Chapter 424

Chapter 424: Defensive Strategy

On the blood-colored planet, the expeditionary army officially deployed, heading toward the second target area. This was about half a month later than the expected deployment time.

The main reason for the delay was the powerful alliance formed by the large tribe, the Karter Tribe, and the large tribe originally belonging to the fourth target area, the Lisi Tribe, who prepared to resist the expansion of the expeditionary army together.

The reason for postponing the deployment by half a month was not because Guli, the actual commander of the expeditionary army, worried about defeating the two large tribes, but because she wanted to wait until the Karter Tribe and the Lisi Tribe officially united before defeating them all at once.

This strategy would save time needed for taking them down one by one.

With the delayed deployment, the warriors could spend an additional half month training in the Cave Paradise.

In fact, long before easily conquering the Bone Spike Tribe, the high-ranking leaders of the expeditionary army had considered the idea of multiple routes of deployment.

After successfully conquering the Bone Spike Tribe and the Kylin Tribe with almost no injuries, the top-tier combat power of both tribes almost completely surrendered and signed life-and-death contracts with Chief Nika.

With the combined forces of the two tribes, the strength and numbers of the expeditionary army significantly increased.

After months of rest, the average strength of the human soldiers improved greatly, and the top geniuses also broke through to Spirit Enlightenment Stage One, meeting the conditions to split their forces and simultaneously attack two areas.

However, this idea was ultimately rejected.

Guli thought it over and felt it was better to conquer the second area before starting simultaneous attacks on two or more areas.

She estimated that after the top geniuses broke through to Spirit Enlightenment Stage One, without the level of the Chaos Technique, their realms would not be able to advance.

Thus, the date for the seventh skill teaching session was approaching.

After the seventh teaching session, the strength of the top geniuses and soldiers would be even stronger, making multiple routes of attack more secure.

Even if Yi Chen was unable to conduct the seventh skill teaching session due to other matters, the average strength of ordinary soldiers would still receive a significant boost, making splitting forces safer than it currently was.

The root of the matter lay in the fact that, while humanity’s soldiers played an unfathomable leading role during the battles, their strength realms still needed improvement.

Splitting into two forces would easily increase the casualties among human soldiers.

Given the insufficient population in the Great Flame Empire, at this stage, any situation that could potentially increase casualties should be avoided as much as possible.

What pleased Guli and the other human leaders was that their decision to abandon splitting forces would speed up the unification of the blood-colored planet.

However, two large tribes allied, speeding up the expeditionary army’s efforts to unite the blood-colored planet.

The alliance formed by the two large tribes even pulled in many medium and small tribes, indeed multiplying their strength many times over.

It seemed that the difficulty of this task was greater than splitting forces to attack the two large tribes.

In reality, it was entirely different.

With the unbeatable top geniuses and the powerful combination of skills, alongside the human soldiers’ strong long-range attack ability, the expeditionary army could easily split into eight forces and simultaneously attack the remaining eight large tribes on the blood-colored planet.

Guli and the human leaders were unwilling to split the forces purely to minimize the casualties of human soldiers.

After all, with seven hundred thousand human warriors gathered together, even a level 120 powerful being from the Black Tiger Tribe could not approach them.

If divided into over three hundred thousand or even less than one hundred thousand, even those at the Strong Fighter Level might be able to charge into their ranks, creating too much risk.

If possible, Guli and the human leaders would not even mind if all the remaining eight large tribes on the blood-colored planet formed alliances.

Karter Tribe Base

In the spacious hall, the high-ranking leaders from the Karter Tribe, the Lisi Tribe, and several medium-sized and smaller tribes gathered together.

"According to the latest intelligence, the forces of the Nika Tribe have officially set out!"

The Chief of the Karter Tribe spoke with a dark expression, "Their target, as expected, is indeed in the direction of our Karter Tribe."

"This Nika Tribe is quite ambitious! They captured the powerful beings of the Bone Spike Tribe without paying any price, easily taking down the Bone Spike Tribe. In just a few months, they have turned their sights on the Karter Tribe."

The Chief of the Lisi Tribe sneered coldly, "And they do this knowing that our Lisi Tribe has formed an alliance with the Karter Tribe!"

"Yes! I wonder what this Chief Nika is thinking, believing that with the support of an outside tribe, he can unify the entire blood-colored planet. It’s simply a delusion."

A chief from a medium-sized tribe could not help but grunt, "As far as I know, Chief Nika’s strength realm is something I might not even defeat."

Just as the chiefs of the medium and small tribes were about to mock, the Chief of the Karter Tribe raised his hand:

"We must not take this lightly. According to our investigations, although that unknown foreign tribe lacks strong beings, their average cultivation level is not low, and they excel in long-range attack methods, which are quite powerful."

"The most important thing is that the chief and the strong beings of the Bone Spike Tribe, who clearly had a Top-tier Combat Power far exceeding that of the Nika Tribe, have been captured by the Nika Tribe. This is very strange and poses a huge threat to us."

"Currently, the chief and strong beings of the Bone Spike Tribe, along with many from medium and small tribes, have joined the Nika Tribe, significantly enhancing their top-tier combat power."

The Chief of the Karter Tribe stated seriously, "If the Nika Tribe truly defeated the strong beings of the Bone Spike Tribe with their powerful strength, it means that even if our tribes unite, we may not outmatch the Nika Tribe in terms of top-tier combat power."

"Plus, the unknown race’s powerful long-range attack ability counters our Black Tiger Tribe perfectly. This battle may not be easy!"

The high-ranking leaders immediately wore serious expressions.

"Chief Karter, can we not find out how the Nika Tribe captured the strong beings of the Bone Spike Tribe?"

The Chief of the Lisi Tribe could not help but ask.

The Chief of the Karter Tribe shook his head, "The vanguard of the Bone Spike Tribe was completely wiped out, and all the strong beings surrendered to the Nika Tribe. We have no news at all. As for the Kylin Tribe, over half of the scouts sent to investigate were killed, and the remaining ones only dare to hide."

"It seems the Nika Tribe considers the capture of the Bone Spike Tribe’s strong beings their biggest secret. We can’t find any related information."

The Chief of the Lisi Tribe nodded, "It seems this is indeed a significant threat to us."

"Therefore, I suggest we play it safe and focus on defense. We can utilize the defenses of the Karter Tribe base to protect ourselves and see how the situation unfolds."

The Chief of the Karter Tribe asked, "What do you think, Chief Lisi?"

"That is a more prudent approach. Although we have the advantage in numbers, it’s better to adopt defensive strategies without knowing the other side’s cards," remarked the Chief of the Lisi Tribe in agreement.

With the two chiefs of the large tribes reaching a consensus, this essentially determined the overall direction.

The chiefs and strong beings of the medium and small tribes had no qualification to oppose.