Chapter 948: Abyss of Betrayal
The battle report from Demonic Valley was swiftly sent to Lemoris Fortress headquarters.
In fact, all the major legions—whether the main force directly assaulting the Ten Thousand Demons Fortress, or Adasim's flanking army—had just begun preliminary clashes with the enemy.
The main force was led by Meng Zhang the Azure Dragon of the Dragon Kingdom.
This peak powerhouse with the world title "Thunder Emperor" was once a top general skilled in the art of war.
Countless years ago, the Ten Thousand Demons Continent had already reached the gates of the Dragon Kingdom.
It was this Thunder Emperor, along with the ten great generals of the Dragon Kingdom, who led the legions to turn the tide, driving back the armies of the Ten Thousand Demons' Abyss.
So, with the Thunder Emperor commanding the main army, even the most stubborn Free Federation could only stay quiet.
However, everyone knew—
The decisive battles would be won or lost on the east and west flanks.
On one side, the Demon-Slaying Legion and Amethyst Legion led by Ling Zhan.
On the other, the Xuantian Legion and the top adventure legions from the Ten Great Guilds, led by Adasim.
Note—
The adventure legions of the Ten Great Guilds are fundamentally different from those composed of ordinary adventurers.
The adventure legions of the Ten Great Guilds are strictly selected: every member must be at least level 160 and possess a high adventure rank.
This is different from the Demon-Slaying Legion.
The Demon-Slaying Legion is mostly made up of young prodigies, emphasizing talent.
The adventure legions of the Ten Great Guilds, by contrast, demand not only level, but high adventure rank.
The so-called adventure rank is a system universally recognized by adventure guilds.
To raise one's adventure rank, you must frequently complete missions in the adventure guild.
The more high-difficulty missions you finish, the higher your adventure rank.
In short—
The adventure guilds are all seasoned veterans.
The Demon-Slaying Legion is full of promising, top-tier youths.
Compared this way…
In terms of overall strength, the adventure guilds' legions certainly have the advantage.
On the battlefield, age and talent matter less than strength and survival!
What's more—
Every member of the adventure legions has been rigorously trained.
Their teamwork and coordination are spot-on.
In a real group battle, if Ling Zhan weren't in command, the Demon-Slaying Legion would probably be crushed by these adventure legions.
But in the future, once the Demon-Slaying Legion has grown up, gained battlefield experience, and tempered their minds—
The future will belong to the Demon-Slaying Legion.
For now, though, the advantage clearly lies with the adventure legions.
However…
Adasim was currently stumped.
He had arrived at a place called the "Abyss of Betrayal."
The Abyss of Betrayal is a very famous terrain.
Before Adasim lay an incredibly dark chasm.
In this abyss, your senses are suppressed and any light you emit is heavily compressed.
Ferocious monsters, indistinguishable as friend or foe, lurk inside.
All these savage monsters have been deeply corrupted by demonic miasma.
Now, with this obstacle before him, Adasim was at a loss.
The vanguard he sent in came back out in less than ten minutes.
Of the five hundred members in the vanguard, only a hundred returned.
But they brought intel.
The number of monsters inside was terrifying!
There were simply too many!
They were extremely vicious and powerful!
If you got bitten or wounded, the demonic miasma would invade your body and corrode you.
There weren't any Ten Thousand Demons soldiers inside for now.
Even the demons didn't dare go in.
Those corrupted monsters would attack and devour even demon soldiers.
Looking across the abyss in the distance…
There were many demon soldiers stationed on the far side, lounging with relaxed, cheerful faces, watching Adasim's predicament through magical binoculars.
"Damn it…"
Adasim never imagined he'd run into such a headache just as the campaign began.
With so many beasts in the abyss, leading the army through by force would be disastrous!
The losses would be catastrophic.
That leaves only one option…
Flying!
The whole army would have to fly across!
At this level, what Professional doesn't have a way to fly?
Flying items, flying skills, flying talents, everyone has something.
So flying across isn't hard.
Or they could take warships across.
But then there's the problem…
Would the demon army across the abyss just watch them fly over?
Not to mention—
There are also many flying monsters in the sky.
If they took warships, they'd face monster attacks or enemy bombardment.
Another method—
Let the legion's spatial mages open a portal and teleport everyone.
But here's the catch…
Even if all the spatial mages work together, they can only teleport a limited number each time.
Once teleported over, those small groups could be wiped out one by one.
After all, the enemy is just waiting for them.
Adasim felt completely stuck.
They can't fly.
They can't walk.
They can't teleport.
Do they really have to use their soldiers' lives to brute-force a way through?
He truly didn't want to.
After all, this battle had just started!
"If I'd known, I never would've picked the west!"
Because of the wager, both Adasim and Ling Zhan could choose to attack from east or west.
Ling Zhan didn't care.
He let Adasim pick first.
He'd fight east or west—either was fine.
So Adasim chose the west.
He never expected the west would have such a nasty obstacle as the Abyss of Betrayal.
He was completely dumbfounded!
But…
What frustrated him even more—
An adjutant walked up and whispered a few words in his ear.
Hearing what the adjutant said, Adasim's eyes widened with disbelief!
How was it possible!
That non-specialist had already taken the Demonic Valley!?
But…
Wasn't the Demonic Valley supposed to have Ten Thousand Demons soldiers with shared consciousness skills?
With that, the demon army should be incredibly powerful.
In large-scale battles, personal strength means little—it's all about teamwork and coordination.
Adasim thought Ling Zhan's side would struggle as well.
He never expected they'd solve it so quickly!