Under a hidden cover of the Floating Fortress.
Demon Chu Tian was currently cooperating with Little Violet to construct the Space Interference Magic Circle, but the corner of his eye never left that azure divine miracle blooming amidst the demon tide.
Those gorgeous wings, set against the backdrop of the dim demonic energy and the sky-reaching flames, flowed with a soul-stirring glow.
Every flap shed starlight, and moonlight.
The young girl’s figure was both holy and lethal.
In those dark, deep eyes of his, a trace of intense amazement flashed uncontrollably.
Then, that amazement quickly fermented, turning into a more fervent desire for possession.
Even… a hint of pride that he himself hadn’t noticed, a sense of shared glory.
‘This rebellious yet radiant little wildcat belongs to me. She can only belong to me.’
***
On the other side, after Su Nian performed the Spiritual Attachment with Little Green, she completely transformed into a reaper in the sky.
She no longer held a single position but soared through the heavens like a bolt of azure lightning, precisely hunting down the demon elites who posed the greatest threat to the defensive line.
“Roar — !”
That Unicorn Overseer, who had been commanding from the rear, had just used its giant axe to blow away a Gryphon Knight along with his mount.
It was about to let out a triumphant roar.
In the next instant, its voice came to an abrupt halt.
A sword light wrapped in starlight, and dragon prestige silently swept past its back.
The hideous head of the Unicorn Overseer soared into the sky.
Within its crimson beast-like pupils, a trace of confusion and incomprehension remained.
Its headless corpse crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Su Nian’s presence was like the sharpest spear, piercing through the command system of the Demon Army.
Her figure was like an unwavering banner, greatly boosting the morale of the soldiers and mages of Academy City.
It completely dispersed the gloom brought by the Third Prince’s desertion earlier.
The Gryphon Knights, the Archmages of the Magic Academy, and the unsolvable existence of Su Nian formed a perfect net of slaughter.
The demon soldiers were like wheat in a strong wind, falling in patches.
Whenever demon units in the air tried to gather, they would immediately face area-of-effect attacks from the mages on the ground.
Once isolated, they would instantly fall into a siege by several Gryphon Knights.
***
At the same time, Su Nian, whose confidence had exploded after her Spiritual Attachment with Little Green, looked at the Space Portal that was continuously pouring out monsters with cold eyes.
‘This isn’t some Despair Abyss anymore. This is clearly just a mob grinding spot.’
Her figure flashed, and she suspended herself directly in front of the portal.
The Longsword in her hand hummed, and the azure light on the blade became increasingly brilliant.
‘If one comes, I’ll kill one! If two come, I’ll slay a pair!’
For a moment, the battle situation tilted completely toward the side of humanity at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Time passed minute by minute.
Under the combined interference of Little Violet and Demon Chu Tian, that huge Dark Portal in the sky finally began to flicker violently.
The distorted red light forming the doorway flickered on and off.
More and more unstable, fragmented space cracks appeared on the edges, making a tooth-aching “ka-ka” sound.
It was like a machine about to be scrapped, at its wit’s end.
“The portal seems to be closing!”
“We’re going to win!”
A young Knight wept with joy, holding his blood-stained Longsword high.
Cheers of victory began to ring out one after another on the fortress.
As long as the portal closed and the subsequent reinforcements were cut off, the remaining demon soldiers, who were split up and surrounded, would be nothing more than turtles in a jar!
However, at the very moment the portal was about to completely collapse and the light had dimmed to the extreme, a sudden change occurred!
The portal, which had still been pouring out low-level demon soldiers, fell eerily silent.
The darkness that was about to go out paused for a moment… and then, instead of dissipating, it seemed to have a burst of final vigor.
It collapsed inward, condensing into a pure, bottomless black dot.
In the next second, a giant, hideous claw covered in purple-black scales suddenly lunged out from that black dot!
On that giant claw, every scale shimmered with a metallic, dark luster.
The blades at the fingertips flashed with a cold light enough to tear apart a soul.
It gripped the edge of the portal that was about to close.
That terrifying power actually forcibly stopped the collapse of space.
A terrifying aura, far exceeding all previous monsters and seemingly coming from the deepest part of the Nine Nether Abyss, flooded out like a physical tide!
One had to realize that this portal was several tens of meters high, spanning between heaven and earth.
Yet at this moment, just this one giant claw held open the massive portal.
It was hard to imagine what kind of colossal creature the owner of this giant claw was.
In Academy City, the cheers that had just started came to a screeching halt.
Everyone felt like they had been struck by lightning, staring blankly at the unspeakable giant claw in the sky.
A chill rushed from the soles of their feet to the crowns of their heads.
***
Among the Academy reinforcements, the Vice-Principal of the Magic Academy—a white-haired Archmage who enjoyed high prestige among the people—felt like he had fallen into an ice cellar the moment he saw that giant claw.
His face turned as white as paper.
“It’s… it’s one of the Eight Demon Generals… Goron…”
His voice trembled violently due to extreme fear.
“If that thing… if that thing descends… Academy City… will be finished!”
“The Eight Demon Generals?” A middle-aged mage nearby who was casting a spell stiffened and asked in disbelief, “Is it the legendary Eight Demon Generals among the Demon Race?”
“That’s right…” The old Vice-Principal’s lips trembled, his eyes filled with nothing but endless gray defeat and despair.
“The Earth-Shaking Demon General, Goron… Legend has it that its height exceeds 100 meters, and it possesses a terrifying giant claw that can easily tear the earth apart and trigger earthquakes. In front of it, any city’s wall defenses are meaningless. We absolutely cannot let it teleport over!”
***
On the other side, seeing that the ominous dark gate was about to be completely forced open, Little Violet let out a sharp hiss that could pierce through gold and stone in the face of this sudden ultimate crisis.
The spatial power within its entire body erupted without reservation at this moment, like a volcano.
Demon Chu Tian’s deep eyes suddenly narrowed.
The spatial laws surrounding him surged frantically with an unprecedented, terrifying intensity.
Countless tiny, spiderweb-like black cracks even appeared in the air.
The man and the cat simultaneously pushed their energy output to the limit.
That spatial magic circle, woven from spatial laws and purple thunderlight, suddenly erupted with an extreme light blinding enough to burn the retinas.
It engaged in a final, crucial struggle against the purple-black giant claw that was trying to tear reality apart.
Su Nian saw this and immediately understood that victory or defeat would be decided in this one move.
“Everyone!” Her clear and pleasant voice was full of majesty, echoing across the chaotic battlefield. “Concentrate your fire on that giant claw!”
The moment her words fell, the gorgeous pair of Star-Moon Dragon Wings behind the young girl’s back flapped violently.
She transformed into a bolt of azure light and took the lead in charging toward that giant claw.