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Chapter 144 The Baffling Lava Demon (5k)

For the White Eagle Empire, the Lava Demons are enemies, mortal threats.

However, for the Red Heart Society, the Lava Demon is a reliable ally.

[Especially in the previous timeline, Deng Qi forged a deep friendship with the Lava Demon, and even passed on the position of the fourth leader of the Red Heart Society to this Abyss Lord before his death.]

The Lava Demon did not disappoint the Red Heart Society; after the Red Heart Society transferred a large number of its members to the Abyss, they also received care and protection from the Lava Demon.

In other words, without the help of the Lava Demon, Crimson Heart would likely never have been able to develop the Crimson Heart Enhancement Technique, a revolutionary skill, and the sealing barrier that shielded the abyssal demonic energy would probably never have been discovered.

In short, the Lava Demon's performance in the previous timeline proved its reliability to you.

[If the Red Heart Society possesses sufficient power and treats the Lava Demon well during the Abyss invasion, they can transform the Lava Demon into a pure Red Heart warrior.]

When you discussed the future plans of the Red Heart Society with Lin Xue and Deng Qi, you couldn't help but consider the worst-case scenario.

After all, there are too many unstable factors in the world, and the harsh environment of the abyss is not suitable for long-term human habitation.

You've experienced the worst-case scenario many times.

Decades later, sincerity will be destroyed.

Faced with this disastrous outcome, and given the existence of the future-predicting function, you projected the idea of ​​continuing the Red Heart Society onto the Lava Demon.

But if we do that, new problems arise.

Even with the help of the Red Heart Society, the Lava Demon only barely reached level 99.

In the war of the Abyss Lords, the Lava Demons, both individually and in terms of territorial strength, were far inferior to the lords engaged in the battle.

Once you enter, you're a lamb to the slaughter.

The Abyss Lord War represents a path to advancement, a grand spectacle after reaching level 100.

Therefore, this massive war, which can be granted authority by the will of the abyss, is one that the lava demons must participate in.

Therefore, if the Crimson Heart Society is to truly spread throughout the Abyss, the Lava Demons must win this war against the Abyss Lords.

However, that's all for the future. Right now, defeating the Lava Demon is the top priority.

[In the same month, Deng Qi represented you on a diplomatic mission to the White Eagle Empire.]

Having acquired enough extraordinary resources to cover his mission expenses, Deng Qi, based on his understanding of the Lava Demon's eccentric personality, began directing the White Eagle Empire's warbands to lure the Lava Demon into the Red Heart Society's northern defense line.

At this very moment, within the northern defense line, you lead the Crimson Heart Legion, standing ready for battle, while Sword Elder stands at the attack position of the Crimson Heart Legion, prepared to crush the level 98 super abyss lord.

Although Sword Elder thought fighting someone three levels higher was absurd, he still stood here, ready to confront the Super Abyss Lord, out of trust in you.

At the same time, I also felt a vague sense of anticipation.

After all, at his level, fighting opponents of higher levels would greatly enhance his combat understanding.

Not long after, the colossal lava demon appeared before the Crimson Heart Chapter.

Seeing this, Sword Elder didn't hesitate at all; his soul domain surged forth, instantly enveloping the surroundings.

[And when your battle aura domain covers the Crimson Heart Battle Group, the powerful boost instantly unleashes terrifying power within the Crimson Heart Battle Group.]

Most importantly, the buff that ignores level differences, resulting from consuming Human Will, is the key factor that allows the Red Hearts Legion to confidently defeat the Lava Demon at this stage.

After Deng Qi returned to the Red Heart Battle Group, he directly took over the battle group's command from you.

Of everyone present, no one understood the Lava Demon better than him.

[From the opponent's every word, action, and even a change in their gaze, one can predict the Lava Demon's thoughts and then directly intercept and disrupt their battle strategy based on those thoughts.]

Therefore, when the battle broke out, to the White Eagle Empire soldiers not far away, the Red Heart Chapter's fighting style was nothing short of a magnificent art.

The Lava Demons, which appeared within their country's borders and caused unparalleled damage to their defenses, were like children's toys to the Redheart Chapter—they could be tossed around at will.

Even Sword Elder was astonished by Deng Qi's command abilities.

Could there really be such a great commander in the world?

This guy is practically a god of war!

Not only Sword Elder, but even the Lava Demon himself was stunned.

【what? 】

【no!】

[As I prepared to deliver a left punch, I unleashed a wave of lava energy from my mouth, and my demonic horns emitted streams of energy. How was it that my opponent was able to anticipate this combined attack and dodge it all?]

[Even when I caught them off guard and used a surprise attack with my eyes to strike their barrier, how could they manage to strike such a bizarre pose in mid-air?]

Isn't it said that the more members a battle group has, the less flexible it becomes?

[When did it become the case that when humanity besieges a super-lord like himself, he becomes the one with a stiff fighting stance?]

[Leaving those aside for now, perhaps the opposing commander is exceptionally capable.]

The key question is, how could the opponent pinpoint the exact location of his buttocks, which he was desperately trying to conceal, and even the vital spot hidden beneath a lava boulder a third of the way up from the center of his left buttock?

[Even all attacks should be aimed specifically at this area.]

Even though I expended a massive amount of magic power, activated my innate abilities, and endured a tremendous impact to relocate my vital points to the lower half of my left buttock and the upper quarter of my anus, which I had planned, the opponent could still find them precisely.

This pathetic fighting style, where the opponent completely dominates and even exposes their own thoughts to the enemy, made the Lava Demon curse inwardly.

This was my first time in this world, my first time hearing about the Sovereign Heart Society, and my first time meeting them in person.

How could the other person know me so well?

This feeling is like my own mother understanding me.

This is so weird!

[Is he cheating?]

As a super abyss lord, the Lava Demon has never experienced anything like this.

So He put His brilliant mind to use and prepared to evacuate.

[But Deng Qi instantly detected from the Lava Demon's subtle movements that it was trying to escape.]

To save time for the future, and also to get the Lava Demon into the Red Heart Society as soon as possible, we must beat him up really hard this time.

[And so, the Crimson Heart Battle Group transformed into the illusory form of Xuanwu, using its powerful defense and pulling ability to instantly drag the Lava Demon into the quagmire of battle.]

Do you think you can escape from someone you know well enough to know everything?

【How can it be? 】

[The battle quickly escalated into a brutal, close-quarters melee.]

[Once the Lava Demon's fate changes, the members of the Red Heart Battle Group will quickly relocate according to Deng Qi's orders.]

[From picking your nose, hitting your butt, poking your anus, gouging out your eyes]

After being utterly defeated, the lava demon roared to the sky, uttering a helpless and mournful cry in pure demonic language, "You are the demons, aren't you?"

[In January of the 134th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, after two months of relentless torture, coupled with Deng Qi's mastery of demonic language and his coercion and enticement, the Lava Demon, after shedding two streams of molten lava tears, agreed to join the Red Heart Society.]

After He joined the Redheart Society, the society specifically designated an area for the Lava Demons and their minions.

Afterwards, Deng Qi approached the Lava Demon alone and spoke with it.

【Hello! 】

I am the commander of the Red Heart Chapter; you should know something about me.

These words immediately caused the Lava Demon to lose his temper.

However, the Lava Demon, deep down, respects the strong.

[Most importantly, He was also very curious about Deng Qi's deep understanding of Him.]

If it weren't for the fact that the person standing in front of him was human, he would have suspected that Deng Qi was also a member of the Lava Demon race.

[From another perspective, it might even be the embodiment of a wise member of the tribe.]

[Yet this very human being gathered a group of ants far inferior to himself, who beat him black and blue, and even precisely targeted his vital points of vulnerability.]

[His agreement to join the Red Heart Society was also due to the Red Heart Team's methods of attacking vital points.]

Based on the Red Heart Battle Group's understanding of their own weaknesses, if they had used extremely violent means to destroy their own weaknesses, they might already be dead.

However, the opponent did not only carry out destructive actions, but also, after each strike targeting vital points, gave themselves time to recover.

Moreover, the opponent's striking techniques were designed to cause pain without harming one's very essence.

Therefore, He was very curious about Deng Qi.

[Deng Qi didn't answer the other party's question. After chatting about some casual matters, he reminded the Lava Demon to pay attention to the development of his subordinate army, and then turned and left.]

This left the lava demon somewhat bewildered. During their conversation, it had a strange feeling that the other party understood it very well.

[This is definitely someone I know!] [But I feel absolutely nothing for this insignificant human being.]

Is the other person's disguise too good, or is my memory playing tricks on me?

[But why is the other side telling me to focus on building up my auxiliary army?]

What's the use?

Are you suggesting we participate in the Abyss Lord War decades from now?!

[That kind of war can only be participated in by those who are not level 99 super-powerful Abyss Lords. Now they have been forced to join the human camp, and their future advancement is going to be a big problem.]

He is now very worried about the future.

Who could have imagined that a mighty super lord would be subdued so easily after only a few days in this delicious new world?

What's even more absurd is that this sudden urge, the very thing I depend on for survival, is telling me that staying here will bring me enormous benefits.

[To seek refuge with humans?]

[Huge benefits?]

[I am a demon!]

Are there really no problems with putting these two words together?

However, trusting his own impulsive decision, the Lava Demon decided to stay with the Red Heart Society for a while and see how it went.

[It's only a few decades at most; to Him, a few decades is just a blink of an eye.]

In February of the 134th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Crimson Heart Society established a special research department for the Lava Demon.

[With Deng Qi's explanation, the Lava Demon roughly understood that this was a gift from the Crimson Heart Society. Using the immense computing power of the Crimson Heart AI, along with the Lava Demon's personal medical report and the inherited information of the Lava Demon clan, they deduced a combat system to enhance the Lava Demon's fighting power.]

In the same month, Deng Qi resigned from his position as commander of the Red Heart Army and devoted himself entirely to training the Lava Demons.

His past life's experience told him that these servants and their retinues, originating from demons, were generally poorly disciplined among ordinary demon soldiers. However, the lower-ranking servant officers, namely Abyss Lords of the fourth rank or higher, had a fear of their lord that outweighed their inner greed for flesh and blood.

Mid-level auxiliary army officers, also known as sixth-tier Abyss Lords, possess strong self-control and command abilities.

[High-ranking military officers, needless to say.]

Although the Lava Demon didn't understand Deng Qi's complete dedication, it still cooperated.

From this perspective, isn't Chixin's training of His own elite troops simply enhancing His combat strength?

[In the same month, under Deng Qi's indoctrination, the raised-hand salute and the slogan "May your loyalty be ever-victorious" spread among the auxiliary troops in a barbaric and unreasonable manner.]

[Any servant or soldier who fails to raise their hand in salute when meeting an officer shall be punished with three hundred lashes in the abyss!]

Those who do not proclaim "May your loyalty be ever victorious" each day will be pierced by the abyss eight hundred times.

The ways in which demons and humans are dealt with are completely different.

Deng Qi understood this perfectly well.

If handled properly, this auxiliary army might become an asset to the Red Heart Society in the future.

In May of the 134th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Peacock Empire collapsed.

[In the same month, the abyssal demonic tide within the Winter Empire escalated once again.]

The terrifying abyssal current, aided by a level 98 abyssal titan, instantly breached the first line of defense erected by the Red Heart Army.

Fortunately, Lin Xue had anticipated this, and there were no casualties.

The reconstruction and construction of the winter defense line have also been completed.

From this day forward, this major defensive line, built with a huge sum of money by the Winter Empire, will become a vital barrier protecting the southern border of the Red Heart Society.

In July of the 134th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Demon Research Department of the Red Heart Society, based on the combined physical constitution and racial characteristics of the vassal army, developed a demon potion that could be produced by the Extraordinary Factory, using demon flesh and soul as the main materials, along with twenty-seven auxiliary materials such as Blood Spirit Grass and Soul Essence Flower.

[The demonic potion can slowly increase the soul strength of the servant soldiers, while simultaneously removing the influence of chaotic will within their souls.]

This maximizes the self-control of the auxiliary troops and ensures their obedience to orders, forming a charging posture similar to a military formation.

The Lava Demon's brow twitched violently as it watched the terrifying power unleashed by its minions after Deng Qi's training.

Is this really still my ragtag army?

[In August of the 134th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, you reached level 60 and began to refine your Bright Moon Battle Qi in all aspects according to the cultivation method tailored for you by the Crimson Heart Research Institute.]

In the same month, the Red Heart Society of the Kingdom of Farah launched a reform movement, sending their king and ruling class to the guillotine.

The Red Heart Society's influence worldwide has been expanded.

Under Lin Xue's instructions, both sides established over a hundred large teleportation arrays.

[On the one hand, it makes it convenient for Fara's ideal state to request assistance from here if it faces a deadly threat.]

On the other hand, Fara's ideal state was to begin imitating the policies of the Red Heart Society and promoting them throughout the country.

[First, there are strategies related to raising public awareness.]

In this era of invasion from the abyss, failing to awaken the entire nation and transform every single person into a fighting force is tantamount to courting death.

[However, the resources of the Farah Ideal Kingdom in the realm of the extraordinary were too poor, especially since the Farah Kingdom's act of setting fire to its national treasury before its demise further damaged its extraordinary reserves.]

The Kingdom of Farah now possesses almost nothing except its people and land.

Therefore, they urgently need the assistance of the Red Heart Society.

[In order to quickly enhance the strength of the Farah Ideal Kingdom and enable them to possess the power to resist the Abyss, the Red Heart Society has provided comprehensive support to the Farah Ideal Kingdom.]

From Awakening Crystals to Extraordinary Products, from Extraordinary Factories to Extraordinary Military Factories.

The leaders of Farah's Ideal Country were moved to tears by the heartfelt support from the Red Heart Society.

At that moment, they felt there was still hope in the world.

Under the leadership of the Red Heart Society and with the support of everyone in the world, humanity is not without hope of turning defeat into victory!

This era is destined to be one where humanity's stars shine brightly!

Only when humanity's stars shine brightly can human civilization continue in another form.

[In order to quickly align with the support of the Red Heart Society, and more importantly, to give back to the Red Heart Society, so that they can see our unwavering determination.]

[Fara's Ideal State directly adopted the Red Heart Society's systematic contribution point system, and on this basis, directly introduced the Red Heart Intelligence Brain's sub-brain monitoring system.]

[Thus, 80 million Farahans joined the Red Heart Society, further expanding the potential of the Red Heart Society's development offices and allowing the existing market base within the Red Heart Society to grow even larger.]

In September of the 134th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Red Heart Reformation broke out in the United States.

However, the Red Hearts branch within the United States was too weak and was quickly suppressed by the United States' aristocratic families and nobles.

Upon learning of this, the Red Heart Society issued a direct warning to the United States from across the ocean.

All supporters of the Red Heart ideals worldwide should be protected by the Red Heart Society.

If the United States dares to indiscriminately slaughter members of the Red Heart Society, it will face the Red Heart Society's most ferocious retaliation.

The United States leadership was somewhat annoyed after receiving this warning.

Finally, with no other choice, they had to exile all members of the Red Heart Society within the United States to Red Heart Society territory via a teleportation array.

From the perspective of the United States government, this is exile.

For the members of the Red Heart Branch, this was like arriving in a dream paradise!

In January of the 135th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Red Heart Reform was in full swing across the world, burning like a raging fire, growing ever stronger!

After all, for members of the Red Heart Branch, success is best, but failure doesn't matter.

With the Red Heart Society backing them up, the worst that could happen is being banished to their dream paradise. What's there to be afraid of?

On the contrary, the Red Heart Society's support was their greatest encouragement!

[Thus, the Red Heart Society's direct influence worldwide grew, and while helping these countries recover their economies and heal their wounds, their domestic economic markets also expanded significantly.]

The Red Heart Society's finances have once again seen a significant increase in revenue.

In February of the 135th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, nearly one hundred members of the Crimson Heart Battle Group donned the Crimson Heart Armor, gaining significantly enhanced defense and attack speed.

Currently, the rate at which members of the Crimson Heart Battle Group are donning the Crimson Heart Armor far exceeds the rate at which the armor is produced.

[If the Red Heart Society hadn't had some Red Heart Armor left over from a while ago, they probably wouldn't have been able to gather this batch of Red Heart Armor.]

The production technology for the Crimson Heart Armor needs innovation!

[In the same month, as you led the Red Heart Legion to expand four thousand kilometers westward into the Abyss, a mighty will swept across the area occupied by the Red Heart Legion.]

Immediately afterwards, the horns of alert sounded in the colossal abyss city directly north of the Red Heart Society.

(End of this chapter)