The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 282 Facing the Wind Demon King!

Bang bang bang.

Three figures appeared from three wisps of black mist, standing behind Pazuzu:
"Great Wind Demon King, as you wish."

"So, we really have to join the war?"

"What's there to be afraid of? We are all lords who have been through countless battles."

These three demons were: one resembling a humanoid lump of foul-smelling mud, another a Balor Flame Demon engulfed in flames, and the third a Wolf-Snake Demon with the heads of a wolf and a snake.

Three sub-lords!

Each one of them is equivalent to a top-tier beginner legend!

During the Artina Poetry Operation, Pazuzu not only secretly monitored the situation himself, but also summoned three powerful secondary lords from the alliance, instructing them to hide on a nearby rocky hill and wait for an opportunity to strike.

Originally, in Pazuzu's plan, the mission of these three legendary demons was to participate in the annihilation of the legendary forces of Eldoron, ensuring that all Eldoron forces that came to support them were completely wiped out.

Unexpectedly, the balance of power has shifted, and the lord alliance of the [Ten Thousand Abyss Plains] has become the passive party!
"I'm going to deal with that human mage. You all hurry and rescue [Lady of Transformation] Artina!"

"We absolutely cannot afford to lose our strongest secondary lord and her demon army before the official battle even begins!"

Pazuzu quickly gave instructions to the three lesser lords, then flapped his wings and rushed toward Elion.

Based on Elian's outstanding performance in the battle, Pazuzu wasn't confident in killing the human mage, but if he could just hold him off, Pazuzu had absolute confidence in his own strength.

—【Abyss Plains】For many centuries, no demon lord has ever truly controlled the entire level. One of the most important reasons for this is that there is a true high-level legendary demon lord who rules the sky of this level!
No lesser lord has ever grown to the point where he can challenge the authority of the Lord of the Sky!
"Wind Demon King, Lord of the Sky of the Lower Dimensions, Pazuzu, it's been a long time..."

"So you really don't remember me? You don't remember that more than 30 years ago you made a deal with a mage who used [Interdimensional Detection] to find out my whereabouts..."

"That's true. To you, a deal with a weak eighth-ring mage that you could crush with a flick of your wrist is just a trivial matter, something you don't even need to remember..."

Elian sighed softly as he saw Pazuzu charging toward him with his greatsword.

The lord of the lower plane rushed into the air and took a deep breath.

Then, it suddenly vomited towards the tiny humans below.

Countless dense, pitch-black worms were spat out from the demon lord's mouth, like a large, writhing, dark cloud.

The buzzing sound of these insects is enough to make any ordinary person who watches them tremble with trypophobia.

—【Locust Breath】!
One of the two breath weapons mastered by Pazuzu.

The abyssal locusts, darkening the sky, swarmed in, ready to devour Elian.

At the same time, Pazuzu pulled in the air with his hand.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang.

Six giant birds, each tens of meters long, with jet-black wings, distinct demonic features, and an aura of sulfur, appeared from six clouds of black mist.

——【Purgatory Roc】!
These dark flying creatures that serve Pazuzu respond to their master's call and come to his aid.

As the overwhelming swarms of abyssal locusts and six enormous infernal roc birds attacked from all directions, threatening to engulf him, Elian did not hesitate and uttered a rapid incantation.

boom.

Elian's figure vanished into a wisp of pale silver mist and instantly reappeared in another location.

Meanwhile, Elian's body was somehow covered by a layer of radiant golden armor, as if it were formed from pure sunlight.

He hurled a ball of light, resembling a miniature sun, at the six ferocious and terrifying giant birds and the overwhelming swarm of abyssal locusts.

——【Holy Blazing Sun】!
—The power of the [Sun] clergy!

A dazzling light shone in the wasteland.

In the blink of an eye, the pitch-black, hideous giant bird and all the abyssal locusts vanished into thin air in that dazzling light.

"He's definitely a troublesome guy."

Pazuzu emerged from the brilliant ocean of light, her brow furrowed.

The demon lord suffered only minor injuries in the explosion.

Unless you are hit head-on at close range, such a wide-area destructive attack is very ineffective against a single powerful unit.

Of course, Elion didn't expect the attack to pose any threat to Pazuzu. He just wanted to use the move from the Sun Prince to eliminate the weaker units that might interfere with his subsequent battles.

Pazuzu raised his greatsword and charged at Elian again, glancing back at the same time.

Taking advantage of the few seconds that Pazuzu briefly delayed Elian, the lesser lords rushed toward the amber sphere that sealed Altina's poem, intending to escape with the [Amber Coffin].

"Great, everything went smoothly!"

Pazuzu was overjoyed.

However, just as the three lesser lords were about to touch the amber sphere, a large worm emerged from the soil of the wasteland behind them.

The next moment, the insect's body rapidly expanded, transforming into a massive white bone dragon as large as a small mountain.

Hu Hu Hu.

The skeletal dragon unleashed a massive, surging wave of psionic energy at the three lesser demon lords. "Ah!"

Caught off guard, the three great demons screamed in agony amidst the surging dragon breath.

"What's happening here?"

"Where did that giant skeletal dragon come from?"

Pazuzu looked completely bewildered.

It turned out that when they teleported to the vicinity, Elion had already transformed the skeletal dragon into a creature with the ability to burrow underground. Then, he hid underground, waiting for the right moment to launch a surprise attack.

Top-tier demon species possess "real vision," allowing them to see through transformations.

But if it's something underground, then naturally you can't see it.

Escape underground.

In this fantasy world, this is a power that is often overlooked by most people, but is actually extremely domineering and unreasonable!

As long as it is underground, it cannot be seen and is immune to most magical attacks that target living beings but cannot damage the environment, such as petrification, instant death, paralysis, charm, etc.

The skeletal dragon's surprise attack caught the three lesser lords off guard, and they all suffered considerable injuries.

The colossal undead, as large as a small mountain, pressed its advantage, launching a furious and relentless attack on the three legendary demons with its claws and fangs infused with psionic power.

Originally, these three powerful lesser demon lords, with two of them working together closely, were already able to contend with Elion's bone dragon. With all three of them working together, they might even be able to turn the tables and kill the bone dragon.

Unfortunately, the first wave of attacks had already disrupted the three demons' formation. In addition, the three minor demon lords were already hostile to each other and found it difficult to coordinate. They fought independently and, after being injured, all wanted to hide in the rear, letting the other two lords bear the fire.

As a result, the battle turned into the skeletal dragon chasing the three lesser lords around the desert.

"Mud Demon King, why are you hiding? Hold back this undead dragon!"

"You're so arrogant, why don't you come and do it yourself!"

"Ah, be careful!"

With a whoosh, the skeletal dragon unleashed a wave of life-devouring negative energy, dealing yet another devastating blow to the three secondary lords.

"Damn it! This is bad..."

"The humans of the magical empire of Eldoron are truly resourceful..."

"If this continues, before the war even begins, we will not only lose Altina, but also three lesser lords..."

"No, we must minimize the losses!"

Pazuzu gritted his teeth, his eagle-like face revealing anger.

After a brief moment of deliberation, he mustered all his strength to break free from Elian, who was entangled with him, and teleported to the amber sphere that sealed Artina's poem. He reached out once more, wanting to pick up the large, crystal-clear sphere.

This time, Elion did not stop him, but instead turned to the three lesser demon lords who were being chased and attacked by the bone dragon.

The spell is cast simultaneously on all three pairs of arms.

Each pair of arms formed the same hand gesture, pointing forward.

Whoosh whoosh.

Three emerald green rays simultaneously struck three secondary lords who were engaged in fierce battle with the skeletal dragon.

——【Dimensional Anchor】!
These three legendary demons were enveloped in a layer of emerald green light, locked in their current space, and lost their ability to teleport.

"Since you dared to come, you should leave a few people behind!"

Elian's lips curled up slightly.

"Oops!"

The three lesser demon lords were terrified when they suddenly realized they had lost their teleportation ability. In their panic, they suffered even more wounds under the fierce attack of the bone dragon.

brush!
Elian flashed behind them, his six hands glowing with different colors.

Enemy from both sides.

Before them stood a powerful skeletal dragon, clearly surpassing any of them, and behind them stood a human legend, several times more terrifying, capable of defeating Altina Shi in a short time!

"Wind Demon King, save us!"

"Lord of the Lower Dimensions, Master of all flying demons, come and help us!"

"Great Pazuzu, please help us! You're the one who called us here today, you won't just leave us here, will you?"

While fending off the fierce attacks of the bone dragon, the three lesser demon lords turned their heads and called for help from the distant wind demon king, Pazuzu.

Pazuzu snorted coldly. Ignoring the three lesser lords' pleas for help, he picked up the sphere sealing Artina Shi and vanished into a cloud of black mist, teleporting away.
"You'd better pray for yourselves."

Amidst the terrified screams of the three lesser lords, a dazzling array of magical light surged forth from behind.

The battle is over.

(End of this chapter)