went berserk, tearing at the flesh of their enemies with their claws and fangs, thrilled by the smell of blood.

Two hours later, what started as a local conflict escalated further, evolving into a small-scale war.

Tens of thousands of demons, gnolls, and minotaurs were locked in a chaotic battle before the rift in the abyss.

Two more hours passed, and even the demon generals on both sides were blinded by rage and bloodlust, and threw themselves into the battle.

This is the largest battle between Buffett's expeditionary force and Yenogu's expeditionary force since they entered the material plane!
……

"Once these two expeditionary forces have fought to a standstill, shouldn't it be our turn to step in?"

Thousands of meters in the air, riding a giant skeletal dragon and using magic to conceal his form, Elion watched the massive battle between the two demon legions below:
"As expected, these demons were driven by their bloodthirsty and warlike nature. Neither side realized that the demons who had instigated the battle with their lives did not actually belong to either of the two legions..."

At the same time, El-Erian glanced out of the corner of his eye at the Koschützlaff Army in the distance.

Compared to the legions of Buffett and Yenogu, this Abyss Legion only recently arrived nearby and is further away from the Abyss Rift. At this moment, it remains silent and has not yet joined the battle, seemingly waiting for something.

……

(Illustration: The siege behemoth, the Giant Bull Demon, is active in Buffalo Menter's army, and also appears in Koschitchell's army.)
(End of this chapter)