Chapter 1036: Chapter 645, Midway Negotiation
The ‘Buzzing Demons’ that rushed into range started to flap their wings, sending waves of energy rippling through the air, dispersing toward the Undead horde below.
‘Terrifying Hum,’ a unique controlling skill of the Buzzing Demons.
The living creatures affected by the hum would be thrown into chaos, and some even fell into a stupor.
This was also a characteristic attack of these demons, who lack an advantage in size.
Upon charging over the formation, groups of ‘Buzzing Demons’ hovered in mid-air, releasing their energy hum there.
Yet this move had no effect on any of the Undead heroes, and a few heroes merely found it somewhat piercing to the ears.
Instead, as they remained stationary in the air, they became fixed targets.
Crack crack crack!!
Orange bullets, dense like a net, enveloped the sky.
Clusters of Buzzing Demons, like meatballs bursting open, splattered their fluids as they fell to the ground.
And were directly hacked into a pulp by Skeleton infantry.
Is that it?
Did they fly all this way just to deliver themselves?
It could be said that, at this point in the battle, the Undead faction held an absolute advantage.
More and more demons began to rush out of the range of the artillery fire, limbs torn apart, yet still charging forward.
Their fierce momentum, however, wasn’t much different from that of the Undead.
Ma Tianyi sat on horseback, his gaze fixed intently on the battle ahead.
On an ordinary day, their battles would never be as impactful as the scene before him.
From his perspective as a human.
It looked as though hell was in civil strife, with two distinct netherworld forces clashing head-on.
Gathering all their forces for a direct and hard confrontation right here.
At that moment, the smoke ahead began to clear somewhat.
The roar of artillery also noticeably subsided.
He looked ahead, puzzled.
He saw a number of small Skeletons, each holding various tools for repair, running toward the front.
They began cooling and repairing those cannons.
Damn it!!
You can’t do repairs at a time like this!!
Just as Ma Tianyi was anxiously tearing his heart out.
He saw that in the hands of the front-line Skeleton Warriors, suddenly appeared long spears intertwined with silver snakes of lightning.
The tens of thousands of lightning spears brightened the entire battlefield.
“Lightning strike, fire!!” came the commands from the side.
Whoosh! Hiss hiss hiss!!
The dense spears of lightning formed an arc in the sky.
Illuminating the entire sky, they crashed down ahead.
Crackle pop!!
The next second, the spearsed plunged into the demon’s territory, bursting upon impact and transforming into tiny Thunder Snakes spreading out.
Struck by the spears,
Demons died en masse, and those affected also stood frozen on the spot, their bodies spasming continuously.
Significantly slowing down the enemy’s advance.
Soon, the cannons were repaired.
Shell after shell was loaded into the muzzle, and with one command, the deafening sound of cannon fire roared once again.
The shells howled as they delivered another covering barrage.
Ma Tianyi was stunned…
Utterly stunned.
How many times had they gone through such large-scale battles?
This was too damn proficient.
Each step was unhurried and precise, perfectly executed to connect the phases of battle.
And Fang Hao himself had been in the carriage all along, without even poking his head out.
Too terrifying. This force was too frightening.
…
But up to now,
the demons had not breached the line of Undead defense, the worst instances being a few maimed demons who managed to charge to the front of the formation,
after killing a few Skeleton Warriors, they were chopped to death by the rest with a flurry of chaotic blades.
Having no significant impact on the overall army.
Woo~!
At that moment, a sound that was like the howling of wild beasts and also like a horn resounded from the demon camp.
The frenzied demons hesitated, all stopping in their tracks and turning to retreat directly.
All returning to their camp.
The gates closed.
The sudden halt in battle brought instant quiet to the central area.
Within the valley,
the lingering gun smoke slowly drifted away.
The ground was revealed, pockmarked from battle and covered with rotting corpses of demons after death.
The smell of gunpowder mixed with the stench of decay hung in the air.
These demons, upon dying, wouldn’t turn into corpses like living creatures.
Rather, their bodies decayed rapidly, turning into piles of mush consisting of pus and fat.
Spreading across the entire valley,
like a layer, covering the ground with a ‘Year Beast’ of white.
As the scent of gunpowder faded, the stench of decay spread swiftly, permeating the surroundings.
Gag~!
Ma Tianyi retched twice, hurriedly stopping and drenching his sleeve in water to cover his nose and mouth.
At this time, the gates of the demon camp opened again.
A Buzzing Demon reappeared before everyone, its spider-leg-like forelimbs clutching a piece of paper, flying towards them.
Demitrija immediately ordered no attacks, allowing the demon to land before the camp, place the paper down, and fly back.
“My lord, the demons have sent over a letter.” a Bound Spirit Guardian hurried toward the ‘Deomn Doll,’ delivering the folded letter.
Fang Hao, controlling the Demon Doll, accepted it.
He opened it to review the contents.
Weirdly arranged letters, most likely in the demon script.
Transmigrators can understand the writings and contents of various races, including those of demon script.
“I don’t know which Immortal King’s army this is, but starting a war was not a wise decision. I hope to talk with the king to avoid further warfare,” it read.
Demons are enemies of all races, but the reputation of the Undead is also not favorable.
Perhaps, in the eyes of demons, the undead are kindred spirits to them.
Seeing what’s written above, one could be more certain of the existence of heroes among demons.
Moreover, this hero possessed great wisdom.
He didn’t insist on continuing the fight, but instead sought to negotiate with the undead.
Glancing back at his followers, he said to a Bound Spirit Guardian nearby, “Go and check, where has the Mage’s army reached?”
The Mage’s marching speed is slow.
This is also why many battles do not involve mages.
But the combat power of mages should not be underestimated, especially now that their equipment has been upgraded.
Soon, the Bound Spirit Guardian returned briskly and reported, “We can see the Mage’s troops in the rear. They should arrive in about half an hour.”
He looked back again, then glanced at the paper in his hand.
If the other side wanted to talk, he was curious to see what the hero looked like.
By the way, he would also wait for the mages to approach.
Fang Hao tossed the paper aside and said to a Bound Spirit Guardian, “Go ahead and shout out a message, telling their hero to meet for negotiation at a midpoint between the two armies, not too close, and be cautious.”
“Yes, my lord.”
Under many watchful eyes, the Bound Spirit Guardian ran out of the formation and stood forward, loudly calling for the enemy’s hero to come out and negotiate at the midpoint.
After shouting twice, he twisted his head and returned to the formation.
The demon camp across seemed to fall into stillness.
Just when Fang Hao was planning to continue the attack,
the gates of the demon camp opened once again, and through the dense fog, a large demon emerged, resembling a Giant Beast, with beastly horns on its head and demon wings on its back.
He first waved at the undead formation, then walked straight to the middle.
He really did come out?
He wouldn’t be so easily duped, right!!
Fang Hao immediately ordered, “Turn the cannons, fire at that tall figure.”
Crackle and clatter!!
The muzzles began adjusting their angles without command.
One by one, the sounds of cannon fire resounded.
A barrage of cannonballs hurtled towards the location of the demon hero.
In the deafening booms, a fiery explosion shot up at the midpoint.
Whoosh!!
A whooshing sound of tearing through the air arose.
The demon hero, somewhat disheveled, burst through the smoke and dust and shot straight up into the sky.
The subsequent explosions had no effect on him.
He roared angrily at the undead and turned his head to fly back into the camp.
Seeing that he hadn’t been killed by the blast and had safely escaped,
inside, Fang Hao secretly thought it was a pity.
Not wanting to waste more time, Fang Hao commanded, “All troops, attack! Mages, enter casting range and launch magic missile strikes.”
After issuing the order, a rhythmic drumming sound began to rise.
White undead auras were re-imbued onto every soldier,
casting a greyish-white glow.
“Attack!!” Demitrija ordered loudly.
Crackle and clatter!!
A dense mass of Skeleton Warriors, shield and weapon in hand, began their charging stride.
In the blink of an eye, the numbers of the White Bone Army had covered the entire valley.
The remnants of demons, slaughtered in death, were trampled into a paste.
But evidently, the demon camp was not prepared with any special machinery or weapons.
Facing the frenzied onslaught of undead, there were no weapons of large-scale destruction deployed.
“Prepare for the lightning strike!”
Crackle and clatter!!
The Skeleton Warriors who had charged to a certain distance came to a screeching halt like slamming on brakes.
From the right hand of the white bone, a spear of lightning appeared.
“Throw!!”
Whoosh!!
The silvery firmament sliced through the sky, plummeting into the demon camp.
After the throw, the undead resumed their charge.
The White Bone Army quickly reached the city walls and began to relentlessly surge upward, climbing upon one another’s bodies.
Woosh—!
Woosh woosh—!
At that moment, a Giant Demon Bull appeared on the ramparts, sticking out its massive head.
Opening its mouth, it breathed out streams of flame, scorching the huddled undead below.
Although the flames were not as fierce and domineering as those of the Dragon Clan,
they still posed a significant hinderance to the massed lower undead.
Rows of Skeletons turned to ash, scattering in the air.
Fang Hao and his distant companions were taken aback.
The demons still had this kind of attack method; quite a variety.
The Skeleton Archers had entered their firing range and bullets started rattling on the ramparts.
By this time, the undead mages in the rear had finally reached the battlefield.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!
A barrage of magic missiles cut through the sky, smashing into the encampment.
Bone Giants with heavy steps approached the walls,
pounding their fists against the enemies atop them.
The skeleton soldiers below, like ants, scaled the Bone Giants’ bodies, leaping out from their hollow frames and eye sockets, plunging directly into the city walls.
There, they engaged the enemy demons in close combat.
…
At the base of the city walls,
hundreds of large skeletons, holding Stone Coffins, just stood there blankly, as if the war had nothing to do with them.
Only the piercing wails emitting from the coffins in front of them seemed somewhat chilling to the listeners.
Then, the Soul Coffins slid open a slit at the top,
and with the sound of anguished wails, countless semi-transparent wandering spirits drifted out,
their bodies passing directly through the stone walls.
Lunging at variously shaped demons inside.