Abyss Sequence-Chapter 422 - 79: Demon Siege

The caravan gathered once again, ready to set off for Alfheim.

This time, there were many new faces in the team; they were students sent from Blue Star to study magic technology at Alfheim.

Since they were going to learn magic technology, they certainly had to learn how to operate magic power first.

The humans going to Alfheim as students at least had a "Guiding" engraving, and some were even "Mage" Sequence Three themselves.

They all knew that the elves' magic technology could drive technological development in the human world, making them stronger and life more convenient.

Most importantly, it could aid in alien colonization.

Archaeologists have already convinced the United Government to launch some satellites into space to collect environmental magic data. The results were clear; there was magic in outer space, and its density was even higher than on Blue Star's surface.

This indirectly confirmed the authenticity of Yan Luo's conjectures from the images he saw.

Evidence showed that their ancestor, Zhuang Xu, indeed performed a celestial sealing ceremony, blocking the magic power on Blue Star's surface.

The scope of this ceremony was enormous; even Celestial City would be affected by it. Only in the cosmic space near the moon would the magic density gradually increase.

No wonder they had never noticed the issue of magic density; their ancestors' powers were astonishing.

However, considering that Nuwa could repair the moon, it wasn't surprising that their ancestors were powerful.

As usual, it was Yan Luo driving the armored vehicle, leading the way into the Crimson Abyss, with other vehicles following in order.

After entering the Crimson Abyss, a reconnaissance vehicle overtook Yan Luo's vehicle and drove forward.

The onboard radio had an effective communication range of ten kilometers, so as long as the reconnaissance vehicle kept an eye on its distance from the caravan, there was no worry about being attacked by demons without support.

Moreover, the reconnaissance vehicle wouldn't go ten kilometers away; most of the time, it stayed within a distance of five to eight kilometers, ensuring that the information it gathered was valid in terms of time and distance.

The caravan moved forward without encountering any demons, perhaps because of the presence of strong individuals like Yan Luo and Yulia.

The aura they emitted could be detected by demons that had evolved multiple times, causing them to avoid confrontation.

They reached their destination smoothly, and Sasa took out a jade pendant, opening a space portal.

Then, one by one, the vehicles drove into the portal.

When Yan Luo drove the armored vehicle into Alfheim, he saw the Red Rose Warband engaged in battle with a group of demons.

Strangely, among these demons were both herbivorous and carnivorous ones, yet they worked together harmoniously, launching tiered attacks on the Red Rose Warband's defensive line.

Yan Luo wasn't worried about this.

Because Ms. Bilukova was sitting in Helena's armored vehicle.

With such a powerful presence, even if the defensive line collapsed, it wouldn't be a problem.

As her body rejuvenated, Yulia's mindset seemed to become youthful as well.

She rested her impressive long legs on the front control panel, leaning back with her head on her arms.

Helena couldn't help but glance a few more times.

Turning to look at the front line, Helena took a deep breath and shouted in the warband's communication channel, "Don't be afraid, Ms. Bilukova and Yan Luo are watching, and Ms. Yevgenia is here too. Just fight with all you've got; they can come to your rescue in time!"

At the command, the armored vehicles that formed the defensive line unleashed even greater firepower, and some hunters leaped out of the vehicles, engaging in close combat with the demons.

Heavy firepower targeted the rear of the demon horde, while the hunters activated their engravings, slashing wildly at the demons approaching the caravan. As the demons prepared to counterattack, the hunters standing inside the vehicles would pull them back with their exoskeleton armor and close the doors.

The demons' attacks struck the armored vehicles, only causing minor scratches. Then, the counterattack magic that the mage had applied to the vehicle was triggered, sending the weakened attack back, stunning the demons.

Following that, the hunters who had just been pulled inside jumped out again, slashing wildly at the stunned demons, wiping them out.

Melee engravers took turns to attack, using this tactic to eliminate several waves of demons.

After that, the demons wised up, planning to detour and attack the caravan from another side, but they didn't expect the caravan to change formation from a line to a wedge.

The defensive line folded inward as the armored cars adapted their actions accordingly.

Regardless, the demons always faced the Red Rose Warband's defense.

No matter how many demons there were, this wasn't a magic tide; soon, the demon horde thinned out.

As the battlefield commander, Helena instantly noticed this and took the lead to open a route for the caravan. Then she called for the trucks and buses to follow, leaving two armored vehicles to cover the rear while the others protected the caravan on the sides.

With this maneuver, the caravan broke through the encirclement smoothly. When the demons pursued, because of the caravan's small surface area, only the leading demons could engage with the caravan. The pressure on the Red Rose Warband hunters decreased sharply, and even their artillery fire became sparse and scattered.

This was also to conserve ammunition while luring the pursuing demons, making them always feel a glimmer of hope to destroy the caravan, unaware that their comrades were being gradually worn down.

The caravan didn't head to Gass City because after killing so many demons, they certainly had to gather the loot.

So, Helena led the team in a big circle before leading the caravan back to the battlefield where they fought the demons.

By now, most of the demons chasing the caravan had been killed.

The hunters of the Red Rose Warband ceased using heavy firepower, jumping out of the vehicles, with some taking on the remaining demons while others collected the spoils.

Even for the hunters, this was quite a rare experience.

After all, demons from the Crimson Abyss would not have formed such a large group before, and wanting to fight a large group of demons could usually only be done by waiting for a magic tide.

The identity of the demons was identified and reported to Helena, who compiled a list recording the demons slain in this battle and calculated the possible benefits and costs of this battle.

Having visited Alfheim many times, Helena had long learned from the elves about the types and values of demons roaming the Gass Forest. After all, it's related to money; how could they not figure it out?

Hunters often worry about scarcity and inequality, and as the battle group leader, it was her job to distribute the benefits fairly, so all members felt they were on parity.

Among the human students, some were scholars who had received urgent engravings. It was their first time witnessing the hunters' hunting methods.

Bloody, savage, yet orderly and effective.

Despite being attacked by hundreds of dangerous and deadly demons, the Red Rose Warband did not suffer any casualties.

This was while they needed to protect the trucks and buses.

Yan Luo, Yulia, Helena, and Yevgenia did not have to step in; just a little direction from Helena, and the regular members of the Red Rose Warband took care of all hundreds of demons.

This was partly due to Yan Luo's significant contributions, as he distributed a large amount of Saint's Blood, which greatly enhanced the strength of many hunters.

Skinning, bleeding, collapsing the skeleton, packing the muscles, and collecting valuable special organs – these actions were already second nature to the hunters.

After spending several hours dealing with the bodies of hundreds of demons, the caravan set off again.

Inside the warband's communication channel, the hunters were discussing what exactly happened and why there suddenly were so many demons, which should have been fighting among themselves, united to attack them.

Could it be that there was an elf controlling them from behind?

Everyone thought that was impossible because elves wouldn't do such things based on their nature.

They couldn't come to any conclusions before the caravan arrived at Gass City.

Then the caravan split into three groups, with the hunters going to rest at the Human Mansion, the trucks heading to the warehouse in Gass City, and Yan Luo and Sasa driving the bus full of scholars to the Lord's Mansion.

At the Lord's Mansion, Yan Luo and the others met Julia.

She inquired about Suniya's situation on Blue Star; Yan Luo and the others chose to tell her the truth.

—— Suniya is so engrossed that she doesn't even think about Alfheim anymore!