Run Away, This Civilization Is Cheating!

Shen Hao had no objections to the retreat plan itself; after all, retreating from an opposing Legion whose strength was several times greater meant that even if a victory could be obtained through other advantages, the cost would inevitably be significant.

A temporary retreat would allow Human Civilization to achieve ultimate victory more easily, which naturally seemed like the better choice.

However, if there was a chance to secure a quick victory, that opportunity could not be missed.

At this moment, the movement of these Weird Demons allowed Shen Hao to see this possibility.

"It just depends on whether these Weird Demons carry enough weight, and whether they have a broad enough vision," Shen Hao narrowed his eyes, "or if they are foolish enough, that would suffice."

But the likelihood of them being foolish enough was not high.

To date, Human Civilization had experienced four Trials, each with a distinct enemy.

From the initial Blood Demons to the Dimensional Creatures of the last Trial, in terms of intelligence, the Weird Demons of this time were obviously the strongest.

This was a formidable Species with its own social structure and distribution of power.

Even if they were too bloodthirsty and overly pursued their own strength, it did not affect their Species intelligence.

For example, at this moment.

After suffering heavy losses, if they were Dimensional Creatures, they would likely launch a full-scale attack, but the dispatch of these six Sixth-Stage Weird Demons was clearly for reconnaissance purposes.

They had already arrived at the outskirts of the area occupied by the Trial Civilizations but did not rush to get closer.

Instead, they approached tentatively, bit by bit.

It was clear they were conducting large-scale reconnaissance.

But with Human Civilization contracting and preparing to retreat, what they would first discover would surely be the Contracted Spirit Clan's massive army that was relentlessly advancing!

And indeed, that was the case.

At a certain small world at this moment, the Avatars of six Weird Demons converged in various ways.

All six possessed strong reconnaissance abilities; one of them could even disperse its Avatar into trillions, hiding its Consciousness among countless Favoured, truly a formidable force.

The results of their reconnaissance over this period had these Weird Demons very excited.

"Loads of delicious food, in vast numbers!"

"By devouring them, we will take a great stride towards the great Night God!"

"..."

For the Weird Demons, Day Creatures were the greatest allure, even more so than the attraction of the world itself.

After all, they could rapidly gain power by devouring Day Creatures.

This was also a major reason for their bloodthirsty impulses.

Even wild beasts instinctively pursue speed and strength!

However, they were clearly aware of more than just this; their recent reconnaissance had provided them with plenty of information.

"These Day Creatures are not weak in strength, but they seem to be infighting."

"Infighting, how normal, it's the weakness inherent in all life."

"Do we need to wait for them to butcher each other before we reap the food?"

"No, we need fresh food, too much death is a huge loss."

"Go back and report to the Demon Lord!"

"..."

The actions of the Weird Demons were not difficult to predict; they did not care for territory, but only for slaughter and consumption.

In such a case, letting the Day Creatures fight among themselves would result in a significant loss of food.

Even in those worlds designated by the Weird Demons as breeding grounds, they would not allow the bred Day Creatures to mindlessly slaughter each other.

Thus, for the Weird Demons, the choice was quite clear.

Moreover, now was the perfect time for them to act.

Under their reconnaissance, the Contract Spirit Civilization, the main reconnaissance force, as well as its system, had placed a large amount of their force in attacking rather than defending.

Even the worlds that temporarily stopped along the marching routes, which were not native worlds, barely had any defensive facilities.

In the eyes of the Weird Demons, this was undoubtedly much simpler to deal with than actively besieging worlds that had been defended for countless years.

So, after just a short period of time, Shen Hao could clearly see a large number of Weird Demons starting to gather densely on the outer edge of the currently controlled area!

And the scope of the gathering far exceeded expectations!

They nearly encircled the entire area occupied by both the Contract Spirit Civilization and Human Civilization once more!

With the Small Map at Shen Hao's disposal, the current situation resulted in Human Civilization being right in the middle, continuously contracting within the encirclement of the Contract Spirit Civilization, but outside their circle, another encirclement by the Weird Demons had appeared!

The strength and number of these forces were extraordinary!

Shen Hao could see clearly, just now, that there were no fewer than seventy Sixth-Stage powerful Weird Demons on the Small Map!

More than seventy!

The combined total of all Transcendents across all Trial Civilizations that had reached the Sixth Stage didn't even add up to this number.

Of course, the average strength of the Chosen One was certainly greater.

But among these seventy-plus Weird Demons, there were also those with strong presences.

As many as sixteen of them matched the Prison Flame God in points, and one of them had a point total that far exceeded, nearly ten times that of the Prison Flame God!

Without a doubt, this had to be a Weird Demon at the Late-Stage Sixth Rank, and its ability foundation was definitely not weaker than that of the Golden Legend!

Moreover, this seemed to be just the beginning.