Compared to the completely occupied northern and eastern regions—as well as the western and central regions that have been severely invaded—the south is now the area least affected by demons on the main continent.
And the reason?
Because the Black Nest is here.
In the early years—namely the first year or two of the demonic invasion—the Black Nest was not prominent in the south, let alone on the entire continent.
But as time passed, and the Black Nest continued dispatching troops to eliminate demons with the Dark Forest as its center, the territory it occupied grew larger and larger.
It was not until three years ago, when the Black Nest's territory exceeded 50 million square kilometers, that the demons of the Eternal Night Winter Plane and the major forces still lingering on the continent began to pay attention to it.
Fifty million square kilometers is actually not a very large area, considering the continent's total area exceeds 100 billion square kilometers. The key point, however, is that the 50 million square kilometers under Black Nest's control are developed and habitable for most living creatures.
For example, the northern region of the continent is shrouded in fierce cold storms year-round. The further north you go, the more terrifying the storms become. In the far north, only top-level creatures can survive, making the number of inhabitants there pitifully small.
In the entire vast Northern Territory, the more populous intelligent groups include barbarians, frost elves, frost giants, frost trolls white dragons, high-level ice monsters, ice elementals, and a few others—yet they still form only a small and rare population.
The eastern region is also covered by vast poisonous ancient forests. Aside from green dragons, black dragons, and other highly toxic beings, normal creatures cannot survive in that environment.
The southern part of the continent is over 90% covered by poisonous ancient forests as well, making its environment extremely harsh.
Only in the central part of the continent, after prolonged development by the major races, have many areas become livable.
Various elves, dwarves, humans, monsters, goblins, and other races have lived and multiplied here for generations.
Since most races flourished and developed in the central part, over 70% of the continent's intelligent beings are concentrated there.
In the south, at the edge of the Dark Forest and stretching northwestward for over two thousand kilometers, fortresses rise like large and small mounds of earth scattered across the land.
Upon closer inspection, even the smallest of these fortresses stands over ten meters high and covers several hundred square meters. The slightly larger ones rise dozens of meters and span more than 10,000 square meters.
The land outside the fortresses is dark red. Though it is bright noon and the sun blazes above, the dark red ground is still laced with traces of frost.
Occasionally, one can see lingering patches of black evil gas, scorched soil, and rotting mud.
Around the fortresses, tall Black Nest warriors move busily.
Farther out, in the sky, Void Angels flap their wings as they patrol.
On the ground, three-meter-tall Void Jackals also patrol in organized groups.
A hundred kilometers from here, across from these various fortresses, countless ice bunkers—constructed through the power of ice—are scattered across the land. At a glance, tens of thousands of such bunkers can be seen.
Each ice bunker houses a large number of ice-attributed demons from the Eternal Night Winter Plane of the Abyss.
Most of these demons are asleep, as if waiting for the right opportunity to awaken.
Suddenly, a gust of frosty wind blows from the distance. The demon commander stationed here opens his blue eyes, and his figure flashes—appearing above the Ice Bunker camp.
As a legendary powerhouse, the ice demon commander's eyesight allowed it to see at a glance the vast army of demons in the distance, like a tidal wave.
The sky and the earth were filled with demons.
At a glance, a rough calculation showed that it was more than tens of millions.
He was afraid there were hundreds of millions of them!
"I wonder which master is here this time," the ice demon thought secretly in his mind.
He has been guarding this place for nearly three years, and with the deaths of several previous commanders, their Frost City had been at war with Black Nest for seven years.
Previously, in the first few years, limited by the number of daily transmissions from the Gate of the Abyss, the number of demons that descended were not large. They could only occupy the eastern region of the continent first, and then continuously send troops to spread to all parts of the continent.
Later, as more and more demons descended, the demon invasion sweeping the entire continent officially began.
At that time, most of the attention of the main army of Frost City was drawn to the forces in the central continent. The number of demons sent to other places was not only small, but also lacked many strong ones.
Therefore, the demon army that invaded the southern region was blocked and resisted by the Black Nest. The main force and high-level officials of the demon army did not care. They just sent several legendary demons and a few elite demon legions to assist.
But it didn't take long for the legendary demons and elite demon legions sent there to be defeated. They either died or escaped.
The ice demon escaped. From then on, it no longer dared to lead demons to invade the Dark Forest. Instead, he retreated here and waited for orders and support from the major commanders of Frost City.
And today, support has arrived.
The overwhelming demon army was reflected in the ice demon's pupils. Above the center of the demon army, a floating island like an iceberg flew toward them, surrounded by countless demons.
The ice demon's pupils shrank slightly, in disbelief.
"Frost Island is here too?!"
Frost Island was a floating island built by the Dark Frost Giant Lord—that is, the Frost Lord—who spent a great deal of resources to invite a high-level legendary caster to spend hundreds of years building it.
As an advanced version of the mage tower, the floating island had many terrifying functions.
Although it was only a small floating island with a diameter of less than a hundred kilometers, if it was controlled by a strong person at the fifth level of legend, the power of the explosion was enough to suppress even a high-level legendary powerhouse.
If the person controlling the floating island was a high-level legendary powerhouse, he could easily suppress and kill others of the same level.
In Tal, the one who controlled Frost Island was the Dark Frost Giant Lord.
On the floating island, in a hall that looked only a few hundred meters high on the outside but was thousands of meters high on the inside, a towering Dark Frost Giant Lord with a body size of 100 meters sat on the throne. Behind him was something like a medium-sized Abyss Gate that looked like a nebula, and the Abyss Gate continuously swallowed the demon army.
As soon as these demons teleported from the Abyss appeared, they were teleported around the island by the power of the floating island.
Every moment, the number of demons surrounding the floating island increased.
To describe it in terms of data points, it was roughly:
+100 demon minions
+121 demon minions
+104 demons
Almost every few seconds, hundreds of demon soldiers were 'refreshed.'
In one minute, nearly two thousand demon soldiers were 'refreshed,' which was enough to form a small demon army.
This was only the teleportation ability of the medium-sized Abyss Gate. If it were a large, super-large, or giant Abyss Gate, the troops transmitted in an instant would be enough to flood a city in a mare minute.
The Dark Frost Giant Lord, 'Thorne,' seemed to see through the main hall and spot the black castle standing among the distant mountains.
"Black Dragon Lord?" Thorne showed a mocking smile.
His appearance here at this time already represented one thing: the central area, where more than 70% of the mainland's living creatures had been conquered by the demon army.
This was not an accident. Even if Thorne had not waited for the main continent to be sufficiently infiltrated by the Abyss, if he had taken action personally, the Pan-continental Alliance Army would have been completely defeated in less than a month.
The Crimson Mother and the ancient gold dragon that had just broken through to high-level legend had not appeared in these years, and the Sea Tribe was also weighing its interests. So, the entire Tal had become nothing more than a playground for the Dark Frost Giant Lord Thorne.
Unstoppable and invincible.
These two words were very fitting for today's Dark Frost Giant Lord.
The frost floating island flew forward, and the demon troops originally stationed in the bunkers also joined the torrent of demons following the floating island, advancing in a mighty wave without any attempt at concealment.
Naturally, this arrogant behavior was quickly discovered by the soldiers and spellcasters of Black Nest responsible for patrolling and reconnaissance.
Then, the report was delivered layer by layer.
The news reached the ears of the powerful men in Black Nest. They knew how terrifying the floating island was and what it represented, so they passed the news directly to the Black Dragon Lord without hesitation.
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At this time, I was still 'creating' the fifth Void Race — 'Archer/ Shooter type.'
"A shooter created from night elf materials doesn't seem to be very good."
In front of me, a meat monster with holes all over its body collapsed and died, then turned into ashes.
I frowned at this scene and sighed.
"Forget it. The night elves themselves already have good archer talents, and they're still very good even without modification. Let's try using other creatures as materials to modify them."
Just when I was thinking about how to transform other 'materials' into a shooter that satisfied me, something suddenly stirred in my mind.
Skye, a dependent, was reporting news to me.
After listening to Skye's report, I showed a ferocious smile for the first time in a long while.
"If you'd shown up five years ago, I'd still be dodging you. But now that you're here, there's no escape!"
The huge black dragon's nostrils exhaled a hot and terrifying breath, and a hint of eagerness flashed in the red vertical dragon pupils.
Not out of mania.
In fact, based on my current strength alone, I'm 100% sure I cannot defeat the Dark Frost Giant Lord.
My current biological level is mid-level twenty-two, which is the third level of legend. With the addition of the caster profession at the second level of legend, as well as various other abilities—the Void Dragon body, etc.—my strength has surged. I've entered the fifth level of legend, and even among fifth-level legends, my strength is not considered weak.
But what about the Dark Frost Giant Lord?
That's a ruthless character who once pursued the Crimson Mother.
Although it's suspected that the Dark Frost Giant Lord used underhanded tactics to chase the Crimson Mother...
From the fact that the Crimson Mother hasn't dared to show herself in recent years, it's clear that the strength of the Dark Frost Giant Lord is utterly terrifying—even without relying on tricks or schemes.
To face such an existence with conventional fifth-level legendary strength, I could almost predict that if I didn't escape, I would undoubtedly die.
"But—" the huge black dragon sensed the dense void threads in the darkness and grinned.
The number of these void lines exceeded 100 million.
Depending on their strength, the thickness of the void lines varied, and the thickest ones had more than a hundred 'lines' with a diameter of over one meter.
These are legendary void creatures.
There are also tens of thousands of void lines that are dozens of times thinner than these void lines, which represent top void creatures.
These are the threads of the void that represent master-level void creatures.
Further down, there are high-level, intermediate, and a large number of low-level void creatures.
The above are the sources of confidence that allow me to dare to face the Dark Frost Giant Lord.
Even if the gap between the fifth level of Legend and high-level Legend is too exaggerated—even if all the power of these dependents is attributed to me—it may still be difficult to reach it.
But...
With so many void creatures, and a large number of high-quality void creatures, it is no problem for my strength to jump from the fifth level of a regular Legend to at least close to the strength of a high-level Legend.
The Tal Plane is a medium-sized top-level plane, and the highest tolerance for living beings is the peak of the legendary fifth level.
After the Dark Frost Giant Lord was suppressed to the peak of the fifth level, even if he tried his best to unleash his strength, it would be an exaggeration to reach a level close to a high-level Legend. It is impossible to truly reach the peak of the fifth level and exert power comparable to that of a true high-level Legend.
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His guess is actually quite correct.
Because the power gap between the fifth-level Legend and high-level Legend is much larger than the power gap from master level to legendary level, some very powerful creatures of certain races, such as red dragons and gold dragons, are the only ones with extraordinary talents. Only terrifying individuals can possess legendary-level strength at the master level. For almost all red dragons and gold dragons, at the master level, the maximum strength is pseudo-legendary combat power.
This is true for gold dragons and red dragons, not to mention other weaker creatures.
The racial value of the frost giant is slightly worse than that of the white dragon at the same level.
After falling into the embrace of the Abyss, the Dark Frost Giant mastered the power of both frost and the Abyss, and its racial value became comparable to that of a red dragon at the same level.
Based on this speculation, it is almost impossible for the Dark Frost Giant Lord to explode into the power of a high-level Legend by relying solely on the peak of the fifth level.
What the Black Dragon didn't know was that the Dark Frost Giant also possessed the divine blood of the fallen Titan God.
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But—
"That floating island is a bit difficult to deal with," I thought quickly.
With the strength of the Dark Frost Giant Lord controlling the floating island in Tal, I may be able to suppress the unrestricted high-level legendary powerhouse who has just broken through.
This is almost invincible in Tal.
After thinking about it, I shook my head and stopped thinking too deeply.
If the Dark Frost Giant Lord is so stable and only stays on the floating island, then I will have no choice but to fight guerrilla warfare with this guy.
In a few years, as batches of void creatures are born and their powers are unified, even if the Dark Frost Giant Lord controls the floating island, it is still unknown who will win and who will lose.
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As the news spread that the main demon army of Frost City was about to attack the Black Wing Lair, the major racial forces hiding in the southern part of the continent suddenly felt cold.
"We can only leave the main continent," some powerful people said in despair.
The arrival of the main army of Frost City in the southern continent means that the Pan-Continental Alliance Army in the central region has been defeated. As for whether those races and forces will escape or be destroyed, that is no longer important.
Even the Continental Alliance Army, which gathered more than 70% of the strongest individuals in the main continent, was destroyed. These forces in the south did not believe that the Black Wing Lair could withstand the demons of Frost City.
Even though the Black Wing Lair has resisted and eliminated a large number of demons over the years and almost single-handedly protected most of the southern creatures, these powerful forces are still speaking out.
Some people are thinking of escaping and taking refuge on isolated islands in the sea, but there are also some forces that are struggling.
"Doesn't the Black Wing Lair plan to retreat?"
Wood Elf Queen Eliza murmured to herself.
Beside her, the Frost Elf Queen Denise frowned slightly. She knew that Eliza was hesitating and struggling.
Torn between retreating or helping the Black Wing Lair resist the demonic army of Frost City.
Over the years, the grassland elves and frost elves have received a lot of care from the Black Wing Lair.
At the beginning, the two major elven tribes paid various sums of money and offered the magical knowledge collected by their tribes for many years in exchange for the Black Wing Lair's help in resisting the invading demon army.
But later, the two major elven tribes were drained of their wealth by the continuous war and could no longer pay the Black Wing Lair a sufficient price. However, the Black Wing Lair did not withdraw its troops, leaving the two major elven tribes alone to face the demons of Frost City.
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