Chapter 2948: The Outbreak of War

"Boom!"

"Boom boom!"

The heavens roared, the earth trembled.

Carson Flores and the others hovered in mid-air, looking towards that distant, gigantic defensive line with solemn expressions.

Further beyond the defense line, flames blazed, the Heavenly Dome was shattered, fierce winds howled, rocks flew with astonishing speed.

Jarett Roth’s face was serious as he whispered, "The war has begun!"

Everyone’s expressions were grave; the start of the battle signified their imminent departure to the front lines, since they belonged to the First Legion, known for charging at the forefront, at the most critical positions.

Carradine spoke softly, "Now should be both sides engaging tentatively, a pre-war warm-up, this situation will last quite a while."

Carson Flores asked curiously, "Since the passage isn’t completely open, why not concentrate forces for a crushing defeat of them all, even blocking the passage and slaying one by one, slaying two at a time?"

Jarett Roth replied, "Because of the Demon God Bomb."

Carson Flores turned his head, "What’s that?"

Jarett Roth explained gravely, "An explosive magical treasure of immense power, extremely difficult to forge, but tremendously powerful. In the early days, the Immortal Realm contemplated sealing the passage to prevent anyone from crossing, trapping them completely in the Demon Realm."

"At that time, many powerful beings gathered outside the passage, the Demon Race couldn’t break through, so they sent a suicide squad carrying the Demon God Bomb out through the passage, detonating it."

"When the Demon God Bomb exploded, countless Immortals blocking the passage entrance were either dead or injured, suffering massive losses; hundreds of miles within the blast zone were leveled, the Demon Race took advantage, broke through the defense line, only after paying a heavy price were they pushed back."

"After that battle, the Immortal Realm abandoned the idea to seal the passage, as it was impossible to block, and if the enemy brought the Demon God Bomb to detonate, it would cause enormous damage, so after careful calculation, they withdrew a considerable distance and established the defense line."

"The defense line’s location is calculated; if the enemy carries the Demon God Bomb to bomb the defense line, even if the defense line is blasted apart, the massive explosion will also impact the rear Demon Race’s camp, causing them great casualties."

"The defense line looks unified, but is actually segmented; even if one segment is blown up, the other segments continue to function, the Immortals only need to block the breach, preventing anyone from taking advantage to rush in, and the legion responsible for defense can quickly repair the defense line."

"After they come, apart from strong beings pressing forward, there’s a considerable number of Demon God Bombs; if we press with a small force, it won’t achieve a crushing effect, but if we press with large forces, and their forces suffer heavy losses, they’ll detonate the Demon God Bomb, delivering a heavy blow to us."

Carson Flores had roughly understood by now, "So, this Demon God Bomb has become their trump card, ensuring our forces dare not annihilate them completely, only able to grind them under certain rules?"

Carradine sighed, "Yes, after this battle, the Immortal Realm finally decided on a strategy of only defending, not attacking, giving them enough space to operate, and leaving sufficient areas to engage in combat; both sides compete within certain rules, holding firm until the passage closes, only then do we claim victory."

"Like now, the rough skirmish involves squads of a thousand; each squad takes turns fighting, mutually grinding until the passage is fully opened, then the Demon Race army will flood in continuously, and they’ll launch a persistent and ferocious full-scale assault against our defense line."

Carson Flores sighed, "So the current battle can only be considered a minor skirmish, like probing before two armies engage?"

"Yes!"

Jarett Roth explained, "It’s like the Vanguard Army clashing; if the Vanguard Army wins, then the troops behind will naturally have elevated morale, if they lose, morale will naturally be low; although Immortals wield the terrifying power to destroy the heavens and the earth, once on the battlefield, Immortals are no different from ordinary soldiers."

"This battlefield is a meat grinder; both sides must continuously send in soldiers, whoever falls behind is considered defeated..."

Carson Flores frowned, "Does that mean we’re up?"

"Yes!"

Carradine answered, "In the initial phase, the legion’s deployment is rotational, regardless of the rotation, soon it’ll be our turn."

Carson Flores acknowledged with a hum, sinking into contemplation.

A thousand-man team battling, with all eyes on them; if he summoned Snow Zane and Broken Heaven, victory was certain, but it would reveal his trump card, and a Quasi-Saint making a move would surely provoke the Demon Clan Quasi-Saint to act.

But if he did not intervene, then Majestic Sect disciples would fight bloodily, regardless of winning or losing, would inevitably suffer heavy casualties?

Though casualties on the battlefield are unavoidable, as Sect Master, he could not just watch them die, right?