Chapter 908: The Importance of the Commander! Strategic Shift!
The Scarlet Phoenix Demon Lord and all his Demon Emperors and Generals never expected that the non-specialist had hidden such a trump card!
The deactivation potion!
To be honest…
The deactivation potion is only effective against living flesh with life characteristics. It neutralizes biological activity in flesh tissue.
If Lemoris Fortress's walls hadn't been made of flesh, this potion would've had no effect at all.
Who would've thought that the Kingdom legions had secretly developed a potion that counters the Lemoris Fortress so perfectly?
The Scarlet Phoenix Demon Lord had once considered upgrading the flesh fortress.
But upgrading the flesh fortress was incredibly troublesome.
It required long-term planning and vast amounts of fresh, living organisms to feed it.
Back when the Ten Thousand Demons' Abyss held the upper hand, they could capture as many fresh Professionals as they wanted to feed the fortress.
But not anymore.
The Kingdom legions had learned one thing: the more lives Lemoris devoured, the easier it was to upgrade.
That's why, after repeated failed assaults, the Kingdom legions stopped launching full-scale attacks on Lemoris Fortress.
The Scarlet Phoenix Demon Lord also considered feeding it useless low-tier demon soldiers.
After all, the Ten Thousand Demons had an endless supply of those.
But it didn't work.
The flesh fortress needed to devour extremely fresh and pure lifeforms.
Demon soldiers filled with demonic miasma couldn't satisfy its hunger.
Additionally…
The Scarlet Phoenix Demon Lord once tried to have the Demon Arrival Organization secretly transport large numbers of live animals.
But the Kingdoms had strict controls and inspections on exported resources.
Even if the Demon Arrival Organization managed to deliver some live creatures, the number would be minimal.
Besides…
He actually wanted the Demon Arrival Organization to capture some bird-type creatures for his own snacks.
With the Kingdoms on high alert—
And the difficulty of transporting living beings—
Along with the fortress's massive consumption demands—
All these reasons combined—
Forced the Scarlet Phoenix Demon Lord to abandon the idea of upgrading the fortress.
Of course…
There was also an element of complacency.
After all these years, the Kingdom legions had still failed to breach Lemoris Fortress. That alone proved the fortress was incredibly stable—perfect for resisting these ant-like humans.
He just never expected the consequences of not upgrading would arrive so swiftly today.
The Kingdom legions had developed a top-tier deactivation potion!
Lemoris Fortress's entire defensive system had just been rendered useless!
"Damn it!!"
"All demon soldiers and generals, follow the vanguard into the field!"
"Stop those damn puppets!"
The Scarlet Phoenix Demon Lord roared the order.
Even from high in the sky, his voice boomed like thunder to all Demon Emperors, Generals, and soldiers!
"Yes!"
"Hurry…"
"Don't let those puppets keep suiciding inside the fortress!"
"Stop the deactivation potion from spreading!"
"Medical teams, prioritize aiding the fortress brain!"
"You must stabilize Lemoris's brain first!"
One by one, the Demon Emperors got busy after receiving the command.
Earlier, they had completely dismissed the puppet army.
They hadn't even planned to intercept them.
Now, they had no choice but to intervene.
If the puppets kept self-destructing and spreading the potion, the fortress brain would be beyond repair!
At the same time—
The Demon Emperor responsible for guarding the brain made a swift decision.
He severed every nerve link connected to the fortress brain, cutting it off from the flesh walls.
That way, the potion's effects couldn't reach them.
At the very least, the critically weakened brain could be preserved!
However…
The Scarlet Phoenix Demon Lord had changed his defensive strategy.
And Ling Zhan? He would not stick to old patterns either.
"Yun Man, Meng Shuang, Chang Yue, David, Archie…"
"Full assault!"
"Target the fortress brain!"
"Don't let them succeed in restoring it!"
Ling Zhan's voice was calm and steady, a stark contrast to the Scarlet Phoenix Demon Lord's panicked yelling.
This was a tug-of-war.
For Ling Zhan's side, as the attackers, taking the fortress brain meant complete victory.
But if the enemy managed to repair and reactivate the brain and restore the flesh walls, then Ling Zhan's side would fall into disadvantage.
Even with the potion, a cautious Scarlet Phoenix Demon Lord would command the fortress to enter full defense mode.
He'd block the puppets outside, never allowing them to self-destruct inside again.
Of course…
There was another way to decide this battle's outcome.
That was if either side's commander fell in battle.
As the saying goes: catch the thief, capture the king first.
Once a commander is slain, the blow to morale is massive!
Never underestimate morale damage!
Many great battles throughout history turned after a commander's death—what was once a clear advantage became sudden defeat.
Even if a 100,000-strong army faced only 30,000—
If their commander died, morale would plummet.
Soldiers are still human, not cold machines.
When they see their commander cut down so easily, it's impossible not to panic!
If only one person panics, that's manageable.
But if over half do?
Worse still…
What if fear and hesitation take root?
This was a battlefield soaked in blood.
No one is without fear.
Ordinary soldiers aren't like elite warriors—cold and unshaken by battle.
Mass desertion becomes highly likely.
The consequences of that are well-recorded in ancient texts.
Now—
The Scarlet Phoenix Demon Lord, realizing this, locked his hawk-like blood-red eyes on Ling Zhan.
Like a hunting eagle about to strike!
That's right!
The Scarlet Phoenix Demon Lord now intended to kill this non-specialist on the spot!
If he succeeded, the battlefield would flip instantly!
But what he didn't know was…
The moment he decided to prioritize killing Ling Zhan, he had already sealed his defeat.
What a joke!
If this non-specialist were so easy to hunt, he would've died back when he encountered the Empress of the Night at level twenty!