115: The Emperor's Decision

In the blink of an eye, more than half of the twenty-plus mechs were paralyzed, their pilots slain by Little Devils.

The surviving mech pilots dared not stay put, activating their mechs and moving.

Since the enemy was invisible, they could only keep moving to evade damage.

This tactic proved effective; the Little Devils could no longer infiltrate the mechs, allowing them to escape.

Meanwhile, the Worms were not idle, rushing into the city to wreak havoc.

The goblins truly had no effective method against these monsters that could burrow underground.

Were they supposed to build a floating city and lift the entire city into the air?

After the alarm sounded, millions of residents had already retreated into their homes.

Unfortunately, their tightly sealed houses were useless; the Worms directly burrowed into the homes and attacked the trembling goblins.

Many goblins were powerless against the ferocious Worms and could only be slaughtered.

The City Guard Commander's heart ached as he listened to the incessant screams from within the city.

The City Lord beside him wished he could grab a blade and fight, but the City Guard Commander stopped him in time.

Currently, various noble officials and scientific researchers in Nair City were hiding in this most secure research center, observing the outside situation through observation screens.

Facing enemies that could not be seen or touched, they could only try their best to avoid them.

At the same time, the Goblin Emperor's order reached them: if necessary, they could abandon the entire Nair City to ensure the safe evacuation of scientific researchers.

There was no other way; with over a million goblins in Nair City, they simply couldn't escape in time.

Only by preserving the most valuable scientific researchers, for they were the hope of this world.

Seeing that they couldn't keep up with the mechs' speed, the Little Devils gave up on them, gathering at the city gate, intending to open it and let in the Demons.

The goblins were naturally extremely vigilant about the crucial city gate.

At this moment, the city gate was not only tightly shut, but all its gaps were also completely welded shut.

Several thick layers of steel plates were added to the back of the entire city gate, with liquid metal poured between the multiple layers of steel, making it extremely sturdy.

Even more perverse, the entire steel city gate was electrified with high-voltage current; any creature that touched it would experience extreme pleasure.

The Demon Claws of a few Little Devils scraped against the welded steel plates, only sparking, while they themselves were burned to charcoal by the high-voltage current.

The enraged Little Devils had no choice but to fly out and find their leader, Apollo.

Apollo, outside the city, looked at the city gate, which remained motionless, knowing that the city had made preparations in advance and would likely be difficult to breach.

Soon, a Little Devil reported the situation inside the city to him.

Apollo frowned slightly upon hearing this; if it were an ordinary city, it wouldn't matter if they couldn't take it, as it would eventually fall into the Abyss anyway.

But this city was a famous research center of the Goblin Empire, and also a renowned magic-energy mech development center; if they could take it, it would greatly weaken the Goblin Empire's war potential.

If left unchecked, who knew how many magic-energy mechs and war armor this city could produce, and the next confrontation would cost his Demon Army dearly.

He remembered Ye Chen's instructions and did not allow the Demon Army to assault the city with their flesh and blood.

Now that the Demon Army couldn't enter the city, it seemed they could only rely on the Little Devils and the Worm Army.

Thinking of this, he issued an order to the Little Devils, telling them to kill the enemies as much as possible, especially the City Guards and important personnel within the city.

As long as the resistance forces within the city could be cleared out, there would naturally be a way to take the city.

The Little Devils accepted the order and returned to the city to convey the command to the other Demons.

Subsequently, ten thousand Little Devils and the Worm Army began to act.

They first killed the guards stationed on the city walls, then attacked the City Guards within the city.

And those goblins wearing war armor didn't play much of a role; the Little Devils could easily harvest their lives.

Even the Worm Army could bite through their war armor with their "Demon-Shattering Fangs."

Soon, the resistance forces at the city wall were swept away, and even the airship pilots were all killed by the Little Devils.

Apollo led the Demon Army to the city gate; black flames rose from his palm, the Fear Demon Flame awakened upon his promotion to the fourth rank, with a temperature sufficient to melt steel and adamantine.

The demon flame flew from his palm, landing on the steel city gate and rapidly spreading, causing the gate to emit sizzling, distorting sounds.

The steel city gate, which could originally resist flame scorching, was now burned through directly like a wooden board.

Soon, the city gate, along with the reinforced steel plates behind it, was completely incinerated.

The long-awaited Demons poured in, eager to begin the bloody massacre.

The group hiding in the research center, seeing the enemy enter the city, dared not stay any longer and hastily activated the escape mechanism.

As the dense sound of gears echoed, the tall dome of the research center slowly opened.

The secret room where everyone was hiding and the entire research center completely detached, forming an independent, gigantic airship.

Then, this airship ascended vertically, rapidly fleeing into the distance.

This airship naturally attracted Apollo's attention; he suddenly flapped his wings, wanting to give chase.

But the airship, spewing blue light, shot straight into the sky, disappearing into the clouds in a flash.

After chasing for a while, Apollo returned to Nair City disgruntled.

When the news of Nair City's fall reached the Imperial Capital, it caused a tremor throughout the entire Imperial Capital.

Goblin Emperor Kres III was even more enraged, smashing the colorful glazed cup beside him.

Nair City was a well-known city within the Empire, and its defenses were formidable, yet it fell so quickly.

At the same time, he also felt worried about the Imperial Capital.

According to intelligence, the enemy's direction of advance was precisely the Imperial Capital; their ultimate goal was obvious.

He had originally been extremely confident in the Imperial Capital's defenses, believing that even if all races in the world invaded together, they couldn't take the Imperial Capital.

But now, facing these strange invaders, he felt a bit unnerved.

He then summoned all the ministers of the Goblin Empire to discuss countermeasures; facing the crisis of national annihilation, the ministers expressed their opinions freely.

Some believed that those elusive monsters were, after all, few in number, and that the nation's elite forces should be mobilized for open warfare to keep the danger outside the gates.

Someone suggested burying a million-ton annihilation bomb on the enemy's inevitable path to send them flying.

Others hoped to defend the Imperial Capital, relying on its comprehensive defense system to eliminate the enemy.

"Do all of it!"

The Emperor waved his hand, making up his mind.

"Empty Sunset City along the way, and bury bombs under every brick! If they don't die from that..."

He stared at the empire's map on the wall, his fingertip tracing over the location of the Imperial Capital.

"Then let these monsters taste the true power of goblin technology."