As the Mad Demons and Devilbeasts that landed on the ground were killed one by one, the chaotic situation was gradually brought under control.
Agatha walked around the artillery position and saw broken corpses of giant beasts everywhere. She had to admit that the God's Punishment Witches were unparalleled in close combat, especially after they were equipped with the new firearms specially made by His Majesty. Without their support, the Witch Union would have had to deal with more than 30 Devilbeasts alone, let alone defend against the Mad Demons' pincer attack.
However, they seemed to prefer the ancient way of revenge rather than using large-caliber shotguns to blast their enemies to pieces. Agatha had seen more than one ancient witch put away her firearms after her enemies had lost the ability to fight back. Instead, she used knives, swords, or even fists to deal the final blow, as if bathing in the flesh and blood of the demons could comfort them.
It seemed that 400 years of waiting had indeed changed a lot of things.
The demons probably could not understand why a group of male humans could defeat them, and why they were superior in both strength and speed. This unknown would undoubtedly bring fear. Hence, when the last two Mad Demons appeared, they practically gave up on fighting back, and in the end, they were controlled by Breeze, who seized the opportunity to attack them. He even threw a spear at one of his kind who tried to help him.
Now that the backup artillery had entered the position, and the four cannons that had been overturned by the Devilbeasts in the melee had been set up again, they would soon join in the attack. As for the Longsong Cannon that had recovered the fastest and was still firing, every shot it fired became an inspiring bugle call.
"How many enemies are left?" Agatha asked Zoey after they regrouped.
"16, if they don't have new reinforcements." Zoey looked at the sky. "We've lost nearly 70% of the flying Devilbeasts. No matter what their purpose is, they've already failed. They still haven't retreated, so they must be preparing for the final attack. "
"The final attack?" Agatha could not help but frown.
In order to avoid the machine gun fire, the remaining demons had all flown higher, even beyond the range of the spears. If they wanted to approach the artillery position again, it would undoubtedly be much more risky. More importantly, everyone was fully prepared. Even if they had to face a wave of spears, they would be able to minimize their losses. Since failure was a foregone conclusion, no matter how one looked at it, retreating was the most logical choice.
"You used to be a member of the Quest Society and rarely participated in battles, so you may not know much about their habits," Zoey explained calmly. "Adult Devilbeasts that can fly freely are precious even to the demons. There must be a superior commander among the Mad Demons since so many of them were dispatched at once. To these devils, their mission is always their top priority. If they can't achieve their goal, most of them would rather die in battle than retreat. "
"If that's the case, why didn't it charge down from the start?" He Feng could not help but ask.
"Because it hasn't found a suitable opponent," Zoey revealed a strange smile. "If there was an Extraordinary among us, it would have come down long ago."
"Why?"
"Maybe it's their nature." She looked at the sky again. "They're bloodthirsty and brutal. Even though they're becoming more and more like humans, they can't change this … If it weren't for this characteristic, Lady Natalia and the Queen of Starfall City wouldn't have been able to find opportunities to fight with senior Magic Slayers in the Army of Demons and eventually become Transcendents."
"In other words, the enemies underestimated us and didn't join the attack immediately. Later, they refused to retreat because of their responsibility?" Regardless of whether this deduction was correct or not, the fact that Roland could tell the promotion experience of two of the Three Chiefs so straightforwardly showed that she was not an ordinary person.
Agatha could not help but ask, "In the Union era, who exactly were you …"
"Didn't Lady Pasha tell you?" Zoey smiled. "I was one of Lady Natalia's Shadow Guards, and also the 'Red Lotus' of the Blessed Army."
The Ice Witch realized that she had heard of this title before. If she was the youngest promoted witch in Taquila and was recognized as a genius researcher, then Red Lotus was a new star in the battle world, a power-type Extraordinary, and an outstanding warrior who was the most likely to succeed Natalia.
Unfortunately, the Union did not survive until Red Lotus broke through.
If she remembered correctly, Red Lotus should be about the same age as herself.
But now, she could not see any trace of her past in Zoey.
It was as if time had molded her into a different person.
"They're coming." Just then, Zoey's words interrupted Agatha's thoughts. "Protect those fragile mortals and leave the enemies to us."
As if to confirm her words, Sylvie's exclamation came from the Sigil of Listening. "Oh my God, what's that! Agatha, be careful! There's a reaction of multiple magic sources among the enemies! "
In theory, a witch could only have one Magic Cyclone, but the demons could exert their power by embedding Magic Stones, so it was possible for them to have multiple cyclones. The Union referred to such enemies as the Senior Demons. Their strength might vary, but they were all extremely difficult opponents to deal with without exception.
"Will it be okay?" Breeze asked worriedly.
"Ah, don't worry," Zoey said slowly. "The Queen of Starfall City may have chosen the wrong path, but she was right about one thing — the God's Punishment Witches were born to fight against the Senior Demons."
As she spoke, a black shadow darted out of the clouds and headed straight for the cannons!
The other hovering Mad Demons also responded by driving their mounts to dive down. Although the direct descent from above greatly limited the firing angle of the machine guns in the camp, the anti-air squads stationed outside the perimeter were able to pour bullets into the enemy's path. Even if the demons used a serpentine maneuver to evade, they still managed to shoot down a few of them in the process of approaching.
This time, the enemy's target was the anti-aircraft machine guns next to the Longsong Cannons.
Without a doubt, everything they did was to let the black shadow reach the core.
While assisting the soldiers to defend against the bone spears, Agatha was surprised to find that the meteorite-like object was actually a huge Devilbeast. It was even bigger than Maggie, and its wings and abdomen were covered with black armor that looked like pieces of dull crystals. Not only that, but its head and horns were also sharper. At first glance, it looked like the legendary "dragon".
When it landed, the whole ground trembled and the dust was blown up by the strong wind, making it difficult for people to open their eyes.
Then the Devilbeast opened its bloody mouth and made a series of rumbling sounds —
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