paranoianovel Chapter 256 Is The Devil A Bitch?
Chapter 256 Is The Devil A Bitch?
"Which papacy of the Holy See are you referring to?" Adolf quickly asked, "The Radiant Wing Empire or the Monte Empire?"
"Is it His Highness Lucifel Agares, who claims to be the divine incarnation?"
"This..." The messenger looked confused.
"Ah, never mind, you may leave."
Adolf smiled and shook his head.
"Yes, my commander."
The messenger quickly retreated.
Adolf unfolded the parchment.
The information recorded on the parchment made him unable to help but reveal a relaxed smile.
"Commander!"
Just then, a tall figure, clad in armor and holding a sharp weapon, walked into the tent.
He frowned, looking anxious.
"Lerodo, you've come at the right time," Adolf smiled, "Good news has arrived from the imperial capital."
"The empire is conscripting new troops again? That can hardly be considered good news. Our predicament cannot be solved simply by increasing our numbers," Lerodo sighed.
"The rear believes that Kele City has withstood Abyss for two years and thinks it is an impregnable fortress."
"In reality, the Abyss demons are just accumulating their strength. Once they gather the fallen in the rear and launch a full-scale attack, Kele City will be completely destroyed in an instant!"
"No, this time it's not the conscription of new troops," Adolf shook his head and tossed the parchment to Lerodo.
"Support from the Holy See? Or that Saintess with the strange name?" Lerodo finished reading the scroll and also showed a pleased expression.
"The name may be strange to us in this world," Adolf shook his head helplessly.
"In their world, Lucifel means light and holiness."
"Agares represents hope and virtue."
"Ordinary people dare not use such great names."
Lerodo didn't pay attention to the meaning of the name Saintess.
He only knew that their world had been saved.
Among all the worlds invaded by Abyss, the world that cultivated the power of the Holy See was the most resilient.
The power of the Holy See and Abyss restrained each other, and the Holy See could easily purify areas corrupted by Abyss.
Among all the worlds of the Holy See, the Radiant Wing Empire was the only one that suppressed the forces of Abyss.
Their greatest reliance was the Saintess, who was said to be the incarnation of a deity.
In the past few years, the Saintess had led the Order of the Holy Knights to travel through several worlds, repelling the attacks of Abyss and purifying large areas of corruption.
Although they hadn't completely eradicated the Abyss corruption, they had won precious breathing room for those worlds.
While Lerodo was rejoicing, Adolf once again showed a worried expression.
"There are still two months until the arrival of the Saintess."
"If Abyss launches a major attack, can we hold on until then?"
No one understood the battlefield situation better than the frontline commander.
The speed at which Abyss consumed territory was astonishing.
The speed at which they converted the population into combat power was even more remarkable.
Civilians without any combat ability could become fallen ones with war capabilities in just a few months.
The area lost by the Tanesi Empire exceeded the average, and more than three-fifths of the population was swallowed by Abyss.
If those fallen ones from the deeply corrupted areas were deployed to the frontline...
Even if their individual quality couldn't match that of the imperial soldiers, the difference wouldn't be too great.
In the tide-like offensive, how long could a mere Kele City and an army of over two million on the frontline hold on?
The soldier guarding outside the tent suddenly ran into the tent, "Commander, Vice Commander, General Derek of the 19th Legion requests an audience."
"Derek?" Lelodo raised an eyebrow, "Is that the Legion Commander who suffered a big loss against the Abyss Raiders? Let him in quickly!"
After a moment, the guard led General Derek into the tent.
"Commander, Vice Commander!"
"What's the matter, speak up." Adolf said with a smile.
"I have come to recommend a talent to the two commanders." Derek said.
"You're talking about your subordinate, Sergeant Sallando, right?" Lelodo said, "You already reported last time that he single-handedly eliminated forty-two Abyss Raiders."
"Then you sent him out to gather Abyss intelligence."
"Has he achieved anything new during this time?"
"He single-handedly wiped out a vanguard army of the Fallen." Derek said.
"What?!"
Lelodo and Adolf looked at each other in astonishment, unable to conceal their surprise.
A vanguard army of the Abyss is at least two thousand people, led by several epic-level demons.
In the Erosion Zone, the Fallen and demons have a combat power bonus.
Even a Rank Six powerhouse wouldn't dare to recklessly charge in, let alone a Rank Four warrior.
"Has the information been confirmed? Give us the details!"
Lelodo and Adolf's faces immediately turned serious.
...
The Abyss Erosion Zone.
Inside a camp of the Fallen vanguard army.
Chen Yu sat in the main position, with Sophia kneeling beside him, massaging his legs.
The cold sweat constantly dripping from her forehead proved that her mood was not calm at the moment.
Several demons sat below, with smiles on their faces, looking humble.
With his high-grade Abyss magic power and the image of the Abyss Thorn Spirit, Chen Yu successfully intimidated several demons who led the Fallen, and they treated him as an honored guest.
This vanguard army of the Fallen is quite high-level.
With a scale of over four thousand people, the leader is a Rank Five demon boss.
Soon, "food and drinks" were brought up.
In front of Chen Yu was a whole cooked human girl on a plate.
Sophia almost vomited when she saw what was in the plate.
She could tolerate bloody scenes, but a human being opened up and cooked as food was beyond her tolerance.
Even Chen Yu's face darkened.
"You want me to eat this?"
"Calm down, my lord! Calm down!"
The demons were immediately filled with fear.
"My lord, this is the highest-level food in our camp!"
"Yes, yes!" The leading Rank Five demon knelt on the ground, "My lord, this is a fresh human just sent from the City of Mourning Blood today, and it was only slaughtered today!"
"The City of Mourning Blood?" Chen Yu's interest was piqued, and he arrogantly said, "You lowly mixed-breed demons actually built a city on the frontlines? Who gave you the right?"
Seeing Chen Yu's attention diverted, the Rank Five demon boss breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "My lord, this is a strategic fortress we built to stockpile resources, not a real demon city."
This Rank Five demon didn't think Chen Yu was belittling it, because what Chen Yu said was true.
Only a true Abyss Lord has the qualifications to build a demon city.
"Stockpile resources?" Chen Yu showed a curious expression, "You despicable dogs, aren't you all fighting over whatever you can get and starving if you don't get it? And yet you still stockpile resources?"