What did you do with the dice?

Newbie, just be the first god to leave.

However, the first thing that stopped the imps in the front from charging was not so-called elven summons, thorny vines, simple animal traps or other small gadgets.

I saw rows of tower shields falling to the ground with heavy knocking sounds, turning into a solid iron shield wall, smashing them into pieces!

That was not an elven army at all, but what could be called the strongest physical fortress in the world - the human heavy infantry corps!

Even the wolf cavalry of the El Empire had to retreat in front of the heavy infantry who had already established their position, and go around to the flanks to wait for an opportunity, and they dared not break through head-on.

"Shadow-Doll's Fourth Heavy Armored Regiment, all troops, form a spear array!"

"Those who retreat will be killed!"

The oppressive feeling created by the airtight shield array made it seem as if the air could not pass through. Even the fire burning on the outskirts of the forest seemed to shrink. A large number of spears protruded from the gaps in the shield wall, piercing through any demons that dared to use their bodies to crash into the array.

Even if the soldiers in the front fall, the second and third rows will firmly push forward and directly contain the demon's offensive outside the coverage of the World Tree.

With the heavy infantry's defense line, the elves in the trees suddenly regained their confidence. Countless arrows poured down, causing great damage to the crowded demon army.

Rusalka: (What's that? I finally understand. So the entire Elf Forest is just a giant Plants vs. Zombies game, right?)

Sanita, who was observing the battle on the Guided Explosive Ship, wanted to complain, but Rusalka's description seemed somewhat appropriate.

Chapter 480: World Destruction Vanguard Battle (4)

This special force ambushed around the World Tree was indeed beyond End's expectations.

How could such a large number of human troops appear in the forest?

If the wise men of humanity had anticipated that the demons would be the first to invade the Elven Forest, or if the Supreme Mage had thought of this, then it wouldn't be surprising. After all, the Supreme Mage had brought Elune to the game, and Elune was a newcomer, and he wasn't.

But the problem is, Elune's mist array is clearly designed to automatically intercept non-elven races, so how did these humans get through the mist array and get in?

A single elven unit was the best at guerrilla warfare in plains and forests, but was a complete mess when it came to defending their home base. Due to their sheer numbers, they were completely unable to hold their ground in ground combat, with high offense and low defense.

Although a single human heavy armored unit is difficult to deal with, it is ultimately extremely bulky and has no ability to move and pursue. It is also afraid of attacks such as air strikes that can ignore shields, and has high defense but low attack.

Now that the two are combined together and complement each other perfectly, their strength has undergone a qualitative change.

"Prioritize shooting down demons in the air and those casting spells!"

The Elven Archers are the strongest small air defense unit in the world. As soon as the Dreadlords in the air took off and prepared to dive into the shield formation, at least three purple

If one of the "Sighs of the God of Nature" hits a target, the entire body will instantly turn into pus and spill onto the ground, and the demons below will also be corroded while screaming.

Other mages died as soon as they showed their heads. This was the archery position of thousands of elves, and the World Tree was overlooking the area. As long as a fireball flew out of the demon army, the next moment the fireball shooter would be hit by precise magic-breaking arrows from all directions, turning him into a hedgehog in an instant.

The elves of Team Frostflower were incredibly excited. Melissa, their leader, shot three arrows through the eyes of the Balrog, who was attempting to charge but was repelled by the magic resistance tower shield. She shouted, "Oh my God! This is the invincible shield formation mentioned in the books! One day we'll be able to stand behind the human shield and fight alongside them!"

The other elves nearby also felt a little uncomfortable when they heard this. It was the episode that was hard to refute.

But even though the situation is very unfavorable now, Xiaobei still has to be tough: "Tsk, he is just good at lifting some iron lumps and is very brave. As an ally, he is just barely good enough."

Lin Yu was the happiest, despite a minor conflict between her and Suarez. But it didn't matter. Humans are so strong, wouldn't someone like me, who's friendly, immediately gain a large following in the forest? Alice wasn't coming back anyway, so maybe after the war, her status would be on par with Warfarin's before?

The demonic army's relentless offensive was stalled by the shield formation, and the sky ritual couldn't sustain its troop transport for long. After all, the vitality gained from a single sudden attack was limited. After the various tribes realized this, they proactively dispersed their forces, surrounding the impact point to siege the demons still stunned upon landing, resulting in a decreasing amount of vitality to be harvested.

If you want to open a portal using the Forest of Elves as your base, you must harvest the vitality stored in the World Tree.

Yet, the demonic army was able to advance its front with a casualty ratio so low that any other army's morale would collapse. Though the process was arduous, within just half an hour, the demonic corpses piled up like a mountain, and blood flowed everywhere. However, among the demons, the "Scavenger Destroyer" was a very special race. With a challenge rating of 10, they might not be as powerful as the likes of the Howler in single combat, but they were experts at utilizing corpses, and their role in group battles could not be underestimated.

Their entire body is a long strip like a flesh worm, with a huge mouth covered with fangs on the top. They lower their heads to swallow the corpses of their companions whole, and in just a few seconds they can convert them into a deadly corrosive and high-temperature liquid and spit it out. They can even quickly melt shields, directly causing huge damage to the infantry phalanx.

Hidden behind the demon army are some "Hell Warlocks" that look like giant six-armed mantises. They have activated the "Fire Phantom" and hide in the flames, making their bodies unable to be captured. They can also use the corpses on the ground to activate the powerful "Corpse Explosion".

With the enemy using corpses to clear a path, even the most elite formations would inevitably be broken through. The casualties on the Shadow Legion's side began to gradually increase, and even the elven mages had to give up attack magic and use buff spells as much as possible, or summon some plants again to fill the line and relieve the pressure on the front-line soldiers.

Sanita estimated that if the frequency of the demon's reinforcements continued without decreasing and he did not continue to send additional reinforcements, he could probably only hold out for three to four hours.

By then, his two infantry corps, a total of 4,000 heavy armored infantrymen, would all be buried in the forest.

If you want to minimize casualties, you should stop the reinforcements, leave the dead soldiers behind to cover the retreat, and then let Elune carry out her own plan and take a long-term view.

However, this is a world-class war, there is no retreat, and no one will be left unharmed. Even if you choose to surrender, there will be no mercy in the end.

Demons feed on life force and are mortal enemies of the creatures of the Eternal Plane. Even without an apocalyptic reign, they will invade until the very last moment.

If you want to defeat the end, you must give up some of your kindness and humanity.

Having trained so many troops along the way, Rusalka might be reluctant to let go due to growing attachment, but Sanitieta knew that all his efforts were for this final war.

In order for himself to go back, everyone can be a necessary sacrifice.

The sound stone first emitted a series of explosions and the sounds of fighting. After a while, a hoarse and indistinct report came out: "Lord Sanitieta, I am sorry. I am the adjutant of the Fourth Legion. Our legion commander has been killed. I can only report to you on his behalf. Our troops have suffered more than half casualties."

Sanita: "Hold on, warrior, support is coming soon. I will immediately order the Second Reserve Legion to enter the portal!"

He hasn't achieved his goal yet, so he sends another one in until he uses up his last bit of patience!

"Thank you... I wish you good luck in martial arts... sizzle——"

The last sounds coming out of the sound stone were the opponent's roar and the devil's roar, and then it turned into dead silence, lost its luster, and the runes on it gradually dissipated.

This means that the stone on the opposite side is broken.

The mages driving the guided bombers around Sani Tower fell silent. They were somewhat thankful that they had been following Sani Tower and had not been thrown into this life-or-death battle.

But after a brief sense of relief, he

They began to feel uneasy about the future again: If the invincible Pearl Tear Army also lost, who would be able to stand up for Sinidi to resist the demon's attack?

Time passed by minute by minute, and Zhongmo and Sanita seemed to be wrestling in the void, testing each other's patience limit.

The reserve forces had been fully deployed to the battlefront, but the situation looked grim. Beneath the World Tree lay a vast plain. Even with the support of the elven ranged units, the ground forces were still under immense pressure from the mid-level demons. The individual quality of the human army was not strong, and they had only been able to hold out until now thanks to the superior equipment of the Pearl Tear Territory.

Even good armor might be able to withstand the piercing and slashing attacks of a blade demon, but if struck by a giant hammer from a power demon like a wrathful guard, even if the armor remains intact, the impact would still cause the soldier inside to break bones at best, or even die instantly.

The front line is constantly being pushed towards the World Tree. If reinforcements are to continue, we will have to consider the possibility that the portal will be overloaded and the troops will not be able to retreat.

In other words, sending reinforcements next would be equivalent to unilaterally throwing soldiers' lives into the pit.

This time, Sanita cut off the requests for help.

Wait a little longer. If there is no change within half an hour, send out the death squadron and let them carry the magic rune stones of self-destruction to forcibly replace the living forces of the demon army.

The World Tree can be lost, but the time has not come yet.

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Elsewhere, Zhongmo observed the number of human troops. Although the fog array interfered with the images transmitted back by the demons, a rough estimate based on the harvested vitality indicated that this human army had suffered over two thousand casualties.

Even with half of their troops killed or wounded, their line has not been broken until now. It seems that it is not only because of their admirable morale, but also because there must be reserved reinforcements that are constantly emerging from the blind spot of the World Tree to fill the gap in their line.

Okay, let's use our abilities here.

He let the eyes in the sky stare at the area under the fog formation, and cast a red light that penetrated the fog formation and shone on the World Tree.

The sight directly penetrated the layers of obstacles and cover, illuminating the entire World Tree from the inside out, and quickly locked onto a convergence point of spatial magic flow. Finally, it discovered the two-way portal at the top of the World Tree, whose magical aura was concealed by a small ceremony arranged by the Sani Iron Tower.

The elves had already transferred all the untrained pure-blooded elves through this portal. Even if they knew magic and archery, they would only cause trouble if they couldn't adapt to the battlefield, and being killed would only add fuel to the enemy's fire. It would be better for them to retreat to the City of Silver, hide behind the barrier, and practice fighting in favorable situations.

Now, this portal is continuously transporting the reserve infantry troops on standby in the Silver City, as if they are going to drag the entire demon race to death in the Forest of Elves.

Sani Iron Tower couldn't afford to wait, and finally didn't dare to gamble. The fog array was already saturated, and the reinforcements inside were a human army. This meant that once the human forces outside reacted and surrounded the forest, the demon army would be attacked from both sides.

"What a shame! My beloved followers are still staying in the west, showing no intention of withdrawing. Haha, well, since the Legion can't overwhelm Elune's capital in terms of numbers, let's just focus on quality."

"Go ahead, my masterpiece! I command you to destroy the entire Elf Forest within half an hour!"

At the end, all the remaining power in the ritual will be consumed at once.

The huge eye in the sky kept shrinking and condensing, intertwining with the ritual light column, twisting and tearing the space, opening a huge demon door. The terrifying fluctuations emitted when it appeared alone shocked all high-level extraordinary people in the world.

The Demon's Gate slowly opened in the sky, and a unique ball of light was projected from the gate, rushing towards the Forest of Elves.

It was a huge fireball burning with dark and ominous flames, like a black sun falling from the sky, and smashed into the location of the Elf Forest.

Even the mist formation, boasting a capacity strong enough to withstand four top-tier magical bombardments, didn't devour the fireball as it usually did. Instead, like a stomach suffering from indigestion, it struggled to repel the pitch-black presence. Ultimately, it succumbed to the invasion and was forced inside.

The sky returned to its azure blue color, but no one could relax.

It was a Hell Lord, a Hell Lord who had once crushed the demon war with ease. In this way, it passed through the defense line of the Seven Sin Realms in the west and descended into the Eternal Plane!

Hydra raised his face to the sky. "I feel it. That aura is Ash Lord Blade. I've seen Him in the prophetic image, there's no mistaking Him! I never thought He could actually cross that portal in the sky!"

She murmured solemnly, "Furthermore, the feeling he gives me seems even more powerful than the one I saw in the picture with these eyes back then. Is this the influence of the End?"

Hydra immediately pulled out the voice stone he carried with him and activated it, shouting, "Commander Sanita, I request that your strategic plan for me be altered. Allow me to personally go to the Elf Forest to support them. Otherwise, no one but me, with the artifact and these eyes, can stand a chance against the Lord of Hell."

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Tieta: "Rejected. I have been waiting for a long time and have my own plans for this guy."

Rusalka was bored, lying in her tent, scrolling through the private chat channel. Whenever there was news, she would rush in to share her opinion: (So I've always been curious about what Black Cat saw back then. Also, Commander Sani Iron Tower, I want to go to the forest too!)

Sanita: (You can't go either. Right now, you only need to stay at the border of the Seven Sins Realm. You've already played your greatest role for the entire world.)

Rusalka still found it difficult to understand his good brother's judgment: How could he contribute to the world just by lying there without moving? What kind of magical situation was this?

Just as Hydra had predicted, the moment the Ash Lord fell into the formation, the sun struck the World Tree's trunk. The aftermath of the black flame explosion instantly vaporized a small portion of the fifth-floor platform, reducing the elves atop it to ash. The elves, tainted by the black flames, tried their best to dispel the evil flames emanating from the depths of Hell, but failed, and they writhe on the ground in agony.

Suarez waved her scepter, turning the newly grown branches into sharp blades, which cut off the elves' limbs that were stained with fire, and then rolled them up and brought them back to the upper level for treatment, allowing them to survive.

"what--"

The elves were terrified when they saw this and screamed as they fled to the upper levels.

Brad looked at the elves who were no match for him and sneered, "Master End, you underestimate me. In ten minutes, these long-eared worms and their nest will disappear."

But the moment he landed, the chirping of elves' birds and the sound of human horns suddenly resounded throughout the battlefield, and all the troops began to move - but towards the direction of the World Tree.

The human troops retreated in an orderly manner through the repaired wooden stairs, leaving only a few dead soldiers behind. The elven mages and sharpshooters no longer held back, and used up all their magic power and remaining arrows to burst out the maximum suppressive firepower in an instant, killing the demon army as soon as they crossed the line, leaving them no time to pursue.

The retreat signal sounded, and the long-awaited dawn finally arrived!

Maggie walked out of the World Tree and looked at Suarez with a complicated expression: "Your Majesty, according to your request, the activation has been completed."

"Thank you for your hard work, Maggie. Now take your team and go."

"Your Majesty, I..."

Suarez interrupted her, "No need to say more. I understand your kindness, but the knowledge and research you possess cannot be lost here. Use them to trade with humans."

Maggie took a deep breath and said seriously, "May your steps follow the breeze in the forest."

The moment Lady Elune spoke of has finally arrived.

Lord of Hell, I'm waiting for you!

Chapter 481: World Destruction Vanguard Battle (5)

Judging from the observation points secretly placed by the Sani Iron Tower in various locations, Esdi was the fastest nation to respond to the demonic invasion. This was thanks to their "church" system, which ensured that every village and town was staffed with at least one transcendent capable of wielding Holy Light, ready to engage the demons immediately. Even if they couldn't defeat them, they still gave civilians time to escape and await rescue.

Esterlen's reaction was also very quick. Ever since being beaten by Rusalka once before, Esterlen's Twin Towers had developed an "Emergency Mobile Response" policy. Martial law was imposed throughout the country as soon as the demons invaded. Magic airships from all over the country took off and rushed to the demons' landing points to deploy troops, to "mend the fence after the sheep have been lost" and gradually suppressed the demons' raids.

The Ai'er Empire, uh, there are no observation points on the Ai'er Empire side. But considering their system of universal military service, they shouldn't be caught off guard.

However, Sinidi had the worst reaction. On the one hand, the "Glory of All Races" on the western border made the rear a little lax. On the other hand, Sinidi's armed forces were too concentrated in the city, resulting in the fact that when attacked in other places outside, they could only rely on the Ranger troops to rush to support. The overall situation was like a toilet leaking everywhere during a rainstorm.

And in the end, Sinidi was also "taken care of" in a targeted manner, so the battle was very brutal at the first moment.

Fortunately, the guided-explosion support from the Sani Tower was very quick, and more than half of the country has been restored to safety.

The mages who were calibrating their magic circuits around them sighed as they watched yet another high-level demon reduced to dust by the Guided Explosion's precise holy light beam. "Thanks to Lord Sanitita! Without you, I really don't know what we would have done."

There was no need to be polite or modest at this time. Sanita just felt that everything was very subtle.

The Time Sect was clearly a power founded on the United Kingdom of Humanity. However, the Detonator, arguably the sect's most powerful technological achievement and a weapon specifically designed to combat demonic invasions, was sealed within the royal treasury of Sinidi, leading to his own acquisition.

Is this really a coincidence?

He just felt a little complicated. He didn't know how far the gods had calculated, and whether the role he was playing now was also in their plan?

Rusalka yelled in the private chat channel: (Oh, why think so much? When will I be able to finish my imprisonment? My Holy Slash and I can’t wait any longer!)

Sanita: (I've decided to take a gamble and allow a Hell Lord to enter the Elven Forest. If Elune follows my plan, I think you'll be able to have a good fight soon.)

Pitch-black flames leaped across the battlefield, burning all living things that came into contact with them, regardless of friend or foe.

Just like its owner's name,

He will not stop until everything is reduced to ashes.

Ash Lord Blade, a demon in human form, reached out and grasped the longsword blazing with black flames. With a single casual swing, he effortlessly slashed through the shield array before him. He grabbed a soldier and watched him crumble to ash in the flames. He slowly whispered to the remaining retreating people, "Is this the human form of the main plane today? They haven't even awakened to the Holy Light yet. They're completely vulnerable."