"Ah!"
"Liu Yun has been hit, come and support us!"
"The second team is in fierce combat! The enemy is too tricky!"
"Ninth team! Watch your flanks!"
When the Demon Vanguard First Legion struck, most Angel fighters were not prepared for the shift in tactics.
The ten Guardian Army legions were indeed top-tier elite Angel fighters, and their ability to learn on the spot was extremely strong. After once facing the danger of collapse, most Angel fighters quickly grasped how to avoid the energy cannon strikes of the upgraded Demon Battleship, thereby killing a large number of demon soldiers.
Therefore, when the remaining Guardian Army charged at the Demon Battleship, the vast majority of them still used their previous playbook.
Yet the result of doing so was painful.
Because once the First Legion made its move, they relied on having a large number of battleships pressing down from behind, so they rampaged across the battlefield and dealt a huge blow to the Angels!
Whoosh!
Ling Xi executed a backflip mid-flight, attempting to loop around to the upper side of the demon commander pursuing her from behind, and then launch a fatal strike with her Flame Sword.
"Fall!"
She let out a low cry. The moment she flipped back over, she raised the Flame Sword in her hand high. This was a tactic she had figured out during her previous battles against demons, and she now felt it was still applicable.
Yet what she did not expect was that the demon commander did not charge straight ahead like the previous demons, but instead nimbly made a small turn, altering his high-speed flight trajectory and actually looping back around behind Ling Xi!
"H-How is this possible?!"
By the time she reacted, it was already too late. She saw a blue light flare at the tip of the long spear in the demon commander's hand, after which it shot forward at high speed and directly struck Ling Xi in the back.
"Urgh, ah!"
Ling Xi coughed up a mouthful of blood, feeling her vision go black as a wave of intense pain instantly surged from her back.
"Ling Xi!"
On the other side, Yi Tian was locked in a bitter fight with another demon commander. She vexedly discovered that these demon commanders were completely different from the past; right now they were simply toying with her, often altering their direction halfway through a pursuit and rendering all her prior efforts useless.
In truth, they did not know that the reason they could survive was entirely because they were all on Morgana's "whitelist" and could not be killed.
Even the cannon strike Ling Xi had just taken was due to the demon commander showing restraint and not unleashing his weapon's maximum power, which merely caused Ling Xi to be injured and lose consciousness.
"Damn it! These demons are too cunning, completely different from the ones before!"
Yi Tian gritted her teeth and spoke.
As for the other Angel fighters, they were not so fortunate.
All around her, the remaining Angel fighters were already finding it difficult to fend off the charges of the other demons. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of Angel fighters perished, and even more were injured.
"Hold on a little longer, we're almost catching up to the enemy's Main Battleship!"
"Eighth and tenth teams, cover Yun Ling and the others!"
Leng fought while commanding the chaotic scene. Although they were suffering heavy casualties now, fortunately the Angel Legion still held an absolute advantage in numbers.
Even though the First Legion was formidable, it seemed to avoid high-risk contact with them, as if wishing to avoid losses.
"Leng! Leng!"
Suddenly, Yun Ling's somewhat disheveled voice reached Leng's ears.
"Yun Ling?! I'm so glad I can still hear your living voice!"
Leng swept her Flame Sword horizontally, her power erupting throughout her body as she swung with all her might to fend off the encirclement of five demons.
"How is it? Have you reached there yet?"
"Almost. The number of enemies on this side is already very small, and I'm advancing at full speed with my people, except..."
Yun Ling's voice in the dark communication was intermittent, seeming to suffer from interference, which made Leng couldn't help but worry.
"Except what?!"
Leng asked anxiously. Whether Yun Ling could board the demon flagship and break through the enemy's defenses was tied to the fate of the entire Guardian Army and the First Defense Line!
"Can you contact Queen Keisha?"
"This... I tried just now, no good. Morgana probably blocked the dark communication in this area before the battle started, and we can't contact anyone right now. Why are you suddenly asking this?!"
Leng was somewhat surprised.
"I found that... something is a bit wrong here. The closer we get to... here... the harder it is for us... to achieve dark communication... So... I suspect this is a... trap! Right now... I've already..."
"What about right now?!"
Leng's pupils instantly constricted. Yun Ling's words made her feel as though she had just woken from a dream, yet the reality was hair-raising.
Right, the opponent fighting her like this seemed entirely to be deliberately giving them the chance to assault the flagship!
Following closely were the sudden interruption of communication and the densely packed, countless elite demon warriors!
This was a conspiracy!
Angel Leng froze in place. Having survived countless battles over 7,200 years, she felt a trace of despair for the first time.
The female Angel warriors around her were still fighting bloody battles, but Leng knew that Yun Ling was probably gone for good this time!
"Sister Leng! Sister Leng! The enemy... the enemy is coming again, this time I'm afraid we won't be able to hold them off!"
In the dark communication rang the urgent shouts of the Angel fighters, their tones seeming filled entirely with fear and despair.
"What do we do now, Sister Leng? The sisters have either sacrificed themselves or been injured, we are at the end of our rope!"
"Fight to the last moment, for justice!"
"Right! For justice, charge, sisters!"
All dark communications were opened. Leng stayed behind alone, and the once cold, proud, and noble she shed tears of regret at this moment:
"Yun Ling... It seems you were the right one after all..."
Watching the surging demon army, Leng closed her eyes, feeling as though two knives had been thrust into her heart.
"Angel Legion, retreat!"
She issued the final command.
On Demon No. 1, inside the command room!
Looking at the routed Angel Legion, Morgana's dual pupils were cold and resolute.
"Queen, the Angel Legion has now been routed, should we pursue?"
A Tuo requested instructions.
"Pursue, but do not kill these remaining Angels; leave them all heavily injured."
Morgana said.
"In addition, how are our guests?" Morgana gave a bewitching smile, causing A Tuo's heart to skip a beat: "They have already reached the outer perimeter of the flagship."
"Very well, everything is proceeding according to plan."
Morgana said: "Now, open the shield and let us welcome our guests, demon warriors."
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