Chapter 483: Tower Defense
A warning signal blared across Shangri-La. The immortals stationed permanently all entered an alert state and moved to their assigned defensive positions. Despite seeing the demons glaring wickedly at them and flying toward with an oppressive momentum, none of the immortals showed any fear. A few even showed a relaxed expression.
Instead, they only raised their favored weapon, waiting to use it. Even when it seemed that the demons were only a few hundred kilometers away, they still did not attack. They waited and waited. Sure enough, the demons paused a few kilometers outside of Shangri-La. They didn’t stop, but were blocked by Tianyi’s barrier.
The demons spread out, attempting to find a hole in Shangri-La’s defense. Thanks to the invisible barrier, it appeared as if the demons were building a barrier to prevent the immortals from escaping the mobile fortress with their bodies. Should the barrier fail, the demons would assault the humans from all sides, leaving no escape route.
Again, the immortals within showed no panic.
“I found it!” a demon shouted with excitement. He had coincidently found a spot in the barrier that did not hinder any movement forward. The demon didn’t take any action to move forward. Rather, he wanted to take a step back, but it was too late.
A mountain shot into the air from Shangri-La. It positioned itself between the floating landmass and the ‘entrance’ of the barrier. Immediately, the floating mountain unleashed a bolt of lightning. The demon didn’t have time to utter another word as a flash engulfed him. When the light died down, all that was left was the ash floating in the void.
The demons around him unconsciously took a step back. To their relief, the floating mountain did not release another bolt of lightning.
Finally, the demon emperor leading the crusade arrived near the opening. He possessed the form and fur of a wolf, but the horns of a dragon, the claws of a tiger, and the tail of a snake. As soon as he stepped through, the floating mountain released another bolt.
The lupine demon raised its front paw and struck the bolt of lightning. After destroying it, he looked at his front leg and saw a slight scorch mark where he made contact. The attack easily reached the peak of a demon king. Normally, he would have dodged it, but the passage that the opening led to was too narrow, limiting his movement.