“Where are they?”
Grujiel’s expression was not good as he arrived at the location indicated by the imp.
The wide, flat ground before him showed no trace of a camp, let alone a legion of hundreds of men.
“That’s not right….”
The imp was also stunned to see the empty expanse, looking around blankly and saying, “I definitely didn’t go the wrong way! They were just here….”
Falsely reporting military intelligence meant being chopped up and fed to hellhounds.
Facing imminent disaster, the imp was so scared he spoke incoherently, “Really, Commander, really! You must believe me!”
Grujiel did not doubt the loyalty of the imp before him.
“Their mobility is indeed fast, those stinking rats in the gutter.”
“Keep searching for them!”
If the imp’s intelligence was correct, then the enemy couldn’t have gone far.
“No….”
Suddenly!
Grujiel reacted.
Why would that legion, resting perfectly fine here, suddenly withdraw?
And even go to the trouble of erasing all signs of their movement?
It was as if…
They knew in advance that he was coming.
Flames erupted in Grujiel’s eye sockets, and his fingertips extended into razor-sharp claws as he roared, “Form defensive lines!”
As his voice fell!
Arrows imbued with terrifying power whizzed through the air, accurately striking dozens of demon warriors who had no time to react.
Grujiel turned to look at the arrows embedded in the warriors’ heads, and his heart trembled involuntarily!
How could this be!
Even if they couldn’t break through to Fifth-Tier strength in the Trial Land due to compatibility, they were still Fourth-Tier peak elites, strong enough to sweep through the Trial Land.
They hadn’t even seen the enemy, and already dozens were injured in a single encounter!
As an experienced battlefield commander,
Grujiel immediately realized the terrifying nature of that legion and, without hesitation, activated his Commander Skill.
“Demonic Remnants!!”
Boom—
In an instant!
Blazing flames enveloped all the demon warriors, forming fiery armor on their bodies.
Whiz, whiz—
Arrows continued to strike from the darkness, incredibly fast.
But…
This time, the demon army had been collectively buffed. After the arrows contacted the energy-state fiery armor, their speed drastically decreased and they were quickly burned to ash by the scorching flames.
“Commander….”
The imp in mid-air had no time to be happy before he nervously pointed forward and shouted, “Commander! They’re here!”
“Roar—!”
A muffled dragon’s roar tore through the night sky, like a battle horn, signaling the start of the battle.
“Kill! Ah!”
The other lurking warriors received the signal and, like phantoms, appeared out of thin air around the demon army, charging into the battlefield with astonishing momentum.
“Stinking rats!”
Grujiel had never lost his composure in front of a lower civilization before. Thinking that he had just been startled, his anger surged, “Tear them apart!”
The re-formed demon legion received the order and, one after another, bared their sharp claws and fangs, charging towards the enemy.
Soon.
The two legions clashed violently!
The clang of metal and the sound of weapons entering flesh rang out incessantly, one after another.
Seeing that the enemy not only did not collapse at the first touch but instead fought back and forth with his Fourth-Tier legion,
Grujiel’s heavily keratinized face wrinkled, and he pulled out a combat power detection crystal.
“They’re all Fourth-Tier….”
“She’s also a highly talented hero.”
After checking the enemy legion’s strength with the combat power detector, Grujiel’s eyes beneath the flames narrowed slightly. He stared at the white-clad woman at the back of the crowd and grinned, “Excellent tactical talent! Let you become the nourishment for me to unlock my next Commander Skill.”
With that, he pointed at Meng Xi in the distance, extended a sharp claw, and lightly drew it across his own neck!
Clang—
Grujiel immediately felt a chill run down his neck.
“Uh… uh….”
He looked at his claw in confusion.
Did he accidentally cut himself while showing off just now?
Listening to the familiar gurgling sound emanating from his own throat, Grujiel was scared out of his wits.
He was all too familiar with that sound!
Every time he crushed an enemy’s throat, that sound brought him unparalleled pleasure.
“Fool.”
Meng Xi sheathed her longsword with a flick of her wrist, having appeared behind Grujiel at some unknown point.
She didn’t understand what he had said, nor did she care to know.
His purpose in existing was simply for her to kill him with her own hands, nothing more.
“Fifth… Fifth-Tier….”
Grujiel desperately clutched his bleeding neck, his eyes filled with disbelief.
The Trial Land.
How could Fifth-Tier power exist!
He had only just been resurrected from the Yingling Star Region, and his full abilities had not yet been displayed….
Thud!
The massive demon head rolled on the ground like a ball, and the unsupported body swayed, then fell to the ground with a thud.
A Fourth-Tier peak Ultimate Hero….
Killed in an instant!
Beside him, the imp who witnessed the entire process turned pale with fright, trembling and saying, “I… I didn’t see anything.”
“Noisy.”
Meng Xi snorted coldly, and an invisible spiritual force instantly enveloped the imp.
The next moment!
The sound of bones shattering was heard as the imp was crushed into a “wad of waste paper.”
Grujiel was dead.
The greatest impact was on the demon army in the battlefield.
The fiery armor they had just donned, before it even felt warm, dissipated into elemental energy.
Feeling the weakening of power within their bodies,
All the demons looked towards the far rear, as if by prior agreement.
“The Commander is dead!”
“Retreat! Quickly retreat!”
“……”
The demons in this legion clearly possessed extremely high intelligence. Realizing the situation was dire, they immediately wanted to withdraw from the battlefield.
“Trying to run!”
“Too late!”
A Huang endured the throbbing pain from his chest injury, fiercely thrusting his spear and piercing through two demons.
As the enemy hero fell, the demon legion’s casualties increased dramatically.
Annihilating them completely
Was only a matter of time.
…..
…..
“Demon King….”
Aolan Emu heard the voice from outside the hall and said, “Come in.”
“Demon King, something big has happened!”
The newcomer was also an imp responsible for reconnaissance, his face filled with panic as he said, “I found… I found the body of Lord Grujiel a hundred kilometers outside the territory.”
“Gru-what? Who did you say?”
Aolan Emu was stunned, thinking he had misheard.
“It’s Lord Grujiel!”
Pfft—
Upon hearing such devastating news,
Aolan Emu finally couldn’t hold back, spitting out a mouthful of crimson blood.
Fourth-Tier peak….
This was an entire Fourth-Tier peak legion, yet it was defeated by rats while merely Encirclement and suppression a group of rats in the rear!
Most importantly,
Of course, it was that Ultimate Hero who had just been summoned from the Yingling Star Region not long ago!
The family had entrusted Grujiel to him.
Yet he, due to insufficient intelligence, caused his demise.
He would surely face severe punishment upon returning to the family.
“Super Love Farming….”
Aolan Emu’s body expanded continuously with rage as he roared, “Open the military base teleportation gate! All troops, attack!”
Since he couldn’t catch the harassing forces in the rear, then let the Lord himself pay the price.