mesbooks Chapter 428: The Deployment of the Two Paths of Good and Evil
Chapter 428: The Deployment of the Two Paths of Good and Evil
"The enemy's regular army didn't take action, so what's there to be proud of for destroying a few sirens?"
"The enemy is keeping their troops inactive. What is their strategic intention?"
"The enemy is approaching in force. What is your strategic deployment?"
Chen Gong angrily asked three times, and the entire room fell into a hushed silence, a pin drop audible. The joyous atmosphere of war profiteering vanished, and the staff and the elders were trembling with fear.
"Contact the Demonic Path immediately and negotiate a truce between good and evil so we can join forces to fight the demons. The Skeleton Army is coming with such momentum, there must be a Level 10 demon beast in charge. Only Old Demon Wei and I can deal with them together."
"Elders, divide your responsibilities and go to the several battle zones where the demon soldiers have appeared. Recruit scattered cultivators and organize manpower to resist step by step. Make sure you understand the enemy's strategic intentions."
"Humans and demons cannot coexist. Anyone who dares to invade our human territory will be punished, no matter how far away they are!" Chen Gong threatened viciously.
The Righteous Path Alliance now had a core force. All departments quickly mobilized, and a large number of cultivators rushed to the front lines. The Nascent Soul Elders, who had been in seclusion, were also ordered out to serve as the highest military commanders in each battle zone. With the support of these Nascent Soul experts, the attacked Hundred Islands Sea Monsters were finally defeated and retreated, leaving the seas surrounding the battle zone stained red with blood.
The Demonic Path was also under attack by the Sirens. Upon receiving the ceasefire offer from the Righteous Path Alliance and realizing that this was not the time for humanity to engage in internecine violence, the group readily agreed. Wei Wei also emerged from his retreat, sensing an unusual threat. His time was approaching, and he was increasingly overwhelmed. Liao Hua, the Demonic Path's deputy leader, had died in the Chaos Tower, and the Demonic Path had weakened further since the ascension of the God-Transforming Elder Sun. Wei Wei's retreat had been a complete waste of time, with no improvement in his magical power.
"Alas!" Wei Wei sighed, the world is cruel.
"Could it be that the immortal Tyrannosaurus Rex King on Dinosaur Island has gone crazy and is here to make trouble for us humans?" He was also quite puzzled by this monster riot.
"I heard that the old ape king of Skull Island has been missing for hundreds of years, leaving the monkeys without a leader. Could it be that the Tyrannosaurus King has conquered the ape tribe? Even if that's the case, the snake queen of Snake Island isn't so easy to deal with."
"Humph, this brat Chen Gong opposes me at every turn. Otherwise, I would have unified the human race in the Chaos Sea long ago and launched a war to invade the three islands of the demon race. With the spiritual medicine resources of the three islands, I might have a chance of a breakthrough."
"There's no point in overthinking. Now that the three major demon islands have joined forces to invade, and with Tyrannosaurus King and Snake Lady, two level ten masters, Chen Gong and I have no choice but to join forces."
"Let's fight! See if we can break free from the restraints in this fight! I think the two immortals, Tyrannosaurus Rex and Snake Queen, also have this in mind."
In a flash, Wei Wei thought about many things. Regardless, this was a calamity threatening the human race's genocide. All cultivators, both righteous and demonic, as well as independent cultivators, were forced to put aside their differences and unite to defeat the enemy. The demonic sect also responded quickly, dispatching a Nascent Soul Elder to personally lead the resistance against the Skeleton Army on the front lines.
The human race had nearly thirty Nascent Soul cultivators, slightly outnumbering the human form-shifting demon generals. However, not all of them could be deployed to the front lines. Certain strategic locations required strict defense to prevent sneak attacks from small groups of demons, so some Nascent Soul elders were assigned to guard these locations. As the defending force, humans had a more dispersed presence. While they had an overall numerical advantage, they were not on the front lines, resulting in a fairly evenly matched situation between the human form-shifting demon cultivators and the Nascent Souls.
The overwhelming threat of demons forced the human cultivators to unite. Under the personal coordination of the leaders of both the righteous and demonic factions, a standoff ensued, which then transitioned to a strategic stalemate. Localized battles continued on the front lines, resulting in casualties on both sides, but no large-scale, massed battles involving tens of thousands of troops occurred. Consequently, the casualties were primarily low-level cultivators, while cultivators at the Jindan stage and above were extremely cautious, avoiding significant casualties.
After several months of long journey, Liu Xing led King Kong and others and finally arrived at the Skeleton Army base camp. Qing Yuan, She Jiu and other captains were very excited. They had been keeping their troops in place just to wait for the arrival of the marshal.
"What is the current situation?" Liu Xing asked.
"We drove the sirens and launched the Hundred Islands War at the same time, mobilizing most of the Yuanying elders and Jindan masters from both the righteous and evil paths to the front line. Now is the strategic stalemate stage." Wuyazi was the first to go out and report. He was originally an elder of the Righteous Alliance and had many connections among humans, so he naturally became the chief intelligence officer of the Skeleton Army.
"Our army is powerful, and the righteous and evil forces have formed a united front. Moreover, due to our army's sweep, all the scattered cultivators hiding in various places in the sea have been driven out, forcing them to join the righteous and evil forces."
"Now, the number of our great monks is twice that of the enemy, but the overall combat power at other levels is not as good as that of the enemy. However, in order to defend various strategic locations, the enemy has dispersed their manpower, so a situation of equal strength has been formed on the front line." Wuyazi analyzed the current battle situation clearly in a few words.
"Brother Wu, thank you for your hard work." Liu Xing praised him. The current situation was exactly what he wanted.
Liu Xing has close comrades in both the demon and human races. Although he is a human, he does not have strong racial discrimination. His current mentality is that those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish. Those who are willing to join him are his comrades, and those who are unwilling are his enemies. He does not care about others or demons.
Furthermore, his determination to unify the mortal world did not involve mass killing; defeating the enemy without fighting was naturally the best outcome. Therefore, decapitation from above and encirclement from below were the core tactics for minimizing casualties.
"This kind of stalemate is exactly what I like to see. Thank you for your hard work, generals." Liu Xing praised all the transformed demon generals present.
"The next strategy is the decapitation plan. We must capture Chen Gong alive and defeat Wei Wei!" Liu Xing did not hide anything, but directly announced the strategic goal.
"King Kong, Tyrannosaurus Rex!" Liu Xing ordered King Kong and Tyrannosaurus Rex.
"The general is here!"
"I order the two of you to set out immediately and find the Demonic Alliance leader Wei Wei. If you can persuade him to surrender, do so. If not, kill him on the spot!"
"Yes!" The two level ten monsters took the order and left. It would not be easy to kill a great cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage, but the advantage of the two of them joining forces was still very obvious. Besides, Wei Wei had a large family and a great business, so there was no way he could abandon his family and business and escape for his life.
"Senior Sister Nangong, let's go to the Righteous Alliance and persuade Chen Gong." Liu Xing said politely to Nangong Yan again.
"As long as the Marshal orders, I dare not disobey!" With so many powerful generals off the field, Nangong Yan also obeyed the order seriously.
"The rest of the armies, immediately reorganize your forces and launch a general offensive starting three days later. We must hold back the Nascent Soul Elders in each battle zone!"
"As ordered!"
The order was issued, and the Skeleton Army quickly took action. Skeleton ships gradually advanced towards the human island. This time, the attack was no longer carried out by a rabble of sirens, but by a well-trained regular army, which greatly increased the pressure on the frontline island. Meanwhile, Liu Xing and Nangong Yan hid their tracks and sneaked towards the Righteous Alliance headquarters.