Chapter 835

Chapter 835: The Vanguard Attacks

Without any doubt, the three hundred billion troops of the Great Flame Empire stepped into the encirclement of the coalition.

The coalition quickly shrank its forces, completely surrounding the Great Flame Empire’s army.

With trillions of troops densely packed, the coalition surrounded the Great Flame Empire’s forces so tightly that not even a drop of water could escape.

As commands were transmitted, inside the encirclement, groups of elite army units began to spread outwards.

The elite army is one of the most powerful defensive races.

As these elite troops burst forth from the coalition’s ranks, their bodies began to stretch and become transparent.

They expanded larger and spread outwards.

Soon, hundreds of billions of elite troops formed a massive, transparent sphere.

This transparent sphere acted like a giant shield, completely trapping the Great Flame Empire’s army inside.

At the command of the elder of the elite race, the enormous protective shield began to contract.

On the perimeter, troops from the various races in the coalition received orders and charges began pouring out.

These troops easily rushed into the transparent shield formed by the hundreds of billions of elite forces, launching the initial attack against the Great Flame Empire’s army.

Dense and overwhelming, they came from all directions.

The terrifying scene caused the soldiers of various races on the Great Flame Empire’s side to tremble, their hearts racing in fear.

However, the two hundred million eastern human army remained calm and composed.

No matter how many troops they faced, in their eyes, they were merely lambs to the slaughter.

With their current strength realm, they feared no elite army in a large-scale war.

Even against the elite armies of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, Time Tribe, and Reincarnation Tribe, they had absolute confidence in defeating them.

The only forces that posed a true threat to them were armies formed by strong fighter levels or those with fighters above level 220.

Only with such powerful fighters could they withstand their attacks with strong defense and come close.

“Prepare for battle!”

With the command given by the four corps commanders, the human army split into several paths and quickly positioned themselves around the Great Flame Empire’s army.

Everyone stood ready, patiently waiting for the coalition’s vanguard to strike.

The gigantic shield continued to shrink in an orderly manner, while the coalition forces from all directions continuously drew closer.

All coalition forces were well-organized.

They understood that the greatest strength of the Great Flame Empire lay in the terrifying long-range attack ability of the eastern human army.

Therefore, each attacking team had the same configuration.

Leading the charge were armies composed of defensive races, fully activating their defense strength and defensive methods, pushing forward.

Following them were armies made up of various long-range attackers, mental attack specialists, and speed-based races.

They combined offense and defense, speed and long-range attack capabilities.

One hundred million kilometers, ninety million kilometers, eighty million kilometers…

The four corps commanders of the eastern human army expanded their divine consciousness to the utmost.

They had all reached level 170.

At level 170, Yi Chen’s divine consciousness could cover an incredible one billion kilometers.

Their talents differed greatly, making it impossible for them to elevate their divine consciousness to the theoretical limit like Yi Chen.

At this stage, their divine consciousness could only cover a radius of around fifty million kilometers.

This was merely one-twentieth of Yi Chen’s distance.

However, compared to other races, they had an unimaginable advantage.

Even the three dominant races—the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, Time Tribe, and Reincarnation Tribe—needed to be at least level 220 to possess a perception ability that reached fifty million kilometers.

This meant that the top geniuses of the Great Flame Empire, despite being only level 170, had a divine consciousness coverage that was not inferior to the strong from various tribes at level 220.

The coalition moved at a rapid pace.

As they charged, they got closer and closer to the edge of the Great Flame Empire’s army.

The average cultivation level of the eastern human army was now over level 160.

Their divine consciousness coverage reached around three million kilometers.

This meant that as long as they were within three million kilometers, the eastern human army’s long-range attacks could cover everything.

Yet, even when the vanguard entered within one million kilometers, the four corps commanders still hesitated to give the order to attack.

Ninety thousand kilometers, eighty thousand kilometers, seventy thousand kilometers…

When the vanguard was less than one hundred thousand kilometers from the edge of the army, the situation remained the same.

“Everyone be careful, the eastern human army’s strength grows rapidly. During their sixth expansion, their long-range attacks reached over ten thousand kilometers. Now, they may have enhanced it to tens of thousands of kilometers, and we could be attacked at any moment.”

“Prepare the charge team; be ready to move as soon as you receive the command!”

The commanders of the coalition’s vanguard issued orders.

As the distance closed, their previously confident feelings began to turn increasingly anxious and uneasy.

This was because the eastern human army’s behavior had been disturbingly quiet.

This was quite illogical.

Unless they possessed absolute confidence, it was impossible to remain so calm in the face of such an overwhelming and aggressive charge coming from all directions.

But with arrows on the string, they had no choice but to continue their advance.

Only when the vanguard was thirty to forty thousand kilometers away from the army’s edge did Guli, Tai Shi, and the other corps commanders finally issue the command to attack.

“Thirty thousand kilometers, one percent strength, sea of fire attack with fire dragons!”

With each command given,

the eastern human troops at the edge of the Great Flame Empire launched their assault.

A sea of fire and fire dragons roared forward.

The commanders of the coalition’s vanguard felt not fear, but relief.

The unknown is the most terrifying.

When the eastern human army launched their attack from thirty thousand kilometers, it matched their deductions perfectly.

Most importantly, the power of the eastern human army’s long-range attacks was about what they had anticipated.

It was just slightly stronger than they expected but still within an acceptable range.

The defensive races of the vanguard began to showcase their defensive capabilities, with their best skills displayed as they pressed on against the fierce onslaught of fire.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Soldiers from the vanguard continuously succumbed under the fire dragon attacks, being blasted away.

Those behind the attacking warriors also got engulfed by the sea of fire and fire dragons.

Yet, the vanguard as a whole managed to maintain their advance.

However, their speed faced severe hindrance from the fire and dragon assaults.

The closer they got, the greater the resistance.

The closer they got, the heavier the casualties.

Yet, the vanguard’s commanders continued to desperately issue commands to withstand the attacks and keep charging forward.

According to their plan, as long as they closed within ten thousand kilometers, they could send speed-focused troops to break through and launch a more intense assault.

These speed-focused troops brought defensive treasures.

Although they might not reach the eastern human army, they could draw the firepower away, forcing the eastern human army to focus much of its attention on them.

This would lighten the pressure and speed of the vanguard.

Once within five thousand kilometers, the strong fighter levels could use mental attacks or long-range attacks to suppress the eastern human army and completely turn the tide of this passive onslaught.