"Attack!!"
The moment the countdown ended.
Under Norton's cold command, the ten frontline demons immediately activated their charge skills!
Swish!!
Their demon wings fully spread out behind them, and with a fierce flap, powerful gusts of wind surged behind them!
'Destruction Charge'!
The exclusive assault skill for frontline melee demons was triggered!
Boom!!
The moment this skill was activated, a terrifying aura wrapped around them like airborne war machines, creating massive shockwaves as they charged at the Dragon Kingdom team!!
What's impossible to ignore is...
After the frontline demons began their charge, every other demon, including the support and roaming units, roared ferociously, transforming into their demon forms as they charged toward the Dragon Kingdom team!
And during their charge...
The demon team's formation spread out like a net, surrounding the Dragon Kingdom team.
This scene left the audience in shock.
"What the…"
"What the hell is Norton doing? Why did he send all his teammates charging while staying behind!?"
"No way, is this how you lead a team?"
"So scattered, they'll just get picked off one by one!"
"…"
Norton's bizarre move left even the Free Federation's own audience cursing, not to mention those from other countries.
On the Dragon Kingdom's side...
Under the command of the non-specialist, the frontline warriors raised their shields and adopted the most defensive stances possible!
The expressions of the Dragon Kingdom team also grew serious.
Though it appeared that the Free Federation team was wary of the Dragon Kingdom...
The Dragon Kingdom team was equally cautious of Norton, whose demon bloodline had further evolved.
Especially since...
They had no idea what hidden cards the opposing team might hold, making them even more vigilant.
Ling Zhan also seemed to shift from his usual aggressive approach to a more defensive stance.
It seemed he wanted to observe what tricks the enemy had up their sleeves first.
The Dragon Kingdom's ten mages quickly waved their staffs, creating an impenetrable magical shield.
Ten archers stood behind the frontline warriors, their bows drawn, ready to fire.
Swordsmen and assassins guarded the flanks of the formation.
Even Li Chaoge and Situ Yalan joined the defensive ranks.
Only Ling Zhan…
He stood slightly ahead of the priests and shadow priests, his sharp eyes locked onto the charging demons.
To be honest…
Even Ling Zhan wasn't entirely sure what the enemy was planning.
But he knew that while they were arrogant, they weren't fools.
"Attack now!"
As the frontline demons entered their attack range.
Ling Zhan gave the command without hesitation, initiating an assault.
Swoosh!!
At his word.
Arrows imbued with skills like 'Armor-Piercing,' 'Explosive,' and 'Frost' shot toward the demons.
And colorful magical spells with wide-scale destructive effects flew like comets toward the demons.
With the holy light effect added by the priests, all attacks carried the 'Divine' effect, highly effective against demon-types.
"Roar!!"
The frontline demons immediately activated their defensive skills!
The Stone Wall Demon's skin began to petrify.
The Magma Demon's lava body began to harden.
The Steel Demon's scales lifted, forming a nearly unbreakable steel armor around their bodies.
At the same time, Vine Demons and Cleansing Demons furiously applied buffs to the frontline demons!
They didn't care about the mana cost!
As a result.
With their already powerful physiques and the added defenses and buffs.
The barrage of arrows and spells barely seemed to affect the frontline demons, like a gentle scratch.
The more fragile demons at the rear skillfully grouped behind the tanky frontlines.
Using the massive, highly resistant frontline demons as shields.
When the Dragon Kingdom's first wave of attacks ended.
Boom!!
The frontline demons charged again!
Simultaneously, the rear demons scattered like a net, just as before!
And at that moment…
Norton made his move!!
He finally moved!
Swish!!
With a swift flap of his massive demon wings, swirling with chaotic vortexes.
His massive figure instantly teleported behind the frontline demons!
When he lifted his half-demon-marked face, he saw that feared non-specialist had also left the formation, teleporting right in front of the frontline demons!
At this moment, Norton and Ling Zhan were only fifty meters apart.
For these two top-tier talents, it was just a blink away.
Just as the audience expected the first clash between these two titans…
Suddenly!
"Heh!"
A sinister grin spread across Norton's face.
Clap.
He suddenly clapped his hands together, and as he rapidly demonized, his deep voice resonated!
"Demon Altar! Eternal Sacrifice!"
Hum!!
In that instant.
Ling Zhan sensed a violent spatial disturbance behind him.
Without hesitation, he turned, ready to assist his teammates.
But at that moment.
Norton's deep voice echoed again.
"Chaos • Banishment!"
Hum!!
This S+ skill struck Ling Zhan with pinpoint precision.
In an instant.
Ling Zhan blinked and found himself in a world of endless chaos, with no sun or moon.
He knew he had been banished.
At the same time.
He realized why Norton had made such moves.
Norton hadn't followed him into the chaotic world to fight a weakened Ling Zhan, whose attributes had been reduced by 30%.
Because Norton knew that even with Ling Zhan weakened by 30%, he couldn't defeat him in under 30 seconds.
Therefore.
From the very start, the Free Federation's plan was to banish Ling Zhan first.
Then, during those thirty seconds, they would wipe out the Dragon Kingdom team, leaving Ling Zhan isolated and alone, and finally gang up on him.
As for how they would quickly eliminate the Dragon Kingdom team…
When Ling Zhan heard Norton shout 'Demon Altar! Eternal Sacrifice,' he already knew their method.
This was an S+ level demon ritual.
By sacrificing ten demon lives, their blood would forge a Demon Altar.
Any skills cast atop the Demon Altar would be massively enhanced in power, duration, and effect.
The magnitude of the enhancement depended on the bloodline rank of the sacrificed demons.
If ten fourth-tier Demon Gods were used to build the altar.
Then any skill cast atop that altar would become eternal, forever binding to its target, unbreakable even by Order-level skills.