Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

The Demon Kingdom's army had been assembled at the Bone Ridge for many days, waiting for the arrival of their commander before launching an attack on the Heavenly Fortune Empire. On this day, Commander Cai Ran, whom the thousands of demon soldiers had been waiting for, finally arrived.

Cai Ran didn't seem as fanatical as the other demon soldiers. On the contrary, he acted more like a human. Upon arrival, the first thing he did was to organize the army. Under his orders, he first beheaded several centurions who had condoned the soldiers' fighting. Then he ordered each soldier to return to their respective camps according to their unit numbers. In front of everyone, he gave the commanders of each army a good beating. Only after doing all this did he begin the military council.

"Everyone, I have been ordered by the Demon King Verla to lead the army, and I have also received the highest instructions from the Council of Deliberation to break through the Heavenly Fortune Empire before our kin on the southern front. Originally, we quietly assembled according to the prescribed time and have already broken into the Heavenly Fortune Empire's territory. But you fools have arrived here early, as if you are afraid that the enemy will not know our movements!"

Cai Ran's reprimand and intimidation caused all the demon generals present to lower their bruised and swollen heads, not daring to refute him. Seeing that no one spoke, Cai Ran angrily smashed the water glass in front of him and shouted, "The Heavenly Fortune Empire must have received the news and is already on guard. Our first battle will be fought in the Demon-Controlling City. This city is the largest and most important place in the western part of the Heavenly Fortune Empire. It must be heavily defended, but I have already decided on a countermeasure. From now on, anyone who dares to disobey my orders will have their head taken to atone for their sins!"

"The time is set for 3 a.m. tomorrow. The entire army will break camp and set off. Do you all understand?"

"Understood!" The generals, having witnessed Cai Ran's strength, answered in unison and with great volume.

That night, a total of 600,000 demon soldiers on the western front were organizing their equipment. Under the supervision of the officers sent by Cai Ran, they went to bed early. At three o'clock in the morning, countless drums sounded in the camps, waking all the soldiers from their sleep. Then came the reprimands from the officers. Within minutes, the soldiers had assembled in front of their respective tents.

Cai Ran was very satisfied with the result and immediately issued an order to his six commanding generals: "From this moment on, cancel your original unit numbers and start new numbers from one to six. The first and second armies will set off first. After approaching the border, each will select 50,000 soldiers as the vanguard to attack and fight along the way, directly resisting the Demon City. Before reaching the Demon City, if you encounter strong resistance, you are not allowed to retreat!"

The generals of the First and Second Armies received their orders and led their troops ahead. Then Cai Ran issued another order: "The Third and Fourth Armies will set off later. After approaching the border, 100,000 soldiers will be dispatched to support the vanguard. If the vanguard has already arrived outside the Demon City, they will set up camp on the spot, hold their positions, and guard against surprise attacks."

"The Fifth and Sixth Armies will depart last. Once they reach the border, they will set up camp on the spot and send out ten 10-man squads to scout northwards to find out the enemy's movements and defenses. Go."

After hearing Cai Ran's order, the generals of the Third and Fourth Armies left without saying much. However, Si Yun, the general of the Fifth Army who was the last to depart, couldn't help but complain: "Commander, why not let my army be the vanguard? Sending the cowards of the First Army will definitely not succeed, and they might even be defeated."

Seeing Cai Ran's increasingly grim expression, the Sixth Army general beside him knew that the commander would surely explode if things continued. He quickly pulled Si Yun aside and apologized profusely, "Commander, General Si just likes to complain. We'll obey the order and set off now." With that, he dragged Si Yun away.

Cai Ran stared grimly at the departing army in the distance, muttering to himself, "Your Majesty, may you bless us to succeed this time."

The vanguard marched swiftly, every soldier's face filled with excitement, while the two commanders, Abner and Baron, were also engaged in excited conversation.

"It seems we'll definitely be able to crush the Heavenly Fortune Empire this time. Once I take over the Demon-Controlling City, I'll definitely hold a grand massacre at the County Commandant's Mansion! Hahahaha!" Abner made no attempt to hide his bloodlust.

The so-called Great Slaughtering Gathering is a custom of the demon army left over from the first war between humans and demons. Whenever a large county is captured, the commander of the city will hold a killing contest in the city lord's mansion or the county commander's mansion to see who can kill the most people in the shortest time. Sometimes, when the demon soldiers get carried away with the killing, they will even accidentally injure their own people. This cruel custom is a killing feast in the hearts of the demon soldiers, hence the name Great Slaughtering Gathering.

"Commander Cai Ran truly has a keen eye for talent. He divided your army into the First Army and mine into the Second Army, which clearly shows that he knows our strengths. Once we join forces to attack the Demon City, I, Baron, will contribute an extra share of the rewards from the Great Slaughter!" Baron, the commander of the Second Army, echoed Abner's suggestion and was also eager for the impending massacre.

“Brother Baron, I’m a little older than you. You can’t take this credit for the broken city from me,” Abner said.

"What are you saying, Brother Abner? Breaking a city depends on strength, and this honor belongs to my Second Army!" After saying that, Baron cracked his whip, and his warhorse accelerated and charged out.

"You bastard Baron!" Abner spurred his horse and gave chase.

Before dawn, the vanguard soldiers, infected by the fervor of war and slaughter, had already reached the border between the two countries. If Abner and Baron hadn't been subdued by Cai Ran, they probably would have forgotten Cai Ran's orders and led their troops straight across. Fortunately, their earlier hasty march allowed them to stop before the soldiers at the front could directly charge. After each of them transferred 50,000 men from their respective armies, the 100,000-strong army, under the joint leadership of the two, marched towards the territory of the Tianyun Empire.

The remaining 100,000 soldiers were forced to march slowly at the rear, capturing small towns that had been captured along the way and looting various villages.

The border was only a few dozen miles from the Demon-Slaying City. The people of several towns along the way were still asleep when they were suddenly awakened by the sound of galloping hooves and cheers outside their windows. Some curious onlookers opened their windows to investigate, only to be shot through the head by an arrow and die instantly. Although Zhang Huangning had taken precautionary measures, the defenses of the various towns were simply not strong enough. Coupled with the demons' swift breaching of the cities, many soldiers had just lit their signal fires when the arriving demon soldiers extinguished them. Soldiers who had just left the city to deliver intelligence were also caught up and killed, horse and all.

Several border cities were thus captured one by one by the demon vanguard. However, the vanguard did not linger. After capturing each city, they did not stop and went straight to the next target. Not long after they left, the follow-up soldiers of the vanguard came to take over, and then each small city was plunged into a frenzy of slaughter.

At dawn, Abner and Baron's 100,000-strong vanguard encountered no significant resistance and arrived less than three miles outside the Demon City. The continuous breaching of the city had gradually made them unable to suppress their most primal desires. At this point, the two could no longer remember Cai Ran's orders, only that their commander had ordered their vanguard to directly resist the Demon City.

After a roar, the 100,000 vanguard troops, led by the two men, charged toward the Demon City. Such a large-scale attack quickly alerted the city's defenders, who swiftly lit beacon fires, sent messengers to Commandant Lü Yi and Third Army Commander Zhang Huangning to report the enemy situation, and prepared to meet the enemy.