Chapter 1217: Chapter 356: Fang Ze’s Crucial Role!
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And so, this long day finally came to an end.
This can be considered the darkest day in the history of the Human Race.
An entire administrative region fell in a short time, with hundreds of Demigods and millions of Disaster Creatures swarming into the Real World and the Spirit Realm, causing countless civilians to perish within a day.
Yet in the face of this enormous Disaster, the Human Race also erupted with unprecedented resilience, bravery, and unity.
Hundreds of military bases were established in the southwest administrative region, forming a steel line of defense to annihilate Disaster Creatures and resist the Demigods.
Awakeners from all over the Human Race gathered in the southwest region to assist in transferring civilians, exterminating Disaster Creatures, and building defensive lines.
Although the Human Race was indeed caught off guard at first, by the end of the day, they had successfully withstood the invasion of Outer Realm Demigods.
This not only reignited victory confidence among the Human Race but also surprised the Demigods of the Outer Realm.
In the Outer Realm, southwest of Spirit Realm Mountain.
Thirty-seven Venerables maintaining the breach in Spirit Realm Mountain continued to stay hidden while communicating through their Divine Sense.
Venerable Canglan, "We indeed underestimated the Human Race. Who would’ve thought they had hidden such strong foundations over the past fifty years."
"Hundreds of mechanical constructs comparable to Demigods. Perfectly fusing the Power of Faith and the Power of Laws to simulate the effect of Divine Power. It’s truly remarkable."
Venerable Fongyu, "Indeed. But considering the number of soldiers needed to maintain these mechanical constructs, it seems they must have exhausted their entire stockpile over these decades."
"Moreover, their mechanical size is too large. Although their destructive power rivals that of Demigods, in terms of mobility and flexibility, they are far inferior, so they pose no threat to us."
Hearing their analysis, Blue Blood Venerable couldn’t help but chuckle softly and say, "Indeed, they pose little threat."
"A military base requires at least hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and all these soldiers must be Awakeners. This limits their war potential."
"In contrast, our forces in the Outer Realm are strong and numerous. Though we have fewer Disaster Creatures, we have a plethora of Demigods."
"The 100 Demigods here are merely our Vassals. If we wanted, we could easily summon 100, 200, or even 300 more."
"The military bases of the Human Race are no match for ours even on a one-to-one basis. Once our numbers triple theirs, they would collapse in an instant."
In response to Blue Blood Venerable’s words, Venerable Fongyu concurred, "Yes, and since Demigods are Indestructible, with no worries of death and their True Body hard to kill, if they can’t win, they can always retreat. Hence, our war potential is virtually limitless."
Hearing Venerable Fongyu’s words, all the Venerables nodded slightly in agreement.
Then, as the Venerables were discussing, suddenly, with a "whoosh," a figure appeared at the breach in Spirit Realm Mountain.
Upon arrival, the figure immediately bowed down and cried out, "Your Eminences, something’s wrong!"
Evidently one of Blue Blood Venerable’s subordinates, upon hearing his report, Blue Blood Venerable revealed his form and asked calmly, "What has happened to make you so panicked?"
Hearing Blue Blood Venerable’s inquiry, the figure hurriedly reported back, "Venerable, something’s amiss! A Demigod just returned to relay a message that there have been changes in the Real World: Fang Ze seems to have joined the battle. Since last night, he’s been controlling the Absolute Pinnacle Divine Fiend that he stole from you, specifically hunting down isolated Demigods."
"In just a few hours, seven or eight Demigods have met their demise. Except for the Demigod who relayed the message, the others were directly obliterated, losing their longevity and falling to become new Divine Fiends."
"This news will likely soon leak out, and then the other Demigods might flee back to the Outer Realm, and new Demigods may not dare to come to fight."
Upon hearing this shocking news, the Venerables, who had just been confidently discussing the limitlessness of their war potential, fell into a momentary silence, their Divine Senses colliding in the air...
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Meanwhile.
In the Real World, Central State, Polaris City.
After a day and night of hard work, several elders finally could breathe a sigh of relief.
Since Fang Ze had informed them of the potential invasion by the Outer Realm Demigods the previous morning, they had begun preparations and deploying forces. After the breach of Spirit Realm Mountain, they continuously directed and coordinated troops and resources from behind the lines.
Wars are won with logistics, and without their efficient command, the situation in the southwest region would not be as optimistic.
Yet, even so, each time the elders thought of Fang Ze’s warning from yesterday, they felt regretful.
At the time, although they took Fang Ze’s warning seriously, they trusted Spirit Realm Mountain’s defenses too much and went no further — they only assembled resources and made contingency plans without immediately evacuating civilians in the southwest region.
Reflecting on the casualties caused by their misjudgment weighed heavily on their conscience.
As a result, they placed even greater importance on Fang Ze.
Since no one knew if the battle situation might change, even after finishing their logistical work, the elders did not rest but stayed in the conference room, reviewing the latest intelligence and discussing Fang Ze.
Vice Chairperson Meng, in charge of education, said, "Fang Ze contacted me last night, saying he’ll focus on sniping Demigods in the southwest region as a warning."
"I just saw the intelligence; it seems he eliminated around seven or eight Demigods in one night. It’s practically a continuous storm of blood in the southwest."
Vice Chairperson Jing, in charge of the Special Service Department, nodded slightly, expressionless, "Yes. I saw the related intelligence too."
"He’s killed more Demigods alone than our combined military bases."
Vice Chairperson Meng sighed slightly at this, "Indeed. Moreover, our military bases once again demonstrated weaknesses faced in the previous encounter with the Venerables during this war."
"Despite their formidable power and destructive capability rivaling that of Demigods, their lack of mobility makes it difficult to effectively hit Demigods. A Demigod who wants to escape is hard to intercept by a military base."
"At this rate, perhaps only three or four military bases working together would increase our efficiency."
"But our number of military bases already pales compared to the Outer Realm’s Demigods. If three or four bases need to work together, it will be harder to handle such a large-scale Demigod invasion."
Hearing these words, Vice Chairperson Jing nodded slightly, "Yes. So we need to find ways to improve our military bases."
"For now, however, we can only rely on Fang Ze...."
Hearing this conversation, Vice Tian, who had remained silent, slowly spoke, "We can’t rely solely on Fang Ze."
"He’s currently enduring immense pressure and danger by helping us hold the line."
"We recognize Fang Ze’s pivotal role. The Outer Realm Demigods surely do too. If they hadn’t known, they wouldn’t have demanded Fang Ze’s surrender."
"Thus, Fang Ze exposing his position is indeed quite perilous."
He paused, then remarked, "A Venerable, upon learning he’s actively involved, might immediately target him...."
Listening to Vice Tian, both Vice Chairperson Meng and Vice Chairperson Jing became solemn and nodded.
They agreed with Vice Tian. They knew Fang Ze’s crucial importance, and it’s improbable that the Outer Realm Demigods wouldn’t notice it. Therefore, there is a real possibility that a Venerable might take action against Fang Ze...
Thinking of this, they couldn’t help but worry for Fang Ze...
Meanwhile.
At the breach of Spirit Realm Mountain in the Outer Realm.
The thirty-seven Venerables exchanged opinions via Divine Sense within seconds, and shortly thereafter, seven Venerables revealed their forms.
Looking at the seven Venerables, Blue Blood Venerable spoke, "I must trouble you to take the risk of going to the Real World next."
"Find Fang Ze, and once he’s eliminated, this will all be over."