230: First meeting Ning Mengqi

With that, he charged towards a Demon Race soldier, activating the hidden energy source on his back.

Which meant he self-detonated.

The Demon Race soldiers around him were severely wounded, and those closest were even reduced to fragments.

With this warrior leading the way, other warriors also began to self-detonate one after another.

They did this only to make Li Hongxue give up and quickly lead the remaining comrades to retreat.

Li Hongxue's eyes reddened, and a mist formed in them, but she still gritted her teeth and shouted, "Crimson Tassel Division, retreat!"

She cleared the path ahead, and the warriors who had rushed into the giant Teleportation Array followed behind her, fleeing into the distance.

At the same time, the Demon Race army surged from all directions, intending to encircle and annihilate the Crimson Tassel Division in the Demon Abyss.

As soon as everyone rushed out of the Demon Abyss, intending to return the way they came, Li Hongxue stopped.

"There are five Demon Race units moving towards us, and all of them are led by powerful Demon Venerables."

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "We cannot engage them. We are currently in Demon Race territory; if any Demon Race unit manages to tie us down, enemy reinforcements will continuously pour in."

Li Hongxue nodded heavily, "That's true. But the path we took to get here has already been blocked by the enemy. I'm not familiar with the terrain of the Demon Race border, so it will be too difficult to perfectly avoid all pursuers."

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "I'll help you!"

"Huh?"

Li Hongxue was slightly stunned.

"How do you plan to help me?"

Lu Xingchen smiled and said, "Division Commander, may I ask what Realm your Soul Power has reached?"

Li Hongxue was a bit puzzled, but still answered truthfully, "Spirit Realm Great Perfection. Why do you ask?"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Your Soul Power is stronger than mine, and your Perception range is farther. Please relay the movement trajectories of the surrounding enemy forces to me in real-time, and I will lead the way. We will definitely break through the encirclement."

Hearing this, Li Hongxue was startled.

"Lu Xingchen, Her Excellency Xin Huo told me your story. You used to stay in Qingzhou, and this is your first time even at Demon-Rejecting Pass. There's no way you've been to Demon Race territory. You know nothing about the terrain of the Demon Race border, so why do you want command?"

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "I have a Spiritual Artifact that can display the terrain within a thousand meters in real-time. Division Commander, I am also a member of the Crimson Tassel Division and would not do anything detrimental to myself. Please trust me this once!"

The Spiritual Artifact Lu Xingchen referred to was, of course, the System's map panel.

Not only within a thousand meters, but the terrain of the entire Tianyuan Continent was on the map panel, and it could be freely zoomed.

However, if he told the truth, Li Hongxue would definitely not be able to accept it.

Li Hongxue pondered for a moment, then nodded heavily, "I trust Her Excellency Xin Huo's judgment, and after spending these days together, I also trust your character. In that case, I will hand over command of the Crimson Tassel Division to you!"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "I will not fail your trust!"

Immediately, Lu Xingchen took over command of the Crimson Tassel Division, opened the System's map panel, and, combined with Li Hongxue's sensory abilities, began to circle around the Demon Race border.

It took a full day and night for Lu Xingchen to shake off all the pursuers and lead the Crimson Tassel Division back to the place where they had originally entered the border.

Li Hongxue exclaimed, "Lu Xingchen, you truly are a Divine Being! We penetrated dozens of kilometers into Demon Race territory, brushed past more than a dozen groups of pursuers, and only then were we able to reach here safely."

"No wonder Her Excellency Xin Huo thinks so highly of you; you truly have some skill."

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "It was just Luck. Division Commander, let's hurry back to the camp!"

Li Hongxue said in a deep voice, "It is time to go back. Once we inform City Lord Xu that the mission is complete, we can launch the general offensive!"

Li Hongxue led the remaining members of the Crimson Tassel Division back to the Human Race camp.

She was surprised to find that, over the past two days, the Human Race had continuously attacked and captured territory, advancing to a position about five kilometers from the Demon Abyss.

The Human Race army formed a pincer movement, tightly surrounding the Demon Abyss.

The news of Li Hongxue's successful return was reported to Xu Chengyang immediately.

Everyone gathered in the council hall once again.

Xu Chengyang said in a deep voice, "Xiaoxue, was it successful?"

Li Hongxue nodded slightly, "I have successfully destroyed that giant Teleportation Array. The Demon Race will not have large numbers of reinforcements and will not be able to quickly withdraw from the Demon Abyss. The counterattack against the Demon Race hinges on this!"

Hearing this, City Lord Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's wonderful! How are the casualties of your Crimson Tassel Division?"

Hearing this, Li Hongxue's expression darkened, and she murmured, "To cover our retreat, over five hundred warriors were left forever in the Demon Abyss."

Hearing this, Xu Chengyang was also startled.

The Crimson Tassel Division was the most elite unit of the Human Race, yet in this mission, it suffered more than half casualties, no different from the crippled Demon Pillar Twilight.

This would have a very adverse impact on the overall combat strength and morale of the entire Human Race.

Xu Chengyang patted her shoulder and said softly, "But you are still alive! You bear the Luck of the Human Race, and for you to return alive, I could laugh myself awake in my dreams."

Li Hongxue didn't respond, and said in a low voice, "City Lord Xu, please tell us about the current battle situation!"

Xu Chengyang said solemnly, "As I expected, Li Xiaoyun's command ability is truly not very good. We have captured all of the Demon Race's camps except for the Demon Abyss, eliminating thirty percent of the Demon Race's active forces, with basically no losses to ourselves."

"We're just waiting for you all to return, then we can launch the general offensive!"

Li Hongxue felt a little better then, and said in a deep voice, "In that case, City Lord Xu, please launch the general offensive! As long as we can capture the Demon Abyss and eliminate the Demon Race's active forces, the Human Race will not face a threat for the next hundred years."

Xu Chengyang nodded heavily, "I think so too."

Immediately, Xu Chengyang issued the order to attack the Demon Abyss.

The nine Saints, along with Lu Xingchen and Li Hongxue, guarded Lin Wanqing, protecting her as she entered the front lines to boost the Human Race warriors' combat strength with the Power of Kindling Fire.

A great battle began.

Just as the Human Race soldiers touched the walls of the Demon Abyss, Ning Mengqi spread her demon wings and, protected by two Demon Saints, flew to the front of the formation.

Lu Xingchen saw the true appearance of this former Demon Race Marshal for the first time.

As expected of the Clan Chief of the Succubus Race, her figure was curvaceous, and her face was clear and alluring.

Especially her eyes, bright and captivating, seemed to draw one in with just a few glances.

Lu Xingchen didn't dare to look too much.

He knew that this was the unique charm talent of the Succubus Race; those with weak Soul Power would lose their consciousness with just one look.

Fortunately, this Ning Mengqi was still young, her Soul Power had not entered the Heavenly Realm, and his Soul Power was not weak, so he did not make a fool of himself in public.

Seeing Ning Mengqi, Xu Chengyang's brows furrowed tightly.

"Ning Mengqi? Weren't you dismissed from your post and escorted back to Demon Pillar City for punishment? How can you be here?"