"You think it's that easy."
Xiao Xun couldn't help but curse, "Do you think this thing was made by any blacksmith? I only have this one."
"Is that so?" Dukar was slightly disappointed.
The King of Arrogance was furious. Not only had no victory been achieved yet, but another finger had been severed. How could this not enrage him?
But while enraged, his wariness was also at its peak. The person in front of him had easily wounded him, and even prevented the descent of Lord Nero. Such a great feat was almost impossible for any mortal.
The King of Fear, no longer possessing his previous arrogant and conceited demeanor, became much more cautious when facing them, especially Xiao Xun's attacks.
At this moment, the battlefield remained in a stalemate, and the King of Fear was being held back. There were no more powerful individuals capable of breaking the deadlock.
Seeing the situation before him, Sidav knew that his only option, besides waiting for time to wear down the human army into defeat, was to personally enter the fray.
"Lich!"
With this thought, he hesitated no longer and called out loudly, "Gather your brothers and charge with me to break through these human lines!"
"What, our Commander Sidav is finally impatient and going to personally fight?"
The Lich, who was still directing the Destroyers in their attack, turned his head and couldn't help but sneer, "Don't you need to continue commanding from the rear?"
He harbored resentment. Although it was brought about by the King of Fear, he dared not vent it on him, so he poured it all onto Sidav.
However, Sidav showed no signs of anger at his words: "Lich, if the battle cannot be opened, both you and I will lose our heads. You should know Lord King of Fear better than I do; he tolerates no failure!"
The Lich fell silent. After three seconds, he let out a long howl.
He naturally knew Sidav was right, but he simply found it hard to swallow a certain resentment.
As if sensing each other through telepathy, Sidav also turned his gaze towards Vincent. Knowing this was a troublesome Paladin, Sidav had no desire to engage him in a one-on-one fight. He ascended directly into the air and with a wave of his hand, boundless flames descended from the heavens, instantly covering half of the aerial battlefield!
Now, as the colossal demon unleashed a blast of fire, the air force commander was greatly alarmed and immediately ordered his fighter jets to retreat. He was indeed angry, but his years of combat experience prevented him from losing his reason. Facing someone he couldn't possibly defeat, he still chose to avoid the immediate confrontation.
The anti-air network behind him temporarily blocked Sidav's attack, forcing him to erect defenses to resist.
"Trash, watch this!"
Not long after Sidav stopped, the Lich followed up. With this angry roar, boundless flames rained down. The Lich raised orbs of green light in each hand and spouted countless incantations. Numerous aircraft were burned to ashes!
This wave of flame rain, in terms of area, was even larger than the previous one.
The cross sword collided with a crimson greatsword. Vincent saw Sidav's arrogant and ferocious face, his gaping mouth seemingly mocking his naivety.
"Arrogant and conceited Paladin," he said. "Wouldn't it have been better to remain a cowering turtle? Why must you interfere in this battlefield?"
After speaking, he swooped down, actually intending to engage Vincent in a one-on-one battle!
At this moment, the situation seemed to have reached a stalemate, but in reality, the Fearless Vanguard Regiment and the Phoenix Army were gradually falling into a disadvantage. The Phoenix Army was being tied down, the ground Paladins were occupied, and ordinary anti-air guns had no effect on demons like the Lich.
Therefore, at this time, no one could stop the Lich from casting his spells!
Although as the flame rain continuously descended, artillery and anti-air guns also kept falling onto the demons. But the problem was that the demons were numerous and resilient. If the King of Fear died, he could be summoned again, but the warriors on this side were one less with each death!
If this wave of air force was wiped out here, there would be no air force soldiers left to find!
If air superiority was lost, the demons could simply hover in the air and continuously cast spells, and their ground forces would be annihilated very quickly!
The scales of victory were slowly tilting. No, it should be said that the scales had never been balanced from the beginning, after all, one King of Fear suppressed five absolute masters. Without him, the undead army might have already been routed.
This was absolutely not what Vincent wanted to see. Now that their air force was on the verge of annihilation, this strategy had to be abandoned!
With this thought, he exchanged one final blow with Sidav, then quickly retreated and shouted, "All troops, receive orders! Execute Phase Two Plan: Retreat!"
"Retreat?"
Jifuni was stunned, then frowned and said, "Legion Commander, we are not yet in a desperate situation. We have been at a disadvantage before, and we still managed to turn things around. Why are you retreating now?"
Vincent explained, "Because continuing would be more loss than gain. The disadvantage in air power still has room for remedy, but now that the front line has collapsed, the cost of forcibly salvaging it is too great. It is better to retreat to the fortress and continue fighting by relying on the advantages of the city walls!"
"Order the artillery units to abandon all their cannons and retreat immediately!"
"What?"
Jifuni's frown deepened. After all, in her opinion, these cannons were precious munitions. "You want me to abandon these cannons?"
"It's fine, if they're lost, they're lost. No need to feel bad about it!"
"These are not your weapons; they are the property of Saint Roman. Saint Roman does not have many reserves of such cannons!"
"It's fine, Prince Svein has plenty of money; he won't feel bad about it either!"
"..."
"Your people seem to have abandoned you, Svein." Noticing the commotion in the distance, the King of Fear revealed a mocking smile. "My people are returning. Human, if you beg me, I can paint your ashes into a presentable shape."
"If your people had any brains, they wouldn't be abandoning the opportunity to attack and turn back to help you right now," Xiao Xun said calmly, without haste.
"You obstinate bastard!" The King of Fear's expression turned grim. He extended another finger. Because the distance was too short, Xiao Xun had to use Chaos Magic to absorb the attack and then divert it aside. Since the Fear Demon could absorb these evil energies, firing at him would be akin to replenishing his energy. Thus, the Fear Demon King was a perfect counter to Chaos mages.
"How much longer do you think you can hold on? Not to mention anything else, Ladar, how much stamina do you have left?"
Aries remained silent.
Xiao Xun raised an eyebrow, said nothing, and swung the Star of Kings, unleashing a golden sword light to continue the attack.
The King of Fear focused his attacks on Aries. Xiao Xun rushed forward, got close to him, and continuously unleashed golden sword light towards him with the Star of Kings.
However, regarding Xiao Xun's actions, the King of Fear merely summoned a few firewalls to block his advance, then continuously retreated, still holding fireballs in his hands and throwing them at Aries behind him.