Night fell, and the howling north wind emitted occasional mournful sounds.

Within the demon camp, except for the eight Demon God Pillars that still shone brightly, all was quiet.

In such cold weather, even the most tyrannical demons would huddle in their tents. The number of patrolling soldiers was also minimal, as the demons had always been the aggressors, and the Knight Temple seemed to be hiding in a tortoise shell, never leaving the fortress. This had naturally created a sense of complacency.

The severe cold outside the Jade Dragon Pass could reach below -40 degrees Celsius at night. Water turned to ice instantly. Even relieving oneself outside might result in an immediate ice pillar.

Such extreme cold had a significant impact on both demons and humans.

To accommodate the northern battlefield, the demons had deployed almost all the thick tents they could muster to this area, ensuring that every demon soldier had a place to sleep.

Initially, this was a difficult task. Gathering over a million elite troops here and providing them with tents was no easy feat for the impoverished demons. However, as the Holy War continued, casualties mounted, and the demons constantly rotated and redeployed their forces, they could now barely squeeze in the besieging army around Jade Dragon Pass.

A twenty-square-meter tent would house at least ten demons, and even four or five bear demons had to squeeze in. It was definitely shoulder-to-shoulder. However, this had its advantages, as they could at least keep each other warm.

The drab, interconnected tents stretched for dozens of miles, packed tightly together to minimize exposure to the wind.

Samine, the Undead Demon God, deserved his position as one of the five pillars of the demon race. He didn’t house the higher-ranking demons in the core of the camp; instead, the higher the rank, the further out they were stationed, while the lower-ranking demons occupied the inner areas.

The three God Emperor Legions, in particular, were stationed in three directions around the encampment. This wasn’t just because higher-ranking demons were more resistant to the cold; more importantly, if humans were to launch an attack on the demon camp, the higher-ranking demons on the outer perimeter could react more quickly and better withstand the assault. This arrangement earned Samine widespread support.

The bear demon Sahaba and three companions had just crawled into their tent. The four bear demons moved in unison, squeezing together in the relatively small tent, each clutching their stomachs.

They were hungry!

The massive, heavily armored bear demons, who were like walls on the battlefield, had enormous appetites. However, they hadn’t had a full meal in days.

Their stored corpses were almost gone. Today, the four of them had managed to share a single leg of a berserker demon. For them, this wasn’t even enough to fill a gap in their teeth! However, food was scarce, and there was nothing they could do. With the eight demon gods present, who would dare cause trouble? That would be suicide.

So, as soon as it got dark, they quickly retreated to their tents to rest.

Sahaba and his group were relatively fortunate. They belonged to the God Emperor’s Fourth Legion, and their treatment was definitely prioritized among the entire demon army. Some of the lower-ranking demons hadn’t eaten in a day or two.

Originally, the previous battle should have provided the demon army with enough food, but the sudden change forced Samine to order a retreat. The number of corpses they could bring back was very small, not nearly enough to alleviate the food shortage, and they didn’t know when the next shipment of supplies would arrive from the rear.

The demon senior commanders also knew that if things continued like this, the army would eventually be exhausted and die here. However, with the Demon God Emperor’s orders, what could they do?

Since the start of the Holy War, in just a year and a half, the demon army, which numbered in the tens of millions, had shrunk by a third, with millions of demons killed in battle.

Although the human Six Great Temples had also suffered tremendous losses, the number of demon casualties was at least five times higher than that of humans. And this ratio was steadily increasing.

The Demon God Emperor’s Inverse Devil Dragon Clan, Moon Demon Clan, and Star Demon Clan had never appeared on the battlefield, which became the biggest constraint on the demon army’s ability to break through the pass. Many demon generals, including the demon gods, didn’t understand why. In their view, as long as the Demon God Emperor was willing to personally lead the charge, breaking through any human fortress would be no problem! Little did they know that the Demon God Emperor had never intended to exterminate all of humanity, but only to drastically weaken the power that humans had accumulated over thousands of years.

The four bear demons huddled together, groaning. Hungry and weak, especially with the extreme cold outside, even if their bodies could withstand the cold, the weather would further drain their energy, making them even hungrier.

Sahaba let out a low growl, “Starving to death. If this continues, I’m going to go out and kill a few to eat.” By “kill a few,” he clearly wasn’t referring to those on the Jade Dragon Pass side. He didn’t want to die. Since it wasn’t Jade Dragon Pass, it was naturally targeting his own demon race.

Hearing Sahaba’s words, the bear demon next to him’s eyes glowed green. “How about berserker demons? Berserker demon meat is very chewy, enough for us if we kill two. If this keeps up, we’ll starve to death even if we don’t freeze. I don’t want to become food for other races.”

Although demons would eat corpses, there was one thing they were careful about: no race would eat the corpses of their own warriors. This was their final bottom line.

The eyes of several bear demons lit up. The strength of the berserker demons was naturally far less than theirs, and there was no comparison between the races. Bear Demon God Valefar was here, but the berserker demon race had no demon gods. So, even if they were discovered, these bear demons of the God Emperor Legion wouldn’t suffer much. The demon race was a world of survival of the fittest.

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Outside the tent, the chilling wind howled, causing the tent to sway slightly. Although the tent was relatively thick, it only provided protection from the wind. True cold resistance depended on their body temperature and thick fur.

A fierce glint flashed in Sahaba’s eyes. “Let’s go. Can’t starve to death. What’s wrong with our noble bear demons eating two berserker demons? Isn’t it very appropriate to use their lowly lives to prolong our noble lives?”

Hearing him say this, the four bear demons, whose eyes were green with hunger, could no longer bear it and silently crawled out of the tent.

As soon as they left the tent, the four bear demons couldn’t help but shiver. The cold wind cut into their fur like knives. Although it couldn’t directly harm them, it instantly swept away the temperature on the surface of their fur, and the bone-chilling cold rapidly seeped into their thick skin.

“Go.” Sahaba gritted his teeth and led his three companions toward the berserker demon camps.

Because they belonged to the God Emperor Legion, their tents were stationed on the outer perimeter. The bear demon race was naturally thick-skinned and hardy, so if they wanted to make trouble for the berserker demons, they had to enter the inner areas of the camp.

It was at this moment that Sahaba suddenly seemed to sense something.

“Did you smell anything? It seems like there’s a special smell.” Sahaba stopped and looked back in confusion.

Under the biting wind, the outside of the camp was pitch black, and nothing could be seen. Only the lights on Jade Dragon Pass in the distance could be faintly seen. But because the distance was too far, the light from Jade Dragon Pass obviously couldn’t reach them.

Another bear demon said, “Sahaba, you must be starving. Did you smell the smell of roasted meat? Ah, I really want to eat some roasted meat!”

Hearing this, including Sahaba, several bear demons simultaneously swallowed. Yes! How great would it be to have delicious roasted meat.

Just as Sahaba thought his feeling was wrong and was just caused by excessive hunger, a silent figure touched their rear.

This figure was completely enveloped in a large black cloak, almost merging with the night, and around his body, there were obvious distorted lights, completely containing his own aura.

Golden light flashed almost instantly, and Sahaba and the other four bear demons almost simultaneously felt a cold warmth coming. The next moment, they knew nothing. Four huge bodies slowly fell to the ground.

On each of their heads, there was an extra bloody hole, penetrating the brain in one strike. This was an attack that didn’t even allow them to scream. And the most solid part of the bear demon was the head! What kind of strength was needed to do this?

There was no need to worry about the smell of blood spreading out. In such cold conditions, even no blood spread out of the four bear demons, and the corpses were directly frozen.

The black figure waved gently, and only then did the black figures covered by the same cloaks sneak up and arrange themselves horizontally under the command of the black figure.

The black figure slowly took off the cloak on his head, revealing an old face, which was none other than He Jun, the Vice-President of the Knights’ Temple? At this time, hidden in his black cloak, was a set of armor shimmering with orange-red luster, but he did not wear a helmet.

There were a total of fifty people who came with him, each with fluctuations of distorted halo on their bodies. This kind of distorted halo is somewhat similar to Long Haochen’s mental shielding, and is a special equipment to hide the breath and figure. It belongs to the category of mental properties.

The Knights’ Temple is the second richest of the six temples, second only to the Magic Temple. There are quite a few of these special spiritual instruments and equipment. At this time, these powerhouses of the Knights’ Temple each wore a necklace called Spiritual Barrier around their necks.

(To be continued)

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