The Fierce Battle

Renard's forces launched their attack first, so they naturally made the fastest progress. In less than forty minutes, they had reached halfway up the mountain.

Of course, moving quickly had its drawbacks. Many demons slipped through the net.

Some fled, while others found places to hide.

The ones who fled were easy enough to deal with. The ones who hid were a real pain.

They kept jumping out to launch sneak attacks, causing no small amount of trouble for the human soldiers.

But there was no helping it. Renard had to kill as many of the demons' active forces as possible before they could react.

At the same time, he had to secure a foothold halfway up the mountain and gain an advantage in the standoff.

So he could only grit his teeth and keep pushing upward, leaving the small fry alone for the time being.

Aside from Renard, Rollson's forces were advancing the fastest.

He ranked among the strongest in Gannan Province. With him leading the charge and eight Legendary experts lending support, his forces soon caught up with Master Lei's and even surpassed them.

As expected, he faced a predicament much like Master Lei's. They had surged ahead at first, but the harassment from demons that had slipped through the net left them struggling to maintain their pace.

Felix's forces were making the slowest progress, but they advanced steadily. Almost no demons remained standing anywhere they passed.

Twenty minutes later, all six armies had reached halfway up the mountain, once again standing at the same starting line.

Everyone immediately understood why there were so many demons on Qiming Mountain.

It turned out the demons had made it their home, digging out countless caves to rest in.

The caves varied in size. The largest could hold a hundred people,