The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 811: The plight of the Inferno Daemon Empire (I)

Book 10: The War Against Dark Sky

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The following days marked the beginning of a living nightmare for the Inferno Daemon Race as the Dark Sky unleashed a cruel and bloody campaign across Atlas.

The Insect Army emerged as an unlimited, relentless, and indefatigable killing machine. Millions of them surged from the border of the Dark Fog, butchering every single life form in their path before retreating with their corpses, leaving not even a single drop of their blood behind.

Thanks to the Dark Emperorʼs rapid actions, most of the civilians had already been evacuated from the Sectors near the Dark Fog. However, since there were no more Inferno Daemons to kill, the Insect Army turned their gaze to the Wave Beasts, killing every single one of them that did not run fast enough.

Given the critical state of his empire, the Dark Emperor could not care about the fate of the Wace Beasts and instead focused on fortifying their defenses around the border of the Dark Fog. He had already tasted the strength of the Dark Sky, and if they wanted to face them, the only way was through the enhancement provided by God Towers.

The Humanoids of Dark Sky possessed overwhelming physical might, capable of severely injuring the Dark Emperor with a single blow. Yet, their actions appeared confined to within the Dark Fog, and the Dark Emperor would take advantage of that weakness.

It took merely a couple of days for the Insect Army to exterminate all life forms near the border of the Dark Fog and retreat with the corpses.

Initially, the Dark Emperor and the Inferno Daemon Imperial Court had no idea why the Dark Sky targeted the Wave Beasts or what happened to the billions of Inferno Daemons they captured.

However, they had a pretty good idea of what happened to all those people and beasts once they observed the Dark Fog expanding.

The Dark Emperor and the Inferno Daemon Imperial Court realized that the billions of people enveloped by the Dark Fog, along with those killed by the Insect Army, were likely used as fuel for this malevolent phenomenon.

The Dark Fog was toxic to ordinary people, but more importantly, once it expanded and covered fortifications, it allowed the Humanoids of Dark Sky to act. Those Gods Tower that were supposed to resist the onslaught of Titans lasted less than a minute under the power of the masters of Dark Sky.

In just two weeks, the Inferno Daemon Empire lost nearly 40% of Atlas to Dark Sky!

The Dark Fog had already covered all of Atlasʼ north, and there was not a single sign of life inside other than the Insect Army.

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”Dammit!” The Dark Emperor struck the table, showing a virtual map of Atlas, revealing the Dark Fog, which covered over 30 Sectors. Despite the strength of his fists, the table was able to endure, yet an expression of pain appeared the next second as he clutched his chest.

”Emperor, please, donʼt overexert yourself. You are still far from fully healing.”

The Dark Emperor was not alone; the Imperial Court and the top masters and generals of the Inferno Daemon Empire accompanied him in the war room of the Imperial Castle. Although some True Gods and Gods of the Inferno Daemon were unruly and did not readily follow orders, they could not afford to be childish now that their entire race was on the brink of extinction.

Itʼs said that crises unite people, and while Dark Sky had killed nearly a third of Atlasʼs population, it united all the Inferno Daemons under a single cause: survival.

The Dark Emperor was furious, but he knew he could not let his emotions take control. Last time, his rage nearly caused him to blindly attack one of the Humanoids of the Dark Sky and almost cost him his life. That foolish behavior led to his current state: too wounded to enter the battlefield when most needed.

The Dark Emperor breathed deeply, calming his heart, and his eyes glowed with a dark flame. He focused on the map, his expression solemn.

”We cannot allow them to continue expanding the Dark Fog as we are no match for the Humanoids of Dark Sky with our current military power. Our only real path is to kill the Insect Army and stop their carnage across Atlas, stopping the energy supply and the growth of the Dark Fog.”

A solemn light appeared in everyoneʼs eyes, recognizing the Dark Emperor was absolutely right. They needed to stop the Dark Fog at any cost but faced a serious problem: troops.

The military power of the Inferno Daemon Empire had diminished incredibly over the past two weeks. Horusʼs charge into the Dark Fog resulted in the death of the entire army, leaving them with too little manpower.

”What are our current forces?” the Dark Emperor ventured, asking the question everyone dreaded.

Rasputin, an old member of the Hell Clan and the Prime Minister of the Inferno Daemon Empire, answered with a cold voice.

”Excluding you, we currently have 4 True Gods, 54 Gods, less than five hundred Divine Ascension Masters, and around ten thousand Apotheosis Masters.”

The old man did not show any honorific, but no one cared as they were all used to the eccentric nature of the old Divine Asecion Master who had served as Prime Minister for over 6000 years.

Though those numbers might sound like a massive force, it was pathetic for an empire with trillions of citizens.

”Would it be enough to siege the Dark Fog and face the Insect Army?” the Dark Emperor inquired, fully aware of the desperate need for help from allies like the Legio Eldritch Empire and Atrox Immortus Empire to survive this ordeal.

”It will be tight, but if we use all our forces, we might manage to siege the Dark Fog. However, most of those forces are located in the Moonless Sector and Amabar Sector.”

Rasputinʼs voice was solemn, especially as he mentioned those two Sectors.

The Dark Emperor clenched his fists. Dark Sky was by far the greatest threat the Inferno Daemon Empire faced, but the Moonless and Amabar Sectors were critical, bordering the Gaia Continent and the Godslayer Humankind Empire.