Chapter 551

Chapter 551: Defense Deployment

"Enemy attack, enemy attack…"

"Oh my God! It’s the army of the Black Tiger Tribe, it’s the army of the Great Flame Empire!"

"Hurry, hurry, report! The army of the Great Flame Empire has suddenly appeared!"

On the first line of defense surrounding the stronghold of the Flying Wolf Tribe, the soldiers stationed there were in a state of panic when they discovered that the army of the Great Flame Empire had appeared out of nowhere.

They finally understood that the rumors were not baseless.

This army of the Great Flame Empire had somehow evaded all reconnaissance and directly appeared around their stronghold.

"What? The army of the Great Flame Empire is attacking, with more than twenty billion elite soldiers, and they have already surrounded our stronghold?"

Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe, who was meditating within the barriers, felt that the news was absurd.

He had prepared himself mentally for the Great Flame Empire’s sudden appearance.

But he found it hard to believe that more than twenty billion elite soldiers had manifested out of thin air.

The Great Flame Empire must have lost its mind to do such a thing, right?

According to the shared intelligence among the sixteen tribes, the Great Flame Empire had been recruiting elite soldiers from major life planets for over half a year.

But the total military strength was at most just over twenty billion.

In the blink of an eye, having over twenty billion elite soldiers suddenly surround their stronghold felt unbelievable.

Was the Great Flame Empire truly deranged?

Even if they wanted to attack the Flying Wolf Tribe, it was impossible for them to mobilize all their forces.

Such an action would leave all the life planets controlled by the Great Flame Empire in a state of emptiness.

Moreover, it had only been slightly over half a year since the Great Flame Empire conquered the Swift Tribe.

They had also taken control of the Black Tiger Tribe and Spirit Heart Tribe within just about half a year.

Even if the Great Flame Empire had completed their consolidation and seized a large number of flying treasures from the Swift Tribe, transporting over twenty billion troops would still take them one or two years.

How could they suddenly appear here?

"Your Majesty, it’s all true!"

The guard delivering the message noticed Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe’s disbelief and explained again.

However, Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe still found it hard to accept.

He took out a communication stone, preparing to contact a strong warrior responsible for guarding the defense line to inquire about the situation.

Before he could, the communication stone vibrated.

It was a communication request from the strong warrior in charge of the entire defense line’s command.

He immediately connected the call.

"Your Majesty, the Great Flame Empire is launching a full-scale invasion; we need support at the first line of defense!"

The urgent voice of the strong warrior from the Flying Wolf Tribe rang out.

"How many troops?"

Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe was startled. Despite suspecting that the guard’s report should be accurate, he still asked again.

"Based on the estimate, there should be more than twenty billion, and all of them are elite fighters."

The strong fighter from the Flying Wolf Tribe responded without hesitation.

"I will arrange support as soon as possible!"

Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe immediately ended the call.

He understood that no matter how the twenty billion elite soldiers of the Great Flame Empire had suddenly appeared in such a short time around the Flying Wolf Tribe, the fact was right in front of him.

Now was not the time to dwell on how the Great Flame Empire accomplished this.

The focus was on how to withstand their attack.

"Damn it, why is the Great Flame Empire treating our Flying Wolf Tribe as their first invasion target?"

Just thinking about it gave Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe a headache.

This was more than twenty billion elite soldiers.

Even if the three races joined forces to attack the Flying Wolf Tribe, it would be impossible for them to hold their ground, even with prior preparations.

The only hope lay in delaying time until reinforcements from the various tribes arrived.

This was also why Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe felt troubled, but not completely in panic.

Despite the suddenness of the situation and the fierce momentum of the Great Flame Empire’s attack, which exceeded all expectations, the sixteen tribes had secretly allied long before the Great Flame Empire defeated the Swift Tribe.

The alliance of the sixteen tribes provided Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe with confidence.

According to the alliance agreement, the sixteen tribes were bound together, like grasshoppers on the same rope.

If one prospers, all prosper; if one suffers, all suffer.

According to the contract, if one tribe was under attack, the other fifteen tribes must do everything possible to assist.

During the past six months, the tribes had also secretly started training a coalition army while sharing resources, constantly strengthening the defense line and increasing defensive methods based on the Great Flame Empire’s attacking methods.

Even though Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe had no confidence in defeating the full-scale invasion of the Great Flame Empire, he was absolutely certain they could hold out for a while.

"Order all the High-ranking Leaders to come here and discuss the strategy to resist the enemy!"

After giving the order to the guard, Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe took out the communication stone.

He informed the strongest members from the other fifteen tribes about the Flying Wolf Tribe being fully invaded by the Great Flame Empire and requested to convene a meeting of the strongest members of the sixteen tribes.

In just five or six minutes, all the level 120 strong fighters of the Flying Wolf Tribe arrived.

Each one wore a heavy and serious expression.

"Your Majesty, what do the other tribes say?"

These level 120 strong fighters, who were aware of the high-ranking leaders of the alliance, looked eagerly at the Emperor, knowing that the ability to withstand the invasion of the Great Flame Empire wouldn’t be enough just relying on the Flying Wolf Tribe.

They must leverage the strength of their allies.

"I have notified the strongest members of the fifteen tribes and requested to convene a meeting of the strongest members."

Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe had calmed down. He looked at one of the strong fighters from the Flying Wolf Tribe: "What is the status of the army of the Great Flame Empire?"

"They are still rearranging their formation. They are very fast and will likely finish in one or two hours," the Flying Wolf Tribe strong fighter explained.

Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe nodded: "You immediately take the newly formed defense army and reinforcements to the first line of defense. Make sure the first line of defense does not fall! Remember, if the Great Flame Empire launches a reckless and all-out attack, you can abandon the first line of defense, but you must ensure the safety of the defense troops during their retreat!"

"Yes!"

This strong fighter from the Flying Wolf Tribe turned and left the barriers to mobilize reinforcements.

Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe felt a bit more at ease.

The newly formed defense army was established through the sharing of resources among the tribes as a means to combat the invasion of the Great Flame Empire.

Though this defense army had just been formed and was not that large in scale, as long as the Great Flame Empire did not launch a reckless assault, it should not be too difficult to temporarily withstand their attack when combined with the first line of defense.

The reason Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe issued such a statement was, of course, to prepare for a possible all-out assault by the Great Flame Empire.

In such a case, the first line of defense was long, and the defense army was insufficient to support it completely.

Therefore, abandoning the first line to ensure the safety of the defense army was the wisest choice.

Because as long as the defense army remained, the Flying Wolf Tribe could hold their stronghold and wait for reinforcements from the other tribes.

"Order the civilians inside the first line of defense to relocate to the second line of defense. Also, inform all major life planets to deploy defenses fully and be on guard against the invasion of the Great Flame Empire. At the same time, try to mobilize troops to support us…"

Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe issued commands one after another, and the strong fighters of the Flying Wolf Tribe received their orders and went to make arrangements.

"Next, everyone should brainstorm together to discuss how to improve the defense setup."

Once he felt that the immediate defensive arrangements were in place, Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe allowed the higher-ups to deliberate and refine the defense setup.

As for the meeting of the strongest members of the sixteen tribes, he was well aware that it would not be approved so quickly.

Because such a significant matter required the strong members from the fifteen tribes to confirm through their Intelligence Organizations whether the Great Flame Empire had truly mobilized all their forces and was approaching the Flying Wolf Tribe, which would take considerable time.