Ever since the outbreak of the war on the Western Front, the Sky Lord's thinking had changed drastically.
His understanding of humans came from various war reports and Holy See meetings. Apart from the obviously contemptuous remarks of the insects, it was common knowledge among the senior lords that the humans lacked enough Awakened warriors. The difficulty of their advancement was comparable to that of the humans, but their abilities could not be determined in advance. This made the overall strength of the humans extremely unstable.
As for the males without magic power, they were purely extras on the battlefield, equivalent to the inferior members of the race. The latter were completely abandoned after the first Battle of Divine Will. They did not even have the right to participate in the war and could only be used as laborers at most. From this, one could see the huge difference in strength between the two races.
The Sky-sea Realm had evolved even more thoroughly. Be it the ships that devoured continents or the most basic warriors, they all had highly similar magic power. It was as though they were specially designed for war. Even the demonic beasts that were eroded and controlled by them would grow into demonic bodies. They were undoubtedly the strongest of the four races.
Because of this, after the end of the second Battle of Divine Will, the upper echelons saw the legacy shard of the humans as theirs.
This was also the reason why Ösrook's last words caused an uproar in the Presiding Holy See.
But now, Hackzord increasingly felt that it might not be an exaggeration.
If the humans' unimaginable use of fire was not enough to raise the King's vigilance, then the discovery of the enemy's new weapon two weeks ago was a completely different matter.
A human male — an individual that was seen as an extra — flew into the sky on a strange-looking iron bird without the help of a witch!
When it first heard the news, its first reaction was that it was impossible.
Since ancient times, apart from birds and beasts, the sky had always been the domain of those who possessed magic power. In addition to the saying that God came from beyond the sky, it made the sky above even more sacred. How could those races that did not even have magic power be involved in this sacred domain!?
However, there were more than one witness. Hackzord, who had just accepted this with great difficulty, realized that the humans' advancement might not only be related to fire.
That's right, it was beginning to lean towards Silent Disaster's shocking "advancement theory." Perhaps the Nightmare Lord had realized this possibility earlier than it did, which was why she decided to enter the Realm of Mind to seek the answer.
After all, the rate at which humans evolved was just too fast.
After all, Ösrook's report did not contain any information about the iron bird. If they had such a weapon back then, there was no reason for them to hide it until now. The only explanation was that, in less than a year's time, the changes of the human race had almost spread from the ground to the sky.
Such a huge change could only be explained by leveling up.
Once males could also become the main force of war, humanity's combat potential would undoubtedly increase greatly. Perhaps this was the true warning contained in Ösrook's final message.
Fortunately, compared to fire, Hackzord was much more familiar with the sky, and the iron bird created by the other party was not much stronger than the Devilbeasts. As long as it was here, the sky would not allow anyone else to touch it!
The attack this time would not suffer a setback like the last time.
This confidence was by no means contempt. At this point, it would be foolish to underestimate the enemy.
Its confidence came from its name.
Because it was the ruler of the sky!
After passing through the door, Sky Lord had already appeared at the edge of the island.
Along with him was the Parasitic Eye Demon. If Eye Demons were a rare species, then the Parasitic Eye Demon was an even rarer and precious resource. This technology was inspired by the underground civilization. It required the sacrifice of an ascended person to fuse with the Eye Demon. Once it succeeded, the former would become an empty shell that contained the soul, while the latter would gain the ability to move freely.
Despite the high price, Hackzord did not hesitate to send it to the frontlines and let it follow him. This was the only way to restrain the other important target that Ösrook had mentioned: a witch who could attack from an extremely long distance.
Even when it landed on the island, the image of the witch did not appear in its mind. This meant that the only opponent that could threaten it was not on the island.
At the same time, it did not notice anyone looking in its direction.
There was no better time than now.
Hackzord did not hesitate any longer and decisively opened the complete form of the Distortion Door!
A large black hole opened up behind him and quickly extended to a width of dozens of steps. Any natural defenses became meaningless in front of this door!
Red mist gushed out, and the high ascended Siacis was the first to appear in front of him. "My lord, your troops are ready."
"Pass down my orders. Seize this island and kill all those who resist!"
"As you wish!" Siacis let out a shrill cry. As a Psionic Warlock who had experienced three ascension ceremonies, this cry was enough to make any human who did not wear a God's Stone collapse on the spot. Even if they did, they would fall into a trance from the mental attack. At the same time, it was also a signal to attack. After the cry, a large number of Primal Demons and Symbiotic Demons swarmed out of the Distortion Door and pounced towards the center of the island!
The strength of the humans' fire crossbows lay in their extremely long range. As long as they could close the distance, these new Symbiotic Demons would definitely be able to break through the enemy's defenses.
Soon, the vanguard troops crossed the outer perimeter of the island and approached the human town.
However, there was no sound of gunfire.
This caused Hackzord to feel a little surprised.
It had not been easy to place the enemy on the same level as the race. What was with this oversight? Could it be that they still did not realize that their position had been invaded?
"My lord …" After a quarter of an hour, Siacis hurried back. "The inner city has been occupied, but … we did not discover any traces of humans. It's already an empty city!"
"What did you say?" Hackzord stared.
"There are still many unfinished buildings in the city. From the looks of it, they seem to have been erected not too long ago. I'm afraid they abandoned Archduke Island a day or two ago."
So … the ships that the sentinels had observed were not transporting troops to the island, but were instead speeding up the evacuation?
But … how was this possible?
The humans' actions were as if they knew that he was about to attack Archduke Island! The problem was that he had deliberately ordered his army to avoid all the towns and cities, and every route of advance had been inspected by Eye Demons. The ones who were most likely to leak information were the human laborers. He had even ordered his subordinates to concentrate on watching over them, cutting off all possibility of communication with the outside world. Even if the other party had noticed something was wrong, they should not have retreated so quickly!
How did the news leak out?
Before he could properly ponder this question, a deafening explosion suddenly erupted in the center of the island. In an instant, the entire ground shook violently.
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