The battle continued, with the ground battlefield ending the fastest, at the cost of 30,000 casualties among the Gulu Clan, while the Dark Night Army was completely annihilated.
The level two battlefield remained deadlocked, while on the level three battlefield, after being continuously injured, Samayev finally couldn't take it anymore and disappeared into the horizon with a few teleports.
Benji wanted to give chase, but seeing the heavy casualties of his tribesmen and Leo on the altar, he could only vent his anger on the remaining five level-two Dark Night People.
Enraged, Benji showed the five level-two Night Elves what the wrath of Demigod was like, tearing them apart one by one with Benji own hands.
The battle was completely over. Benji quickly calmed his people, then, covered in blood, approached the altar and said to Leo in a deep voice, "Lord Leo, the next enemy attack will surely be even fiercer. Do you have any other ideas?"
Leo thought for a moment, then lightly touched the ground with his feet, and a shadow appeared next to Benji.
Benji knew that this was Leo's Shadow Talent ability. The fifty level one Dark Nights just now were killed by these shadows. Even he, Demigod, would be envious of Leo's Shadow Talent ability.
Before Benji knew why Leo had brought out this shadow, he saw the shadow suddenly twist and a chubby bomb was spat out by the shadow and appeared in front of him.
"Nuclear bomb!!!"
Upon seeing the iconic symbol on the bomb, Benji was so frightened he almost jumped up, and his three tails instinctively clung to him.
Back in the apprentice-level competition, Leo detonated a nuclear bomb, a memory that Benji's consciousness clone still vividly recalled. The shocking scene and the fireball that shot straight into the sky had all exceeded Benji's limits of thinking.
Despite being weaker than their Jeft World, Earth's technological level far surpasses that of Jeft World.
Even though he was Demigod who had lived for hundreds of years, he still found it hard to imagine how this tiny thing could unleash such immense power.
Before the shadow could finish spitting out one nuclear bomb, it twisted and immediately spat out another, placing the two nuclear bombs neatly in front of Benji.
The shadow extended a finger, pointing to the nuclear bomb on the ground, then to Benji.
Benji immediately understood; Leo was using the shadow to ask him if he knew how to use it.
Benji nodded frantically, laughing as he said, "I know how to use it. The instructions are in the consciousness clone. I'll send men to ambush the Dark Night Army on their way. As soon as they arrive, we'll detonate the nuclear bomb."
Seeing that Benji understood his meaning, the shadow vanished instantly and returned to Leo's feet.
Benji put away the two nuclear bombs. He looked at his five level-two clansmen. The task of detonating the nuclear bombs had to be carried out by the highest-ranking clansmen. He had to ensure that the detonation was foolproof.
However, Benji knew all too well the vast range of a nuclear explosion. With their level two strength, there was absolutely no chance of survival within two kilometers. Even if they did survive, they would face the relentless pursuit of the Dark Night Army, which was practically a suicide mission.
" Yaofengla, Zhengqianya, you two are my most promising juniors. Now there is a mission that concerns the life and death of our race. I wonder if you dare to accept it?"
With a serious expression, Benji reached out his little paw and patted his two juniors hard on the head.
"Ancestor, we are willing."
The two juniors, Yaofengla Zhengqianya, looked ashamed. They were the ones who had dragged the team down. Otherwise, the level two battlefield wouldn't have been deadlocked until the ancestor had to intervene. Of the five Saint Level Gulu Clan, they were the weakest.
Now, a task concerning the safety of the race must be completed; this must be a sign of the Ancestor's trust in me.
"Alright, I wasn't wrong about you. When you come back, you'll stay by my side, and I'll personally teach you."
Benji then told them the key to detonating the nuclear bomb and instructed them to detonate it at the most critical moment.
The Yaofengla, Zhengqianya left with two nuclear bombs, carrying a heavy responsibility concerning the safety of the race. But what they didn't know was that Benji hadn't told them about the power of the nuclear bombs.
Looking at his two second-level juniors, no one could understand the pain in Benji's heart. The entire Gulu Clan only had five second-level members, and now two of them were going to be sacrificed. This sacrifice would undoubtedly greatly reduce the strength of the entire race.
However, if they cannot annihilate the Dark Night Army to the greatest extent possible and weaken their offensive capabilities, not a single member of their entire race will survive.
The Yaofengla and the Zhengqianya are the weakest. Sacrificing them can minimize the decline of the race.
Leo saw everything, but remained unmoved. The death of two level-two Gulu would buy them at least half a day, which was well worth it.
Without paying much attention to the two Gulu who were destined to die, Leo shifted his gaze to the corpses of the dead while all the Gulu were bandaging their wounds and resting.
After the battle, there were 40,000 more corpses!
The desertification was still expanding, and soon it reached the location of these corpses.
No one noticed that these corpses slowly disappeared into the desert, including those of the Dark Night Clan and the Gulu Clan.
By the afternoon of the following day, the entire Gloomy Forest was struck by two large earthquakes in quick succession.
The tremors were stronger than those caused by the altar drawing energy from the ground. Then all the Gulu saw two large fireballs, shaped like mushrooms, shooting into the sky, probably outside the Gloomy Forest!
In the blink of an eye, the two massive fireballs shot into the sky, their terrifying brightness illuminating the Gloomy Forest in an instant.
Then a powerful hurricane struck, even blowing away the waterspouts that were absorbing energy from the Gloomy Forest.
All the Gulu chattered amongst themselves, unaware of what was happening.
But at this moment, only Leo and Benji knew what had happened: the two nuclear bombs had been successfully detonated!
Leo was pleased. It was the afternoon of the second day, and the detonation of the two nuclear bombs meant that the next attack would not begin until evening at the earliest. If they were lucky, the attack might even take place on the third day.
At this point, the altar had accumulated 75% of its energy, far exceeding the normal rate.
When Benji saw the iconic mushroom cloud after the nuclear explosion, he felt both pain and relief, knowing he could buy some more time, though he didn't know how long.
Benji had given up all hope for his luck. The more he hoped something wouldn't happen, the more likely it was to happen. It was hard not to suspect that he had offended some deity!
But life is full of surprises; when Benji was preparing for the worst, things took a turn for the better.
The entire second night passed without a single enemy appearing. At most, there were a few scouts loitering at the edge of the Gloomy Forest Gloomy Forest, but they didn't venture in; they simply took a quick look inside and then hurried away.
Later that night, Benji sent his people out to scout.
It was only through the reports of the natives who lingered at the edge of the Gloomy Forest that it was learned that when the Yaofengla Zhengqianya the nuclear bomb, they were aiming it at the Pope's palanquin. They did not know whether the Pope was dead or not, but they all saw that the Pope's palanquin was blown to pieces.
The explosion of the two nuclear bombs also wiped out half of the most important Dark Night Knights of the Dark Night Temple, along with countless other soldiers who were killed or wounded.
Although the exact number of casualties is unknown, the two detonated nuclear bombs instantly drove back the Dark Night Army that was on its way to punish evil.
They heard there were 100,000 troops when they arrived, but when they returned, the force was less than a third of its original size.
The news was absolutely certain, because so many lives had rushed to see what kind of attack could wipe out two-thirds of the Dark Night Army in one fell swoop.
There are even rumors circulating outside that the Pope died in the explosion.
The anxious night finally passed. Benji watched the dark sun rise on the third day, and the altar, twisted in energy and becoming increasingly unbearable to look at, he knew that today would be the end of everything.
Either their entire race is wiped out, or the Jeft World is conquered.
Success or failure hinges on today!
Soon, the first bad news arrived.
The Pope of the Dark Night Temple, who was knocked back by two nuclear bombs last night, did not die. Instead, he gathered an army of 300,000 overnight and launched a four-pronged attack on the Gloomy Forest.
They publicly declared that the Gloomy Forest had completely betrayed the God of Dark Night, and that they would make the heretics suffer the wrath of the gods!
Avenge the Night Cultists who died yesterday!
The four armies launched a powerful encirclement attack. Unless Benji had an inexhaustible supply of nuclear bombs to continuously detonate, he would have absolutely no chance of stopping the Dark Night Army from flattening the Gloomy Forest.
It seems the two nuclear bombs instilled fear in the pope, making the attack feel like an overwhelming force.
I heard that more than a million civilians watched the show, all waiting for news of the Dark Night Army's triumphant return.
Many civilians who possessed armed strength even joined the army in the attack. Whether they were doing so out of faith in the God of Dark Night or to make some extra money is unknown.
When Benji heard the news, he didn't react much; after all, the news couldn't get any worse.
With an army of 300,000, there would be more than ten level-three experts, at least a thousand level-two experts, and not to mention level-one experts.
As for the civilians following behind, the Gulu Clan alone has absolutely no ability to stop them. At this number, a little more or less doesn't matter.
When Benji relayed this extremely dangerous message to Leo, Leo, though still unable to speak, wore a strange smile.
Looking at Leo's smile, Benji felt a chill run through his body for some reason.
Benji did not get the answer he wanted from Leo, so he could only try his best to arrange the battlefield. Considering that there were too many enemies and too few of his own, Benji drastically reduced his forces.
They arranged all the members of the Gulu Clan within a kilometer of the altar, making it a do-or-die battle.
"Fight to the death for our homeland, for our race!" said Benji.