The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 258 "The Empire is Here to Conscript Men!"

"Roar!"

"Gululu!"

"Whoa oh!"

A large group of ferocious and terrifying demons, emitting strange cries, rushed towards the Eldoran expeditionary force.

Among these demons were the Shadow Demons, Flo Demons, and Quass Demons flying in the air, as well as the Ironclad Demons, Fear Demons, and Primal Demons running on the ground. They were vast and numerous, numbering at least a thousand at a glance, like a dark wave.

"What a mob!"

Gutt snorted angrily.

A brilliant blue light emanated from the legendary mage's hand, and countless azure missiles materialized in the sky, raining down on the demon army.

— [Missile Storm] (Evocation School Spell)!
Demons' elemental resistance is only effective against common elements such as fire, ice, and lightning; they have no resistance to force field damage.

As for magic resistance, it mainly targets enemies of the same or weaker level. Given a significant difference in strength, Gutt can easily break through it.

Clap clap clap.

In this single wave of attacks, hundreds of demons were blasted into fragments and mincemeat in the storm of force field missiles.

This is a bottomless abyss; demons who die here will truly die!
El-Erian also snapped his fingers.

A colossal white skeletal dragon, as large as a small mountain, appeared in a cloud of dark mist, flapped its wings and rose into the air. The dark red soul fire in its eyes suddenly brightened, releasing a terrifying pressure.

——【Dragon's Might】!
As one wave of demon vanguard was blown to pieces, more demons were overwhelmed by fear, trembling all over, either scattering in all directions or cowering in place, shivering.

The two easily thwarted the charge of at least a thousand demons.

The few dozen or so mid-level demons who managed to reach the front of the expeditionary force were also instantly blown to pieces by the barrage of zero-ring spells from human mages and warlocks.

Only at the moment of their annihilation did these bloodthirsty demons realize—

Just how terrifying are these uninvited guests who have descended upon the abyss?

What descended upon the abyss was not just a small team of adventurers, but an entire extraordinary army!

"So vulnerable..."

"Then, let's deal with these demons..."

Elion, commanding the skeletal dragon, was about to unleash a massive burst of psionic energy to annihilate the horde of demons ahead when he heard the fire demon Ratu shout from the sky:
"Wait a minute, there's no need to kill all these demons!"

"We have already intimidated them with our absolute strength, and we can bring them under our command directly."

To bring demons under one's command?
Gutt was somewhat bewildered when he saw Balor Flame Demon Latu leading a group of high-ranking demon prisoners who had previously been controlled by [Otherworldly Oath], flying towards the large group of weak demons.

All that could be seen was Balor Ratu radiating waves of heat, baring his fangs and brandishing his claws, making various terrifying gestures along with several other demons, and roaring something in the language of the Abyss.

This large group of weak demons, already intimidated by the previous attack, were even more terrified when faced with the more powerful Balor Flame Demon. They trembled with fear and prostrated themselves on the ground.

The weakest demons, especially the cowardly ones and the primal demons, huddled together, prostrating themselves on the ground, begging for the Balrog's forgiveness:
"Latour, the Balrog Lord who burns everything, please extinguish your rage."

"We are willing to become your servants and follow in your footsteps..."

Balor Ratul chuckled, turned to his master Elion, and reported the battle results:

"Okay, that's done."

"These weak demons are now all loyal to us."

Uh……

Seeing the demon army that had been baring its teeth and looking menacing just moments before now cowering in fear before the Balor Flame Demon Ratu, Gutt's lips twitched, and he was speechless.

It's that simple?
"Hey, what's going on here? Do you really think these subordinates who were recruited like this have any organization? Won't they just run off?" Gutt questioned.

Ratna waved his hand:
"I can."

"If they escape, we can just catch them again."

"Of course, the demons we capture might not be the same group that escaped before; they could be subordinates of other demon lords or lesser lords." "But what does it matter?"

what?
Balor Ratu's words, spoken with such a matter-of-fact and self-righteous tone, made many humans unable to hold back their anger.

It seems this Balrog lord is already used to these bizarre recruitment methods among demons...

"As expected of the demons of chaos, their armies are assembled in this way."

"With such a demonic army, I reckon half of them would get separated during the march."

"This huge group of demons seems completely disorganized. They seem even more chaotic than the demon legions we encountered before."

"Probably, the demon army that successfully reached the material plane was the most well-trained, disciplined, and cohesive group. The rest of the rabble had already scattered on the way to the material plane."

"..."

The crowd of people discussed the scene before them, finding it somewhat amusing.

"For these weak demons, subjugating them into our fighting force is indeed a better way than eliminating them."

"Having a local sub-lord familiar with the environment as a guide is indeed much more convenient."

Elian smiled and gave the order to Latour:

"This large group of demon cannon fodder will be managed by you and other high-ranking demons of the [Eldoron Demon Force]."

"You walk at the front, clearing the way for us."

Ratu the Fire Demon readily agreed:
"No problem, Master!"

Immediately, he led more than 150 high-ranking demon prisoners controlled by the [Otherworldly Oath] and dispersed them among the thousands of weaker demons. He used force to intimidate them and completely controlled this demon army.

"Hmm, using [Otherworldly Oath] to control powerful demons, and then letting these powerful demons dominate and control more weaker demons with fear and force according to the law of the abyss of the survival of the fittest, is indeed a good plan."

"After all, the fear of a weak demon over a powerful demon is ingrained in its very bones."

"In that case, we won't need to use [Otherworldly Bondage] to control all the demons, which will save a lot of gems..."

After El-Erian finished speaking, he couldn't help but smile inwardly:
What is this, a "devilish management scheme"?

The Eldorian Empire, deep within the abyss, implements its policy of "demons ruling demons"!

With such a large group of demon cannon fodder clearing the way, the number of demons trying to cause trouble along the way decreased significantly.

Even so, Balor Ratu still had the excitement of returning to his homeland, and he "recruited men" as he walked.

Along the way, a large number of original demons, cowardly demons, and other weak low- to mid-level demons were all incorporated into this demon legion.

The skeletal dragon, capable of unleashing terrifying pressure, also played a significant role in this process.

Each time this ancient dragon-level [Dragon's Might] is unleashed, a large number of demons submit in fear.

To El-Erian's surprise, the Evocation Mage Gutt was also quite excited during his "recruiting" process.

He would occasionally unleash a powerful spell, creating a massive crater to intimidate the weaker demons:
"Kneel down now and submit to us, Eldoron!"

"Otherwise, this is what will happen to you!" (He casually throws out a zero-ring spell, blasting the nearby cowardly demon into dust.)

Looking at Gutt's arrogant, bloodthirsty, and morbid smile, Elion smiled and sighed, nudging Helen beside him with his elbow:

"Do you know what Gutt is excited about?"

“Your Majesty, I think Gutt… is completely immersed in the joy of representing humanity in conquering other races.” Helen shrugged helplessly.

“Uh…that’s fine too.” Elian smiled.

Having spent so much time in contact with the Elven Royal Court, and being able to coexist peacefully, Gutt, this human supremacist, was really frustrated.

Now that we've reached the bottomless abyss, we no longer need to worry about ethics and morality; we can enslave foreign races everywhere!
The strong must ruthlessly humiliate and dominate the weak; that is the rule of the abyss!

(End of this chapter)