118: Darkest Hour

When the news of the Goblin Legion's complete annihilation reached the Imperial Capital, the entire city fell into a deathly silence.

This elite force, which carried the hopes of the entire race, ultimately failed to fulfill its mission.

With two consecutive plans ending in failure, the Goblin Emperor, uncharacteristically, did not fly into a rage.

He made his final declaration to all his subjects through a holographic projection.

The holographic projection lit up simultaneously in all goblin cities, and the Emperor's face bore an unprecedented solemnity.

His deep voice echoed throughout the Goblin World: "My people, the darkest hour is upon us."

"The empire's most elite legion was annihilated on the Sunset Plain; from the Commander down to the soldiers, not a single life survived."

"This defeat has pushed our race into a life-or-death situation, but we, the goblin race, will never bow to fate!"

"Decades ago, under the oppression of the dinosaur people, we achieved a reversal, pulling the high and mighty dinosaur people off their pedestals."

"Now, alien invaders, a thousand, ten thousand times more terrifying than the dinosaur people, want to invade our homeland."

"This is the final battle; if we lose this war, the Goblin World may forever fall into eternal Darkness."

"For our homeland! For freedom! For a bright future! Pick up your weapons and fight alongside me!"

"Victory, or death!"

These words quickly spread throughout the entire world, and everyone knew that the final decisive battle in the Imperial Capital concerned the fate of the entire world.

The goblins were filled with fervor after hearing the Emperor's words.

Weapon factories worked through the night to forge weapons, civilians picked up kitchen knives from their homes, and even street thugs grabbed their homemade firearms.

From a high altitude, countless teams, like streams, converged from all directions, like small creeks flowing into a vast ocean, all heading towards the Imperial Capital.

The Imperial Capital's city defenses could be said to be the pinnacle masterpiece of the entire goblin race, equipped with the most advanced weapons and technology.

However, facing an enemy that could not be seen or touched, how much effect could these powerful weapons still have?

No one knew the outcome, but now they could only accept it calmly.

The Demons would not give them much time for reflection; Apollo led the Demonic Army, charging towards the Imperial Capital.

Meanwhile, the goblins were not idle; they brought out all their trump card weapons.

After meticulous calculations, the goblin engineers buried an unknown number of bombs outside the city.

Goblin civilians also received easy-to-operate firearms; at this critical juncture for the survival of their race, every bit of strength meant a greater chance of victory.

The Goblin Marshal stood on the city wall, looking at the Demonic Army surging across the mountains and plains, a fierce fighting spirit burning in his chest.

This was a do-or-die battle concerning the survival of their race; success or failure depended on this one push!

When the Demonic Army arrived outside the Imperial Capital, they were met by the united goblin military and civilians.

Apollo looked at the majestic Imperial Capital and, without much hesitation, issued the order to attack.

Still, the Little Devils led the vanguard.

They Enter the Shadows into the shadow dimension and infiltrated the Imperial Capital, easily bypassing the city's defenses as if they were jokes.

And when the Worm Army also tried to infiltrate the city through the underground, they did not realize that the ground was already riddled with bombs.

One Worm had just burrowed underground and hadn't gone far before it touched an unknown object.

Before it could react to what was happening, it was torn to shreds by a violent explosion.

As if a chain switch had been pressed, explosions echoed one after another across the land around the Imperial Capital.

Worms were torn to pieces, and the ground was riddled with craters.

Apollo watched the continuous deaths of the Worms without any distress.

In fact, if he had ordered the Worms to burrow deeper, casualties could have been completely avoided.

But he remained indifferent.

As the cheapest creatures in the Abyss, being able to eliminate dangers was a worthy death.

Although the pre-placed bombs caused considerable damage, they were a drop in the bucket compared to millions of Worms.

Soon, bombs were detonated one after another, and the Worm Army got closer and closer to the city wall.

Finally, they successfully infiltrated the city.

The Worms wanted to emerge at the city gate and catch the defenders off guard.

Unfortunately, the goblin race was already prepared.

At the city gate, the entire ground was covered with a layer of steel plates.

And beneath the steel plates was a layer of mysterious liquid.

These were the latest special "insecticides" developed by goblin biologists.

They observed that these burrowing monsters had a high degree of similarity to the sand Worms in the Goblin World.

So they urgently developed a death potion targeting sand Worms, hoping it would have the same effect on the burrowing monsters.

The Worms naturally didn't know about this.

As they approached the steel plates, they smelled a disgusting odor that made them dizzy and weak.

Other than that, there wasn't much of a feeling.

They stubbornly endured this fatigue and bit into the steel plates.

A series of teeth-grinding metallic screeching sounds reached the ears of the goblin defenders; the Commander at the city gate knew something was wrong, as the developed insecticide clearly hadn't had the desired effect.

He hurriedly ordered the army to be wary of their feet, and some soldiers even picked up specially prepared chainsaws and approached the ground, ready to instantly kill any Worm that surfaced.

The Demon-Slaying Fangs, as expected, quickly tore the steel plates to shreds.

The unhindered Worm Army leaped out from underground and fiercely pounced on the defenders, tearing at them.

Some Worms, just emerging from underground, were instantly headshotted, their dark Green blood splattering everywhere.

Endless Worms surged from underground, submerging the entire land.

Seeing the ferocity of the enemy, the Commander quickly called for the soldiers to ascend the city wall.

They were not worried that these monsters would open the city gate; at this point, the city gate had already been filled with all sorts of miscellaneous materials, making it even sturdier than the city wall.

Seeing that all the enemies had ascended the city wall, part of the Worm Army rushed towards the city gate, while another part rushed into the city.

At this time, the goblins inside the city were already prepared; they all stood on the rooftops, looking down from above.

Tens of millions of goblins in the Imperial Capital, all armed with repeating guns, stood ready; as soon as the Worms surfaced, they would be met with a barrage of gunfire.

Using this method, the goblins' casualties were greatly reduced, while considerable damage was inflicted upon the Worms.

The Worms at the city gate also encountered trouble; a strange city gate composed of various bizarre materials stood in their way.

The Worms quickly climbed onto it and began a fierce biting attack.

The goblins' efforts were not in vain; this concoction of various materials was indeed tough to chew through.

The Worms gnawed for a while and found that progress was slow.

So they decisively abandoned the city gate and instead began to bite at the city wall.

Indeed, sometimes choice is more important than effort.

The concrete city wall could not withstand the Worms' teeth at all and was quickly bitten through.

Apollo, seeing a breach torn in the city wall, ordered the Demonic Army to charge.

Millions of Demons let out various strange cries as they surged towards the city wall.