Magic Industrial Age.

Chapter 588, Section 586: The Anti-Human Demon Alliance
"No, it can't be! It's fake, it's fake, you're lying to me! You're lying to me!!!"

Miller roared, his eyes wide with rage, his face ashen, veins bulging on his forehead, and his lips trembling.

But the demon Dorge roared even louder: "Are you unable to believe it, or unwilling to believe it?"

“Look at me, look at me, Dorji Petrovich, your uncle is standing in front of you.”

I'm telling you, I'm telling you this myself. That night, my teleportation scroll didn't malfunction, but the location I was trying to pinpoint was discovered by that person.

Then, he killed me!

"Kill me in my most triumphant and proudest moment!"

"But he never thought that death is not the end, but could also be a new beginning."

The great Hohenzollern III sent men to Auckland, to the place where I died, and through the resurrection of my soul, they reached the abyss.

He even enlisted the help of a lord of the abyss to pull me from a tributary of the River Styx, allowing me to be reborn as a demon with my complete memories.

Miller is no longer the boy who used to follow his uncle around. He has been tempered and refined over the years.

At that moment, he uttered a soul-searching question: "You say he killed you, but why? What reason did he have to kill you?"

"What else could it be? It's just that I used him. In the struggle back then, he was just a pawn in my hands."

At this point, Dorji's voice softened slightly. He never felt he had done anything wrong; back then, Loy was just a pawn in his game.

However, to his surprise, the nobody he hadn't even given a second glance back then had become a powerful figure whose name he dared not even mention.

Miller's face tightened: "Then why didn't you come to see me afterwards?"

"The reason I don't see you is because you are in a clear period of advancement. The better his career is and the stronger he becomes, the more valued you will be on the Empire's side."

The empire's youngest minister, in charge of all the empire's transportation construction, has free access to Tianwang Mountain, and even those old foxes have to treat you with kindness.

why is that?"

"Of course, it's because you worked hard enough and achieved results, but it's also because you have such a friend that no one dares to suppress you."

"I am not seeing you. It is all for the sake of the family. Only in this way can the Petrovich family develop in all aspects and become one of the few great noble families in the empire."

"But so what?"

Miller's voice was filled with inexplicable grief and indignation: "The great Hohenzollern III has fallen, and the empire is on the verge of collapse."
Even if the Petrovich family is doing very well, so what?

"Your so-called great families are just like bubbles and illusions when the empire collapses."

"No, no, no, you're mistaken. The empire has never fallen. The great Hohenzollern III was merely in a temporary slump."

"A temporary silence, just for now..."

At that moment, Miller's eyes flickered, as if he had finally understood. He calmly said, "Uncle Dorji... tell me, what do you, or you, need me to do?"

"As expected of my nephew, and as expected of the Empire's Minister of Transportation, we do need you to do some things."

Before he finished speaking, ripples spread through the void, and the mysterious man stepped out again, walking up to Miller.

Only at this moment did Miller see clearly that the mysterious man was wearing a mage's robe, and the insignia on his chest looked inconspicuous, but it represented the Royal Academy.

The most mysterious organization in the empire, the Royal Academy of Mages, appeared before him.

Then, the mysterious man raised his hand and released it, causing the gemstone necklace containing the power of the seven gods to fall into the air.

"This is His Majesty the Emperor's necklace."

The mysterious man spoke: "What you need to do is hand it over to Luo Yi personally."

Dorgi explained, “The empire will experience a period of turmoil, which you can use as an excuse to go to the Flower Territory, and that will be your gift to your good friend.”

"Where's the back?"

"You don't need to worry about the rest."

Miller Petrovich, the Empire has nurtured you for decades, and His Majesty has bestowed upon you ample favor and honor. Now, it is time for you to repay your debt of loyalty.

At that moment, Miller looked at the gemstone necklace and felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

……

Bottomless Abyss, 138th floor.

Location of the Abyss Frontier Base.

Saint John, holding the Codex, accompanied by the choir, chanted sacredly. The holy sun shone brightly, instantly covering hundreds of miles, causing countless demons to scatter in terror.

Then the magic tanks charged out of the position, rampaging and crushing everything in their path. Amidst the roar of their main cannons, powerful demons were torn to pieces.

Two high-speed heavy machine guns spun and spat fire, the bullets like the Grim Reaper's scythe, reaping and slicing away.

Third-generation fighter jets roared through the sky, generating enough wind pressure to distort the air.

The shimmering magical shield was shaped like a blade, cutting through the air at high speed as easily as slicing through tofu.

There are also close-range combat bullets filled with holy water and shrapnel; each shot can cover an area of ​​hundreds of meters in radius.
Even powerful high-ranking demons have to be careful to avoid it.

The fighter jets, upgraded to the third generation, are now capable of engaging in one-on-one combat with high-level demons of the fourth-tier Cataclysm level.

Many pilots even prefer to hover their fighter jets, as a provocative gesture, to challenge these high-ranking demons one-on-one.

If they formed a squad, they would dare to provoke the lesser demon lords, though the outcome was usually not good.

As a lesser demon lord who has already touched the rules, he is still beyond the reach of current magical war weapons.

Given the rapid pace of technological iteration, this day is destined to be not far off.

Of course, the abyssal demons are not simply charging blindly. After becoming familiar with the steel torrent, they either actively or passively begin to evolve.

For example, the six-armed serpent demon added certain special materials to its original longsword and then used magic to control it, which allowed it to vibrate at high speed.

The Demon Edition High-Frequency Vibrating Blade is an absolute cutting weapon, and it also has the effect of breaking spells, making it quite powerful.

For example, the Balrog reduced the burning power of spells like Fire Demon; after all, melting steel requires sufficient temperature and time.
Instead, they chose to enhance the adhesion and corrosion effects of the flame.

A ball of abyssal flame is thrown out, and it's like a leech that can't be shaken off, causing continuous damage.

If it can penetrate the magical defenses, it can also corrode steel and melt through large holes.

Many demons have also undergone varying degrees of mutation in order to cope with the shrapnel damage from the shells.

For example, awakening spell-like abilities such as shadow walking, spatial blinking, and dimensional concealment.

Even if the explosion of a shell causes high damage, it's useless if it misses.

Alternatively, one could choose to optimize and iterate upon the magic shield, such as strengthening the deflection field or creating a water magic shield that can reduce damage. It can be said that the Abyss is the most variable and loosely connected region in the multiverse, where the probability of anomalies is extremely high.

But as long as the mutation is in the right direction, it can adapt to the environment and then spread rapidly like a virus.

In other words, the Flower Territory's magical weapons are iterated more quickly; otherwise, relying solely on the old technologies would likely not be enough to create effective suppression.

At this moment, the ground battlefield, and even the low-altitude battlefield, were in full swing, while the higher void was relatively quiet.

Here, countless demon skeletons are piled up like mountains, each head facing outwards, their twisted faces displaying their rage.

Even in death, they seemed to retain a spirit, their surging abyssal energy gathering, trying to break through the sky.

Further up, you can even see the corpses of lesser demon lords, just like ordinary demons, discarded there as stepping stones.

At the very top was the enormous body of the great demon Odoak, with its hideous head placed right in the center.

Above it stands a golden throne, its high back seemingly reaching to the heavens, representing supreme power and majesty.

The ancient red dragon Virgil lay coiled atop the corpse, with golden-red holy flames burning and pouring down like water, suppressing the rising abyssal aura.

Luo Yi sat upright on the throne, resting his head on his hand, lost in thought.

To be honest, when the legendary lich Cicero Griffiths suggested that such a demon throne could be forged from demon corpses, Roy disagreed.

Such erratic behavior—what's the difference between that and being a madman?
However, after His Holiness Cicero Griffiths explained it in detail, Roy actually came to agree.

According to him, in the Abyss, you can't use human aesthetics; you have to follow the demonic model.

This demon throne is built upon high-ranking demons, with the remains of lesser demon lords forming its backbone, and adorned with the heads of demon lords. This alone is enough to create a powerful and intimidating effect.

Loy was initially skeptical, but after consulting with figures including the King of the Magic Eyes and the legendary mage Venus, they surprisingly reached a consensus.

On the day the Demon Throne was forged, Loy clearly remembered that even the lesser demon lords who coveted it were terrified and ran away in terror.

A group of demon lords all showed great fear.

Of course, Luo Yi paid no attention to the throne at this moment, her mind was entirely focused on the message that had just been delivered.

The emperor's offensives suffered repeated setbacks, foreshadowing the empire's eventual defeat.

What Loy found even more unbelievable was the death of Hohenzollern III!

This emperor, who led the empire to its peak and then plunged it into the abyss, has actually come to an end like this?
When Luo Yi first heard about it, she was stunned for a long time, feeling that it was not quite real.

However, this person's death was a fatal blow to the empire, absolutely adding insult to injury.

It remains to be seen how the coalition forces plan to respond.
To be precise, how do they intend to end the war?
How do you plan to deal with the Habsburg Empire?

And how to divide the profits?
Even when the fighting is intense, the coalition forces can remain united and work together seamlessly.

But if the empire's defeat is inevitable, they should disintegrate for the sake of their own interests!
Hopefully, this coalition, forcibly brought together by the Church of the Sun, won't make things too ugly.

However, this idea only lingered in her mind for a moment before Luo Yi dismissed it with a sneer.

For the Habs Empire, the year 318 of the New Divine Calendar was a disaster, but for Roy, it wasn't much better.

Thanks to the vampire prince's excellent coordination, or perhaps because Loy put enough pressure on these demon lords, the five demon lords surrounding the base actually united.

In March, the Anti-Human Demon Alliance was officially established, and at that time it only drove out a large number of demons and formed an encirclement.

By April, it had become an organized and targeted offensive.

The demons, spreading like the sea, attacked like a black tide. The piled-up corpses even formed a dam, which was then smashed down.

They also developed specialized tactics to counter the magic tanks, consisting of squads primarily composed of Earth Demons.

This Earth Demon is somewhat unusual; it prefers to hide underground and has poor melee combat and defense, but there's only one, and it has an extremely high affinity for earth elements.

They can tear the earth apart and create a crater in three breaths, deep enough to bury a magic tank.

Even though the King of the Land has impressive power, climbing hills isn't its forte. All it can do is accelerate to full speed the moment it senses something is wrong and charge straight out.

There were also hordes of flying demons, divided into small squads, who were tasked with encircling and annihilating the magic-powered fighters.

Under the strong orders of the lesser demon lord, these demons even resorted to self-destruction tactics.

To put it simply, once they get close, they detonate their internal magic, creating a flesh-and-blood bomb.

Some demons even bind themselves with steel fragments, which create shrapnel and cause injury during an explosion.

That is to say, the fighter jet has been upgraded to the third generation, and the magic shield has also been upgraded to three layers; otherwise, it would not be able to withstand it at all.

Finally, it was only thanks to the emergency installation of detection radar and the assistance of a fourth-tier expert that the attack was stopped.

After this battle, Luo Yi also chose to shrink his defensive line, using six barbicans as the base, and extending his artillery fire to a distance of ten miles.

Everything else was abandoned, including some newly established abyssal resource extraction sites.

By May, the fighting had intensified.

Because finally, a sixth-tier demigod appeared, and the demon lord could no longer restrain himself and stepped onto the battlefield to face Loy directly and issue a challenge.

It was a minotaur from the abyss, with an exaggerated size of 100 meters. It had a minotaur's head and a human body, with bulging muscles all over its body, hooves on its feet, and sharp claws on its hands like blades.

He stood there like a mountain, radiating endless, terrifying pressure.

This one is clearly a follower of Buffalo Men, the Minotaur King. In terms of attire and weapons, he is almost identical to the lord of the 600th floor of the Abyss.

This one was arrogant, daring to face Roy alone, and then he was double-teamed by Roy and the ancient red dragon Virgil, getting a brutal beating from both sides.

He almost lost his life here, but the vampire prince's forceful intervention saved him right under Luo Yi's nose.

Since then, at least three demon lords have appeared before Roy!
In the most difficult moment, Luo Yi, alone with her dragon, managed to hold off four demon lords, and was almost killed on the spot.

If it weren't for the mutual distrust among the demon lords, and his willingness to fight to the death, with no demon lord willing to perish with him, he would have barely managed to hold on.

The King of Demon Eyes, on the other hand, fought a demon lord alone, a high-intensity battle that was difficult for him to handle.

He once complained to Luo Yi: "I didn't get much benefit, but I had to risk my life to fight the demon lord every day. I don't know what I was thinking back then, that I actually stepped into this pit."
No matter how much he was teased, he never backed down.

In every battle, he helped Roy, firmly holding off a demon lord.

It was also during that period that Loy, following the advice of the legendary lich, forged this Demon Throne.

It may seem like just a formality, but for a certain period of time, it achieved excellent results, deterring a large number of demons and weakening morale.

However, this also triggered the most intense backlash from the demon lords!

(End of this chapter)