Chapter 102: The Tipping Scales of War

Just as Mu Yi was worrying, a blaze broke out from the demonic beast tide and slammed straight at the protective wall.

In just an instant, Mu Yi felt the temperature around him rise sharply.

Amid the mournful wails, many weak demonic creatures near the Fireburn Demon were instantly burned to death,

The Fireburn Demon, a very rare demon and a low‑level form of the Flame Demon, radiates terrible heat from its body.

The Flame Demon, fused with the destructive power of the Baro Demon, becomes the near‑high‑rank Legend Baro Flame Demon, wielding flame and destruction.

The Fireburn Demon wielded terrifying flames, raging upward onto the protective wall!

Charred patches appeared on the wall and ground; several soldiers still battling demonic creatures hadn't reacted in time before the flames devoured them.

In an instant, muscle, blood, and bone began to burn; the soldiers were fully ignited, turning into flaming human torches that fell from the wall.

"Prepare the legion's attack!"

Mu Yi shouted the order, insisting that this creature must not be allowed to run rampant.

As the soldiers responded, a clear blade aura manifested on Mu Yi's great sword; with a swing, a massive fire blade accompanied by a sonic boom slashed toward the Fireburn Demon.

"Roar!"

The Fireburn Demon's body suddenly ignited violently, its size swelling as terrifying flames erupted in all directions, its entire form seeming to burn within fire!

Sensing the threat of death, it unleashed all its energy, forming a massive fireball that hurled at the fire blade, yet it could not stop Mu Yi's blade from descending, crashing like a wave against a coastal boulder and shattering it easily.

The fire blade instantly consumed the Fireburn Demon, but when the blade dissipated, the Fireburn Demon still stood firm.

Although gravely wounded, its signature flaming body on the verge of extinguishing, the Fireburn Demon survived.

"Now!"

Duolun Duo's figure darted out, nearly exhausting all his potential; he swung his dagger fiercely, leapt, and thrust it straight at the Fireburn Demon's neck.

Scalding blood gushed out, the Fireburn Demon's blood like magma splashing onto the ground with a sizzling sound, yet Duolun Duo, already gripping the rope dropped from the wall, floated back.

"Well done!"

Mu Yi praised, forming a small team of Zongwang Player Wanderers and Warriors, tasking them with assassinations whenever an Abyss Demon appears.

Undoubtedly, Duolun Duo performed excellently, seizing the Fireburn Demon's briefest moment of weakness for a killing blow.

The Fireburn Demon's death stirred unknown ripples among the Abyss Demons, and many demons, their heads heated, charged toward Mu Yi.

Mu Yi sneered at the Abyss Demons that surged before him; these brainless things, breaking away from the beast tide to assault the Formation‑guarded camp wall, were no stronger than the mind‑lost beasts.

A Fro Demon appeared before him, and the bodyguards behind Mu Yi, brandishing long spears, swarmed from all sides.

Empowered by Cloud Energy, these spears could pierce demon defenses; combined with the resonance of the blaze, the Fro Demon was impaled by dozens of spears in an instant.

The Fro Demon fell, and another demon surged forward.

After slaying five or six demons in succession, the remaining Abyss seemed to finally realize this place wasn't a soft target but a hard bone capable of breaking their jaws.

"Boss Mu! The traps set on both left and right wings have been fully triggered!" the catfolk rushed in to report.

The catfolk, lacking the courage to assassinate the powerful demon, proudly became a communications soldier; after Klae infused her with acceleration, she ran even faster than the cavalry.

"Relay the order, execute the Fire Sea plan, start setting fires, reinforce the first and second reserve units on both wings!"

Mu Yi's face showed a visibly ugly expression; the traps on both wings hadn't been fully set, but fortunately his Fire Sea plan had been fully prepared.

Even the most basic traps numbered hundreds on both wings, with several large pit traps dug.

Honestly, even the brainless Abyss Demons wouldn't fall into these unfinished traps, but the demonic creatures were crazier, charging straight into the glaring traps.

After swallowing the lives of hundreds, even thousands, of demonic creatures, all traps were filled, the speed surpassing Mu Yi's imagination.

The death‑unafraid demonic creatures, using sheer bodies and numbers, ate through all of Mu Yi's designs; Mu Yi doubted even a sea of fire could fully block their advance.

To be safe, he still dispatched his prepared reserve units.

"Dong!"

A heavy thud sounded; Mu Yi looked up, and the towering Bull‑Head Demon was battering the camp's protective wall, the massive roar shaking the magically reinforced wall as if about to collapse.

The violent turbulence hurled the soldiers on the wall down into the chaotic beast tide, tearing them to pieces instantly.

Panicked soldiers quickly drew their heavy crossbows, frantically pulling the triggers at the Bull‑Head Demon.

Dozens of bolts flew out; the moment they struck the Bull‑Head Demon's body, they rebounded as if hitting a steel‑forged shield.

Though the bolts failed to wound the Bull‑Head Demon, they enraged it.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

Heavy breaths emanated from the Bull‑Head Demon's nostrils, the dark‑purple Abyss breath constantly inhaled and exhaled.

"Aaaah!"

Its already massive body swelled again in the Bull‑Head Demon's fury; the wildly expanding muscles made it even more terrifying, its raging aura soaring until it seemed to break some limit—

"Boom!"

The camp's protective wall shook violently; although built with sturdy materials, cleverly designed, and reinforced by many mages to absorb and disperse the terrifying force, even dissipating it through vibration.

But a solid wall doesn't mean those atop it can endure such assault; the trembling wall caused the once‑impregnable defense to develop numerous gaps.

"What a terrifying power!"

Mu Yi's pupils narrowed; having felt the wall's strength, he knew that crashing into it was like an egg hitting a stone.

Yet this very wall wavered under the Bull‑Head Demon's charge; such power could only belong to a high‑rank Transcendent Demon.

"Third reserve, advance!" Mu Yi hurriedly ordered reinforcements.

"Roar!" On the trembling wall, demonic creatures began to occupy it, though the reserve's assault quickly drove them down.

Yet as corpses piled higher at the wall's base, the demonic creatures kept hammering the wall line, increasing defensive pressure dramatically.

The Bull‑Head Demon, after unleashing its ultimate strike, seemed briefly exhausted, exhaling thick white breath as it stood still to rest.

"Klae, prepare the burst spell!"

"Blaze, prepare!"

Mu Yi rapidly issued orders, insisting that this creature must not launch another attack.

They cannot fight the beast tide without the camp's protective wall; without it, winning this outnumbered battle is just a dream.

Kelei nodded and immediately began chanting Explosion Magic, the sole refined attack spell he possessed, whose power could shatter heaven and earth.

This is also why Mu Yi deliberately left Kelei on standby.

Her attack magic holds immense strategic value, and now is the moment for her to unleash it.

Mu Yi closed his eyes, striving to link as many soldiers' inner flames as possible, then suddenly pointed a finger.

The Bull-Head Demon was instantly ignited into a torch; though the flame was illusory, the Bull-Head Demon felt a fierce burn, as if its body were set ablaze.

At the instant the Bull-Head Demon sensed the scorching, charred reality appeared on its body.

Often, what the will believes becomes reality, especially when both sides of the will charge forward.

Subconsciously, the Bull-Head Demon wanted to flee the camp wall, planning a brief recuperation before regrouping for another assault.

Yet this chaotic, undisciplined behavior brought the Bull-Head Demon excruciating suffering.

Explosion!!!

Kelei raised his staff, roared toward the Bull-Head Demon's position, and hurled his earth-shattering strike.

Like a stone tossed into a calm lake, the Bull-Head Demon was instantly devoured by annihilating brilliance, which spread and engulfed the surrounding beast horde as well.

Even the protective wall itself suffered the impact, triggering another violent tremor.

Accompanied by scorching winds and a foul burnt odor, hundreds of the demonic beasts fell, clearing a swath around the Bull-Head Demon.

When the brilliance faded, the void left by the Bull-Head Demon was instantly filled by the beast tide, as if it had never appeared.

Endless demonic creatures spread to the horizon as far as the eye could see.

The Bull-Head Demon surged against the tide, seemingly trying to escape; the combo of flame and Explosion Magic failed to slay this Transcendent demon that could corrupt a giant elephant.

"Alchemical Cannon, aim—don't let it get away!!"

Several alchemical cannons, corrected by their gunners, pointed their massive black barrels at the unmistakable Bull-Head Demon amid the massive beast tide; its huge size and blazing form made it an unmistakable target.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Magical runes lit up as the alchemical cannons roared, firing costly projectiles.

The enchanted shells streaked through the sky faster than sound; upon striking the Bull-Head Demon, they unleashed a tremendously powerful explosion, carving another blank in the beast tide.

"Damn!" Mu Yi's face turned black; the Transcendent demon's life force was more terrifying than imagined, enough to crush a berserker demon multiple times, yet it could not be completely eliminated.

Even though half its body was already battered, the foe still fought against the tide, crushing countless demonic creatures before charging back into the Black Forest.

Having suffered a loss once, the enemy will surely bring heavier destruction next time they appear.

"Keep firing, empty all the shells!"

Mu Yi took a deep breath, suppressing all negative emotions; with countless demonic creatures dying, they had almost lost the wall's height advantage, and the defensive pressure was overwhelming, forcing them to push the alchemical cannons fully onto the battlefield again.

Each cannon blast represented the disappearance of thousands of Medrosian civilian coins—enough to sustain a Medrosian's livelihood for a year.

And now, the artillery thundered.

Every shell that fell into the dense beast tide carried away countless demonic creatures, briefly creating a massive empty zone.

Fierce explosions rose clouds of smoke mixed with the abyssal scent of slain beasts, then slowly dissipated.

"Damn, what on earth is down in the deep forest?"

Mu Yi's heart burned with anger; his senses told him the abyssal scent seemed to be gathering toward the forest's depths.

His intuition warned that the enemy's purpose in launching the beast siege might not even be to destroy the camp.

Unease fermented in Mu Yi's heart, but merely resisting the oncoming beast siege already consumed all his energy; he had no time to concern himself with the forest's inner turmoil.

"Is the Mage Tower's charging not finished yet?" Mu Yi hacked down a beast before him and shouted for the situation behind.

"Still a bit short!" a voice from the alchemical devices, the Mage Tower's messenger, reported; all mages were racing to restore mana.

"Open the camp gate and let them in!"

Mu Yi's expression wavered; the corpses of demonic creatures had piled into a slope reaching the wall, completely erasing the wall's height advantage and overwhelming the defense, forcing him to compress the defended area on the wall and reduce pressure.

Hundreds of soldiers were caught off guard, slaughtered by the relentless beasts; some didn't even have time to pull their weapons from the beasts' bodies before being maimed by sharp fangs and claws.

Opening the camp gate was a "solution that isn't a solution"; they had to hold out until the Mage Tower's second wave of spell strikes.

The camp gate opened, and the corpses piled outside slipped down, giving the demonic creatures an unobstructed path into the camp; demonic creatures do not think, they hesitate not, and poured in over the mountain of corpses.

"Kill!"

Wei Duo Keli raised his double‑handed greatsword, leading hundreds in a semi‑circular formation against the charging demonic creatures.

Soldiers bearing large shields endured relentless assaults, while the spearmen behind them frantically thrust.

Though they fought with all their might, their formation gradually retreated, and more demonic creatures surged into the camp.

Mu Yi slashed the beasts before him while constantly scanning every corner of the battlefield.

Everything was still under control, but at this rate of attack they might not win the war today.

The most troublesome flying beasts in the contingency plan were all captured by war spells in the first wave; the remaining scattered flyers were picked off by long‑bowmen led by the forest ranger.

The worst‑case scenario didn't occur, the only good news since the battle began.

Yet the combat power generated by their numbers still exceeded their expectations.

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