"What are you gawking at? Break out immediately!"
Wan Lei roared. At this moment, everyone could tell there was absolutely a traitor in Base 18.
Otherwise,
Why would the demons attack on the very first day Wan Lei and his group arrived at the base?
Why would the demon army know the exact locations of Wan Lei and his group, who were armored, and charge at them precisely?
Why wouldn't Wan Lei and his group encounter ambushes when they stayed close to the base, but were meticulously planned to be surrounded as soon as they ventured a bit further out?
There must be someone constantly observing them within the base, knowing their objectives perfectly, and providing intelligence to the demons at all times.
This time, the demons' plan was still well-executed.
The demons first used the majority of the Hou Pi Legion's main force to pin down Base 18, eliminating any possibility of Base 18 rescuing Wan Lei and the others.
After all, Base 18 was struggling to protect itself and required reinforcements from outside armies; how could it possibly spare troops to rescue them?
Then, the remaining smaller portion of the demon's main force lay in ambush at the stronghold they were heading to, waiting for them to walk into the trap.
Perhaps the demons hadn't anticipated Ling Xin's arrival, but Ling Xin's presence allowed them to execute their plan even better.
They first surrounded Ling Xin, and Wan Lei, being very close, would certainly receive a distress call. Wan Lei would then willingly walk into their encirclement, allowing them to calmly deploy their troops and complete the pincer movement.
This also prevented the risk of being escaped by Wan Lei if they had directly surrounded him.
It could be said that the demons' plan wasn't particularly profound, but it was clever. Without knowing the enemy had a plan, it was difficult not to fall into the trap.
At this critical juncture, they had no choice but to break out before the enemy's main force could complete the encirclement.
"Go!"
Wan Lei took the lead, swinging his hammer and flying back in the direction they came from. Several vacuum implosion bombs flew past him and directly hit the demon army, causing heavy casualties.
At this moment, Wan Lei had also reached the edge of the demon encirclement. With a furious display of lightning, he blasted towards the front.
Demons were continuously dying, and they were desperately charging the encirclement. The demons' speed in filling the gap was far slower than their charging speed.
However, just as they were about to break through, they suddenly felt as if they had hit an invisible barrier.
Looking up, they saw a lower-tier demon god sneering down at them.
It was a spatial lockdown!
The group was blocked by the spatial lockdown, and the surrounding demon army quickly filled in the encirclement.
"Damn it!"
Wan Lei roared in frustration. He immediately used his wind blade遁术 (escape technique) and flew upwards. After breaking through the spatial lockdown, he swung his hammer at the lower-tier demon god.
Fang Xiaoyu produced wind blades in her hand and, using the same method she used to tear apart Liu family's spatial lockdown in the Lei Feng Realm, continuously tore at the lower-tier demon god's spatial lockdown.
However, three more lower-tier demon gods appeared in the sky above, all simultaneously casting spatial lockdowns.
With four layers of spatial lockdown, Fang Xiaoyu's tearing speed was not as fast as their sealing speed.
Seeing that her tearing was ineffective, Fang Xiaoyu gritted her teeth and also used her wind blade遁术 (escape technique) to break out.
Wielding her Rose Sword, she engaged one of the lower-tier demon gods in battle.
However, the two of them, despite being able to hold off two lower-tier demon gods, still had two others to contend with.
Those two demons continued to seal the battlefield with space.
They could use wind blade遁术 (escape technique), but others couldn't.
Moreover, they were already at a disadvantage fighting their opponents, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of demon soldiers and Hou Pi demonic beasts surrounding them.
Countless attacks landed on them, and they soon sustained injuries.
"We can't fight like this. Xiaoyu, let's retreat."
Wan Lei roared, forced his opponent back, pulled Fang Xiaoyu, and rushed back into the spatial lockdown.
By this time, the demon army had re-enclosed them. The Thunder Rain squad and Ling Xin's squad were heavily surrounded.
With the double spatial lockdown and the siege by hundreds of thousands of demon soldiers, they were completely trapped.
"Set up defensive fortifications, don't just stand there. Ling Xin, hurry and request aid from the base."
Wan Lei roared his commands.
"There isn't even a piece of land here. Our defensive fortifications can only be held in hand, which is too unstable,"
Wan Qianxin said anxiously.
Seeing this, Wan Lei gritted his teeth, and the Creation Divine Disk appeared on his forehead.
"Forgive me, old friend."
Wan Lei, who had promised not to use the Creation Divine Disk as a shield again, was forced to bring it out once more.
At least, these demons couldn't destroy the divine artifact.
He enlarged the Creation Divine Disk to tens of feet and then placed it under everyone's feet, allowing them to set up defenses on it.
With solid ground beneath their feet, they allocated some people to resist the demon attacks and others to set up defensive fortifications.
The four little ones were very skilled at this, and Ling Xin's team also frequently did this, carrying portable defensive fortifications with them, making it a familiar task.
Fang Xiaoyu went to face the enemy, while Wan Lei, using the power and Dao rhythm of the Creation Divine Disk, set up formations on it.
The surroundings were sealed by spatial locks, and although the demon army wasn't massive, only a few hundred thousand strong, he and Fang Xiaoyu could escape with their wind blade遁术 (escape technique), even at the cost of severe injuries. The lower-tier demon gods likely wouldn't be able to catch up.
However, if they did that, everyone else would surely be annihilated.
Neither Wan Lei nor Fang Xiaoyu could abandon their teammates and flee alone.
The surrounding demon army continued to attack in an orderly fashion. Unlike the previous chaotic, suicidal charge at Wan Lei, the demon commander this time clearly cared more about the casualties of their own soldiers.
The innermost layer of the demon army within the encirclement was composed of tall, physically strong individuals. They raised shields adorned with ferocious beast heads, forming a circle for defense.
The demon army behind them was responsible for long-range attacks.
In fact, the fastest attack efficiency would be a suicidal, chaotic charge. After all, the demons excelled at close combat. However, this would mean the demon forces attacking the formations would face the fierce firepower of the dozens of people inside, resulting in heavy casualties.
Attacking from a distance like this, though slower, minimized casualties to the greatest extent possible.
This also showed the difference in personality between the current demon commander and the former commander of the Demon Wolf Army, Old Ma.
One was willing to pay any price to achieve their goal, while the other aimed to achieve the goal while minimizing their own casualties.
It was likely why the Hou Pi Legion was more powerful than the Demon Wolf Legion.
Only such a commander could command the respect and loyalty of his troops.
Among the four lower-tier demon gods in the sky, three were fully engaged in sealing the space, while one, who had the highest cultivation, stood at the highest point of the spatial seal, smilingly looking down at the struggling group within.
"Wan Lei, the Demon Lord has ordered your capture alive this time. Surrender now."