Chapter 899: No Surrender Accepted
'Shadow Swap'!
Having mastered the talent 'Space Domination', Ling Zhan could naturally cast such techniques with a mere wave of his hand.
He had already locked onto the coordinates of the three Demon Emperors.
Then swapped the three stones with the positions of the Demon Emperors through spatial exchange.
So…
The ones now appearing thousands of miles away were just three stones.
While the three Demon Emperors who had escaped had been swapped back to the stones' original spot.
Additionally…
The three Demon Emperors didn't realize that once they chose to flee, they had entered a passive state.
Everyone knows that in battle, the first move is crucial.
What's that saying?
Strike first to gain the upper hand, strike later and suffer the consequences.
The first mover often holds the advantage because the initiative lies with them.
Now that the three Demon Emperors had fled in desperation and were forcefully teleported back, what awaited them was Ling Zhan's pre-prepared 'combo opener'.
Such a golden opportunity—someone as skilled in combat as Ling Zhan would never waste.
Buzz!!
Ten magic and spirit arrays layered upon each other instantly enveloped the three Demon Emperors.
First: Gravity Spirit Array.
Second: Defense Reduction Spirit Array.
Third: Binding Spirit Array.
Fourth: Resistance Reduction Spirit Array.
Fifth: Levitation Spirit Array.
Previously mentioned—
The Spirit Array Master was a very unique profession.
It could be seen as both a sub-class and a combat class.
Because these functional spirit arrays, when used in battle, were extremely effective.
And when building spatial teleportation arrays, it functioned as a sub-class.
These five spirit arrays were originally beginner-level skills of the Spirit Array Master.
But now they had been leveled up to SS-grade.
The other five were magic arrays:
Torture Array, Crippling Array, Swamp Array, Frost Array, Burning Array.
Ten SS-grade spirit and magic arrays instantly enveloped the three Demon Emperors.
No—
They enveloped more than half the entire fortress!
Can you believe a non-specialist instant-cast ten arrays of this scale!?
In just a blink…
"Ah!!"
Under the bombardment of the ten arrays—
The three Demon Emperors screamed in agony as expected.
Just as they tried to cast secret techniques and life-saving skills to break free—
They saw that the non-specialist, even without a staff, was casting silence spells at them from afar!
'Mute'!!
Even at level 185, once hit by the Mute spell, they were horrified to find themselves silenced for a full ten seconds!
Many Professionals had discussed this question:
Which status effect is the hardest to endure?
Some said poison.
Some said burn.
Some said cripple…
But the most upvoted answer in that post? Silence.
Yes.
In the world of Professionals—
Be it monsters or Professionals—
Silence was truly the deadliest debuff.
During silence, you couldn't cast any skills, talents, or even activate weapon or armor talents.
This was devastating for both Professionals and monsters.
Right now—
The three Demon Emperors, unable to activate any skills or talents, could only rely on the Ten Thousand Demons' tough bodies to endure, and that filled them with despair.
So what if they had the passive of eight lives?
Under these ten overlapping arrays, they could only die again and again!
And these ten arrays, covering over half of Amos Fortress, caused the billions of demon soldiers and generals below to scream in agony.
Of course, the soldiers weren't silenced.
Even a Dark Priest couldn't silence such a massive number of enemies.
But these soldiers were far weaker than the Demon Emperors.
So there was no need to silence them—their skills couldn't break free from the arrays anyway.
Soon…
Seventy percent of the demon troops in the fortress were wiped out.
Just as the Demon Emperors had feared—
No matter how many soldiers there were, they meant nothing to this invincible non-specialist.
The key was that the non-specialist's skills and methods dealt enormous AoE damage.
Even with multiple lives, these troops couldn't withstand it.
The remaining soldiers, not caught in the arrays—
Initially wanted to turn and flee.
But somehow, the fortress's defensive barrier had been restored.
Terrified, the soldiers looked toward the fortress control room—
Only to see a figure identical to Ling Zhan standing there expressionlessly.
Holy crap!
Oh no!
Those soldiers who had been happy about the restored barrier immediately burst into despair.
Turns out it was the non-specialist's clone that had restored it!
Now—
The defensive barrier had become their prison.
Even if they wanted to flee, they couldn't.
As they watched their comrades within the arrays turn to ash and perish, despair and horror filled the fortress.
These once ferocious and savage Ten Thousand Demons now had only fear in their eyes.
So Ling Zhan kindly gifted those outside the arrays a second array combo.
No doubt about it…
The three Demon Emperors were indeed very tenacious.
Even after billions of demon troops had perished—
These three still held on.
And they were only down to their fourth life.
While their strength couldn't match Ling Zhan's—
Their defense stats were truly formidable.
Though that was also because Ling Zhan hadn't activated his Endless Gluttony set effect.
He actually wanted to see what tricks the three Demon Emperors might have left before dying.
"Ling Zhan! Spare our lives!"
"We'll serve you loyally!"
At that moment—
The Steel-Slashing Demon Emperor was the first to crack and beg through gritted teeth.
The Storm and Thunder Demon Emperors followed, pleading for mercy.
Even being locked in the Tower of Ten Thousand Demons was better than death!
Better a live dog than a dead lion.
That was the thinking.
Besides…
As long as they lived, there was hope!
They believed that even if they stayed in the Tower of Ten Thousand Demons for hundreds or thousands of years—
So long as they weren't killed, the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons would eventually rise again.
When that time came, they too would be freed.
However…
As for the surrender plea from the three Demon Emperors—
Ling Zhan's eyes were icy as he slowly shook his head. "Sorry. On this campaign, I—Ling Zhan—accept no surrender!"