ushernet Chapter 242 : A Continent-level Defense Line of the Demon Civilization
Chapter 242 : A Continent-level Defense Line of the Demon Civilization
Chapter 242: A Continent-level Defense Line of the Demon Civilization
As he thought about it, Li Ye could not help but inhale sharply.
This Wild BOSS was truly unusual.
It was not some horrifying gigantic beast—it was an entire mountain range.
A body stretching hundreds of kilometers, combined with extremely slow movement.
As he continued thinking, a trace of fiery excitement appeared in his eyes.
After all, a Level 3 Wild BOSS would guaranteedly drop a Level 4 item!
Yang Zheng and the other two also looked at him with burning anticipation.
“Alliance Leader, can we take down this Mountain Range Demon?”
Li Ye was about to nod when he suddenly realized something, and his expression froze slightly.
The Mountain Range Demon’s body stretched for hundreds of kilometers. If its width were calculated at about 150 kilometers, then its total area would easily exceed several thousand square kilometers.
That was several hundred times larger than the Airport Demon and Zoo Demon they had previously destroyed.
Could the Tomorrow Alliance really defeat such a super-gigantic demon?
While talking, the group soon arrived at another base vehicle.
After seeing the internal structure of the vehicle, Li Ye and the others were momentarily stunned.
Inside the base vehicle were actually a Production Workshop and a City Core of a Mobile City.
As lords of Mobile Cities, they naturally knew what this meant.
This Level 3 Survivor Caravan clearly possessed production capability.
As long as they hunted monsters in the wild and obtained blueprints, they could input them into the Production Workshop to manufacture the corresponding items.
For the entire caravan, this was an enormous improvement.
Although they already knew that vehicles and towns could be equipped with a Production Workshop and a City Core, seeing it with their own eyes still left them slightly astonished.
After learning from Carson that the Production Workshop was Level 3, Li Ye asked the question he was most curious about.
“Were the Production Workshop and City Core funded by the Titan Throne? What level were they when you received them?”
Carson answered honestly.
“Level 3. They came from a Level 3 Mobile City belonging to the Titan Throne that had been severely damaged in war and had to be scrapped.”
A trace of surprise appeared in Li Ye’s eyes.
He had originally thought the Titan Throne would at most give them a Level 0.5 or Level 1 Production Workshop and City Core, forcing them to struggle in the wilderness and slowly develop their convoy.
He did not expect them to provide Level 3 equipment right from the start.
The Titan Throne truly spared no expense.
Sensing Li Ye’s thoughts, Carson shrugged.
Li Ye began to roughly evaluate the current firepower of the Tomorrow Alliance.
In the air:
Peregrine Falcon Fighters, Black Rain Bombers, and Gunboat Craft bombing runs.
On land:
Land Combat Forces, Starshine, and Iron Whale.
Heavy firepower from the Peacemaker, including artillery salvos, missiles, and the Electromagnetic Railgun.
If the Destroyers were deployed at sea, they could also provide an additional round of long-range fire support.
Combined together, this firepower was enough to completely destroy an entire city.
But against the Mountain Range Demon, it was far from sufficient.
It was composed of countless mountains. The Tomorrow Alliance’s firepower could at most saturate several peaks.
“...This is really troublesome,” Li Ye sighed.
Carson then brought up something even more shocking.
When they first discovered the Mountain Range Demon, Carson immediately used the communication device provided by the Titan Throne to contact them and nervously report the situation.
The Titan Throne immediately mobilized a Level 3 Mobile City deployed on Guixu Continent to send reconnaissance aircraft for observation, and also dispatched a research team to investigate the Peninsula Zone.
One week later, the research team submitted an investigation report to the higher authorities.
The report stated that after surveying the terrain of the Peninsula Zone, the research team reached a shocking conclusion.
The Mountain Range Demon was not a native of the Peninsula Zone.
It had moved there from the inland.
This could be seen from the enormous movement trail between the inland and the peninsula.
After arriving at the Peninsula Zone, the Mountain Range Demon positioned itself there and barely moved afterward.
“So that’s the case?” Li Ye’s expression changed slightly.
He looked at his companions. They also shook their heads in confusion.
Clearly, none of them could understand why the Mountain Range Demon had deliberately moved from the inland to the Peninsula Zone.
Just as everyone was puzzled, Carson spoke slowly.
“This demon is extremely dangerous. It perfectly blocks the route from the Peninsula Zone into the inland. If you want to keep moving forward, it’s better to take a detour.”
Hearing this, Li Ye’s pupils slowly widened.
“I understand now! I know what the Mountain Range Demon is trying to do!” he said quietly.
Zhou Xing, Fang Yong, Yang Zheng, and Carson all froze and looked at him at the same time.
Under their gazes, Li Ye slowly revealed his speculation.
The actions of the Mountain Range Demon should not be analyzed from the perspective of an individual monster—but from the perspective of the entire Demon Civilization.
Monstrous Civilizations were capable of managing and developing their territories.
This could already be seen from the Underground Kingdom of the Arachnid Demon Civilization.
And as a Super Monstrous Civilization, after conquering the entire Guixu Continent, the Demon Civilization had begun constructing and developing the continent.
Naturally, construction started from the inland where the capital of the Demon Civilization was located.
The Mountain Range Demon was essentially a giant defensive structure deployed by the Demon Civilization on the outer perimeter of the continent to block human invasion.
As long as the Mountain Range Demon stood across the Peninsula Zone, human forces would be unable to travel by land into the inland of Guixu Continent.
They would be forced to travel by sea and attempt to land elsewhere.
And in other directions, there were likely similar super-gigantic demons deployed by the Demon Civilization.
A dozen—or perhaps dozens—of such monsters formed a continental defensive line against external enemies.
“If my guess is correct,” Li Ye said in a deep voice, “then even if we land somewhere else, the situation will be exactly the same as here in the Peninsula Zone. There will always be different types of super-gigantic demons blocking the route to the inland.”
Zhou Xing and the others were stunned by his words.
It had to be said that Li Ye’s speculation sounded incredibly far-fetched.
But after thinking about it carefully, it also seemed very possible.
Li Ye gazed toward the Mountain Range Demon quietly standing across the peninsula.
His gaze seemed to pass beyond it and fall directly on the distant inland.
What exactly was the Demon Civilization trying to do in the inland of Guixu Continent?
Carson stated that he would report Li Ye’s speculation to the Titan Throne so they could send specialists to investigate.
After bidding Carson farewell, Li Ye and the others began discussing their next move.
“If your speculation is correct, Alliance Leader,” Zhou Xing said slowly, “then no matter where we land along the coast of Guixu Continent, we will encounter similar super-gigantic demons. In that case, we might as well defeat the Mountain Range Demon directly.”
“Yes! That Level 3 Wild BOSS drops a guaranteed Level 4 item!” Fang Yong said excitedly.
Yang Zheng was more cautious.
“Alliance Leader, we still don’t understand the Mountain Range Demon’s attack patterns,” he reminded them.
Li Ye nodded.
That was indeed true.
If they wanted to launch a full-scale attack, they had to understand its attack methods first. Otherwise, it could result in heavy casualties.
Zhou Xing proposed the first plan.
The Mountain Range Demon’s surface was covered with countless trees and vegetation. The Tomorrow Alliance could send Black Rain Bombers to drop incendiary bombs across its body—meaning across its mountains.
The fires would gradually spread until they formed a massive forest fire engulfing the entire demon.
The plan was low-cost, low-risk, and potentially effective.
Yang Zheng shook his head.
“The vegetation is only covering the Mountain Range Demon like skin,” he explained. “Its real bones and flesh are the mountains themselves. Burning the forests would at most just make it bald.”
Zhou Xing paused.
“I see... then my plan probably won’t work.”
The two of them looked at Li Ye simultaneously.
He was deep in thought.
After pondering for a while, Li Ye slowly voiced another hypothesis.
“Since it’s a demon, the Mountain Range Demon should have vital points like a head or heart. If we can find those locations and strike them directly, we can defeat it much more efficiently.”
Yang Zheng and the others considered it carefully and realized it was indeed feasible.
Li Ye summarized the plan.
“Then let’s first send reconnaissance aircraft to observe this super-gigantic demon.”
---
At the same time, in another region of Guixu Continent.
A human Mobile City was slowly sailing across a lake.
It was the Level 3 Assault-type Mobile City — Sunset Glow.
Its fleet and aerial forces had already been deployed.
Like the Tomorrow Alliance, this Mobile City had arrived via an aerial flight, intending to develop on Guixu Continent.
However, the lord of Sunset Glow was far more alert than Li Ye.
When he saw the “mountain range” blocking the Peninsula Zone, he immediately realized the route was impassable.
So he chose to land in another region and proceed inland from there.
Sunset Glow’s journey had been much smoother than that of the Tomorrow Alliance.
Once it crossed this lake, it could march straight into the inland of Guixu Continent.
In good spirits, the lord of Sunset Glow ordered his sea and air forces to maintain vigilance.
Demons also appeared frequently on the lake.
River Crab Demons over a hundred meters long.
Slowly moving Island Demons.
Schools of Fish Demons.
Speeding Yacht Demons.
But under the fierce bombardment of the fleet and aerial forces, the demons were quickly eliminated.
Ten minutes later, an abnormal phenomenon suddenly appeared on the lake.
Countless giant hands made of lake water suddenly formed around Sunset Glow and lunged toward it.
The lord of Sunset Glow was briefly stunned before immediately ordering fire.
Although the watery hands looked ferocious, they were extremely fragile.
Under the gunfire of heavy machine guns on the Armor Deck and the weapons of combat personnel, they were quickly blasted apart.
After the disturbance passed, everyone remained safe—though somewhat frightened.
The lord of Sunset Glow wiped the sweat from his forehead and frowned.
From this situation, it was clear that a demon capable of controlling water existed within the lake.
Without hesitation, he immediately ordered Sunset Glow to leave the lake at full speed.
But something strange happened.
No matter where the Mobile City moved, it continued to be attacked by water currents.
Even several islands on the lake were driven forward like cannonballs, smashing toward the Mobile City.
While struggling to deal with the attacks, the lord of Sunset Glow felt increasingly uneasy.
Those islands were not demons.
They were being driven by some kind of power.
The demon attacking them possessed terrifying abilities.
Before he could react, another attack arrived.
This time, the entire lake around Sunset Glow and its fleet froze solid.
All the water stopped moving completely.
The Mobile City and the fleet were trapped in place.
The helmsman pushed the city’s engines to maximum power, but it still could not move.
“What the hell is this!” he cursed, immediately reporting the situation.
Under everyone’s anxious gaze, the lord of Sunset Glow silently stared at the frozen lake surface.
“Lord? What’s wrong, Lord?” his aide said urgently. “Please make a decision! Everyone is waiting for your command!”
The lord of Sunset Glow spoke quietly.
“I think I know what demon is attacking us.”
“...What?”
Following his lord’s gaze, the aide looked toward the lake.
At first he was confused.
Then he suddenly realized something.
His face turned pale with terror.
“The lake! The entire lake is a demon!”
As if responding to their realization, massive waves hundreds of meters tall suddenly rose from every direction.
The waves rushed forward at unprecedented speed and swallowed Sunset Glow and its fleet.
Soon the lake surface returned to calm.
Only the aerial forces circling above remained.
Although they had escaped, the pilots were still filled with terror.
An entire lake being a demon...
It was an utterly horrifying thought.
As if greeting them, the lake water formed a gigantic human face on its surface.
The face was smiling.
The pilots did not dare linger and immediately accelerated their aircraft away.
The Lake Demon watched them leave.
Soon this super-gigantic demon returned to stillness, continuing its task.
---
Guixu Continent — Peninsula Zone.
The Tomorrow Alliance officially began its reconnaissance operation.
Li Ye deployed reconnaissance aircraft in the sky and ground forces on land.
The ground unit consisted of three Jumpfrog Mechs, piloted by Special Forces equipped with Jetpacks.
If the mechs were damaged, the Special Forces soldiers could evacuate quickly.
Li Ye personally boarded one of the reconnaissance aircraft.
His aircraft would circle safely at high altitude, allowing him to observe the Mountain Range Demon more clearly.
As the operation began, the Jumpfrog Mechs cautiously entered the mountains while the reconnaissance aircraft ascended above.
The Special Forces soldiers piloting the mechs remained extremely focused.
They were currently roaming at the foothills.
A few minutes later, danger suddenly appeared.
A nearby mountain peak suddenly trembled violently.
Then a massive rockfall surged downward.
The Special Forces soldiers’ expressions changed slightly.
The Mountain Range Demon’s attack had begun.
It was not only falling rocks.
Even the nearby grass, trees, and vegetation suddenly came alive, wildly sweeping toward them.
The soldiers immediately controlled the Jumpfrog Mechs to leap into the air, avoiding the attack while dodging the falling rocks.