Chapter 288: Preparation Before War!
Chapter 288: Preparation Before War!
Demon Subduing City.
Deep within the void, figures radiating terrifying auras stood motionless.
"It’s been almost three days, and Aryan still hasn’t appeared." a man carrying a giant axe said in a deep voice.
This man was also a humanoid, standing five meter tall with exceptionally thick limbs that exuded an overwhelming sense of power.
"Man Axe, what’s the rush? The agreed time hasn’t arrived yet," Sam said indifferently.
"You misunderstood me, Sam." Man Axe frowned and replied unhappily. "I’m not doubting him. Regardless, Mr. Aryan helped us kill Three 7th Order Gray Demons. That contribution is something no one can erase."
"It’s a kindness if he’s willing to come, not an obligation. I would never blame him for not showing up. However, we also need to prepare for the possibility that Mr. Aryan won’t appear."
"Indeed. Mr. Aryan is not a member of the Demon Subduing Alliance. We don’t even know his origin, so we can’t place all our hopes on him." another 7th Order expert nodded in agreement.
Hearing this, the other 7th Order expert also nodded.
The Demon Subduing Alliance had fought against the Gray Demon Clan and the Mountain Ridge Beasts for many years ad was far from weak. Although they had been suppressed and pushed back repeatedly, they had still managed to stabilize the situation and prevent a complete collapse.
When they previously held a high level meeting and decided to launch an offensive, the decision had never been based on the assumption the Noah would intervene.
Even without Noah, they would still attack, defeat the Gray Demon Clan and the Mountain Ridge Beasts, and seize a portion of their territory.
Now that both sides possessed equal 7th Order combat power, and the Demon Subduing Alliance held a slight advantage in overall strength, what was there to fear from facing the Gray Demon Clan and the Mountain Ridge Giant Beasts alone?
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Just then, a powerful aura rapidly approached from the distance and arrived before everyone.
"I’m not late, am I? Sorry to keep you waiting," Noah said somewhat sheepishly.
Sam coughed lightly. Among the 7th-Order experts present, he was one of the few who had some friendship with Noah.
Just as he was about to take over the conversation to prevent Man Axe and the others from saying something unpleasant that might affect their relationship, a loud burst of laughter rang out.
"Hahaha! Not late, not late at all. Mr. Aryan0, you’ve arrived at just the right time." Man Axe’s rugged face was filled with smiles. "Even if you had come a little later, it wouldn’t have mattered. Your affairs are important. This little matter of ours can be postponed for a few days without any problem."
"That’s right, that’s right. If Mr. Aryan hadn’t come, we wouldn’t even have the confidence to defeat the Gray Demon Clan and the Mountain Ridge Giant Beasts. What does waiting a little longer matter?" another 7th-Order expert, who had previously said they couldn’t place all their hopes on Noah, quickly added.
Sam : "-_-!"
No, that’s not what you were saying just now.
As if noticing Sam’s gaze, Man Axe immediately rolled his eyes.
He wasn’t stupid.
With such a powerful reinforcement as Noah joining them, he was naturally overjoyed and had no reason to offend him.
After all, the Gray Demon Clan and the Mountain Ridge Giant Beasts were not weak. If they managed to drag them down in a desperate last stand, that would be far too unfair.
"Is there any movement from the Gray Demon Clan and the Mountain Ridge Giant Beasts?" Noah asked.
"The two races have gathered together and seem to be preparing for a decisive battle against us," Sam said after a moment of thought. "Naturally, we aren’t afraid of the Gray Demon Clan and the Mountain Ridge Giant Beasts alone, but we must remain vigilant against the appearance of a third powerful 7th-Order race."
Everyone nodded.
7th-Order Demonized Monsters could naturally communicate with the Disaster Will. They weren’t mindless creatures who would simply wait for death.
There was a high probability that a third, or even a fourth, powerful race was already on its way.
Sam and the others revealed helpless expressions.
This was the most frustrating aspect of waging war in a Remnant World.
The number of Demonized Monsters was effectively endless.
Even though most of the Disaster Will’s attention was occupied by those few Third-Level Civilizations and Middle Thousand Worlds, and forces such as the Demon Subduing Alliance were tying down many powerful 7th-Order races, it could still mobilize a large number of 7th-Order races to participate in the war.
What they had to face was an endless cycle of war.
Of course, that did not mean launching an attack on the Gray Demon Clan and the Mountain Ridge Giant Beasts was meaningless.
The Central Continent was boundless.
Centered around 7th-Order World Shards and surrounded by numerous 5th-Order and 6th-Order World Shards, it formed super-large World Shard clusters that each occupied an unimaginably vast area, spanning at least several astronomical units, or hundreds of millions of kilometers.
Across such enormous distances, even 7th-Order Demonized Monsters flying at full speed would require a considerable amount of time to travel.
For 7th-Order Demonized Monsters located outside the super-large World Shard clusters of the Gray Demon Clan and the Mountain Ridge Giant Beasts, it would take at least several days, and possibly as long as ten days to half a month, to arrive.
For those below the 7th Order, the journey would take even longer.
As long as they defeated the Gray Demon Clan and the Mountain Ridge Giant Beasts before other 7th-Order Demonized Monsters arrived, they would have enough time to rest and prepare for the next challenge.
At the same time, they could expand the territory of the Demon Subduing Alliance, occupy a larger area, allow the World Wills of their respective worlds to extend their influence, expel the Disaster Will, and further strengthen the alliance.
As for the possibility of the Gray Demon Clan and the Mountain Ridge Giant Beasts joining forces with newly arrived 7th-Order races to fight the Demon Subduing Alliance together...
Sam and the others were not worried in the slightest.
War was the central theme of the Remnant World.
Conflicts naturally existed between powerful 7th-Order races.
The Gray Demon Clan and the Mountain Ridge Giant Beasts had temporarily escaped this fate because they were occupied with dealing with the Demon Subduing Alliance, but once new 7th-Order races arrived, the situation would be very different.