Chapter 24: Caelan's Situation

How is Caelan's territory doing now?

The answer is that it is not doing at all.

On the one hand, the Dark Abyss is a gloomy and terrifying place, full of darkness and chaos. The land is cracked and dry, the air is full of the pungent smell of sulfur, and there are no resources to be produced. One can't make bricks without straw, and the Dark Abyss is not suitable for operation.

More importantly, Caelan seemed to gradually become obsessed with the feeling of plunder. A dangerous gleam flashed in his deep eyes, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a cold smile. Every time he thought about being able to obtain everything through plunder, his blood would boil, and an uncontrollable excitement welled up in his heart. Perhaps Caelan himself hadn't realized it yet, but he seemed to have already been influenced by this desire.

After following the trail of Robert's team and discovering the location of Gluia Town, Caelan chose to temporarily "develop" for a while and accumulate strength.

The "development" in the Dark Abyss was by no means calm and peaceful, and it would definitely be full of bloodshed!

Caelan invested most of his resources in the war. He sat on the decaying Abyss Throne, watching the Abyssal Hatchery as waves of demon soldiers emerged from their cocoons. The soldiers, still mainly Lesser Demons and Native Demons, let out low growls as soon as they appeared as if proclaiming their arrival to the Eternal Continent.

Caelan rested his chin in his left hand and, after a moment of contemplation, decisively gave the order.

Under Caelan's command, these demon soldiers, like a black torrent, poured into the Abyssal Gate and set foot on the eternal continent. While they continued to explore the unknown areas of the continent, they also carried out merciless plundering.

Within a very short period of time, Caelan explored a quarter of the entire outer region of the eternal continent. The demon soldiers, like hungry wolves, swept through the explored area. Apart from some resources that took time to mine, all valuable neutral creature tribes became the prey of these cruel demon armies! The demon soldiers, like a storm of destruction, rushed into those neutral creature tribes and mercilessly began to kill. Blood stains the ground and screams fill the sky. Caelan seems indifferent to all this, only concerned with obtaining more resources and power.

The presence of the Evil Miasma Demon Queen has greatly enhanced the strength of the demon army and made plundering even easier.

The demon army has slaughtered five entire groups of Centaurs. Caelan has not only put together a complete Centaur set but also extra loose equipment.

The tribes that were even weaker than the Centaurs, such as the Goblins, Slimes, and Lizardmen, were even more miserable. The Goblins fled in panic, the Slimes were easily squashed, and the Lizardmen struggled in despair. These weak tribes were like ants in front of the demon army, powerless to resist.

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In the Dark Abyss, a Gyrus Demon cautiously stepped forward, holding a dark dagger glowing a pale green in its hand, and walked towards Caelan, who was sitting on the Abyss Throne.

[You have obtained the equipment –Dark Elf Shadowblade, Quality: C, Required Level: 8, ATT+7.]

This equipment was obtained by plundering a Dark Elf tribe. On the Eternal Continent, the Elf race is a powerful and mysterious race that is relatively scarce on the continent. They are light in stature, and beautiful in appearance, but also possess powerful magical powers and superb combat skills. Races such as Centaurs and Goblins are in no way comparable to the Elf race.

Not long ago, the demon army discovered a tribe of Dark Elves on the edge of the mainland, which came as a great surprise to Caelan. What was even more unexpected was that this Elf tribe was relatively weak. Even if it is weak, it is only for the Elves. In fact, the leader of this tribe still has the strength of a level-8 peak, and because he is an Elf, he is obviously much stronger than a Gyrus Demon of the same level.

Weakness means prey, even for the Elves!

Caelan mobilized a large number of demon soldiers to surround and annihilate the tribe. Morrigan's bulky figure appeared on the battlefield like a mountain, her eyes flashing with a cold light. The other five Gyrus Demons followed closely behind, exuding a powerful aura of evil.

The Dark Elf tribe was not short of level 6 and 7 warriors, and they were all fierce fighters with excellent teamwork. During the battle, they moved as fast as lightning and their weapons were wielded with unrelenting ferocity. Their eyes were full of determination and courage, and they were willing to do whatever it took to defend their tribe. This kind of fearless courage did cause Caelan quite a bit of trouble.

But there were so many demon soldiers, a vast sea of them, surging forward like a black tide. Although the demons were individually far weaker than the Dark Elf warriors, they charged round after round, fearlessly, tirelessly, gradually wearing down the Dark Elf warriors. Their movements began to slow, and their eyes revealed fatigue. As time passed, the Dark Elf tribe's defenses were breached, and the tribe was massacred. Blood stained the ground, and the air was filled with a pungent, bloody smell. Of course, the demon army also lost more than a thousand soldiers, and even the high-end combat power Gyrus Demon, three of them died in the Dark Elf tribe's death counterattack.

Losing so many troops, Caelan naturally felt a little heartache. However, he had also gained a lot from these plunderings, so he could naturally bear it.

Caelan gently held the Shadowblade in his hand. The dark blade was slender and smooth, covered in delicate runes, and the handle was inlaid with a dark gem that gave off a faint, mysterious energy. Caelan slowly twirled the dagger, and the blade refracted a strange light in the faint light.

"Wow, this is really a nice piece of weapon!"

Caelan softly praised, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

Even when compared to Edgar's Grade 9 Quality-C weapon, Finecast Guardian Machete, it was not inferior.

The Dark Elf Shadowblade is a Level 8 Quality-C weapon produced by the mysterious Elf tribe. Its attribute bonus is extremely good, and it can even increase ATT by 7 points. It is much better than the Level 5 Quality-C weapon Centaur Curved Blade in the Centaur set obtained earlier, and even when compared to Edgar's Level 9 Quality-C weapon, Finecast Guardian Machete, it was not inferior. It is a pity that this weapon is just a loose piece and cannot be used to complete the attributes of the Dark Elf set.

After this period of time, the demon army has plundered tirelessly, and Caelan already has quite a lot of equipment.

Quality-D equipment:

13 pieces below level 5,

6 pieces at level 5.

1 piece at level 6.

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Quality-C equipment:

6 pieces at level 5.

And the level 8 Dark Elf Shadowblade is Caelan's trump weapon.

Caelan carefully-selected equipment and assigned suitable equipment to the demon soldiers according to their ranks and strengths.

Caelan opened the resource panel and his gaze fell on the eye-catching number.

[Current resource points: 53,400 points]

Through plundering and war, Caelan now has a wealth of resource points in his hands, but he is still a little worried. Because these resources are not enough. There are no resource buildings in the Dark Abyss that can produce resources endlessly. Although the choice of plundering has resulted in a rapid accumulation of resource points, this method is essentially walking a tightrope. One wrong step and everything will be lost.

The Trial of Lords has been ongoing for more than ten days, and perhaps some lords have already established a teleportation portal to the eternal continent. Once these lords become familiar with the situation on the continent and further establish and improve resource buildings in their territories, the advantage that Caelan currently has in accumulated resource points will be infinitely reduced, or even reversed!

Caelan needs a huge advantage that can determine the outcome in the early stages, not just in terms of military strength, but also in terms of territory building, so that it can stay ahead of everyone else.

A huge advantage requires a lot of resource points to support it. Considering that other lords may have set foot on the eternal continent, it is no longer a good option to send a large army of demons to do the sweeping as before. Moreover, most of the neutral creature tribes in the explored areas have already been eradicated in the previous rounds of sweeps, and it is obviously not very efficient to massacre the tribes exploring new areas.

Caelan fell into deep thought, his eyes shining. He needed to find a more efficient way to obtain resources.