Chapter 820

Chapter 820: Unable to Search

With the command from Marshal Iron Blood of the Great Flame Empire’s War City, the ten divisions of the army officially set out.

One by one, Large Battleships sped toward their target area, carrying countless flying treasures that had been minimized to the extreme yet possessed immense internal space.

Yi Chen’s flying treasure was among them, but no one knew.

The strongest division, consisting of three Large Battleships, activated their Space Jump System, unaffected by the gravitational pull of the surrounding celestial bodies.

In the next instant, they arrived near the outer space of the life planets where the Cracked Shell Tribe’s lair was located.

As the doors of the Large Battleships opened, a swarm of flying treasures flew out.

These flying treasures began to enlarge as they left the Large Battleships, gathering together.

Immediately, over thirty billion elite fighters from various tribes poured out from the flying treasures to form their army.

Since this division’s target was the only large race, their numbers greatly exceeded those of the other nine divisions, with the army of humanity also far outnumbering the others.

Now, the eastern human army had surged to sixty million strong.

Out of this division alone, the number of the eastern human army reached twenty million.

Just as the army began to gather, a flying treasure capable of shielding Perception Ability suddenly appeared dozens of light-years away.

In the blink of an eye, it vanished to another location dozens of light-years distant.

It was Yi Chen’s flying treasure.

After arriving in the outer space of the Cracked Shell Tribe’s lair alongside the army, he immediately maximized his divine consciousness.

Confirming that there were no elder teams from the three-tribe alliance in the surrounding area, he began to search continuously with his teleportation ability.

…

At the Cracked Shell Tribe’s headquarters.

"Tribe Leader, the army of the Great Flame Empire has suddenly appeared! They are currently gathering in outer space."

Within the defensive barriers, the tribe leader of the Cracked Shell Tribe was practicing when a guard rushed outside the barriers.

"They really came!"

The tribe leader’s expression grew serious.

Yet deep down, he felt a sense of joy instead of fear.

For the Cracked Shell Tribe, whether they could advance further relied on this battle.

As long as they achieved victory, the benefits offered by the three-tribe alliance would significantly elevate the Cracked Shell Tribe.

At the very least, given some time, once the Cracked Shell Tribe absorbed all the advantages, their overall strength would rank among the top ten among the many large races in the Golden Cloud Star Cluster.

More importantly, if this battle went smoothly, the three dominant races would owe the Cracked Shell Tribe a significant favor.

Regardless of how the situation in the super star cluster changed in the future, this favor alone placed the Cracked Shell Tribe in an unassailable position.

"Inform the leaders and elders of the various tribes to assemble the army at once and prepare for defenses. Gather the elite fighters and be ready to launch surprise attacks. Once everything is arranged, everyone report back to me for a meeting."

The leader of the Cracked Shell Tribe suppressed his excitement as he issued commands.

No one knew that he had secretly reached an agreement with the three-tribe alliance.

According to the instructions of the three-tribe alliance, he did not disclose the cooperation details, even to the High-ranking Leaders of the Cracked Shell Tribe who were completely unaware.

He continued to methodically contact the leaders of the surrounding races, persuading them to ally with the Cracked Shell Tribe and form a coalition led by them to jointly confront the threat from the Great Flame Empire.

The neighboring races soon came to join.

Gathered under the banner of the Cracked Shell Tribe were one medium-sized race and sixteen small races.

The leaders and High-ranking Leaders of these races quickly brought their armies and, through the spatial rifts between the tribes, rushed to the life planets that housed the Cracked Shell Tribe’s lair, preparing to ambush the army of the Great Flame Empire.

With a command from the leader of the Cracked Shell Tribe, the elite army began urgent mobilization.

The stealth armies of the various tribes also continued to assemble.

Before long, the leaders and High-ranking Leaders from various tribes gathered at the defensive barriers where the leader of the Cracked Shell Tribe was located.

This assembly allowed for effective command of the armies.

More importantly, with the level 240 leader of the Cracked Shell Tribe present, they could face any potential surprise attacks from the assassination team of the Great Flame Empire without fear.

Unbeknownst to the leaders and elders, the leader of the Cracked Shell Tribe was holding a communication stone, connecting with the Second Elder of the Time Tribe.

…

"They are here! The army of the Great Flame Empire has already appeared near the life planets of the Cracked Shell Tribe’s lair!"

Upon receiving the notification from the Cracked Shell Tribe’s leader, the Second Elder of the Time Tribe felt a surge of energy.

The elders of the three races sighed in relief.

Indeed, their deduction was correct.

During the Fourth Round of Expansion, the Great Flame Empire, unable to bypass the Cracked Shell Tribe as a central target, chose to make them one of its conquest goals.

"Since the army of the Great Flame Empire has appeared, should we proceed with the original plan?"

The Second Elder of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe looked intently at everyone.

The elders all nodded.

Their plan was straightforward: wait for the assassination team of the Great Flame Empire to appear and begin attacking the Cracked Shell Tribe and the high-ranking members of various tribes. Then, they would use the ability to tear through space to rapidly reach the Cracked Shell Tribe’s headquarters and capture the assassination team.

If the assassination team from the Great Flame Empire did not show up, things could get tricky.

They would have to assess the situation, observing the number of the eastern human army and whether the coalition of the Cracked Shell Tribe could withstand an attack, before deciding on the next steps.

In other words, capturing the assassination team of the Great Flame Empire would be the priority, followed by capturing the eastern human army.

If Yi Chen figured out their movements and was lying in wait nearby, trying to attack them, that would be even more desirable.

They had prepared a large number of powerful treasures to trap and eliminate Yi Chen.

…

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and Yi Chen searched for tens of thousands of light-years around the Cracked Shell Tribe’s lair, yet he still couldn’t find the elder team of the three races.

This only proved that the elder team held powerful treasures capable of shielding Perception Ability.

The elder team of the three races could not possibly miss this excellent opportunity.

As Yi Chen suspected, the elder team possessed treasures that could shield their Perception Ability.

Additionally, many strong warriors within their team were skilled in stealth techniques.

With these strong individuals deploying their abilities in conjunction with the treasures, even Yi Chen’s currently unmatched terrifying divine consciousness would need to be within several hundred kilometers to sense their presence.

In the vast starry sky, several hundred kilometers could almost be disregarded; Yi Chen was searching with a ten-light-year diameter, making it impossible to find the elder team of the three races.

Fortunately, the inability to locate the elder team was not an issue.

If he couldn’t find them, he could draw them out.

No matter how hidden the elder team remained, they could not ignore an opportunity when it was presented.

Once the elite army of humanity was mobilized and the assassination team began acting, they would certainly follow suit.

Yi Chen only needed to set the assassination team in motion to attack the leader of the Cracked Shell Tribe and the high-ranking members of various tribes, thus drawing out the elder team of the three races.

What truly concerned him was whether he could remain close to the elder team after drawing them out.

He needed sufficient time to stay near the elder team of the three races to extract their luck.