The explosion at No. 1 Base No. 1 Base in heavy losses for the Devil Race army besieging it, with nearly 600,000 elite Devil Race reduced to only about 150,000. Ahriman bears most of the responsibility for this mistake, which puts him under immense pressure.
Actually, the ordinary elite soldiers were alright, but the important thing was that many of the Devil Race above the King Level also died, because the missiles from No. 1 Base exploded inside the steel walls, and almost all the soldiers sent into No. 1 Base to search were wiped out.
Among the soldiers on the roof of No. 1 Base, only a few of the strongest survived. Even the Black Demon Army lost more than three thousand men because the incident happened so suddenly.
The only group that suffered less severe losses were the three-quarters of the ground troops who did not enter No. 1 Base. However, due to the terrifying power of the explosion at No. 1 Base, most of them were also affected, with less than 40% of the soldiers surviving.
Among the surviving soldiers, many were seriously wounded. Some of them were elite soldiers of noble status, and even Ahriman dared not let them all die. He could only leave them here to rest for a day until their injuries stabilized before taking them back to the Devil Race territory.
"Understood! Anlagong, just mind your own business and don't tell me what to do."
Ahriman was in a very bad mood and couldn't help but retort.
Anlagong was slightly weaker than Ahriman, and he was too lazy to argue with Ahriman, so he shrugged and said no more.
At this moment, Katelin finally spoke up, " Ahriman, we really should go."
I just received news that the Haotian Imperial Family has sent several War Emperor. If we don't leave soon, the rest of us may be in danger.
Upon hearing this, Ahriman's expression changed slightly. He finally put down the report in his hand and nodded.
"Alright! Then I'll order the army to break camp now and head back first."
His original plan was that since a large number of Devil Race troops had already entered Chen Kingdom from Moon Capital Pass, he could have waited here for the Devil Race army to come and join him before attacking Demon-Defending City together.
Although most of the elite Devil Race who attacked No. 1 Base were killed, those who are still alive are undoubtedly the best. In addition, with the hundreds of thousands of flying elite Devil Race brought by Anlagong, he felt that as long as he was careful, Chen Kingdom would not be able to take down his people in a short time.
If he can hold out for ten days or half a month, the massive Devil Race army that has entered from Moon Capital Pass will completely engulf Chen Kingdom, and it will be easier for them to attack Demon-Defending City.
However, now, Katelin's news has changed his mind. The War Emperor Palace has always been a major threat to the Abyss Devil Race. Since he doesn't know which War Emperor they have sent, he thinks it's better to be safe.
About half an hour later, Ahriman led the remaining 1.2 million elite Devil Race up into the air and slowly moved northward toward Moon Capital Pass.
Inside the command hall of the Demon-Defending City.
" Chen Mu, the Devil Race army outside has begun to move. Should we make our move?"
Zheng Fengdao had been observing the movements outside, so he noticed the Devil Race as soon as they started to move.
"Let's get started! Proceed according to plan. I will assist you through your Auxiliary Intelligence Brain."
After Chen Mu finished speaking, runic light shone in his right eye, and a ball of runic data spontaneously swirled around him.
At this moment, his Divine Soul had entered the Spirit Network and dispersed into the Auxiliary Intelligence Brain of a large number of generals at the front line.
Rat-a-tat-tat... Boom!
Just as Ahriman led his army less than ten kilometers, his scouts sent out brought back news that nearby human cities had opened their gates and large numbers of soldiers were gathering.
"Hmph! They're still not giving up. These ragtag soldiers think they can keep us here? They're dreaming!"
Ahriman remained calm, showing no concern over the gathering of the Chen Kingdom army.
Although the Chen Kingdom army has indeed become increasingly difficult to deal with these past two days, he is not going to engage in a head-on battle with the human legion now, but rather rush back to Moon Capital Pass.
In theory, in a battle between two armies, an army composed of low-ranking warriors, if large enough, could indeed defeat an army composed of high-ranking warriors.
Even the strongest warriors have a limited amount of energy stored in their bodies. If there are enough enemies, they will eventually run out of energy.
However, if a legion of high-ranking warriors does not engage in direct combat with low-ranking warriors, but instead chooses to flee or roam and snipe, it becomes extremely difficult for low-ranking warriors to effectively inflict damage on the enemy.
High-level warriors are far superior to low-level warriors in terms of attack power, defense, and movement speed. If they are focused on running away, the low-level warriors won't even be able to catch up with their dust.
If the gap between the two armies becomes so large that the higher-level warriors recover energy faster than they consume it, then no matter how many lower-level warriors there are, they will not be able to defeat the higher-level warriors.
The two previous battles between the Black Demon elite army and the Chen Kingdom army were both because they had to destroy No. 1 Base and had no choice but to fight head-on.
But now, Ahriman only needs to lead his army towards Moon Capital Pass to join up with other Devil Race armies, which is much easier. That's why he is so confident that the Chen Kingdom army poses no threat at all.
Half an hour later, the Chen Kingdom army gradually approached the elite Devil Race army. However, Ahriman discovered that the Chen Kingdom army's attack methods were very different from before.
This time, the Chen Kingdom did not attack in a semi-encirclement manner, but instead split into groups and attacked from the left and right flanks of the Devil Race army's advance.
"Hmph! At least you have the self-awareness to know you can't stop us head-on."
Ahriman smiled dismissively and gave the order.
"All troops, charge! Show no mercy to any enemy who dares to stand in our way!"
Just then, a large, dark mass of unidentified flying objects suddenly appeared in the sky. Ahriman looked closely and realized that they were actually a group of combat ships.
Chen Kingdom's combat ships are internally named "warships" because they are all made of alloy steel, making them very different in appearance from traditional ships.
However, in Ahriman's eyes, all these ships were the same, relying on the power of runes to achieve various abilities.
"The Chen Kingdom is hiding its strength well; they've even kept so many combat ships in reserve. No wonder they dared to try and stop us."
Katelin frowned, clearly not expecting Chen Kingdom to have this trick up his sleeve.
Among the fleet, she also spotted two familiar ships: Pioneer Number One and Number Two.
When Ahriman breached the Moon Capital Pass, both Pioneer Number One and Number Two suffered considerable damage. However, to her surprise, Chen Kingdom repaired both warships in less than half a month, which was beyond her expectations.