The first thousand nine hundred and forty-five chapters
Since the emergence of the Demon Nest, the entire world has been in chaos, and the original transportation system has basically been paralyzed.
In order to avoid the magic nest that appeared out of thin air, many places have stopped transportation and have been officially classified as restricted areas.
In order to reduce unnecessary casualties, nearby residents also moved to safe locations as soon as possible under official protection.
Ordinary people who want to go to these areas will undergo one interrogation after another, and will be solemnly warned that entering these areas will be life-threatening.
Of course, under normal circumstances, no one would easily go to these dangerous areas unless there are compelling reasons.
On the contrary, many demon servants secretly came to the restricted area, trying to defect to the demon lords and find a backer for themselves.
Once this happens, the soldiers will kill them immediately without any hesitation.
For them, if they encounter an opportunity to hunt demons, they will not miss it no matter what.
The relationship between the human race and the demon race has reached a point where it is a life-or-death situation. Either you die or I live.
While most of the demon nests still maintained their original state without any changes, there were also some abnormal situations that occurred in some demon nests.
Among the magic nests with the most obvious changes, one is located on the outskirts of Lant City, where it was once a village.
When the Thousand-Year Catastrophe started, a demon nest suddenly appeared here, and at the same time a large amount of demonic energy spread, completely covering the nearby villages and towns.
Because the Devil's Nest appeared so suddenly, the villagers in that village were unable to escape, and eventually they were all killed.
Fortunately, the official response was timely and most of the residents in surrounding villages and towns were transported away, so there were not too many casualties.
But even so, some residents were still killed and died suddenly after inhaling the evil spirit.
The remains of the victims were not devoured, but turned into zombie-like monsters that kept wandering around the area shrouded in demonic aura.
Once a living person enters this area, they will definitely be attacked by them and then turn into the same monster.
In addition to these monsters, after the nearby cemetery was infiltrated by demonic energy, the rotten bones and half-rotten corpses also broke out of the ground and wandered among the villages, towns and fields.
As time passed, the scope of the black energy became larger and larger. Because it could not be blocked, the troops originally responsible for defense had to retreat continuously.
In just a few days, this area has completely turned into a demonic realm, and no living thing dares to approach it at any time.
The demon servants who were originally hidden in the demon nest also began to appear one after another. They wandered freely in the demonic energy, carrying supplies that were too late to evacuate.
This method of invasion was quite effective. The human army was helpless and could only watch the demons run rampant.
It's not that they don't want to enter the demonic energy to destroy monsters, but this demonic energy is extremely corrosive. Even if they enter it wearing protective clothing, it will be completely damaged in a very short period of time.
It would be too wasteful to use weapons such as artillery to attack. After all, the area covered by the demonic energy is too large and it is impossible to carry out an effective attack.
If the spread of black gas is not stopped, more areas will be covered by it. If the residents of the entire Lant City are forced to evacuate, the losses will be immeasurable.
As a last resort, the military could only take the initiative and use artillery and fighter planes to bomb the Demon Nest.
As a result, after the attack, not only was the demon nest not destroyed, but the spread of the demonic energy became faster.
According to reports from those involved in the attack, they all became disoriented after entering the attack area and could not figure out where they were.
Not only cannot the accurate target be found with the naked eye, but even if it is locked by electronic equipment, the attack will also deviate from the intended location.
This is obviously another special ability of the devil, which can confuse attackers and prevent them from carrying out effective attacks.
All available methods had been used, and in the end the military had no choice but to turn to the Witcher Headquarters, hoping they could help find a solution.
In fact, the Demon Hunter headquarters is also helpless in this situation and can only advise the military to remain vigilant to prevent the further spread of demonic energy.
Since the demon hunters had no hope, the military naturally had no choice but to allow the demonic energy to continue to spread.
In this tense atmosphere, a figure slowly entered the area, seemingly ignoring the terrifying demonic energy and walking straight towards the core area.
This person was none other than Tang Zhen. After leaving the Demon Hunter headquarters, he came directly to this Demon Nest.
After a living person entered the demonic aura, the ferocious monsters roared hoarsely and rushed toward him one after another.
But before they could get close to Tang Zhen, these monsters were like fine sand blown by the strong wind, disappearing without a trace in an instant.
Then, dots of red dust were seen slowly flying out of these monsters' bodies, landing on Tang Zhen's body and disappearing.
This is the essence and blood refined by the monster. Its quantity and quality cannot be compared with that of the Demon Lord. It is unknown how many essence and blood dusts can be condensed into a blood-colored crystal.
Tang Zhen's target was naturally not these demon servants, but the demon master named Corpse Elephant who was hidden in the demon nest.
The Corpse Elephant Demon Lord, there are records about it in the Witcher Headquarters, and he is also the owner of the demon nest in front of him.
The emergence of the Demon Nest is undoubtedly a disaster that ordinary people must avoid, but for Tang Zhen, it saves a lot of time in searching.
Originally, he was worried about finding the Devil's Nest, but now this problem has been solved, and he can just doze off with a pillow.
It didn't take long for him to pass through the area shrouded in demonic energy and arrive at the location of the demon's nest.
There are craters left near the Demon Nest. The previous attacks launched by the military were all bombarded on the ground near the Demon Nest, but the Demon Nest was not damaged at all.
Thousands of demon servants are gathered around this demon nest, and they are transporting countless materials here for barbaric modification and manufacturing.
Ordinary demon servants do not have the ability to fly to the sky and escape from the earth. When they fight, human transportation naturally becomes their choice.
Seeing the sudden appearance of Tang Zhen, the demons were stunned for a moment, then showed ferocious expressions on their faces, and swarmed towards him.
As a result, during the charge, these demon servants were wiped out in pieces by invisible hands like water drops splashing on the glass.
When the demon servant behind saw this, his face suddenly showed fear, and he turned around and fled without hesitation.
Tang Zhen's strength was beyond the imagination of these demon servants, and if he tried to attack him again, he would only be seeking death.
Therefore, these demon servants made a prompt decision, quickly evacuated the battlefield, and informed the demon master of the situation.
Before those demon servants could return to the demon nest, they heard a roar, and then saw a huge figure rushing out of the demon nest.
"Where did this guy come from, dare to act wild in my devil's nest!"
Wherever the figure passed, stench rose into the sky, making it look like a rotting giant elephant.
It was wearing a heavy suit of armor and wielded a huge mace in its hand, sparks flying as it was dragged on the ground.
After seeing Tang Zhen, the Giant Elephant Demon Lord first looked at him carefully, and then rushed up with a ferocious smile on his face.
It didn't know Tang Zhen, and it didn't think the other party was that strong. Maybe he was just a little-known little devil who wanted to take advantage of him.
Such idiots appear from time to time.
In this case, let's harvest his life first and let his strength increase one step further.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the Corpse Elephant Demon Clan took a step forward, Tang Zhen from the opposite side arrived in an instant, and at the same time, the sword in his hand swept past.
The mace was chopped into two pieces, and the head of the Corpse Elephant Lord was also broken. After rolling twice in the air, it fell heavily to the ground.