CHAPTER 644: CHAPTER 643: THE CRUEL WAR

Without Kadas’ presence on the battlefield, the Insect Clan inevitably faced defeat under the suppression of Demon Country’s operatives.

The reason they were still inspecting was they were waiting for Kadas to return.

But once Lu Zixun appeared on the battlefield, the overall situation was settled.

Effortlessly sweeping through the Insect Clan and reclaiming Zone C, pushing the Insect Clan back to the Insect Breeding Grounds, Lu Zixun, and Demon Country’s prestige in the Crimson Land reached its peak.

Heavenly Favored directly absorbed enough Power of Faith for a Demon Ability User to advance to G-level.

"Taken down."

Watching Ge Changming, Zixun commanded the operatives orderly to retreat back to Demon Country.

Lu Zixun, looking at Xiong Kang who had only just come out, asked lazily, "Where did you go?"

"Watching the play."

Xiong Kang chuckled lightly, "I’ve agreed to some conditions, so naturally, I can’t lend a hand."

Hearing this, Lu Zixun nodded, not asking what conditions Xiong Kang had agreed to that prevented him from taking action.

Taking the beer Xiong Kang tossed his way, he popped the tab, clinked cans with Xiong Kang, and took a sip.

Then he heard Xiong Kang speak calmly, "Demon Country’s timing to enter the fray this time was very precise; it’s clear to see you’ve grown. But you shouldn’t ignore the Crimson that has remained silent all along."

A look of doubt flitted through his eyes as Lu Zixun watched Xiong Kang without speaking.

"Crimson wouldn’t just watch the Crimson Land be invaded. It took me a long time to understand this, and if Crimson has stayed silent this time, it’s because they’ve discovered something."

Pausing for a moment, Xiong Kang continued, "It’s not necessarily a bad thing for the Insect Clan to successfully take over a region. Do you know when Spiritual Ability Users of the Crimson Land were at their strongest?"

Shaking his head, Lu Zixun indicated that he did not know.

"I figure you wouldn’t know. The strongest period was during the Battle for Territories."

Taking a sip of beer, Xiong Kang spoke dispassionately, "Most Spiritual Ability Users are too lazy; they need a threat to their survival to motivate them. Haven’t you noticed something?"

"Before, Spiritual Ability Users could effortlessly push back the Insect Breeding Grounds."

"But now, facing these members of the Insect Clan, they barely last two rounds. If it weren’t for Qing Yuanyang bringing out the Judgement Sword, none of these Spiritual Ability Users would have survived."

"Although Demon Country can act as the savior now, how many times can Demon Country play the hero? The world’s connection enhances not only the concentration of Spiritual Energy but also Blood Energy, the only thing it doesn’t increase is the Power of Faith. The Insect Clan will grow stronger and stronger."

"And once people start to believe that if the sky falls, there will always be someone tall to hold it up, it’s all over."

Listening to Xiong Kang’s rambling, Lu Zixun thought for a moment and realized that it was indeed as Xiong Kang had said.

He wondered why it felt like these Spiritual Ability Users were almost useless against the Insect Clan; so there was this reason too?

"Interest is the best teacher, followed by shame."

Draining the can of beer, Xiong Kang wiped his mouth, "That’s also the reason Crimson hasn’t made a sound this time."

"What exactly does Crimson want to do?"

At his words, Lu Zixun looked at Xiong Kang with confusion.

"What Crimson wants to do, ah..."

Breathing a meaningful sigh, Xiong Kang spread his hands, "Even now, I don’t understand. I only know that Crimson will definitely side with Crimson Land, but their actions, I really can’t comprehend."

"Elder Zeng once told me that when necessary, we could form an alliance with Crimson."

After chatting for a while longer, Xiong Kang left; he still had some matters to discuss with Zeng Haoyang.

Lu Zixun inquired Xiong Kang about Yanyu Chen.

Unfortunately, Xiong Kang was unaware of this person’s existence, and was filled with a regretful smirk that Lu Zixun hadn’t killed Kadas.

Lu Zixun, who could understand the meaning behind Xiong Kang’s smirk, couldn’t help but kick Xiong Kang in frustration.

For those targeted by a mad existence like Kadas, the feeling was generally not pleasant.

After the battleground was cleaned, the award ceremony commenced, but not a single person from Demon Country participated, putting Order in an awkward position for a while.

On the Night Language Forum, calls for Demon Country grew louder and louder.

In the end, there were even those who wanted Demon Country to replace Order, and the number of supporters was not small.

When this happened, Lu Zixun clearly understood the meaning behind Xiong Kang’s words.

These Spiritual Ability Users had really started to regard Demon Country as a savior.

Lu Zixun sighed silently, feeling very helpless.

However, fortunately, this voice did not persist for long, as Crimson stepped in to start controlling public opinion,

Successfully suppressing these calls with fabricated scandals about Demon Country out of nowhere.

Seeing this, Lu Zixun swore that he had never wished so much for Crimson to slander him.

After this incident, the Power of Faith collected by the Heavenly Favored was enough for three Demon Ability Users to advance to G-level.

It had to be said, getting involved this time was worthwhile.

Seeing such immense Power of Faith, Lu Zixun suddenly realized that playing the role of a savior wasn’t such a bad idea after all.

It wasn’t until Ge Changming delivered the battle damage report that Lu Zixun’s heart, still ablaze with passion, suddenly cooled by half.

Under such circumstances, with no obstacles to provide cover, even powerful Demon Country suffered around ten thousand casualties with countless more wounded.

The consumption of Blood Burning Bullets also depleted Demon Country’s three-month reserve.

In short, Demon Country had suffered a huge loss this time.

"Ten thousand dead? Over three million Blood Burning Bullets gone?"

His pupils contracted, Lu Zixun threw the report onto the table: "What happened? How did they die?"

"The Insect Clan’s attacks were too mindless, continuously launching suicidal assaults in groups of ten, and the terrain was too open."

Ge Changming felt the pain too: "We had too few healers in our squads, and the Spiritual Energy of those Light Element Spiritual Ability Users couldn’t sustain long battles, which led to the casualties."

"...Is this what war is?"

Feeling a heavy heart, it took Lu Zixun a while before he could utter a complete sentence.

After leaving the Insect Slaying Zone, the members of Demon Country, as if by an unspoken agreement, donned black clothing and arrived at the graveyard,

Standing silently there, wishing only to see these brave warriors off on their final journey.

And Lu Zixun stood at the forefront, pursing his lips with eyes full of guilt.

His thinking was still too naive.

Privately believing that by constraining the enemy’s high-end power, one could win a war without any losses.

War, as always, was cruel and merciless.

After the memorial service ended, an exhausted Lu Zixun dragged himself back to his room.

Now, he just wanted to rest for a while, to reflect on his shortcomings.

Just then, news reached Lu Zixun that Yang Guohong had returned from Snowfield Frost Land to Crimson Land.

According to members of the intelligence department, Yang Guohong arrived this time, heavily wounded.