High Above

The people of Feiyan believe that the silver sun-like virtual phantom is probably some kind of powerful virtual machine god controlled by the Silver Peak Leader.

It's not surprising that Feiyandi guessed this, because Ian obviously has a lot of pre-era civilization technologies, and among them, the technology about the virtual realm machine god is really reasonable. This can also explain the other party's background in psychic technology.

Of course, Feiyandi did not suspect that his fusion demon spy was exposed... After all, the reason why fusion demons and artificial demons were created was to hide the virtual realm machine god.

All in all, whether it is the virtual realm machine god or the psychic mystery lock, there is indeed an unknown technology in the Silver Peak Territory that can allow them to resist the erosion of the cursed soil of the Flying Flame Land.

Curse soil. The Cursed Black Soil is the virtual space that has been infected by the Fei Yan Land's curse.

Ian's evaluation is that the crystal blanket, similar to his insect swarm's path, can allow the demon army to move quickly, hide its body, and move freely in the virtual material world.

The empire's psychic army has clearly caught the traces of this group of demons several times, but due to the protection of the cursed earth, they cannot really force them to fight head-on.

Cursed soil is essentially a demon lair that can spread. It cannot exist in the virtual world at first. It requires a special instrument and altar, and a 'cursed ritual' can begin to spread.

As for the curse ritual, it either requires a lot of death and curses, or it requires the use of special spiritual field catalysts.

There are not many deaths in Nanling yet, and the special psychic field is suppressed by the silver sun, and a stronghold must be built before it can spread and solidify.

Without the cursed soil, the advancement speed of the demon army will be greatly slowed down. Only in places covered by the cursed earth, the demon army can move between the virtual world and reality at will, achieving maneuvers that are impossible for humans.

The Silver Sun is obviously Nanling's first line of defense against the Demon Legion.

But that's not the problem.

The most important thing is that when the Demon Legion had to camp in the material world because the cursed soil could not be solidified, they were attacked by the armored troops of the Nanling Legion.

At the end of June 775 in Terra, the Demon Legion, which had just conquered several fortresses, crossed the Earth Hurricane Bridge, and arrived at the Golden Plains, enjoyed the joy of a night attack on their first night in the South Ridge.

Even demons need to rest, especially since they have been fighting in the Western Region for a month and have no cursed soil, so they built a 'camp' in preparation for transforming the local psychic field and breaking the suppression of the weird silver sun.

But who would have thought that while the construction of the fortifications was in full swing, beams of light came from a very far distance and hit the demon camp accurately.

Bang!

The melted light beams bombarded as if they were free, burning and melting the newly built steel skeleton and the earth. A small number of demons were hit, and part of their bodies were also destroyed by the light weapons. Of course they would not die, but it would take time. Reunited.

"Who?! Why are you lurking so close!"

Deathstroke, who was still observing the silver sun in the virtual realm, came back to his senses. He immediately noticed the Nanling armors shooting from several kilometers away. In addition to being shocked, he also had an incredible feeling in his heart: "How dare they risk their lives like this?"

Although the camp was attacked and construction slowed down, the armor and driver were clearly worth more than some of their imps and camp... Are the people of Nanling crazy? Use armor for self-destruction attacks?

"Destroy them."

Deathstroke didn't take action himself, just a few armors, and he was not needed at all.

As soon as the order was given, several fused demon officers flew out, chasing the armors that had already turned around and fled.

"Hey, it's so slow?"

They originally thought they would have to chase for a while. After all, although the demon was fast, the armor was not slow either. They just happened to try to track down the nearest supply point for these armors.

But in fact, these armors were easily overtaken by them.

"Why can't this group of armors find their way around?"

Halfway through the pursuit, the fused demon officer felt a little strange: "Look, when they encounter bushes and potholes, they don't even try to hide, nor jump or speed up. They just run over them like idiots!" "

"Are you scared by us?"

Another fusion demon is quite optimistic, but he doesn't know the specific situation. The power of demons can convert them into virtual life and increase their spiritual energy, but wisdom is obviously not within the scope of the increase.

Because these armors had such stupid path-finding capabilities, the demonic officers were puzzled. They were not even in a hurry to destroy these armors, but planned to capture them alive and get some information about Nanling from the pilots.

After all, they are demons, and it is not easy to dig out information from people's brains.

Unfortunately, there is no brain or soul in these armors.

The moment the demon officer approached, the voice they heard was a rigid and cold voice.

[It is detected that the enemy is within the killing range...the self-destruction program is started]

Then, there was a mighty explosion.

All of a sudden, three dazzling fireballs appeared in the distance. The golden-red flames lit up the night of the plain.

The demons were at a loss.

Deathstroke was at a loss.

The entire legion was at a loss.

--What the hell?

Deathstroke stood up abruptly, and the demon general raised his head in shock, looking towards the distance where the armored fused demon officer was pursuing him - just now, he sensed the signal that the officer under his command had collapsed and had to return to the virtual realm.

For the demon, this is basically equivalent to death. It is not easy to find a body with fighting power for the fusion demon. After all, not all fusion demons are like Luo Xin Rong Ying, who mainly rely on their souls to fight.

"They blew up their armor?!"

But even so, Deathstroke had no time to be angry. At this moment, his heart was full of absurdity: "Can the number of armors in Nanling exceed forty? There are also experienced pilots, and they are wasting it like this?!"

No matter how unbelievable it was, the fact had already happened. Although Deathstroke had no idea why the enemy would do this, he could barely understand that the other party wanted to interfere with the self-destruction attack of spreading the cursed soil on him and others.

But if it doesn't work today, let's continue tomorrow - although the camp has been destroyed, if you sort out the materials a little, clean up the surrounding knight estates and refugees, and use their flesh and blood desperation to condense the curse ritual, the curse soil can still spread easily of.

But the next day, another armor attack came.

This time, the Demon Legion was actually on guard, but for some reason, they couldn't sense the arrival of the armor at all.

Therefore, another round of pouring melt beams and electromagnetic bombs not only destroyed the cursed earth camp set up by the demons, but also destroyed their instruments that affected the psychic field - it would take at least two more days to repair that thing. .

This time, the demons were not stupid enough to get close enough to capture the armor alive. When they realized that they could not escape, the armors detonated themselves decisively.

"This is impossible!"

Regarding the report from his subordinates, Deathstroke felt that it was "outrageous" - they were demons, and their lucid realm perception, let alone human beings, could lock on even a fly from five kilometers away.

Even if those armors are protected by Void Realm creatures such as Void Realm Machine Gods, there is no way they can sneak into a few kilometers around their camp and start a raid!

But not only did this happen, the enemy even blew himself up very decisively... Is this possible? The status of an armored driver is almost the same as that of an ascended person. If an ascended person is the driver, it is even more important.

But the other party didn't say anything, and immediately blew himself up when in danger. He didn't ask for any harm, and he would never fall into their hands anyway.

More than that.

In addition to armored attacks, many strange things also happened around the demon camp.

Every midnight, there would be some strange sounds coming from the virtual realm, like ghosts wandering around, or like wild beasts roaring, and the eerie sounds would last until the next morning.

Sometimes, the lights will reflect the shadows of people who don't seem to exist; the sound of dripping water from an unknown source will keep ringing in the narrow room.

Once the demon spies who go out to explore the golden plains are out of sight of their companions for more than a few seconds, these demons will disappear.

When they reappeared, these demons were already insane. Although it sounds ridiculous, demons are also intelligent creatures and can indeed become insane. These demons were trembling and huddled aside, and they could only say "Light" in their mouths. 'There is light' 'The light is so bright'... words like this.

And some demons will laugh nervously: "Someone, someone is watching us! It's light... it's a monster!"

Even if Deathstroke reads his soul, he won't be able to read any valuable information.

Only occasionally, he could sense something abnormal... He could sense that the soul structure of these demons had been carefully analyzed and transformed.

——Someone is deconstructing the existence form of their artificial demons in reverse.

Weird, so weird.

Even though the lemures were not afraid, the demon army's actions were obviously cautious.

Obviously they are an army of demons, but it turns out they are just ordinary people who accidentally entered the demonic realm!

"Ignore them! Push forward as a team!"

At this point, Deathstroke had no other choice. He could only order his troops to form teams of three to search for possible Golden Plains manors, and use their lives as the foundation of the cursed soil.

But sadly, it was empty.

The Demon Legion did find those knight manors in the Golden Plains. Each of these manors, which used the special geology of the Golden Plains to grow various precious crops, was a small fortress with a circle of villages surrounding it.

Theoretically, those knight lords would not give up their territories even if they died, but that was the reality. Not only the knight lords disappeared, but also the civilians.

The scorched-earth tactics have not yet begun, and the golden plain has been cleared by strong walls.

Then, there was an explosion.

It wasn’t just Deathstroke’s blood pressure that exploded, but also the knights’ fortresses—just like the harassment armors that self-destructed, these knights’ manors contained terrifying high explosives. Once the number of demons entering the manors exceeded the standard, they would immediately detonate.

Small mushroom clouds rise slowly in the golden plain.

"Who is the devil here?!"

When Deathstroke received the damage report, he was obviously a demon, but his blood pressure was about to explode: "Explosion, explosion, explosion, why are they all explosions? Did this Earl of Silver Peak start his career as an explosives maker?"

The answer is drinks! A blood sugar explosion can also be considered an explosion.

The demon army has never encountered such an enemy: all their actions seem to have been seen through, all their actions have been anticipated, and no matter what they do, they will fall into a trap... It was only then that they felt something.

They were making an enemy of a prophet.

This feeling of being tortured is very rare for demons. In short, during this period, the demon army in Feiyandi felt miserable for the first time.

And at the same time.

Nanling, led by nobles.

All processes, including the self-destruction of the armored drone shooting, the self-destruction of the trap manor, the elite exoskeleton team's sneak attack on the lone demon under the cover of the Heart of Terra, etc., were all broadcast live on the big screen.

[These are lemures. They look like various beasts on the outside. In fact, they do not have much intelligence, so the ones who can really make action decisions are the humanoid demon officers. Their physical fitness is quite strong, even if they wear exoskeleton armor, they may not be able to defeat them, but this is not important. As long as you seize the opportunity and use the charged rifle to focus the fire, these monsters will still suffer heavy damage]

An old man who looked like a white-haired expert was explaining the essence of demon existence and analysis conclusions to many people in detail.

[Look, our unmanned armor has accurately eliminated three lemures - at least for ten days, they will not be able to reunite again. Although completely eliminating them requires entering the virtual realm or performing psychic attacks, it is reduced. Their number in the material world can also delay the march of the demon army]

A good-looking female host was explaining the attack report in a cheerful tone: [Ah, it blew itself up. This time, the unmanned armor support time exceeds fifteen minutes. Audiences who have made mistakes in judgment should not be disappointed. There will be a related prize-winning guessing program tomorrow. Please prepare your own terminal selection. Friends who guess correctly will receive Silver Peak. Point rewards received...】

The male host on the other side smoothly accepted the advertisement: [Next is the advertising time: Yinfang Chamber of Commerce, Yinfengling Exclusive Construction Grain Chamber of Commerce...]

[One hundred tips for dealing with demons...]

At a time when the demon army didn't know, all their actions and responses had become a 'truth-revealing' program hosted by Silver Peak Leader.

The knight lords who were forced to move away from the golden plain by Ian were very angry at first, but when they saw the demon legion charging at a speed faster than the armor and smashing the sneak attack armor, these lords became angry one by one. All the people lost their voice.

If they put it on themselves, can they last a few minutes longer than the armor?

Although I can't even walk without armor, and the only thing worthy of praise is that my shooting is particularly accurate, but it's still armor!

On his own, I am afraid that now I will really lead my own people to become the fertilizer for the devil's fertile soil.

and……

These knight lords swallowed.

In the Golden Plains, there are still some extremely stubborn knight lords who, no matter what they say, refuse to retreat.

They refused the relocation service provided by the Silver Peak Territory because they must stay in their 'homeland' - they claimed that they would die in their own territory, and insulted Ian.

In response, the Silver Peak Leader evacuated all ordinary people who were willing to evacuate with them, and also provided weapons, but those people must still stay in the Golden Plains...

What will happen to them?

Will it also become a 'program' that kills chickens to scare monkeys and is broadcast as a warning?

In addition to the joy in the hearts of these retreating lords, there is also this kind of shuddering fear.

And this program will probably be aired soon...

In short, the general public also learned about the general structure and strength of the Demon Legion through Silver Peak Leader's program.

Although it is indeed a very powerful enemy, everyone knows where it is and how powerful it is.

Under the inducement and propaganda of the Silver Peak Leader, many residents of Nanling also knew what kind of crimes these demon legions had committed in the Western Territory.

Those massacres, those massacres, those cities and villages with blood and bones everywhere, those houses and manors that were completely reduced to ruins... Every mutilated corpse is shocking, and every dead face makes people unable to help but clench their fists.

If the demon army comes to our homeland, our cities and villages will look like this!

While everyone was sharing the same hatred, some confidence even emerged in everyone's hearts due to the overly detailed introduction and publicity.

——This is not an enemy we cannot deal with!

The unknown is the greatest fear, so when nothing is unknown anymore, fear will dissipate.

Coupled with a moderate amount of courage potion and the echo effect, no one in Nanling was afraid of the enemy's arrival. Instead, everyone was holding back their energy to give the demon army a hard blow!

Of course, most people have no power and cannot fight against the devil.

But, they can produce!

Whether it is explosives, weapons, or other mechanical props, under the instructions of the instructors sent by the Silver Peak Leader, the arsenals and weapon workshops in Nauman City and other cities began to operate at overload - each noble leader followed their instructions. Territory conditions, modify the blacksmith shop and alchemy workshop to produce various weapons and armor parts.

Under the network control of the Heart of Terra, all the alchemy workshops in the entire South Ridge have become weapons production sites. They each produce part of the equipment required for the Silver Peak Leader. Under the coordination of AI, they cooperate with each other in the most perfect way. .

The parts from all sides were combined in the military factories around Nauman City and turned into brand-new armors.

Although, due to objective conditions, the defective rate of these parts is extremely high, the unmanned armor required by Ian does not need to operate for more than seven days. Many unmanned armors were sent directly to the front line for exploration as soon as they were produced. While the demon legion's strength and location were increasing, it also consumed itself, accumulating technology and experience.

Yes, skills and experience are accumulated through death.

It is true that the Heart of Terra cannot control armored walking. This problem is very complicated, not only due to the difficulty in identifying the terrain, but also due to the flexibility of the armor. ,

But these armors themselves are constantly being optimized...from the structure to the internal parts, from the alchemy furnace to the drive shaft...

How can we be more flexible, how can we be more concealed, what kind of weapons can be used most smoothly and can pour out the greatest firepower in a short period of time...

Through self-optimization with every calculation, the appearance of the 'unarmored' has been greatly different from the original image.

The Heart of Terra is growing at an alarming rate.

The price is that the demon army has recently encountered more and more armored harassment, and it is becoming more and more difficult and terrifying.

Although Deathstroke was extremely angry about this, he still suppressed his temper and acted steadily.

After all, although these attacks sound terrifying, they have no impact at all on the nature of the demon army.

The so-called extraordinary army is a kind of force that is completely beyond the common logic of human society.

The demon army exists like this. They don't need supplies. The so-called strongholds are nothing more than camps where the cursed soil spreads. Even if demons are occasionally killed by sneak attacks, if they don't go to the virtual realm to annihilate their souls, they will die again after a while. recovery.

Nowadays, the demon army has suffered repeated setbacks in the Golden Plains, but Deathstroke believes that as long as they start attacking the city of Nanling, everything will be fine.

But then, something happened that broke Deathstroke's calm state of mind.

July 1, Terra 775, the first week of the demon army's march southward to invade the South Ridge.

The elite armored troops of the Silver Peak Territory launched a raid at noon that day, directly destroying the Demon Legion's first stronghold southwest of the Earth Hurricane Bridge and completely destroying the Demon Legion's Cursed Earth Altar.

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