Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 267 - 268: "Great Victory" [1/2]

On the vast snowy plain, a sudden sea of fire engulfed everything. With the coordination of Xue Tianao’s steel airship and various advanced weapons.

the Abyssal Demons, who charged like a black tsunami, were halted by the relentless bombardment, akin to a sudden storm of death. They began to struggle desperately within the sea of flames, accompanied by cries of agony.

However, under Toma’s command, the attacks did not cease. Waves of equally powerful, if not more devastating, bombardments relentlessly struck the Abyssal Demons, dealing them an unprecedented blow. The overwhelming force of the shadow surrounding the Abyssal Demon horde, which had been enveloped in this infernal sea of fire, started to crumble.

As the final round of bombardment came to an end, the majority of the weaker fourth and fifth-tier Abyssal Demons, especially those at the center of the explosions, were reduced to pieces.

Even the powerful sixth-tier Abyssal Demons, and a few seventh-tier, suffered heavy injuries and saw their combat abilities rapidly decline under the terrifying counterattack of the defenders.

When the raging fire gradually subsided, the once Powerful and Mighty Abyssal Demon horde that had launched a fierce assault on the Skye Dome City was now less than one-sixth of its original size, and the remaining Abyssal Demons had severely diminished fighting capabilities.

And at that moment, when the bewildered Abyssal Demons had been blasted into confusion, a resounding call of horns echoed across the snowy plain.

"Woo~ Woo~ Woo~"

The soldiers on the city walls blew their triumphant horns, filling the air with an exhilarating sound. In an instant, drums and horns resounded together. The next moment, the tightly sealed gates in the northern part of the Skye Dome slowly opened.

This was Xue Tianao’s current strategy: inflicting heavy damage on the Abyssal Demon horde through artillery bombardment and airship attacks, significantly reducing their numbers, and then deploying ground forces to eliminate the remaining Abyssal Demons.

"Charge with me! Annihilate those beasts!"

Accompanied by a furious roar from the leading man, Toma, wielding his battle axe, took the lead on his warhorse. Under the eager and excited gaze of countless onlookers, he unleashed a Powerful aura and charged fiercely toward the almost disintegrated horde of Abyssal Demons!

And behind Toma, an army galloped forward. It consisted of Imperial Guards, Royal Knights, and soldiers from the Second Division. They brandished their weapons without reservation, unleashing all the aura within them, filled with murderous killing intent, rushing toward the Abyssal Demons like turbulent waves.

The stirring charge horns soared into the sky, and the Royal Knights were the first to exert their strength. Enveloped in dense magical power, the iron cavalry started to move, accelerating further...

The momentum of the charge escalated accordingly.

Toma and the others roared with fury, blending their shouts, horn blasts, war drums, iron hoofbeats, and explosions into a resounding symphony that reverberated through the sky, as if playing the final movement of an apocalypse. Thousands of iron knights and tens of thousands of soldiers charged together, accompanied by the release of aura and magical power within them, causing the earth to tremble.

Dust billowed up, and the army led by Toma transformed into a hurricane, a tsunami descending upon the Abyssal Demons like heavenly fire.

It overwhelmed everything in its path, covering the sky and earth. With a mighty swing of his battle axe, Toma unleashed his full power, and the members of the Royal Knights followed suit, launching devastating attacks against the remaining Abyssal Demons.

*Boom! Boom~*

In an instant, blood splattered, blades gleamed, various colors of aura, magical power, and Shadowy Dark energy intertwined and suddenly erupted. Countless colorful tongues of fire bloomed on the scorched earth...

After enduring multiple rounds of bombardment, the fighting capabilities of the Abyssal Demon horde were greatly diminished, rendering them unable to resist the high morale of the Royal Knights. In the moment of close combat, numerous Abyssal Demons fell beneath the swords of the Royal Knights. Even those who survived the initial charge of the cavalry were swiftly dealt with by the subsequent encirclement of the Imperial Guards.

Previously, when Abyssal Demons clashed with human armies, it was usually the human forces that suffered defeat. But now, the Abyssal Demon horde was gradually retreating under the attacks of the Royal Knights. Toma, the leader of the Imperial Guards, agitated as he killed, leaping off his warhorse and wielding his battle axe to vent his inner fury against the Abyssal Demons.

"Die! You bunch of wretches!"

The power of a seventh-tier expert was fully unleashed, effortlessly ending the lives of the remaining Abyssal Demons. Even a peak sixth-rank Abyssal Demon, under Toma’s attack, was cleaved in two with a single swing of the axe. Bloodstained Toma’s golden battle armor a vivid crimson, turning him into a slaughterer on the battlefield, constantly harvesting the lives of Abyssal Demons.

And like this,

amidst the glint of blades and swords,

the number of Abyssal Demons on the scorched earth began to decrease further, and their complete annihilation seemed to be only a matter of time...

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At this moment,

on the Dragon Dance Square,

gazing at the battlefield displayed on the projection video, Xue Tianao proudly displayed a satisfied expression on his face.

Inside the square,

the people who had previously been anxious due to the Abyssal Demon attack were now stunned by the scene before their eyes. In their subconscious, Abyssal Demons were an existence that humans could not contend with.

The ability of humans to withstand the attacks of the Abyssal Demon horde relied on defensive advantages and a few top-tier experts.

An Abyssal Demon horde of such magnitude, charging with such overwhelming force, was simply beyond what humans could resist.

However,

this group of monsters unexpectedly crumbled swiftly under the combined assault of the Royal Knights and the Imperial Guards. Most of the Abyssal Demons were consumed by the sea of fire, and the remaining ones collapsed one after another under the charge of the iron cavalry...

"This... Is this the achievement we can have?"

The crowd was astonished,

and after a moment of shock, as they accepted the reality, they erupted once again into thunderous cheers. The doubts that arose when the image of the ancestral Emperor broke down had vanished completely, and the people once again cast admiring gazes toward Xue Tianao.

Not only the common people but also the emissaries of major forces were the same.

When they saw the scene displayed on the screen, an expression of incredulity appeared on their faces.

A middle-aged man dressed in a red military uniform even repeatedly pinched his face to confirm that he wasn’t dreaming. After calming his emotions, the man looked somewhat complicatedly toward a young boy with vibrant red hair sitting beside him:

"Second Prince, those Abyssal Demon hordes were actually defeated, and so quickly?"

"I saw..."

The young man with red hair, who is the Second Prince of the Red Lotus Leaf Empire, nodded slightly:

"I originally thought that we would need Luo Kefei to intervene in order to repel this group of Abyssal Demons... But I never expected... that they could be easily defeated by just these troops... Xue Tianao really has quite a few hidden cards..."

Looking toward the enormous airship in the distant sky, Amon squinted his eyes:

"I really don’t understand how he managed to acquire it..."

"Your Highness, should we change our strategy and make a proactive gesture? Considering that in front of so many emissaries and the public, his forces have crushed the Abyssal Demon horde, and he previously repelled the Inferno as well. If we truly form an alliance in the future, will the Red Lotus Leaf Empire be led by him?"

"Let’s talk about future matters later. Let’s wait for the battle to end first."

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man displayed a puzzled expression.

"Your Highness, hasn’t the victory already been decided? Those remaining Abyssal Demons are completely powerless against Xue Tianao’s forces. It’s only a matter of time before they are wiped out."

"Although that’s true, I can’t help but feel that something is off."

"Something off?"

The middle-aged man asked with confusion, but Amon seemed to have no immediate intention of answering him. Instead, he stared thoughtfully at the live projection of the battlefield. Observing the retreating Abyssal Demon horde, Amon gradually narrowed his eyes, his gaze filled with seriousness.

The Abyssal Demon horde that managed to break through the Northern Defense Line and reach the sky shouldn’t have only this level of strength...

They are just numerous in quantity. Upon closer observation, the attacking power, defense, and speed of these Abyssal Demons differ greatly from the ones they teach us about them in the church, they have the same feature’s as the human with a little difference, even their power is weaker than normal abyssal demon’s ...

Furthermore, Abyssal Demons are usually fearless and would charge forward without hesitation even when facing stronger opponents. Yet, the Abyssal Demons on the battlefield are retreating? What’s going on here?

Wait a minute?!

"No... Could it be...?"

In an instant, Amon’s eyes contracted, and a terrifying thought emerged in his mind...