Chapter 717: The Gate of the Zenith

Lu Yao looked at the captured black angel.

The biggest difference between it and the winged Xingtian is that its wings are black and it only has one.

The Black Angel's panel is also a string of question marks.

However, you can see a lot of negative states such as [Seal], [Weakness], [Disarmament], and [Bleeding].

Lu Yao typing.

——Please introduce yourself.

Crossell was silent for a while, and a dialog box appeared above his head: "I am an ordinary black angel. According to the division of hell areas, I am counted as a member of the [Army of Death], led by the [Angel of Death] Samael."

Kali next to him interjected: "They [Death Army] launched a large-scale attack on the demon settlement near me, causing serious damage to the demons. Two demon pillars collapsed, and one demon went missing."

Lu Yao thought to himself that it seemed that the black angels and the demons were also gathering in the area.

In the face of war, sticking together is a wise choice.

Crosell said nothing.

Kali continued to introduce: "When this guy became a black angel, he lost half of his angelic power, and only half of his wings remained. Now in the Void Universe Divine Realm, he is bound by the rules of the world and his power is reduced by half, only 1/4 of his past heyday. Now I have applied [Disarm] to it, you can kill it, slice it, chop off its head, or just use its body as you like."

"Then Mr. Yaoshen, if you need anything, please call me. I will go to defend the Demon Pillar first."

Lu Yao didn't stop him.

Safety first.

Crossell just stood there in silence, with a bunch of negative status bars above his head flashing like stars.

Lu Yao picked up the potato chips again and stuffed them into his mouth. He had the habit of eating everything after opening the package.

Finally, Crosell couldn't help but ask, "Do you want to use my body as a trophy, or make a specimen?"

"To draw blood or make medicine?"

“Neither…”

A group of black lines appeared on the black angel's head: "You can kill me, but you can't insult my dignity! Otherwise, I will fight back at all costs!"

Lu Yao: “…”

What did Kali say to it? Lu Yao typed with one hand.

——Tell me about the current situation of the Hell War.

This time, Crossell responded quickly: "In the near-ground area, we have the advantage, but in the far-ground airspace, the demon is stronger."

"Not long ago, we won victory after victory. The attacks and destruction on the demon pillars were very effective. The [Death Army] shot down several demons and sent them to hell. However, as the demons in the distant airspace gradually returned to support and adopted air suppression, our side was also suppressed in some areas."

"In general, we will continue to adopt guerrilla warfare and harassment tactics. The powerful demons in the distant airspace will continue to increase their defensive fortifications. It is expected that the stalemate and repeated battles will continue for quite some time..."

It did not hide the battle situation.

Then, Lu Yao asked a question that he was more concerned about.

Why did the Black Angel take the initiative to attack the Demon God? Normally, the outbreak of war must be caused by irreconcilable conflicts of interest.

But Kali never mentioned this. Given her impaired intelligence, it seems more likely that she thought it was unimportant than deliberately concealing it.

"We had no choice," Crosell said.

"If the Demon God completes the airspace layout and completely closes off the outer space, the Demon God will completely control the sky, and the Black Angel will be trapped in hell."

"We are not numerous to begin with, and our organizational and construction capabilities are weaker than those of the Demon Gods. We are also not as good as them in external management and gaining faith... We must use our advantages of immediate combat power and flexibility to destroy the Demon God Pillars that are still on the ground and launch a counterattack from the ground."

Lu Yao was a little dumbfounded.

This is not what I expected.

Could it be that the black angels are the vulnerable group? After Crossell's description, Lu Yao understood the ecological status of the two demons.

In the earliest gray vision, the black angels maintained their advantage over the demons for a long time.

In terms of speed, agility, and strength, the [Feathered Man] is stronger than the [Lord God], so once the two sides clash, even if the whole body is covered with Xiran or Forbidden Stone Armor, the Black Angel will always win more and lose less.

However, as time went by, the demons invented the Demon Pillars, and everything changed.

This building structure was originally inconspicuous, more like a vehicle and residence in search of living space upwards.

The black angels didn't care about this. As long as they wanted, they could destroy the pillars that the demons had worked so hard to build at any time. In addition, the demons always stayed away from the black angels and gave up most of the hell areas to avoid the black angels, so there didn't seem to be any threat.

The demons built a defensive wall around the Demon Pillar, but the black angels saw this wall as vulnerable and could easily cross it.

The walls evolved further, connecting and extending pillars one by one, and eventually formed a precise and changeable three-dimensional fortress. These fortresses not only have perfect layers of fortifications, but also have means of active attack. The most famous of these is the Demon Scythe.

That is a huge sickle-shaped stone lock made by the demons with forbidden stones. They can control the demon pillar to throw it out and cut off the soft rope of Xirang connecting the black angel to the ground behind him, thus turning the black angel into rootless water, hovering in the air, and then becoming a target of attack.

No matter how flexible the Black Angel was, the soft rope behind him was always connected to the ground, which became a fatal flaw.

The Black Angel was restricted to fighting at low altitude and near the ground. If it flew a little higher off the ground, the soft rope of Xirang behind it would be exposed to the attack range of the Demon Pillar.

The farther from the ground, the greater the advantage of the Demon Pillar.

Although the black angels still occupy more than 70% of the surface area of ​​hell, if you leave the surface and go up, that is the territory of the Demon Pillar.

The demons gradually encroached on and monopolized the airspace near the periphery. They were always the first to receive prayers from the outside world to the demons of hell, and by responding they could gain this group of faith.

As one side gains strength while the other loses, the gap in strength between the two sides continues to narrow.

By now, the demons have almost monopolized the airspace above the ground. Any black angel who wants to go up to the sky has to be very nervous, for fear that their connection with the ground will be cut off at any time. Being knocked to the ground is the best outcome.

"…The root cause of the war is not us, but the demons are cutting off the relationship between Hell and the outside world. If we don't rise up to resist, we will eventually be completely trapped in the outer shell formed by Hell and the demon pillars."

A sighing expression appeared on Crossell's head.

"Like now, the [Zenith Gate] jointly built by [Chiyou], [Lady Ruler of the Sky] Ishtar, and [God of Earth and Fire] Hephaestus has already completed the complete coverage of the area above the ground."

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"The [Zenith Gate] is fully opened in the air, revealing a floating land made of forbidden stones. Unlike the floating islands and aerial platforms of the past, this is real land, with a complex structure with multiple terrains inside and outside. There are huge pillars and circular roads underneath, which continuously absorb the soil of hell..."

The black angel paused. "With its floating land as the core, the roads and floating islands extending in all directions are more than ten times its area. Surrounding the [Zenith Gate] are numerous fortifications, many of which are powerful weapons made of light gold with destructive power."

"The Zenith Gate has attracted many demon gods to join, including Kali. Its power is constantly increasing and upgrading, and the size of the floating land and the islands extending from it are also increasing."

"Destroying any area will not cause it to collapse. At this stage, under the special rules of the Gray Vision, it has become an indestructible monster."

That area covers the airspace and ground below, with a crisscrossing network of roads in the middle. Only some circular lift-off areas in the fixed sky can rise, and they will only be opened if the ascending demon pillars are safe and reliable. This is also the origin of the name [Zenith Gate]. "

Lu Yao also took a breath when he heard this.

Good job.

The demons who worked together to create the [Zenith Gate] were all once famous gods.

Chiyou is the Lord of War in Chinese mythology, Ishtar is the god of harvest and war in Sumerian mythology, and Hephaestus is the god of craftsmen in Greek mythology.

The three great demons all understand both combat and technology, and their combined efforts to create a massive project that is almost like creating the world has really put a lot of pressure on the black angels on the ground of hell.

This is equivalent to saying, we all agreed to swim and live in the sea, so why did you create an artificial island?

You need a permit to go to the island.

Chi You and other demons have maximized their existing advantages and crushed the black angel group in the field of infrastructure.

Lu Yao put himself in the black angel's perspective and couldn't help but feel a little suffocated.

But there was one thing he didn't understand.

Since the Demon God can build infrastructure and produce forbidden stones and light gold on a large scale, you Black Angels already have all the advantages, why don't you do this too?

This question made a string of ellipsis appear above Crossell's head.

After hesitating for a while, it finally said it.

"The Feathered People have never been involved in production. In the past, the Curse Tribe and the Curse Insects were responsible for these heavy processes. Now, the Feathered People are just trying to avoid the rules and disasters, and they are not good at these. In addition, the Workers' Spirits have been almost completely plundered by the Demon Gods, so it is difficult for us to obtain labor..."

"The original order is the most suitable for the situation in Hell. Although the Black Angels have a great advantage, due to their tradition and personality, they all live alone and cannot be united into a large and orderly whole. Therefore, Hell is most stable only when the Black Angels remain strong. If the roles are reversed, the strong ambitions and bellicosity of the demons will cause endless disasters. Even if the Black Angels are defeated, they will still fight each other endlessly."

Lu Yao agreed with the last half of the sentence.

The demons created the Demon Pillars and studied the new materials and technologies that could be created with Xirang. They were obviously not the type to just lie down and do nothing.

But let’s be fair.

If you are overtaken, you cannot blame others for running faster.

The group of black angels retained certain characteristics of the winged people, such as arrogance, extreme self-centeredness, and the demeanor of aristocratic lords. It is difficult for them to convince each other, and over time, the gap between them and the group-building and hardworking demons will naturally become larger and larger.

There is no cure for a lazy dog; a lone wolf cannot possibly maintain a stable and large territory.

Now that they were completely suppressed by the infrastructure field, the Black Angels became anxious. They finally reached a regional consensus and formed a group to launch a fierce attack on the Demon Pillar and the Demon.

If the Zenith Gate cannot be attacked, then guerrilla warfare and attack other weak demons that are alone, and concentrate superior forces to harass and attack the demon pillars on the ground. This is basically the idea. The Black Angel's individual combat power is still strong, and it is still powerful in the near-ground area, which has caused great pressure and threats to many demons.

"That's all I know."

"I hope you can give me a dignified death," Crosell said. "I would be very grateful if you could grant my request."

Lu Yao fell into deep thought.

Is there a way to maximize the value of Crosell?

Or... remove the head?

Throw the head into the mimic deep burial box as well? Leave the body as a tool?

(End of this chapter)