Chapter 956: Well-trained Demon Legion

Along with the whistling sound of wind and thunder, silver meteors flew up in the opposite direction.

The silver-armored griffins, shrouded in lightning, fiercely crashed into the demons in the sky amidst the blood rain.

The gray-black storm tore the demon formation apart from the middle.

The Great Guardian took the lead, holding two invisible swords in a cross shape, and rushed towards a scantily clad succubus.

"Philip!"

He whispered his griffin's name.

"I see."

Philip responded in a deep voice, his body suddenly sinking. Then, along with the Great Guardian, it transformed into a storm, accelerating instantly!

When he reappeared, he was already behind the succubus.

The Great Guardian separated the two swords in his hands, and the succubus's body instantly appeared with "X"-shaped cuts, and it collapsed into black ashes with screams.

This also means that George has run into a group of demons!

——Bang!

He raised the scimitar in his right hand, clashing with a sickle. He pushed back the winter demon that emerged from the blizzard, while Philip beneath him suddenly leaped up—his claws, laced with lightning, struck the winter demon with a heavy punch like a bear's paw!

At the moment of contact, a huge ball of lightning burst out, severely injuring the winter demon and knocking it directly away!

At this moment, a punishment demon enchanted the thunder halberd in his hand - the originally two-meter-long thunder halberd suddenly turned into a five-meter-long ferocious thunder whip, and lashed it fiercely at the back of the great guardian!

A flash of lightning accompanied by a burnt smell came, and the armor he was wearing was instantly damaged. His back was instantly covered in blood and flesh, and scorpion-like charred marks appeared on his skin.

Even if it was a fourth-level transcendent, if he was hit hard by this blow, he would probably suffer cardiac arrest and his internal organs would burst!

However, the Great Guardian relied on his physical strength and affinity with lightning to withstand the attack without changing his expression!

He didn't even turn to fight back—

Because the Great Guardian trusts his subordinates.

Before the demon of punishment could launch a second attack, the following griffins had already charged forward.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhh!”

A fourth-level air cavalryman roared and charged on a griffin. The silver-white lance wrapped in azure electric light instantly pierced the punishment demon and knocked it away!

Immediately afterwards, the griffin beneath him suddenly bit down on the lower half of the punishment demon's body. The punishment demon cursed in the Hrasil language while turning the lightning halberd in his hand, which had dispersed the lightning whip, and stabbed it heavily into the griffin's shoulder!

It had intended to penetrate the heart, but the griffin jerked its head, deflecting the attack slightly. Thanks to the protection of the consecrated armor, the griffin wasn't pierced, merely stumbling in flight.

At this moment, another griffin rushed over and bit the demon's head. The two griffins exerted force at the same time, tearing the piece of meat stuck by the toothpick in half!

The Great Guardian swung the scimitar in his hand, creating storms - crescent-shaped attacks visible to the naked eye continuously swept through the group of demons. He turned into a storm and crashed into the group of demons!

The meteorite in the sky finally fell at this time.

Given the griffin's agility, it is impossible for it to be hit by such an attack.

There were a few griffin knights who tried to split the meteorite without considering their own abilities, but they were directly smashed into the sea by the heavy meteorite.

The warships and merchant ships carrying the mages all had protective shields appearing one after another - some of the shields withstood the impact of the meteorites, making a deafening and violent collision sound, and finally deflected the meteorites; some of them were smashed into the sea by the meteorites along with their shields; some of the shields collapsed at the first touch; and some of them did not even have time to summon shields before they were hit by the meteorites.

Those ships whose shields were destroyed or which had no time to summon shields immediately lost their response after being hit by the meteorites, and began to gradually catch fire on the sea.

Wherever the ship passed, blazing flames were burning on the sea, and even left golden-red flames on the sea as the ship moved forward.

The flaming meteorites that fell into the sea also emitted sharp hissing sounds. Thick white smoke instantly rose from the sea surface, and the pungent smell of sulfur filled the air.

Mages, soldiers, knights—even griffins—died in the flames, all transformed into puppets, their bodies controlled by the animated flames. Their limbs were bent, bones were broken, skin was torn, and gushing flames spurted out from the gaps like blood.

They crawled up one by one like undead, and immediately launched indiscriminate attacks on the people around them like spellcasters and warriors.

The flames that fell into the sea or failed to attach to the corpses could only condense into vague forms that were not humanoid, just like the demonized fire elementals summoned by the magic craftsman.

At this time, the spells prepared by the mages were finally completed.

They knew a lot about demons - so they chose almost identical spells.

From those ships, chain-like lightning bolts burst out, jumping on the demons; lightning bolts fell from the sky like rain; the lightning bolts turned into shackles, one end sank into the sea, and the other end was tied to the demons, dragging them into the depths of the sea.

——Amidst the crackling lightning, the demons finally retreated and transformed into purple vortexes that were teleported back.

Although the demon had left, the fire demons left behind by the fire demon continued to attack the surrounding ships.

The flames were as thick as oil, spreading across the sea surface and gradually spreading.

This caused increasing chaos in the rear of the fleet.

They had to divert their attention and start cleaning up the fire demons transformed from the fire demons, which delayed them for a while.

The warship ahead fired a second round of pure white beams, shattering the dark clouds ahead once again.

But after the fleet sailed forward for a distance, purple portals appeared again at the rear.

——Those demons teleported out again!

"I'm so annoyed! This is never going to end!"

Marshal Louis-Victor, who was on one of the ships, cursed.

He'd seen similar situations before—those eagle-eyed assassins loved this kind of harassment.

They couldn't defeat the Moon Children directly, nor could they confront the Legion head-on, so they would use methods such as throwing bombs and setting traps to harass them repeatedly, distracting them while they were resting or marching, making them tired and angry.

The only difference is... Hawkeye's assassins can't pose a threat to them, but these demons can!

The demons' teleportation distance is limited, but as long as they approach the coast, they will definitely put themselves within the teleportation range - and the demons will attack the weakest points.

"Do these demons have absolutely no dignity?!"

Victor was furious: "You are a strong man, yet you use such despicable tactics!"

After the demons attacked the mages and sank a few ships, they decisively withdrew. This wave of probing had made the demons clearly aware of the strength of the Griffin Knights and the mages. So, they chose to let these people go and instead attacked the Iris Legion in the rear!

This wave of attacks was so swift that it directly cut the fleet that was constantly coming in a long line in half!

None of them were good at dealing lightning-type damage. Although the Son of the Moon also had the ability to restrain demons, these higher-level demons were extremely smart and would not come down to fight them in close combat.

The demons just floated in the sky a few hundred meters away, bombarding them continuously with meteorites, curses, and thunder.

——And at this position, it is difficult for guns and crossbows to cause effective damage to the demon!

"Help, help quickly!"

The Iris Legion quickly fell into chaos.

The demons' attacks were clearly unrehearsed—even now, they were still fighting for territory, and the pillars of lightning connecting the sky and the sea were constantly interrupted by their own people. But even so, the demons' bombardment had inflicted heavy losses on the Iris people.

After a round of defeat, these demons adjusted their strategy slightly.

Now the demons' strategy is very clear... that is concentrated fire!

Even if the damage was completely excessive, they ignored it completely—an ordinary merchant ship without any barriers or reinforced decks could withstand four or five thunderbolts and three or four meteorite bombardments at the same time. Only when it was completely sunk, damaged, or controlled by the Balrog would the demon move on to the next target.

Under this saturation attack, they had no chance of survival at all.

Whichever ship was chosen as a target would immediately cause morale to plummet to the lowest point. The demons did not let any ship go - after releasing the mages, they would chase and bombard every ship.

After sinking ten troop transports, the morale of the Iris soldiers suddenly collapsed.

They no longer lined up to die, but turned their boats around and spread out in all directions. Some boats began to flee backwards... As a result, the intense chaos caused all the boats behind to stop.

It's like suddenly stopping on the highway, or even turning the car around and driving back.

Cars heading back couldn't turn around, and cars heading forward couldn't move forward either. The traffic was instantly blocked.

Without Aiwass here, these higher-level demons are almost unstoppable.

However, the ships of the Church must lead the way in the front - otherwise the ocean formed by the lower-level demons will directly drown these people.

Even the strongest fighters wouldn't be able to exert any strength if they were squeezed into a dense sea of ​​people. When numbers reached a certain level, they could indeed suppress quality—assuming they didn't have a strong enough mass attack capability.

Fortunately, the fleet in front passed the news in time.

Not long after, the Griffin Legion flew back.

Seeing the silver-gray meteors whizzing in the distance, the demons teleported away again without thinking.

This time, the higher demons didn't even lose any men - they retreated before the actual battle began.

In the distance, Aiwass, who was watching all this with a ritual, frowned.

"Who's in command? Is it the Eye Demon? Or the Incubus?"

There are capable people in the demon army...

These demons flexibly used their teleportation abilities to teleport freely within the demonic realm. They didn't fight the main force at all - even if they were the one with the advantage.

The demons continued to concentrate their forces and raid weak points back and forth... Even with the Eye Demon able to see their troop distribution clearly, this kind of battlefield command was somewhat excessive.

Aiwass felt that he was not even fighting a group of demons - but rather a group of tactical soldiers.

Although these soldiers were not very obedient to each other and even beat each other, they carried out orders with almost no accidents.

Even the soldiers of the Holy Eagle Knights, out of arrogance or laxity, would attempt to challenge meteorites—an attack they could easily dodge. However, the demons had no such habit. After their initial engagement and realizing they didn't want to fight in this location, they immediately changed their command strategy.

"...Could it be that all the generals of the Xingti Army have been transformed into demons? Are they in command?"

Aiwass frowned, feeling that the situation was becoming more and more troublesome.

What should I do...

He could only leave the Griffin Knights at sea for the time being.

They were asked to guard the area and protect the fleet. After all, the demons' teleportation was limited to a certain distance, and could only reach the territorial waters. Therefore, the Griffin Knights were to remain nearby, ready to strike if the demons appeared.

——However, there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days.

The demons' teleportation didn't consume that much mana, but the griffins' sprints consumed a lot of energy. If they were slipped back and forth a few times, the griffins might even have problems.

But there was no other way - another strategy would be to let the church's ship stop in the middle of the sea. But if they did that, they would be in trouble if they concentrated their firepower on the shore.

Therefore, Aiwass could only stop the ship at the port. This way, the front and rear could respond as much as possible, but the rear would be slightly weaker.

Moreover, the church's gunboats cannot fire indefinitely - the scorching rays also require the mana of the priests.

"This is really against Tiangang. The demons have started a war of attrition..."

Aiwass cursed softly, feeling a little distressed for a moment.

"I will go, Master."

At this moment, Night Devil suddenly spoke: "I'm watching them."

"…But what do you think? You can't get too far away from me."

As soon as Aiwass finished speaking, he realized what Night Demon meant: "You want to take Lily with you?"

"We're not suited to fighting the Fallen Angels, so why not stay here? But just in case, I suggest leaving at least half of the Griffin Legion behind to protect us."

Night Demon volunteered, "Even with only half my power, I can still take away their control over the weather in this area. If I can seal off the Fire Demon and the Punishment Demon, the remaining Griffin Legions will be easier to deal with."

Aiwass thought for a moment and nodded slowly: "That's it.

"With you here, I can feel more at ease..."

At this moment, another problem arose ahead——

A loud explosion sounded from the first wave of mages who landed!

——The demons actually set up a ritual trap!

They ambushed the citizens with mutagenic flesh bombs, allowing them to explode instantly when the mages came into contact with them!

Aiwass was a little surprised.

Is there anyone capable... on the Fallen Angels side?!

Update completed meow!

I'm not feeling well today, so I'll update first...

I feel like it's turning chronic. I don't have a runny nose anymore, but I still have white phlegm. I'm still coughing, and I've been coughing all day... It's been over a week. Could it be chronic pharyngitis or bronchitis?

(End of this chapter)