Chapter 3358: All-Out Defense

Facing the demon race army surging from all directions, Ye Liuyun also deployed all the firepower chariots and strong crossbows this time.

The formation masters were also busy reinforcing the formations, and the whole camp was bustling.

Ye Liuyun brought the monster beasts and the black-armored elite troops, all stationed in the camp to guard against strong enemies sneaking in and spiritual soul attacks.

As the defending side, they had the advantage of fortifications, plus formations and firepower chariots, so the soldiers were not panicked at all, and everything proceeded in an orderly manner.

Especially the 150,000 soldiers of the Death Legion, only 50,000 were deployed to surround the camp and resist the enemy, while another 100,000 were resting on standby.

The demon race army's strong crossbows and shields were coordinated: a row of shield bearers in front, a row of crossbowmen behind, they would fire arrows only when the enemy drew near, working together with the firepower chariots for long- and short-range cooperation, holding the defense line so tightly that even the puppets were not needed.

All the puppets served as reserve forces, waiting to directly resist the main assault of the demon race's largest legion.

Ye Liuyun's defense of the entire camp faced the greatest pressure on the front. As soon as the demon race's great leader arrived, he dispatched a ten-thousand-strong unit, letting the demon race soldiers frantically charge Ye Liuyun's defensive line.

Ye Liuyun also had to bring the monster beasts to guard here, occasionally sending the beasts forward to help with defense. The demon lion's wind-thunder fan proved very effective; whenever demon soldiers rushed in, a few swings of the fan could blow them back.

The power of wind blades and thunderbolts meant that even when those demon soldiers raised their shields, they still had little defensive effect.

The Vermilion Bird's and Qiong Qi's flames, Lei Ming's thunder and lightning, and the nine-headed demon dragon's poisonous mist could also play a role in killing and intercepting the demon race soldiers' attacks. Complete content

Adding the formations' defense and offense, soon a large swath of demon race corpses lay fallen outside the front of their camp.

This time the Sealing Demon Tablet was relatively obedient, not first going to smash those powerful demon race members. Ye Liuyun had communicated with it beforehand, telling it that if it first smashed the strong ones, he wouldn't be able to cooperate with it.

It itself could not absorb much power in a short while; it would be better to cooperate with the army's defense before the formation and absorb more. So it kept circling around the camp, especially the front, first smashing the soldiers who charged over.

Seeing those demon soldiers constantly rushing here, with a steady supply of energy for it to absorb, it also did not rush to go

into the demon race great army.

Ye Liuyun also took the opportunity to release his own soul source, capturing not a few of the demon race's ninth-realm soldiers' souls and storing them in the Soul Sealing Pearl. The demon race also had soldiers whose ninth-layer summit soul power was relatively strong; after discovering he had released his own soul, they all launched spiritual soul attacks against him.

But they were all trapped by the flame and thunder-and-lightning power on his soul source, then also pulled into the Soul Sealing Pearl. Although these demon race soldiers' soul power was not a soul source and appeared far weaker than his soul power, for martial cultivators of the same realm, they were still not weak.

So Ye Liuyun did not disdain them, feeling that little amounts could accumulate into much; he estimated that after this battle, there would be enough for all women to enhance their soul power somewhat.

The black-armored soldiers in other directions, however, would not take the initiative to attack, but only defend. When powerful souls or demon race troops rushed over, they would join forces to pull those souls into the Soul Sealing Pearl, helping Ye Liuyun accumulate them.

Thus the demon race army launched a fierce attack for one hour, leaving many corpses behind but not advancing much forward.

They concentrated all their shields, advancing while piling them up into a shield wall.

But that shield wall was often blasted open, unable to stand firm. Moreover, the charging demon race soldiers also needed shields, so their shields soon ran short.

The demon race soldiers who charged up later had to advance empty-handed, go to the battlefield to pick up shields, then continue charging forward.

But the demon race soon discovered that their erected shield walls were useless, while thick piles of corpses could serve as arrow shields.

Those corpses could not only block crossbow bolts, but thick layers of them could also withstand the bombardments of the firepower chariots.

Moreover, they did not need to deliberately stack them; a normal charge would create layer after layer of corpse walls in front. And thick corpse walls also hindered the formations' attacks on them.

Thus they had people clear corpses from behind, hide behind the corpse walls, and inch forward little by little. Even if the firepower chariots blasted a gap in the corpse wall, they would immediately use demon race soldiers' corpses to seal it.

After two hours, although the demon race suffered heavy casualties, they indeed used this method to advance considerably forward.

But just as the demon race proudly believed this method was effective, all the firepower chariots

all rose into the air, bombarding from above; the demon race hiding behind the corpse walls immediately suffered heavy casualties.

When the firepower chariots were designed, they were indeed capable of sailing through the Xingkong. Normally, however, they had no need to move, so to conserve energy they rarely moved on their own. Even when they moved forward or backward on the battlefield, the demon race merely thought someone was controlling them.

Thus the demon race overlooked this, thinking the firepower chariots could only bombard in place.

For a time, wails echoed continuously within the demon race great army; most soldiers retreated, trying to escape the firepower chariots' coverage. Those who couldn't escape charged forward, only to be shot down by crossbow bolts.

Occasionally, those who charged forward with shields raised were also jointly blasted to death by the black-armored soldiers, preventing them from approaching the defensive line.

The demon race great army thus temporarily withdrew to rest a bit.

Ye Liuyun's side firepower chariots also landed, and the soldiers responsible for defense immediately took advantage of this opportunity to rotate shifts. Ye Liuyun also dispatched puppets, carrying many storage rings to collect the demon race soldiers' corpses.

Looking at the thick layers of corpses piled before him, Ye Liuyun estimated that the demon race had already buried three to four hundred thousand within these two hours.

However, many of their formations had been completely destroyed. Only the layer of formation nearest the camp remained, still able to serve some purpose.

But soon, before the puppets could finish clearing many demon race corpses, the entire demon race great army surged forward again.

"It seems the great leader of this demon race army is determined to wipe us out!"

Ye Liuyun smiled, sighed, and then brought the monster beasts out again to continue resisting.

"Hold on for another hour, and Jiang Yuanhai and Xiao Heng's side should make a move!" Yu Xiaofeng also notified the various army corps responsible for defense.

The leaders of the Black Mountain, Black Rock, Sand Shadow, and several other demon race legions also came out with their demon race armies, taking over the soldiers led by the Tiger-Head Beast King to let them rest, while they took their place.

However, the over 100,000 demon race soldiers they had just surrendered were not released; those soldiers' organization and training were not yet complete, and releasing them now would not yield sufficient combat strength.

The leader of the demon race great army, seeing the ancient demon race appear opposite, also knew they might not be able to hold out long, preparing for close combat. Thus he continued to urge all the great armies forward, relentlessly charging.