The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 269 The Demon Legion "Grinding Experience"
"Hey Card, with your command skills, you shouldn't be doing micro-management."

The gloomy-looking woman with glasses standing to the side couldn't stand it any longer: "If General Thor hadn't been stationed on the mainland of Eldoron and hadn't come to the front lines of the Abyss, how would you have gotten the chance to command?"

"What does it matter? These demons are just fighting randomly anyway. At least having someone in command is better than having no one at all!"

"Oh dear, never mind, the enemy is launching their final counterattack."

Kad devoured another chicken leg, laughing wildly as he continued to gesticulate wildly at the demon army, thoroughly indulging in his desire to command.

What is this? A real-life RTS game...?

Elian, who was also watching the game, spread jam on his bread and couldn't help but smile at the harmonious scene before him.

That's true. Demon soldiers are everywhere in the [Abyss Plains]. You can catch them in droves. They're not even as rare as undead soldiers...

Creating an army of the undead requires consuming a large number of humanoid corpses...

Sure enough, everyone didn't need to rush to the battlefield in person; they only needed to provide magical support in advance and wait for news of victory from the rear. Their attitude was quite relaxed...

……

"Is this the main force of the Lesser Lord [Three-Headed King]? They're utterly pathetic!"

The fire demon Ratu, engulfed in raging flames, is wreaking havoc among the enemy's demon army.

This Balrog used his flaming whip to pull an enemy demon commander in front of him, scorching him with his burning body, and then raised his lightning sword to behead him.

The large horde of demons returned from all directions, intending to besiege Ratu, but most of them were ignited by the rolling heat radiating from the Balor Demon and burned to ashes as soon as they got close to him.

—As a legendary demon possessing the [Flame Aura], Ratul thoroughly enjoys this kind of large-scale battlefield!

He only needs to run around among the enemy army, and the [flaming aura] radiating from his body can quickly clear out a large number of miscellaneous soldiers.

According to the will of the abyss, all of these demons were killed by "Baro Ratu the Flame Demon"!
On the ground, amidst the numerous demon corpses that had been beheaded or charred by Ratu, streams of purple light, visible only to Ratu himself, began to emerge.

Then, it flowed into Latour's body.

"Wow, I've absorbed more chaotic energy from the abyss!"

"This battlefield is absolutely fantastic."

"I've never felt so good in my life!"

Latour felt his blood boiling, not only because his demonic bloodlust was being released.

Moreover, I have become increasingly powerful.

Demons of the abyss can continuously evolve through constant battles!

This battlefield, where the enemy's demon army was slaughtered, was the most beautiful "paradise" for Latour.

In the past, as one of the weakest secondary lords in the [Wanyuan Plain], he would not have dared to attack the territory of another secondary lord and carry out such a large-scale massacre.

Now, amidst a wave of unrestrained slaughter, Latour felt the surging magic within him churning.

He is slowly evolving...

Slowly approaching the pinnacle of novice legend...

What will it eventually evolve into?
Is it a mid-tier legendary, more powerful evolved Balrog, or some unique new demonic form?
Ratu the Flame Demon doesn't know.

Latour dared to charge directly into the enemy's heartland not only because of his confidence in his own [Flame Aura], but also because of another layer of protection—

At this moment, Latour was covered in a layer of golden armor that seemed to be made of pure energy.

—【Sun Armor】!
— To allow the Fire Demon Ratul to level up faster, Elion temporarily lent him this minor artifact!

"Is this Master's treasure? Its defensive capabilities are truly astonishing."

Seeing his golden armor withstand the slashes of a six-armed serpent demon, and seeing that the armor remained unscathed despite being slashed by a storm of demonic swords, the Flame Demon Ratu was filled with amazement.

With such a powerful defensive weapon, he could wreak havoc among the enemy forces.

It's worth noting that when Elion first lent this armor to Latour, Latour felt that it carried a holy aura, which made him, as a demon, very uncomfortable and quite repulsed.

But now, this armor gets better and better with use!
"Now, it's time for the final wrap-up..."

Ratu the Fire Demon flapped his broad bat wings and soared into the air, unleashing a dazzling [Victory Halo] that heralded the dawn of victory for the Imperial Demon Legion.

"Holy Blazing Sun!" Latu stretched out his right hand, turned his palm upward, and a brilliant sphere of light, resembling a miniature sun, condensed and took shape.

Then, the sun-like orb of light suddenly shot out, heading towards the elite main force of the secondary lord, the Three-Headed King.

Rumble.

A brilliant burst of dawn light erupted in the wasteland.

Countless demons vanished into thin air in the brilliant sunlight.

—And in the eyes of the Abyss's Will, all these annihilated demons died at the hands of the Balrog Lord Ratul!
The will of the abyss found it intriguing and even wanted to cast a brief glance at it:
This is a Balor Flame Demon who follows the law of the abyss—survival of the fittest and slaughter...

A beautiful massacre where the strong bully the weak...

Should we give him even the smallest reward...?

……

Top of the steel fortress.

The lesser lord, the Three-Headed King, with the hideous heads of three different wild beasts, wore an expression of despair on each of his ugly faces.

"My elite troops, how could they be?"

"No, no, we are no match for the demon army of the [Magic Empire Eldoron]!"

"Run! We have to run!"

Without hesitation, the Three-Headed King immediately issued his final command to his demon commander:

"Hold on a little longer, everyone, I'll be right there to help you."

After saying this, the lesser demon lord hurried down the stairs from the top floor of the steel fortress.

It's like not being satisfied with just using magic for remote support, but wanting to go directly to the front lines!

However, just after descending two floors, the Three-Headed King suddenly stopped, a burst of rapid green light appeared, and the surrounding space distorted sharply.

Just listen to a "swish" sound!
Only air remained where they were.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the lesser demon lord teleported away and fled.

……

The demon army on the Empire's side easily crushed the remnants of the Three-Headed King's forces and completely occupied the territory of this lesser demon lord.

Seeing that the situation was not good, a large number of demons chose to surrender.

After regrouping the defeated enemy demons, the number of demons on the Empire's side not only did not decrease, but actually increased significantly.

This is the cruel law of the battles between the lesser lords of the Abyss.

The winner takes all!

Whether it's territory, steel fortress, or soldiers under one's command, the weak cannot protect them.

"This is fantastic! In the past thousand years, no battle has ever given me such exhilaration!"

Balor Ratu flew in the air, looking down at the Imperial demon army below, and was somewhat dazed.

He was defeated in his expedition to the material plane and became a slave to a mortal mage.

In a sense, could this be considered a "blessing in disguise"?

After this fierce battle, the Empire's demon army naturally gained a large amount of "experience points".

Demons kept emerging, their bodies suddenly swelling, transforming into even more powerful demonic forms amidst a cloud of black mist or an explosion of purple light.

Some of the original demons became cowardly demons and quass demons, some quass demons became fre demons, and some fre demons became berserker demons...

Some demons did not change their form, but they grew taller and became noticeably stronger, surpassing the normal level of their original species.

For example, Hadris, the six-armed serpent demon who was originally the lieutenant of the Fiery Demon Lord Latour, received enhancements in strength and physique, and also mastered a more powerful killing sword technique, barely reaching the combat power threshold of a beginner legendary.

(End of this chapter)