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(Additional update for "Ji Ling Zai Yuan" brothers [2/5])
The demon slayers who originally rushed all the way stopped under the lava mountains of Mardum, just below Demon Forge of Golganneth.
This is the central area of the Broken Land, and beyond that there is an entire deep ravine filled with caves and demons waiting for them to attack and destroy.
But the demon slayers stopped.
It's not that they don't want to move forward, it's that they can't push forward anymore.
The battle line was divided in this land of Fel Lava Pool. Although the demon slayers were still militant and tenacious, their number was a fatal problem. As the demon slayers continued to occupy the Felsteel Fortress and destroyed the demon's positions, the teams of these guys began to gradually disperse.
As the width of the battlefield opens up, it is natural to continuously expand one's own front line, otherwise it will be easy for the demons to make dumplings. However, when the front line is stretched to a certain extent, the attacker's impact will always decrease until a balance of power is finally achieved.
Illidari plus Light Weaver Warband and the rebels who came from all over the stars add up to more than 100,000 people. This is already all the connections Illidari accumulated during thousands of years of patrolling the star sea, and they were all used here at once.
But there are millions of demons in Mardum alone. The spatial structure of this place determines that it is easy for them to teleport to other places, so it will naturally be easy for other demon worlds to support this place.
The numerical gap between the two sides was too large. Even if the golden flames hanging high in the sky weakened the demon's resistance, rushing into the current area was already the limit of this demon slayer.
The main reason is that Golganneth, this Apocalypse Engineer, is also very frightening in its defense of its demon foundry. Almost the entire lava mountain range has been fortressed by its subordinate Gorgor Demon Technicians.
It's like a giant element of destruction that comes to life and constantly spits out flames of destruction.
Even if the attackers have starships to bomb the ground as support, as more and more Demon Fleet enter Mardum, the Illidari fleet and the two Holy Light starships are somewhat unable to withstand it.
After all, this was a "reverse expedition" in Twisting Nether. Since we knew we were fighting in the realm of demons, we naturally had to consider the exaggerated number of demons.
However, although the demon slayers were unwilling, they were not disappointed.
Their battle today will surely spread throughout the universe, rekindling courage for those worlds that are still resisting demons. Although Illidari said when he invited them to "destroy Mardum", that obviously exaggerated slogan cannot be taken seriously.
Many of the demon slayers here are actually here to repay Illidari's favor for helping them in the past. Now that the war has reached this point, it's time to pay off the huge favor.
So the leaders discussed it and decided to stop here and rely on the occupied Felsteel Fortress to fight the demons for a few more days, and then everyone could pay their dues and retreat.
Burning Crusade has lasted for more than 20,000 years. The rebels who can survive in this situation are all shrewd people. Everyone understands that it will be a long process to completely defeat Burning Legion. One or two victories cannot change the general trend.
However, just a few hours after these demon slayers turned to defense, Light Weaver sent a messenger to convey a message to them.
"What? Retreat?"
Orderkeepers's Ethereal hunter Gleam glowed in astonishment under the bandage, and it asked in its own electronic voice:
"Why the sudden retreat? We can obviously insist on killing some more demons and expand today's victory. My spaceship has not yet finished loading and unloading the captured demon armaments! If we retreat now, my grandma's family will suffer a loss."
"As expected of you, Ethereal, we are fighting in Twisting Nether, are you still in the mood to do business?"
Holy Light Grand Magus Imira, who came to deliver the letter, glanced at Ethereal hunter with contempt, and the latter let out a few dry laughs with some guilt.
If Burning Legion has to fight, business must be done.
Wanting both face and dignity is the way Ethereal behaves.
However, Imira had no time to argue with Ethereal about war discipline. She said succinctly:
"We vanguards retreated, and soon "allies" came to take our place. We won't need to participate in the subsequent war. If you have a good relationship with Nether-Stalker, you should know who the allies I am talking about are."
"Oh, I understand."
Ethereal Colonel was startled, nodded hurriedly and said:
"Give us a few more hours, and I'll hurry up and load the captured items onto the ship."
"I can give you time. You can stay here as long as you want."
Imira said quietly:
"If you feel that you don't have any "advantage genes" in the eyes of those guys, then I can guarantee that it is absolutely safe for you to stay here.
Please hurry up.
I can reason with you, but they can't."
After saying that, Imira quickly left, boarded a Light-Forged Dragon and flew towards the other direction of the battle line, leaving only one Ethereal colonel and big businessman who was jumping on the spot to let his subordinates Warrior speed up the delivery of goods.
Demon slayers from other factions behaved appropriately when they heard that they could retreat, but only those Odachi were dissatisfied.
Together with Illidari, they had just destroyed Mardum's local Fel Warband, and seized nearly a hundred pairs of Odachi Battleblade from those Betrayer Demon Hunter. This was quite an incredible harvest.
Therefore, Odachi wants to continue hunting in Mardum, trying to get all the Odachi Battleblade scattered in this demonic world.
These "holy relics of war" are of great significance to them. Considering the current pitiful number of Odachi, if they retreat so quickly this time, they may not have such a good opportunity for thousands of years to come.
"Let those cowards retreat."
The leader of Odachi, the great Warrior who had followed Toranal the Dauntless to fight against the Burning Legion, sat on Felsteel Mech's collapsed arm and said loudly:
"We will stay here and we will fight for you! No matter how many demons come towards us, we are not afraid! When Star Hunter invited us, they said they would definitely capture Mardum.
I believe that Illidan and that Night Elf are the hardest rocks in the Xinghai.
It is precisely because I believe in their promise that I brought all our Odachi with me. I will not be willing to die without seeing the demise of this hub world with my own eyes."
"Are these all of you?"
Imira was also shocked.
She asked rhetorically:
"But when Army of the Light participated in the war on Odachi's home planet, the number of people you escaped in the end should be more than these? It has only been a few thousand years, and you are also an immortal species. How come there are only so few people left?
Haven't we been telling you to hide your capabilities and bide your time?"
"Your original suggestion was good, but that is not the way Odachi lives."
Old Odachi is not going to explain more.
But Imira knows with his tail that these guys probably didn't think about hiding after breaking out of their home planet. They must have been fighting demons over the years.
Of the thousands of people who had fled, now only the pitiful less than 500 people in front of them remained.
Ah, the fierce philosophy of life of these star sea warriors is really annoying. Now that they are better, there are only so many people left, and it is impossible for them to revive their own civilization!
No wonder these guys were so crazy after entering Mardum this time, and even told Vigilant their vow to collect holy relics.
That's "tuogu".
After doing this for a long time, they didn't even think about going back to Material World. This was Odachi's last "expedition".
Imira can't bear it.
Although these guys are indeed rude and difficult to make friends with other races, if there were no Burning Legion in the Star Sea, maybe Odachi would become the initiator of the war after mastering the navigation of the Star Sea.
But after all, both sides fought together.
Imira still remembers the end of that war, when Odachi's supreme warrior Toranar slashed Dark Titan with a war blade, the deathly silence of the entire battlefield and the subsequent cheers and roars that erupted all day long.
Before that knife, Sargeras was the god of Invincible!
Even the most fanatical Naaru doesn't think Dark Titan can be defeated. As long as Dark Titan doesn't fall, Burning Legion will never fail.
However, after the Fearless slashed out and made Dark Titan bleed, Army of the Light's fighting spirit was also inspired. Light Cosmic Domain also developed and prospered rapidly after that.
God can bleed, which means God can also be defeated.
It can be said that Odachi's desperate resistance in their home planet was of great significance to all those who resisted demons in the star sea.
"Listen to me and retreat."
Imira said in a deep voice:
"I guarantee that you can see with your own eyes the fall and even destruction of Mardum on the spaceship. I swear to you as Lightforged that you don't have to stay here and wait to die in vain."
"Huh?"
The oaths of Lightsworns carry great weight in the sea of stars. Old Odachi and his Warriors exchanged glances with each other, and finally he stood up and said:
"Your ally is the legendary Shadow Chasing Swarm?"
"Huh?"
Imira looked at the old Odachi warily. Although the latter was tough, he was not stupid. Years of exile in the star sea had made his brain full of muscles grow wisdom. Although for Odachi, who was accustomed to using fists to communicate and was proud of it, this was really a sad thing.
He whispered:
"The story of Void God War has spread throughout the star sea, including the details about the Shadowstalker Bugs under Vigilant. It is said that they faced an opponent ten times their size and still won?"
"Actually, if you include Flesh Continent, Shadow Chasing Swarm should face a hundred times more enemies, but they are a group specialized in warfare, and their opponents are not."
Imira said:
"The insect swarm has completed the third round of reproduction in the place where we landed before. You have completed all your responsibilities in this war. Your fight with the demons has provided the insect swarm with enough biomass, and they are preparing to attack.
Retreat.
You will see with your own eyes the war between the swarm and the demons on the starship. As for Mardum, I am not afraid to tell you that the treasure of the universe hidden in Mardum has been found.
As long as you take it away, Mardum will naturally fall apart.
But all of this is part of Vigilant's Grand Plan."
"But why would he release the swarm here?"
The unique and majestic double eyes of the old Aldaqi man shone with something that Imira couldn't understand, but it was obviously "excited". He asked loudly:
"A star sea like Vigilant Saint must know that his insect swarm will be attacked by a steady stream of demons in Twisting Nether. Even if the insect swarm can defeat a hundred times the enemy, it will eventually be overwhelmed by the demons.
This is a losing war!
A good knife like Shadow Chasing Swarm should not be wasted on such an occasion, so what is his plan?
Tell me, Ms. Imira, who uses the staff very well, this is really important to us."
"This is at Twisting Nether"
Imira sighed and said:
"Demons are really dead when they die here. They cannot be resurrected here. Even if the insect swarm is eventually destroyed by demons, the price they have to pay will be very heavy. The demons will shed enough blood, which is enough to affect their invasion process in the Material Star Sea.
Coupled with the destruction of the war hub Mardum, according to the discussion between Vigilant and Star Hunter, after this battle is over, Burning Crusade will even be affected.
What's more, the insect swarm may not lose!
The demons launched the war in order to follow their instinct of destruction, while the worms pursued the "eternal Great Cycle".
The Void God War you have heard of, and the invasion war that is about to kick off in Twisting Nether, are all part of "Great Cycle"."
"Tell me about it."
The light in old Odachi's eyes is getting brighter and brighter.
He waved his hand and greeted the Warriors who were so tough that they would never take the initiative to retreat in any war.
They took the holy relics of war they had just captured and embarked on the retreat so obediently as never before.
Imira didn't know what the leader of Odachi wanted to do, but she always felt that this great Warrior, who had reached the twilight of his life in terms of Odachi's lifespan, had an extraordinary interest in the insect swarm.
After returning to the Exodar starship, this guy kept asking about various things related to the swarm, until at a certain moment, when the last Ethereal slowly withdrew from the position, the demons finally took back the land they occupied.
Just like it has happened countless times before.
The weak enemies took advantage of the unpreparedness of the powerful demons and launched an attack on Mardum. Those weak guys took advantage at first and killed some pathetic fools, but then they were easily defeated by the reorganized demons.
Mardum is the first stronghold of the Burning Legion, and this is their Holy Land!
Mardum will never fall.
But this time it was different. Every observation deck of the starships that had evacuated to the edge of the Mardum starry sky was crowded with demon slayers who had just retreated. They were eager to see the teleporting swarm appear.
They were not disappointed.
When a large group of demons stepped onto the area where Vigilant first landed and smashed down Solar Fist, amidst the weird vibrations, the surface of the entire land mass instantly collapsed.
Just like a major earthquake of more than ten magnitudes swept across the entire Mardum, under the cover of the third king beast Anub'arak's control of the earth's crust, the insect swarm had completely opened up all the cave systems under the entire Mardum in the past period of time.
Just like magic, the bugs suddenly "refreshed" on the demons' faces without warning.
Those lower-level demons fell into the tunnel due to the earthquake and trembling mountains, and were attacked and bitten by ferocious springtails. They could only wave their claws to resist twice before being submerged in the "True Sea of Insects".
Warrior Bugs don't even bother to deal with these lower-level demons. Their targets are the commanders. The biological claws with dark Entropic Energy are far more deadly than magic steel weapons. One claw slash is enough to break the defense of the thick-skinned Fel Lord.
The king beast is also roaring.
The low reverberation of the holy bell sounded the powerful storm, and Agamaggan's Mercedes seemed to be leading the storm.
Those heavy Felsteel Mech had just sprayed out evil fire and burned the surrounding insect swarms before being knocked down and torn apart by the king beast. Those ordinary Felsteel Mech couldn't even stop Agamaggan's Charge.
They can't even do it with the Sluggish King Beast.
And wherever Agamaggan went, the morale of the demons was rapidly collapsing.
Especially in the rift behind Mardum, when Dream-Eater Tyrant led a dense swarm of flying dragons and devourers into the sky, killing the flying demons like they were covering the sky, the insect swarm that had completed three rounds of reproduction and initiated the "rapid reproduction resolution" finally revealed its deadly fangs.
Their goals are quite clear.
The siege from all directions while dividing the demon battlefield into pieces, concentrated the elites to attack the lava mountain forge where Golganneth is located.
Seven of the twelve Hive Tyrant were led by Queen of Blades to attack there, Golganneth was the most powerful Garothi Worldbreaker This meeting has been knocked down by Agamaggan. Two behemoths that can "single destroy the world" are fighting in the lava of Fel. The roar of steel and the low roar resound through the sky.
Demon Fleet was obviously panicked.
They switched from chasing the demon slayers to bombarding the ground, trying to suppress the insect swarm with firepower.
This is indeed the weakness of the insect swarm the One that currently lacks strategic-level air combat units. Their Gene Master have just clicked on the biotechnology tree of "King Insect Leviathan". It must be a long process for the "biological mothership" that can physically cross the star sea to appear.
But the problem is, the insect swarm also has allies this time.
"All fleets, maximum firepower! Attack the demon starships, don't let them interfere with the insect swarm's invasion!"
The roar of Captain Yuna of Bal echoed in the communication of our own starship. After a very short time, the starship that had rushed to the edge of Mardum's sky came back again.
This time it was the demons' turn to panic.
Their numerical advantage is gone.
Because the insect swarm continued to reproduce while launching the attack, the flesh and blood of every demon that was killed would be dragged into the insect nests deep in the Mardum earth. The terrifying adaptability of the insect swarm was extremely demonstrated at this moment.
Although the first three batches of bugs were hatched according to the original blueprint.
But the fourth batch of bugs already has spots representing Fel. They are still Void Creature, but they have begun to adapt to the Fel environment and started a new evolution for the battlefield.
This seems to be a preparation for a long-term war in Twisting Nether.
"They have no means of crossing the world!"
Old Odachi asked Imira beside him:
"After Mardum collapses, how will they go to the next world? They can't stay here and be buried with Mardum, right?"
"Have you forgotten what is the most popular on Star of Mardum?"
Imira said softly:
"Portal! Mardum is the hub of war. There are portals to almost all other demon worlds here, and the last transmission of these portals is to open the migration path for the insect swarms.
They will divide into several hunting groups and go to different Burning Legion worlds, where they will lurk, devour, and breed, eventually starting a new reincarnation war.
Of course, some insect swarms will be destroyed during this process, but as long as one insect swarm can survive, they will be able to take root in Twisting Nether!
Don't worry about the connection between them.
Swarm Mind is a very magical Mental Network dedicated to Zerg. After being dispersed, each hunting group will have its own Swarm Mind node, and when they merge, their Mental Network will be re-integrated under the control of Overmind.
Insect swarms are creatures specialized in war, great Warrior, and all their actions are in the service of war.
They have determined to open the eternal Great Cycle in Twisting Nether, and they will not stop until the demons learn to retreat in fear in front of the insect swarms."
"Laenkona!"
Old Odachi Warrior suddenly said:
"Go to Laenkona"! It is a demonic world full of death, decay and quagmire. It is a very marginal and barren Burning Legion world, and it is the hometown of Aranash Nerubians.
I just heard you say that insect swarms can devour insect creatures to gain their inheritance and abilities. Among the Burning Legion, only Aranash Nerubian is an insect demon.
The best part is, we have a base there.
Don't look at me like that, Odachi hasn't just been hunting demons in Material World all these years.
The swarm of insects is very powerful, but they are not familiar with Twisting Nether, which is their biggest flaw."
He stopped, patted his chest, and said loudly:
"However, we are familiar!
We can become the war guides of the swarm, and we are willing to follow Shadow Chasing Swarm to complete this sacred Great Cycle in Twisting Nether! They are for the supreme evolution, and our purpose is very simple.
We're just out for revenge"
The last great Warrior who survived this the Fearless era touched the porthole with his hand and looked at the war between the swarms and demons in the Mardum world below.
He said softly:
"After the death of the Fearless, Odachi has become extinct! We are the last Odachi. We cannot complete our revenge. We cannot kill all the demons but they can!
Let us be the guides of the swarm, let us spread death all over Twisting Nether with our own hands.
Ah, the final blade of revenge.
I searched the sea of stars and was bruised and bruised, but I finally found it!"