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Amu gritted his teeth and nodded, issuing orders to the ranged squad:
"Increase magic output!"
"Clergy! Bless us!!!"
This scene drew nods of approval from the branch leaders watching from outside the screen:
"It seems that the first advance of [Demon Slayer] is determined to advance 1 meter."
"Whether or not there is a fifth stage is an important condition for advancing to overcome the first hurdle."
"As long as there is a fifth-level commander in charge, even if the soldiers' mana is depleted or their strength is greatly depleted, the morale of the army will not be disrupted. Moreover, with the fifth-level commander's magic power supply as a safety net, there will be no losses."
“Amu has only been at the fifth level for a short time. Give him a few more years to grow, and he will be able to advance half a meter on his own.”
"Quiet! Everyone, be quiet! You're hurting my eyes! Can't you see it's almost a meter in?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked over and indeed found that after increasing the output of magic power, the Black Reef's advance speed increased. What used to take quite a while to cover half a meter only took a short ten minutes to cover the second half meter.
"One meter is about the limit."
The voluptuous woman nodded and said:
"The Demon Extermination campaign has made a good start. As long as we can hold this one-meter advance line by nightfall, we will be officially on the right track."
"It wasn't for nothing that they waited so long! Wait! What are they doing? Have they gone mad?!"
The woman's beautiful eyes widened, and she exclaimed in surprise.
In the mirror, the [Demon Slayer] had advanced more than 1 meter, but was still moving forward.
The bald man with a face full of scars had a stern expression:
"They're too eager for quick success! Just to show us a good momentum, they actually want to advance two meters in one day. Didn't Amu tell them that advancing two meters in one day would attract the Daytime Demon Tide?"
"Young people these days are all so impetuous."
"really."
The woman nodded and sighed softly:
"When the height reaches two meters, the monsters will launch a demonic tide during the day without regard for anything else. At this time, both ranged and melee teams will be almost exhausted. I'm afraid that the height of two meters will not be reached, and the original height of one meter will be pushed back."
The muscular, white-haired old man standing to the side had a different opinion:
"I can understand! Young people just arrived and want to make a big splash. Who hasn't been young before?"
Just then, Novamp's voice rang out:
"Have you forgotten... that the current [Demon Slayer] doesn't even need soldiers to stop a wave of demons?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment before they realized what was happening and immediately looked at the screen.
Is it...
One after another, the figures of lizards leaped out from beneath the sea, roaring as they launched a fierce attack on the mages at the edge of the Black Reef.
Driven by the mermaids, the surging seawater rose high, forming towering waves that crashed against the black reef like a dark cloud.
With a roar, a colossal, snow-white figure emerged from the black reef, its body instantly shattered by the crashing white waves.
Leila swung her giant claws, casually smashing a large number of monsters into mincemeat, their grayish-green blood quickly staining the surrounding sea.
The team leaders watching from outside the screen were stunned.
How can we play this game? Besides the Demon Slayer, who else can find a being capable of taking on a thousand enemies single-handedly?
To be fair, even they couldn't do that.
They are strong enough to face the demonic tide alone, but who can guarantee that not a single demon will be missed and that they can kill them all?
Leila would be fine.
A massive magic circle lit up behind her, and spiritual power spread with her roar. The songs of the low-level mermaids were completely drowned out by the roar, unable to exert any power at all. Instead, they themselves felt a splitting headache and their minds trembled wildly in the roar.
Then Leila stretched out her towering arm, grabbed dozens of monsters in her hand, and crushed them violently.
She was incredibly fast. Despite her enormous size, she didn't appear clumsy at all. The trajectory of her two giant claws as they swung through the air looked slow, but the monsters couldn't dodge them at all and were smashed to pieces.
All the regimental leaders were completely dumbfounded.
How can you compare like that? The other side has a killing machine.
Even Shi Kai, who was ranked first, frowned at this moment.
The reason why the "wise ones" were able to steadily advance the battle line was because they had a method to ensure that all their forces were not exhausted when advancing one to two meters.
This way, when the demonic tide arrives during the day, they will still have the strength to fight back. But the current method of "destroying demons" is simply too simplistic and brutal.
This also means that from now on, the number one ranking of the "Sage" may be threatened.
Although advancing the battlefront is a good thing, his competitive spirit prevents him from being surpassed.
It's time to study new advance tactics...
His mind raced, but he wasn't the only one present with a strong competitive spirit.
The girl with pigtails stared intently at the screen.
At this moment, her emotions were more intense than anyone else's. It wasn't just because she felt that taking first place was much more difficult, but also because she knew that [Demon Slayer] hadn't gone all out yet, as she looked at Luo Xiu and Luo Le on the screen who weren't making any moves.
"Lord Luo Xiu, you've advanced two meters."
Amu turned around and looked at Luo Xiu with delight.
Although advancing two meters a day will inevitably trigger a large-scale demonic tide in the next few days, as long as we do it twice a week and maintain this pace, the [Demon Extermination] will soon enter a virtuous cycle.
But Luo Xiu's indifferent gaze made him swallow hard.
Immediately afterward, he realized what was happening, suppressed his joyful expression, and addressed the crowd:
"Proceed according to the original plan!!!"
The moment the demon was slain, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
Although they had heard about the tactical arrangements beforehand, they still couldn't help but feel excited when it came to actually carrying them out.
How long has it been? This pace of progress.
Since Selena left, [Demon Slayer] has never again achieved the feat of advancing three meters in a single day.
Or rather, the entire Knights of Rauwanpu had never accomplished such a feat.
And now, they are taking that step, proving to everyone who is watching them that they have returned to vanquish demons!
"Ranged squad! Maximize mana output! Priest, deploy defensive summons! Hunter, set traps!"
"Melee squads! Speed up supply transport! Everyone, maintain the gaps between ranged squads!!"
"Reconnaissance team! Increase the detection depth by 100 meters!!!"
Each team leader spoke up and joined in the effort.
Amu's palm surged with magical power, and a huge gear-shaped magic circle unfolded above everyone's heads, covering the entire Black Reef Shore of the Fourth Front.
Tier 5 Tactical Master Skill: [Command - Precision Instruments]
Instantly, everyone felt their concentration increase dramatically, their efficiency improve significantly, and even the utilization rate of their internal magic power increases.
It was at this moment that Luo Xiu made his move.
He took a step forward and appeared directly on Leila's shoulder.
He spoke, and his voice carried clearly to the ears of every soldier below:
"My friends, I am with you. If [Demon Slayer] perishes, I will perish before [Demon Slayer]."
"If the Demon Slayers do not perish, then all of the Demon Slayers' enemies will perish."
"Gentlemen, advance!!!"
Chapter 239 Forward!!
Luo Xiu's voice was like a stimulant, and every soldier on the Black Reef automatically recalled the scene of Luo Xiu killing two fifth-tier demons by himself a few days ago, which immediately reassured them.
The soldiers in each regiment were working with all their might, maximizing both transport efficiency and magic output efficiency.
The Black Reef front continues to advance slowly.
Two meters one, two meters two... two meters five... three meters!
As the battle line advanced to three meters, not only were the soldiers of [Demon Slayer] on Black Reef on high alert and in a state of high tension, but even the nine squad leaders outside the screen couldn't help but feel nervous.
At this moment, no one spoke; all eyes were on the members of the Demon Slayer Knights standing on the fourth front at Black Reef.
In the sky, rolling clouds pressed down amidst the surging waves, like a gray curtain obscuring the dazzling sunlight.
The entire scene went dark, leaving only the waves rolling and creating white spray.
"kill!!!"
The remaining soldiers charged out from the rear. Unlike the soldiers who were advancing, they carried their own weapons, from swords to staffs, many of which were stained with dark green bloodstains, the result of countless battles that could not be washed off by ordinary means.
The weapons clashed with the claws of the lizard, producing a resounding clang. The roars of the monsters and the shouts of the warriors mingled together, creating a deafening thunderclap that echoed across the land.
This is a real war, where every moment you can see blood of different colors intertwining and blooming. The seawater seems to have turned into a dye vat, with magic surging and sweeping, rising and erupting on the surface of the sea like a storm washing over the land.
As the battle line advanced to three meters, the number of monsters emerging from the seabed began to rise sharply, from the original one or two hundred to several thousand.
This is undoubtedly a test of the Knights' combat capabilities. After all, the combat power of low-level adventurers is far inferior to that of low-level monsters, and it often takes several people to cooperate to deal with a low-level monster. Therefore, coordinated combat is extremely important at this moment.
As a tactical mastermind, Amu's entire body was surging with magic power, and one magic circle after another lit up on his body, illuminating the soldiers in different areas.
Defense, speed, stamina, magic affinity—different magic arrays come with different effects, constantly enhancing the combat capabilities of each soldier.
Suddenly, a low roar, like muffled thunder, resounded from beneath the sea.
Luo Xiu, perched on Leila's shoulder, glanced at her and took a step forward, appearing directly in the center of the battlefield.
With hands clasped together, he slammed a hammer into the sea.
boom!
Centered on Luo Xiu, within a radius of several dozen meters, both demons and soldiers were blasted away by the shockwave from this attack. The difference was that the soldiers were instantly illuminated by a healing white light, while the low-level demons were directly crushed in mid-air by the immense force contained in the shockwave.
The soldiers who were knocked away landed on the black reef, but they did not have the slightest dissatisfaction with Luo Xiu's rough handling. On the contrary, they looked at Luo Xiu with gratitude in their eyes, because the next second, in the sea below Luo Xiu, a water lizard as big as a small mountain broke through the waves and rose up like a mountain peak, with tons of seawater pouring into its abyssal maw.
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