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Chapter 287 Preparation

The dark hall was filled with sumptuous food . Six demon monarchs, including Greater Demon Monarch Ravensnake, ate and drank as they chatted .

“The probability of us demons winning this battle is more than half . I just wonder if we will live,” said a white-browed wolf demon monarch as he drank .

“Who dares to disobey the orders of an Imperial Lord?” Greater Demon Monarch Blackcroc grinned and swallowed the roasted meat that was half the size of a human . He scoffed . “However, we are ultimately fourth Firmament demon monarchs . They will not easily send us to our deaths . ” “This is an intact world, after all . This world has given birth to many Imperial Lords in the past . ” Demon Monarch Red Fox chuckled and said, “From the demons’ point of view, it’s worth sacrificing more than half of the demons to occupy the human world . From the three Imperial Lords’ point of view, if we completely occupy the human world, the treasures left behind by human Imperial Lords will also fall into their hands . I believe the three of them place huge importance on the rich accumulation of history this world has . ”

“However, the hard work falls on us,” said a demon monarch with a huge turtle shell in a deep voice . “We need to charge forward and fight humans to the death . ”

“Don’t make it sound so nasty . If you were to contribute greatly, the Imperial Lords would definitely reward you greatly . ” The rat demon monarch—the smallest demon monarch out of the six here—drank his alcohol happily .

The six demon monarchs were overlords in the Demon Realm . However, they had no choice but to join the fray obediently when the Imperial Lords ordered them to do so . The six of them were assigned to the same team .

“They’re here,” said Ravensnake softly . He looked at the hall entrance .

An envoy walked in . He smiled at the six demon monarchs in front of him, and with a token in hand, said, “Greater demon monarchs, the demon sage has ordered for you to set off immediately . ”

Demon Monarch Ravensnake casually tossed the bone in his hand . He stood up with his large body and looked at the envoy with his vertical pupils . He cupped his hands slightly and bowed . “I will proceed with the demon sage’s orders . ”

“I will proceed with the demon sage’s orders . ” The other five greater demon monarchs stood up and bowed .

“Only Ravensnake knows about the mission details . You are not to divulge the information to other demon monarchs . ” The envoy held the token and continued, “Ravensnake only needs to lead his team and set off . Once you arrive at your destination, wait for further orders . ”

“Yes,” Ravensnake said in a low voice .

The envoy then left .

Ravensnake’s gaze swept past his five companions . “Everyone, it’s time to fight . ”

“Time to go . ”

“Let’s go . ”

The five demon monarchs stood up, their eyes filled with ferocious killing intent . Although they were unhappy with the Imperial Lords’ coercion, they still carried out their orders . This was because they followed the law of the jungle from the moment they were born . The three Imperial Lords were the strongest in the Demon Realm, so they naturally had to obey their orders .

This group of demon monarchs had been released from a small grotto-heaven by Demon Sage Nine Abyss .

Deep underground, they journeyed to their destination carefully .

“Ravensnake, where are we going this time?”

“Which city are we attacking?”

The six of them traveled underground . An invisible black wind enveloped them as they constantly tunneled through the rock and soil, allowing them to maintain supersonic speeds .

“I can’t tell you anything . This is a rule set by the Imperial Lords . ” Ravensnake shook his head and said in a low voice, “I don’t dare violate it . You will naturally know once we reach our destination in a few more hours . ”

“We sure are being careful . We’re almost about to take action, but we still aren’t allowed to know our target,” said Red Fox with a chuckle .

“Of course we have to be careful . Humans received news of us gathering the moment the Imperial Lords summoned us . The Imperial Lords are afraid that information will be leaked again,” said the white-browed wolf demon monarch .

“Now that I think about it, it’s odd . The Imperial Lord secretly summoned us and isolated us from the outside world the moment we arrived . Even if there are traitors who wish to snitch on us, they shouldn’t be able to contact the outside world . ” Blackcroc sighed . “But in the end, information still spread . Humans truly have mysterious means of gathering intelligence . ”

“It’s a world that has given birth to Imperial Lords, after all . Their means are naturally impressive,” said the white-browed wolf demon monarch with a nod . However, his eyes turned colder .

They stealthily made their way to their destination underground . More than six hours later, they finally arrived at their destination after taking a slight detour .

“We’re here . ”

It was noon . The sun was high up in the sky and shining brightly .

In a lush forest, the six greater demon monarchs emerged from the ground . The surroundings were void of people; nobody lived here .

“That’s it . ” Ravensnake looked ahead . In front of him was a desolate city pass . The city pass was filled with weeds . There were three large words on the city pass gate-Clear Rain Pass .

“Clear Rain Pass?” Red Fox narrowed his eyes as he whispered, “This is one of the abandoned medium-sized city passes in the Great Zhou Dynasty . Weren’t we going to attack a city?”

“Are we going to attack an empty city?”

The other five demon monarchs looked at Ravensnake .

Ravensnake stared at Clear Rain Pass and said, “I believe everyone has guessed that this is Clear Rain Pass . There’s a stable medium-sized World Entrance here . Soon, a large number of ordinary demon monarchs will enter the human world! Human Godfiends are highly likely to appear to block them . Our mission… is to kill the human Godfiends and protect our ordinary demon monarchs as they enter . ”

“Kill Godfiends?” The five demon monarchs looked at each other . The white-browed wolf demon monarch sensed a distant area .

In the barren wilderness .

At the peak of a solitary mountain, a long-haired man was seated in the lotus position . Suddenly, an illusory man appeared beside him .

“Zhao Yi . ” Qin Wu looked at his beloved disciple with a gentle look in his eyes . He knew very well how much his disciple had sacrificed .

“Master,” said the illusory Zhao Yi reverently . “My fourth Firmament demon monarch team received an order . After traveling for more than six hours, we arrived outside Clear Rain Pass!”

“Arrived at Clear Rain Pass?” Qin Wu frowned . “What is your mission?”

“One million demon monarchs will exit various World Entrances across the world,” said the illusory Zhao Yi . “The demons guessed that humans might send Godfiends to intercept them . Our demon monarch team’s mission… is to kill the Godfiends . It’s very important to attack the large cities, but the demons have also placed great importance on protecting the ordinary demon monarchs as they enter the human world . ”

Qin Wu nodded slightly .

“That’s all I know . I shall take my leave first . ” The illusory figure bowed before dissipating

“World Entrance, intercepting Godfiends?” Qin Wu muttered softly, “Seven hundred fourth Firmament demon monarchs . Six to a team . Less than 120 teams, but there are more than 200 medium-sized World Entrances in the world . Even if they intercept us, it’ll be impossible to kill all the Godfiends at the World Entrances .

“From the demons’ perspective, the fourth Firmament demon monarch’s main goal is to kill as many Marquis Godfiends as possible . Their secondary goal is to protect the ordinary demon monarchs as they enter the human world . The million-strong ordinary demon monarch army poses a greater threat to us . To the demons, that ordinary demon monarch army is disposable . One million demon monarchs will be born in just a few decades . I have to reinforce the forces at the World Entrances slightly . ”

Qin Wu pondered the situation carefully . The embodiment he left at Archean Mountain informed Supremacies Li Guan and Luo Tang about the matter . Soon, he made some adjustments to their plan . At this point, there was no time to make any major adjustments . All the arrangements had been made .

Within a tiny, hidden grotto-heaven .

“The 112 teams have arrived at their destinations . ” The black-robed figure stood by the side and smiled . “Our 23 fifth Firmament demon monarchs have long arrived . The other arrangements have been made . Everything is ready . Nine Abyss, can we attack now?”

Demon Sage Nine Abyss looked at the huge map that floated in midair . Many dots of light littered the map . Each light dot represented a greater demon monarch .

“Let’s begin!” Demon Sage Nine Abyss smiled . “North Sense, accompany me to watch the battle . ”

The black-robed figure nodded slightly . “I hope that this battle will be a decisive victory . ”