Chapter 885: Regional Occupation! Camp Mechanics!
The addition of David and the other four powerhouses—
Honestly didn't mean anything special to Ling Zhan.
Furthermore—
In the Demon-Slaying Legion, aside from a few designated squad leaders, there were no positions like deputy commander.
That adjutant was merely helping Ling Zhan with some administrative tasks—nothing more.
The entire legion took orders solely from Ling Zhan.
Of course…
With a legion of two thousand people, that works.
But if it were a force of hundreds of thousands or even millions, managing it would obviously require more detailed structure.
After joining the Demon-Slaying Legion, David and the others had many thoughts.
For them, it was like returning to school after graduating—coming back to their alma mater.
But here, their status wasn't much different from other legion members.
Train when needed.
Rest when needed.
Just like that, another three days passed.
What puzzled David and the others was that the Demon-Slaying Legion hadn't practiced any large-scale tactics—only small-group battles.
These so-called small-scale battles were just teams of around five hundred fighting each other in practice.
No real full-scale war exercises at all.
Naturally, this confused David and the others.
But this was Ling Zhan's order.
So they could only obediently comply.
Though they didn't understand Ling Zhan's intention, they trusted he had a plan.
On the morning of the fourth day—
Woo woo woo!!
The war horn sounded.
The day of departure had finally arrived!
The Demon-Slaying Legion was setting out toward Lemoris Fortress!
All the native soldiers of Mohr Fortress came out to see them off.
The Final Demon-Slaying Expedition!
Truth be told—
Even now, despite Ling Zhan's shocking display of power, not many truly believed he could lead the Demon-Slaying Legion to success.
But the cheers and support still had to be given.
You could choose to cower in a corner like a coward—that's your choice.
But you have no right to mock those who fight in the dark for the light.
Because the light they win will also shine upon you.
For that reason—
Everyone at the scene gazed with respect toward the Demon-Slaying Legion, and especially toward the lone figure standing at the front.
"Demon-Slaying! Victory!"
A thunderous roar.
Echoed as the warship flew off toward the depths of the battlefield.
The Final Demon-Slaying Operation…
Had officially begun!!
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Lemoris Fortress was extremely far from Mohr Fortress.
Even riding this top-class warship capable of long-range spatial jumps, it would still take at least half a month to arrive.
During this half-month—
Of course, Ling Zhan wouldn't let his troops idle.
The lands below the warship were full of heavily corrupted monsters.
In this class-based world—
Some wild areas, once their monsters are killed, don't respawn. So hunting needs to be done carefully to maintain balance.
But some areas have monsters that do respawn.
These maps usually feature specific NPCs.
These aren't real people—they're unique creatures that only issue quests to Professionals.
Normally, they're neutral.
And now—
The monsters of this continent respawn continuously.
Which means, under the long-term influence of demonic energy, they've become incredibly savage and powerful.
These frontline monsters were a tier above those in the Forest of Death.
Also—
Due to being tainted by demonic energy, they were now controlled by the Ten Thousand Demons.
Along the way, one could see small units of the Ten Thousand Demons building camps.
Moreover—
This world also had a mechanic: [Regional Occupation and Control].
Anyone who's played games knows—if you want to own a region, you must occupy it.
How to occupy it?
By capturing the central outpost's flag.
Whoever stands under the outpost flag for one full hour will seize control, and become the region's master.
The same applies to the territorial cities of every nation.
For instance, Ling Zhan's hometown—Nanzhou Province.
Its outpost flag was located at the government building, guarded by heavy forces.
The Demon Arrival Organization once tried to conquer a province by seizing the government building and standing there for one hour.
Unfortunately, they failed.
So what are the benefits of seizing a territory?
There's a [Territory BUFF].
The region owner can forcibly expel any target from the territory up to three times.
Even if you're a level-10 trash Professional, if you aren't instantly killed by a level-190 powerhouse, you can expel him three times.
The expelled target is forcefully teleported out of the territory.
The [Territory BUFF] also applies to all friendly units of the owner.
Inside the territory, the owner's allies get a 50% boost to all attributes.
After the Ten Thousand Demons occupied a region, they could build camps.
Building a camp required architects and engineers.
Along with magic-energy materials.
Once built, the camp would produce magic-energy resources continuously each day.
These resources could be used to repair walls, replenish mana, heal wounds, and more.
Those who hadn't come to this continent often assumed the Ten Thousand Demons were just mindless killing beasts.
If that were true, the Demon Abyss wouldn't pose such a threat to the lower realm.
Though they're monsters, the Ten Thousand Demons had their own culture, strategy, history, language, and technology.
The Demon Abyss could be seen as an entirely separate world.
With its own civilization, development, and historical depth.
Clearly—
The Red Phoenix Demon Sovereign stationed at Lemoris Fortress was highly strategic.
Their camp expansion had already spread this far.
It was easy to imagine their supplies were extremely abundant.
The situation was far more serious than expected.
The enemies were far more formidable too.
Ling Zhan looked at the three-dimensional battlefield map projected in front of him with a calm gaze.
Moldes, Ye Qingling, and the other elites—
Along with David and the rest—were all looking at this chief commander of the Demon-Slaying Legion.
Waiting for Ling Zhan to make the call.