Chapter 905: Flesh Fortress
An ominous premonition is a strange thing.
Sometimes it just inexplicably surfaces in your mind.
Humans call this feeling metaphysics.
Generally speaking, metaphysics is not to be trusted.
But the Dark Night Demon Emperor felt that this premonition was rather intense.
It was precisely because this non-specialist could actually fight all the way to the gates of the Lemoris Fortress.
Seeing his master so arrogant now, the Dark Night Demon Emperor knew he could no longer offer any more persuasion.
Because if he said one more word, he might be the one to suffer.
After all, he understood the temperament of the Scarlet Phoenix Demon Lord.
Powerful.
Capable.
But just too arrogant.
"Enough, leave!"
"This Demon Lord is just waiting for him to come knocking at the gates!"
"By then, this Demon Lord will personally take action and kill that non-specialist on the spot!"
"That way, those useless fools from the Demon Arrival Organization can see clearly that all that non-specialist nonsense is nothing but fluff before this Demon Lord!"
The Scarlet Phoenix Demon Lord waved his wings and spoke indifferently.
The Dark Night Demon Emperor could only respond with a "yes."
Then he quietly left the great hall.
Only then did the Scarlet Phoenix Demon Lord set his gaze upon the naked Harpy tribe members beside him, and then…
Crunch crunch crunch…
The only sound left in the entire palace hall was the eerie chewing.
...…
...…
Thanks to the ultra-large spatial channel constructed in advance by Ling Zhan, all forces were easily transported to the plain one hundred million kilometers from Lemoris Fortress.
The remaining one hundred million kilometers had to be traveled by themselves.
After all, Ling Zhan couldn't possibly establish a teleportation portal right on the enemy's doorstep.
Forty billion troops were already in position.
The march toward Lemoris Fortress began.
For members of the Demon-Slaying Legion, who had all reached fourth tier and had high levels, this one hundred million kilometers could be covered in half a day.
As for the puppet troops…
Since they felt no fatigue, like walking corpses, they could also keep up with the pace.
At noon.
In the world above ground.
It should've been a sunny and bright scene.
But here, it was an endless darkness.
There wasn't the slightest bit of light, not even the fingers in front of you could be seen.
Ordinary light tools were completely useless here.
Fortunately, everyone was prepared.
Specially crafted bright magic orbs floated above the entire army, like suns, illuminating the way forward.
The closer they got to Lemoris Fortress, the more the surrounding darkness was replaced with a blood-red hue.
The sky and earth were shrouded in a chilling crimson.
Like a nightmare world.
Even more shocking was…
From a hundred miles away, they could already see the terrifying outline of the fortress.
To call it a fortress…
It was actually a living, breathing flesh behemoth.
The fortress walls were walls of flesh and blood.
Countless demon eyes and flesh tentacles densely covered them.
This flesh fortress beast was named [Lemoris].
Simply a super-large biological fortress.
"So this is Lemoris Fortress?"
"It's truly awe-inspiring!"
It was the first time the members of the Demon-Slaying Legion had seen the true form of Lemoris Fortress with their own eyes.
In the past, they had merely followed the main force and slain demon soldiers and generals on the battlefield.
But never had they faced such a terrifying scene.
These flesh walls likely had incredibly high regenerative capabilities.
Even if siege equipment was used, the effects would probably be minimal.
"Halt the army!"
At this moment.
Armies from all four directions came to a stop.
Because any further, the ground ahead was a strange terrain forged from flesh and blood.
You could see…
The ground constantly squirmed.
Eyes stared at the four armies, and mouths emerged from the flesh-ground, letting out eerie cackling laughs.
"Even the ground is alive…"
Many members looked on in astonishment.
David, Archie, Janna, and Elbert—these four elite special forces members—were not surprised.
While on missions in Moor Fortress, the most dangerous part was probing Lemoris Fortress every seven days.
So they were very familiar with this scene.
The most dangerous situation their squad encountered was being targeted by the Scarlet Phoenix Demon Lord.
Perhaps tired of these few rats, he took action himself that time.
David's squad was nearly wiped out.
Fortunately, Li Xuerou and several other generals rushed to their aid, barely saving their lives.
"Originally, Lemoris Fortress was a mechanical fortress, but it was later transformed into a biological fortress by the Ten Thousand Demons Race…"
"This flesh creature named [Lemoris] is even harder to deal with than the Scarlet Phoenix Demon Lord."
"It not only possesses incredibly strong regenerative abilities, but all energy and machinery within the fortress are controlled by it."
"Its biological brain lies at the fortress's center, said to hold countless top-tier tactical memories. All demon soldiers and generals inside are controlled by its flesh tentacles."
"It can formulate the optimal solution for any situation the fortress faces, so there's practically no need for the Scarlet Phoenix Demon Lord to guard it himself—he just watches from inside."
David softly explained.
Using a special magical communication device, he relayed all the information he knew to the other members.
Upon hearing this, many members couldn't help but show drastic changes in expression.
That terrifying?
How are they supposed to break through this thing?
"Can forty billion troops even stand a chance if we all charge at once?"
Moldes asked.
David gently shook his head and said, "No use. If those puppet troops charge, they'll likely all be devoured by [Lemoris]. It will grow mouths and tentacles to eat them all, turning them into its nutrients."
"Huh?"
"So you mean…"
"Sending so many troops at once won't cause it any trouble, but will instead strengthen this flesh fortress?"
Moldes asked in disbelief.
Other Demon-Slaying Legion members were also in shock.
David nodded and said, "Yes…"
Then added, "That's why we can only count on Commander Ling Zhan now. He's in charge of the breakthrough and destruction. We're just here to clean up. If we charge in, we're just food for [Lemoris]."
A truly cruel reality.
Only now did Moldes and the others understand why the various Kingdoms' transfer corps had never succeeded in taking Lemoris Fortress.
Who could withstand this kind of flesh fortress?