Otto had absolutely no courage to face such an enormous number of pets.

After all, there were more than a hundred million SSS-rank pets.

That was no joke.

Even if their levels were far lower than his, their sheer numbers alone could crush him as easily as killing an ant.

Everything had clearly been going smoothly for the Demon Race just moments ago, yet in the blink of an eye, the situation had completely reversed.

The human players were obviously so weak, so why were their pets so powerful?

And why were there so many of them?

According to the original plan, the Demon Race should have smoothly captured the humans’ main city next, then slaughtered another large batch of human players along the way.

But now, everything had changed.

"Why are there so many pets? Who in the world brought them here?"

Otto felt as though he was on the verge of breaking down completely.

He immediately abandoned his so-called responsibilities as commander and burrowed into the ground below, beginning to flee madly toward another area.

Whenever he encountered a member of his own race blocking his path, he smashed through them without the slightest hesitation.

As long as he could escape with his life, nothing else mattered.

However, at that moment, a terrifying Forbidden Law silently enveloped the entire surrounding area.

Just as Otto was about to use a displacement skill to escape, a blood-red notification box suddenly appeared before his eyes.

[Displacement-type skills cannot be used in this area!]

"What?"

Otto’s eyes nearly split apart from rage and shock.

He could not understand why such a situation had suddenly occurred.

While he was still overwhelmed with confusion, a horrifying damage number rose above his head in the next instant.

[-191,918!]

Otto lowered his head in disbelief, only to discover that a hand had somehow pierced straight through his chest from behind.

"No..."

He did not even have time to let out a scream before his body transformed into a streak of white light, sending him straight back to the Demon Race’s hell.

...

At the Demon Race resurrection point, Otto’s figure slowly crawled out from a pool of lava.

He had only just managed to steady himself when a continuous stream of notifications rang out beside his ears.

[You have been killed by the Human Race player "John." Your level has decreased by 10!]

[Your current level is Level 290!]

[You have forgotten all your skills!]

[All your equipment has been dropped!]

[All items in your backpack have been dropped!]

[You have lost all your gold coins and must repay an outstanding debt of 5.3214 trillion gold coins!]

[All your talents have disappeared!]

[Please repay your debt as soon as possible. Normal economic functions will be unlocked once the debt has been fully repaid!]

...

"What is going on?"

Otto’s eyes flickered in disbelief as he stared at his completely empty status panel and the enormous debt displayed in bold before him.

Especially when he heard John’s name in the system notifications, his eyes widened even further.

Pfft!

He suddenly spat out a large mouthful of dark brown blood.

His vision went black, and his body immediately sank back into the lava.

...

Demon Race territory.

At this moment, the Demon Legion was being steamrolled as though it did not even exist.

Countless pets forcefully suppressed every demon warrior who dared to resist.

The battle had become almost completely one-sided.

No matter how furiously Prince Pate swung his enormous fists, he could only kill one or two pets at a time. Worse still, because his body was so enormous, he had directly become the target of every pet in the area.

His HP was dropping at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Even though he could kill several pets, countless more would immediately pounce on him afterward.

As he looked at the seemingly endless swarm of pets, Prince Pate’s fury gradually vanished.

A look of fear appeared in his eyes.

He could not continue fighting.

If this dragged on any longer, even he might fall here.

He was not one of those special beings capable of resurrecting endlessly.

If he died here, he would truly be dead.

At this thought, Prince Pate viciously glared at the pets surrounding him.

"Damnable humans! They actually brought out so many pets!

"This clearly violates the rules of the All-Race Battlefield. Why have they not been punished?"

"A conspiracy! There is definitely a conspiracy behind this! My Demon Race has fallen into their trap!"

Prince Pate gritted his teeth fiercely, but in the end, he had no choice but to issue an order.

"Everyone, retreat!"

Although retreating would inevitably earn him a reprimand from the Lord of Demons, that was still better than having his entire army perish here.

"What a pity. I failed to do everything in my power and allowed the humans to succeed."

Prince Pate cast a regretful glance at the many powerful Demon Race warriors who were still struggling desperately below.

Then, with a flash of his figure, he vanished from the spot.

Not long after he left, John appeared.

He stared into the distance, his eyes icy cold.

"You came all this way and now you think you can leave? Things are not going to be that easy."

Originally, he had been searching for a suitable target to satisfy the requirements of his Assassin Divine Class quest.

However, when he turned back and discovered that more than half of his own army had already been wiped out, he had immediately rushed back at full speed.

Even so, despite hurrying as fast as he could, he had still arrived one step too late.

"A blood debt must be repaid in blood. Don’t even think about escaping!"

John glanced down at the Demon Race forces surrounded by an ocean of pets.

Then, his figure flashed as he shot after Prince Pate.

As long as he killed this high-ranking member of the Demon Race, his Assassin Divine Class quest would be complete.

...

Swarmborn territory.

Large numbers of Swarmborn troops were stationed around the outer perimeter.

From time to time, all kinds of messenger insect breeds returned from the front lines to deliver information.

"Reporting to Lord Insect General! The Demon Legion has engaged one of the Human Race’s armies in battle."

"That human army is weak and useless. They are already being steamrolled by the Demon Race."

Surrounded by countless Swarmborn servants, the Swarmborn player Gadiel sat upon his throne.

At that moment, he was savoring the blood of a foreign-race creature.

Upon hearing the report, he casually tossed aside the corpse in his hand, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.

"Continue investigating. Report back when you have more information."

A trace of disdain appeared in Gadiel’s eyes.

"As expected, the Human Race’s army is weak and incompetent. Without that John around, they cannot even withstand the Demon Race’s offensive!"

Before long, another group of Swarmborn arrived to make a report.

"Lord Insect General, the Demon Legion has completely annihilated that army of human warriors."

"Very well. Continue reporting on the situation!"

...

Gadiel sneered.

"It appears the Demon Race alone is enough to steamroll the Human Race. There is no need for my Swarmborn to get involved at all.

"In that case, perhaps the Swarmborn should simply switch to another target."

Just as he was thinking this, a group of heavily wounded Swarmborn scouts suddenly rushed toward him.

The wings on the bodies of these Swarmborn scouts had nearly been torn to shreds.

Their mouthparts were broken, and drops of green blood continuously seeped out from the cracks covering their bodies.

They looked utterly miserable.

Seeing this, Gadiel’s expression changed.

"What happened?"

Those Swarmborn scouts were already barely breathing. Struggling with the last of their strength, they reported, "Reporting to the commander... We were preparing to head toward Demon Race territory to investigate the situation when we were suddenly attacked by a group of pets. We suffered devastating losses.

"Moreover, those pets appeared to be heading toward Demon Race territory!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, the countless Swarmborn in the surrounding area immediately erupted into an uproar.

They frantically fluttered their wings and cleared a path for Gadiel.

Gadiel slowly rose to his feet, his expression grave.

"Investigate the situation immediately. I want to know exactly what is happening in Demon Race territory right now."

At his command, a massive group of Swarmborn scouts quickly flew out of Swarmborn territory and rushed in the direction of Demon Race territory.

Gadiel gazed toward the distant Demon Race territory, an uneasy feeling rising within him.

"Something seems very wrong..."