After the three high-rank demons finished their discussion, Xeron and Rashka walked out of the hall and immediately began to gather the army to set off.
A large number of low-level demons filed out of the lairs and gathered together. Under the leadership of Xeron and Rashka, they poured out of the demon castle. After leaving the demon castle, the army quickly divided into two groups. One was the army that Rashka had brought, and the other was the army that Xeron had summoned himself.
Rashka's army was formed by merging Ignatius's original army, so their numbers and strength were about the same as Xeron's. These two armies would advance in two different directions. Their missions were basically the same, which was to clear out the AvLee elves' reconnaissance troops along the way, destroy all human and elven villages that appeared in sight, and try to cut off the AvLee elves' supply routes as much as possible.
Moreover, there was another advantage of splitting into two armies. It could divert the attention of the AvLee elves' main army. After all, both Xeron and Rashka's armies were mainly low-level demons. Although they had a large number, their combat power was not high. On the other hand, the AvLee elves' main army had the help of the golden dragons, so they were definitely very strong.
As for the final battle, the two of them would meet up and wait for Ignatius, who had stayed behind to manage the demon castle, to rush over with the high-level demon army.
Roy naturally followed Xeron's troops and advanced with him.
In this army, the army of little demons was the most numerous, numbering at least five hundred. As cannon fodder, these little demons were naturally at the forefront of the marching formation. At a glance, there were all kinds of little demons densely packed together.
The second largest were low-rank demons called gogs. These demons were very interesting. Although there were differences between them, most of them looked like monkeys, and they got their name because they always cried 'gog, gog'. They were one of the few low-rank demons that could use flames for long-range attacks. But this use of flames was not through magic but because they had a special organ in their bodies that could secrete a flammable liquid as saliva. When the gogs spat their saliva into their palms and then threw it out, it would rub against the air and eventually turn into explosive flames.
This kind of attack method determined that they were highly valued in the army. This kind of explosive flame was like a grenade. For a large number of low-level enemies, it was simply a nightmare. However, the disadvantage was also very obvious, and that was, it would also accidentally injure friendly forces.
The third type of demon army was the hellhounds army. There were only about one hundred and fifty of them, and these hellhounds were very different from Fat Tiger. Ordinary hellhounds could not spit out elemental breaths like Fat Tiger. Their attack method was very simple. They relied on their strong fangs to bite people! These hellhounds were relatively large, and their fur and muscles were very sturdy. Be it pouncing strength or biting force, they were top-notch.
Fat Tiger naturally looked very strange among these hellhounds. Not only could Fat Tiger spit elemental breaths, but he also had demon wings and could currently fly for a short period of time. Roy was worried that Xeron would see through Fat Tiger's strangeness, but unexpectedly, Xeron did not care so much at all. He only made Fat Tiger the leader of the hellhounds and let him lead them.
In Xeron's opinion, no matter how strange Fat Tiger was, he was still a hellhound. For millions of years in the Abyss, the highest demons like hellhounds could only reach the peak of the middle rank, and they were not worthy of Xeron's attention.
Fat Tiger became the boss of the hellhound army, while Roy was still Xeron's adjutant. Low-rank demons usually did not have much intelligence, and even marching was chaotic. They only knew how to follow, so one of Roy's tasks was to help Xeron train these low-rank demons during the march, at least so that they could maintain formation.
This task was difficult and simple. It was difficult because Roy did not know what formation the demon army should use. It was simple because Roy only needed to rush in and slap the messy formation when he saw it during the march. It was really simple and crude.
With Roy around, Xeron could certainly save a lot of trouble. This was one of the reasons why he insisted on keeping Roy here.
In addition to the messy demons, there were also many special things in this army. They were several huge ballistae and siege vehicles. Ballistae were commonly known as ballistae, and siege vehicles were catapults. These things were used by Xeron to attack cities. Dozens of hellhounds tied to ropes and pulled them along with the army. It was precisely because of these tools that Xeron's army did not move fast.
After being in this world for more than a month, Roy gradually learned some information. The current location of this demon army was on the western border of Erathia, and their goal was to go all the way east, invade Erathia, and destroy the capital of Erathia. At this moment, not only was the demon army of Hell moving, but there was also the army of Necromancer Sandro and the army of Purgatory. These three races were now allies and allied forces.
Although Roy knew that this was the world of Heroes of Might and Magic, he did not know much about the history and background of this world, so he did not know which battle he was participating in. But it did not matter. He only needed to know that the current enemy of the demon army was the alliance of humans and elves.
After three days, the army was about a few hundred kilometers away from the demon city. When the scouts sent out to scout returned and reported that they had discovered elves ahead, they finally saw signs of humans.
When Xeron heard the report, he immediately led the army to chase after them.
This seemed to be an elven village that was in the midst of migration. Perhaps they had learned of the volcanic eruption and the appearance of the demon city and knew that this continent was about to face the invasion of demons, so the entire village had migrated to avoid the demon army. But now, they were caught.
These migrating elves did not have the habit of sending scouts. When Xeron led the demon army and appeared behind them, these elves immediately fell into chaos. The elderly and children were escorted to flee, while a group of strong young people in the village stayed behind to cover their retreat.
Among these youths, there were sturdy mine dwarves and slender wood elves who were good at archery. Obviously, their choice was wrong. These dozens of people could not stop Xeron's demon army at all, and they would not be able to hold on for long. As long as they died, the fleeing elderly and children would also be caught up.
Demons never had any mercy, and Xeron was the same. When he saw that these elves and dwarves dared to stay behind to fight against the demon army, Xeron was furious. He roared and ordered the little demons to charge.
The group of little demons was very used to fighting. They screamed and pounced at the elves and dwarves in a mess. However, what greeted them was the arrows shot by the wood elves!
The arrows pierced the few little demons at the front. Roy, who was standing at the back, could clearly see the pierced little demons dying. The moment they died, they let out miserable screams. Their bodies were suddenly enveloped by the black mist of the Gate of the Abyss, and then they turned into ashes, leaving only souls that were pulled back into the Abyss by the Gate of the Abyss!
This was the first time Roy had seen a demon die in another world. Such a scene could not be seen in the Abyss at all. In the Abyss, demons died when they were killed, but here, because of the Ouroboros Mark, the moment they were killed was equivalent to being expelled. Their souls would be pulled back into the Abyss, and their bodies would be reconstructed, but their injuries would still be retained.
Although he was pulled back, there was a high chance that his soul would be severely injured. The decrease in strength was minor, and there was also the possibility of memory loss. Most importantly, if there happened to be other demons with bad intentions around when he returned, it was very likely that he would be killed by them immediately after returning and his soul would be snatched away.
Therefore, demons were generally unwilling to be killed and expelled unless it was absolutely necessary …
Although the wood elves' archery skills were sharp, they were too few in number. During the charge of the little demons, they only had time to shoot two or three rounds of arrows, and the number of little demons they could kill was quite limited.
When the little demons approached, the dwarves with hammers in their hands took up the responsibility of protecting the elven archers. These dwarves with weapons were extremely strong, and they could often kill their opponents first in the fight against the little demons.
But they also could not hold on for long. There were too many little demons, and it did not take long for these dwarves and wood elves to be surrounded and beaten to death by the little demons …
The battle ended quickly, and it was time to clean up the battlefield. The little demons were expelled from this world after death, so they would not leave behind their souls. However, the souls of the dwarves and wood elves would definitely appear. The little demons collected these souls. Although they coveted these souls, they did not dare to take them for themselves and obediently handed them over to Xeron.
Xeron was very satisfied with these dozens of souls. Although there were too few enemies this time, and he could not enjoy the pleasure of fighting on the battlefield, it was fine as long as he could harvest souls.
After picking and choosing, Xeron gave the smallest souls to Roy and then devoured the rest. These dozens of souls could only be regarded as a sumptuous meal for Xeron …
Roy held the pitifully small souls and knew that this was the dividend Xeron was giving him. At the same time, he also knew the first trap in the contract Xeron signed. Xeron did promise to give him ten percent of the souls after victory, but he did not specify the quality of these ten percent of souls. He was simply calculating based on quantity.
Although it was a trap, Roy did not find it strange at all. The human laws in his previous life were so thick, and there could still be loopholes, let alone a demon contract. The contract was only the size of a piece of parchment, so how detailed could it be to describe the content? In fact, Roy had already thought of the second trap set by Xeron at this time. He could participate in the battle and then devour the souls of the enemies he killed while fighting. The contract said that he would gain ten percent after winning the battle, so the souls devoured by Xeron before the battle ended were not counted as part of the victory gains. Xeron would not violate the contract at all …
Although Roy knew that Xeron was scheming against him, he was not angry at all because he knew very well that if Xeron could use the loophole in the contract, he could do the same. In other words, as long as Roy participated in the battle, he could also devour souls on the battlefield. He could even use the soul storage function of the system to store all the souls on the battlefield. As long as the battle was not over, these souls would not be counted as spoils of war!
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