Chapter 848: The Panic-Stricken Demon Commander (Second update, requesting all)

In the sky, the Bitter King Zhao Yuanqing was single-handedly holding back the Demon Commander and over a dozen greater demons. Due to the suppression of the Heavenly Dao Will, these demons could only exert about eighty percent of their combat power above Hurricane Fortress, so he was not at a disadvantage.

However, apart from Zhao Yuanqing, the other sectors of Hurricane Fortress were becoming precarious. The demons already had a numerical advantage, and combined with their decent individual combat capabilities, their relentless waves caused the outer walls of Hurricane Fortress to fall, forcing the Dai Kingdom's army and Monster Tamers to retreat and defend the Neicheng.

If the Neicheng were to fall as well, it would mean the collapse of Hurricane Fortress. Once the suppression of Hurricane Fortress was gone, the demons would drive straight in, destroying and slaughtering everywhere, and the Dai Kingdom would fall into a Demon Disaster.

By that time, unless there was powerful outside help, the Dai Kingdom would face national extinction and annihilation.

In the sky, Zhao Yuanqing's expression was livid, his hair and beard bristling with rage. To prevent the demons from breaching Hurricane Fortress, he had to enter a life-or-death phase, directing his Demon Pets to trade wounds with these high-level demons.

The demons were typical egoists. Now that the momentum had clearly shifted in their favor, they were naturally unwilling to risk their lives with Zhao Yuanqing, choosing one after another to avoid his Keen Edge, mainly focusing on entanglement to drag Zhao Yuanqing down.

As long as Hurricane Fortress was captured, Zhao Yuanqing would inevitably be unable to sustain the situation alone; no matter how strong his individual power was, how much of a splash could he make?

"I will go with Bizhen to support Senior Zhao Yuanqing; leave Hurricane Fortress to you all!"

After gaining a preliminary understanding of the situation, Li Zhangsheng made a swift decision.

Only he and Ning Bizhen could insert themselves into the battlefield opened by Zhao Yuanqing; anyone else, including Zhao Rui, would likely meet their end if they entered.

On the surface, Zhao Rui was the commander, but how could he defy Li Zhangsheng's orders? He immediately led his men to rush into the battlefield.

Although their numbers were small, every one of them was elite, not to mention having Zhao Rui, a Pseudo-King.

After the reinforcements appeared, the morale of the defenders at Hurricane Fortress surged, barely stabilizing the situation at the fortress.

On the other side, Aixi transformed into a golden stream of light, rushing toward Zhao Yuanqing's battlefield with lightning speed.

During this process, Li Zhangsheng moved the corners of his mouth slightly, using his Mental Power to establish contact with Zhao Yuanqing and laying out his plan.

Zhao Yuanqing's expression was slightly startled, but he immediately launched a fierce attack without revealing anything, adopting a desperate, life-risking stance that made the Demon Commander and the greater demons dare not divert their attention at all.

In just a few breaths, Aixi rapidly approached Zhao Yuanqing, reaching a distance of only a few hundred meters from the Demon Commander.

Only then, relying on its powerful senses, did the Demon Commander finally discover the approaching Aixi.

Without waiting for the Demon Commander to give a warning, Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen quickly summoned ten Demon Beasts, launching a surprise attack from the rear on the greater demons whose attention was drawn by Zhao Yuanqing.

Among them, some of the more vigilant greater demons reacted immediately, either pulling back or moving to intercept the two's Demon Pets.

Aixi was the fastest, appearing in an instant behind a greater demon-level Flame Demon.

The Flame Demon had no time to react before it felt a tearing pain in its neck. Before it could even scream, a sensation of the world spinning came over it, and finally, it saw an unusually familiar headless corpse.

That was naturally the Flame Demon's own body!

With just a single claw, Aixi had separated the greater demon-level Flame Demon's head from its body. If it were before its evolution, Aixi could not have achieved this; at most, it would have snapped the cervical vertebrae. But after gaining the Sharpness trait, its close-quarters lethality had greatly increased, allowing it to forcefully kill the greater demon-level Flame Demon in seconds.

Crack!

Not far away, Kailan thrust a green light blade deep into the body of an Abyss Demon Dragon, burying it up to the hilt.

Without hesitation, Kailan pulled back while simultaneously detonating the green light blade.

Roar!

The Abyss Demon Dragon let out an angry roar, subconsciously wanting to chase and kill Kailan.

Boom!

But before the Abyss Demon Dragon could take action, the green light blade stuck in its back exploded violently, turning into a large burst of Natural Energy and directly blowing out a spray of blood.

Blood sprayed wildly from the Abyss Demon Dragon's mouth and nose as if it were worthless, mixed with large amounts of flesh and organ fragments, falling straight down from a height of several hundred meters.

Thud!

After suffering secondary damage, the Abyss Demon Dragon struggled a few times before finally losing its life.

On the other side, Baitian and Heiye were playing with a six-armed snake demon that had reacted. Finally seeing an opportunity, Baitian condensed a Light Flame Giant Sword and killed the six-armed snake demon in one blow.

Chirp!

The Great Sun Fire Crow grabbed the Succubus that was trying to escape, its three sharp claws gripping the Succubus's head, lower limbs, and tail respectively. The Succubus felt a strong tearing sensation throughout its body, was cruelly dismembered by the Great Sun Fire Crow, and was tossed down casually.

A hundred meters away, the Long-Eared Cold Jade Rabbit spat out a freezing breath, sealing a Berserk Demon in a giant block of ice.

Thud! Crash!

After experiencing free-fall, the giant ice block containing the Berserk Demon fell heavily to the ground, shattering into pieces along with the Berserk Demon.

Such scenes were too numerous to mention. In just two or three breaths, seven or eight greater demons were slaughtered, directly causing the number of greater demons to plummet.

Such a scene completely stunned Zhao Yuanqing. Originally, he had not placed high hopes on the two, only expecting Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen to be able to hold back a few greater demons.

As it turned out, in this short time, the two had slaughtered seven or eight greater demons, causing the situation on the field to suddenly become clear.

After reacting, Zhao Yuanqing could not help but show an expression of wild joy.

Unlike Zhao Yuanqing, the Demon Commander and the remaining few greater demons were trembling with fear, their hearts filled with thoughts of retreating.

Without hesitation, they scattered like birds and beasts.

Zhao Yuanqing hurriedly intercepted the Demon Commander. He knew very well that this was an opportunity to kill the Demon Commander; once this opportunity was missed, he feared he would never find it again, as he only had a few years of lifespan left.

Even if it meant risking his life, he had to hold the Demon Commander back.

Although another Demon Commander would certainly appear here after this one fell, the time interval would be quite long—shortly a few years, or as long as several decades.

In other words, as long as this Demon Commander was killed, theoretically, the Dai Kingdom would have hope for revival.

And it was only theoretically, after all, Zhao Yuanqing did not have much time left. Even with the strength of the entire nation, it would be difficult to cultivate a King in a short time, let alone two.

Most importantly, it was difficult for Zhao Yuanqing to stop a Demon Commander determined to escape.

After forcibly enduring attacks from two Saint Grade Spirit Pets, the Demon Commander forcefully broke out of the encirclement and fled in a panic toward the location of the Abyss Gate.

(End of chapter)