773 All Enemies are Food Part 1 (2/2)

After the demons had eaten, they rested for a while and in less than two hours, they had fully regained their energy. If it were humans that were kept in the twelve Notes of Purgatory instead, they would need more than half a day in order to make a full recovery.

After regaining their energy, the demon army set off for Sanlian City. A distance of more than one-hundred miles was not considered long, even by human standards. If they were without burdens, the humans on the Myers Mainland would be able to travel for half a day at a speed of ten miles per hour without rest.

On the other hand, the humans on the subcontinental plane had much weaker physiques.

Similar to magic beasts, the demons traveled on foot for twenty miles and finally reached Sanlian City after more than five hours. Sanlian City was made of three parts less than twenty miles away from each other and it was built according to the terrain. It managed to save on a lot of manpower and resources during the construction process. The three cities were built on a mountain range.

As the cities were less than twenty miles away from each other, they could send aid to each other anytime. Nailisi headed straight for the city in the middle as the army was led by the two death mages and two-hundred death knights.

The main army of Tanggulasi was on the west side while there was a small troop of enemies on the east. The scouts in the city never stopped patrolling the area. As the demon army looked too frightening and intimidating, the small troop of Tanggulasis made no attempt to intervene. When the scouts of Sanlian City saw the demon army, they still trembled in fear even though they were already expecting them.

These scouts were elite soldiers too, but naturally they were still scared to see so many demons for the first time. The main reason was the devil form that Nailisi had transformed into. A twenty yard tall devil was simply too terrifying to the soldiers.

Fortunately, all the documents were in place and the scouts had already received a heads-up, so they did not make a fool of themselves. They managed to suppress the fear in their hearts and led the spirit army into Sanlian City.

The main general of Sanlian City belonged to a noble family. He was only a grade-3 Marquis, but he was already going beyond his grade by leading one-hundred-thousand men and horses. Lex did not have too many capable people. The Marquis was loyal and rather capable, so putting him in charge of defending Sanlian City was definitely the right choice.

If this Marquis was in charge of attacking, then that might be a different story.

The arrival of Nailisi's demon army caused a commotion in Sanlian City. When Daliang City sent one-hundred-thousand men over in response to the Marquis' request for reinforcements, the latter still felt that it would be difficult to hold the city. The distances between the three cities were very close, so knights could be deployed between them for reinforcements. The Holy See had deployed many blood knights and if a battle was to be fought on an open field, only the heavy-armored knights and soldiers of Bitter Water Prefecture would stand a chance against them.

After a few rounds of battles, Sanlian City suffered many losses and the one-hundred-thousand soldiers sent there for reinforcements would only help to hold the city for another half a month or so.

Nailisi's arrival gave the Marquis hope. When he first heard of a demon army, he was terrified, but that soon gave way to excitement. After all, demons were nothing compared to their enemy, the Holy See.

If the Holy See were to succeed in taking over Bitter Water Prefecture, many would be converted into disciples in no time. Those that chose not to convert would be burned to death. Their children, who were unaware of what had happened, would join the Holy See. Two generations later, many churches would appear on this piece of land.

This was the Holy War and the people of Holy See would use the most cruel ways and means to convert their enemies, rather than influencing them.

The Marquis did not wish to see his children and grandchildren become disciples so he was willing to fight to the death.

Most Qin noble families thought the same way. The Tanggulasi Empire was a good example, where there was no longer any honor or glory attached to the noble families there.

Despite mentally preparing himself, the Marquis still felt weak when he saw Nailisi. He was already considered a talent amongst noble families and was a zun grand swordmaster.

Nailisi exuded an incredibly powerful aura. Behind her was the demon army.

Nailisi lowered her head and said to the Marquis, ”Marquis, what is your name?”

”Ferdinand.” The Marquis swallowed his saliva. Nailisi had already tried to tone down her voice, but it was still extremely loud. The gigantic devil could speak in the human language? That would make things much easier.

”I need a space to station the army. They don't need barracks or beds, only flat ground. This is the diagram…” With that, Nailisi threw a magic diagram for Marquis Ferdinand before continuing, ”Build some toilets for me. The demons loved to eat meat. Without the toilets, I'm afraid your men will not be able to stand the smell of demons.”

Marquis Ferdinand felt more at ease after what Nailisi said. The demons were still considerate of their human counterparts. He only needed to build some demon toilets and not some special camps. This was easier than he thought.

”Ferdinand, my army will not hurt your soldiers. They may eat some of the enemies as it may be difficult to get supplies, so you need to be prepared.”

The expression on Ferdinand's face changed completely. Eat enemies? They would become notorious immediately if word got out!