The Order Demon Emperor's pupils abruptly contracted.
"How is this possible?"
Disbelief and horror edged his voice.
His opponent's methods were more intricate than he had imagined.
A silver-white explosion destroyed the outer perimeter and severed the Teleportation Array's warning system.
A golden explosion destroyed the platform's middle layer, wrecking the Teleportation Array's main structure.
A black explosion began the final assault, breaking down the defensive barrier around the Dark Red Orb.
Layer after layer, each step linked to the next.
From the outermost layer to the innermost, from the weakest to the strongest.
It was like an invisible key, unlocking the Teleportation Array's defenses one lock at a time.
"Stop it!"
The Order Demon Emperor barked, "Everyone, reinforce the defensive barrier with everything you have! Don't let the explosions reach the Dark Red Orb!"
Fifty Seventh-Turn True Devil Emperors channeled their Demonic Qi at once.
Dark red Demonic Qi surged into the defensive barrier like a flood bursting through a dam.
The barrier grew solid again. Dark red Runes flashed wildly, battling the black orbs' Devouring Power.
Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!
The black orbs struck the dark red barrier, erupting in blinding light and deafening roars.
Black Runes spun furiously, devouring the barrier's Demonic Qi. Dark red Runes flashed just as fiercely, replenishing it without end.
Neither side could gain the upper hand.
But the Order Demon Emperor's expression grew grimmer by the moment.
For he had realized there wasn't just one black orb. There were many.
As soon as one exploded, another followed.
When that one exploded, a third took its place.
They did not detonate together. They followed some exquisite sequence, one after another, wave after wave.
Each exploding black orb consumed a vast amount of the barrier's Demonic Qi.
Each time one finished exploding, the barrier thinned