Chapter 209: The Great Battle Is About to Begin
It seems that after evolving into a Goblin, his overall attributes had become balanced and enhanced.
"What a pity for the Berserk God skill!"
He hadn't expected to lose his rationality because of berserk mode.
What was even more tragic was that Benben and Wangwang could actually die at his hands.
He would never allow such a future to occur.
"Xiao Bai, is there a magic that allows one to remain rational while in berserk mode?"
"You can make a contract with a Light Slime. Light elemental spirits can nourish and protect the soul from corruption."
Hearing this, Li Meng's eyes lit up.
If a solution existed, then the Berserk God skill would be an incredibly powerful ability.
The power of transforming into the Savage God would undoubtedly be extraordinary.
Slightly turning his head, Li Meng looked toward the Garrison Fort.
At this moment, the demon army had already pressed down to the foot of the fort's walls.
"How can I change the future?"
Inside his helmet, Li Meng's grotesque face wore an expression of deep thought.
If the Goblin army appeared and attacked the demons now, the future trajectory wouldn't change.
Douglas would use the Malicious Soulstone to break through the walls.
Once Douglas breached the Garrison Fort, the future would unfold as predicted.
Even if Margarita survived, it wouldn't alter the overall situation.
"Malicious Soulstone?"
He didn't know what that was.
It sounded evil, and using it also seemed sinister.
It could devour souls and summon demons.
No matter how he looked at it, it wasn't a good thing.
"Then let's help humanity!"
Inside the helmet, Li Meng grinned menacingly.
As long as the demons couldn't massacre the humans inside the Garrison Fort, they couldn't summon the Demon Prince.
As long as the demons didn't summon the Demon Prince, the initiative would remain in his hands.
Li Meng picked up the horn hanging at his waist and blew it.
"Whooo!"
The long, resonant sound of the horn echoed through the mountains.
The Goblin army, hidden in a canyon leading to Windward Valley, responded immediately.
"Move out! Advance!"
"Everyone, get going!"
The reprimanding voices of the higher-ranking Goblins echoed through the canyon.
The Goblin army hidden in the canyon began to mobilize.
Wherever they passed, dust billowed, accompanied by rumbling footsteps.
Meanwhile, in the large canyon outside the Garrison Fort, the demon army, already arrayed in formation, halted about a kilometer away.
It would only take a single command from Douglas for the 70,000-strong demon army to begin their charge.
But Douglas wouldn't make such a move.
Without the gates breached and the walls broken, a full charge would be meaningless.
"My lord, there's movement behind us!"
A Ghost Beastman riding a war beast hurriedly approached Douglas.
Douglas's expression shifted slightly.
He didn't turn around; his gaze remained fixed on the towering walls of the Garrison Fort ahead.
"My lord, let me destroy the gates!"
Iron Mask volunteered and stepped closer to Douglas.
"There are strong humans among them. They won't let us easily approach the gates. The Goblin army is right behind us, and we don't have time to waste with the humans."
As soon as he finished speaking, Douglas leaped off the back of his war beast, landing firmly on the ground ahead.
Douglas planned to use the Malicious Soulstone?
All the Ghost Beastmen's eyes lit up as they leaped off their war beasts in unison, landing steadily behind Douglas.
Gazing at Douglas's imposing figure, the Ghost Beastmen's faces were filled with excitement.
After so many years, they would finally witness the power of the Malicious Soulstone again.
The Ghost Beastmen's actions also caught the attention of the humans on the city walls.
"It's the Ghost Beastmen!"
"Are those the Ghost Beastmen?"
"They're terrifying!"
"Exactly, they look like monsters with ram horns."
"They're even uglier than Goblins."
"Looks like there's a woman among them, though. She's quite beautiful."
"Your taste is terrible!"
The adventurers could see clearly from the walls, but ordinary soldiers couldn't due to the distance.
They could only vaguely make out some figures.
"Darling, are those the Ghost Beastmen?"
On the wall above the gate, Mors and Sandra stared solemnly at the distant Ghost Beastmen.
Sandra had participated in past wars against the demons, but she had always remained in the rear, acting as a mage artillery unit against the demon forces.
Her opponents had mainly been the Savage Tribe and Beastmen.
Today was Sandra's first close encounter with the Ghost Beastmen.
As her husband had said, the Ghost Beastmen were indeed terrifying.
Just looking at them sent shivers down her spine.
"Yes, those are the Ghost Beastmen!"
Mors tightened his grip on his sword.
He had experience fighting Ghost Beastmen before, but he had never fought them alone.
Today, only three king-level warriors stood on the walls: himself, his wife Sandra, and the Garrison Fort's Crystal Temple High Priest, Efrideet.
The High Priest Efrideet was stationed at the Crystal Temple and wouldn't leave unless absolutely necessary.
The demon army's inactivity made the wall's defenders tense.
Everyone silently watched the overwhelming and awe-inspiring sight outside.
The vast demon army stretched endlessly for over ten kilometers.
To minimize the impact of magical attacks, their formation was widely spread out.
The canyon outside the fort was nearly seven kilometers wide, while the demon front line spanned five kilometers.
Without a neat military formation, the Savage Tribe stood scattered.
At this moment, Douglas, standing at the front of the formation, began to move.
He took out a flaming crystal from his pouch.
The crystal was round, about half the size of a fist, and blood-red, resembling burning blood.
A Ghost Beastman centurion, with a fanatical expression, stepped forward and knelt before Douglas.
"My lord, I offer myself as a sacrifice to bring victory to our demon tribe!"
The Ghost Beastman raised both hands high, as if pleading for Douglas's blessing.
Douglas, expressionless, placed the Malicious Soulstone into the Ghost Beastman's hands.
"Go, and let the abyssal inferno descend upon this world!"
The Ghost Beastman centurion stood up and began walking forward, step by step.
"Darling, what is the Ghost Beastman doing?"
The Ghost Beastman's incomprehensible actions caught Mors and Sandra's attention on the city walls.
Mors frowned, a trace of doubt flickering in his eyes.
In all his battles against the demons, he had never seen them behave so strangely.
At that moment, the Ghost Beastman stopped, far from the city walls but less than a hundred meters from Douglas.
The Ghost Beastman raised the Malicious Soulstone high above his head.
Opening its mouth wide, it grotesquely swallowed the Malicious Soulstone.
The half-fist-sized stone stretched its throat grotesquely before sliding into its stomach.
"Ahhh!"
A roar erupted on the battlefield.
The Ghost Beastman centurion's eyes suddenly blazed with crimson fire.
In the next moment, its entire body was engulfed in flames.
The scorching heat distorted the surrounding air.
Even some stones on the ground began to melt.
This sight filled the Ghost Beastmen behind with excitement.
"Whoosh!"
In less than three seconds, the flames intensified dramatically.
"Roar!"
From within the blazing flames came an ear-piercing roar, like that of a wild beast.
The deafening roar echoed across the battlefield with powerful penetration.
Amidst the flames, a massive crimson creature began to take form, its shadow looming over the battlefield.