"Louis, the fleets that were attacked have gradually escaped from danger."

Beatrice's voice traveled thousands of meters and echoed in Louis' heart.

Louis also replied: "Yeah, I saw it all."

He did not return to the deck.

The view from the deck is very different from that from high in the sky, so he needs to observe the surrounding movements from the sky.

He hadn't taken action since he killed a Balrog. At most, Rimuru under him fired long-range magic without any scruples.

It's not that he was slacking off, but he knew that the battle had just begun and the real opponent was still lurking in the shadows, spying on the movements of all parties.

"Beatrice, what forces are cooperating with the Church of the Abyss?"

Beatrice had been collecting intelligence on the fleets of all parties below. She mentioned seven countries and one regional force in succession.

Among them, six are small and medium-sized countries along the coast of the Falling Star Sea where other resources are relatively scarce, and there is also an assassination organization that already operates in the gray area.

But there was one country that did surprise Louis.

"The Mermaid Empire? Although I had my doubts about those guys, I never thought they would be so bold."

The Mermaid Empire is an ocean kingdom composed mainly of mermaids and fish-men.

They are the true overlords of the Falling Star Sea.

Since it is difficult for ordinary races to fight them underwater, to a certain extent, the direction of the wind in the Falling Star Sea depends entirely on this group of long tails.

“It’s unbelievable.”

Beatrice's voice came.

But this time it was not transmitted directly into his mind through telepathy.

Beatrice flew directly to his side and landed on Rimuru’s broad back.

Louis nodded and said, "Forget about other small countries. We are not unaware that some small countries have private dealings with the Abyss Church."

Small countries have no right to choose.

There is no obvious difference for them between facing the giant powers and facing the insidious and powerful Church of the Abyss.

It's not up to them to decide anyway.

And based on Louis's understanding of some countries in the Star Continent, some soldiers might not know who their enemies are when they go to the battlefield, and even think they are innocent.

But the Mermaid Empire shouldn't.

Although their population is relatively small, considering the location of their territory, it is no problem to fight them in the Falling Star Sea and directly treat them as a first-tier powerful country.

But such a country sided with the Church of the Abyss.

"We'll settle the score with them later about the Mermaid Empire. It looks like they can't stand it anymore."

Louis' eyes had quietly turned red at some point. That was the power of the Eye of Truth.

Beatrice shook her head and said, "The deep-sea monsters are huge and difficult to hide in the ocean. When the demonic deep-sea monsters were discovered, the Mermaid Empire was already involved.

I just don’t know whether it is the entire Mermaid Empire’s top leaders or just a small part of the forces that are cooperating with the Abyss Church.”

"It doesn't matter. After all, the real big fish has been caught."

With a roar, the island shook and the waves roared.

Amidst the roar that reached the sky, the already shattered island instantly sank into the sea.

A huge vortex appeared in the center of the ocean.

The vortex kept spinning, as if it was continuously swallowing up the surrounding sea water, and eventually formed a huge vortex eye on the sea.

“Speed ​​up! Speed ​​up!”

The magic ships around the vortex sea began to speed up, and various magical lights shone on the hulls.

Fortunately, compared with the ships in the previous life, the magic ship was better at dealing with such extreme environments. It quickly broke away from the vicinity of the vortex eye and left the sea area.

Louis in the sky watched all this quietly and sneered, "They are very petty and think too much. It seems that they don't want us to interfere with their ceremony."

Beatrice looked at Louis in confusion: "You had already guessed that this would happen?"

Louis said: "Well, I suspected before that the Gate of the Abyss here has long been completely controlled by the Abyss Church."

He deduced this from many details.

There is a very important issue here, that is, in the records of the Greedy Diary so far, there has never been a situation where the Gate of the Abyss was opened at a specific time.

And Louis knows himself well.

If it was possible to close the Gate of the Abyss in advance, there was no reason for him to leave it open.

But since he first opened the "Burning World" line, in every future, he had made arrangements for the Pirate Islands in advance, and even directly sent troops to expedition to the Pirate Islands.

However... just like this time, the door to the abyss can be closed again.

So from the very beginning, he knew that whether the gate of the abyss would be opened or not was not decided by them at all.

The initiative has always been in the hands of the Church of the Abyss.

But this doesn't mean that Louis and his team have no chance.

This involves a very critical question, which is: if the gate of the abyss is opened at different time periods, will the number of abyss demons that emerge be the same? Of course it will be different.

When the Burning Timeline was updated for the second time, all the countries in the entire Star Continent were destroyed, and only a few people who escaped from the devil's minions hid in the mountains and forests and wandered around the world.

In order to ensure that he could continue to fight against the demons of the abyss, Louis had to transform most of the troops of the Enther Empire into the Cursed Legion.

——Even Beatrice and Olivia were included.

And when it was updated again later, the three human kingdoms, with the support of the entire industrial chain, became the top priority in resisting the demons of the abyss. Although each country also suffered heavy casualties, they defeated Helme's demon army and drove the demons back to the abyss in the devastated wasteland.

After another update, the time for him in the future to launch an attack on the Pirate Islands was advanced to shortly after Hermo's arrival.

In that future, after gaining support from the country and even the church, he did not resort to aggressive military expansion of the Cursed Legion and managed to complete the counterattack.

——Although in the middle and late stages, due to excessive pressure, he received help from Grace, who had become a saint at that time.

Based on various variables, he reversed the changes brought about by the opening time of the Abyss Gate, and his conclusion was...

Although the time of opening of the Abyss Gate is most likely determined by the Church of the Abyss, the earlier the gate is opened, the less threat the demons swarming out of it will pose to the Continent of Stars.

Especially this time, he moved up the time of attacking the Pirate Islands to before the Demon King's Army showed up, and also brought in various top countries to witness the threat with their own eyes.

"From the very beginning, I never expected that we could block the gate to the abyss."

A large amount of silvery-white liquid began to emerge under Louis' feet.

This time, what appeared was no longer the mass-produced sword ball, but the real body that had been hidden in the soldiers' tomb.

Louis' exclusive divine tool - the Wanhuajianwan.

The silver-white liquid continued to spread over his body, and the armor transformed from the Sin Dragon Armor was also corroded by the Wanhua Sword Pill. Various enchantment effects were instantly bestowed on the Sin Dragon Armor. His momentum continued to rise, and he soon broke through to the Demigod realm.

"Beatrice, do you want to withdraw from the battle zone first? The next battle will be a little dangerous."

Beatrice smiled and shook her head: "Don't forget, I got half of your power. This is our battle, isn't it?"

Louis thought for a moment and nodded.

His lover has never been the one hiding behind him, waiting for his protection.

She is always so proud.

"If that's the case, we need to adjust our strategy."

"Olivia, I'll give you part of the Mankaken Pill. From now on, you will take over part of the authority of the military tomb. Let Teacher Jino teach you how to command large-scale operations, and the captain of the flagship will assist you."

Olivia took a look at the Wanhua Sword Ball that fell on the deck and instantly condensed into armor on her body. The corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and she wished she could punch Louis directly.

Sure enough, the next second, Beatrice's subtle voice came:

"Wouldn't it be better to give the Wanhua Sword Pill to Gino-sama for the time being?"

However, Louis rejected it without hesitation: "No, it is more appropriate to give the Wanhua Sword Pill to Olivia."

Olivia felt her eyes go dark.

Louis, what are you doing? Are you afraid that Sister Wang won't find out about the problem between us?

She was about to retort that "the Wanhua Sword Pill should be used by Jinuo" when she heard Louis' private voice message to her:

"You are not allowed to refuse. With your professional level and the fact that you inherited half of my strength, you are the strongest person here besides me and Teacher Gino.

But Mr. Jino’s power system is different from mine after all. In terms of adaptability of the Wanhua Sword Pill, you are much stronger than the teacher.

This part of the Wanhua Sword Pill can only be used by you, whether it is out of emotional considerations or out of strategic needs to guard against the enemy, only you can use it. "

Olivia was silent.

She could tell how determined Louis was.

He didn't give himself a chance to refuse, and finally he could only sigh and say:

"You and your sister...you must be careful and run if you can't."

"Um."

Louis' voice had a little more warmth.

He turned his head to look at the sea, and accompanied by a deafening roar, a large army of demons surged out from the water.

They flapped their wings and flew over the sea, and would attack any lone ship they saw.

But before they could get close, new movement appeared underwater.

Phantoms burning with purple-black flames emerged from the water and entangled with the demons.

The last batch of members of the Cursed Legion appear.

"Let the fleets of each country take care of those miscellaneous soldiers. The Cursed Legion will help them escape. What we need to do is..."

Louis looked at Beatrice and said with a gentle smile, "Beatrice, let's go kill those high-level demons."

"Well, let's go together."

Demon-hunting spiders with an average level of LV10 walked on the water, trying to climb up the hulls and kill the fleet.

They don't care about these Louis and leave it to the people below to solve it themselves.

The average level of the Vrocks is LV13 and they weigh 900 pounds. They have huge wings and are good at attacking and killing prey from the sky.

Louis asked Rimuru to keep an eye on the Flo demons whose levels were above LV15 and burn them to death with magic. Flying demons of this level were difficult to deal with even for well-trained professionals.

The Blood Lion Demon, with an average level of LV13 and a powerful biting ability like a giant blood lion, is being airdropped onto the deck by some Flo Demons.

The trolls of the Cursed Legion took the lead in fighting with them. In close combat, they had a natural physical advantage and were no less powerful even when facing mutant blood lion demons above level 15.

The average level of the Berserker is LV14, and it is more keen on close combat than the Vrock.

They penetrated deep into the heart of the enemy camp, emitting a foul stench with their huge, almost bloated bodies, and used "blasphemous words" to pollute the enemy's will.

Louis also saw several Berserkers with a professional level as high as LV18, who took turns releasing Chaos Hammer and Unholy Strike at the soldiers of the Amn Empire.

He wanted to take action, but the senior priests and paladins of the Church of the God of Glory and Justice stepped forward directly.

To deal with such "pure" demons, the Orthodox Churches naturally have a complete set of strategies.

So he looked at the seducers whose average level was LV15.

Bewitches are born from the souls of those who have turned their backs on their faith.

From the outside, they look like huge monsters with chitinous claws, but in fact, they are cunning and cruel conspirators.

Possessing powerful illusion magic, they can disguise themselves as anyone they want. The fleet of the Secret Forest has been targeted by a group of LV18 seducers, but they are completely unaware of it.

However, all this cannot escape the gaze of the eyes of truth.

Louis suddenly released several extremely precise Eye of Truth spells downwards, and the illusion magic of those high-level seducers disguised as bone elves was instantly broken. After a brief commotion among the elves, they were surrounded and attacked.

The Soul Judge, with an average level of LV16, is one of Louis' main targets.

They look like huge, fat beasts with boar heads and a pair of small wings.

Soul judges are proficient in unholy knowledge, making them often summoned by desperate wizards who want to seek enlightenment or gain great power.

However, the result of this summoning often means that the mage is dragged into the abyss by the Judgement Soul Demon, and either becomes a soul coin or becomes a puppet of the Judgement Soul Demon.

There is a special class among the Soul Judges, called Curators. They are the sentinels and guards of the Sleeping Rifts. What they guard are the Abyss Lords who have been killed once and are now dormant.

And Louis discovered the "curator" around Tunisia.

Although the Tunisian battle mages were good at close combat and quickly suppressed the Soul Judge's counterattack with countless tricks such as "Egg Crushing Hand" and "Eye Exploding Hand", a terrifying aura suddenly emanated from the curator.

A demigod power far beyond that of an ordinary legend permeated it.

The soul of an unknown abyss lord was revived through its body.

Caught off guard, Tunisia's magic ship let out a mournful cry, and the battle mage was dumbfounded...

Broken.

"Andas~I will take back my throne..."

A deafening roar sounded, and under the influence of the blasphemous mantra, the debris of the ships around the Demon Lord turned into a shock storm and swept around.

But the next moment, lightning and thunder came from the sky.

The purple-black lightning vaporized the surrounding sea area into a large cloud of smoke.

Beatrice descended from the sky holding a huge knight's spear, and fought with him using the power of wind and thunder.

Through the Wanhua Sword Pill on Beatrice, Louis could feel that she could suppress the opponent.

"Battle Mage, cooperate with the Regent to suppress the Demon Lord!"

The battle mage leader came to his senses and gave the order without hesitation.

Louis directly used the Wanhua Sword Pill to play the barrage kaleidoscope.

Those six-armed snake demons with an average level of LV17 were directly beaten into pieces by the [Small Steel Balls].

The Faqi Dragon Demon created by the Mother of Monsters, its hard dragon body directly absorbed a complete set of Louis's Blood Blade Hurricane Throw, and was blown to pieces by the sweeping gale.

Assassins above LV18 received special care from Louis.

Because they tried to spread the highly addictive pleasure poison powder, polluting the sea area and triggering the "murderous intent from a certain country in the East" BUFF.

The dragon python whip transformed from the Wanhua Sword Pill instantly tore through several kilometers of sea, directly destroying them and the surrounding space into ashes.

The space cracks continuously devoured the surrounding seawater. Under his cold murderous intent, what was the higher-level Balor Flame Demon doing?

They are trying to run away.

Fell asleep and forgot to set the automatic timer 　　 　 (end of this chapter)