Chapter 436: Chapter 332: Cannot Win!
The captain of the Royal Guard stood up, looking down at Long Yi, saying, "You can summon your warriors now."
Long Yi could not help but scratch his head: "My warriors are all here."
The Royal Guard captain looked incredulous: "That’s a poor joke, Mr. Long Yi. I understand your strength, but in the Demon Plane, with just a few of you, pardon my straight talking, you guys won’t even last a minute."
Long Yi laughed, "Is it really that scary?"
The Royal Guard captain pointed at the sun overhead, saying: "Yes, and even more terrifying."
The huge red sun began to gradually shrink, the red light slowly faded, and the brightness became more pronounced. Then, from the ground came a horrifying high-frequency grinding sound as demons slowly emerged. Gradually, they filled the mountains and fields, endless. Then, some demons slowly took to the sky, like a giant curtain, blocking all the sunlight above.
Belle clapped her hands, and a crystal wall shielded everyone. The demons on the outside of the wall seemed oblivious to everyone’s presence.
Long Yi looked up, his eyelids twitched. Despite his fearless nature, he never expected that the demons on the Demon Plane would be so numerous!
"Brother Long, I think I’m about to pee my pants." Wesley clung tightly to his dragon mount, otherwise, he might have been shaken off it.
"You’d better hold it in, otherwise, I’ll turn your pants-peeing incident into a story and broadcast it throughout the White Dragon Empire."
"Damn, Brother Long, aren’t you being too cruel?"
"Bullshit, I’m so gentle, how could I be considered cruel?"
Long Yi used this tactic to tell everyone around him not to be nervous.
In fact, even the heartless him felt a bit tense. Even the powerful Isrile had a serious look on her face.
"Mr. Long Yi, do you see that blue-glittering demon in the distance?" Belle pointed to the distance and said.
Long Yi immediately saw a gigantic demon standing there, its size was even greater than the one he helped Belle defeat last time!
"Yes, I see it," said Long Yi.
"That’s a level 22 Demon. It’s more powerful than the one we defeated last time. It is controlling all the small demons around it. Once we defeat it, all the small demons around will dissipate. If we don’t defeat it, the small demons here will only increase," said Belle.
"Is there any particularly effective way to deal with these demons?" Long Yi asked.
"Demons are afraid of energy attacks, and mental attacks also work on them. Their bodies fear high temperatures and impact can also shatter their bodies. However, any attacks targeting their bodies are not very effective because they will quickly use the crystals around them to repair the damaged bodies. To obliterate them, we must first destroy their crystal cores."
When Belle said this, Long Yi couldn’t help but smile bitterly. They were here to find the crystal cores! What would they do if they were destroyed?
Seeing Long Yi’s expression, Belle smiled slightly and said, "You really don’t need to worry. I will do my best to help you. It is very difficult for you to get the crystal cores in this Demon Plane. But we are very good at it. What you need to do is to destroy their bodies as much as possible, so that they will be forced to repair, at that time, my guards will help you to collect the crystal core. However, I still strongly suggest that we deal with the large Demon first, otherwise, even if we worked ourselves to death, their numbers wouldn’t decrease at all."
Long Yi nodded his head. It seemed, that giant demon was the key.
"What are we waiting for then?"
Let’s go to war!
Long Yi rode Bajie into the sky with a howl. Molten iron sprayed down, causing the small demons in the sky to shriek as they fell due to their bodies deforming from the heat; Xiaoyou flew at high speed, her sturdy wingtips slashing off large chunks of the demons’ bodies in an instant; Ai Lin followed beside Long Yi, her fists loaded with crystal core devastation, every punch exploded the demons into fragments.
Below, three White Dragon Knights formed a separate unit and launched continuous attacks on the approaching small demons. Little Zi and her thirteen avatars flew out from the perimeter, their powerful psychic shockwaves echoing back and forth, blocking the tide of demons.
However, the main force of all these was Isrile.
The Dragon Hunting Spider’s gigantic body manifested, six giant eyes continuously emitting beams of intense heat, literally melting the demons in their path!
The Royal Guard that Belle brought naturally wouldn’t just stand and watch. They attacked with precise shots. The arms of the Crystal Guards shifted into cannons, and as beams of light shot from the muzzle and bombed the bodies of the demons, the crystals on the demons’ bodies would instantly disappear. If it hit their crystal core, the weaker demons would instantly vanish, leaving only the crystal core behind.
This was why Belle said they are better at collecting crystal cores.
However, the power of the Crystal Guard’s cannons was not high, it was hard to reach the deeply buried crystal cores, so Belle asked Long Yi to destroy the demon’s body as much as possible, forcing them into a state of mandatory repair. In the state of forced repair, the demon cannot move, allowing the Crystal Guards to take their time and aim.
The battle was incredibly intense, Long Yi initially planned to push the battle line to the giant demons, but after a long aerial battle, he realized they hadn’t moved an inch from their original position!
And the demons were still increasing in numbers! The newly-emerging demons began to trample over their brethren to move forward, rolling in like a tide.
Isrile suddenly shot out a series of spider silks, binding a large number of demons within hundreds of square meters in front, and a massive thunderbolt shot along the threads, the demons let out miserable screams, but they were still struggling.
In an instant, the ground was covered of crystal cores, but no one had time to pick them up.
"Everyone, clear the way for the portal!" Long Yi bellowed, throwing a dragon spear towards the portal.
Meanwhile, the Dragon Knights were still standing guard at the distant portal. They could hear the sounds of battle coming from the other plane, and everyone’s heart was tense.
Suddenly, a dragon spear whizzed out with a howl!
"It’s Long Yi’s signal! All Dragon Knights! Dragon Breath blast!"
Boom!
Draconic breath filled the sky from the channel, and in a blink of an eye, even not a single Crazy Demon was left in the several hundred meters area ahead. Not only the Crazy Demons were eradicated, even the Crystal Cores that littered the ground had disappeared.
The draconic breath had triggered an explosion of the Crystal Cores, while the cascade of explosions among the cores annihilated many Crazy Demons, meaning the Crystal Cores just obtained were wasted.
Such a pity.
Seconds ticked by and though discontent, Long Yi understood life was more important than pride.
Indeed, this time they were not prepared enough for the potential threats in the Crazy Demon Plane.
In the throes of battle, Long Yi looked down and saw an unending onslaught of Crazy Demons still surging toward them. Wouldn’t a nuclear bomb come in handy now? Though it would surely destroy all the Crystal Cores, at least it would bring some mental relief.
Long Yi was unwilling to accept this.
No, he was very unwilling to accept this.
Was he just supposed to retreat like this?
Victory and defeat were common for soldiers, time to try again?
Starting over wouldn’t be a problem, but for the deployment of this plan, Long Yi had used the only two Annihilation Bombs he had. And the next time he wanted to rip open the Plane’s channel again, it wouldn’t be that simple.
Unable to open the Plane’s channel meant no more major demons, no major demons meant no vaccine. Without a vaccine, naturally, there was no plan to enter the Crazy Demon Plane.
This meant the Crystal Core plan might have to be put on hold.
Damn it! So frustrating!
But staying here, there was no chance they would win.
Looking around, Xiaoyou was being forced into a bitter battle by the airborne Crazy Demons, her body covered in wounds. Ai Lin, albeit unceasing in her attack, was becoming worn out by the unchanging number of Crazy Demons.
Down below, two out of the three White Dragon Knights were severely wounded, with one covering the remaining two. Wesley was employing his Observation Technique for full defense, commanding a retreat. Belle’s team had been reduced to a mere third in number!
He touched the crystal on his forehead; it was very small, indicating the end of the three-hour limit was near.
Given the situation, there seemed to be no necessity to drink the second vial of vaccine!
Damn it, let’s retreat!
Even if unwilling, Long Yi wasn’t someone who stubbornly fought without purpose.
"Ai Lin! Xiaoyou! Come back! Everyone, leave the Plane’s channel!"
As Long Yi spoke, he threw out another Dragon Spear.
At the same time, the draconic breath once again filled the sky, creating a huge space for the battlefield.
Long Yi fell from the sky, looking at Belle with guilt etched on his face.
"I’m sorry, your warriors..." Long Yi felt at a loss for words.
"Please do not be too concerned, these bodies were loaded with Demon Power. Although their defeat will cause us pain, it does not truly harm our real bodies," Belle said.
"That’s good! I can rest easy then!" Long Yi sighed in relief and took out a small crystal from his storage space, saying, "It was intended for you after the battle but now it seems unlikely. It could be many years before I can come back here, so I’ll give this to you now."
"What is this?" Belle asked, looking at the crystal in Long Yi’s hand which seemed to be constantly changing.
"This is a Catalyst Crystal Stone, a gift from the Giants to the Crystal Demons," Long Yi replied.
Belle reached out to receive the Catalyst Crystal Stone in confusion. Suddenly, the entire stone disappeared in her hand. At the same moment, tiny crystals forming her body began to vibrate uncontrollably. Light coursed through Belle’s body, accompanied by an odd humming sound.
The humming sound became stronger, even the Crystal Demon soldiers around her started to resonate. All resonating Crystal Demon soldiers began absorbing more crystal in a growth process again, becoming taller, surpassing five meters in the blink of an eye! Those originally shattered, with only their Crystal Cores remaining, even the Crystal Demon soldiers were resurrected!
Ding!
A crisp sound echoed. A small crown appeared above Belle’s head, not out of nowhere, but growing out straight out of her head. Belle began to curl up slowly, crystalline wings spreading out from her back, and after a moment, she started floating. The humming was now at its peak!
Dang!
A tremendous humming came from the tall Crystal Demon soldiers’ bodies surrounding them, sounding like the ring of a bell that made the entire ground quake!
The horde of incoming Crazy Demons suddenly all stopped in place.
Dang!
Another bell ringing sound reverberated and nearby Crazy Demons burst one after the other, leaving only their Crystal Cores behind on the ground! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
