Chapter 986: Breach the City!
See...
This is exactly why the Demon Lord chose Spirit Sky Demon Sovereign to guard Heavenly Demon Capital.
Cautious and never arrogant.
When it's time to retreat, he retreats.
When he saw Frost Demon Sovereign get easily killed, Spirit Sky Demon Sovereign realized what was wrong.
That non-specialist's methods were too bizarre, and that Black Flame was a skill he'd never seen before.
Without figuring out how to counter it, Spirit Sky Demon Sovereign knew staying here would only hurt them.
Eventually, not only would Heavenly Demon Capital fall, but they might all die here.
That would be a huge loss.
No need to lose both the troops and the prize.
"Retreat!"
No debate. The other Demon Sovereigns agreed.
Everyone valued their own lives.
It wasn't the final showdown yet—no point dying for a single city.
Of course...
Even if they stayed and fought, they were doomed to lose.
So why waste time and life?
Once the decision was made...
Spirit Sky Demon Sovereign led all the Demon Sovereigns back into the Tower of Ten Thousand Demons.
They left orders for the Demon Emperors, Generals, and Soldiers to defend to the death.
Even if they were retreating, they wouldn't let the enemy take Heavenly Demon Capital easily.
After setting everything up, the Demon Sovereigns quickly evacuated.
Outside, Ling Zhan instantly sensed the complete disappearance of the Demon Sovereign auras.
"Looks like they all ran..."
Ling Zhan squinted his eyes.
He wasn't surprised at all.
Because he knew—once the Demon Sovereigns saw the city was doomed and couldn't deal with him, what else could they do but retreat?
If it were him, he would've made the same call.
Staying when you knew you couldn't win, and reinforcements from the Fortress of Ten Thousand Demons probably weren't coming?
Retreat was the logical choice.
"All units, listen to my command!" At that moment, Ling Zhan used Telepathic Communication to relay his order to everyone.
"Siege the city!!"
With no Demon Sovereigns, the siege could now proceed freely.
Boom!!
The Demon-Slaying Legion and Amethyst Legion moved out in full force!
Countless colorful magical attacks slammed into the magic barrier.
The barrier shook violently.
Energy was being drained rapidly.
In the control room, the energy gauge plummeted.
"Hold the line!"
"Defend with your lives!"
"The Demon Sovereigns will surely come up with a plan!"
The Demon Emperors barked orders, trying to stabilize morale.
The demon soldiers, though brainwashed, felt fear, yet still clung to their posts, faces filled with determination, ready to fight at any moment.
Deep down, they still believed the Demon Sovereigns would act.
After all, the Demon Sovereigns had just returned to the Tower of Ten Thousand Demons. They must be planning something.
The Demon Emperors, however, knew the truth: they'd been abandoned.
But what could they do?
Nothing at all.
If they fled, the Demon Sovereigns would execute them.
They bore the soul marks left by the Demon Sovereigns.
They couldn't resist even a little.
On the southern front—the main battlefield...
Azure Dragon Meng Zhang had already led his legion to breach the first city wall.
His legion was the main force and had overwhelming numbers, so their faster siege progress was normal.
When the first wall fell, the legion members looked stunned.
They hadn't expected success!
"Where are the Demon Sovereigns?! Why haven't we seen them?!"
"Yeah! Where did they go?! They should've returned by now!"
"Something's wrong. We breached the first wall; they should've responded!"
"Could something have happened?"
Many soldiers were nervous, excited, and ecstatic.
At first, they thought this siege was just a test run, and most didn't believe they had a real chance.
The enemy's strength on paper was overwhelming.
Ten Demon Sovereigns!
Plus countless Demon Emperors, Generals, and Soldiers.
And they were fully stocked on energy.
Even united Kingdom forces might have struggled against that.
Especially with the current three-way split of their troops.
But now...
They breached the first wall. That meant the second and third could fall too!
If so, they could take Heavenly Demon Capital!
That would be a colossal military achievement!
And aside from Dragon Kingdom and the Amethyst Empire, the other Kingdoms wouldn't get a share.
Because back in the camp, Azure Dragon Meng Zhang had said:
If the other Kingdoms' legions didn't participate, they wouldn't share in the credit.
They had agreed.
Fewer to split the glory meant everyone got more.
No, wait!
At least a hundred times more!
And capturing Heavenly Demon Capital had enormous significance!
It gave them a foothold to challenge the Fortress of Ten Thousand Demons!
And as it turned out...
They were right.
The Demon Sovereigns had already left.
The defense had been drastically weakened.
Without Demon Sovereigns, Heavenly Demon Capital was just a city waiting to be taken.
Even if the troops were plenty...
Sheer numbers meant nothing against overwhelming strength.
More importantly, Ten Thousand Demons' soldiers lacked the teamwork of these elite legions.
Put it like this:
A coordinated team of 100 elite soldiers could easily slaughter hundreds of thousands of demon troops.
As long as they stuck together, they wouldn't even lose HP.
Boom!!
At that moment...
The second and third walls of Heavenly Demon Capital had completely collapsed.
Countless demon soldiers fell to the elite legionaries.
They bulldozed their way through.
"Oooohhh!!"
The entire legion erupted in cheers.
Their momentum grew fiercer with every kill!
Azure Dragon Meng Zhang leapt onto the city wall, chopped down the Demon Sovereigns' battle flag, and planted the Dragon Kingdom's banner in its place!
"It must've been that Ling Zhan kid who forced the Demon Sovereigns to retreat..."
"What a monster."
Azure Dragon Meng Zhang was overjoyed, but he knew deep down—the reason the Demon Sovereigns left was definitely because of Ling Zhan.