Before Chen Hongyu gave the order to retreat, the Hell Hounds, now numbering barely five hundred, finally charged up to the Demon Race's position.
Seeing the Hell Hounds drawing closer and closer, the Demon Race soldiers in the foremost trench immediately obeyed the orders of the disabled high-ranking demons beside them, put down their weapons, and began retreating toward the second trench.
The first trench served as an extension of the Soul Cannons' firepower, delivering fire before the enemy reached the Demon Race's position. Numerous ditches and obstacles had therefore been placed ahead of it, but the trench itself had few defensive installations or heavy Soul Cannons, relying mostly on shoulder-fired Soul Cannons and Soul Guidance Ray Guns.
Moreover, with these Hell Hounds, each at least six or seven meters tall, about to charge into the first trench, engaging them in close combat now would only interfere with the bombardment from behind. Thus, the Demon Race soldiers there began withdrawing toward the more heavily fortified second trench.
By the time those five hundred Hell Hounds charged into the trenches of the Demon Race's position, almost all the demons had withdrawn to the second trench. Some slower-moving Demon Race soldiers, however, were still caught by the Hell Hounds.
After enduring so much artillery fire, the Hell Hounds finally unleashed their ferocious side. One Fourth Tier Dual-Blade Zelin Demon who had been slow to retreat was caught by a Hell Hound and seized in its jaws.
Although he had the armor and Soul Tool Shield issued earlier, the Eighth Tier Hell Hound's crushing bite and the intense heat surrounding its body kept inflicting pain on him, tormenting his will. He felt as though he was about to be bitten in half and roasted until he melted.
At the same time, the Hell