Upon hearing these words, Baiyu was momentarily stunned.
Great Demon?
Only the elites among the Demons can be called Great Demons, similar to the nobility and officials among humans.
How could a noble among Demons suddenly appear within the city?
It's like Baiyu suddenly appeared in the heart of an enemy's main city. Well, he indeed had appeared once.
But rushing directly into the human main city like this and breaking through the Protective Spirit Array, it's truly the first time seeing this.
Demons already hold a position of power within the enemy races.
They're comparable to the noble creatures of enemy royal families, and these are just ordinary Demons.
Let alone Great Demons.
These are the nobles among Demons, the most revered existence for enemy races.
"How have you handled the area where it appeared?" Baiyu looked toward the commander of the City Guard Army.
The commander snapped back to reality and said, "I've already sent people to seal off the surrounding area. The Great Demon that fell seems to be in an abnormal state.
Since it landed in a sparsely populated area, there are no casualties for now.
We dare not go too close to the landing site of the Great Demon, fearing something unexpected, but fortunately, it lacks mobility."
Hearing the commander's description, Baiyu frowned.
This situation is too strange. A perfectly fine Great Demon going mad and storming into the human main city without doing anything?
"What about the Spirit Array?"
"It's being repaired by the Array Masters from the Anomaly Bureau. I believe it won't take long to fix. This time only one internal Defense Array was breached. The active Grand Array of Mountain City is too energy-consuming and usually stays closed."
The City Guard Army is well aware of Mountain City's defenses.
The true Grand Array usually remains inactive; otherwise, the energy consumption is difficult to maintain even with the financial resources of an entire city.
Baiyu nodded, having no criticisms of the commander's handling, and said, "It's well-handled. Continue to maintain order within the city and reassure the citizens. I want to visit the site myself."
...
The current situation is really confusing.
Until Baiyu handles it personally, he can't be at ease.
Soon.
He, Commander Zhou Ce of the City Guard Army, and Xu An, the leader from the Anomaly Bureau, rode in an armored vehicle, leading a large troop towards the accident site.
The accident happened in the outskirts of the Outer City District.
Adjacent to a large garbage disposal facility, surrounded by many abandoned buildings, resulted in a sparse population here.
Otherwise, if the Great Demon landed in a bustling city area, the casualties would be uncertain.
Soon.
Under the lead of City Guard Army soldiers, Baiyu saw that diamond-shaped giant stone lying in the trash heap.
From the exterior, it looks like a bizarrely shaped massive meteorite.
Yet Commander Zhou Ce repeatedly insisted it's a Great Demon, leaving Baiyu puzzled.
Can this thing even be called a Demon?
Is it possible that the spies within the City Guard Army haven't been fully eliminated, and today they're staging a setup to lure and kill me?
Impossible.
He and Yao Shuimei had repeatedly cleaned out the city. Mountain City should be at its cleanest now; there shouldn't be spies within official organizations.
Besides, Zhou Ce was recently promoted, previously belonging to the military.
Further unlikely to be a spy.
And even if there were spies, trying to assassinate him within Mountain City is practically impossible.
Not mentioning Baiyu's life-preserving skills.
Just having Erza stationed in Mountain City can ensure his absolute safety within the city.
"Director, it should be the Demons' aircraft. The professional analysts at the Anomaly Bureau concluded this, and there's no mistake.
Within the aircraft.
We've detected life signs belonging to the Great Demon.
That's why I'm puzzled as to why this Great Demon flew into the city but made no moves.
It didn't even come out of the aircraft.
Isn't this deliberately coming to die?"
Zhou Ce touched his scant hair on his head.
"Set up the Magic Crystal Cannon around it, have experts defend it, let's try to open it." Baiyu suggested.
Neither Zhou Ce nor Xu An had objections.
The two immediately mobilized a large troop, even including newcomers like Roxia, who Xu An brought in.
The entire garbage dump was surrounded tightly.
Only Baiyu's security forces were fully maintaining order within the city at full speed, and not many people came.
Once all personnel were in position.
Two engineers, clad in Mecha suits, approached the aircraft holding laser cutters.
Ka-ching.
The cutter emitted sparks as it worked on the uneven surface of the Demon aircraft, gradually enlarging a smiling crack.
Everyone watched the widening crack nervously, afraid of what might emerge from within the next second.
However.
Even before the next second, as the two engineers began cutting, the entire aircraft suddenly issued an alarm and exploded like a bomb.
The explosion was extremely fierce.
However, Baiyu and his group were well-prepared, quickly activating the temporarily arranged Defense Spirit Array to offset most of the explosive impact.
After the impact subsided.
Metal wreckage scattered everywhere, the ground left with gray-black marks from the explosion.
Though the two engineers were heavily protected by Metal Armor, they were also blown tens of meters away, and the medical staff immediately carried them onto ambulances upon landing.
As the smoke cleared.
An eight-meter-tall gigantic Demon slowly arose from the ground, stretching its coiled body.
This Demon's head was triangular with lizard-like skin, powerful claws firmly grasping the ground, and a snake-like steel tail thudding against the ground with a resounding clang.
Additionally,
The Demon's claws were extraordinarily sharp, with various protruding angles at its joints.
As it stood up.
It roared furiously, and surrounded by a strong stench, it charged directly at the nearest humans.
Everyone was shocked.
This Demon's condition was very erratic.
As the leader among enemy races, each Demon possesses high intelligence, and it should absolutely not behave like this, akin to a mindless beast.
"Prepare to engage."
Commander Zhou Ce roared angrily.
Then, the pre-positioned weapons around immediately opened fire, the whistling ammunition pelting the Great Demon's skin, flaring up with flames.
Such intense firepower suppression instantly halted the Great Demon's advance.
Dense rain of bullets fell relentlessly on the Great Demon's gigantic form.
Though the massive body appeared imposing, with substantial destructive power.
Nonetheless.
When attacked, it also suffered the greatest area of damage.
After a half-hour of sustained heavy artillery bombardment, the Demon roared mournfully before collapsing like a small mountain, raising a cloud of dust.
Though Hot Fire Devices have low damage against Demons.
Yet.
Such dense and continuous heavy artillery suppression is unbearable even for an iron man.
That the Demon held out for half an hour already made everyone secretly astonished.
