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While Haru used the blood lake passage to reach the second layer, the world chat channel erupted in chaos. Many Castle Lords and Rangers had just encountered demon squads emerging from the second layer. Unlike Haru, they were far too weak.
Though most Castle Lords and Rangers themselves activated teleportation marks, fleeing back to the Endless Continent, their troops couldn't escape, and their entire armies were slaughtered, suffering catastrophic losses.
[World Chat Channel]
"Damn those demons! The army I finally managed to cultivate, including a peak Demigod, got annihilated!"
"All my troops died too."
"One of my subordinates barely became a Lower True God, but the demons killed him."
"We killed a mortal demon and searched its memory. The underground world has four layers: demonized monsters on the first layer, weaker demons in the second, powerful demons in the third, and the remaining natives in the fourth layer. Those demon scouts came from the second layer!"
"These Demigods and Lower True Gods were the 'weaker' demons?"
"The Dimensional Demons are a God Class Races. Like Haru's angels, even the weakest among them have Demigod Tier potential."
"Cheer up guys, at least we're alive. Some Castle Lords died before knowing what happened to them. We can recruit more troops again."
"Compared to you, I'm lucky. A mysterious powerhouse saved me and my army by instantly obliterating Lower True God Tier Demons!"
"Same here!"
"It was obviously Haru. After the demons fell, blueprints and godheads were dropped. Only the Castle Lord Faction can get the drop items. While among us, only Haru has such divine strength!"
"Damn! Why didn't I spawn near Lord Haru? Why didn't I have such luck?"
Though Haru had killed over a thousand demons, he couldn't eliminate every squad. Some Castle Lords were rescued, while the others were slaughtered.
"So how strong is Lord Haru now? He should be a High God, right?"
"Definitely. Only that explains him casually slaughtering entire teams of Lower True God Tier Demons."
"I've heard that there is already a Supreme God under Haru's command…"
"WHAT?!"
"It's true! Two days ago, a Divine Battle happened in outer space. Here, the Aetherium Empire and the Beast Gods of Faith killed over a thousand Evil Gods. The Eighteen-Winged Angel named Celestia was exposed as a Supreme Goddess. She defeated the newly ascended Supreme Goddess of Death Micteya! During this clash, five Supreme Gods appeared."
"So the Aetherium Empire is now on par with the Ancient Pantheons, right?"
The world chat exploded with shock. A Supreme God was the leader of a Divine Pantheon, at the top of the food chain in the Endless Continent!
"Haru probably brought his Supreme God Tier Angel here as well. With her, we might eliminate all the demons in the third and second layer!"
"Does anyone have any estimates on how many Gods us Castle Lords have now? Must be above 100,000, right?"
"There are probably more. Many Castle Lords, Rangers, and troops became Gods. Moreover, more and more keep ascending as battles continue."
With trillions of Castle Lords, Rangers, and troops gaining massive amounts of exp from killing King Tier and above demonized creatures, one hundred thousand Gods was normal.
"Can we gather and attack the second layer together?"
"We're all newly ascended Lower True Gods. It's really hard to compete with those Demonic Gods."
"What are we afraid of? We've got Lord Haru there. As long as he handles powerful demons, we can take care of the small fry!"
"It's better to wait. Clean up the first layer so we're stronger before attempting to take on the demons."
"Haru's whereabouts are unpredictable. Maybe he's already in the second layer. Let's do our job and clean up the first layer!"
War between Castle Lords and demonized creatures intensified. Many who'd fled, returned to form groups to hunt the monsters. Almost everyone went crazy, desperate to become Gods. Only then were they qualified to enter the second layer.
In another area, the Imperial Army, led by their General Lysandra, had eliminated hundreds of millions of demonized creatures. Their strength had significantly improved, and their loot was abundant, including blueprints, Power Stones, Magic Crystals.
Since the competition began, the empire had profited massively. When some troops were accidentally killed, the Guardian Angels immediately resurrected them. Haru's Imperial Army had suffered no permanent losses.
They also encountered two demon scout teams from the second layer. Before the demons could react, the High God Tier Angels slapped them to death. After all, Haru's 750,000-strong army contained eighteen High God Tier Angels.
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