"The human heart is perilous, the Dao Heart subtle; be discerning, be single-minded, and hold fast to the true mean!"
"Bang!..."
Amid the unified chanting of several thousand Red Armor Cavalry and nearly two thousand conscripted fisherfolk infantry, the most troublesome Whale Demon finally fell beneath the Old General's spear.
This Whale Demon was more than a hundred feet taller than the Whale Demon from the first assault on the town.
Beyond that, its hide and flesh were incomparably tough. A Formation Charge by fewer than a hundred riders could not harm it at all.
Its strength had likewise increased enormously.
The bubbles it spat out likewise required more than a hundred Red Armor Cavalry, drawing on red armor battle intent and the Sea Incineration Formation's protection, to withstand.
Even an ordinary blow from its Bone Hammer required the Red Armor Cavalry to intervene and defend against it.
"The demon venerable realm... this Whale Demon... when that Shark Queen lays her next clutch of eggs, she'll be able to hatch a Whale Demon in the demon venerable realm..."
Beside the Old General, the Ten-Thousand-Household Commander, covered in wounds, spoke in a somewhat trembling voice.
A veteran like him knew better than anyone what a Whale Demon in the demon venerable realm meant.
Without a Formation Charge by more than a thousand Red Armor Cavalry, they could not hurt a Whale Demon in the demon venerable realm at all. So great was its strength that even the gates behind them, forged through secret arts, probably could not withstand more than a few hammer blows.
"I fear it won't take that long."
The Old General put away his spear, tugged on the reins, and turned to look out at the distant sea again.
Beneath the gray sky, clusters of light rose and