Chapter 555

Chapter 555: The First Wave of Attack Fails

As the long-range attacks failed to destroy the spirit mine walls of the first line of defense, the human army of the four vanguards began to adjust their formations and continuously shrink their positions.

The ocean of fire transformed into more powerful fire dragons and lightning strikes.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

With the impact of the fire dragons, earth-shattering explosions rang out one after another, creating a cacophony.

The spirit mine walls trembled slightly.

Lightning continuously crossed over the towering spirit mine walls, crashing into the inner side of the walls.

This sudden attack caught the army of the Flying Wolf Tribe completely off guard.

Many soldiers, unable to dodge in time, were directly struck by the lightning, leading to continuous cries of anguish.

"Stay calm! All teams, form defensive squads immediately to fend off the lightning attacks!"

The Commander and the strong members of the Flying Wolf Tribe issued orders to respond.

Within the teams, elite soldiers of the Flying Wolf Tribe, at level ninety, began to counter the lightning strikes from the air.

These lightning strikes could heavily injure ordinary soldiers, but for the elite of the Flying Wolf Tribe, the power of the lightning, while formidable, was not insurmountable.

Soon, the slightly chaotic army of the Flying Wolf Tribe stabilized once again.

"Which race is this? Mastering various powerful fire laws is one thing, but they also excel in lightning laws!"

"This is utterly ridiculous! No wonder the Great Flame Empire is unstoppable. If we, the Flying Wolf Tribe, hadn’t been prepared in advance, we wouldn’t have been able to resist this army’s assault."

"Exactly! If we hadn’t prepared beforehand, the first wave of fires would have torn enormous gaps in our first line of defense. Even our second line would struggle to withstand such a continuous assault of flames."

"And yet, this unknown race also excels in lightning laws, allowing them to strike far beyond usual capacity, as if they could coordinate with the army of the Black Tiger Tribe for a surrounding attack."

"Once we launch a large-scale offensive, we will definitely be thrown into chaos by countless lightning strikes."

The warriors of the Flying Wolf Tribe felt a lingering fear and were grateful.

No one knew that despite the tactical changes of the human army, the power of their long-range attacks remained suppressed.

Whether it was the first wave of the ocean of fire or the second wave of fire dragons and lightning attacks, all had only demonstrated about one-tenth of their full power.

This strategy of feigning weakness to entice the enemy into a large-scale attack had already been used by the expeditionary army during their unification of the blood-colored planet.

As long as they could ensure that the information would not leak and the alliance of the sixteen tribes remained unaware of the true strength of humanity, using it again posed no issue at all.

After continuously attacking for more than half an hour, the human army halted their assault.

The entire vanguard also came to a standstill.

It seemed that their spirit power had been exhausted, preventing them from launching further long-range attacks.

"We held them off! We successfully held them off!"

"As long as the defense line holds, even if the Black Tiger Tribe launches a strong attack, we can surely withstand them. If worse comes to worst, if the first line of defense faces too long a frontline and cannot sustain the assault, we can retreat to the second line of defense."

"With the second line of defense, we can surely hold our ground."

"The Great Flame Empire thinks that we, the Flying Wolf Tribe, along with the Spirit Heart Tribe and the Swift Tribe, are easy to control, like soft persimmons. They are seriously overestimating themselves!"

As the eastern human army paused their intense attacks due to exhaustion of spirit power, the soldiers of the Flying Wolf Tribe felt their morale soar and confidence rise.

Many even proposed a counterattack, believing they could strike while the Great Flame Empire’s long-range attacks could not be sustained and suddenly charge out to defeat this army from the unknown race.

If successful, it would mean eliminating a significant threat.

The commanders on the first line of defense were indeed tempted.

However, after much hesitation, they ultimately chose to abandon this enticing idea for the sake of caution.

These commanders understood the situation with the alliance of the sixteen tribes.

They knew that it was not just the Flying Wolf Tribe that was resisting the Great Flame Empire’s invasion.

Fifteen other tribes stood alongside the Flying Wolf Tribe.

In this case, there was no need to act impulsively.

With the defense army, even if they charged out, they need not fear any traps from the Great Flame Empire that might intentionally lure them into attack followed by another long-range assault.

In fact, if it was truly a trap, the defense army had a higher chance of defeating this army from the unknown race outright.

Because if it was a trap, and the army from the unknown race could still unleash large-scale attacks with the power of the laws, they would be primarily relying on large-scale attacks, not sending a considerable number of elite soldiers from the Black Tiger Tribe to cover their retreat.

The Flying Wolf Tribe could leverage the advantages of their defense army to withstand the attacks, quickly close in on the army of the unknown race, and strike a heavy blow to eliminate this major hidden threat.

However, if it was not a trap from the Great Flame Empire, even if the Flying Wolf Tribe suddenly launched an attack, the elite units of the Black Tiger Tribe could immediately move forward to cover the retreat of the army from the unknown race, given the five-kilometer distance.

At that point, it would merely turn into a positional battle.

Even with high morale, the Flying Wolf Tribe could only gain a certain advantage.

With the significant difference in troop strength, the Flying Wolf Tribe’s army could not hope to crush the entire army of the Great Flame Empire in one forceful strike.

In such circumstances, even if the Flying Wolf Tribe managed to defeat the stronger forces with their smaller numbers, they would only wear down a portion of the Great Flame Empire’s army.

Conversely, the Flying Wolf Tribe would also suffer considerable losses.

The Great Flame Empire boasted over two billion elite soldiers, and losing a few tens of millions was hardly significant.

If the Flying Wolf Tribe lost over ten million elite fighters, it would only make it more challenging to hold the defense line.

Since a more prudent plan existed, there was no need to take such risks.

Thus, the commanders of the first line of defense continued to issue orders, commanding the soldiers not to attack.

Despite the warriors of the Flying Wolf Tribe being unable to comprehend why their high-ranking leaders would not seize this opportunity to strike, given their ignorance of the secret alliance with the other fifteen tribes, their high morale meant that there weren’t too many opposing voices.

On the other hand, after resting for about two hours, the four vanguards of the Great Flame Empire launched their assault once more.

Unlike the first wave of attacks that primarily focused on long-range assault, the second wave clearly made adjustments and changes.

In the second wave, the eastern human army switched entirely to using lightning laws for long-range suppression.

The armies formed by the Black Tiger Tribe, the Swift Tribe, and the Spirit Heart Tribe charged toward the first line of defense.

The soldiers of the Black Tiger Tribe led the way, transforming their arms into massive shields as they advanced forward.

The warriors of the Swift Tribe and the Spirit Heart Tribe closely followed behind the Black Tiger Tribe.

“Attack! Initiate long-range attacks to stop their advance!”

The Commander and the strong members of the Flying Wolf Tribe issued commands in unison.