Chapter 426

Chapter 426: A Sudden Realization

"Send out more scouts to keep a close eye on the vanguard of the Nika Tribe. Deploy additional scouts to search for the movements of their forces along the way. If another mistake happens, don’t blame me for being rude,"

Manos commanded his subordinate. "Inform all the Leaders to gather manpower and hasten the construction of defenses against fire laws and lightning laws."

"Yes!"

The subordinate hurried off to deliver the orders.

Manos calculated for a moment and then pulled out a communication stone to contact Chief Lisi.

"What is it?"

Chief Lisi answered the call quickly.

"Chief, scouts have discovered that the vanguard of the Nika Tribe suddenly appeared less than 500 kilometers from our base,"

Manos explained urgently. "This vanguard is made up of 800,000 members of an unknown race and 800,000 Black Tiger Tribe warriors at the Tiger Stripe Stage! I have already dispatched numerous scouts to track the movements of the Nika Tribe’s forces."

"At the same time, we are also starting to reinforce the defenses of the base. However… I’m worried that the Nika Tribe has designated the Lisi Tribe base as their main attack direction, and I hope the Chief can send reinforcements."

"How could this happen?"

Chief Lisi was dumbfounded, hardly believing his ears.

The most powerful army of the Nika Tribe had actually rushed all the way to the Lisi Tribe’s base?

And they didn’t realize it until they were less than 500 kilometers away.

"That’s not right!"

He suddenly remembered something and frowned. "According to the scouts of the Karter Tribe, the Nika Tribe’s army is still advancing toward the Karter Tribe base. There must be no mistake on that front."

"Besides, an army of over a million shouldn’t be able to sneak past the Karter Tribe’s control area without leaving a single trace, no matter how well they block the news."

Manos was taken aback. "Could it be that the Nika Tribe only sent this vanguard here?"

"That may be the case!"

Chief Lisi felt confused.

If that were true, what was their goal?

A mere 1.6 million troops, no matter how strong, shouldn’t pose a threat to the Lisi Tribe’s base.

On the other side, Manos’s eyes suddenly lit up. "Chief, could it be a deliberate attempt to lure us into seeking assistance? Then they could launch a surprise attack on the reinforcements?"

"That’s most likely their plan!"

Chief Lisi had a sudden realization.

The Nika Tribe’s army, formed by this unknown race, was said to have an extremely powerful long-range attack capability.

If their target was the reinforcements, it would make sense.

Once the reinforcements headed to support the Lisi Tribe base, they would be effectively abandoning their defenses. The Nika Tribe’s vanguard could then continuously use long-range attacks to weaken and exhaust them.

"The Nika Tribe is quite ruthless!"

Manos cursed, then quickly shifted the praise to Chief Lisi. "Fortunately, the Chief saw through their scheme; otherwise, we would certainly suffer heavy losses!"

"Now that we know their plot, it will be easier to deal with!"

Chief Lisi pondered, "First, we must ensure that the base will not be breached. We need to focus all our efforts on building defenses that can withstand fire laws and lightning laws, and hold our ground."

"I understand!"

Manos nodded firmly.

"Next, we cannot be careless. Send out all scouts and order every medium and small tribe in the area to search for any signs of the Nika Tribe’s army, ensuring that no unexpected situations arise!"

"Okay, I will take care of it right away!"

Manos was full of confidence. He was already working on these two tasks, and there should be no problem.

In fact, he did not want Chief Lisi to return to provide assistance.

If that happened, the control over the Lisi Tribe would go back to Chief Lisi.

Unlike now, where he held full authority over the more than 700 million citizens and soldiers of the entire Lisi Tribe.

Although he was vastly weaker than Chief Lisi, he did not dare to entertain any thoughts of rebellion or usurpation.

But being in control during wartime made it extremely easy to gather various resources and treasures.

He hoped that Chief Lisi would stay away for as long as possible.

Of course, this was on the condition that no major crises occurred at the tribe base.

With great power comes great responsibility. If something were to happen at the tribe base, Chief Lisi would certainly not spare him upon his return.

After ending the call, Chief Lisi still felt somewhat uneasy.

He discussed this matter with Chief Karter and dispatched another batch of scouts, along with the scouts from the Karter Tribe, to investigate the Nika Tribe’s army.

Once he confirmed that the Nika Tribe’s army was indeed still advancing toward the Karter Tribe’s base, he finally felt relieved.

…

"Indeed, they did not send troops for rescue!"

Among the human army, the movements of the tribes were no secret to Commander Tai Shi.

Chief Lisi’s decision reached Tai Shi immediately.

And this decision was already within Tai Shi’s expectations.

"Advance at full speed toward the Lisi Tribe!"

He issued the command to move forward immediately.

To lure out the reinforcements and even force many strong warriors into joining them, it was crucial to make the Karter Tribe coalition aware of the strength of this human army.

Achieving this was not difficult.

All they had to do was completely destroy the Lisi Tribe’s base.

The premise was that the Lisi Tribe’s defenses were not strong enough.

With the original defenses of the Lisi Tribe, they could not withstand the long-range attacks of the human army at all.

As long as they didn’t waste time waiting for the Lisi Tribe to rebuild stronger defenses, it would be fine.

With Tai Shi’s command, the army began to speed up toward the Lisi Tribe.

On the way, although Manos tried to send teams of assault troops to slow down the army, it was of no use.

The human army had gathered over 90% of the expeditionary army’s strongest warriors.

Sending a top genius accompanied by a strong warrior was enough to wipe out those assault teams.

Unless the entire army was mobilized, it was impossible to intercept the human army.

In just over an hour, the army reached the outskirts of the Lisi Tribe’s base.

Meanwhile, the Lisi Tribe had just gathered enough manpower to start constructing defenses.

The entire base covered an area of about one million square kilometers.

Surrounding it was a wall about ten meters high made of low-grade spirit stones.

This wall stretched continuously, encircling the entire base of the Lisi Tribe.

The wall’s defense was ordinary and mainly served to block the incursions of nearby fierce beasts.

The second line of defense was the real Defense Line.

It was made of a medium-high grade spirit stone called Star Gathering Stone, which could slow down enemies and had decent defense strength.

Though it was only a thin layer, it had been reinforced over thousands of years to reach a height of one hundred meters.

Moreover, defensive barriers were laid out on the Star Gathering Stones, providing notable defense strength.

This wall encompassed the central area of the Lisi Tribe’s base, covering tens of thousands of square kilometers.

Additionally, the base also housed numerous towers made of Star Gathering Stone.

These towers soared into the clouds, guarding high-end combatants and equipped with various scouting treasures.

Everything was prepared to guard against the sudden attacks of the Swift Tribe’s Space Pirates.