The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 260 A good bird chooses its tree to perch on; a wise person knows when to yield.
Flying demons such as the Fromon and Rift Demon flew in from all directions.

One by one, berserker demons and baboons emerged from the steel fortress, rushing in from all directions or teleporting there.

Demons such as the "Fire Demon," which are immune to fire damage, rise directly from the scalding lake water.

These demons surrounded us from all directions, their eyes gleaming with ferocity.

"Capture the former lord—Ratu the Fire Demon. The Lady of Transformation will reward us!"

This……

Baloram Ratu's heart tightened as he saw the six-armed serpent demon Ganjiang Hadris on the ground looking helpless:

"Lord Latu, after you led your army away from your territory to conquer the material plane, this Iron Lake region was conquered by the army of another lesser lord, the Lady of Change, the Demon Princess Artina Shi."

"Now, we have all pledged our allegiance to the new lord."

"Moreover, Artina has set her sights on this molten iron lake and has specially selected a large group of powerful demons to guard it."

not good!

Seeing that things were not going well, Balor Ratu flapped his bat wings and tried to escape.

He alone cannot withstand the attack of a large group of powerful demons!
Even though Balrog has the [Flame Aura] which counters numbers and swarms, it's not very effective against demons with fire resistance.

However, in the blink of an eye, hundreds of demons attacked from all directions.

They unleashed a variety of innate magical abilities.

[Bewitching Monsters], [Suggestion], [Monster Freezing Spell], [Fear Spell], [Mind Control]...

A few demons with summoning abilities also summoned more demon reinforcements, further increasing the number of attackers.

Most of these spells vanished as soon as they approached the fiery body of Balor Ratu, disappearing without a trace.

—[Magic Resistance]!
As demons, their methods of killing each other are actually much less effective.

The evil, confusion, and poison magic commonly used by demons is quite troublesome for non-demons, but often has little effect on another demon, so the attack methods that can be used are very limited.

However, the simultaneous release of [Mind Control] by a large group of demons still made Balor Ratu feel a clear threat.

The targets of these telepathic attacks were not Ratu himself, but rather the lightning sword and blazing whip in his hands.

Powerful bursts of magical energy surged from all directions, like giant, forceful hands pulling at Latu's weapons, trying to snatch them away.

hula.

Latu loosened his grip, and the Lightning Sword was torn away by a ball of telekinetic energy, falling towards the molten iron lake below.

"Oh no, my sword!"

Startled, Latour flapped his enormous bat wings and flew downwards.

Balrog is a demon species that relies heavily on weapons!

However, more demons attacked from all directions.

Many powerful demons pounced on Latour, using their fire resistance to endure the intense flames on his body, and piercing his muscles covered in steel-like scales with their claws and fangs.

"What an annoying guy..."

The lightning sword was caught and snatched away by a flying demon.

Fending off enemies attacking from all directions, pushing one away only to be pounced on by another, feeling the pain coursing through his body, Latour finally realized:
The territory is now filled with many powerful demons.

They are clearly under the command of another lord, Artina.

"Come help me, stop looking! Stop looking!"

"Latour roared."

"As expected, Latour can't handle it." Elian in the air sighed with a smile.

The next moment, a massive white bone dragon, as large as a small mountain, swooped down from the sky and spewed out a huge cloud of breath containing spiritual energy.

Whirring whirring.

A large group of Flomos, who had flown in from afar to join the siege of Baloro Ratul, were instantly annihilated in the surging waves of psychic powers.

Elion also pointed lightly at Latour, who was surrounded by a large group of high-ranking demons:
"Transform!"

A large, invisible mass of magical energy bloomed in the air, seemingly able to distinguish friend from foe, automatically bypassing Balor Ratu and affecting the other demons.

Bang bang bang bang bang. More than 20 high-ranking demons that were besieging Latu rapidly shrank and deformed, turning into croaking frogs in a cloud of black mist, and fell to the ground with a thud, completely incapacitated.

Latour, who had been held firmly by a large group of demons and looked quite disheveled, was now freed and gasped for breath.

—【The Metamorphosis of Frogs】!
Considering that these demons could be subdued and used as fighting force after the Iron Lake area was controlled, Elion did not use damaging spells to kill them directly, but instead used a reversible "morphosis".

On the ground, Hadris, the six-armed serpent demon who had once served the Balrog lord Ratul, was utterly astonished upon seeing the powerful demons croaking and howling on the ground:

"A single spell was enough to take down a large group of high-ranking demons."

"Where did such a powerful spellcaster come from?"

"The Balrog Lord Latu, can he really find such a powerful helper?"

It's important to know that demons are known for their extremely high magic resistance or saving throw resistance!
Dealing with a large group of demons is not the same as dealing with a large group of professionals of the same level.

The large group of demons that besieged Latour included one or two with special defensive methods and bizarre abilities, yet they were defeated in an instant by that legendary human mage.

Having reclaimed his lightning sword, Latour finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness, the owner is here."

If he were to return to his territory alone, that would be a different story.

El-Erian coughed lightly twice, opened his mouth, and his majestic voice echoed throughout the entire Iron Lake region:

"Help Latu defeat the demon legion here and take over the Iron Lake region."

Behind him were airships and human professionals riding two-legged dragons.

Whoosh whoosh.

On the airship, the Arcane Cannons unleashed bursts of force fields, radiance, eclipse, and psychic energy, specifically targeting damage types that demons lacked resistance to.

The human professionals riding on wyverns immediately unleashed various spells to counter the demons, or fired arrows of cold iron.

The surging firepower poured down, and in just a moment, it repelled the demons that were attacking from all directions.

"What's that flying in the sky?"

"Those dragons don't seem to be creatures from the Abyss, do they?"

"And what are those large vehicles?"

Under the barrage of magic and arrows, the demons, who had been so aggressive just moments before, suddenly lost their will to fight and were forced to retreat in defeat.

Meanwhile, on the distant rocky hillside, the main force of the expeditionary force was advancing in a mighty wave.

A large group of undead soldiers equipped with cold iron weapons launched a charge.

Golems made of steel, rock, clay, and flesh also rushed in, causing the earth to tremble with every step they took.

Thousands of demons belonging to Eldoron flew through the air or ran wildly down the hillside. Although most of them were a rabble, their sheer numbers made them appear quite imposing.

"these are?"

"Is it the legion of a demon lord? Has the Balrog Ratu defected to a demon lord?"

"But why are there still rock and steel giants, and zombies and skeletons?"

The demons guarding the Iron Lake region were completely dumbfounded when they saw the surging Eldoran Legion and the bipedal wyvern cavalry and airships continuously unleashing firepower from the sky.

Demons, golems, undead, humans, wyverns...

What kind of strange legion is this?
Although the situation is unclear, one thing is very clear—

Such a fierce and powerful army is definitely not something they can handle!
Balor Ratul flew through the air, his body crackling with flames, and roared at the terrified demons on the ground:

"Surrender now."

"Swear allegiance to me anew, Lord Ratu, the Balrog, and to the great magical empire of Eldoron!"

Looking at his former master in the air, Latour's old subordinate—the six-armed serpent demon Hadris—he was stunned for half a second.

Immediately, he raised his longsword and killed the demon guard belonging to the new lord, Artina, with a single strike. He then turned to the demon army in the Molten Iron Lake region and said:
"All demons of the Molten Iron Lake region, welcome back our former master, Ratu, the Balrog Lord!"

When it's time to switch sides, switch sides.

He who knows the current affairs is a hero!

(End of this chapter)