Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
The demons’ first wave of attack was easily repelled.
This made Xi Wei, who was watching the excitement from the sidelines, frown. This wouldn’t do! How could the demons’ current combat strength lure out more of Kalun’s main forces? He needed to add more fuel to the fire. He not only had to strengthen the demon forces but also weaken Kalun’s Old Ones’ Retainers. After a little thought, he already had some ideas.
Xi Wei summoned the Abyss Teleportation Gate and, with Loli and Ruo Yi, entered The Fifth Layer of the Abyss. The first thing they saw was the gigantic Demon Heart, and the roar of the Fear Demon King could be heard nearby.
“Master, this is…”
The sulfurous smell and evil aura of the Abyss made Loli and Ruo Yi instinctively uncomfortable. As goddesses of goodness and righteousness, they would naturally feel disgust and resistance towards an environment influenced by the Abyss Will. However, since Xi Wei brought them here, they didn’t show their resistance too obviously.
“This is where my other wave of troops is born.”
Xi Wei looked around and then let out a whistle.
“Whoosh—”
The sound of wings flapping came from the nearby mountains and basins. A group of Fear Demon Kings rose into the air. Upon noticing Xi Wei, they dived down in groups. Their shining bald heads were white and radiant, making them exceptionally conspicuous.
“Master, be careful!”
Loli and Ruo Yi blocked Xi Wei, their divine power erupting in circles.
“No!” Xi Wei quickly stopped them. These Bald Heads were all his soldiers! If the two goddesses went berserk, they could each wipe out a group with one skill, and he would be heartbroken.
“They’re all our own people, don’t get agitated!”
Loli and Ruo Yi retracted their divine power upon hearing this. The group of Bald Head demons also swarmed forward, forming a circle and kneeling on one knee.
“Great Insect… Master! Bald Head 9527 reports to you!”
“Great Master, Bald Head 1735 reports to you!”
…
A group of Fear Demon Kings reported their identities
in unison. Loli and Ruo Yi were astonished. Looking around, they found that the bald demons were densely packed, like a surging ocean stretching as far as the eye could see.
How many were there? And each of them was a Champion Level creature!
Xi Wei glanced at the number of Fear Demon Kings counted on the system panel. It had reached over 20,000. However, the rate of increase had slowed to a minimum. This was because the Abyss Plane could no longer produce Balrogs as fast as the Fear Demon Kings could slaughter them. The best way to get more Fear Demon Kings was to attack the next layer of the Abyss.
“How much of The Fifth Layer of the Abyss have you occupied?” Xi Wei’s gaze fell on the number one Bald Head.
“Reporting, Boss!” The first Fear Demon King said hoarsely, “We have already occupied two-thirds of The Fifth Layer of the Abyss and are currently engaging Sotan Thric, the lord of the Abyss, in battle. However, for some reason, Sotan Thric’s attack power feels weaker today.”
“That’s because Sotan Thric has deployed troops to the prime material plane, but I’m sure the main forces are still guarding against you.”
Xi Wei’s original idea was to have the Fear Demon King legions drive the demons from The Fifth Layer of the Abyss into the teleportation gate to die. But now, due to the bald demons’ constant fighting day and night, their development speed had been too fast, leaving Sotan Thric stretched thin. If that was the case, he had to change his strategy…
“Stop blockading Sotan Thric’s main forces for now. I need Sotan Thric to focus on reinforcing the prime material plane!”
Bald Head One had no objection to Xi Wei’s command. It immediately used its racial link to order the Fear Demon King legions fighting on the front lines to retreat.
…
Ashen City.
The once prosperous Ashen City was now reduced to ruins. Just half a month ago, a group of demons of mysterious origin appeared. The most striking feature of these demons was that each of them was a Bald Head, and each was Champion Level. Who could withstand that? At first, relying on the defensive advantages of each Demon City, they had killed quite a few bald demons. But to the bewilderment of all demons, this group of bald demons only grew in number. On the other hand, the Balrogs that could be gathered from the surrounding demon tribes and cities were becoming fewer and fewer. Later, the Demon Cities in the fifth layer of the Abyss fell one by one. Now, only Ashen City remained…
Looking at the gradually retreating Fear Demon King legions, the Balrog supervisor on the city wall of Ashen City breathed a sigh of relief. It immediately turned and returned to the Ashen Palace to report this bizarre phenomenon to Sotan Thric.
The lord of The Fifth Layer of the Abyss was in the form of a Red Dragon. However, since being influenced by the Abyss Will, it had developed many demonic characteristics, such as demonic curved horns that were very different from the style of a normal Red Dragon, a stronger physique, and Abyss Flames surrounding its body. Sotan Thric possessed the divine power of a Lower God and controlled the Godhead of Rage and Beasts. In simple terms, it was the deity of the Orcs. However, this divine position was actually stolen. The original divine position of the Orc God belonged to the Lion God, Tu’er’ga Si. The war to seize the divine position ultimately ended with the collapse of Tu’er’ga Si’s Godhead and Sotan Thric being severely injured and on the verge of death. Sotan Thric’s divine power dropped to Demigod level, and its divine soul also became extremely unstable. For hundreds of years, it had been struggling against the remaining will of the Orc God within Tu’er’ga Si’s Godhead. As long as this remaining divine will was eradicated, it could completely control the Orc God’s divine position, and its injuries would recover at an extremely fast rate. Such days were not far off.
“Have those strange foreign demons retreated?” Sotan Thric sat on its throne, a flicker of fire flashing in its crimson eyes. It had endured all sorts of hardships for hundreds of years. The invasion of these foreign demons was one of the more troublesome ones, even reaching its doorstep. It had almost lost control and made a move against these bald demons. Now, it was completely focused on fighting the residual will of Tu’er’ga Si and could not be easily distracted. If it were not necessary, it would not have acted.
“Yes, Master. They must have sensed your Demigod-level aura, so they stopped attacking and retreated suddenly,” the Balrog supervisor speculated, while also flattering Sotan Thric.
“Your reasoning is sound. It seems those foreign demons do not have Legendary or even Demigod beings behind them, but they are still not to be underestimated!” Sotan Thric’s gaze was burning. After its injuries recovered, it swore the first thing it would do was to subdue this group of bald demons and then study the strange flames they possessed. Flames more terrifying than Abyss Flames—they called this flame Fel Flame. Sotan Thric had a premonition that if it could thoroughly study the Fel Flame, becoming a Mid-level God would only be a matter of time.
“Now, all forces will support the prime material plane and help Kulkul take down Kalun!” The flames of ambition burned wildly in Sotan Thric’s eyes. The reason it so strongly supported the Beast King’s cause was that it knew the God of Knowledge had fallen. Although it didn’t know the specific reason, if it could take down Kalun, it might be able to steal some of the God of Knowledge’s divinity. Fel Flame and divine knowledge… With these, perhaps it could become a High God?
