Countless members of the Demon Clan packed the passage, some even leaping up and throwing themselves at the engine exhausts of the Kona Civilization's unmanned combat aircraft, trying to drag them down.
Sixth-Rank Demon Clan members charged out from behind, trying to tear open the assault formation, while several Seventh-Order Demon Venerables briefly appeared farther away.
But when they sensed the threat of the nuclear bombs hidden within the Unmanned Legion, they visibly hesitated.
Those dangerous presences, powerful enough to destroy them, were steadily approaching the core area.
The Seventh-Order Demon Venerables dared not gamble.
After several fruitless attempts, they immediately gathered their forces and turned back into the deeper branching passages.
They were not members of the Low-Order Demon Clan. They could not charge fearlessly into certain death.
Zheng Jinren noticed this too. Seeing the enemy withdraw, he breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Don't split our forces. It's best if they stay out of our way. That'll spare us a cave-in from detonating the nuclear bombs!"
Of the nine crewed Pangu teams, only one had entered. Now, both mecha accelerated at once.
Ahead, the Kona Unmanned Legion continued pouring out fire before self-destructing.
According to the reconnaissance robots, the gravely wounded Demon God was just eight hundred meters ahead!
Members of the Demon Clan surrounded its enormous body. Its damaged maw opened and closed slightly, but it no longer had the strength to devour rock.
New flesh was growing deep within its wounds. A group of demons clung to its body, clearing away rubble and trying to dig it out.
The Demon God's body suddenly twitched.
"It's showing signs of waking!"
Zheng Jinren immediately ordered:
"Accelerate! Don't give it time to recover!"
The Unmanned Legion launched another fearless attack, forcing its way through the demons ahead.
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