Chapter 467: Misjudgment
With no hope of escape, the demon nobles' troops could only move forward. But moving forward was not so simple, and it was even more dangerous than facing the demon king's army behind them.
The retreat of the Scarlet Knight and the Sword Dancer was very orderly. Although they were bitten by the demon soldiers under the fire cover of the blood elf magician, they still maintained their formation and retreated to the front of the long-range troops.
At this time, the Scarlet Knight and the Sword Dancer were used as defensive troops. The shelter knights and shield cavalry who had stayed in place all activated the shelter form and shield wall skills to prevent the approaching demons from launching long-range attacks to cause damage to the fragile magicians behind them.
At the same time, various buff states were also brushed on the Scarlet Knight and the Sword Dancer. Of course, it is said to be various, but in fact, the only status skills that can be regarded as the soul fire and bloodthirst cast by the blood elf priest. But in addition to this, the blood elf magicians above the elite level also began to release defensive magic.
In addition to the defensive magics such as Wind Wall and Flame Shield that were added to the melee units at the front, various barrier-type defensive magics also covered the long-range troops including the magicians themselves, forming a layer of protection.
The long-range attacks of the demon soldiers, such as acid and bone spurs, fell on these defensive magics and could not break through.
In contrast, the attacks of the blood elves could quickly cause a lot of casualties to the demons. Although under Yu Fei's order, those elite blood elf magicians kept their own exclusive magics and did not use them on these soldiers, but the other magics alone were enough to make these demon soldiers drink a pot.
The demons were like waves, hitting the blood elf defense line that looked like a reef. However, the blood knights, who were the main force of the defense line, had high armor and health. Now, under the 50% armor bonus of the soul fire and the blessing of the magic shield, they became like turtles and could not be beaten at all.
Even though the demon soldiers managed to knock down some of the blood knight's health, the blood elf priests quickly added it back with healing magic, and the blood knight didn't even need to use the blood battle characteristics to counter the bloodsucking.
After a long time of attack, even with the surveillance of the four demon kings and the demon king's army behind them, the demon nobles and their troops began to waver again. This wavering mind finally broke out after Illidan, who was mixed in with them, took some actions.
In fact, Illidan didn't do much. As the highest-ranking duke among the demon nobles and a rare elemental demon, the fire demon incarnated by Illidan was still quite popular with other demons.
When Illidan saw that the demon nobles had lost their will to fight, he made up his mind. He led his demons, still fighting hard, but quietly began to move to the two wings.
Illidan naturally knew that his actions would be seen by other demons, but he bit the other demons to notice. After leading his demons to the edge of the demon nobles' camp, Illidan did not hide his intentions at all.
After giving his orders to his men, the Fire Demon Duke transformed by Illidan turned into a line of fire and flew away at a high speed. This time, even the four demon kings in the back did not react for a while.
This, this, this is too bold! The four demon kings who were observing the battlefield were all stunned. It is very common for demon nobles to escape during the battle after receiving the conscription order. Just like when there was a mutiny during the march before, some demons took advantage of the chaos to escape.
But that was also during the journey, and it was still taking advantage of the chaos to escape! In that messy situation, it was difficult for the demon king to notice which demons had left the team intentionally or unintentionally, and it would be fine if they escaped.
However, now, on the battlefield, the demon troops and the blood elf troops were fighting clearly, and the Fire Demon left the battlefield directly, and it was hard for people not to notice it.
Isn't that Fire Demon afraid that we will settle accounts with him after the war? This thought came up in the minds of the four demon kings at the same time. However, soon, they no longer had the energy to think about what gave Illidan the courage to escape directly on the battlefield, because there were more demon nobles with such courage.
Illidan's behavior set an example for the rest of the demon nobles. The four demon kings were surprised and did not chase Illidan back in time. Other demon nobles thought that the demon king had concerns and was unwilling to attack friendly forces. In this way, the demons who really did not want to die between the demon king's army and the blood elf army chose to learn from Illidan.
Almost in an instant, the two wings of the demon noble army were empty. Although there were blood elves in front and military supervisors in the back, both sides were smooth, and the demon soldiers began to flee with Illidan as an example.
Even some demon earls and marquises who commanded troops fled with their subordinates regardless of their status. Anyway, the dukes of higher ranks than themselves have run away, so why should they stay here and fight for their lives? These demon nobles all thought so.
However, their escape was not as smooth as Illidan's. The four demon kings were originally planning to wait in the rear for the recruited demon soldiers to consume more blood elves' strength before going out in person. But in the current situation, it is impossible to do so!
The four demon kings who did not lead their own direct armies, but gathered together, looked at each other, flew over the demon nobles' troops, and one demon king began to roar like a loud bell.
"You lowly XXX! It is your honor to recruit you to fight. Now you don't fight hard, but you dare to be a deserter!"
As he spoke, another demon king waved his right arm, and a long energy wave condensed on the right wing of the demon noble army, cutting a narrow tunnel on the ground. Many demons who originally wanted to escape here or were escaping here were killed by this energy wave.
The demon king who was roaring just now continued to speak: "Those who want to be deserters will only have this end-death!" The cold voice echoed in the air, making the demon soldiers and demon nobles who wanted to escape shiver all over.
The demon king's words were very impolite, but no demon had the courage to resist. For a long time, the demon king has been the top class in the demon world, and its majesty has penetrated into the hearts of every demon. This is not the effect achieved by a certain demon king, but the highest status established under the joint maintenance of all demon kings.
Before, the demon king's army was just a military supervisor to urge the demon nobles to fight. They could still not care and find ways to escape; but when the four demon kings appeared in person to rebuke and threaten them, no demon thought of escaping anymore.
If you disobey the orders under the demon king's nose, even if you succeed in escaping by chance, you will definitely be found and killed by the demon kings present. In fact, not only the demon kings present, but also other demon kings in the Wuyuan Land will cooperate to find these demons who violated the unspoken rules and challenged the demon king's majesty, and kill them to make an example of them.
The demon king has already appeared, and even those demons who have barely escaped from the battlefield have to turn back and return to the battlefield.
However, looking at their weak appearance, both their fighting spirit and combat power are probably reduced to the extreme. The four demon kings naturally saw that the demon soldiers fighting on the field could not break through the blood elves' defense line at all. After a short hesitation, they ordered their own troops to start marching.
In the opinion of the four demon kings, although the blood elves had killed more than 20,000 demon soldiers and seemed to be quite powerful, killing so many demons would not be without losses.
Apart from other things, in the previous fierce battle, half of the blood knights had been killed, leaving only a thousand. The loss of the sword dancers was even more serious. They were originally more numerous than the blood knights, but now only a thousand were left.
However, although the loss was heavy, the gains were not small. After a long time of finishing off the blood elves, all the blood elf witches have reached the elite level. Now not only the blood elf magicians will not worry about insufficient magic points, but the blood elf priests also have enough magic points to supplement.
Of course, the demons can't see this. The magic released by the blood elf magicians is still endless, but the elite magicians are busy arranging defensive magic and rarely attack.
Based on this, the four demon kings made a wrong judgment - the blood elves' magicians did not have much magic points, otherwise why would they not continue to cast those intermediate and advanced magics that could cause a lot of damage to the demon soldiers?
These demon kings completely ignored the defensive magics that were flowing with light. This cannot be blamed on the demon kings' lack of knowledge, but the situation in the demon world is like this.
In the demon world, the existence of magic elements is very rare. Except for the demons of elemental species such as the fire demon, which can easily release some spells, other demons rarely have the ability to release spells. Otherwise, the previous Goler demons would not have been able to only fight in close combat except for releasing explosive fireballs.
It is precisely because of the scarcity of magic elements in the demon world that the original special features of the blood elves, or the special features of the Sunstone, are reflected. Otherwise, there is nothing surprising about the blood elves being able to cast magic at will. At most, the proportion of individuals with magic talent in this race is very high.
Because they are all magic blind, the four demon kings all think that the blood elf magicians do not have much magic points. Then, the demon army mistakenly charged forward based on their wrong judgment.