Chapter 513

In the distance, Lord Basha of the demons saw this scene and his eyes nearly burst from rage!

His demon army!

In his view, the importance of that demon army surpassed even the endless hordes of servitor demons below!

In the Abyss, how should one put it? One could look at it this way:

Lord Basha's demon army was equivalent to the combined royal and church forces of the former Hellin Kingdom, plus a portion of the elite noble armories.

And that endless horde of servitor demons? They were like dragging the entire twenty million people of the Hellin Kingdom onto the battlefield under the leadership of a fraction of the nobles—unarmed and utterly defenseless.

So in Lin Yan's view, though the scale of Abyssal warfare was immense, much of it often began with novices brawling before true war commenced.

Of course, Abyssal creatures were still far stronger in combat than ordinary Hellin Kingdom civilians!

The Gods' Continent valued order; ordinary civilians rarely ever set foot on the battlefield.

Wars of faith were merely conflicts between the church and the royal house; ordinary civilians were each protected by their respective churches.

Though stronger cultivators contributed more faith, ordinary civilians seemed unimportant—but consider this: where do the strong come from?

From among the common people!

Ordinary civilians are the foundation of a nation!

Without ordinary civilians, there would be no endless stream of emerging strong ones!

But the Abyss is different—it thrives on chaos; no demon cares how many Abyssal creatures die, since they spawn so rapidly.

No matter how many servitor demons perish, Lord Basha won't feel a pang of regret.

After all, countless Abyssal creatures in the middle Abyss line up to become his servitors!

But if even one demon dies, he grieves deeply.

Yet now, his entire demon army had been wiped out in moments by Succubus Natasha and two other succubi!

Lord Basha's eyes instantly turned red!

His emotions had completely spiraled out of control.

Lord Basha roared, flapped his wings, and shot toward Natasha like lightning.

On the other side, Natasha saw him charging and likewise flapped her wings, boldly exposing her purple-red wings before hurtling straight at Lord Basha.

When Lord Basha saw Natasha's wings, he sensed something was wrong.

"Ninth Rank!"

Lord Basha regained a sliver of clarity.

But then he thought: so what if she's Ninth Rank!

Succubi have weak combat power; even a Ninth Rank succubus couldn't possibly be his match!

"Kill her, and I can still turn the tide!"

Lord Basha flew toward Natasha.

Then he saw Natasha draw a black short sword.

And then…

A searing pain surged through him—Natasha had cleanly severed both his wings!

"Boom!"

Lord Basha crashed heavily to the ground, unconscious and lifeless.

"Attack! Kill them all!"

Natasha's icy voice rang out.

These chaotic Abyssal servitors had no value left—they were better off as food for the Demon-Hunting Ants!

This battle lasted a full day and night before ending completely.

The battlefield was littered with the corpses of Bone-Removers and Spine-Cutters.

Vast numbers of Demon-Hunting Ants were feasting.

The strength of these Demon-Hunting Ants was steadily increasing.

"Spare me! I'll become your loyal servant!"

On the ground, Lord Basha knelt there, begging for mercy.

"Tell me the situation in the Mobsis Abyss… my king!"

Kriste spoke coldly.

She had intended to call her "clan chief," but thought it lacked grandeur—so she simply called her "my king!"

"Demon King!"

Lord Basha's eyes narrowed!

Kriste's address to Natasha terrified him!

Even as an Eighth Rank demon lord, seemingly only Two Ranks away from the Demon King, those Two Ranks were a gap he might spend centuries trying to cross.

"No wonder her power is so formidable!"

Lord Basha recalled Natasha's initial strike and the terrifying speed with which she annihilated his entire demon army—he was already imagining her terrifying might on his own.

At the same time, he felt a strange comfort.

An Eighth Rank demon lord losing to a Ninth Rank succubus should have been his shame.

After all, succubi's weak combat power was universally acknowledged.

But now, losing to a Demon King? That didn't hurt nearly as much.

Under this mindset, Lord Basha no longer doubted Natasha's identity as a Demon King.

Seeing his expression, Natasha glanced淡淡 at Kriste but said nothing to expose the lie.

Even as a cunning demon, Lord Basha now spoke humbly:

"The Mobsis Abyss now has three great dynasties, each founded by different demons; their powers are evenly matched, and they are constantly at war with one another. The dynasty nearest here is the Blood Bat Dynasty, established by the Hunt Demon Bats. Beyond these three dynasties, many demon lords have not joined them, yet they are still required to regularly supply servant demons. These demon lords control roughly half the area of the Mobsis Abyss—I am one of them."

The Hunt Demon Bats and the Hunt Demon Ants have similar names, but one is a demon, while the other is an ordinary abyssal creature.

Upon hearing this, Succubus Natasha asked it several more questions.

Lord巴萨 answered each question in turn, yet even under these circumstances, he might still lie—so Succubus Natasha did not fully believe him.