Although the two attacks did not directly disintegrate the demonic phantom's fist, thanks to the two lieutenant colonels with A-level strength, the military personnel barely managed to withstand the opponent's area-of-effect attacks and block the boundless black mist.
This gave the other wounded soldiers a brief respite.
After all, for all awakened warriors, no physical attack is as troublesome as the flesh-devouring black mist.
As for these two lieutenant colonels...
It was only after Dang Liantao had fully reported the intelligence that Old Master Gu specifically applied to come and assist in this arrest mission.
After Wang Zheng inquired about the strength of the special operations team, Professor Gu Min was also somewhat moved.
Thinking that the Heavenly Demon might be stronger than before, and fearing that his talented and promising team members might encounter unexpected situations, he specifically contacted the military region and had them send over.
It wasn't that the military region and Elder Gu were unwilling to send more personnel, but unfortunately, ordinary superhuman types had no effect on the Heavenly Demon, and the number of elemental types was always very small.
Looking at the entire Jingnan Military Region, these two are the only ones still in Jingnan at this time without any missions, so we can only arrange for them to come over.
At first, Dang Liantao was overjoyed by the arrival of these two reinforcements, as it provided more security.
However, he only intended to use the two officers as reserves, not to trouble them. After all, they were not from the same department and he was not familiar with them. Moreover, they were real field officers, and it would be somewhat inappropriate for a captain like himself to command them.
But now it seems that this cautious choice is indeed very necessary, given that it concerns the Heavenly Demon...
"Bang! Bang!"
A series of bombardments rang out as the black mist and the net of flames collided repeatedly, releasing explosive power and hissing sounds.
When everyone looked up, they saw that the giant net made of fire elements was being continuously corroded and devoured by the black mist.
The black mist, which had been somewhat dissolved, suddenly grew stronger again.
As the net of flames was about to be breached, one of the lieutenant colonels still resisting turned around and shouted across the battlefield:
"All soldiers below rank C, retreat and withdraw from the battlefield. The power of this phantom is terrifying. It can absorb our spiritual energy and convert it into its own black mist energy. Low-level attacks have no effect on it and will instead charge it."
Upon hearing that this phantom possessed such abilities, Dang Liantao cursed himself inwardly.
He cursed himself for being so stupid, failing to notice the anomaly for so long, and letting his brothers get hurt for nothing.
Actually, it's not his fault. After all, in everyone's impression, the only thing about demons is that they are extremely aggressive, immune to physical attacks, and have very weak resistance to elemental attacks.
No one expected that this guy, as a demon, could absorb the spiritual energy that spread out after these supernatural attacks, even though he would also be damaged by elemental attacks.
Without time to ponder whether all high-level demons possessed such bizarre abilities, Dang Liantao hurriedly followed his superior's instructions, ordering all the lower-level warriors to evacuate in an orderly manner, while also dispatching them to evacuate civilians in more distant areas.
He knew better than anyone how many B-rank Awakened individuals were in his team.
Once the main force retreats, even with the help of two A-level officers, he himself was unsure whether he could withstand the attack of this phantom.
Therefore, it was better to have the lower-ranking soldiers evacuate the civilians in the distance as well, to avoid unnecessary casualties later.
After all, some property damage is far less important than the safety of one's life.
Upon hearing that the Heavenly Demon possessed such abilities, Shan Changxu, who was standing to the side, was quite indignant and began to curse rudely.
"I never expected this bastard to have such abilities. No wonder he dares to attack and waste energy so casually. Turns out he's a perpetual motion machine."
Now things are different; they don't dare to use their full strength in attacks anymore.
If the conversion ratio isn't controlled properly, throwing out superpowers will just be like charging someone else's energy. Speaking of which, is this Heavenly Demon General really that strong? Then what about our future...? Okay, okay, I won't say anymore."
Before he could finish speaking, he stopped complaining under Dang Liantao's angry glare.
Dang Liantao was also having a headache. This Heavenly Demon was already difficult enough to deal with, and this fool beside him was undermining morale.
However, seeing the resolute expressions on his comrades' faces, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Fortunately, everyone was a seasoned veteran, and they did not back down just because the demon was difficult to deal with.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the street, the demonic phantom was furious to see that its attack had been blocked.
As Yang Tian let out a silent roar, the mocking expression on "Sun Hu's" face slowly disappeared.
At this moment, he seemed to have lost interest in toying with his opponents. He once again condensed a jet-black beam of light in his mouth and blasted it towards the two lieutenant colonels who had come to help in mid-air...
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