Global Game: Developing a Knight Clan-Chapter 113 - 111: Giant Demon Vanguard, Nightmare Giant Dragon

Chapter 113: Chapter 111: Giant Demon Vanguard, Nightmare Giant Dragon

The light of dawn slowly rose from the eastern horizon.

At the same time, along with the morning light, many Airships appeared in the sky.

There were fifteen Airships in total.

Fourteen of the Airships were each over twenty meters long, while the lead vessel was nearly fifty meters in length.

The fleet of Airships slowly glided across the sky at an altitude of over a thousand meters.

Their flight speed was not fast, and on the ground below, a well-equipped troop force marched swiftly, following the Airships’ movement.

"Councilman Chim, the Mist Forest is just over this mountain range."

"Do we have clear coordinates for our target this time? Or are we splitting up to search?"

Aboard the Airship Command Ship, the Giant Demon Legion Commander of the Third Airship Corps asked.

"Why make it so complicated? Based on the attacks on the scout Airships by those Demons, we’ll probably find our target as soon as we approach the edge of the Mist Forest."

"Demons are extremely territorial. For us, this actually saves a lot of trouble."

"Still, everyone be on your guard. That Demon doesn’t look small. Its strength might be equivalent to at least a Level Five or Six Professional of this world."

"After we cross this mountain, order the entire corps to activate their Protective Shields!"

"Your corps is a military Airship unit, after all. If too many of you get shot down, there’s no telling what the City Lord will think."

Chim’s words stunned the Giant Demon Legion Commander for a moment.

However, he understood the priorities. Without any further ado, he immediately relayed the order for all Airships to activate their Magic Shields ahead of schedule.

After doing so, he turned to the so-called councilman from the Giant Demon City and asked doubtfully:

"The standard of a Level Five or Six Professional? A Demon like that can still appear?"

"Logically speaking, shouldn’t all Demons Level Four and above on the continent have been captured by the people from the Sacrificial Association and the Research Institute?"

"Could it have migrated from overseas?"

Faced with the Giant Demon Legion Commander’s questions, the Giant Mage just gave a sinister laugh.

"How would I know?"

"But no matter where it came from, the prize this time will definitely be worth it. Even some losses would be acceptable."

"I believe this is also why City Lord Madi directly ordered us to annihilate it immediately."

"This kind of Demon can be sold for a good price, whether to the Sacrificial Association or the Research Institute. What a great deal, wouldn’t you say? Heh heh..."

As the Giant Mage spoke, the Airships finally flew over the mountain range.

And then, what appeared before the eyes of all the Giant Demons was a boundless Great Plains and a vast forest!

Unfortunately, this great expanse of plains and forest was currently shrouded in mist, and nothing could be seen clearly.

"Look, what a fine piece of land!"

"It’s a shame our Empire’s new generation doesn’t work hard enough. The birth rate can’t keep up at all. Otherwise, it would truly be wonderful to reclaim this land and build a great city here."

The Giant Mage exclaimed in admiration as he gazed out at the endless plains and forest before him.

"Er, Lord Councilman, you can’t really blame the Empire’s younger generation. Actually, the citizens of the Empire are already quite prolific."

"It’s just that our population growth can’t keep up with the speed at which we’re building cities in this world."

"For instance, in just over a hundred years since defeating this world’s native Human Race, we’ve already established three major cities and over three hundred smaller ones. That’s already quite fast!"

"If His Excellency the Governor hadn’t ordered us to capture more human slaves for labor, we probably couldn’t have achieved this much."

"..."

Aboard the Airship, the Giant Demon Legion Commander and the Giant Mage chatted idly, completely devoid of any sense of crisis.

In the end, in this world, the Giant Demons had already become the sole Overlord.

All subsequent so-called conquests were nothing more than training exercises.

But just as the two were chatting.

As the Giant Mage Chim gazed at the forest after the air and ground forces crossed the mountain, his expression suddenly shifted, becoming contemplative.

He ordered all Airships and ground troops to halt temporarily.

Then, under the confused gaze of the Giant Demon Legion Commander, he looked down at the forest below and said in a low voice, "Something’s not right here."

"We haven’t encountered the Demon attacks we expected."

"And have you youngsters noticed? This forest is just too quiet!"

???

Aboard the flagship Airship, a group of Giant Demon soldiers all looked down below.

Indeed, just as the Giant Mage had said, the entire forest was still. In the early morning, forget about any animals moving about—there wasn’t even a single bird.

And if one sensed carefully with Magic Power...

...not a single chirp of an insect or call of a bird could be heard from the forest below!

Something’s wrong!

Something is very wrong!

In a Mist Forest this vast, there was absolutely no movement within the dozens of square kilometers visible to the eye.

This was completely unreasonable!

"All ground troops, on standby!"

"Airship Corps, increase altitude!"

"Excellent! It seems something truly different has happened in this Mist Forest in the past year or two!"

"Which makes this a pleasant surprise."

"Let’s go, kid! Lead the Airship Corps up to an altitude of five thousand meters. We’ll circle the forest first and take a good look around!"

"I’d really like to know what kind of being is behind this phenomenon, and when it plans to make its move against us!"

The Giant Mage’s expression clearly showed a hint of excited surprise.

Clearly, the Giant Demons hadn’t encountered a worthy opponent in a very long time.

Even though he knew the situation was strange, it seemed to be exactly what the belligerent Giant Mage had been hoping for.

So much so that in his arrogance, he completely disregarded the abnormality of the situation!

However, on the other hand, the Giant Mage was clearly rational enough.

He took a Magic Crystal from his robes.

Soon, the Magic Crystal began to record the situation in the entire forest, and at the same time, it established a connection with Copper Hammer City.

A familiar figure was soon projected from the Magic Crystal.

It was the likeness of Madi, the Giant Demon City Lord of Copper Hammer City.

The moment the City Lord’s projection appeared, the first thing he saw was the face of the Giant Mage directly before him.

"It seems this operation has stumbled upon something interesting?"

"Go on, Chim. What have you encountered over there?"

The Giant Mage heard him, and without giving a direct answer, he explained everything.

He concluded by saying:

"Alright, I’ve reported the situation as required. From here on, Madi, I’ll handle things as I see fit."

"Don’t you dare let anyone else come and steal my credit."

"Of course, if something happens to me, that’s another story! It’s been too long since I’ve had some real action! I’m so excited to see what surprises this forest has in store for me."

Faced with the Giant Mage’s fervent expression, the projected City Lord Madi wasn’t annoyed. Instead, he seemed to smile nonchalantly. It was clear that even knowing there was an anomaly in the Mist Forest, the Giant Demon City Lord thought nothing of it.

As the victors of the war between races and worlds, the Giant Demons certainly had the capital for such arrogance.

"As long as you’re happy, Chim."

"But I must remind you, don’t let our newly established Third Airship Corps suffer too many losses. Otherwise, don’t blame me for not speaking up for you in the city council."

Hearing this, the Giant Mage let out another sinister laugh.

"Losses? As long as the glory is great enough, what do a few Airships matter?"

"Alright, my dear City Lord Madi, just sit back and enjoy the show."

With that, the Giant Mage handed the Memory Crystal to the Giant Demon Legion Commander, whose expression had grown somewhat grave.

"Kid, hold on to this thing."

"You’re not needed for what comes next. Just follow my commands!"

"Don’t make that ugly face. I’ve taken command. Even if something goes wrong, you won’t be held responsible. What are you afraid of?"

The Giant Demon Legion Commander was taken aback.

Hearing the Giant Mage say this, he actually felt a sense of relief.

’That’s right,’ he thought. ’The councilman has taken my command. Even if something does go wrong, it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with me anymore.’

’Besides, the City Lord knows about this, and he didn’t say anything. What am I so worried about?’

Having figured this out, the Giant Demon Legion Commander immediately fell silent.

His new attitude was basically, ’Whatever happens next has nothing to do with me. After all, I’m not involved in any of the command decisions from here on out.’

And so, the Airships began to advance higher and deeper into the Mist Forest.

Finally, after venturing more than ten kilometers into the Mist Forest.

Using the magnifying crystals on the Airships for a bird’s-eye view, the group of Giant Demons finally discovered an anomalous spot within the Mist Forest.

"Reclaimed land???"

"That’s reclaimed land, isn’t it? It’s a huge patch!!!"

"Could it really be a human settlement we never discovered!"

Aboard the Airships, many Giant Demon officers cried out in surprise.

But their surprise was one of pure excitement.

The image on the magnifying crystals wasn’t very clear; after all, the morning fog in the Mist Forest was thick.

But the visible outline was enough for them to make such a guess.

However, just as this group of Giant Demons was celebrating, the Giant Demon Legion Commander suddenly spoke up:

"Lord Councilman, there seems to be a problem with the Memory Crystal."

"From a moment ago until now, the recorded image hasn’t been transmitting, and the communication link to the City Lord seems to have been cut off as well."

Hearing this, the Giant Mage ignored the jubilant officers, his expression turning thoughtful as he asked:

"How long has it been like this?"

"Since a few breaths before we discovered the image of the reclaimed land."

When he heard the Giant Demon Legion Commander’s report, the Giant Mage’s expression suddenly relaxed.

And at the same time, he burst into laughter.

"Haha, it seems we’ve been targeted!"

"Just as I thought! The reclaimed land here can’t be explained away as a simple human settlement."

"To be able to silently create such a large patch of land in the Mist Forest, and even control Demons... I think this time we might have truly caught a big fish—one of the remaining Human Professionals!"

The Giant Mage was thrilled!

But in the next moment, his laughter died!

Because, in that sudden instant, right above the Giant Demon Airships...

...a Spiritual voice suddenly echoed.

"Oh? What kind of big fish?"

"May I have a look?"

The voice that appeared out of nowhere resounded in the minds of every Giant Demon soldier within the Airships.

The next moment, five thousand meters high in the sky, a massive figure appeared out of thin air like a phantom.

At the same time, in the eyes of the Giant Demons, the sky five thousand meters up darkened in the blink of an eye!

Black clouds churned and smoke billowed!

At that moment, it was as if the entire world had plunged into a great abyss.

In this pitch-black, abyssal world, above the dark clouds, the colossal figure continuously absorbed the roiling black smoke!

In the next instant, as if in another blink of an eye, a Giant Dragon—over a thousand, no, ten thousand meters long—was lying prone above all the Airships!!!

DEAD SILENCE!!!

AN UNPRECEDENTED DEAD SILENCE!!!

Every Giant Demon’s body seemed to be frozen in the throes of death.

And the Giant Mage’s grating, duck-like voice was abruptly cut short, as if someone had suddenly grabbed him by the throat.