A year's time has passed in a flash.

The soldiers stationed at the entrance of the Crescent Empire's Interchange Gate each looked exhausted. The daily battles kept them in a state of high tension, as any moment of carelessness could result in an ambush by the Ruined Land Alliance.

It was thanks to the soldiers of the Crescent Empire and a few blood-soaked Angels that they had managed to hold on until now. Otherwise, the Ruined Land Alliance would have broken through the defense line of the Interchange Gate and entered the Divinity and Demon's Continent.

The current situation was extremely unfavorable for the Crescent Empire. The Steel Angel, Mist Angel, and Haze Angel had all suffered serious injuries.

The Healing Angel, Angela, was doing her best to help the three of them recover. A white light enveloped their bodies, smoothing away their wounds.

As the injuries of the three improved, Angela's vision darkened and she almost stumbled to the ground. Fortunately, Tadefin reacted quickly and caught her in time.

Angela's face was pale, and she was gasping for breath.

"Thank... you..." Angela weakly smiled.

"Are you alright?" Ma'i and Yani, the two sisters, looked at Angela with concern.

"I'm fine..." Angela waved her hand and looked at the three of them. "Don't worry, I can continue to heal you."

"It's been three days since you last rested. The sequence power in your body is almost depleted, and yet you still say such stubborn words." Ma'i glared at Angela, feeling annoyed. She didn't want Angela to sacrifice herself like in the previous life, where she ultimately died while trying to save them.

Angela forced a smile and didn't say anything.

She was the Healing Angel, and healing the wounded was her responsibility. The patients in the infirmary were still waiting for her to treat them. As long as she rested a little less, more injured soldiers could be healed.

"Only when you get sufficient rest can you treat more wounded soldiers. If you exhaust yourself, who will heal these soldiers?" Ma'i said, bringing Angela back to her room and helping her take off her shoes to lie on the bed.

"I will make an effort to rest." Angela obediently closed her eyes. She didn't want to delay the lives of more soldiers because of her exhaustion.

Ma'i let out a sigh, tucked Angela in, and left the room.

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"Enemy attack!"

A sharp and ear-piercing shout echoed throughout the camp, and the soldiers were filled with panic. They picked up their weapons, alert and wary of their surroundings. They didn't know how many enemies were coming or how powerful they were.

Suddenly, a shadow engulfed the soldiers, and they quickly swung their blades at the shadow.

"Crunch!"

The soldiers wielded their weapons, cutting through the shadow, but they couldn't see what the shadow really was, nor its true form.

"Ah—"

"Ah—"

"Ah—"

The sounds of agonizing screams filled the air as the shadow danced in the sky, weaving through the soldiers. Wherever it went, dozens of lives were extinguished.

Angel of Dawnlight, Yuliel, arrived quickly at the battlefield upon hearing the shouts. Seeing the bodies and dead soldiers strewn on the ground, her gaze turned icy.

"Incubus clan!" Yuliel looked at the black figure floating in the air and coldly uttered those three words.

The peculiar and malevolent abilities were too obvious, a characteristic of the Incubus clan. It could be recognized at a glance.

The methods of the Incubus clan were varied, but they could be broadly categorized as assassination, illusions, and blurring or dulling the senses of their prey.

And, the incubus tribe always hides in the dark to deliver a deadly blow to their prey, catching them off guard.

Human soldiers are already at a disadvantage when fighting at night, and it becomes even more difficult to resist with the interference from the incubus tribe. In just a short span of time, more than three hundred human soldiers were lost.

Yuriel's eyes turned red, bloodshot veins covering his eye sockets. A sense of madness and ferocity burst from his body as he let out a low roar, his entire body enveloped in blazing flames, illuminating the entire night sky.

The lurking incubus tribe was forced out of hiding by the flames, revealing their grotesque and ugly true forms.

"Retreat!" Although the methods used by the incubus tribe for assassination are cunning and cruel, once they can no longer hide in the darkness, they choose to escape.

Seeing the fleeing figure of the incubus tribe, the human soldiers immediately gave chase.

Only a loud "boom" was heard, and a small mushroom cloud slowly rose, accompanied by a scorching heat that engulfed the thick smoke.

Many human soldiers were directly buried in the mushroom cloud, not even leaving behind their bones.

After the dust settled, Yuriel stood in place, silently watching where the explosion had occurred. He seemed to still smell the scent of gunpowder and blood.

"Let these beasts escape!" Yuriel was infuriated. The incubus tribe was truly formidable at night.

If only the vampires could come and assist in the battle, they would absolutely not be in such a miserable state. Tadefin had once written a letter to the ruler of the Shuowang Empire, hoping that she would send troops to support them, but she directly rejected his request.

Later, Tadefin wrote another letter, explaining the interests involved to the ruler of the Shuowang Empire. The response he received was only four words: "None of my business."

In the eyes of the angels, the ruler of the vampires was a fool who couldn't distinguish the consequences. Once the Ruined Land Alliance Army set foot on the Divinity and Demon's Continent, whether it was the vampires or any other race, they would be annihilated.

Any ruler with a decent level of intelligence should stop the Ruined Land Alliance Army, even if it means paying a high price.

As for the Sun-Moon Empire being the stronghold of demons, why would the angels seek help from the demons? It was simply a delusion.

In this campaign, the morale of the human soldiers in the Crescent Empire plummeted.

The soldiers hung their heads in dejection, a defeated look on their faces.

The sky gradually brightened, and the dawn sprinkled over the city.

On a tree, a beautiful blonde girl stood in silence, witnessing everything that happened last night.

"In less than two months, the defense line of the Crescent Empire stationed at the Gate of Exchange will be broken. By then, the soldiers here will also be slaughtered." Singri murmured softly, her voice as light as a breeze.

She hunted a wild boar and brought it near the tent that had been set up, preparing today's meal.

Singri placed the wild boar meat on the grill and slowly flipped it, waiting for the meat to be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, releasing a fragrant aroma. Only then did she stop.

She tore off a piece and handed it to her sister Linda, saying, "Try it, it tastes good."

Linda took the wild boar meat and took a bite, savoring it slowly before nodding in agreement.

The wild boar meat was tender and not greasy, combined with the seasoning exclusively prepared by Singri, which added a refreshing flavor to the meat.

"Sister, after we finish eating, let's leave the Crescent Empire and find a place without any danger to live in. This place is not suitable for us," Singri suggested.

"Okay," Linda nodded. She was already tired of the life of fighting and killing.

After they ate and drank to their heart's content, they cleaned up and headed towards the Sun-Moon Empire.

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Shuowang Empire.

Iris practiced diligently at all times, with less and less time left for her. She had to make the most of every second to cultivate.

In response to Tadefin's plea for help, her reply was reminiscent of an incompetent ruler, but she had other ulterior motives.

Iris wanted to weaken the military strength of the Crescent Empire with the power of the Ruined Land. It would be best if one or two angels fell, but even if there were no casualties, it didn't matter. She would still enjoy watching the show and wait for the tigers to fight.

After all, Ali had transformed into the appearance of a winged man prince and entered the higher echelons of the Alliance Association. The plans they discussed would all reach Iris's ears.

At this moment, a barefoot young girl walked into the training room where Iris was, holding a sparkling and translucent fruit in her hand, "This is the Jade Crystal Fruit. I still owe you eighty-eight more fruits."

Iris looked up at the little girl in front of her and said with a smile, "Thank you~"

The girl hummed a couple of times and threw the fruit by Iris's side before turning and walking away, leaving Iris with a sullen figure.

"The little girl has quite a temper," Iris shook her head helplessly, stuffed the fruit into her mouth, and the sweet juice filled her taste buds, containing powerful elemental energy that revitalized her.

She poured all of this power into the Fire Consciousness Space. Over the past year, the star tree in Iris's Consciousness Space had become a towering tree, with lush branches spreading throughout the Consciousness Space.

The next step was to expand the Fire Consciousness Space in preparation for breaking through to the third level of a Mage.

Iris's Fire system was at the third level of a Mage, while the other systems were relatively weak. The Dark Shadow System and the Summoning System were at the first level of Forbidden Spells, the Curse System was only at the third level of the initial stage, and there was one system that had not yet awakened.

Concentrate a little and reach the peak. This was the best approach for the current situation, as it would allow Iris to launch effective attacks against her enemies.

If she evenly improved all the systems, when facing powerful enemies, none of her magic would be able to deal effective damage to them. The only advantage would be to engage in a war of attrition with the enemy, but this situation was highly unlikely.

Iris closed her eyes and focused on absorbing the energy of the Jade Crystal Fruit, then guided this energy in the Fire Consciousness Space.

Inside the Consciousness Space, the starlight on the star tree became even more dazzling and radiant.

This meant that Iris's magic power had increased, and her magic at the level of a Mage would be comparable to that of a pinnacle Archmage.

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