Chapter 943: Completely Convinced!
The two armies collided!
When the vanguards of both sides were five hundred meters apart, both teams' supports frantically started casting buffs!
By the time they were two hundred meters away, it was the moment of direct clash!
This meant that before the two armies reached two hundred meters, every member had to be fully covered in buffs!
Otherwise, if even one member missed a support buff in the clash, that person would die instantly!
Truly, instant death!
Because support buffs weren't just boosts to attack power; they also included all sorts of damage reduction, regeneration, stability, protection, and other defensive buffs.
Only with defensive buffs could one survive the clash between armies.
There were also shared damage buffs.
In group battles, shared damage buffs were especially crucial.
However…
The moment the Amethyst Legion and Demon-Slaying Legion united and clashed head-on with the Ten Thousand Demons Legion…
"Ah!!!"
The Ten Thousand Demons Legion suddenly erupted in screams!
Their vanguard completely collapsed at that moment!
This scene…
Not only were the demon emperors at the rear dumbfounded, even the members of the Amethyst and Demon-Slaying Legions were bewildered!
This…
It was clear—
The Ten Thousand Demons Legion fell into an absolute disadvantage at the moment of impact.
The reason was simple…
Their buff coverage rate was less than 20%!
Many demon soldiers received double, triple, even quadruple buffs.
But some demon soldiers didn't receive even a single buff.
In this situation, it was only natural for the Ten Thousand Demons Legion to be crushed.
"Their shared consciousness seems to be gone!"
"That's why it's so chaotic!"
"All soldiers! Charge with me and take this stronghold!"
Krodas and Avina realized this and roared out the command.
"Ooooh!!"
All the soldiers let out a deafening battle cry.
Then, they continued their assault on the terrified demon soldiers!
This time…
It was different from before.
The demon soldiers had no ability to resist.
Under this wave-like attack, they couldn't even last a second.
You had to know, in previous clashes, the Ten Thousand Demons Legion had been extremely tenacious.
Their buff coverage rate was almost 100%!
Such cooperation was only possible because of shared consciousness.
That was how they coordinated so seamlessly.
Which allowed them to briefly gain the upper hand.
But after Ling Zhan made his move and cast a skill on them, their shared consciousness ended!
Or rather…
It was cut off!
This was Krodas's own analysis.
He was correct.
It was the effect of Ling Zhan's skill!
'Suppression'!
An SS+ tier general skill!
The original effect of this general skill was to suppress signals.
Like disrupting the transmission and reception of signals on mechanical, telephone, and other electronic devices.
But when this skill reached SS+ tier, it could suppress far more than simple electronic signals.
It could even suppress the link between beasts and beastmasters, master-servant contracts, and the senses and consciousness of every creature…
That's SS+ tier suppression!
So, when Ling Zhan unleashed this skill—
The shared consciousness of the Ten Thousand Demons Legion was instantly severed.
All the demon soldiers fell into chaos.
Originally, they could communicate flawlessly with their teammates through their minds while casting skills.
But with their consciousness link cut by Ling Zhan's skill, they immediately lost all signals from their teammates.
Questions like: where are my teammates, who should get the buff, who already has a buff, who doesn't… all surfaced in their minds.
At that moment—
The support roles among the demon soldiers panicked.
So they haphazardly cast all sorts of buff skills.
The result was…
Their teammates didn't get full buff coverage.
Some soldiers who already had buffs kept getting extra stacks.
But stacking the same type of buff wouldn't boost a soldier's power—each character could only benefit from the strongest version of a specific buff.
In other words, if two priest classes cast the same buff on a target, that target only received the stronger of the two.
So…
The redundant buff stacking didn't power up the Ten Thousand Demons Legion, but instead threw them into chaos.
Some moved too fast, others too slow.
The soldiers' cooperation completely broke down.
In addition…
With the consciousness link severed, the formation of the charging demon soldiers was utterly disorganized.
This was the true cause of their defeat.
"Damn! That cursed non-specialist!"
The demon emperors at the rear, seeing their army collapse, all cursed in anger.
Their hearts were filled with hatred and frustration toward the non-specialist.
But there was nothing they could do.
"Retreat for now! The Demon Sovereigns must already be aware of this."
"This non-specialist has a skill that can disrupt our shared consciousness technique. We can only retreat and abandon this stronghold!"
One demon emperor said through gritted teeth.
"Yes!"
The other demon emperors nodded heavily.
Staying would only mean death—they had no choice but to withdraw.
This probing war ended with the defeat of the Ten Thousand Demons.
Fortunately…
It was only a single stronghold lost!
The losses weren't huge.
After the demon emperors ordered a retreat—
Everything went even more smoothly.
The Amethyst Legion and Demon-Slaying Legion mercilessly slaughtered the demon soldiers.
There was no mercy.
After all, every demon soldier's head was a solid contribution to merit.
In the eyes of the generals, this stronghold battle that should have lasted three to five days was ended by Ling Zhan's mystical skill in just half an hour.
The first victory was achieved!
Krodas and Avina, the two young generals, admired Ling Zhan even more.
The other generals had no choice but to submit.
"Completely convinced!"
"Absolutely convinced! I used to wonder what was so great about a twenty-one-year-old kid, but seeing it for myself—how could I not be convinced?!"
"Yeah, this non-specialist is absolutely monstrous! Just one skill decided the outcome of the battle—he blew away everyone's expectations!"
"..."
The generals of the Amethyst Legion all sighed and marveled.