pjbooks Chapter 482 The Situation
Chapter 482 The Situation
Vermilion Bird Empire, Secret South Prefecture.
Honghua City, a dense forest.
"quick!"
"Hurry up and push it up!"
"The great bull demon has launched another attack."
A general in a dark red combat uniform shouted.
Deep in the dense forest.
A high-pitched roar resounded, and the earth trembled.
Explosions continued to occur, along with the screams of the Vermilion Bird Army soldiers.
Even so, the Vermilion Bird Army continued to advance wave after wave, with not a single soldier retreating.
The battle lasted from dawn until nightfall.
The bugle call to retreat had just sounded.
After another difficult repelling of the demon army's attack, all the surviving Vermilion Bird soldiers, covered in wounds, headed back into the base.
"I've lived another day."
A general from the Vermilion Bird Army, with trembling fingers, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, exhaled the smoke, and cursed, "These bastards."
"I just don't know what it will be like the day after tomorrow."
The general's tone was full of worry.
"General Ruan, I will definitely win. Palace Master Yun Shu will definitely defeat the demon race demigod," a soldier said firmly.
"Hahaha... That's right, Palace Master Yun Shu will definitely slaughter those beasts. Go clean up the battlefield, take them home, and don't let our brothers become wandering ghosts."
Upon hearing this, the soldier's spirits immediately plummeted.
"Go."
The general said again that he had seen too much death, so much so that he had become somewhat accustomed to it.
"Yes, General."
General Ruan finished his cigarette in two puffs and walked towards the base, his steps unusually heavy.
He was worried.
As a member of the Nguyen family, he knew things that ordinary soldiers, and even high-ranking generals, did not.
The current state of Palace Mistress Yun Shu is very poor.
Three months ago.
The entrance to the demon realm in Honghua City expanded without warning.
Four demon demigods invaded.
Fortunately, the Empire reacted quickly. After suffering heavy losses in the first wave of attacks, it immediately formed a strong defensive line and kept the demon race at bay in the Red Flower Forest.
Four demon race demigods were blocked by Palace Master Yun Shu and a robot. Three demon race members were seriously injured, and one demon race demigod was killed.
Such a record greatly boosted the morale of the Vermilion Bird Empire.
However, the reality is not as simple as it seems.
The demon race demigod had clearly underestimated his opponent, and the robot's appearance was so sudden that the demon race demigod was caught off guard and killed.
The next three months.
The demon race invades every ten days, but instead of rushing things, they let a massive number of lesser demons consume them.
The demon demigods no longer engaged in a life-or-death struggle, but instead tested the waters each time.
The robot's weakness was also exposed.
It is said that special energy is required to fight, and even the Palace Master Yun Shu herself seems to have a problem and cannot fight for long.
Honglin Base.
Conference room lobby.
"The demon race has retreated."
Ruan Zhendao.
"Have the battle damage statistics been released yet?" Yin Zong asked.
An administrative staff member tapped a few times on their wristband and replied, "The Vermilion Bird Army has 52 casualties at the sixth realm, 2276 at the fifth realm, and those below the fifth realm..."
"explain!"
40912 people.
Silence fell over the meeting room.
Yin Zong sighed deeply.
With five to six attacks every month, the Vermilion Bird Army suffers tens of thousands of casualties each time, and this is only because demons above the seventh realm do not participate in the war.
If this fighting continues, the Vermilion Bird Army will be wiped out in a few years.
This is only the battle situation at the entrance to the Red Forest Demon Realm.
The situation at other entrances to the demon realm is not optimistic either. Although there are no demon demigods, there are still demon lords leading the way, which are wearing down the empire's strength.
But now is not the time to think about these things, because there is another big battle to come.
The battle of the demon race's demigods.
If we cannot hold it, the Red Forest Base will fall.
"Palace Master, the demon race's demigods will likely invade again the day after tomorrow. How long can the Nirvana Warriors fight?"
The head seat at the conference table.
A stunningly beautiful woman sat quietly, clad in fiery red armor, exuding extraordinary grace.
It was none other than Palace Mistress Yun Shu.
The Palace Mistress of Yun Shu had a cold expression and her face was bloodless. She slowly opened her eyes, and a flash of dark blue light passed through them.
No one in the conference room dared to look directly at them.
"431 minutes."
To activate the Nirvana Warrior's Ninth Realm, a first-class divine body treasure is required. Within the Vermilion Bird Temple, there are no more than a thousand first-class divine body treasures in total.
After three months, most of the first-class divine body treasures had been used up, with only a few remaining.
The demon race demigods always fought on the move during their invasions, avoiding direct confrontation with the Nirvana warriors.
If things continue like this, the Vermilion Bird Empire will soon face an even more dire situation: Palace Master Yun Shu will have to confront three demon race demigods alone.
"Palace Master, what about your health?"
"It's alright."
"I am a palace master," said Yun Shu calmly.
Even so, everyone could see that Palace Master Yun Shu was having health problems. Even though Palace Master Yun Shu deliberately concealed her aura, everyone could still feel the chilling coldness emanating from her body.
It's clear that Palace Master Yun Shu's entry into the Ninth Realm came at a price.
"You don't need to worry. My divine body has already advanced to the first rank, and there won't be any problems in the short term."
Perhaps fearing that Yin Zong and the others might worry, Palace Master Yun Shu tried her best to speak gently and reassure everyone.
"Palace Master, should we request aid from the Great Xia?"
One of the senior officials spoke up.
Palace Master Yun Shu shook her head, "The Great Xia Dynasty has it even harder than us. They have to guard five entrances at the same time, and three of them have been invaded by demon demigods."
Yin Zong also spoke up, saying, "It's really not appropriate to ask for help now."
The Great Xia now has five entrances anchored, and all three entrances to the Demon Realm can be passed through the demon race's demigods.
One of the bases has already been captured.
It was only recently recovered.
The situation is even more dangerous than that of the Suzaku Empire.
Ruan Zhen asked, "Speaking of which, what happened to the entrance to the Changyi Demon Realm in Great Xia? There was no movement before, so how come the demon race demigods suddenly invaded and broke through?"
The people in the conference room were somewhat puzzled, as the Great Xia should not be acting this way given its strength.
The Great Xia currently has three Ninth Realm cultivators: Dongfang Baichen, Ning Xing, and Xie Zhiyuan. Besides supporting the other three countries, there should be five more Nirvana Warriors remaining.
Logically, this shouldn't be the case.
Faced with the crowd's doubts, Yin Zong said softly, "A traitor has emerged from the Qingyu Mansion of the Great Xia Dynasty."
"What!?"
"Mr. Yin, are you telling the truth?"
Yin Zong nodded, "Absolutely true."
"One month ago."
"The Wang family of Qingyu suddenly launched an attack, and all the experts of the eighth realm of Qingyu Prefecture were killed. Later, the Wang family opened the entrance to the Changyi Demon Realm, and two fox clan demigods entered Changyi City. None of the six hundred people survived."
Why is that?
"As far as I know, the Wang family's status in the Great Xia Dynasty is second only to the Dongfang family. In Qingyu Prefecture, they can even be considered local tyrants. What are they after?"
"Yes, what benefit would the Wang family gain from betraying Great Xia?"
"In order to break through to the ninth realm," Yin Zong explained, "the Wang family actually colluded with the fox clan a long time ago. That old codger in the Wang family, in order to break through to the ninth realm, sided with the fox clan's demon god."
"Wang Wei?"
"Um."
"He succeeded?"
"It succeeded, but it also failed."