National Star Sea Era...

Chapter 880 The war begins
Not to mention Song Chi and Ying Yi, who were making the most of their time to prepare for their ascension to mythology as they returned to the Ancestral Domain of the Flame.

The pressure faced by the Human Emperor City in the Chaotic Divine Continent at this moment is unprecedented.

The vanguard of the five-race allied legion has arrived at the city gates. The Blood Fiend Battle Formation, composed of millions of alien warriors, exudes a murderous aura that weighs heavily on the hearts of every Firefly Fleet guarding the city, like rolling blood-red clouds.

The three Void Armored Beasts, whose size rivals that of small floating islands, are like moving mountains. With each swing of their claws, they create giant fissures on the surface of the Divine Land. Even though they are still quite a distance from the Human Emperor City, their roars can cause violent tremors on the Chaos City Shield and the Great Wall of Civilization's protective light screen outside the Human Emperor City. Ripples spread out in layers, emitting a heart-palpitating buzz.

On the city wall, Jiang Yuan, Ji Heng, Wilson Aclemon, and other leaders of the Torch Civilization had solemn expressions, but no panic.

They knew that passive defense was not a long-term solution; they had to take the initiative to strike and demoralize the enemy in order to gain more breathing room.

"We can't wait any longer." Jiang Yuan's sharp gaze swept over the blood-red army formation radiating murderous intent in the distance. "We must strike unexpectedly and inflict heavy damage on them first!"

“I agree.” Ji Heng nodded, her eyes flashing with cold light. “Although the vanguard led by the three Void Armored Beasts is unlikely to pose a real threat to the Human Emperor City, eliminating them first will greatly deter the main enemy force in the rear.”

Soon, a daring surprise attack plan quickly took shape among the key figures.

The core of the plan lies in two items.

One of them was support from the Klein family, an immortal giant of the Holy Temple Federation—a precious seven-color quality group stealth component, the [Illusory Spirit-Concealing Umbrella];
Secondly, there's the innate illusionary magic of the nine-tailed celestial fox from the Qingqiu Chamber of Commerce, which recently successfully advanced to the mythical rank!
"The [Illusory Spirit-Concealing Umbrella] can conceal the fleet's movements and energy fluctuations, while the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox's illusions can distort perception and even create incredibly realistic illusions. Combining the two might allow us to deceive everyone!"

Wilson Aclemon analyzed, a glint in his eyes.

The plan is set, so execute it immediately.

The most elite rapid reaction fleet of the Human Emperor City was selected and personally commanded by Jiang Yuan. This fleet was not large in size, but it consisted entirely of high-level fire-type warships, which were particularly good at surprise attacks and bursts of fire.

hum!
The Illusory Spirit-Shielding Umbrella quietly unfolded within the city, its seven-colored rays of light flowing and transforming into a hazy light shield that enveloped the entire elite fleet.

At the same time, a gigantic phantom of a snow-white celestial fox with nine gracefully swaying tails appeared on the city wall. Its fox eyes shimmered with a dreamlike light, and an invisible illusory force field rippled out like water. Combined with the effect of the [Illusory Spirit-Concealing Umbrella], it not only perfectly concealed the fleet's traces, but also created the false impression in the perception of the alien army formation in the distance that the fleet guarding the walls of the Human Emperor City was still on high alert.

As expected, the alien vanguard's attention was drawn away, and they didn't even register any alarm.

"Now is the time to act!"

Jiang Yuan gave the order.

The perfectly concealed elite fleet, like ghosts in the night, silently swept out of the Human Emperor City from above the south city wall, circled a huge arc along the edge of the chaotic storm, and went straight into the rear of the alien vanguard formation—the core area where the three Void Armored Beasts were located!

The fleet moved with lightning speed and emitted no energy fluctuations until they were extremely close to their target, which the enemy's chaotic Blood Fiend Battle Formation failed to detect.

"Target locked! Maximum firepower! Attack!"

As Jiang Yuan's cold command was transmitted throughout the entire raiding team via the encrypted channel, a dazzling white light simultaneously condensed at the bow positions of all the Fireships hidden deep in the void.

Once the final energy charge was completed, countless cannons simultaneously unleashed destructive energy rays.

Rumble——! ! !
At this moment, it was as if the Milky Way had reversed and ten thousand cannons were roaring!
A dazzling torrent of energy, death rays tearing through space, and contaminated missiles wrapped in runes of rules... Every attack was used precisely and without the slightest waste, pouring down precisely into the Blood Fiend Battle Formation below. In particular, the three mythical-level Void Armored Beasts were the primary targets of the [Divine Summer Nine Li] and all the superdimensional motherships in the team.

The two Void Rift Beasts, focused on the movements of the Imperial City ahead, had their relatively vulnerable backs and flanks almost completely exposed to the attack range of the Firestarter Squad.

At the same time, Ji Heng, who was still stationed in the Human Emperor City, launched a long-prepared long-range support attack. Several powerful weapons with the foundation of civilization were activated, and light spears traversed the sky. In conjunction with the first wave of the fleet's attack, hundreds of millions of mid-level fire-bringing warships above the Human Emperor City also opened fire. The terrifying torrent of cannon fire blotted out the sun and formed a deadly force against the alien vanguard Blood Fiend Battle Formation.

Roar! ! ! !

A piercing, agonizing roar instantly resounded through the starry sky!
The two Void Armored Beasts that were being targeted by the concentrated fire had no time to react. Their thick shells, which were strong enough to withstand the impact of stars, were easily torn, melted, and pierced by the saturation attack at such close range!
Dark green blood and shattered internal organs sprayed out like a torrential rain, swept up by the boundless chaotic storm, instantly staining a large area of ​​the chaotic void green.

In just one surprise attack, the two tenth-tier mythical beasts were severely injured, and their life force was rapidly depleted.

Only then did the alien vanguard awaken from their daze, instantly plunging into immense chaos.

They attempted to react to the terrifying torrent of artillery fire coming from the front, but were disrupted by the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox's illusions and the multiple illusions created by the [Illusory Spirit-Concealing Umbrella], causing their formation to fall into disarray.

"Second wave! Clear out the remaining enemies! Expand our gains!"

The elite fleet did not stop, its cannons turning around like the Grim Reaper's scythe, and began to efficiently harvest the alien warriors who had lost the protection of the mythical units and fallen into chaos.

During this process, the garrison fleet of the Human Emperor City did not leave the city to cooperate. No one knew whether there were more spying beings hidden in the depths of the boundless chaotic void outside the Human Emperor City. Although all the detection methods in the race did not find anything unusual, the Torchfire Civilization dared not gamble, nor did it have the capital to gamble.

After all, if they lose the bet, the entire Xinghuo Civilization will never recover.

Even the team that launched this surprise attack outside the city, apart from the mythical nine-tailed celestial fox, consisted of other members who were replicas of warship clones made from warship clone parts, which can be said to have maximized the margin for error.

Even though it was only the surprise attack team that made the move, with the [Divine Summer Nine Li] warship clone holding off the last remaining Mythical Void Armored Beast, the battle still turned into a one-sided massacre.

Finally, when several faint, unfamiliar mythical auras appeared in the void behind them, the raiding fleet abandoned countless alien remains and safely retreated to the Human Emperor City.

On the other hand, on the battlefield, apart from the hundreds of thousands of alien vanguard component fragments, there were only the corpses of the two Void Rift Beasts that were already completely dead. The raiding fleet did not leave them behind. For the Torchfire Civilization, the corpses of mythical creatures have always been a strategic resource that is hard to come by.

Only the last Void-Splitter roared in terror before leading its remaining scattered forces in a hasty retreat.

Clearly, this meticulously planned surprise attack achieved brilliant results far exceeding expectations!

Several days later, when the news reached the main force of the five-race allied legion, which was steadily advancing in the rear, it indeed caused a huge shock.

The vanguard was almost completely wiped out, and two tenth-tier mythical warriors perished. This shocked and enraged the high-ranking officials of the five races, forcing them to reassess the defensive strength and will to fight to the death of the Human Emperor City.

Their originally impregnable advance was forced to become more cautious, and various reconnaissance and probing operations became more frequent, inevitably delaying the large-scale general offensive plan.

Correspondingly, the [Human Emperor City] successfully bought itself and the entire Torch Civilization more crucial buffer time.

On the city wall, Jiang Yuan, Ji Heng, and the others gazed at the temporarily receding gloom in the distance, but their faces showed little joy.

They knew this was only a partial victory; the real test was yet to come.

Everyone's gaze involuntarily turned to the distant horizon, where, out of their sight, the main force of the five-race united advancing legion continued its slow approach towards the Human Emperor City. Now, what they needed most was time.

Whether it's the emergence of more high-level combatants in the Ancestral Domain of the Flame, or the breakthroughs of Song Chi and Ying Yi, these all require time, and are also the key to determining the final outcome.

The atmosphere remained serious within the encrypted magnetic wave communication group chat formed by the two mythical immortal ships.

"Their main force will arrive at most within a thousand years."

Ji Heng said in a deep voice that he had used special means to detect the many unfamiliar mythical auras in the distance, including two eleventh-order mythical beings.

"Next time, we will never have the chance to launch a surprise attack again."

“A thousand years…” Wilson Aclemon murmured, “plus the at least another thousand years we can hold out against a full-scale siege, that’s two thousand years. Hopefully that’s enough.”

His thoughts, like those of Jiang Yuan, Ji Heng, and the others, all flew towards the Ancestral Domain of the Flame, towards the Immortal Qin Continent, which was slowly transforming into the Star Continent.

……

A thousand years is but a fleeting moment in the chaotic divine continent.

During this precious respite, the Imperial City had already armed itself to the teeth.

On the city walls, countless dark energy turrets flashing with dangerous light have been added; the chaotic energy shield and the light curtain of the Great Wall of Civilization are intertwined more closely, with energy flowing endlessly, almost tangible; inside the city, all available forces are in place, and the air is filled with a suffocating sense of impending war.

However, when that boundless crimson aura finally emerged from the chaotic horizon like a tide devouring the stars, it still brought indescribable terror and despair.

No longer the previous million-strong vanguard, but tens of millions of alien soldiers!

Their military formations stretched endlessly, and the blood-red clouds formed by their malevolent energy blotted out the sky. Their sheer size seemed to have transformed the entire chaotic void into a bloody inferno.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this army of tens of millions is far smaller than the hundreds of millions of troops that the Chaos Demon Ape and the Netherworld Souls and other races used to besiege the Human Emperor City. It is important to know that the weakest of the tens of millions of troops in this allied mythical army are seventh-tier rulers. How can an army of tens of millions composed of all rulers be compared with the previous one?
At the very front of the terrifying army were more than twenty ferocious beasts of various shapes and sizes, all as large as mountains!

Among them was the Void Rift Beast, which had been severely injured but now seemed to have recovered and become even more ferocious.

Above these tenth-tier mythical beasts, four figures floated silently. They did not deliberately exude their aura, yet they seemed to be the center of the entire chaotic void. Their mere existence calmed the surrounding chaotic storms and distorted space.

Eleventh-tier mythology! And there are four of them!

The main force of the five-ethnic coalition finally arrived.

"Finally...it's here!"

Jiang Yuan stood on the bridge of the [Shenxia Jiuli], his gaze piercing through layers of void, landing on the four eleventh-tier mythical beings, his voice as cold as iron.

There was no attempt to persuade them to surrender, and no communication.

The moment the boundless army formation stabilized, the eleventh-tier mythical being at the very center—a being shrouded in distorted shadows, seemingly composed of countless fragments of tormented souls—slowly raised its "arm."

Then, he swung it down suddenly!
boom! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
It's like the Big Bang at the beginning of the universe!

Tens of millions of alien warriors simultaneously unleashed roars that shattered the void. The Blood Fiend Battle Formation shone brightly, transforming into a destructive torrent that surged toward the Human Emperor City!
More than twenty tenth-order mythical beasts launched their charge simultaneously, each step shattering the void and carrying a power powerful enough to crush stars.

Although the four eleventh-tier mythical beings did not act immediately, their very existence weighed heavily on the hearts of all the city-guarding captains.

"Great Wall of Civilization! Activate!!"

Ji Heng's roar was amplified throughout the city by the mythical psionic energy.

Om-! ! !
The Great Wall of Civilization erupted with unprecedented brilliance, countless illusory figures of rules appeared and chanted on the light screen, and a protective light wall as thick as a star barrier suddenly rose up, stretching across the outer layer of the chaotic energy shield!

The next moment, the destructive torrent crashed violently into the wall of light.

In that instant, heaven and earth fell silent.

The terrifying shockwave, beyond description, spread wildly in all directions, completely collapsing everything within its range—chaotic storms, rubble, and even smaller chaotic mountains.

The wall of light twisted and vibrated violently, groaning under its own weight, but it ultimately managed to block the first and most ferocious wave of impact.

"All units! Open fire at will! Target: Enemy front lines!!"

Jiang Yuan's order was like an icy spring, instantly reviving the defending troops who were stunned by the devastating scene.

"For civilization!!"

"kill!!!"

The anger and fighting spirit that had been building up for a thousand years erupted completely at this moment.

In an instant, the Human Emperor City transformed into an enormous hedgehog, spewing deathly flames.

The light from the main guns of hundreds of millions of fire-breathing warships, firing in unison, instantly illuminated the eternally gray and chaotic sky, its brightness even surpassing that of mythical stars at one moment.

Countless energy beams, physical projectiles, and rule-based missiles poured down like a torrential rain, falling into the boundless alien army formation.

Every second, dozens or even hundreds of alien overlords' war soldiers are evaporated, torn apart, and turned into chaotic dust.

But the number of enemies was simply too great; they seemed endless. As those in front fell, those behind would immediately step over the remains of their comrades and continue their charge.

Those tenth-tier mythical behemoths, braving fierce barrage of fire, relentlessly attacked the light barrier of the [Great Wall of Civilization]. Each claw strike and collision caused the light barrier to flicker violently, with ripples spreading wildly.

From the very beginning, the war entered its most brutal and bloody phase of attrition.

(End of this chapter)