Chapter 552

Chapter 552: The Terrifying Speed of Mobilizing Troops

Just as Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe had guessed.

It wasn’t until more than an hour later that he received a notification from the Leader of the Cangyu Tribe, confirming that the strongest members of various tribes had agreed to convene a meeting of the strongest members of the sixteen tribes.

"You all leave and continue discussing what details we may have overlooked."

Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe immediately interrupted the meeting with the High-ranking Leaders of the Flying Wolf Tribe.

The group of High-ranking Leaders promptly exited the barriers and headed to a nearby barrier to continue their discussions.

These barriers also served as one of the means of communication among the alliance of the sixteen tribes.

The strong fighters of the Flying Wolf Tribe were not skilled at setting up barriers.

However, the Black Tiger Tribe pirate group from the Great Flame Empire was infamous for its unpredictable movements, being capable of assassinating even strong members of the Swift Tribe.

Therefore, the strong fighters from the Cangyu Tribe, who excelled at setting up barriers, had established numerous defensive barriers in the strongholds and the headquarters of the life planets controlled by various tribes, to prevent the strong fighters of the tribes from being assassinated by the Black Tiger Tribe pirate group.

Though it had only been just over six months since the cooperation began, the Flying Wolf Tribe, in their own stronghold, had erected more than twenty new barriers, spread across important command centers in the core areas and various defense lines.

Once all the strong fighters of the Flying Wolf Tribe had left, leaving Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe alone in the barrier, he immediately took out the communication stone and sent a communication request to the Leader of the Cangyu Tribe.

Soon, a virtual scene appeared before him.

It was the same platform where the previous meeting of the strongest members of the sixteen tribes had taken place.

In no time, the strongest members of various tribes appeared at the edges of the platform.

When all the strongest members had assembled, the Leader of the Giant Ant Tribe spoke: "Now that all the strongest members are present, let us discuss how to respond to the invasion from the Great Flame Empire."

"What other response can there be? Of course, we follow our agreed plan and send troops for support!"

The Leader of the Extreme Fire Tribe answered without hesitation.

However, the Leader of the Giant Ant Tribe shook his head: "The current situation is one we had not considered, and it is not suitable to respond according to the agreement we previously signed."

"A situation we hadn’t considered?"

The Leader of the Extreme Fire Tribe and a few other members looked puzzled.

But more of the strongest members understood what the Leader of the Giant Ant Tribe was referring to.

Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe explained: "The Great Flame Empire is invading our Flying Wolf Tribe; according to our previous plan, it would be the Cangyu Tribe and the Poxin Tribe cooperating to attack the Great Flame Empire’s army."

"The reason we did not have the other fifteen tribes support is to avoid revealing that the sixteen tribes had already formed an alliance, in order to prevent the Undying Race from becoming suspicious and oppressing us."

"But at that time, none of us anticipated another possibility: that the Great Flame Empire would mobilize all its forces for a full-scale attack on one of our tribes."

The Leader of the Extreme Fire Tribe and several others who hadn’t understood quickly realized the implications.

Emperor of the Flying Wolf Tribe smiled bitterly: "The leaders of the Great Flame Empire must have no idea what they are thinking, to actually mobilize all their forces and concentrate their attack on our Flying Wolf Tribe, surrounding our stronghold."

"If we still only have the Cangyu Tribe and the Poxin Tribe sending troops for support, we definitely won’t be able to defeat the army of the Great Flame Empire."

All the strongest members nodded in agreement.

The sixteen tribes had already reached a strategic cooperation of mutual support and shared fate.

According to the contract, if any tribe suffered a devastating blow, the other fifteen tribes would have to collectively shoulder the losses of that tribe.

Whether it was regarding resources and treasures or troop losses, all must be compensated.

This agreement is almost equivalent to the extinction of a tribe, resulting in the other fifteen tribes sharing one sixteenth of the losses.

Therefore, the strongest members of the fifteen tribes cannot allow the Flying Wolf Tribe to be severely injured by the Great Flame Empire.

The problem is that if the fifteen tribes fully support the Flying Wolf Tribe and join forces against the Great Flame Empire, it would expose the secret alliance of the sixteen tribes.

Although so far, the Great Flame Empire, which has emerged prominently, has not suffered a devastating blow from the Undying Race.

According to the strongest members of various tribes, even if the alliance is exposed, the Undying Race shouldn’t be able to do much about it.

However, it is still better to delay the exposure of the alliance as much as possible.

"Perhaps we can turn this around and support the Flying Wolf Tribe under another banner!"

While most of the strongest members were weighing the pros and cons, a strong member from the Strong Bone Tribe suddenly had a brilliant idea.

The eyes of the fifteen strongest members focused on him.

The strong member from the Strong Bone Tribe spoke: "We can still have the Cangyu Tribe and the Poxin Tribe provide full support to the Flying Wolf Tribe, under the pretext of tribes helping each other."

"But aside from that, several tribes located near the territory of the Great Flame Empire can each send troops to launch full-scale attacks on the life planets controlled by the Great Flame Empire, forcing them to retreat or spread their forces thinner."

"This idea is good!"

"Indeed, this way, our secret alliance won’t be exposed while significantly relieving the pressure on the Flying Wolf Tribe."

Many of the strongest members nodded in admiration.

However, soon dissenting voices emerged: "While this would indeed greatly reduce the pressure on the Flying Wolf Tribe, have you thought about the intelligence we have gathered through our various tribes’ Intelligence Organizations? It shows that the Great Flame Empire has been reorganizing its military forces during this time."

"Suddenly, the forces of the Great Flame Empire appeared at the Flying Wolf Tribe, and they dispatched their elite army. What does this mean?"

The strongest members of various tribes fell silent.

They finally realized what this meant.

It indicated that the Great Flame Empire had special methods to mobilize its army quickly.

Even an army of more than two billion could be mobilized in a short time.

If the neighboring tribes launched a large-scale attack on the various life planets of the Great Flame Empire, it would likely lead to their own destruction.

If the Great Flame Empire can quickly mobilize its troops, it could easily reposition its army to the vicinity of the forces of the various tribes and annihilate those forces in one fell swoop.

They could even strike them down one by one, destroying the armies gathered by the various tribes.

"If the Great Flame Empire can indeed mobilize troops quickly, doesn’t that mean we must keep the news of our troop movements hidden and blocked? Otherwise, even the supporting forces from the Cangyu Tribe and the Poxin Tribe for the Flying Wolf Tribe could also face the attack of the Great Flame Empire’s army?"

"Furthermore, the Great Flame Empire can employ tactics like creating a diversion. After the Cangyu Tribe and the Poxin Tribe support the Flying Wolf Tribe, they might suddenly rely on their troop mobilization speed to quickly reach the strongholds of the Cangyu Tribe and the Poxin Tribe?"

All sixteen strongest members were stunned.

They suddenly felt that the Great Flame Empire’s army of over two billion was not that frightening.

Even the Black Tiger Tribe pirate group of the Great Flame Empire, capable of assassinating the strong members of various tribes, wasn’t as intimidating.

The ability to rapidly move troops to any area was the most terrifying aspect of the Great Flame Empire.

Because of this, regardless of how they supported the Flying Wolf Tribe, the various tribes would undoubtedly face a situation where they were picked off one by one by the Great Flame Empire.

The only way would be to gather the forces of the various tribes at any cost, forcing the Great Flame Empire into a direct confrontation.

This would make it impossible to conceal the secret alliance of the sixteen tribes.

Even if they defeated the Great Flame Empire, the outcome would still likely end with a strong suppression from the Undying Race.

They did not know why the Great Flame Empire feared the Undying Race, daring to expand wildly.

But they understood clearly that, despite the Undying Race reallocating a large number of troops to support the Undying King, suppressing the alliance of the sixteen tribes would definitely not be a difficult task.