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"Demon Lord of the Great Blade, what should we do now?" The subordinates, the Demon Experts, began to assess their losses and gather the body of the Water Crossing Demon Lord. The Iron War Demon Lord, usually stoic, now showed signs of uncertainty on his face. The loss of two Demon Lords of equal strength, who also symbolized the power of the Demon Clan, had thrown him into disarray.
"There’s nothing we can do!" Although he was extremely reluctant to admit it, the Demon Lord of the Great Blade sighed and shook his head. "I am powerless now. The enemy has four powerful fighters, while we only have two Ancient Demon Lords. Even if their individual strength is slightly inferior to ours, overall they can still overpower us. This battle cannot continue."
The Iron War Demon Lord was taken aback by how quickly the Demon Lord of the Great Blade had given up. "But isn't it too early to conclude that? Besides, what was that formation you had your subordinates set up earlier? It looked quite powerful! If we combined our strengths with such a formation, we should be able to overpower Wang Long and his group."
The Demon Lord of the Great Blade smiled wryly. "That’s just theoretical power. If Wang Long and his group were willing to engage us in an open battlefield with ample space for a decisive battle, I would say victory is assured. But would they be foolish enough to do that? Think about our previous encounters; each time they chose the most advantageous conditions for themselves and managed to escape unscathed! They have mastered the use of various advantages to perfection and employ all sorts of cunning tactics. If we had adopted my approach from the beginning—advancing steadily without seeking to kill them but rather forcing them away from our core territory—we wouldn’t be facing such losses now. Unfortunately, it’s too late for that. And those warriors of mine who seemed so formidable in formation were merely a Flower Rack; it was a sacrificial formation I devised recently to greatly enhance their power. In reality, they hadn’t even completed their training for it; otherwise, why would I not have used it in earlier battles?"
Iron War shook his head gloomily, realizing that the Demon Lord of the Great Blade was still preoccupied with the exclusion and hostility he faced from the Water Crossing Demon Lord and Flying Spirit Demon Lord. Now, while the Demon Lord of the Great Blade remained unharmed, both of them had already paid for their pride and underestimation.
Now, this cost had extended to them as well.
"Therefore, my suggestion is to retreat immediately. Regardless of what Wang Long and his group decide to do, let them go wherever they wish. We should hold our limited forces at several key passages. If we discover their intentions from above, then we can gather all our strength along with reinforcements and confront them!"
"What! Reinforcements?" The Iron War Demon Lord couldn't believe what he was hearing. Returning in such a state would likely lead Brahma Demon King to execute them on the spot instead of pursuing them further; that would be exceedingly merciful. Yet here he was imagining he could still serve as a barrier against Wang Long and even expecting Brahma Demon King to send him reinforcements!
That was utterly foolish!
Even in the mind of the usually straightforward Iron War Demon Lord, he had labeled the Demon Lord of the Great Blade as someone to avoid in the future; this way, when he angered Brahma Demon King, he wouldn’t be caught in the crossfire.
After Wang Long and his group withdrew without any pursuit, they stopped to rest three miles away.
In this back-and-forth situation where both sides' strengths fluctuated again, they no longer feared any pursuit from their enemies. With their current strength, defeating their four opponents was not an issue; however, killing them was out of the question.
"Dragon Head, why did you give up so quickly before? In that situation just now, we could have taken down another Demon Lord level expert with a single push, right? Even if we couldn't, we could have heavily injured one and killed a few Demon Generals. Let's see if they would still dare to chase us!"
Cai Burin started complaining as soon as he landed. It was already evident from the two battles that he was the weakest among them, so he hoped to prove himself through a decisive battle.
On the other side, Evil and Malicious also seemed displeased: "Although I was blocked by their expert at the time, I could sense that their strength was superficial. If we had fought a little longer, I would have discovered the weaknesses in their formation and exploited them to defeat them!"
"Alright, you two should stop complaining. Wang Long's command in this battle was absolutely brilliant. I've never seen such an exciting fight before. Despite being at an absolute disadvantage and in unfavorable terrain, we managed to kill two Ancient Demon Lords. Heh, I really want to see what kind of expression Brahma Demon King will have when he hears this news! What kind of reaction will he have?" Song Shuping wasn't as ambitious as the two of them; he was already very satisfied with their current achievements.
"And now our objective has been achieved. Don't worry, after this setback, our strength is now sufficient to fight back against them. With the caution of that Demon Lord of the Great Blade, he definitely won't chase us anymore. Plus, we need to focus on our true goal for infiltrating the Demon Clan's territory."
"Huh? What is that?" Cai Burin seemed a bit confused.
Wang Long rolled his eyes; this guy really didn't care about anything when it came to fighting!
"Did you think that from the very beginning, we infiltrated the Demon Clan's territory just to kill a few generals? If that's the case, we could have just picked off stragglers outside!"
"Uh, don't get angry. You never told us anything; you only mentioned that there would be chaos within the Demon Clan, so we came to seize the opportunity. But you never explained what kind of chaos it would be!"
Wang Long hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided to reveal the secret: "Do you remember when we repelled the Heavenly Slayer at the Gateway to the Abyss, and Abyssal Demon spoke with me privately for a while?"
"Of course I remember. Uh, you’re not saying that Abyssal Demon wanted to return to the Demon Clan to stir up trouble, are you?"
"He didn't say it directly; he just mentioned wanting revenge. However, I sensed from his tone that he would come to the realm of the Demon Clan."
"Feel it!" Cai Burin fell to the ground, and even Song Shuping showed an awkward expression. "But Dragon Lord, look at the situation now. Although the Demon Clan has been breached by the Divine Clan on the front lines, their fundamental strength hasn't suffered any losses. They are even able to send out four Ancient Demons to deal with us. This doesn't seem like a sign of imminent internal strife, does it? In other words, that Abyssal Demon hasn't shown up yet! You're really pushing us into a corner!"
"It won't happen. Although I haven't had much contact with the Abyssal Demon, I can tell that he is someone who will not stop until he achieves his goals. Moreover, being trapped there for thousands of years must have filled him with a terrifying rage that he wants to unleash, and the best way to do that is to face his enemies. I think it's probably because this time the Brahma Demon King ’s tactics against the Divine Clan were so unexpected that he couldn't gauge how the Brahma Demon King would react, which is why he has been holding back. Besides, now that we are here, it would be too regrettable to just give up."
Well, it seems like this is a path they are determined to take.
Cai Burin and the others exchanged glances and shook their heads. However, there was no rebuttal against Wang Long; after all, for such a long time, the Dragon Lord had been winning battles. That undeniable record was their greatest source of morale!
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