Today is the last day. After today, all the demons remaining here will be drowned by their "mother" who gave birth to them. Because it is the last day, the number of demons fleeing has increased dramatically. I have gathered all my subordinates to block the entrance and gather all the incoming demons, killing anyone who resists.
Now is a critical time, and there is no room for error. There are only 12 hours left until the sea of blood engulfs the land I am standing on, and the number of demons under my command has reached its peak.
Over 2,500 small fiends and 133 large fiends.
These demons, like an army, have gathered behind me. Although they are a bit noisy, I don't have time to train them. I can only give it my all. After yesterday's battle against the scar-faced demon charging the stairs, although there seems to be no obvious reduction in the number of demons on the stairs, there are indeed fewer demons in the front three rows compared to yesterday.
The small fiends are divided into four teams, led by small two, small three, small four, and small five. The large fiends are under the command of the one-eyed demon. Although the scar-faced demon is subordinate to me in name, it has formed its own army. After taking a break yesterday, it immediately led the team to collect scattered demons. Today, it actually managed to gather over twenty large fiends and over three hundred small fiends. Combined with the ones left over from yesterday, this is a force that cannot be ignored.
There are a total of thirteen steps at the entrance. The first three steps have fewer large fiends because they were just wiped out yesterday. In total, there are only ten of them. The number of small fiends is also not great, averaging about a hundred per step.
In that case...
"One-eyed, lead the large fiends to attack the first three stairs and then switch to the small fiends when we reach the fourth stair."
"Yes, master. I will go now." The one-eyed demon, with his hands on his shoulders, stylishly shook his bald head and pointed his staff towards the stairs leading up: "Charge with me! For the master!"
"For the master!"
Over a hundred large fiends charged forward, and as soon as they reached the first step, the demons on the stairs began to counterattack. Each step was half a meter high, which was indeed a bit awkward for the small fiends but meant nothing for the large fiends. Moreover, my large fiends have staffs as weapons. They first used the staffs to attack the demons on the stairs, and when they pushed the enemy back, the front row of large fiends immediately climbed up the stairs. Some large fiends even grabbed the ankles of the enemies while they were kicking and dragged them down the stairs before giving them a beating.
The small fiends couldn't match the large fiends. As soon as they made contact, the large fiends charged up the first step.
The demons on the second step came to support, but unfortunately, the large fiends with staffs had very powerful attacks, and the reinforcements were knocked out as soon as they arrived.
In less than ten minutes, the team of large fiends occupied the first three stairs and formed a defensive formation in front of the fourth stair to prevent the enemies on the upper levels from breaking through.
"Small four, lead the team and charge up. Let the small fiends relieve the pressure, giving the large fiends time to recover."
My tactics are simple. Let the large fiends attack the first three stairs, which are the weakest, and then switch to the small fiends to attack the fourth stair. After the large fiends have rested, I will let the small fiends cooperate with them to attack the next stairs.
This alternating attack can keep the large fiends' stamina from being depleted and minimize casualties. The result is very ideal. When attacking the first three stairs, the large fiends easily overwhelmed the enemies without any casualties.
Small Four seemed a bit hesitant to go up, which made me angry. I kicked their leg: "Go now!"
Immediately, Small Four led over six hundred small fiends into the battlefield. They climbed up the bloody stairs, stepping over the bodies of their fallen comrades. The bodies and blood didn't make the small fiends afraid; instead, they became even more excited, their eyes bloodshot.
Demons truly represent chaos and bloodshed. The more killing they do, the more excited they become.
The number of demons guarding the first three stairs cannot match the number guarding the fourth stair. The fourth stair is defended by three hundred small fiends and twenty large fiends. On my side, we have over six hundred small fiends ready to attack. It should be enough.
"Small Two, collect all the souls and bodies. Souls are for me, and the bodies go to the strongest small fiends. I want to see new large fiends being born."The second servant was given orders to collect bodies with his subordinates. When the fourth servant reached the fourth step, the one-eyed servant brought the big Fiends back to the second and third steps to feast on the corpses. Seeing the second servant leading his team up, they tossed the remaining bodies towards the first step, making it easier for the second servant to collect.
The battle for the fourth step was not going smoothly. The short stature of the small Fiends proved to be a disadvantage, as climbing half-meter high steps posed a challenge for these one-meter tall creatures. The enemy took advantage of this and resisted fiercely. Fortunately, my demons were all armed, even the small Fiends.
As they climbed the steps, they swung their bone clubs and attacked the enemy. After dropping nearly a hundred corpses, they finally made it to the fourth step.
The demons on the fifth step rushed down to support. The battle reached a stalemate. It seemed that the small Fiends led by the fourth servant wouldn't be able to break through the fourth step. We needed someone to go up and break the deadlock.
Where is Scarface? Why haven't I seen it?
As I searched for Scarface, I noticed that the one-eyed servant seemed to be resting. After all, there were only a limited number of enemies on the first three steps, and over a hundred big Fiends had captured them without casualties. Although it deviated from the original plan, there was no other choice.
I shouted loudly to the one-eyed servant who was showing off with crossed arms, "One-eye, capture the fourth step!"
"Yes, master!" One-eye immediately pushed aside the fourth servant in front of him upon receiving the order. "Step aside, I'm going up... for the master!"
"For the master!"
More than a hundred big Fiends shouted the motto, boosting their morale. They roughly pushed aside the small Fiends in front of them and charged up to the fourth step. With their participation, the battle immediately turned in our favor. Only a few big Fiends on the fourth step remained as threats.
"Five, you go up first. After taking the fourth step, immediately replace One-eye's team and attack the fifth step."
Five opened his eyes sleepily and looked at me, bewildered... Wasn't he awake yet...
I slapped the back of his head, and he staggered a bit before standing firmly. I didn't say anything and pointed at the ongoing battle on the steps, "Go up."
Five nodded dazedly and walked towards the entrance steps. I couldn't help but slap him again, "Bring your small Fiends with you."
"Oh... all of you, come with me." Five nodded helplessly and led his team forward, but I slapped him again after a few steps.
This time, the confusion on Five's face was evident.
"Hurry up, stop dawdling."
Watching Five and his team charge into the battlefield, I turned to the remaining followers beside me and said, "Let's go too. Second, lead the team to collect the bodies, and then stay on the steps ready to replace."
"Yes, master."
Second had excellent execution and loyalty. As soon as I gave the order, it immediately carried it out. Even if it was leading the charge, it showed no fear.
As for me, I led the team to the steps but didn't go up. Although the steps were wide, the area was still limited and couldn't accommodate all my followers. Before our forces were reduced to a certain number, I wouldn't step onto the steps and restrict my movements.
The fourth step had been captured, and more than half of the small fiends under the fourth servant had perished. It was fortunate that One-eye's big Fiends came to support; otherwise, we would have been completely defeated.
The higher we went, the more big Fiends there were. When we reached the fifth step, there were a total of thirty big Fiends on it!
After capturing the fourth step, both the fourth servant and One-eye had stepped back. It was up to the team led by the fifth servant to continue the charge. However, the enemy's numbers had become terrifying. There were already four hundred small Fiends on the fifth step.
Damn it, the previous calculations were wrong. I always thought there were only about a hundred enemy big Fiends, but they were hiding their numbers... Combined with the previous big Fiends killed in the previous steps, there were already seventy-eighty. How could we handle the steps after this...
The next batch of souls was brought by the second servant. I consumed them desperately, and my body gradually became hot. A faint fragrance emanated from my body as if every pore was permeated with a strange scent. The demons around me became excited when they smelled this fragrance.
The scent grew stronger and stronger, and when I swallowed the last soul, my body exploded with a bang. I briefly lost consciousness, maybe for a few seconds or minutes. The passage of time had no meaning to me at this moment.When I took a closer look at myself again, I realized that my body had grown taller, with long and slender limbs. My skin had a reddish-purple hue, giving me a strange sense of beauty...
But what I was most concerned about were the changes in other parts of my body. I looked down and checked my chest... luckily, no breasts had grown. Then I took a step and... tears filled my face, there was still no "dingding"...
I had evolved. After devouring thousands of souls, I had finally completed my first evolution. Although I hadn't had time to carefully observe the changes in my body, I was well aware that the evolved me was different from an ordinary large Fiend. When a small Fiend evolves into a large one, their body becomes stronger and their limbs thicker, not thin like mine.
Am I an exception? Or has something happened to my body that I am unaware of? After saving the fallen angel called Yiyi, I should have died... Why am I appearing in the Blood Sea of Purgatory? Did she resurrect me?
Countless questions were swirling in my mind, and just when I couldn't figure it out and my head was about to explode, Scarface appeared next to me with a surprised expression, looking eager to try something.
"Is there anything you need me to do?"
Wasn't this guy supposed to have disappeared? How did he suddenly appear, and why did he become so eager to show off?
