Chapter 285 - 285: Invasion (4)

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Once the first wave of Abyss Demons were dealt with, everyone quickly moved back to form the lines again. Only before they could, there were attacks that suddenly rained down on the Abyss Guards that were moving back. Many of them were able to react in time to guard against these attacks, but there were some that couldn't react in time. There were some that could only take the brunt of these attacks and were injured by them. These attacks weren't just attacks from normal Abyss Demons. These were powerful attacks from high grade Abyss Demons. That was how they had injured these Abyss Guards. Only it didn't have an overall effect on the battlefield. It seemed that in the first place, they had sacrificed all of these low grade Abyss Demons just to create this opening. It really didn't seem like it was an effective move, but that was only in the eyes of the humans. After all, there was no telling just how many Abyss Demons would be arriving in the end. If there were plenty to spare…this would be an effective way of chipping down the forces of the Abyss Guards. Still, it was too early to tell what kind of effect this had on the battlefield. What was important was trying to find whoever had launched those attacks. Each of the captains sent one of the groups that they had under them to go forward and find these high grade Abyss Demons. It was just that no matter how they tried, they couldn't find them. They weren't even able to find a trace of where the attacks came from. It was as if they had used a method that they just couldn't see through at all. While they were stumped, the next wave of Abyss Demons came. If they remained where they were, they would have been surrounded by these Abyss Demons. In the end, they had no choice but to abandon the position that they had been in previously. Only this time, the other Abyss Guards weren't as enthusiastic about heading forward. Once burnt, twice shy. They knew that the high grade Abyss Demons would be hiding in the shadows for their chance to attack once again. This was the plan that they had used last time, so there was no doubt that they would use the same plan again. So it wasn't as if the Abyss Guards were as willing to step forward. "Go and deal with them." When the captains gave this order, the Abyss Guards had no choice but to move forward and take care of the Abyss Demons that were charging forward. Only this time, they moved much more cautiously compared to before. Instead of charging at the Abyss Demons, they used their various abilities to lure the Abyss Demons into traps that had been prepared. They didn't go out to fight themselves, they just used their abilities to attack from afar. During all of this, they had also kept their guard up the entire time. It seemed that they were ready to act the moment that they noticed something happening. Though it took a bit longer than before, they were able to take down the wave of Abyss Demons that came at them. Only this time, the attacks didn't come all at the end. Whenever one of the Abyss Guards was caught out of the formation, an attack would suddenly be aimed at them. It would always come from an angle that they didn't expect and would be aimed at their blind spot. If it wasn't for the fact that there were others watching, there would have been far more injuries. But at least there were less people injured since they had been on guard this time. The sergeants were stronger than normal privates, so they could at least deal with this. The problem was that this meant that they would have to keep looking over their shoulders like this. At this rate, it really seemed like there would be no end to these ambushes that seemed to come out of nowhere. The five captains all sent their own people to handle this matter, but it didn't seem like any of them were able to find a single trace of the Abyss Demons. As this situation dragged on, they recognized that it was a serious problem. After all, if things continued like this, there was no doubt that they would be slowly worn down by the Abyss Demons hiding in the dark. At the same time, there was no telling what else they could do if they were hidden in the dark like this. There were only these high grade demons right now, but if there were those true experts of the Abyss Demons that came… If they couldn't be found, then it really would be the end for them. While the captains were pressuring their teams to find where these Abyss Demons were hiding, I was dealing with something else. I was dealing with the Astral White Tiger that had been poking its head out of my shirt. It kept looking around as if it was seeing something that no one else was seeing. Of course, it wasn't hard for me to figure out why the Astral White Tiger was doing this based on the situation and what I knew about it. It was easy for me to figure out just what it was looking at. The thing was that I was struggling on whether to reveal this or not. If I had a different captain, then I would consider it. It was just that with the captain that we currently had, there was no doubt that he would make things hard for me. I had seen the way that he looked at me, so it was more than clear just how he felt about me. Someone like that definitely couldn't be trusted. Only at this rate, it really seemed like the formation of the Abyss Guards wouldn't last. "Do you trust me?" I suddenly asked Yun Tian.

Chapter 285 - 285: Invasion (4)

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