Chapter 706 - 537: All-Out Counterattack: Reckless and Deadly

Throughout history, war has been cruel and bloody.

Yet, amidst such cruelty and bloodshed, there has never been a shortage of passion.

When more than a dozen members of the Supreme Council leapt from the city walls, the war truly began.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"..."

At that moment, the sealed city gates swung open.

The Guard Army that had been defending the walls charged out of the gates.

At the same time, another army atop the walls also charged down.

They were the Alliance’s most elite unit. Every single one of them had earned accolades on the battlefield. Their previous mission, however, was to guard the Federation Government.

But now, their mission had changed.

Slaying foes in battle!

This was what they knew best.

It was also the most direct, the purest, of all things.

"Warriors of the Guard Team! This battle is your chance to prove yourselves once again! It is a chance to reignite your passion! For the future of the Alliance, for the future of humanity, kill!" a voice rang out from the walls.

"Kill!"

"Let the Great Angel Corps of the Celestial Race see who the most powerful army in the world really is!"

"We are!"

"We are!"

"BOOM!"

An artillery shell exploded mid-air.

The heavy weaponry on the walls unleashed a frenzied barrage.

The army of the Guard Team also leaped forth. The weakest among them were at least Rank Five, and there was no shortage of high-rank Warriors.

A force like this was undoubtedly a powerful spearhead for the Human Alliance.

Once unleashed, it could plunge straight into the heart of the Alien Race Alliance Army.

The Strongest of the Eastern District’s alien races were stunned.

’A counter-attack?’

’What were they seeing?’

’The Human Alliance... was actually fighting back?!’

"Have the humans gone mad?!"

"Did they really think that with just a few tens of thousands of soldiers, they could mount a frontal assault against our three-hundred-thousand-strong Allied Army? Have they lost their minds?"

"Hahaha, I never thought our opportunity would come so quickly!"

Originally, when the Eastern District’s Strongest saw Xu Zilan and Gao Neng fighting Tianzang and the Beast Race Sword Saint, they had been feeling conflicted.

After all, in terms of Strongest alone, the Human Alliance, along with the alien races of the North District, could now genuinely rival the Eastern District’s forces.

If the battle dragged on...

The only result would be mutual destruction.

But now, something incredible had happened.

’The Human Alliance was actually launching a counter-offensive? And they’d just abandoned the protection of their high walls? Who could believe such a thing?’

"In that case, let’s bypass that large crater in the middle and show the Human Alliance the true might of our Allied Army!" an Eastern District Strongest declared decisively.

"Exactly! Let them see the true might of our Allied Army!"

"Alright!"

The Eastern District’s Strongest finally regained their confidence.

’This is a gift from the heavens!’

’Have the humans gone stupid?’

...

Tianzang, in fact, was also somewhat surprised.

Because his plan... it seemed, was not having a significant effect.

At least, from the look of things, the results weren’t as good as he’d hoped.

In that case, there was no longer any point in continuing this war.

After all, the Beast Race Sword Saint was clearly faltering.

Furthermore, he stood no chance of victory against Xu Zilan alone. In a sense, the Human Alliance had already successfully repelled their attack.

’Yet the turning point happened now?’

’The humans were starting to counter-attack?’

"Counter-attack? With what are you going to counter-attack?!" Tianzang was genuinely baffled. "With just these few tens of thousands of soldiers and a dozen old men?"

When Tianzang had heard Shen Ning’Er’s speech, he had only thought her goal was to make the Human Alliance army trust Gao Neng again.

And the result?

’Shen Ning’Er was actually inciting a counter-attack?’

’Their confidence...’

’Where on earth did it come from?’

"Brother Tian, this is a rare opportunity! Hurry and give the order to the Allied Army!" one of the Strongest shouted to Tianzang.

"’The Human Alliance... do they really want a decisive battle with us?’" It wasn’t that Tianzang didn’t want to give the order; it was that this victory seemed to have come too unexpectedly.

He had wanted to win by sowing discord.

The attempt to sow discord hadn’t worked, but now the Human Alliance had made a strategic error. This forced him to consider a question.

’What, exactly, was wrong here?’

"Brother Tian, if we wait for them to retreat, it will be too late!" another Strongest yelled.

"ROAR!"

Just then, Xu Zilan lunged at him.

Reacting instinctively, Tianzang met Xu Zilan’s dragon claw with his palm.

"BAM!"

The immense force made Tianzang’s chest roil.

Another glance at the nearby Beast Race Sword Saint, locked in a desperate struggle with Gao Neng and Gao Xiaomeng, finally cleared away his hesitation.

’If they didn’t fight now, the only alternative was to retreat.’

’The three-hundred-thousand-strong army would have to withdraw.’

’And they, the Strongest, would have to withdraw with them.’

’On the surface, the loss would only be a few tens of thousands from the Alien Race Alliance Army. But if that happened, morale on the Eastern District Battlefield would take a massive hit.’

Mobilizing a three-hundred-thousand-strong Allied Army was no small feat.

Furthermore, once a three-hundred-thousand-strong Allied Army was on the move, the logistics and resources involved represented a staggering cost.

’Most importantly, the Human Alliance is on the counter-attack!’

’If he ordered a retreat now...’

’What would happen?’

’A three-hundred-thousand-strong Alien Race Alliance Army, routed and chased by a few tens of thousands of human soldiers?’

’If word of that got out...’

’The Eastern District races would completely lose their standing within the Allied Army.’

"Fight!" Tianzang gritted his teeth. "Relay my orders! Command the Allied Army to flank from the left and right! Bypass the large crater in the center and fight the Human Alliance to the death!"