The snow kept getting heavier and heavier, and the area affected by the snow became larger and larger. Even from several dozen kilometers away, demons from the demon wave still sensed danger. They either turned around and ran away, or killed their companions and rushed out of the path in order to eliminate the threat that came from their instincts.
The eternal Holy War between the Order Gods and the demons of the Chaos Abyss had happened countless times already. However, only a few Main Gods had such a fierce battle at the very beginning. The Main Gods were like lions locked in an arena, fighting and killing each other with no way out.
Every moment, countless Valkyrie and God Envoys would die. This was a battle where there was no way out or dodging. The elegant elves' martial arts techniques couldn't compare to the berserk savagery and combat instincts of the elves. Magic would only cause these berserk battle beasts to explode even faster. In front of endless cannon fodder, the elves' Legend-ranked individuals were torn apart and blasted apart by the demon war slaves.
However, the Elven Gods didn't have the time or energy to retreat. Countless years of accumulation were like red-eyed gamblers who were thrown into a meat grinder that seemed hopeless no matter how one looked at it. All they wanted was to buy a little more time.
Behind them, a pitch-black floating city was floating in the sky above the Moonwheel Capital. The tunnels leading downwards were already filled to the brim. Countless floating airships and fighter aircrafts were flying back and forth, helping to bring survivors into this floating city.
Yongye City played a critical role at this time. Once the city was filled to the brim, no matter if I placed it in the Land of Hades or simply escaped at the speed of a turtle, both choices would be highly defensible.
By the way, as I mentioned before, this bug-like land was also a part of the Land of Hades. Although the aura of death there wasn't as strong as the Hades themselves, it was still a type of negative energy that would be harmful or even fatal to the living. This was also the foundational reason why my Yongye City hadn't had any living residents for so long.
For powerful individuals, this type of "negative energy" that didn't have any malicious intent could be defended against as long as they didn't stupidly absorb it. However, for ordinary people who didn't have any supernatural abilities, this type of "negative energy" would be impossible to defend against.
I had done experiments before. In such an environment, ordinary people would never be able to leave after staying here for three hours at most. The living would instantly transform into the dead, but they would still be able to live in the world as undead. However, I believed that the elves probably wouldn't like living in such a pitch-black environment.
Considering that elves' physical bodies were even weaker than humans', the elves would probably only be safe for about two hours. If they could activate their defenses in Yongye City and repel the aura of death like defensive magic, it would probably be able to prolong the elves' time.
However, considering the fact that most mage towers and floating cities would have limited mana, it would be suicidal to keep their defensive magic up for an extended period of time. This defensive magic wouldn't last for too long either … Fine then, someone noticed that I said "ordinary". How could my Yongye City possibly be ordinary? It had an "infinite mana core".
Cough, let's not ask where this infinite mana core came from. But even if the elves' defenses could be maintained, the dimensional laws of Yongye City would still constantly corrode the elves' residents. This would only prolong the elves' time in Yongye City. It would be lucky if they got seriously ill after leaving, but it would be normal for them to die in Yongye City for too long. Considering how a certain unfortunate group of mountain bandits started transforming into undead on the fifth day, and all of them became undead within the next seven days, I personally felt that the elves would probably be safe for three or four days.
Of course, unless it was absolutely necessary, I didn't want to reveal my trump card in the Land of Hades. It was definitely my trump card. But judging from the current situation, some things would be unavoidable.
My original plan was that the floating airships would be enough to transport only the children. If too many people were to be transported, I would take out my floating city and slowly fly.
If I was forced into a corner, I would take my floating city and then the Land of Hades. I would be able to escape by myself and fly over the Herit Snow Mountain, which was considered an insurmountable mountain range by most people, before everyone died. I would then open up a world on the other side of the Herit Snow Mountain and let everyone out so that they could travel by themselves.
Of course, the prerequisite for all of this was that I had to move everyone into my floating city. That way, we would have much more room to maneuver.
"Children, the elderly, and women go first. Hey, you're a man. Why aren't you fighting against the demon wave? Why are you fighting over space with women and children? Isn't that embarrassing? "
Harloys kicked away a young elf who tried to fight over space. Her appearance also calmed everyone down.
Harloys and the other four Superior Elves did their best to save the elves. The Gold Elves' unique blonde hair, white skin, and tall figure were incredibly eye-catching. The Gold Elves' three God Equipment also attracted countless gazes. Many moon elves and silver elves looked at Harloys with complex expressions.
As for why I had the elves go save the elves, apart from the fact that they would be able to calm the elves and lower their guards, it was also because I couldn't think of any better way to increase my reputation than saving the elves.
Our rescue efforts didn't go around the Superior Elves and "royalty" of the "Gold Elf Empire". But judging from the current situation, they had no intention of retreating, nor did they stop us from moving them. Even if this was obviously an attempt to steal their elves away … they wouldn't be able to stop their own citizens from escaping, would they?
Yep, I might as well give them some fighter aircrafts.
Currently, the new Borealis wasn't moving, nor was it capable of moving. With the new Borealis as the core, countless amounts of ice, snow, frost, and snowflakes had covered everything. Everywhere I looked, snow was falling everywhere. Elemental ice spirits were flying everywhere in the sky and on the ground.
What astonished everyone was that the Moonwheel City directly below and around the new Borealis had stopped snowing even though the winds were still as chilly as ever. This was the only place where there was no snow as far as the eye could see.
Even forbidden spells needed a safe zone. That was where the caster was. And right now, all the Chaos Faction's combat strength was heading in that direction.
Apart from the Borealis that I was currently on, all the other airships and warriors had joined the battle. However, they weren't fighting alongside the Elven Gods on the frontlines (acting as cannon fodder). Instead, they were outside the Moonwheel City's walls, intercepting any magical beasts and demons that had escaped.
Not only would this be less risky, but it would also be possible to receive the elves' gratitude and favor. This would be more suitable for these mortal warriors to accumulate combat experience and collect equipment data rather than hastily dying in battle.
The airship's cannons took turns firing, and every explosion would clear out dozens or even hundreds of demons in the surroundings. This kind of high efficiency and low risk combat method made the elves feel that they had fallen behind the entire era.
However, the most eye-catching thing in the sky wasn't the gigantic airship. Rather, it was the tiny gnome phoenix fighter airship.
The phoenix was an improved version of gnome helicopters. Gnome helicopters couldn't actually be considered a new invention. However, gnome helicopters had never been the best choice for an aerial Knight. The main reason was that they had an incredibly high failure rate. And if they failed, both the Knight and the helicopter would shatter into pieces.
This phoenix fighter airship was different from the original model which had an incredibly high failure rate. It had two stacked propellers. In that case, even if it failed, it would only be a decrease in power, and it would still be able to land safely. And even if both propellers failed, we had prepared parachutes … This ability to "come back from the dead" was why it was called a phoenix.
The phoenix itself didn't have any weapons. It was simply a simplified metal frame structure. Rather than calling it a fighter airship, its only function was to carry people in the air. But now, these weakest fighter airships with simple designs and low production costs had achieved glorious combat results.
They kept tossing down a special medicine called "Cleanser No. 2". This medicine was a byproduct of Olivia's experiments. It was originally designed to be used as laundry detergent, but after experiments, it was discovered that it was actually an incredibly effective stimulant and aphrodisiac … Cough, cough, we were all used to the unexpected "surprises" brought about by scientific inventions like this, weren't we?
An appropriate amount of excitement was a good thing on the battlefield. Fear and anger were the best stimulants. These stimulants would allow warriors to use their full strength. However, overly excited emotions and mental states would actually affect one's performance on the battlefield. Mistakes due to overexertion, muscle spasms due to overexertion, and fatigue due to overexertion were all incredibly fatal.
But if this type of quick-acting stimulant met with the Chaos War Slaves that would self-destruct from overexertion, it would be the perfect combination. In that case, it wouldn't be strange at all to achieve any combat results.
Everywhere the phoenix army went, bottles would be opened, and medicine and powder would be tossed down. Explosions would be heard from below. Right now, the Chaos War Slaves were densely packed together in order to surround and attack the castle walls. One Chaos War Slave's self-destruction killed several other Chaos War Slaves, and several others also self-destructed … A single medicine that cost no more than ten silver coins had actually killed off several dozen Chaos War Slaves. This was an inconceivable combat result.
These three hundred-some incredibly weak phoenix airships became the focal point of the battlefield. Everywhere they went, explosions followed. But I knew that this type of combat result wouldn't last for long.
In order to experiment with our new weapons, we had brought all sorts of new weapons, equipment, and medicines. Each type was limited in quantity, but since they were so effective, we would expand production and sell them as valuable new weapons.
"You're selling aphrodisiacs and stimulants as biological weapons? I really don't know what to say …"
But considering that only ordinary demons would enter the mortal plane after the demon wave ended, the sales of this medicine would probably be quite ordinary. However, it would be worth experimenting with fire element demons. As long as one could induce an Inferno Demon to self-destruct, it would be possible to deal tons of damage.
"Forget it. Let's not think so much. There are still more than forty different medicines waiting to be experimented on."
Ice Aeon was now in its final explosive phase. The spell models had stabilized, so I could actually be distracted. Although I still had to chant this long and annoying incantation, I now had the free time to pay more attention to the battlefield.
The battle on the ground had also reached a stalemate. The elves were able to catch a breather now that the Mist Alliance's human warriors had joined the battle. However, the elves were displeased that the human warriors had suffered casualties in the first wave of battle.
The elves seemed to be having an easy time dealing with the demons, but the Mist Alliance's heavy infantry and magic swordsmen were at a disadvantage the moment they started fighting. These demons were incredibly strong and didn't fear pain. Not only that, they could self-destruct at any moment. They were indeed the most troublesome melee opponents.
Even though the elves had made plenty of preparations, it was inevitable that new soldiers would become veterans when facing such opponents. Casualties were inevitable. Fortunately, Renée and the others personally joined the battle and stabilized the situation.
What surprised me was that her two concubines also joined the battle. One of them was a strong and agile swordsman, while the other was a mage who was skilled in both Divine Arts and magic. Both of them were quite strong.
"How much longer will the forbidden spell take?"
"About an hour."
"… Who said that it would take only half an hour? It's already been ten minutes! You're telling me that it'll take another hour? "
Harloys and Renée's conversation was filled with anger. I was currently unable to move, so I could only rely on Harloys to tell me what to say.
Just a single clash had caused the loss of over a hundred elite warriors. Renée also felt quite pained at the fact that the demon wave truly lived up to its name. Naturally, she was also quite angry.
"He said that it would take at least half an hour, and at most three hours …"
Harloys's voice became softer and softer as she spoke. The situation was indeed quite bad. Countless warriors were dying every second, and the battle was far more intense than expected.
But at this time, both sides could only try their best to hold on. There was no turning back after a shot was fired. Only the courageous would win. Whoever gave up first would be the one to die.
"Roland, as expected of the number one scammer in the past thousand years. Not only are you scamming your enemies, you're also scamming your teammates!"
Cough, what did this have to do with me? Why did I get innocently attacked again?
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