Chapter 559

Chapter 559: Assassination Plan

Days passed, around four or five of them.

The expeditionary army launched several large-scale attacks on the first line of defense at the Flying Wolf Tribe’s stronghold, one after another.

Each tactic was different every time.

But the result remained the same.

No matter how fiercely the vanguard attacked, they still could not completely capture the Flying Wolf Tribe’s first line of defense without a large-scale, frenzied assault.

The soldiers of the Flying Wolf Tribe grew more excited and confident with each battle.

They even believed that with the strength of the Flying Wolf Tribe alone, they could withstand the invasion of the Great Flame Empire without any external aid.

Many soldiers of the Flying Wolf Tribe even dreamed of counterattacking the Great Flame Empire’s army, forcing them to surrender and significantly enhancing the strength of the Flying Wolf Tribe.

……

In the Undying Race.

On a deserted star.

Among the more than a thousand life planets controlled by the Undying Race, elite troops continuously gathered.

Though to support the Undying King, troops from the Undying Race in the Tianling Star Cluster were periodically dispatched to the Undying Star System, which forced the Undying Race in the Tianling Star Cluster to retreat to a corner due to insufficient forces.

In just a few days, over two billion elite troops from the Undying Race still assembled on the deserted star.

And the numbers continued to grow.

This time, Duke Farah planned to summon a total of thirty billion elite troops to completely flatten the Great Flame Empire, thoroughly shaking the rising tribes in the Tianling Star Cluster.

Thanks to Marquises Hippo’s reminder, the entire troop mobilization process remained extremely secretive.

This was also why Duke Farah only summoned thirty billion elite troops.

A camel might die from being too thin, but it is still bigger than a horse.

If fully mobilized, the Undying Race in the Tianling Star Cluster could still easily gather over one hundred billion elite troops.

The perimeter of the deserted star was teeming with sentinels and hidden scouts.

Moreover, among these sentinels and scouts were numerous strong individuals.

This was a double insurance for the Undying Race’s army.

The secret mobilization of elite troops remained hidden, with even many high-ranking leaders of the Undying Race unaware of the situation.

The Undying soldiers summoned to the deserted star only knew they were heading to the Undying Star System to support the Undying King.

A large battleship, utilizing the Space Jump System, appeared at the edge of the monitoring zone of this deserted star.

From the large battleship, three flying treasures flew out.

These three flying treasures were crafted by Yi Chen for the expeditionary army.

Using their capability to shield perception ability, the flying treasures passed through layers of blockade and quickly approached the deserted star.

The large battleship remained suspended in place, waiting for the return of this assassination team in triumph.

This operation was aimed at disrupting the Undying Race’s troop mobilization.

According to the Military’s original plan, they intended to mobilize forces, using the Space Vessel for rapid troop deployment and relying on the Intelligence Organization to provide detailed information data, to suddenly strike this deserted star and defeat the entire Undying Race army in one blow.

Duke Farah of the Undying Race wanted to prevent news of their defeat from spreading, as it could cause a stir among various tribes in the Tianling Star Cluster and reveal the Undying Race’s weakness. He would inevitably conceal any information about a great defeat and directly tear up the agreement with the Flying Wolf Tribe and the other two tribes.

If Duke Farah could not control the information from spreading, it would be even better.

Not only would the sixteen tribes be utterly disappointed and forced to fight the Great Flame Empire with all their strength, but the tribes in the Tianling Star Cluster would also be intimidated by the power of the Great Flame Empire.

In the future, as the Great Flame Empire continued to expand, the resistance they faced would greatly lessen.

However, this plan had a crucial condition.

That was how to break through the surveillance network surrounding the Undying Race on the deserted star and have an army appear at their gathering point.

Only by doing so could they achieve a swift victory and crush the Undying Race army as quickly as possible, rather than getting stuck in a stalemate.

After all, at the same level, the strength of the Undying Race ranked among the top three, not just in the Tianling Star Cluster but in the entire star cluster.

With over two billion elite troops from the Undying Race, they were not easily defeated.

To silently break through the Undying Race’s monitoring network and enter the deserted star, the only solution was to borrow the Map of Mountains and Rivers from Yi Chen. This would allow them to transport the entire army into the immense space of the Map.

Then, they could use the three flying treasures that shield perception ability to enter the deserted star.

However, Yi Chen rejected the Military’s request.

He had lent the Map of Mountains and Rivers to the War City purely to help them quickly gain military achievements and ascend to the position of Marshal Iron Blood.

Unless faced with exceptional circumstances, he consistently upheld the idea of training the Great Flame Empire’s army.

Unless the Great Flame Empire’s military reached the appropriate level, he would provide as few game-breaking treasures as possible.

The Map of Mountains and Rivers was one such item.

This item was incredibly powerful.

Under his continuous improvements, its space had expanded to thousands of meters high, covering millions of square kilometers.

It was truly a small world.

Moreover, the power of the Map of Mountains and Rivers was destructive.

In Yi Chen’s hands, even the strongest member at level 150 could be easily captured.

Even in the hands of top geniuses at the Crossing Tribulation Stage, they could not exert maximum effect, but it was still enough to draw in a level 130 strong individual at close range.

At the same time, using the formations within the Map of Mountains and Rivers, they could suppress and eliminate the level 130 strong individual.

Furthermore, this would target specific enemies.

The Map of Mountains and Rivers could cast a wide-area attraction powerful enough to quickly draw in massive armies.

If Yi Chen frequently lent the Map of Mountains and Rivers to the Military, they would easily become reliant on this treasure, hindering the growth of the Great Flame Empire’s military.

For Yi Chen, unifying the entire Tianling System was merely about training troops.

What he was training were the various tactics and collaborative skills of the Great Flame Empire’s army, the strategic layout of Senior Military Officials, and their commanding abilities.

If he truly wanted to take a shortcut, with the strength of the Shadow Clan, they could easily conquer the entire Tianling System.

But if they did that, the Great Flame Empire’s army would lose the growth and experience gained from unifying the Tianling System and conquering the various tribes.

This was naturally not the outcome Yi Chen desired.

After Yi Chen’s ninth Skill Teaching, he had already imparted the layout of the formations.

With teamwork, the top geniuses could indeed arrange a Five Elements Formation and use Space Stones and various spirit mines to create treasures with immense internal space like the Map of Mountains and Rivers that could also sustain life.

However, the treasures crafted by the top geniuses had very limited space and took a long time to create.

Unable to proceed further, the Military had to change tactics.

Instead of outright destroying the elite army of the Undying Race, they decided to assassinate the commanders.

As long as they could kill or capture the commanders of the elite Undying Race army, the over two billion elite troops would become mere decorations, unable to launch an expedition.

This approach could still force Duke Farah to tear up the agreements with the Flying Wolf Tribe, Poxin Tribe, and Cangyu Tribe, compelling the sixteen tribes to form a coalition.

Among the three flying treasures, they gathered most of the Great Flame Empire’s top-tier combat power.

Five corps commanders attended, with three on-site, each in charge of one flying treasure’s command.

The only leader among the Spirit Heart Tribe with the strength realm of level 130 was also among the flying treasures.

In addition, there were up to three hundred strong individuals from various tribes at level 120.

There were also six or seven hundred strong individuals at level 110.

At a slightly lower level, there were over a thousand human geniuses from the Great Flame Empire.

The lineup was impressive.