Magic? My Iron Torrent will sweep it all away!

"boom!"

Another loud bang came from the direction of the wormhole.

Sah's thoughts were interrupted, and all ten demon lords looked over at the same time, their expressions turning ugly.

An hour earlier, Sah sent out several burrowing dragons to clear the collapsed underground passage.

They had just dug out a sufficiently wide space when the surrounding rock strata suddenly lit up with a blinding white light.

The explosion came from the other end of the wormhole.

Several earth-burrowing dragons, each over ten meters in diameter and a hundred meters long, were torn to pieces by the shockwave before they could even send out a message, and were utterly dead.

As for the underground space that had just been cleared, it was naturally blown up again, and billowing dust blocked the wormhole exit.

This is the third time.

After each explosion, the rock layer needs to cool down before the drilling dragon can continue operating.

But as soon as they dug the road through, the attack from the other side would fall precisely on time, as if there were always eyes watching every inch of rock on the ground.

The expressions of the demon lords all turned ugly.

"My lord, how about we open a few more wormholes?" one of the demon lords couldn't help but suggest.

"These have all been blocked. As long as we open a few more deeper exits, the other side won't be able to detect it in time."

"Once we expand deeper underground, we can break through from different directions simultaneously."

"No." Sah, already angry from the repeated failures of his mission, resolutely refused upon hearing this.

In its quest to find intelligent civilizations, it repeatedly sent space warp beasts to sacrifice themselves, opening wormholes in different star systems.

Later, in exchange for the coordinates held by Kog'Maw, it handed over ten Space Jump Beasts.

These ten wormholes consumed ten space jump beasts.

Now, it only has five heads left that it can use, and these must be kept as an emergency measure.

Space-jumping beasts are not ordinary demon units; new slots are only available periodically.

Moreover, six of these demon lords were recruited by it at great cost; otherwise, these demon lords would not have gone to war with this demon god who always puts his underlings first.

Sah has emptied his coffers for this battle, so he must be careful!

Just like before, caution is the only way to ensure a future!

"But sir, if this continues..."

"The fact that the wormhole hasn't been destroyed means we still have a chance," Sah interrupted his subordinate, his conical eye slowly rotating.

"We can wait until we get the next batch of Space Warp Beast allocation slots before opening a new wormhole."

"The one thing we demons have in abundance is time!"

It looked into the wormhole and seemed to see the smoke and dust from the explosion on the other side. Its voice returned to its cold indifference as it spoke:

"Let the drilling dragons and other rock layers cool down before continuing to dig, clearing out the space near the wormhole exit."

"yes!"

The order was given, and several burrowing dragons crawled into the wormhole.

The Demon Lord in charge did not order them to disperse immediately. Instead, he first used low-level demons to scout ahead and confirmed that there were no new attacks underground before letting the burrowing dragons begin their work.

The rocks were swallowed layer by layer into its belly, and after extracting various useful metallic substances, they were ejected from the rear half of the body, which not only reinforced the tunnel but also left space for digging in the back.

Time passed slowly.

This time, the attack from the other side was delayed.

"No more explosions?"

Sah focused on the mental messages transmitted back by the demon striker, his eyes slightly narrowing.

Several burrowing dragons had cleared out a huge underground space, and then, following orders, began digging tunnels in all directions.

Ten meters, a hundred meters, a kilometer, the rock strata remained silent, with only the vibrations of teeth spinning spreading outwards.

"continue."

Sah gave the order.

The drilling dragon didn't stop; it dug the tunnel further and further.

They led their demon army to advance in the surrounding area, attempting to expand the gathering area near the wormhole.

When the lateral expansion approached five kilometers, continuous tremors suddenly came from underground.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The explosion occurred deep within the rock strata, and several burrowing dragons were precisely killed by the first-generation burrowing robot.

The Demon Lord in charge of communications screamed:

"Seven burrowing dragons have been lost, and the lateral passage is blocked!"

Sah's eyes turned to another passage.

That place is also under attack.

All passages extending outward in the four directions—east, west, south, and north—will be precisely targeted and destroyed at a certain point.

At this moment, driven by instinct, several burrowing dragons turned around and began digging towards the surface in the face of danger.

There was no explosion this time.

They climbed upwards, passing through thick layers of rock. The soil above began to loosen, and moist air rushed in through the cracks, bringing with it the scent of the surface world.

"We've broken through!"

Excited roars echoed through the mental network.

The next moment, the first burrowing dragon burst out of the ground, its massive body smashing the ground and kicking up a large amount of soil.

Immediately afterwards, the second and third burrowing dragons crawled out of the tunnel, and countless demons swarmed up along the passage.

Two suns hung in the distant sky, their scorching rays shining on the demons' hideous carapaces.

They finally left the underground.

"They're out!"

"Tear this civilization apart!"

"Surrender! Let them taste the bitterness of fear!"

The demon army roared deafeningly and quickly spread out across the ground.

The heavily armored demon soldiers shouldered their heavy shields, the Corruptor opened its mouth full of pus, and the Winged Demon flapped its wings and took off, scattering in all directions.

The message was transmitted back to the other end of the wormhole.

Sah finally smiled.

Although they lost many of their burrowing dragons, they managed to land successfully.

Once the demon army has established a foothold, it will be able to continuously expand the surface front and conquer this civilization!

It has been far too long since it has tasted the fear of intelligent beings.

The allure of the Gaia Core is immense, but watching those intelligent beings flee in despair before being devoured is also a kind of enjoyment.

"My lord, a portion of the demon race has already occupied the surface," a demon lord reported excitedly.

"Should we send more legions over immediately?"

Sah did not answer immediately, but fell into thought.

From the moment the burrowing dragon broke through the ground until the demon army completed its assembly, the other side never launched an attack.

The underground can accurately kill the earth-burrowing dragon, but the surface is unusually quiet.

Sah had a bad feeling.

The other side had clearly discovered the wormhole and knew that the demons had the ability to dig tunnels underground, so why did they let them rush out of the ground?

Is the surface defense line not yet complete?

Or is it that the other side simply doesn't care about this low-level legion?

"Pass down the order."

Suppressing his doubts, Sahr addressed the ten demon lords behind him:

"The opposing civilization is a combination of magic and technology, and they possess powerful weapons that can threaten you, and even me."

"Don't be greedy for credit, and immediately take cover if you encounter danger."

"We don't need to rush into a decisive battle; let's start by gradually chipping away at their strength from the outside."

"As long as the wormholes remain, the legions can continue to enter and slowly wear them down!"

"Understood, sir!"

The ten demon lords responded in unison, and then rushed towards the wormhole.

They couldn't wait to see for themselves what the civilization that killed Brett and Aker was like.

Winning would be the best way to prove myself!

Sahr remained where he was, watching the departing figure of the Demon Lord.

There was no artillery fire on the surface, but there were traps everywhere underground. Something was very wrong!

What exactly is this civilization doing?

The thought lingered for only a moment before it was forcibly suppressed.

Once the demon army has landed, victory will be theirs sooner or later!