The Iron Cavalry Demon snorted scorching white steam from its twin nostrils. Even among the motley collection of demons surrounding it, its figure was exceptionally tall. Its dark-red muscles, which looked as if they were cast from steel, bulged with explosive power. Merely by standing there, it radiated a suffocating, oppressive aura.
"Hmph, my enemy..."
Its gaze slowly swept over the enormous Chen Yu. Just as Chen Yu thought Yax was about to attack, its gaze moved past him, landing on the Demon Legion arrayed for battle behind him.
Slimes, Poisonous Sting Bees, Gargoyles, Sub-Dragons, wild boars... Its gaze swept over these varied monsters one by one as if inspecting them, finally landing on the only two humans within the army’s formation—Glen and Anna.
The Iron Cavalry Demon let out a roar filled with admiration, "Worthy of being my enemy! To command such a vast Demon Legion with such a frail body... Excellent! You are worthy of being my opponent!"
It raised its lightning spear, pointed it at Glen, and its voice rumbled like thunder, "I am Yax, the Demon of Trampling! My enemy, state your name!"
Glen shifted from side to side, only to find that the terrifying demon’s gaze remained locked firmly on him. Dumbfounded, he pointed at himself, his voice trembling, "Me... me?"
Yax frowned, sulfurous flames dancing in its eyes. "Am I not worthy of knowing your name? Is this your contempt for me?!"
"Huh?" Glen swallowed hard. To be honest, being stared down by a high-level demon with such a terrifying aura, he felt an unprecedented amount of pressure. His heart felt like it was about to burst out of his chest.
He instinctively pulled Anna, who was just as petrified, and hid behind her. Then, he peeked out from behind her and shouted, "You’ve got the wrong person! It’s not me! I didn’t do anything!"
Yax was enraged. It felt deeply insulted. Arcs of electricity on its lightning spear crackled and spat.
"How dare you show me such contempt! Demon Legion, advance with me! We will trample this place into scorched earth!!"
"Wait, Yax."
Vincent the scholar floated over from a distance and said calmly in fluent Demonic, "Your enemy is right in front of you. It is this Slime."
Yax’s gaze swept over the mountain-sized purple Slime before it, then returned to Vincent. It narrowed its burning eyes. "Little Mage, Lord Casaric had me on standby in the Abyss. My orders were not to clean up a Demon Lord for you."
It swung its lightning spear, pointing toward the faint outline of a fortress in the distance. "This is the White Horse Royal Capital! My spear screams for battle, my iron hooves are thirsty! They need to be satisfied with blood and war!"
Vincent glanced at it, his tone still calm. "There’s been a change of plans. Our identities have been exposed. In any case, we need to eliminate this Slime first..."
Before he could finish, a boulder-sized Gel cannonball wreathed in roaring flames shot out from Chen Yu, streaked through the air, and slammed into Yax. It exploded on impact, and scorching flames instantly engulfed the demon.
Immediately after, Princess Louisa’s Arcane Missiles followed, flying into the fiery blast and triggering a series of violet magic flashes and violent explosions within.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM...
Louisa stared intently at the churning fire and smoke below. However, when the flames dissipated, she saw Yax slowly lower the arm it had used to block, completely unharmed. There wasn’t even a single scorch mark on its body.
To withstand the impact of fire damage and Arcane Magic with its physical body alone, without relying on any Magic Equipment, could only mean one thing: its body’s fire resistance and Magic Resistance were terrifyingly high.
Yax looked forward, its gaze locking onto Chen Yu once more. It nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad. But not good enough."
’Such high Magic Resistance?’ Chen Yu was a little surprised.
Now he was certain. This Iron Cavalry Demon was likely a level-eleven existence, a full level higher than any of the Extraordinary beings present.
But the Demon Legion was right behind him. He couldn’t retreat.
Yax raised its lightning spear and was about to approach when Chen Yu’s Gel body suddenly contracted like a spring compressed to its limit. Its massive form shot forward at astonishing speed, slamming head-on into Yax.
BANG!
Yax felt as if it had just been hit head-on by a full-speed charging dragon. The immense force made it impossible to keep its footing, and it was sent flying back ignominiously. It crashed heavily onto the ground in front of the Abyssal Rift, even flattening a few low-level demons that couldn’t dodge in time, stunning the surrounding Demon Soldiers.
"You dare launch a sneak attack?!"
Yax climbed to its feet in a rage. The electric arcs on its lightning spear flashed wildly, swirling around its body. The next second, its iron hooves reared up. Trampling everything in its path, it charged forward at a speed even faster than before.
[Cavalry Charge]
Chen Yu felt the demon’s figure instantly merge with the surrounding lightning, transforming into a blue-white bolt of destructive electricity that slammed into his massive Gel body in the blink of an eye.
BOOM!!!
The Gel body rippled violently, a huge impact crater forming in its surface. What was even more terrifying was that the cavalry lance, wreathed in frenzied lightning, had actually pierced straight through his surface layer of Gel defense and plunged deep into his body.
He felt an unprecedented level of pain.
[HP -30,000]
He lost thirty thousand HP from a single hit. Chen Yu was shocked. He immediately activated his lifesteal at full power.