Chapter 27: Chapter 12: Assault on the Demon Stronghold (Part 2)

Aboard the ship, many players had already abandoned it, those faster soaring into the sky to escape. However, a few had no time to flee as a monster general raised a massive wave, hundreds of meters high, covering the sky and submerging the enormous Rage Whale Ship. Those unable to escape in time were trapped beneath the water curtain, overwhelmed by countless demon armies.

For a moment, a huge array in the center of the Giant Wood Divine Ship suddenly lit up, countless spiritual lights converging to form figures of light.

The light figures slowly solidified, transforming into the silhouettes of players.

This is the Resurrection Array, only available on sixth-tier or higher flagship warships. The cultivators who fell on the adjacent Rage Whale Ship would be revived on the nearest flagship warship.

Watching these figures resurrect one by one, Su Yu felt a pang in his heart.

Whenever someone dies in battle, at least 5 years of life is lost. (PS: Originally, the death penalty was a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 100 years, now modified to 5-50 years)

"I don’t want to die!"

"I must strive to improve my strength. Only with enough power can I escape even when faced with danger."

Returning his gaze, he once again unleashed the Ice Soul, piercing through the shield and plunging into the demon horde.

Compared to their Divine Thunder Tower, which has a cooldown of just 30 seconds, the war weapons of the demon camp have an interval time of up to three minutes before they can summon a wave of meteors to crash down. But the power is extremely fierce. Judging by the defensive capabilities of the Rage Whale Ship, a single hit would cause at least hundreds of thousands in damage, and getting hit means certain death.

Every three minutes, he would check the central Resurrection Array.

Sometimes nothing would happen, but every two or three rounds, a warship would be sunk. Most could escape, but some inevitably fell to the demon army’s siege.

Fortunately, the guild has a policy: those who die in such guild activities receive generous compensation.

The compensation depends on the loss suffered in death, with each year of lost life compensated by 100 guild contribution points, the minimum standard being 500 guild contribution points.

"Roar!"

A deafening roar echoed across the battlefield, followed by a dull bell sound from afar.

The distance was too great to see clearly, but Su Yu knew it was likely the Demon King making a move.

Fortunately, the main battlefield wasn’t here; his Giant Wood Divine Ship was only the right flank, not the central army.

"Dong!"

Another dull bell sounded, very urgent, and soon a golden light shot into the sky. Su Yu saw from afar a gigantic, towering human-like shadow appear, waving a massive sleeve, sweeping away the dark clouds and revealing the azure sky.

The storm stopped abruptly, sunlight bathed the land, as if everything before was merely an illusion.

Without the storm’s aid, although the demon army’s assault was still fierce, the pressure on them was not as great as before.

"Dong!"

Another deep bell echoed, followed by a succession of angry roars as the legion masters and several Demon Kings clashed.

But the distance was too far for Su Yu to see, he could only listen to the sounds and guess, his heart itching.

The sky suddenly brightened as a sun rose, transformed into a meteor descending.

Soon, someone soared into the sky, wielding a mountainous sword that struck downward. From afar came the pained howls of the Demon King, followed by a several-hundred-meter-long Jiao Dragon soaring skyward, roaring with its head held high. Dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed, transforming into a massive spread of thunderclouds, with the Jiao Dragon weaving through the thunderclouds, and countless thick lightning columns crashing down.

At the same time, not far away, countless firelights gathered in the void, forming a massive spread of hundreds of acres of Fire Cloud, and countless football-sized Fireballs rained down like torrential rain.

From afar came the loud croaks of frogs, as the sky’s cloud steam gathered into a funnel, pulling the falling Fireballs into it.

Many people saw the strange phenomena in the distant heavens and earth, their faces filled with envy and longing.

"It must be those Loose Immortal masters enshrined by the guild making a move."

"A true man should be like this!"

Su Yu was also filled with longing.

The fierce battle continued for nearly half an hour when a mournful wail came from afar, followed by a thick pillar of demon energy soaring into the sky, indicating a Demon King had fallen.

Not long after, a sharp edge flashed across the horizon, followed by a scene of red blood reflecting half the sky; another Demon King had perished.

One after another, the Demon Kings were slain.

The change quickly spread to the battlefield, the demon army’s assault gradually slackened, and was no longer as fierce as before.

"The demon army is about to collapse!"

Everyone immediately realized this, their morale soaring.

A few minutes later, the thunderclouds disappeared from the distant horizon, and a message came through the channel:

"The Jiao King has been slain, prepare to counterattack!"

The fleet, which had been defending on the water surface, began to move, pressing against the densely packed demon army and starting to push back.

The demon army clearly affected by the loss of the Demon Kings, their formation disintegrating.

"Charge!"

Everyone’s morale surged like a rainbow, and they accelerated their pursuit. The disintegration quickly turned into a rout, their force collapsing entirely.

"We won!"

Numerous guild members flew from the warships, pursuing and killing the slower-fleeing demon army. Su Yu was no exception and charged out as well.

"There’s a BOSS there."

A large crowd immediately gathered around, fiercely attacking and taking it down, the spoils flying in all directions, randomly distributed among the participants.

"There’s another BOSS here."

Su Yu followed the crowd, besieging the fleeing minor and major demon generals. With his exquisite swordsmanship, he could easily deal damage, and his output wasn’t lacking. When a BOSS died, he could at least gain one or two points of Dao practice.

Unfortunately, there were too many people, and he didn’t get any random loot.

"Hurry, there’s a level hundred big BOSS here."

"Where?"

Instantly, he flew high into the sky, seeing ahead a massive object breaking through many magical treasures in the siege, diving into the water without a trace.

Seeing this, Su Yu regretfully sighed. He didn’t have the Water-Repelling Pearl, so he couldn’t dive underwater for extended periods and had to give up.

Shifting focus, he followed the crowd, advancing towards the direction of the demon camp.

By now, the Demon Kings of the demon camp were all gone, the demon army routed, most diving into the water and disappearing, though the demon camp still had some defenders left, but they were no match for them.

The guild fleet, centering on several Giant Wood Divine Ships, directly crashed the 1500-meter-long flagship against the entrance of the demon camp, smashing through the thick stone wall, with the fleet filing in, relying on the ship’s Divine Thunder Tower and Fire God Crossbow to bombard the demon camp.

The summoning platforms for meteors within the demon camp were still there, but at such close range, they couldn’t attack and were now useless.

The demon camp stretched for dozens of kilometers, brimming with the unique architecture of the demons, resembling a city.

And this city had fallen today, into the hands of humans.

"Wow, there’s a big BOSS here."

In the center of the city, a small island suddenly shook, revealing a Level 136 Profound Turtle. This guy had seemingly been sleeping through such an important battle, only waking when it was on his doorstep.

Seeing a BOSS, everyone’s spirits lifted, attacking and surrounding it.

Yet the Profound Turtle, clearly startled by the number of people, withdrew its head into its shell, remaining unmoved by their various attacks. Soon, an aged voice rang out:

"Spare me, exalted immortals, the old turtle surrenders!"

"Hold it!"

Someone shouted for them to stop, approached to communicate with the old turtle, and then declared that the old turtle had already submitted to the guild.

Shortly after that, another building in the demon camp suddenly collapsed, the water surface forming a giant vortex, from which emerged a Level 112 Black Water Profound Snake, spraying a vast wave of poisonous water.

"How dare you, still dare to retaliate."

"Brothers, let’s slice it up."

As the Black Water Profound Snake opened its mouth, Su Yu immediately summoned the Ice Soul to slash down.

This creature wasn’t as mild-mannered as the old turtle, fiercely defiant, shrieking loudly in the face of the siege. Endless dark blue streams of elite water gathered as the water surface rapidly elevated, a daunting power swiftly converging.

"Retreat!"

Su Yu immediately expanded his protective aura, witnessing the explosion of endless blue lightning serpents expanding, swallowing them in an instant.

Eventually, figures shot forth from the expanding lightning sphere, noticeably fewer in number.

"I was careless!"

Su Yu’s protective aura, originally boasting 6000 defense, was now reduced to barely over a thousand.

The BOSS’s outburst quickly attracted the attention of others; a Spiritual Wing Flying Ship approached, and a group of people holding blue banners jumped out, scattering to deploy the Celestial One Profound Ice Array with 108 Celestial One Profound Ice Banners.

The chill soared, instantly freezing a three-kilometer diameter area of water into ice.

With the array trapping it, everyone relied on its defense, quickly pushing the Black Water Profound Snake into a desperate corner.

The health dropped rapidly, soon reaching the execution alert line.

Su Yu pursed his lips in silence, his sword finger rapidly gesturing as he maneuvered the Flying Sword to orbit, slicing around the vast body of the Black Water Profound Snake, his mind intensely focused on its health, ready to snatch the BOSS’s final blow.

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