Chapter 36 - Hell's Bloodbath First Battle Part 1

“Look at those idiots from Kains Academy,” students from other academies mocked as Lu Hong arranged for the students to set up defenses.

In such a place without a single crack, if they were charged by Hell Demons, they would definitely not hold up.

How stupid!

This time, it wasn’t just the Academy of the Swordsmen mocking them, but students from various other academies also ridiculed Kains Academy.

“Boss, we’re being laughed at,” some of the more courageous students timidly suggested to Lu Hong.

“Scram!” Lu Hong kicked the student away: “A bunch of ignoramuses.”

“But really, Lu, is this okay?” Nono had by now come to her senses.

Since she could not escape the smell, she might as well accept it!

Pointing at the simple defensive barriers that had been put up, Nono expressed her concern: “Such defensive works might not even stop bandits in the ravines, let alone Demons.”

“Of course, they’re useless.

It’s just for mental comfort,” Lu Hong gave Nono a scornful look: “Do you actually expect any defensive works to hold?” He had never seen what a full-fledged Demon army looked like—any defenses would probably be breached in minutes.

These things were purely for psychological comfort and incidentally to define the boundaries of the camp.

“But…” Nono wanted to say more but was cut off by Lu Hong: “Shut up!”

Seeing Lu Hong suddenly become serious, Nono wisely kept quiet.

Being in this hellish environment, she always felt out of place, her personality seemingly diminished.

Rustle, rustle, rustle!

A faint sound reached Lu Hong’s ears, a sound he was all too familiar with.

This was the sound of an underground Demon army assembling, indicating a large-scale Demon attack was imminent!

“Doggy!

Come here!” Lu Hong called, and Doggy sprinted to Lu Hong’s side, perfectly tamed during their time in the Red Maple Mountain Range.

“Woof, woof, woof (Bro, what do you need)?”

“Go scout, just keep going until you see a group of Demons, then immediately head back.

Don’t provoke them for no reason!” Doggy bolted off in the direction Lu Hong pointed.

Having Doggy as a scout was just too perfect.

“What’s going on?

Could it be that the Demons are about to attack?” Nono also noticed something was off from Lu Hong’s behavior.

“Yes, it might happen soon.” Lu Hong nodded, turned around, and shouted to the busy students: “Everyone!

Prepare for battle!”

“Battle?

With who?” The students all stopped what they were doing and formed into their previously assigned squads, not bothering with doubt—Everyone had been informed beforehand that Lu Hong’s orders were to be followed as the absolute command.

“Good, quick reaction.

The next fight will be our first in Hell.

Be ready and don’t panic.

Remember, you must absolutely not break formation!” Lu Hong surveyed the group and spoke sternly: “Did you get that?”

“Understood!” The collective strength of the group was powerful, and their unanimous response drew everyone’s attention.

“Heh heh!

Look at them, they haven’t even set up camp yet and they’re already thinking of going to battle.

How foolish these Kains Academy students are!” Students from other academies didn’t understand why Lu Hong was getting them ready for battle, so their first thought was that they were preparing for a sortie.

“What a bunch of reckless fools, they’re no match for us.

I really don’t understand why our teachers told us to be wary of Kains Academy’s students,” a core student from the Academy of the Swordsmen chuckled disdainfully, looking down on this group of commoners.

After their mockery, students from the other seven major academies continued with their tasks, completely unaware of the impending danger.

It wasn’t long before Doggy came running back with several dark footprints on his behind.

“I told you not to provoke!

Why don’t you ever listen!” Lu Hong slapped Doggy on the face.

While Doggy was obedient, he always seemed to have trouble following orders once out of sight, needing to act on his own to feel satisfied.

“Woof, woof!

I’ve never seen a Demon before, I didn’t expect them to be that strong,” Doggy said, knowing he was in the wrong, his barking significantly subdued.

“Where did you find the Demons?” Lu Hong quickly asked the important question.

“About two minutes’ run from here.” Doggy wasn’t great at estimating distances, so he could only gauge by how long he ran.

Lu Hong, deploying his incredibly strong mathematical calculation ability, just barely deduced the location of the Demon army, not just in the front.

Lu Hong looked worriedly toward the back of the crack, where Demons could very likely appear as well.

The fact that the eight major academies had joined forces to enter Hell might have already been noticed by the Hell Demons.

Otherwise, it was impossible for them to gather their forces and head straight here in such a short time.

“Everyone, prepare for battle!” Lu Hong called out again, this time even assigning teachers to designated positions.

“Tu Kulu, are you serious?” The teacher repeatedly confirmed and then followed Lu Hong’s direction to prepare the defense.

“You see?

Aren’t they going on an expedition, but rather conducting a drill?”

“Hahaha!”

The people from the other academies laughed mockingly again, but their smiles did not last more than a few seconds.

The vibration of the ground came from afar, and in the distant horizon, an overwhelming tide of shadows charged towards them!

“Enemy attack!

Enemy attack!

All students, make battle preparations immediately!” Leaders from various academies issued orders one after another, thankful that the horde of demons was still far away, giving them enough time to form up their defenses.

Of course, that was just their wishful thinking.

Before the leaders of the academies could finish their sentences, countless flying insect demons suddenly burst out from the surrounding rifts, plunging the entire campsite into chaos.

Although the underground demons were not strong, averaging only about Level 3 demon beast in strength, there were just too many of them.

In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of these underground demons surged out from the rifts, swarming like leeches and completely engulfing the encampments of the seven academies.

“Tugger, from now on I’ll follow you, Lu Hong!” Lock Fan truly acknowledged Lu Hong when he saw this scene.

If they had been stationed near the rifts, untold casualties would have already occurred by now.

“The underground demons won’t bother us for now, but the ones from the surface are about to charge over.

Tell everyone to get ready!” After Lu Hong finished speaking, he then loudly commanded, “All mages, chant the ‘Rain of Fire’ skill!

All shamans, chant the ‘Call of the Storm’ skill!

Mages and shamans below level 11, wait for my command and be ready to use long-range attack spells!”

‘Rain of Fire’ and ‘Call of the Storm’ were skills that required some time to cast, so Lu Hong arranged them in advance.

While the students of Kains Academy were standing at the ready, the demons that were charging from a distance were getting closer and closer.

The demon horde was clearly a coalition force composed of various races.

The members of the strong demon race were particularly striking.

They were huge in size and had high stamina and magic resistance.

Though their movements were clumsy, they were undoubtedly excellent as frontline tanks.

This horde of demons numbered in the hundreds of thousands.

Seeing that Lu Hong’s side had not yet been attacked, they immediately split off a force of 30,000 and charged towards them.

“Mages, prepare ‘Rain of Fire’!

Cast!” Timing the maximum range, Lu Hong’s order saw Level 11 soon-to-be graduates casting their skills in unison.

At least a hundred Level 11 mages from Kains Academy were entering Hell, and the scene of them releasing ‘Rain of Fire’ all at once was truly spectacular.

A vast expanse of ‘Rain of Fire’ joined into a line, forming a fiery curtain of defense.

‘Rain of Fire’ was a Level 11 mage’s large-scale, high-damage skill.

But the demon forces were still extremely strong, they charged headlong into the ‘Rain of Fire’, and although many fell, the base number of 30,000 was still too large.

“Shamans, prepare ‘Call of the Storm’!

Cast!” Following another command from Lu Hong, dark clouds tumbled in the sky after the ‘Rain of Fire’.

Hundreds of thunderbolts crashed down, and this thunder’s damage was much stronger than the ‘Rain of Fire’.

Demons below Level 3 struck by it would directly perish, turning into charred corpses.

However, powerful as the thunderbolts were, their number was limited.

The demon army, disregarding the ones that had died, broke through the thunderous blockade and were getting closer and closer to Lu Hong and the others.

“All ranged professions below Level 11, take note, full-force attack!” At Lu Hong’s third command, immediately fireballs, ice arrows, and various other long-range spells flew towards the demon army from all directions.

“Roar!” The demon army was not stupid.

The strong demons, acting like tanks, instantly positioned themselves in front of all demons, forming a wall that blocked the first wave of attacks from the students of Kains Academy.

“Keep attacking!” Although the strong demons were defensively strong, they couldn’t withstand the barrage of skills hitting them in the face.

After three rounds of salvo, finally, some strong demons couldn’t withstand it and fell, and then another wave of strong demons took their place at the front.

“Stop!” Lu Hong called off all long-range output; these strong demons could withstand the long-range attacks and reach them, so it was better not to waste magic power.

“Lock Fan, dare to charge?” Lu Hong lifted his Level 8 greatsword, the Darkblood Demon Sword, smiled at Lock Fan standing beside him.

“What’s there to fear?” Lock Fan tightly gripped his longsword.

Though he said this, his heart was still somewhat uneasy.

Watching the enemy draw closer and closer, Lu Hong once again commanded in a deep voice, “All melee teams, charge with me!”

With that, Lu Hong took big strides towards the demon army.

Perhaps inspired by Lu Hong’s bravery, a group of melee students also seemed less tense.

They stepped out in turn, following Lu Hong’s lead.

“Nono, you and Fidel pay close attention.

Stay with the main force and don’t rush to my side!” After repeatedly warning Nono, Lu Hong’s pace quickened, and then he ran swiftly, leading Kains Academy’s students with no thought of retreat, like a sharp knife plunging directly into the camp of the demon army!