Chapter 3090: Human Catastrophe

He Lingchuan was wiping the bloodstains off his helmet, the background still a haze of gunpowder smoke: "Since the descent of the Heavenly Demon, the army of Shanyu State has been like shot with adrenaline, morale soaring."

Their backing has arrived, no wonder.

"But since Ansha Fortress has already been taken, the rest of Shanyu State should be easier to fight. I estimate at most another five days, and we can reach the capital of Shanyu State."

In the Battle of Ansha Fortress on the night of the Heavenly Demon's descent, He Lingchuan led the heroes of the War Alliance and hundreds of thousands of troops in a frontal engagement against three thousand Heavenly Demons, as well as hundreds of thousands of troops from Baoxiang State, Tiangong, and Shanyu State.

It was truly a slaughter that darkened the sky and earth; even the total number of people He Lingchuan himself had killed with his own hands over the past twenty years, added together, did not exceed that night's toll. Even his mount, the black piebald beast, was severely wounded and exhausted, yet he did not dismount to rest. The two replacement mounts brought up afterward, both possessing great demon strength, died on the spot in battle.

Dong Rui's ghost ape had its staff broken, and one eye was gouged out;

Zhu Xiuer had both legs broken, her abdomen pierced through—if not for the timely rescue by Rui Lin, she could not have returned.

The Heavenly Demons opposite also suffered terribly.

Casualties were enormous on both sides, but any battle, in the end, always has a winner.

In this battle, the Heavenly Demons retreated, the enemy army withdrew, and the War Alliance successfully captured Ansha Fortress.

That night, He Lingchuan personally lit a bonfire at the gate of Ansha Fortress, feasting the War Alliance army with great dishes and meats.

By day it was still a bloody battlefield; by night it became the army's dining table.

It was not that the War Alliance did not wish to choose another place for the feast, but the land in the Ansha Fortress region had almost all been soaked in blood!

Many people stared at the bloodstains on the ground, their appetites completely gone;

More soldiers ate meat in large mouthfuls, took vegetables in big bowls, but as they ate, they silently shed tears, unable to express the myriad of flavors.

But for those who followed the Ansha Fortress great battle, craning their necks to await the battle's outcome, this was a milestone-like great victory—the first large-scale battle of the Heavenly Demon's descent into the mortal realm, and humanity had won!

The news spread across the world on the east, west, south, and north winds, hearts uplifted.

The news of the Heavenly Demon's descent, for many years, had hung like a sword over humanity's head; today it finally struck down, but humanity discovered, to its surprise, that it could actually block it!

At least some people truly held firm.

Hope, therefore, was born:

Perhaps the Heavenly Demon is not so terrifying after all?

But Lingxu Zunzun clearly did not stake all his treasures on the Bekka front. The main battlefield has He Lingchuan and the mighty ones of Ling Mountain, making it the toughest hard nut to crack; the Lingxu multitude now finds it hard to open their mouths.

So they have opened a new battlefield.

He Lingchuan asked He Chunhua: "What new developments do you have there?"

"Tuhun State, under the command of the Heavenly Demon, has begun to mobilize the forces of the four surrounding small states, assembling about sixty thousand troops, and is advancing toward Sen State." He Chunhua also worried, "Sen State has appealed to me for help, hoping I can send troops to intervene."

"To the northwest of Shen State, which is the strongest Heavenly Demon leader?"

"It is the Heavenly Demon Fu Kun." He Chunhua also gathered related intelligence, "In that region there should be several dozen Heavenly Demon descent points, the descended Heavenly Demons having already gathered in one place, numbering within seventy, with Fu Kun as the leader. This should have been arranged long ago by Lingxu Zunzun."

"According to intelligence compiled from all sides, such situations are appearing everywhere in the mortal realm. Heavenly Demons descend all under heaven, occupying small states and minor powers. The number of Heavenly Demons at each descent point is not large, but just enough to seize the local regime. This shows that Lingxu Zunzun's prior planning was extraordinarily meticulous. Chiyan Yuan originally had several tribute lands overseas, and now I have also received their pleas for help." Fushan Yue also spoke up, "Then, the Heavenly Demons began to gather, and the resources and troops they occupied also began to gather."

His father was killed on the night of the Heavenly Demon's descent; national hatred intertwined with family grudge, Fushan Yue fought extremely bravely in the battle at Ansha Fortress, but the price was his left arm severed, his body covered in wounds, and at the end of the battle he had only one breath left.

Fortunately, he is a head awake pi, and these past few days, relying on the blood of captives and the Yin Hui King, he has also recovered considerably.

He Chunhua pressed his throbbing temples: "Have the Heavenly Demons ever suffered a defeat?"

"Of course they have." He Lingchuan casually pointed to several positions on the sand table, "These dozen or so countries and regions have shown unusually fierce and effective resistance; the Heavenly Demons have temporarily abandoned them, shifting their attacks elsewhere. But once they regroup their strength, they will surely return to kill again. These places have already proven their tenacity, but whenever they seek aid from the War Alliance, the War Alliance cannot ignore them."

Everyone nodded, each taking responsibility for several regions, preparing to dispatch troops for support.

Jiuyou Dadi again said to He Chunhua: "The Heavenly Demon forces near you, while they are still unsteady on their feet, you shall wipe them out."

"Rest assured, I am already making arrangements. I will not let the poisonous weeds around Shen State run wild." He Chunhua grunted in affirmation, "By the way, our insider in Tuhun says that Fu Kun dispatched five Heavenly Demons to Sen State four days ago; this force is enough to flatten Sen State, with no need to mobilize troops. But these five Heavenly Demons have not yet appeared in Sen State."

Fushan Yue: "This has only been three days; perhaps they were delayed on the road."

He Chunhua continued: "These past two days I have also continuously received reports that in the northwest of Shen State, the Chuanling Mountain Range, and in the southern part of Tuhun State, the Dugulong Valley, Heavenly Demons have been going missing. Without their strong support, some places they have failed to conquer."

"Heavenly Demons missing?" He Lingchuan's eyes flickered slightly, "How many have gone missing?"

"I don't know." He Chunhua gave a bitter laugh, "The Heavenly Demons also do not specially report numbers to me."

He Lingchuan let out a ho-ho laugh: "Acting faster than I."

"What?" This sentence of his, everyone present did not understand. But He Lingchuan shook his head: "Nothing."

He Chunhua let out a long sigh: "But what exactly is Lingxu Zunzun doing?"

"This question, we have only just discussed it." Fushan Yue took up the conversation, "The War Alliance's momentum is already established, its spiritual power formidable, its heroes gathered; at present, Lingxu Zunzun and the other true gods have not yet descended to the mortal realm, and the Heavenly Demons find it hard to gain an advantage on the frontal battlefield at Bekka. But Lingxu Zunzun's plan for the descent of the gods must again create a tremendous spectacle, striking terror into the mortal realm, thus avoiding the strong and attacking the weak, seizing territory as quickly as possible."

"Moreover, before the Heavenly Demon's descent, Tiangong and the Fan Yao States were already defeated by us in successive battles, and the Heavenly Demons' foothold in the mortal realm is already unstable. I see, the Heavenly Demons will still likely engage us in a death struggle on the Bekka battlefield, but Lingxu Zunzun intends to open up more territory in the mortal realm, laying out more forces. He is no longer satisfied with his mere handful of footholds in the mortal realm, only a few Fan Yao States!"

He Lingchuan turned and pointed to the sand table, where blue small flags were inserted all over.

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Everyone knew, each flag represented a region of Heavenly Demon invasion.

Even from afar on the Jinjin Plain, Puhua also said:

"The many small states around Cangyan are also like this. Whenever the Heavenly Demons occupy a place, they search it from top to bottom, leaving nothing, and all human lives are also to be used."