Chapter 567

Chapter 567: Feigning Weakness

Nine hundred kilometers, eight hundred kilometers, seven hundred kilometers…

Both the alliance of the sixteen tribes and the Great Flame Empire calculated that a single battle would determine the outcome.

To ensure that their army could keep up and not fall too far behind the vanguard, they marched at an extremely slow pace.

Even the most ordinary soldiers in both armies were over level eighty.

A mere few hundred kilometers could be crossed at full speed in no time at all.

Even with the army maintaining formation without chaos, it would only take a few hours at most.

However, both sides chose to advance slowly, ensuring that their formations remained in the best possible condition.

The distance between the armies and the vanguard remained so that when the vanguard achieved a great victory, the main army could quickly reinforce.

It wasn’t until a day later that the vanguards of both armies were less than twenty kilometers apart.

After marching all day and maintaining high concentration, the soldiers of both armies showed no signs of fatigue on their faces.

In fact, as both armies drew closer, their excitement grew even stronger.

The twenty-kilometer distance had already fallen within the long-range attack range of the eastern human army.

Even when they approached thirty kilometers, they were already within the long-range attack range of the eastern human army.

Nevertheless, the eastern human army continued to advance.

The first wave of attack still aimed to feign weakness.

They needed to wait until the defense army of the Alliance of the Sixteen Tribes moved and the main army pressed forward to show the warriors of the sixteen tribes just how powerful the eastern human army was.

“First Legion, launch the attack!”

When the distance between both sides was only a few kilometers, the commander of the sixteenth tribe’s vanguard initiated a probing attack as planned.

An army of one million soldiers surged forth from the vanguard, charging toward the eastern human army.

These one million soldiers were formed by the Poxin Tribe, the Flying Wolf Tribe, and the Extreme Fire Tribe.

Although the main force of the Flying Wolf Tribe had always been on their home planet, the elite army gathered from the major life planets had all converged to form the Alliance of the Sixteen Tribes, albeit in smaller numbers compared to the various tribes.

The three tribes cooperated in their roles, with the Poxin Tribe using their powerful mental energy to create a massive energy shield at the front of the army.

The Flying Wolf Tribe followed closely behind, ready to launch a strong attack at any moment.

The Extreme Fire Tribe positioned themselves at the rear, prepared for a long-range attack.

The Extreme Fire Tribe was also the best at long-range attacks among the sixteen tribes.

Moreover, like the eastern human army, they specialized in the power of the fire laws.

The power of the fire laws was not inferior to that of the eastern human army.

However, while the eastern human army’s long-range attacks could reach five kilometers, the Extreme Fire Tribe’s long-range attacks only extended to around three kilometers.

Two kilometers apart, the gap was immense.

Once long-range attacks were unleashed, there was no doubt that the eastern human army, with its longer attack range, would hold a decisive advantage.

Of course, these assessments came entirely from the alliance of the sixteen tribes.

The true strength of the eastern human army far exceeded their imagination.

In terms of attack, the eastern human army had only revealed one-tenth of its full power.

This meant that the attack power of the eastern human army’s long-range attacks could increase tenfold based on what the sixteen tribes knew.

In terms of range, the eastern human army’s coverage could reach within thirty kilometers, six times higher than the known attack distance.

Additionally, the sixteen tribes did not realize that the eastern human army’s use of spells was not limited to just fire laws and supplemented by lightning laws.

With the Method of All Laws, the eastern human army mastered various common law powers, but fire spells were simply more powerful and more frequently used.

However, when the enemy possessed treasures that could resist fire spells, they could easily switch to using other spells for attack.

The sixteen tribes were also unaware that the eastern human army was skilled in teleportation ability.

After numerous drills, although they had not yet reached the level of being completely familiar, limited by the coverage range of divine consciousness, their teleportation distance was still restricted.

Yet, they had already developed the ability to teleport while quickly consolidating their formations.

At the very least, their speed would be much faster than advancing slowly.

The speed of the Army of Three Races was not considered fast, because while the energy shield of the Poxin Tribe could advance and move simultaneously, the hundreds of thousands of Poxin soldiers casting the energy shield together meant that if their speed was too great, it would inevitably lead to mutual interference, resulting in numerous gaps.

After more than ten minutes, the one-million strong army had only advanced to an area about five kilometers away from the eastern human army.

“Fire dragon attack, ten percent power, coverage range five kilometers!”

Guli, who personally commanded the eastern human army, immediately issued the attack order.

In an instant, waves of fire dragons surged out from the eastern human army, stretching over ten kilometers, soaring toward the million-strong army of the three races.

“Continue to maintain the advance!”

The commander of the Army of Three Races echoed throughout the forces.

The Poxin soldiers gritted their teeth and maintained the strength of the energy shield, bracing for the impending fire dragons.

Boom! Boom! Boom…

Waves of fire dragons crashed against the energy shield like relentless tides.

The moment the fire dragons collided with the energy shield, a series of thunderous roars erupted.

Terrifying energy relentlessly struck the energy shield.

Under the barrage of fire dragons, the massive energy shield began to show numerous gaps.

These gaps were quickly filled by the Poxin soldiers using their mental energy.

However, the gaps continued to form.

After only two or three minutes of stalemate, hundreds of thousands of Poxin soldiers began to struggle to hold on.

The gaps were rapidly expanding.

The distance between the two sides had only advanced to about four kilometers.

“Flying Wolf Tribe, launch the attack!”

The Commander immediately issued the order to initiate the attack ahead of schedule.

Over three hundred thousand elite soldiers of the Flying Wolf Tribe started to charge through the gaps, bravely rushing toward the countless fire dragons as they surged toward the eastern human army.

On the eastern human army’s side, Guli, with a single command, changed the attack targets.

Half of the million-strong army began to focus on these elite soldiers of the Flying Wolf Tribe that had burst through the energy shield.

The other half continued to attack the incomplete energy shield.

Leading the charge, the strong members of the Flying Wolf Tribe continuously destroyed waves of fire dragons.

But for the soldiers behind them, the challenge grew much more difficult.

With their strength realm, they could destroy one or two fire dragons.

However, the relentless and overwhelming tide of fire dragons left them overwhelmed.

They blocked one fire dragon, and the second one rushed in.

Screams began to ring out, as fire dragons blasted the soldiers of the Flying Wolf Tribe away.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers pressed forward, but none could keep pace with the strong members of the Flying Wolf Tribe.

Even the strong members began to suffer concentrated attacks as they approached about two kilometers.

Gradually, they found it hard to move, becoming precariously close to collapse.

“Retreat, all troops retreat!”

Seeing the heavy losses and realizing they could not break through to the eastern human army, the Commander, knowing that the situation had turned against them, began to issue the retreat order.

His voice was filled with anxiety and anger, but his eyes remained calm and composed.

The soldiers of this million-strong army did not know that this attack was merely a ploy to make them look weak.

Only the Commander understood.

His mission was to lead this million-strong army to its doom.

As long as he could command them to their end without revealing any signs, he would not only be free of blame but would also achieve a significant accomplishment.

At this point, everything was going according to his expectations.