Seizing Destiny From Heavens Hands-Chapter 426: Staying Hidden to Catch a Bigger Fish

Chapter 426: Staying Hidden to Catch a Bigger Fish

Ning Tianying and Xiong Yuanshan approached Shen Mo, their eyes puzzlingly sizing him up.

It was as if they were meeting this young man for the first time.

Although they had seen Shen Mo slay a True Demon Lord on the battlefield, that had been a solo feat.

But now the eight Flame Flood Dragon Cloudships in this Class B warehouse were entirely different.

Each Demon Suppression Guard who saw them immediately understood.

These cloudships would be the key to turning the tide.

If deployed at the right moment, they would inflict devastating losses on the demon race.

They might even seize the chance to counterattack deep into the Demon Suppression Sea.

They could set up watchtowers on the fourth and fifth layers.

If they truly reached that point, these eight cloudships would earn legendary status, and their creator would be worshipped.

Their pilots would be immortalized in history.

At the thought, Ning Tianying and Xiong Yuanshan exchanged a glance and leapt onto one cloudship each.

The other Demon Suppression Guards followed suit and boarded the cloudships.

"Shen Mo, what is this called?" Ning Tianying shouted.

Shen Mo smiled and replied, "Flame Flood Dragon Cloudship."

Ning Tianying nodded decisively.

Wang Xing'an laughed and said, "Come on, you all board too."

"Once on the battlefield, I will protect you."

"After all, only Shen Mo knows how to maintain these Flame Flood Dragon Cloudships."

"If they suffer heavy damage in battle, they must be repaired immediately."

"Such important weaponry cannot be treated as disposable."

Shen Mo smiled and nodded, "Of course."

He also wanted to see how his creation would perform in battle.

Besides, with Divine Thunder Fist and Blood Origin on his side, he was powerful enough.

As long as no True Demon Lord intervened, he had nothing to fear.

"Everyone, familiarize yourselves with the controls and await orders!" Wang Xing'an yelled.

On the decks of the eight Flame Flood Dragon Cloudships, the Demon Suppression Guards nodded excitedly, "Yes!"

Shen Mo, Wang Xing'an, Ning Tianying, and the others stood on the foremost cloudship.

Shen Mo pricked up his ears and heard the guards whisper excitedly.

"Holy hell, that firepower is insane! Five Blood Energy Cannons and five Spirit Energy Cannons on each side!"

"These Blood Energy Cannons have been modified to consume less blood energy, so I can fire more rounds!"

"Look at this deck—it's ridiculously tough. I slashed it hard and barely left a mark."

"Amazing, absolutely amazing!"

Hearing this, Li Heitan and Wu Zhanyun exchanged triumphant smiles.

Although they were not the builders, they had contributed during the construction.

They were witnesses to these eight Flame Flood Dragon Cloudships.

Hearing the excited voices of experienced cloudship pilots, they felt as if they themselves were being praised.

Shen Mo looked around and nodded to himself.

These guards were excited but focused.

In a short time, they had mastered most of the cloudships' functions.

They were truly the veterans Zhang Longxiang had secretly selected.

Two days later, the sounds of fierce fighting drifted into the armory.

The Demon Suppression Guards paced anxiously.

Still no deployment?

Would General Zhang continue to hold back his trump card?

The centurions Ning Tianying and Xiong Yuanshan remained relatively calm, though hints of impatience flickered in their eyes.

Only Wang Xing'an sat eating and drinking with no sign of impatience.

Li Heitan could not help but ask, "Commander Wang, why aren't you anxious at all?"

"As long as we delay joining the battlefield one day," Wang Xing'an replied, "the frontline guards must fight the demon race to the death for one more day."

"Heaven only knows how many will die."

"Why don't you ask General Zhang? Let us board the battlefield at once!"

Not only he, but the other elite Demon Suppression Guards on deck cast determined glances.

Wang Xing'an shook his head and looked into Li Heitan's eyes.

"Heitan, we are lying low now to catch a bigger fish."

"General Zhang wants us to play a greater role, not just kill lesser demons and True Demons and be done with it."

"We pay a high price now so we pay less later, or even no price at all."

"Do you understand?"

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Li Heitan's expression froze, then he nodded earnestly.

Shen Mo said nothing but inwardly his respect for Zhang Longxiang grew.

He had guessed Zhang Longxiang's intention.

Zhang Longxiang's goal was not lesser demons, True Demons, or descendants of the Great Sky Demons.

It was... the Great Sky Demon!

If they could lure out the Great Sky Demon at the right moment, these eight Flame Flood Dragon Cloudships could slay it!

If they could severely wound or even kill a Great Sky Demon, the demon race's power would be greatly reduced.

This was the true path to victory.

Wang Xing'an's expression shifted as he took the jade tablet from his waist.

He gulped down his drumstick and abruptly straightened.

"Everyone assemble! Prepare to depart!"

Ning Tianying, Xiong Yuanshan, and the others fell silent.

"Yes!"

...

At Xuanwu Fortress, demon energy filled the sky.

The mighty demon energy rose from the sea like demons from hell.

Strange laughter and low murmurs drifted through the air at intervals.

Constant battle cries, wails, and screams added to the chaos.

It was enough to make lower-realm Demon Suppression Guards' heads split and wish for death.

"Fire the cannons!"

A centurion split a lesser demon charging the battlements with one sword and roared.

The six Blood Energy Cannons beside him thundered like elephants.

The blood-energy shells suddenly fired, crashing into the distant horde of lesser demons and splattering demonic blood everywhere.

"Continue firing!"

The centurion bellowed.

But this time, only three Blood Energy Cannons thundered.

The other three fell completely silent.

"Fire, will you be deserters?!"

The centurion glared over and shouted.

No one answered him.

The three Demon Suppression Guards lay on the ground, their faces pale.

"Centurion Liu, they've expended their last drop of blood energy—they're dead."

A guard beside coughed a few times and whispered, "I can still fire one shot."

The other two forced themselves to speak, "I can still fire two shots."

Centurion Liu felt his heart bleeding.

An Emperor Realm Demon Suppression Guard could fire at most five shots in a short time.

Any more and they'd damage their foundations.

But these guards beside him had each fired over twenty shots.

They had already overdrawn their bodies.

And now they lay dead on the battlements.

"You die on the battlefield—you are not cowards!"

Centurion Liu took a deep breath and wiped the sweat, tears, and blood from his face.

He held his sword in his left hand and lifted a Blood Energy Cannon with his right.

He gathered himself, then suddenly fired.

Boom!

The blood-energy shell hit the ground, blasting lesser demons everywhere.

His long sword severed a True Demon King trying to attack the cannon in half!

Such scenes played out along every section of Xuanwu Fortress's walls.

Demon Suppression Guards fell by the countless.

The Blood Energy Cannons, Spirit Energy Cannons, and other weaponry were heavily damaged.

Some sections of the wall had even been breached by the demons.

Even Zhang Longxiang's personal guards had gone straight up to hold the line.

Xuanwu Fortress looked as if it were about to fall!

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