Chapter 940: Siege Engines! Deep Trust!
Heavenly Demon Valley.
Here, towering Demon Lair towers, fortresses, and strongholds have been established one after another.
The number of camps is simply countless.
What can be seen is…
In the sky, thick demon clouds shroud everything, completely concealing Heavenly Demon Valley.
The entire area is engulfed in darkness, with toxic demon mists rising all around.
One by one, demon soldiers and demon generals radiating a violent aura guard the place, with pairs of blood-red, cruel eyes sweeping over their surroundings.
The sky is filled with giant demonic eyes, constantly roaming about.
"As expected…"
"After what happened at Lemoris Fortress, the Ten Thousand Demons truly learned their lesson and have cranked up all their defenses to the max."
Zhu Yaoguang and the others stood on a space battleship 5,000 kilometers from Heavenly Demon Valley, observing its details through a very special scrying magic mirror.
Calling it observation…
In reality, what could be seen were only the towering structures hidden in the dark mist and the billowing demonic energy.
As for how many troops were actually stationed inside, it was impossible to see with the barrier of demonic energy.
But judging from the density and spread of the demonic energy, the stationed force in Heavenly Demon Valley must be quite considerable.
At the very least, it wouldn't be less than at Lemoris Fortress.
Starting from three billion.
And according to intelligence from the scouts, there are at least seven Ten Thousand Demons Sovereigns stationed here.
Thinking of this…
Zhu Yaoguang, Li Chaoge, Zhou Xue'er, Saint Luni and the other prodigies couldn't help but feel a bit moved in their hearts.
Although they had great faith in Ling Zhan, seeing the enemy's troop deployment, they still felt immense pressure.
Mainly because the number of their people was a stark contrast to the forces of Heavenly Demon Valley.
On their side, there were only a little over two thousand combatants.
Fortunately, all of them were elites.
Especially after the frenzied training in recent times, the members of the Demon-Slaying Legion might not be able to take on a million alone, but one against ten thousand was certainly possible.
"Rest for half a day."
"Tomorrow morning, we attack from the east side of Heavenly Demon Valley!"
Ling Zhan still gave the order with perfect calm.
Now, Ling Zhan was the commander of the Demon-Slaying Legion.
Military orders were absolute.
Zhu Yaoguang, Li Chaoge, and the other prodigies also accepted the command with solemnity.
It's worth mentioning…
The original plan was for the Demon-Slaying Legion to carry out the assault on Heavenly Demon Valley alone.
But later, someone in the academy council suggested they couldn't always leave all the heavy pressure to this non-specialist.
So a legion from the Amethyst Empire was dispatched to assist Ling Zhan.
This Amethyst Empire legion was also top-tier, numerous in number, and every member a seasoned veteran with years of battlefield experience—so their strength should not be underestimated.
Because of this…
The other upper echelons all nodded in agreement.
After all, this could be the final campaign.
The stationed forces in Heavenly Demon Valley were surely overwhelmingly strong.
Under these circumstances, if they kept letting this non-specialist bear all the pressure, it would be unreasonable.
Adasim had no objections at all.
In fact, he was happy to see it happen.
Otherwise, he really would worry that if the non-specialist lost, he'd make excuses about unfairness.
Ling Zhan was originally going to object.
In his eyes, the outcome of this campaign never depended on numbers.
But rather on the right strategic plan.
However, Prince Rowe of the Amethyst Empire contacted Ling Zhan via transmission magic, explaining that his own daughter and son would be leading the Amethyst Legion.
Ling Zhan instantly understood—Prince Rowe wanted his children to rack up some military merit following Ling Zhan.
Hmm…
It seems that no matter who it is, everyone instinctively wants the best for their offspring.
Although Ling Zhan was cold by nature, he was not devoid of humanity.
He also knew: wherever there are people, there is strife.
Besides, the Amethyst Empire had always maintained a good relationship with the Dragon Kingdom. Back when the Free Federation led the ancient Western European nations to target the Dragon Kingdom, the Amethyst Empire firmly chose to ally with the Dragon Kingdom.
That's why Prince Rowe could become so close to the generals of the Dragon Kingdom.
With that in mind…
Ling Zhan dropped his original intent to refuse and agreed.
Of course…
Even the newly arrived Amethyst Legion had to obey Ling Zhan's orders entirely.
On this point…
Prince Rowe's two children naturally complied.
Moreover…
Prince Rowe's children were actually Ling Zhan fans.
Long before coming to the Ten Thousand Demons Continent, after learning of this non-specialist's story and experiences, they'd become full of admiration for this peer prodigy.
Prince Rowe's son was named Krodas.
His daughter was named Aivina.
Their surname was Rowe.
After receiving a direct order from Ling Zhan…
They executed it strictly.
All soldiers stayed put and rested.
They ate, trained, checked their weapons and equipment, stocked up on mana supplies, and prepared construction blueprints for siege engines, and so on…
Here, the mana supply can be used on siege engines.
It can't be stressed enough—this is a world where game and reality have merged.
In the game, there is such a thing as 'siege engines' as tools.
And to build highly destructive siege engines for city assaults anytime and anywhere, blueprints are needed.
The 'Siege Engine Construction Blueprint' is the design drawing.
Once used, a foundation is instantly formed on site.
Then, soldiers simply fill the foundation with mana until it reaches the threshold, at which point it will automatically generate a device with devastating power against cities.
For example…
Super Mana Catapult, Super Mana Floating Cannon, Super Mana Ballista, and so on.
These engines have extra damage bonuses against city barriers and walls.
When assaulting Lemoris Fortress earlier, Ling Zhan hadn't used them because he opted for a sneak attack strategy.
Plus, Lemoris Fortress had its special flesh-and-blood mechanism.
That flesh-and-blood fortress was completely immune to siege engines.
Crimson Phoenix Demon Sovereign created the flesh-and-blood fortress mainly to prevent legions from all kingdoms from using engines.
Immune to siege engine attacks, all the kingdoms could do was develop SSS-grade neutralizing reagents.
Now, it was an upright frontal assault.
And the enemy was not a flesh-and-blood fortress.
So naturally, siege engines had to be used.
Every soldier had to carry a mana supply for building siege engines.
The whole legion was fully prepared.
The night passed quietly.
After another round of checking supplies and equipment, the Amethyst Legion, under Krodas and Aivina's leadership, set out.
Ling Zhan led the Demon-Slaying Legion to set out as well.
The members of the Demon-Slaying Legion looked at Ling Zhan's tall figure with eyes full of admiration and deep trust.