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The intense battle continued for another month, and by then Yi Shuihan and his team had killed more than a thousand people in one corner of the Demon City.
Each kill of a One-Horned Destroyer Demon grants a reward of 1 Limit Point. In other words, their team has earned over a thousand Limit Points in just one month. Although it's not split equally, Yi Shuihan still gets dozens of Limit Points. Dozens of Limit Points in a month is incredibly lucrative. Keep in mind that even as a mentor responsible for freshmen for so many years, Wordsworth only earned a few dozen Limit Points.
"If we encounter a two-horned Destroyer next, we should retreat immediately. The two-horned Destroyer is beyond our ability to deal with."
During a break, Biok gave these instructions.
While dealing with the two One-Horned Destruction Demons, Yi Shuihan observed the situation on the entire battlefield. To be honest, their team was only located on the edge of the battlefield, not in the center. In the center of the battlefield, astonishing fluctuations were constantly emanating from it. Some of these fluctuations even made Yi Shuihan feel a little uneasy. Even if he entered the center of the battlefield, he would need to concentrate fully.
"Huh? That's... a two-cent one..."
Yi Shuihan discovered the so-called Two-Horned Destruction Demon, whose aura was extremely powerful. Judging from the aura alone, it was estimated to be close to the sixth level of the Tower of Babel. In the team, only the captain and Snake Princess could reliably suppress the Two-Horned Destruction Demon, and of course, Yi Shuihan himself was definitely not afraid.
Without revealing his chaotic body or borrowing the power of his personal world, Yi Shuihan felt he could barely handle two opponents.
There are more than thirty two-horned destruction demons coming from the direction of Yi Shui Han. If they are really surrounded, the possibility of casualties will exceed 80%.
"The two-horned Destroyer Demons are coming soon, there are more than thirty of them. Everyone, quickly break out towards the direction of the punitive expedition."
Logically speaking, Yi Shuihan's demonstrated strength should not be comparable to that of Ouk, who discovered these things first. However, at this moment, Yi Shuihan couldn't care less about that and would explain later.
"Are you sure, Yi Shuihan?"
Biok instantly unleashed his full power, clearing out a corner of the surrounding area and arriving in front of Yi Shuihan.
Yi Shuihan met Biok's gaze without showing any fear.
"I am sure."
The other members looked at Biok, awaiting his decision.
"Then let's retreat."
Biok chose to trust Yi Shuihan and began the breakout battle.
With Biok holding nothing back, the team wasn't surrounded by the Two-Horned Destroyers. In the end, Biok even managed to defeat three Two-Horned Destroyers, allowing the team to successfully break through.
"Thanks to your reminder, otherwise we would have been in danger."
"Young Yi, you're pretty good! You saved my life this time."
"Truly worthy of being a descendant of my human race."
"After we go back, he'll get an extra 10% of the points. Does anyone have any objections?"
At the temporary encampment of the expeditionary force, Biok, Qingfeng, and others all showed affection for Yi Shuihan. Regardless of how Yi Shuihan did it, the fact remains that Yi Shuihan saved the team.
Regarding how Yi Shuihan was able to discover the Two-Horned Destruction Demon in advance, Biok didn't ask in the end, which surprised Yi Shuihan, who had already prepared an excuse. In the end, Qingfeng told Yi Shuihan that Biok had seen that Yi Shuihan had something hidden, but as long as this kind of hiding didn't harm the team, it was fine. Yi Shuihan didn't want to talk about it, so Biok naturally wouldn't ask.
Biok's actions earned Yi Shuihan's approval of the team; they were indeed a good team.
Yi Shuihan and his group escaped early and suffered no losses, but the other teams were in dire straits. Thousands of True Saints perished, and the team suffered heavy losses, with nearly a third of its non-punitive forces members falling. The main force of the punitive forces lost tens of thousands of members, and the situation on the battlefield suddenly became critical.
Under these circumstances, Biok's original decision was to wait for an opportunity to break out. However, the Expeditionary Army sent someone to inform them that members of the Quasi-Emperor level or above were required to gather at the core of the Demon's Lair for support, and this was mandatory. Biok was on the support list.
Chapter 1272, Core Area
On the surface, the team's strongest fighter is Beowulf. If they lose Beowulf, a near-Emperor level fighter, the team's strength will be reduced by about half. Their already low breakthrough rate will become even lower, and without Beowulf, breaking through will be virtually impossible.
In other words, the only hope is that the demon-slaying army will win and completely eliminate the core of this demon's lair.
No matter who it is, no one would want to place their hopes in someone else's hands, even if the success rate is lower in their own hands.
But refusing is useless; the Demon Extermination Army is unusually tough this time, and they will definitely turn on you if you don't agree.
Ultimately, Biok had no choice but to obey the call and join the demon-slaying army on their journey to the core region.
Along with Biok was Yi Shuihan, who had also revealed his Chaotic Body and joined the conscription team.
Staying at the main camp might be safer, avoiding the truly powerful demons in the lair. However, this would mean passively accepting one's fate, while going to the core area would be proactive. Yi Shuihan preferred being proactive to being passive.
Yi Shuihan was still confident in his ability to survive. This was just a new demonic lair, and it was unlikely that a very powerful demon would emerge in a short period of time. In other words, even if things were to get really out of control, at most one or two demons at the level of a Chaos Emperor would appear. Yi Shuihan was capable of fighting a Chaos Emperor even if he went all out.
Yi Shuihan had a preliminary understanding of the combat strength of the expeditionary force. In terms of high-level combat power, there was a Chaos Emperor participating in this demon-slaying campaign as the army leader, and this army leader was at the core level. As for the quasi-emperors below the army leader, there were more than a thousand of them.
There are over a thousand quasi-emperors, which seems like a lot, but in reality, these quasi-emperors are completely incomparable to the quasi-emperors of the Myriad Realms United Academy. The quasi-emperors of the Myriad Realms United Academy are all quasi-emperors who have lived for tens of millions of years, while most of the quasi-emperors here have lived for hundreds of millions of years and have no chance of breaking through to the Chaos Emperor level. The number of quasi-emperors who can truly compare with the Myriad Realms United Academy is pitifully small.
There were 296 quasi-emperors who were conscripted, and they headed to the core area of the lair under the leadership of 54 quasi-emperors from the Demon Extermination Army.
The road to the core area was not smooth, and they encountered ambushes many times. However, in the face of this group of Quasi-Emperors, these ambushes could only delay them for a while.
......
"Hold on a little longer, everyone. Reinforcements will be here soon, and then we will all live. If we give up now, not only will we die, but our compatriots outside will also die."
"Boss, we can still hold on, but the commander-in-chief can't hold on much longer."
"Nonsense! Our Lord Commander will definitely hold on. So what if he's fighting three against one? We must believe in him."
"But......"
"There are no 'buts'. At this point, all we can do is persevere."
Half of his demon-slaying armor was rotten, and his whole body was stained with blood. Some of the blood was his own, and some belonged to his comrades. Don't misunderstand, it's just that sometimes when comrades rescue each other, they inevitably get hurt. Demons don't have blood; their blood is just some corrosive substance that can only cause harm.
The warriors who came to destroy the core are exhausted, both physically and mentally, because the core layer unexpectedly nurtured chaotic demons, catching them off guard.
Normally, even if a single Chaos Demon were bred, it wouldn't be a big deal for the Demon Extermination Army. The Army Commander was stationed there precisely for this purpose. However, they hadn't anticipated that this nest would first bred a single Chaos Demon, and then bred two more at once. These two Chaos Demons were twins, and their combat power was greater than that of two Chaos Demons alone. This was why the Army Commander could only barely hold on. If it were just three Chaos Demons alone, even if they were outmatched, they could at least maintain a stalemate.
Currently, the Chaos Emperor level is maintaining a slight balance, and the same applies to those below the Chaos Emperor level. However, the lair can continuously generate new demons, and if the war continues, the demon-slaying army will only face defeat and destruction.
The purpose of the omen of the Quasi-Emperor is to disrupt the balance and destroy the core of the lair. This way, at least no new demons will be born, and the demon-slaying army can retreat.
When Yi Shuihan and the others arrived at the scene, what they saw was the Demon Extermination Army stubbornly persisting. Despite being True Saint level experts, they did not even have the strength to maintain their bodies completely, or rather, in order to maintain their combat power, they dared not consume energy to restore their bodies.
"Reinforcements have arrived, it's time to counterattack! Kill these beasts!"
The arrival of reinforcements invigorated the demon-slaying army, who no longer held back their strength and launched a counterattack.
"Half of them will go to help, and the other half will go to destroy the core."
The soldier who led Yi Shuihan and the others to the Demon Extermination Army gave the order.
Both Biok and Yi Shuihan chose to destroy the core.
Biok unleashed the full power of the seventh level of the Tower of Babel, transforming into a fire god, burning away any demons that approached him.
Yi Shuihan's Chaotic Body was also quite formidable; the demons he encountered were completely unable to break through his defenses and were easily pushed past him.
The other potential emperors also displayed their unique abilities, and for a time it seemed that victory was within reach.
"So that's the so-called core? It looks somewhat familiar."
Yi Shuihan stared blankly for a moment as he looked at the core of a game he remembered from a certain video game not far away.
Fortunately, no health bar was displayed on the core, otherwise Yi Shuihan would have definitely complained.
Energy continuously converges in front of the core, forming spherical cocoons, from which the demons eventually emerge.
"It's really creepy. If I could, I would like to turn around and leave."
How could it not be terrifying? These cocoons are densely packed, numbering at least tens of millions. If they were all fully mature, who could withstand them?
While slaying the emerging demons, they rapidly approached the core, and finally, a quasi-emperor reached a point where he could attack the core.
"Smash it to pieces!"
The quasi-emperors unleashed their ultimate moves, attacking the core with expressions of immense excitement. If they could destroy the core, not only would the rewards be plentiful, but they would also gain the friendship of the Demon Extermination Army—there were many benefits to be had!
"not that simple."
Yi Shuihan did not believe that the core could be destroyed so easily. If it were that simple, the Demon Extermination Army would not be in its current state.
As Yi Shuihan had predicted, the attacks had absolutely no effect on the core, which remained completely intact.
Chapter 1273, Come on, let me beat you to death.
"How is that possible? It must be an illusion; it's impossible for it to have no effect at all."
The attacking quasi-emperors refused to believe their attacks were ineffective and launched another attack with gritted teeth.
The result was basically the same as last time; no matter how they attacked, the core remained unscathed.
"Then how did the demon-slaying army destroy the core in the past?"
Some of the clever quasi-emperors began to inquire with the demon-slaying army, and the answer they received was not good. In the past, any attack from a quasi-emperor would cause some damage, but this time it was clearly a special case.
"No, that's not right. It's not that there's no damage at all. You can see that its energy gathering speed has slowed down considerably."
"The emperor-to-be shouted loudly."
The quasi-emperors looked over and found that it was indeed the case; when attacked, the speed at which the core gathered energy slowed down by several times.
This discovery rekindled the morale of the prospective emperors. What they feared most was that it wouldn't be effective; as long as it was effective, they wouldn't lose hope.
After that, the quasi-emperors put all their strength into attacking the core, and the energy gathering in the core decreased again and again, and soon it had dropped to about half of its initial value.
Even though the quasi-emperors were somewhat exhausted at this point, they were still full of confidence after seeing such great results, believing that as long as they persisted, the core would eventually be destroyed.
"click"
A series of cracking sounds rang out, and nearly half of the energy cocoons ruptured simultaneously, instantly revealing millions of demons.
Perhaps because they were born earlier, these demons are weaker than normal demons, but even so, so many demons are still a huge force, enough to keep the quasi-emperors who are attacking the core from attacking the core.
"Now we're in trouble."
Yi Shuihan casually blasted the demon that was about to self-destruct in front of him. Looking at the scene around him, a sense of urgency washed over him.
At this moment, the Chaos Emperor Battlefield is completely unreliable, and there is even a concern that it might be destroyed. Meanwhile, the large number of demons on this side keeps the quasi-emperors busy, and even Yi Shuihan is in the same situation.
The demons weren't very strong, but they were numerous and frequently launched self-destruct attacks.
"If that's all there is to it, we just need to hold on for a while, but..."
When those early-born demons were born, a large energy cocoon, unlike any other, appeared in front of the core. It was clearly nurturing a super demon, and Yi Shuihan felt a heart-palpitating aura emanating from it.
"We absolutely cannot let it be born, otherwise it might become another Chaos Demon. If another Chaos Demon comes along, the situation will truly collapse completely."
It's unclear whether Yi Shuihan had this realization, but many other quasi-emperors also noticed it. However, they were helpless and could only do their best to kill the nearby demons, hoping to disrupt the gestation process before it could be born and bring it into the world ahead of time. As long as they didn't have the strength of a Chaos Emperor, things would be much easier from there.
"It's impossible to rely on them; we'll have to wait until they reveal some of their trump cards."
With a flick of his wrist, the Hengmie Stele obtained from the secret realm appeared in Yi Shuihan's hand, instantly forming a domain.
At first, the demons were fine, but after a minute, they suddenly froze in place and turned to ashes. Thousands more demons died.
"That's not enough."
The green bead from the secret realm was also taken out, releasing a large amount of green energy with remarkable effect, instantly clearing the space around Yi Shuihan.
"Good lad, you've been hiding it well."
Biok, who was not far from Yi Shuihan, also felt much less pressure due to Yi Shuihan's outburst and was surprised to see Yi Shuihan's current state.
Many prospective emperors noticed Yi Shuihan, and their faces lit up with joy as they cheered and waved their flags in support of him.
"Give it your all, go in and take down that big guy."
"I've made you my friend. If you make it out alive this time, I'll treat you to drinks and meat."
"We all feel like we owe you our lives,"
"I'm rooting for you, little one."
"I have ten thousand daughters; you can choose any one of them once you leave."
At first it was fine, but in the end all sorts of things were said, leaving Yi Shuihan speechless.
Blocking out useless words, Yi Shuihan slowly advanced against the demon army, finally arriving in front of the giant cocoon with the help of the Hengmie Monument and Green Pearl.
It seems that the core also sensed the danger. After Yi Shuihan arrived, it kept pushing the surrounding cocoons to emerge ahead of time, and even directly injected the energy of some cocoons into the large cocoon, trying to bring it to life ahead of schedule.
The weak demon ultimately could not hold back Yi Shuihan's pace. Faced with the cocoon that could give birth to a chaotic demon, Yi Shuihan did not hesitate to use the power of his personal world, but he held back a little and did not show the power of a chaotic emperor, but only the power of a quasi-emperor at the limit.
The purplish-black lightning transformed into a ferocious behemoth, roaring and shaking the air. The surrounding demons were all annihilated by its scattered aura.
Under the expectant gazes of the quasi-emperors, Yi Shuihan's attack struck the cocoon, producing a loud, explosive sound.
"It must succeed!"
As if it had heard everyone's expectations, the giant cocoon suddenly burst open with a loud bang.
"It succeeded, and it failed; I never expected it to barely survive until the very end."
The large cocoon had disappeared, and in its place was a humanoid figure, small in size, not much different from Yi Shuihan, but exuding an aura far more terrifying than other demons.
"Because he was attacked and born prematurely, he was born with congenital deficiencies and did not obtain the power of the Chaos Emperor. Even so, he is definitely the most powerful quasi-emperor."