The situation on the battlefield had begun to change.
The flank where Sauron's army was preparing to attack had sent out new demons, but it was not a very powerful demon, but a group of Chain Demons. From the outside, the Chain Devils looked like humans, but their bodies were wrapped in spiked chains. These spiked chains were their clothes, weapons, and armor. Chain Demons had special combat skills. They could control four chains at the same time. The effect was sometimes equivalent to a long whip, which could entangle the enemy.
The Challenge Rating of Chain Demons was 6. Although their attributes were not very strong, they were still very troublesome to deal with.
The Blood War Legion led by the demons rarely saw the lowest level of Lesser Demons and Imps because bringing these cannon fodder would further increase the logistical pressure of their expedition to the Abyss. Moreover, these souls that were not good enough might not be able to advance. Therefore, the lowest level in the Demon Legion was close to the strength of Chain Demons. In battles where cannon fodder was needed, they would directly use the ability of [Summon Demons]. In this way, if the cannon fodder survived, they could directly advance.
"Cowardly Gaze!"
The situation of the battle was very bad from the beginning. Before the demon legion led by Sauron rushed to the enemy, many Dretches had already turned and fled. As a demon that was not very powerful, the chained demon did not have the ability of Fear Spirit. But it had a weakened version of Timid Gaze, and it still had an obvious suppressive effect on some low-level cannon fodder troops. Especially when the battlefield situation was unfavorable to the demons and it was almost a one-sided massacre, the effect of this ability was even more astonishing!
"Cowardly Gaze [Innate Ability]: Within a distance of 15 meters, any target that is stared at by the Chain Demon will undergo a Test of Will. The stare of the Chain Demon can make the target feel timid and afraid. If the stare fails, the enemy will be affected by negative statuses such as timidity, which will affect their performance in battle and may even directly escape. The difficulty of the test is based on their own Charm. "
A weakened innate ability.
In other words, this was a weakened version of [Fear Aura] that Sauron's main body had.
The [Fear Aura] that Sauron's main body had was effective on any creature, but it did not cover a large area and was difficult to resist. Chained Demons, on the other hand, had a limited range and was less difficult to resist. They could only be used against low-level demons. Among the innate abilities of the devils, many of them had spell-like effects that made the enemy feel fear. Many middle and high-ranked devils had a weakened version of [Fear Aura].
A single Chain Demon was enough to fight a large number of cannon fodder. Sauron did not have enough intermediate demons as support, and many Dretches had already escaped before they even reached the enemy.
The situation on the battlefield was very bad!
There were raging flames everywhere. Although these flames could not hurt Sauron, they were quite effective against low-level demons.
The frenzied slaughter continued.
The Devil Legion didn't seem to be worried at all. They only sent out less than a third of their troops, leaving the rest as reserves, ready to face the real attack at any time.
The elite troops made up of middle-rank and high-rank demons were the key to the victory!
The battle could only rely on Sauron and the dozen or so intermediate demons that he had gathered in advance. A few days ago, the revenge of the Gnoll King, Yeenoghu, caused heavy losses to the Succubus Legion. Although Sauron was promoted again, in fact, the demon army he commanded did not improve much. Most of these intermediate demons were simple-minded berserk demons and hezrou demons. There was not much skill in commanding them. He could only simply order them to rush in a certain direction.
Flame Whip.
A scorching flame cut through the air. Chained Demons were not completely immune to fire damage, and the Flame Whip itself also carried substantial physical damage.
A long sword cut through the cold light!
After advancing into the Flame Demon form, Sauron replaced the original long sword with a large sword that was close to a beheading sword. The demon form of the bottomless abyss was very different. Sauron's current form would not be punished too much if he controlled a two-handed weapon. In the future, the true form of the Flame Demon would be a small giant two or three meters tall. The huge beheading sword would be used as a long sword in their hands.
Puchi.
The head of a Chained Demon was cut off.
The combat power of the demons was not as terrible as imagined, but their cooperation was quite tacit. Sauron had just found a chance to kill a Chained Demon, and his army was almost defeated. The Chained Demons knew how to use their advantages and abilities to fight. They knew how to cut and surround important targets. On the other hand, the demons could only rush forward in a mess without any command at all. Killing a Chained Demon inadvertently attracted more enemies. It seemed that the demons intended to turn around and behead Sauron.
A row of data appeared in front of him:
"Killed a middle-grade Chained Demon! … "
"Extracting the target's soul power! … "
"You've gained 32 points of soul power! You've successfully absorbed the target's soul power! Your [Flame Demon] form has been upgraded! … "
…
Strange.
When Sauron killed the first demon, a row of strange information appeared.
He absorbed the bloodline power of the demons when he killed them. It seemed that there was no way to absorb the soul power, so Slaughter EXP would be fed back to his body. But now he seemed to be able to directly absorb the soul power of the demons after killing them. This soul power was directly used to strengthen his demonic power, and a Chained Demon with a challenge rating of about 5 could provide a source of power comparable to a demon with a challenge rating of about 9.
Double EXP?
Why was this? Was it because of the conflict between demons and demons? Or was it because of the mysterious power in the bloody war?
Sauron did not know why, but at least he knew that killing demons could bring a more amazing improvement than demons. Because in front of him, an extremely lucky Dretch killed another injured Chained Demon under the siege of a group of berserk demons. Then it directly evolved from a Dretch to a new berserk demon.
Two levels in a row!
That Dretch skipped the form of a low-grade demon and reached the standard of a middle-grade demon in one breath.
Incredible.
It was so easy to improve in the bloody war. It seemed that as long as a low-grade demon successfully killed any demon, it could directly advance.
Plop!
There was a sound of falling to the ground.
The berserk demon that had just advanced suddenly split in half, and another dangerous demon appeared behind it.
— — Barb Demon (Barba Demon)!
These demons were about two meters tall and weighed about 250 pounds. They were very ferocious. They were rare demons with an innate intelligence of only 6 points.
But this did not mean that they were not dangerous enough.
Because the weapon used by the Barb Demon was a machete, it could cause long-lasting purgatory wounds after hitting the enemy. At the same time, they carried toxins. Any enemy that was attacked by them could be infected with a disease that could not be treated by conventional means. Only magic could expel the disease.
Finally, these things could go berserk!
The Barb Demon had the talent ability 'Berserk'. They could activate Berserk at least twice a day according to their own ability. This ability was similar to the berserk state of the Barbarians. In the berserk state, the Barb Demon's Strength + 4, Constitution + 4, Will + 2, and Morale + 2. At the same time, it slightly reduced its own defense. This berserk state had no sequelae. It was similar to the epic berserk state of the legendary Barbarians. The only drawback was that the increase in ability was not as good.
A faint light of magic emerged.
The figure of the Barb Demon suddenly appeared behind Sauron and swung its machete directly.
— — "Greater Teleportation!"
The Barb Demon had a dangerous spell-like ability, and the effect was equivalent to 'Greater Teleportation'. Now it appeared directly in front of Sauron.
In this case.
Sauron could no longer hide his direct strength. A raging fire appeared on his bare chest in an instant. The demon tattoo emitted a faint flame and suddenly turned into a real [Flaming Demon] form.
The Demon Legion wanted to behead him!
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