Chapter 787

Chapter 787: No Hope to Escape

The screams rose and fell in waves.

Although there was a difference of two or three major realms, the ordinary soldiers of the Zhanxin Clan were unable to withstand the intense sea of fire and fire dragons.

Their defensive shields shattered just like the barrier formed by the high towers.

Their bodies were quickly engulfed by the fire sea and fire dragons.

In an instant, millions of Zhanxin Clan soldiers were killed.

“Retreat! Hurry, retreat!”

The commander of the Zhanxin Clan finally came to his senses and issued the retreat order without hesitation.

There was simply no way to resist.

Such powerful long-range attacks could not be withstood, even if the Zhanxin Clan soldiers were several ranks higher.

The scene that truly filled him and the Zhanxin Clan soldiers with despair soon unfolded.

Although the Zhanxin Clan soldiers were retreating in droves, the terrifying fire dragons and fire sea continued to surge in relentlessly.

Their speed far exceeded that of the retreating soldiers.

The enemy’s long-range attacks were not only powerful but clearly covered a range far exceeding five hundred kilometers.

The Zhanxin Clan soldiers left behind were swallowed by the unending fire dragons and sea of flames.

Every second, hundreds of thousands of Zhanxin Clan soldiers were killed.

“Cease the attack!”

Guli finally ordered to pause the assault only after the Zhanxin Clan soldiers had retreated more than a thousand kilometers.

Although over a thousand kilometers was still far from the range of the eastern human army’s long-range attacks, in that brief moment, hundreds of millions of Zhanxin Clan elite soldiers had already been slaughtered.

There was no need to continue the killing.

This round of assault had shown the Zhanxin Clan the terror and strength of the eastern human army.

After all, the Zhanxin Clan was the first target race for the expeditionary army entering the super star cluster.

The elite army of the Zhanxin Clan would be the first race’s army to be recruited by the Great Flame Empire from the super star cluster.

The more they killed, the fewer elite soldiers would be left to be recruited in the future.

Now, the expeditionary army only needed to slowly advance and wait for news from the assassination team.

As soon as the eastern human army ceased their attack, Guli immediately took out his communicator to contact Marshal War City.

Marshal War City quickly issued orders for the various tribes’ armies to begin entering the Zhanxin Clan’s stronghold through the breach made by the eastern human army.

He also notified the assassination team that they could act once the high-ranking leaders of the Zhanxin Clan received the information.

In the Zhanxin Clan’s stronghold, under a secret defensive barrier, the clan leader and the elders were still discussing and imagining how to quickly conquer the invaders.

Suddenly, the communication stones of the clan leader and several high-ranking elders began to vibrate.

They took out their communication stones and found messages from the commanders and high-ranking leaders of the first line of defense.

They all stood up in shock upon taking a closer look.

This information was simply too unbelievable.

The invading army, composed of only twenty million soldiers from an unknown race with an average cultivation level just above level 140, managed to instantly destroy the first line of defense with their powerful long-range attack ability.

Hundreds of millions of Zhanxin Clan soldiers, who were two or three major realms higher, could not withstand the enemy’s long-range attacks and suffered heavy casualties in a short time.

The most terrifying part was that this long-range attacking army had an attack range of up to one thousand kilometers.

“How is this possible?”

“It can’t be! At level 140, how could their long-range attack reach one thousand kilometers? It’s normal for a few unique cases, but for twenty million soldiers, it’s absolutely impossible. Not to mention, this long-range attack was even able to break through the defenses of fighters who were two major realms higher.”

“This is a level above the enemy by two major realms; normally, even if they stood still and did not fight back, the enemy wouldn’t be able to break through the defensive shields.”

The clan leader of the Zhanxin Clan and the elders found it hard to believe this fact.

They were discussing how to negotiate with the Time Tribe and Reincarnation Tribe to become their vassal races and secure maximum benefits after successfully defeating and controlling the invading army.

But after a brief moment of doubt, the clan leader and the elders quickly fell into a state of panic.

Because no matter how hard it was to believe, this was the truth.

Their Perception Ability spread out, sensing that the Zhanxin Clan army was continuously collapsing.

Meanwhile, the invading army was advancing steadily through the first line of defense.

Just twenty million soldiers, not even from the highest-ranked race, could make hundreds of millions of Zhanxin Clan soldiers suffer a devastating defeat.

How could they fight back?

They finally understood why the enemy dared to invade the Zhanxin Clan.

“The strength of the invading army far exceeds our expectations. The high-end combatants of the invading army might even surpass our imagination. I think what we should do now is to find a way to leave our stronghold!”

The Fifth Elder of the Zhanxin Clan spoke solemnly.

The clan leader and the other elders suddenly realized.

“Create a spatial rift! Tear through space and temporarily leave this place!”

The clan leader’s energy began to surge inside his body.

“Sorry, but you can’t leave!”

A sudden voice startled the clan leader and the elders, making their hearts race.

They then discovered, to their horror, that over twenty powerful auras had appeared out of nowhere in the hidden chamber.

These auras, the weakest of which were level 200, and the strongest two, belonged only to level 220 strong fighters.

It was Mares, the Boljin Tribe strong fighter, and several Shadow Kings and Shadow Generals.

With their immense strength, they had no need to sneak attack; they could simply overwhelm their opponents.

“You… you all…”

The clan leader and the elders turned pale in shock.

They were filled with confusion.

They couldn’t understand how these strong fighters entered the barriers.

They also couldn’t fathom why the enemy had two level 220 strong fighters.

One was from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, and the other was from the Boljin Tribe.

The former was one of the three dominant races, while the latter was a large race in the super star cluster.

Could it be the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s actions?

But the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s second round of expansion plans was targeting only medium-sized races; why would they suddenly change tactics and attack a smaller race like the Zhanxin Clan?

The only thing they were sure of was that the invaders surpassed their expectations in both top-tier combat power and the strength of their army.

With the strength of the Zhanxin Clan, they could not withstand it.

“Surrender as a whole tribe, or face total destruction. You have three minutes to consider!”

Mares spoke calmly.

He was one of the earliest followers of Yi Chen and had achieved great merits.

Thus, even though the Boljin Tribe strong fighter ranked higher than him by two or three small realms and included two Shadow Kings, he remained the leader of the assassination team.

The clan leader and the elders fell silent.

Was there any choice other than total surrender?

Indeed, there was another choice.

That was, as Mares suggested, to face total annihilation.

Better to live on than to die; with the vast difference in strength and no deep hatred between them, total surrender was the best option.

The only problem was what kind of treatment they would receive after surrendering.

If they were pushed into the ranks of the slave races, it would be better to fight to the death.