Beep beep... bang bang bang... boom...!
Meanwhile, in the skies above where humans and Devil Race were battling, the Chen Kingdom's warships unleashed a furious barrage of fire, engaging in fierce combat with a large number of flying Devil Race.
In essence, with the Chen Kingdom's fleet of over a hundred warships, they were at a disadvantage against the Devil Race's air force of over ten thousand.
However, the Chen Kingdom's warships did not engage in a direct confrontation with the Devil Race. Instead, after a fierce battle, they descended to low altitudes and rested under the cover of ground-based long-range attack forces before charging back into the high sky.
If ground-based ranged units are included, the Devil Race is at a disadvantage in terms of air combat strength, and therefore, the Devil Race does not gain any advantage in air combat.
"Lord Anlagong, the human ground forces' firepower is too strong, our casualties..."
A Enchantress Devil flew to Anlagong's side and urgently reported.
"Leave low altitude! Focus on gaining air superiority; do not pursue ships that have landed at low altitudes."
"Yes!"
Upon receiving the instructions, the Enchantress Devil immediately turned around and relayed Anlagong's orders.
Anlagong watched the Two-Winged Winged Devil falling relentlessly ahead, rubbed his incredibly frustrated head, and turned to find Ahriman.
" Ahriman, the Chen Kingdom soldiers' long-range firepower is too strong; we can't destroy their ships."
Ahriman glanced at Anlagong with displeasure, then looked at the fierce battle between the air forces and warships in the distance, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
"Alright then, you two protect the main force on both flanks! Maintain air superiority."
At this time, the elite Devil Race army had gradually broken through the human army's encirclement. Although there were some losses on both sides under the enemy's attack, the losses were very minor and almost negligible.
The human army did not pursue them, but stopped and rested on the spot.
"What on earth are these humans up to now?"
Katelin looked at the human soldiers behind her from afar and muttered something.
"It seems we underestimated the Chen Kingdom. Although their soldiers are not as skilled as the human soldiers of other forces in the Central Land, their equipment is much more complete."
Furthermore, their reserves of talismans and mechanical weapons seem to be very high, which is why they have forced us into this situation.
Ahriman is a proud nobleman of the Devil Realm realm, but even he has to admit the tenacity of the Chen Kingdom.
When he first led his elite army to destroy No. 1 Base, he even thought he could take down the Demon-Defending City along the way and then march all the way to the Chen Kingdom.
Unexpectedly, after barely managing to destroy No. 1 Base, he was besieged and forced to flee in a sorry state, which was far from his plan.
"That's right. Look at the equipment of their ordinary soldiers. They're equipped with alloy swords and light steel armor. Although these aren't magic weapons, their quality is in no way inferior to second or third-grade magic weapons. No wonder our High-Level Demon Soldier are suffering losses against their fourth or fifth-level martial artists."
Katelin a wave of her hand, a battle sword and armor appeared in her hand, clearly indicating that she had done a lot of research beforehand.
"What I find most terrifying is their long-range weaponry. I've never seen an army deploy long-range weapons so extensively. In their hands, I think we'll face a significant disadvantage in terms of air superiority."
Anlagong also offered his opinion, saying that the human ranged firepower in the recent battle had left a deep impression on him.
If the Chen Kingdom army's only formidable air power was its ranged units, that would be one thing, but he discovered that many of the Chen Kingdom army's regular troops also possessed considerable ranged firepower.
Anlagong didn't know was that with the rapid increase in the Chen Kingdom's productivity, Chen Kingdom's soldiers were now generally equipped with 'rune pistols'.
Rune-inscribed pistols are standard weapons produced by Chen Industries in the past two years. The biggest difference between them and traditional Spiritual Power weapons is their low cost and extremely low difficulty in using them.
In this world, traditional ranged weapons, whether spears or bows and arrows, require a long period of training to unleash their full power; otherwise, carrying these weapons would only be a burden.
However, rune-inscribed pistols do not require this. A normal martial artist only needs a few days of training to achieve a high level of marksmanship accuracy.
After all, martial artists have very precise control over their physical bodies, unlike ordinary people who are more relaxed.
Before Chen Mu achieved industrialized production and metal refining technology, making Rune Gun required spiritual materials, Fu Mo, and a lot of time from the rune master.
But since he began the technological revolution and comprehended a large number of mechanical formulas, he has been able to make firearms purely from ordinary metals without any Spiritual Power.
The rune-inscribed pistols currently produced in the Chen Kingdom are made entirely of ordinary metal, with the runes serving only as embellishments within the gun body. Therefore, rune-inscribed pistols can be used by both ordinary people and martial artists. If a martial artist activates the runes with Spiritual Power, the power can be further enhanced.
Ahriman glanced at Anlagong, unusually refraining from reprimanding him, because he had just noticed the problem himself.
"Indeed! Chen Kingdom's steel Talisman Puppet are also troublesome, almost all of them have ranged attack capabilities."
It seems we'll have to figure out a way to counter their strange and unusual equipment in the upcoming battles.
Ahriman finally recognized Chen Kingdom as a true adversary, rather than a bunch of annoying ants.
The three generals present were not first-time participants in interdimensional wars; they had seen many strange and unusual races in the universe, so even though they noticed that Chen Kingdom was somewhat special at first, they did not take it to heart.
Although the Abyss Devil Race quite intelligent, it doesn't mean they enjoy using their brains. Their powerful combat talent leads them to habitually crush their enemies, and they only start to take things seriously when faced with insurmountable difficulties.
The Devil Race race continued their advance. Because they were highly elite, they covered more than two hundred kilometers in just over an hour.
"As expected, the Chen Kingdom army's siege has begun again."
Katelin possessed detection magic, so she was the first to discover the human army gathering ahead.
The number of troops assembled this time was slightly less than the last time, but it still amounted to more than three million. In addition, the Chen Kingdom's warship fleet also followed, providing air cover for the ground troops and launching an attack on the Devil Race army in the same formation as last time.
"Ugh, this is so annoying!"
Ahriman's anger surged, and he released a strong killing intent, but soon the aura of a powerful being also appeared inside the human warship, subtly restraining him.