Although Duke had ultimately passed away, he had still completed his operation.
Powerful demonic energy seeped out of the light web.
Knowing that opportunities in battle were fleeting, Joyce immediately alerted Xiao.
"Quick! Demonic energy is at its most abundant right now! We can use the Final Grand Sacrifice!"
Naturally, Xiao was no fool to have earned his place as supreme commander.
He had already made the arrangements: as soon as there was enough demonic energy, every Shatla member deployed on this mission would participate in the Final Grand Sacrifice.
The Final Grand Sacrifice was the most powerful spell in the demonic web, requiring the highest level of authorization. When unleashed, it would completely sacrifice every being within that node that was not connected to the demonic web to the web itself.
Its drawback, however, was that no high-intensity magic could be used within that node for ten years afterward.
The time required to complete the Final Grand Sacrifice depended on the strength and number of its casters. If a Legendary like Duke led a large group of Gold-rank casters, they could probably complete it in less than a second.
Of course, Xiao did not have Legendary strength, nor had he brought a large group of Gold-rank casters. But they had numbers on their side, so his team could complete the Final Grand Sacrifice in around eight seconds.
The overflowing demonic energy streamed toward Xiao's fleet as though being drawn into the center of a vortex.
Performer and the other Wisdom units did not stop them, because Infiltrator 0-8 had already gathered intelligence and sent it back to the Legion, including information about Shatla's ultimate trump card.
If magic of this magnitude was interrupted, it would cause a backlash. The closer it was to completion, the greater the backlash would