Chapter 348 – The Grand Battle Erupts (1/2)

Endless sonorous metallic clanging echoed inside the massive sword formation as countless light swords shot up, piercing holes in the sky.

Wretched screams could be heard in all directions. Any demon in range would be vaporized at the mere touch of these light swords. In an instant, the Demon army lost several thousands of soldiers.

Hundreds of thousands of miles away from Hero City, another colossal city stood amidst the heavens and earth. The city walls were bloody as if built on flesh and blood, burying countless struggling and howling souls.

The city inside was filled with demon clans of all kinds, ranging from low-level ones such as the Demon Ant, Demon Tiger, Demon Wolf, and Demon Tree clan… as well as higher ones such as the Demon Ape and Demon Eagle clan, who were born in humanoid forms.

At first glance, there were at least millions of demons walking around in the whole city.

Above this city, five illusory figures hovered in the air, watching the battle in Hero City from afar.

“The Elemental Sword Diagram.” Seeing the Elemental Sword Diagram appear, the five pairs of eyes lit up at the same time.

“It seems that the Demon Spirit race didn’t complete the task. Wu Junxiao is dead while this new Elementalist is still green. We must kill him and take the diagram and skill book,” said one of the figures.

“Give an order. Deploy all forces in Demon City to seize Hero City as well as the Elemental Sword Diagram and Skill Book all costs.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

On all four sides of Demon City, a total of eight gates rumbled open, and teams of demons either flew, ran, or leaped out towards Hero City.

“Let these low-ranked demons be our cannon fodder. As long as those two pieces of equipment can be captured, it’s worth it to even consume the accumulation of demons in the entire Heavens Scar.”

“Pay attention, the human army may dispatch support at any time. We must be prepared.”

“Unfortunately, our souls can’t leave the Death Altar, otherwise all this trouble wouldn’t be necessary at all.”

“Well, a lot of people have died in these two days. The accumulated energy should be enough for one of us to leave the altar for a short time. Who wants to go?”

“I'll go…”

The voice gradually grew feeble as the five figures faded away.

Also hundreds of thousands of miles away from Hero City in another direction, another city stood opposite of Demon City with Hero City as the middle.

This city was about the same size as the current four main cities, with thick walls and was much more well-equipped than even Black Tortoise City. There were also millions of human troops inside.

“Elemental Sword Diagram! It must be the inheritor of the Elementalist.” A quivering, wrinkled old man with a long beard hanging to his chest, a crutch in his hand and a stooped waist, looking as though a gust of wind could blow him away, stood at the entrance of a main hall and looked in the direction of Hero City.

“The inheritor of the Elementalist? I wonder what level of cultivation they have reached. Will they be able to stop the Demons’ advance and claim Hero City?” A middle-aged man in plain clothing came beside the old man and looked into the distance as well. It was as if the distance of hundreds of thousands of miles couldn’t hinder their sight.

“Cough, it’s very hard.” The old man coughed and used his left fist to thump his back.

After some silence, the middle-aged man couldn’t help but ask, “Great Sage, shouldn’t we send help?”

“Since there has been no movement in Demon City, we can’t send troops.” The old man shook his head.

“Then, they have only themselves to rely on for now. I hope they can persist.” The middle-aged man looked downhearted. He obviously didn’t have much hope for the players.

“Report!” A soldier came running. “All demons in Demon City have been deployed and are currently marching towards Hero City.”

“What did you say?” The middle-aged man stared at the messenger. “All demons in Demon City? Are you sure it's all the demons?”

“Reporting to Marshal, all of them. With the exception of some with weak fighting ability, all of the demons are heading to Hero City,” the messenger affirmed.

“Quick, sound the drums and summon all generals to the Marshal Hall.” Both the elder and the middle-aged man were hyped.

“Greetings, Great Sage and Marshal.” Over a thousand NPC generals soon gathered in the Marshal Hall.

“Demon City has deployed their army on a large scale to assault Hero City, so Wise Sage and I have decided to send our troops as well. We’ll use Hero City as bait to lure the demons. The following generals, heed your orders…”

Fatty knew not what happened in the two other cities, he only knew that the scope of the Elemental Sword Diagram was getting smaller and smaller, and the energy accumulated with difficulty was pouring out faster than water with every passing second. Fatty’s heart was practically bleeding.

“This is a loss, a loss. This kind of business should have been avoided.” Fatty gnashed his teeth and then shouted out, “Uncle, you got any more magic stones?”