Demon Realm, Dark Moon Residence.
Inside the Super System.
"Two-thirds of the army was lost?" Chen Rui received the battle-loss report from the ancient Alchemical Civilization army, relayed by the Crystal Phoenix of Starshine City. His brow furrowed slightly.
The ancient army dispatched this time amounted to roughly a tenth of Starshine City's deployable forces—not including the sprites—and was already extraordinarily powerful. In particular, it included the Titan Legion led by Okeanos, accounting for a quarter of all Titans on Titan Storm Island and in the Demon Realm. Three hundred Titans had been lost this time, showing just how fierce the battle had been.
This rescue operation had also been a test.
Compared with ordinary Devils or humans, the soldiers of the ancient Alchemical Civilization were considerably stronger. Moreover, with the Crystal Phoenix as an unbreakable control core, although the soldiers possessed corresponding intelligence and awareness, they would not collapse and flee like an ordinary army. The Abyss was much the same, but most Abyssal monsters possessed only fighting instincts and no independent consciousness. In comparison, the creatures of the ancient Alchemical Civilization had natures closer to those of true humans, and their combat power fluctuated more greatly.
In terms of the strength of individual unit types, there was currently little difference between the two. But one must not forget that the ancient Alchemical Civilization had been destroyed by the Abyss.
Judging from the last words left behind by that mad scientist, Celestial Wheel, the four great empires of the ancient Alchemical Civilization had not taken the Abyss seriously enough at the time. Even as the Abyss invaded, they had continued waging large-scale civil wars. By the time they came to their senses, it was too late for regrets.
But that was only from the perspective of the ancient Alchemical