Ashen Dragon-Chapter 552 - 21 Defense Line

Cassius tapped the tabletop gently with his finger, and the surroundings immediately quieted down as all eyes converged on him.

Then, looking around calmly, he said, “Ladies and gentlemen, the Empire did not invite you here to quarrel.

Right now, our only common enemy is the abyssal demons.”

Under Cassius’s powerful aura, everyone in the hall fell silent, not daring to speak lightly.

After a while, Ramp broke the silence, “Lord Adrowell, as a warrior who has been active on the front lines against demons for many years, you must know quite a lot of information, right?”

Adrowell nodded in response, his expression slightly easing as he stood up and said:

“His Majesty Cassius and esteemed members of the Empire, over the past few centuries, I have thwarted numerous demonic invasions and gained some experience.”

Adrowell stretched out his hand, and a Magic Image appeared in mid-air, displaying the hideous faces of demons with piercing, howling sounds.

Adjusting his glasses on the bridge of his nose, he continued, “As we know, all creatures of the Prime Material Plane share common characteristics.

Humans, giant dragons, griffins, Heart Snatching Demons, and Dwarves all need to eat. They reproduce in some basic physiological ways, but… we do not share these traits with demons.

Demons do not need to eat, and they usually derive special pleasure from swallowing living sacrifices…

Their lungs are very robust, resistant to gases from the outside environment, including the deadly vapors of the Abyss that can kill most beings of the Prime Material Plane.

In terms of other aspects of the life cycle, demons do not age; they do not die of any natural causes.

They return to The Abyss’s unformed parts, their essence becoming part of the plane’s evil and chaos.

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Tiniya cocked her head, somewhat puzzled, and said, “These guys are really dumb, aren’t they? Don’t they like to eat frozen cold meat or collect shiny gold coins?”

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Upon hearing this, the room once again fell into silence, though this time it seemed to be out of speechlessness.

Adrowell pondered for a moment before saying, “Ladies and gentlemen, please do not treat demons as any kind of ‘creature’ or speculate what they think.

Their existence is more akin to… a disaster with consciousness.”

The scholars of our race believe that the Abyss desires to use creations to fold back more parts of the universe to its original moment of creation, and demons are such creations.

Most importantly, the purpose of demons is to spread chaos and evil—the essence of the Abyss.”

Ramp pondered for a moment before asking, “How many demons typically participate in each invasion?”

Adrowell answered solemnly, “Endless.

The Abyss is much deeper than the 666 levels we know of; its number of demons might exceed all creatures of the Prime Material Plane combined, hence these creatures can never be completely eradicated, only repelled.

Although demons are endless, we can defend against their invasion by closing the demon Portals and eliminating those that come to the Prime Material Plane.”

In this absolutely righteous act of combating demons, this middle-aged Silver Dragon generously shared details about demons’ habits, weaknesses, and capabilities.

Suddenly, the people in the hall burst into lively discussions, evaluating the information provided by Adrowell.

“Indeed, a troublesome existence.”

“We have never faced such an enemy before!”

“Wait, not fearing death, chaos, madness… why do these descriptions sound familiar?”

“Now that you mention it, it does seem familiar, could it be—”

A dozen curious or scrutinizing gazes turned towards those seated, making the few players feel like sitting on pins and needles.

Iron Madman scratched his head, smiled awkwardly, and quickly declared his loyalty, “I swear, we Starfallers are loyal to His Majesty Cassius!

We absolutely have no connection to the Abyss, not even a half copper nar!”

The discussion in the hall intensified, as people began actively discussing various tactics and strategies, from strengthening frontier patrols to using new weapons; from mobilizing civilians for defense to sending out players as the Cannon Fodder Legion…

The military representative, Dolores, stood up slamming his hand onto the table, declaring boldly that he would lead the troops directly to the demons’ lair to ensure they never set foot on the Empire’s lands.

Suddenly, with a somewhat mocking smile, Ramp asked, “Lord Adrowell, what do you think is the most challenging aspect of dealing with demons?”

Adrowell replied, “The numbers, their sheer number is overwhelming, and they are nearly omnipresent; if they infiltrate the Empire, they would surely bring about a great disaster.”

Ramp continued, “And what would you say are the Empire’s advantages?”