Global Evolution: I transplanted the heart of the Supreme God.

Chapter 1035 S-Rank Mission! Siege of Zatuk
As expected, facing the probing glances from the other generals, Rashid III said in a deep voice:

"With a formidable enemy at hand, how can humanity afford to fight amongst themselves? Dio's ability to repeatedly wipe out the demon dungeons makes him a hero of the human camp. If we were to drive him out of the city for this, which adventurer would dare to venture out to hunt demons in the future? Besides, if we send Dio away, would the demon lord really abandon the siege?"

His words made all the generals lower their heads.

Marshal Jared pondered and said, "You were able to wipe out two underground cities at night. It seems your strength is even greater than I imagined... The demons are after you. This intelligence is very important. No wonder you devised such a plan."

Rashid III asked, "Is Dio's plan feasible? How likely is it to succeed?"

He was asking his marshal.

Marshal Jared nodded: "The feasibility is very high, but I cannot judge whether we can ultimately kill the Demon Lord."

After a pause, Marshal Jared continued, "However, regardless of whether we can kill the Demon Lord, the siege will certainly be lifted."

In his fight against evil, Rashid III was self-aware and would listen to the advice of experts. He nodded:

"Then let's do as Dio says and begin preparations! Marshal Jared, you are in full charge and will cooperate with Dio's actions."

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Side Quest: Siege of Zatuk

Mission Objective: Defeat the demon army besieging Zatuk City.

[Task Difficulty: S]

【任务奖励：扎图克城声望1000~3000；庇护所声望300~1000；庇护所功勋点数500~1500】

Bai Pu has convinced the indigenous leadership to carry out his plan. As long as they can successfully defeat the demon army according to Bai Pu's plan, the final rewards of reputation and merit will definitely be the highest amount.

This is what is known as the "leading role".

After accepting the S-level side quest, Bai Pu did not linger. Instead, he led his group out of the city in a hurry.

Void Lurker Roga, Bai Pu's demon servant, used his True Meaning skill [Misty Stealth] to conceal everyone's figures and quietly pass through the demon blockade.

At the same time, the demon army has begun its siege!

Groups of little demons hopped and skipped to the foot of the city wall and fired fireballs at the crenellations of the ancient city wall.

The fireballs fired by the lesser demons can only be considered "small-caliber pistols," and their power is greatly reduced when they land on the crenellations of the city wall.

The truly deadly ones are the enhanced elite-level "Spinebreakers." They pluck long bone spikes from their backs and hurl them like javelins. The powerful kinetic energy of these spikes, upon impact, sends ordinary Zatuk soldiers guarding the city flying backward, instantly injuring them.

In addition, there is a lizard-like monster that carries a small catapult on its back. The catapults on its back fire projectiles that explode violently when they land on the crenellations of the city wall. Even elite Zatuk spearmen, under the buff of "United We Stand," cannot withstand the explosion and will quickly lose their combat ability. In severe cases, they will be crushed or blown to death.

Under such cover fire, waves of Riftspikes, Scorching Flame Demons, and Doomsday Guardians carried ladders and climbed the city walls.

Of course, there must be a reason why Zatuk City was able to stand firm in this region.

Surrounded by the crowd, Rashid III cut his finger and dripped a drop of blood onto the ancient mechanical patterns of the tower.

The magical patterns on the mechanism gradually lit up, enveloping the entire city of Zatuk in the power of the ancient magic array. Not only the city walls, but also an area an arrow's length beyond them, were covered by the ancient magic array!
Within the area covered by the ancient magic circle, the demon army felt extremely uncomfortable. They were unable to fly, their strength was reduced by a quarter, and their health and energy could not regenerate naturally.

However, under the strict orders of the demon lord, the siege army still marched forward.

On the city wall, archers unleashed a barrage of arrows imbued with battle aura. Enhanced by the ancient magic array, the Zatuk archers' battle aura replenishment rate increased dramatically, as if it were free, firing arrow after arrow.

The siege demons were riddled with arrows and fell beneath the walls of Zatuk.

But even more demons still arrived at the foot of the city walls. In an instant, the area beneath the walls was teeming with demons, ladders were erected, and the demons began to climb the walls.

On the city wall, earthenware jars filled with gunpowder fell one by one, exploding into clouds of smoke as they landed, killing or wounding countless demons.

Furthermore, there were Zatuk spearmen standing on both sides of the city wall crenellations, constantly thrusting at the demon vanguard climbing up.

The demons who climbed the wall first fell down one after another.

Among them were leader-level demons who, relying on their thick skin, strong flesh, and formidable strength, bravely climbed the city walls despite the thrusting spears, and then went on a rampage after landing.

However, such demons were quickly trapped by the city guards' generals and leaders, who led their elite soldiers in a bloody battle on the city walls.

In a fair environment, the demons, being stronger, could easily defeat the city guards.

However, this was within the ancient magic array, where the demons' strength was weakened, the city guards were strengthened, and there was a continuous replenishment, which in turn suppressed these demons who had climbed the city, killing and beheading them one by one.

On the city wall, one after another, hideous and ugly demon heads were hung.

During this time, there were also invisible demons called "Void Lurkers" who tried to sneak up on the central tower and assassinate Lord Rashid.

However, Lord Rashid is very concerned about his own safety.

The sorcery consultant he hired at great expense had already noticed something amiss when the Void Lurker approached. He cast a sorcery mark, and a long blue beacon lit up above the Void Lurker's head, breaking all its invisibility and instantly killing it in a group attack.

At that time, Bai Pu's servant "Luo Jia" was able to hide in Bai Pu's shadow without being discovered because Bai Pu's priority was too high, which was equivalent to a human-shaped shelter that blocked detection and shielded the sorcery consultant's mental detection.

Besides stealthy assassinations, there are also special mind-based demons who try to take advantage of the chaos during sieges, manipulating human warriors to kill each other.

However, the city guards already had ways to deal with mind-based demons.

Once someone is found to be bewitched by a mind-controlling demon, a wizard will immediately cast a "demon expulsion" spell to expel the demon from their mind, and then the others will attack and kill them.

In just one hour of fighting, the two armies had suffered heavy casualties.

The attacking demons suffered heavy losses, with hundreds of elites and thousands of ordinary lesser demons killed.

Meanwhile, the defending Zatuq army also suffered over a hundred casualties.

"This is just the beginning."

Looking back at the war-torn city of Zatuk and the besieging demon army, Bai Pu said slowly.

(End of this chapter)