Throne of Gods: The mighty power of the heavens, the holy dragon descends upon the world!

Chapter 20: A Surge in Merit Points, Battles Outside the City
"Change defense!"

With the order given, Su Zhe's elite battalion began to withdraw in an orderly manner.

On the way back, Su Zhe also met many of the participants in this year's selection competition, who were all there to defend the city walls.

Back in his dormitory, Su Zhe took out a pale yellow gem. This was a merit test gem, which he had exchanged for with the merit points awarded as a prize for winning the selection competition.

A bit of spiritual power was injected into Su Zhe's merit token, causing the merit test gem and the token to adhere together.

Su Zhe's merit points are revealed: 773!
A sixth-tier peak Golden Pattern Twin Blade Demon is worth 500, an Emerald Green Twin Blade Demon is worth 10, and ten Twin Blade Demons are worth 1.

There are also 100 merit points awarded in the selection competition, the initial benefits for novice demon hunters. Roughly calculated, Su Zhe killed one sixth-tier demon, four emerald dual-blade demons, and more than a thousand dual-blade demons in this battle.

"Not even a thousand yet. Killing high-level demons is still the fastest way to make money," Su Zhe said helplessly.

To Su Zhe, the Emerald Twin Blade Demon was almost no different from the ordinary Twin Blade Demon, except that killing the former would require more spiritual energy.

However, in terms of merit points, one Emerald Dual-Blade Demon is equivalent to one hundred ordinary Dual-Blade Demons, not to mention the Golden-Patterned Dual-Blade Demon, one of which is equivalent to five thousand ordinary Dual-Blade Demons.

Su Zhe complained that he hadn't earned enough merit points, but he should know that when Long Haochen led his team into battle for the first time, in the same Exorcism Pass, seven people only earned 143 merit points.

After briefly learning about his achievements, Su Zhe began his meditation.

This is only the beginning of the Demon Clan's autumn offensive. The Demon Hunter's Trial will last for three months, and Su Zhe must always be in top condition to deal with any potential crises.

Sitting cross-legged in meditation, Su Zhe felt that his inner spiritual energy was recovering a little faster than before.

Once his inner spiritual power was fully restored, Su Zhe took out the inner spiritual power testing gem.

"4220."

Tier 6, Level 2 Radiant Knight.

"I've broken through," Su Zhe murmured.

"Woo~~~"

The bugle call to assemble sounded again, and Su Zhe quickly got up and went to the training ground.

Battalion Commander Cheng Yu was already waiting there.

Seeing that the battalion had assembled, Cheng Yu glanced at it and saw that the battalion, which originally had 500 men, now had 450 men.

Cheng Yu felt a pang of sorrow, but he also understood that this result was already quite good. If it weren't for Su Zhe, the First Battalion would probably have suffered the same fate as the other battalions, with its numbers halved.

"Brothers, this autumn attack by the demons is fierce and different from the past. The commander has ordered us to intercept the demons' grain transport teams," Cheng Yu said, barely suppressing his grief.

"This battle requires speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness. All those above level three, come with me. The deputy battalion commander will stay behind and lead the brothers to defend the city walls when the shift is over."

Cheng Yu gathered thirty people, including Su Zhe, and headed straight for the Exorcist Gate.

The Holy Spirit has been waiting for the Chief of the Army for a long time.

Su Zhe looked around and found that there were quite a lot of people there.

There are not only ten newly formed demon hunter groups, but also three hundred soldiers of rank three or above.

"Brothers, this autumn attack by the demons is fierce. I need you to cut off their supply convoys and disrupt their offensive. This is a difficult task. Do you have the confidence to do it?"

The Holy Spirit looked around and looked at everyone's face.

"Have!"

"Have!"

The elite soldiers raised their weapons, and even the members of the Demon Hunter Group couldn't hide their passion.

"it is good!"

The Holy Spirit laughed loudly, “Gentlemen, return in peace!”

Subsequently, the Holy Spirit appointed the battalion commander as the overall commander and sent them out of the city under cover of darkness.

The Demon Exorcising Pass had a total of 80,000 garrison troops, and the fact that more than 300 people slipped away did not attract the attention of the demons at all.

As soon as they left the city gate, the mages began chanting softly, using various methods to help the group speed up. Soon, the group arrived at a hilly area. Cheng Yu summoned the battalion commanders of the eleven demon-hunting squads, took out a map, and pointed to a place.

“The demons are arrogant and their grain transport routes are unchanging. It’s also difficult for seventh-tier demons to appear here. So we should ambush them here and make sure to win quickly!” Cheng Yu said in a low voice.

"clear."

The battalion commanders exchanged glances and then spoke one after another.

"And you guys?" Cheng Yu frowned slightly, looking at the demon hunters other than Su Zhe.

If only all demon hunters were as powerful and obedient as Su Zhe.

Lin Lan, the leader of the No. 3 Demon Hunter Squad, pondered for a moment.

"Battalion Commander Cheng, our Demon Hunter Regiment operates in small teams. I think it would be better for us to be divided into four groups, with each Demon Hunter Regiment as a unit, to conduct guerrilla warfare against the demons," Lin Lan said.

Cheng Yu remained silent, pondering the feasibility of the plan.

The newly formed Demon Hunter Group and the army lacked coordination, and Lin Lan's words made sense. However, if the powerful Demon Hunter Group were to conduct guerrilla warfare around the Demon Realm, the chances of a swift victory would definitely be greatly reduced.

"Su Zhe, what do you think?" Cheng Yu looked at Su Zhe, wanting to hear his thoughts.

Lin Lan also raised an eyebrow at Su Zhe. She hadn't expected that Su Zhe, who had only been there for a day, would prompt Cheng Yu to ask for his opinion.

Judging from his appearance, Cheng Yu was clearly going to do whatever Su Zhe said next.

"Battalion Commander, I think Lin Lan's words make sense. If we want to unleash the full potential of the Demon Hunter Squad, we should do as she says. As for the main battlefield, leave it to me."

Leave it to me.

Cheng Yu paused for a moment, not daring to think too much about the meaning of those four words.

"what do you mean……"

“I’ll block the front,” Su Zhe said firmly.

Cheng Yu hesitated, but he knew he had to make a decision quickly.

"Okay, I believe you."

In the end, Cheng Yu chose to trust Su Zhe's sixth-level cultivation. As long as they blocked the front, the remaining ten demon-hunting teams could sneak into the demons' rear and then work together to destroy the demons' supplies.

Cheng Yu began to arrange his troops, integrating the forces of the various elite battalions.

Knights and warriors stood in front, with mages and priests at the rear.

Army units organized like elite battalions are generally rarely equipped with assassins and summoners, and even mages and priests are scarce.

"coming!"

A mage's reconnaissance eye detected the approaching demons and quickly reported it.

"be prepared."

Cheng Yu raised his longsword and shield, and Su Zhe stood with him at the front of the group, holding the Crimson Bloom upside down in his hand.

Soon, the figures of the demons came into view, with hundreds of dual-wielding demons pulling the cart, and hundreds of demon-eyed sorcerers in the center of the procession.

Meanwhile, each carriage carried a demon wielding two emerald green swords.

"Ten emerald green dual-wielding demons, over a thousand dual-wielding demons, and hundreds of demon-eyed sorcerers, including five fifth-tier sorcerers."

The scouts of the first battalion quickly calculated the demon race's combat strength and looked at Su Zhe with relief.

Fortunately, Su Zhe came along this time; otherwise, they really wouldn't have been able to take down this grain transport team.

The demons quickly arrived at the ambush area, and Cheng Yu's expression turned grim.

"kill!!"

The knight summoned his mount and began to charge, while Su Zhe tapped his toes repeatedly, heading straight for the group of magic-eyed sorcerers.

(End of this chapter)