Chapter 12: Attacking the Demon Stronghold

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In the Poison Mist Swamp, the Black Dragon Demon Stronghold stretched for dozens of kilometers, occupied by four mighty demon beasts. This demon stronghold was a colossal city built upon the waters, its rugged architecture rising everywhere, crowned by towering demon towers engulfed in roaring flames—structures meant for war.

A vast fleet gathered before the stronghold, ripples spreading over the endless blue waves. The dense demon navy floated on the surface, confronting the fleet. These demon soldiers ranged from level fifty to seventy or eighty, mostly in humanoid forms, arrayed in disciplined ranks.

Beneath the layers of emerald waves, numerous massive demon commanders revealed their true forms, swimming restlessly underwater. Four demon kings, each towering over ten meters tall with beast heads and human bodies, were surrounded by their armies.

Next, senior guild members soared forward, unfolding a parchment resembling an imperial edict, chanting incantations. The distance was too far for Su Yu to hear the words, but before the reading was finished, the demon troops roared furiously, suggesting it was likely a call to arms or a declaration of war.

Then, accompanied by the demon kings’ roars, deafening horns sounded from afar as the dense demon navy launched their assault.

“Prepare for battle!”

The giant warships moved slowly, arranged in a straight line front and rear.

“Charge the Thunder God Towers!”

Countless players placed their hands on the bases of the Thunder God Towers, channeling mana. Brilliant lights surged to the tower tips, condensing into boiling thunder spheres.

The overwhelming demon forces surged forward, and everyone focused intensely.

“Fire!”

In the next instant, countless thunder spheres shot forth like a meteor shower, crashing onto the water’s surface.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions of blazing thunder erupted, boiling the water instantly. The battle rapidly escalated to a fierce climax.

Su Yu stood at the edge of the giant wooden divine ship. Beyond the ship’s thick protective barrier, countless aquatic demon creatures, charged with thunder and fire, crashed madly against the ship’s lower armor.

They rammed with heads, gouged with horns, bit with teeth, clawed, and struck with tails. Rows of others lined up further back, spitting jets of water.

Around the main warship where Su Yu was stationed gathered tens of thousands of demon soldiers. At every moment, they endured the assault of four to five thousand demons, suffering at least three to four million total damage per second—enough to shred smaller warships to pieces.

But the giant wooden divine ship was a main battleship, boasting a total defense of one hundred million. Thousands of players continuously infused mana into the ship’s formation core, keeping its defense at a peak level.

After just over ten seconds, Su Yu relaxed slightly and flicked his hand. A sword light shot out, slicing into the demon horde through the thick light barrier.

The fierce sword light weaved back and forth like a rotating blade. Demon creatures, already wounded by the Thunder God bombing, were gut-pierced and torn apart, their deaths gruesome.

“Ugh...”

Su Yu looked up and saw massive meteorites rising from the direction of the demon stronghold into the sky, wrapped in raging flames as they plummeted down, heavily striking the warship. The thick transparent shield was dented deeply but barely held.

The meteorites exploded, sending violent shockwaves thousands of meters away, annihilating numerous demons.

Bang!

Huge shadows appeared beneath the water. Many high-level demon soldiers revealed their true forms, furiously ramming the ship’s underside.

Occasionally, giant creatures dozens of meters long leapt out of the water, smashing into the shield before sliding back down.

Accompanied by the demon kings’ roars, the water churned without wind, as hundred-meter-high waves rose, concealing countless demons within, slamming heavily into the warship.

Boom!

Thunder rumbled in the sky as dark clouds swiftly gathered, turning the sky dim. Faint dragon-shaped figures darted through the clouds. Soon, fierce winds howled and torrential rain poured down, shrouding the world in mist and severely limiting visibility.

Clearly, this rain was unnatural, likely summoned by the poisonous flood dragon demon king of the stronghold to call forth the storm.

Amidst the storm, the demon army fought with an almost frenzied intensity.

“Too wild.”

Su Yu had never seen such ferocity. Previously, when leveling by boat, he used Demon-Attracting Incense to lure many monsters and thought it was spectacular, but compared to now, it was child’s play.

Fortunately, their warship was sturdy enough—the thousand-meter-long vessel was like an island, impervious to the raging storm outside, remaining safe within.

Every thirty seconds, hundreds of Thunder God Towers roared simultaneously, earning thousands of slaying experience points, divided among the tens of thousands aboard. If this rate continued, Su Yu suspected he could accumulate millions of slaying experience from this battle alone.

Endless slaughter, endlessly repeating.

At first, Su Yu actively maneuvered his flying sword, demonstrating exquisite swordsmanship. But the overwhelming number of demons, including many wild aquatic monsters summoned by the demon kings, made killing endlessly exhausting. He soon resorted to closing his eyes and slashing blindly, always gaining kills.

After a while, numb to the carnage, he abandoned finesse and, conserving mana, mechanically controlled the flying sword to slaughter enemies.

This continued until his mana was nearly depleted. He then retreated briefly to recover.

Once his mana was full again, he pressed forward, repeating this cycle with great pleasure.

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Boom! Boom! Boom!

Another wave of meteorites rained down, the warship’s shield firmly blocking several incoming ones. Just as Su Yu rested enough to resume fighting, someone shouted:

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