They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 231 Sacrificing one-fifth of the troops to achieve rapid deployment

Jing Yuan declared that the matter of Dan Lei's possession of weapons of mass destruction was now considered closed.

Fu Xuan also knew that now was definitely not the time to hold Dan Lei accountable.

Moreover, even if such a thing is reported, the league will at most say a few words afterward, and there will definitely be no punishment.

After all, Dan Lei had been active outside all along, carrying his legion with him and possessing weapons of mass destruction, which was not against any regulations.

Moreover, Dan Lei's discovery of the antimatter legion's conspiracy was purely accidental. In such a critical moment, demanding that Dan Lei report his weapons demonstrates a lack of prioritization.

Since Fu Xuan had stopped speaking, the topic was considered closed, and Jing Yuan immediately changed the subject.
"Alright, everyone, although Xingxiao has retreated, this is only temporary."

Starscream's vanguard did not retreat too far, and after Starscream repairs its ships, it will soon reopen the wormhole and deploy its troops.

I estimate that the antimatter army will return in ten hours at most.

Jingyuan's estimated time was far from the one-day timeframe predicted by Danlei, but Danlei did not raise any objections.

As I always say, let professionals handle professional matters.

In terms of strategic and tactical vision, Jing Yuan is far superior to me.

Moreover, Dan Lei really didn't know the speed at which the antimatter legion could repair its ships.

However, Danlei rejected Jingyuan's next proposal.

Jing Yuan opened a document and looked at it, saying...
"In order to deal with the next wave of attacks from the antimatter legion, I have recalled all of Luo Fu's retired cloud riders. However, even so, the difference in troop strength between us and the antimatter legion is still huge."

Therefore, we must recruit more soldiers.

Gentlemen, where do you think would be the best place to recruit soldiers for Luofu now?

Dan Lei knew that Jing Yuan was targeting him. If all the retired Cloud Cavalry from Luofu were recalled, the best remaining source of soldiers would be Chi Ming.

Moreover, it is certain that a large number of retired Yunqi (a type of cavalry unit) did not respond to the call-up.

Because most of the retired Cloud Riders who uphold enlightenment will join the Guardians of the Pearl.

The Pearl Protectors belong to the Vidyadhara clan's forces, and nominally, the general has the authority to deploy troops.

In fact, all the major immortal ships have an unspoken rule that the Dragon Lord's consent is required to deploy the guardians of the pearls.

Moreover, among the guardians of the pearl, the general's orders are subordinate to the Dragon Lord's orders.

Therefore, without Dan Lei's permission, Jing Yuan couldn't mobilize even one of the guardians of the pearl.

However, on this issue, Dan Lei's attitude was clear, and he stated directly...

“The Vidyadhara clan has no one left to send.”

The guardians of the pearl need to protect the Jianmu Mystic Root Cave from invasion by foreign enemies.

Moreover, the Ming Egg in the Lin Yuan Realm and the physicians in the Dan Ding Division also need care, leaving no other troops available for deployment.

Dan Lei used this reason to refuse to deploy troops, and Jing Yuan really had no choice.

The Jianmu Xuangen Cave Heaven was just attacked, and Dan Lei said that strengthening the defenses would definitely solve the problem.

The Vidyadhara Egg is the foundation of the Vidyadhara clan; no general would dare say that this thing doesn't need protection.

As for the Dan Ding Division, Bai Lu is there, and Jing Yuan cannot mobilize troops from there for either public or private reasons.

However, even though Jing Yuan remained silent, Fu Xuan still had her objections, and she spoke directly.

"Danlei Dragon Lord, when the nest is overturned, how can any egg remain intact?"

Dan Lei agreed with this statement, but the person protecting the pearl still couldn't move.

If Luo Fu is truly short of troops on the battlefield, he still has 50,000 magical puppets at his disposal.

If this force is useless, adding more people to protect the pearl won't change the situation.

At that time, the guardians of the pearl will be the last force covering the retreat of the Luofu Chiming.

Dan Lei was very clear that now that he had become the Dragon Lord, he had to consider the interests of the Wisdom Clan.

It should be understood that losses suffered by the Vidyadharas on the battlefield are permanent losses.

There are already many Vidyadharas in the Cloud Cavalry Army. The Vidyadharas have fulfilled their obligations to the Alliance, so they cannot send the Guardians of the Pearl to the battlefield.

Therefore, Dan Lei retorted to Fu Xuan's words without any hesitation.
“Fu Taibu, in your eyes, Luofu is already doomed, isn’t it?”

Is this the result of the Qiong Guan Zhen divination?

If that's the case, then I must take my leave first. I need to lead Ruan Mei and the Chiming Clan away from Luofu.

"I will take responsibility for the desertion of the Luofu Chiming soldiers."

Dan Lei's words left Fu Xuan speechless.

Of course, she couldn't say that Luofu would definitely fall, and Qiong Guan Zhen had never given such a conclusion.

However, if Luofu has not reached a point of certain collapse, Dan Lei can naturally refuse to call upon the guardians of the pearl.

Given Danlei's contributions in this war, even if the league punishes Jingyuan severely, they won't say he didn't put in the effort.

Fortunately, seeing that Fu Xuan was speechless, Dan Lei still offered her a way out so she wouldn't be too embarrassed, saying...
"Okay, let me state my position."

When Luofu transfers most of the Ten Kings' Division's forces from the Imprisonment Prison and initiates the mobilization of criminals, I will mobilize the Guardians of the Pearl.

Dan Lei's words weren't definitive; he said he would mobilize the guardians of the pearl, but he didn't specify what they would do.

Anyway, when it really comes to that, even if Jing Yuan doesn't die in battle, he won't have time to care about himself.

In fact, Jing Yuan, who had been in the general's position for eight hundred years, was well aware of Dan Lei's little scheme.

However, once many things are clarified, it's not far from a falling out.

Therefore, playing dumb is also a political skill.

Since Danlei was unwilling to use the protective power of the Chiming Clan first, Jingyuan did not insist.

Just as Dan Lei implied, Jing Yuan didn't even use the Ten Kings Division, which was Luofu's last remaining force. Why should Chi Ming be the first to use his trump card?

So, Jing Yuan pulled up the star map and defense deployment map, and said...
"In that case, these are the resources that Luofu can currently utilize."

Mirror Stream and Blade have already been deployed to the front lines.

"Lord Yuyang, the position of frontline commander is entrusted to you, with Sky Piercer as your deputy."

Jing Yuan directly used the honorific title here, proving that he issued the order in his capacity as a general, so Dan Lei didn't waste any words and directly accepted the order with his hands clasped.

Seeing that Dan Lei was obedient, Jing Yuan nodded in satisfaction and began to arrange other matters in Luofu.

After the meeting, Jing Yuan once again let Fu Xuan and Qing Zu leave first, and then pulled Dan Lei aside for a private meeting.

As soon as the two figures disappeared, Jing Yuan quietly asked Dan Lei...

"Danlei, I just have one question. When Ms. Black Tower arrives, won't she start fighting with Ruan Mei?"

Dan Lei rolled his eyes at Jing Yuan and answered the question half-jokingly and half-seriously.
"Don't worry, their relationship is better than you think."

If we really have to fight, it'll be mixed doubles against me. Remember to save me then.

Upon hearing this, Jing Yuan spread his hands and said bluntly...

"Even a general can't manage his own household affairs, let alone the Dragon Lord's."

Seeing this, Dan Lei didn't bother to care about Jing Yuan's attitude of just watching the show, and summoned a ball of flame and said...

"This is a flame that I took from Xiao Huanlong when I came here."

"General, are you ready to be possessed by Suiyang?" This was something Dan Lei had already discussed with Jing Yuan, so Jing Yuan naturally replied with a smile.
"Okay, come on over. This is my first time coexisting with the sun."

Since Jing Yuan had said so, Dan Lei naturally wouldn't stand on ceremony and directly pressed the Suiyang Flame in his hand into Jing Yuan's body.

As the yang energy entered his body, Jing Yuan closed his eyes to sense it for a moment, then asked...
"Is this what they call being possessed by the spirit of the sun? I don't feel anything."

To this question, Dan Lei replied speechlessly.

"That's because I controlled Suiyang and made it not bother you."

You want to feel something? I'll give you some right now.

After saying that, Dan Lei controlled Sui Yang within Jing Yuan's body, repeatedly looping the mesmerizing recording from his previous life on the internet: "Help me, God Lord! Leave Jing Yuan Yuan!"

Jing Yuan's expression froze instantly, then he raised his hands in surrender with a headache on his face.

"Alright, Danlei, I give up. Let Suiyang shut up, my head is about to explode."

Seeing Jing Yuan yield, Dan Lei immediately controlled Sui Yang, making him silent before speaking.
"Alright, now General, you can continue to strategize from behind the scenes."

If we can hold out for just over a day, Zhu Ming and Yao Qing's reinforcements will arrive, and then it will be time for a full-scale counterattack.

Jing Yuan nodded, and just as he was about to say something, the emergency communication on his jade tablet rang.

Jing Yuan dared not delay and quickly answered the call.

The call was from Qingzu. After Jingyuan answered, she immediately spoke in a concise and efficient manner.
"General, Xingxiao has launched another attack!"

After he finished speaking, a video was sent to me.

Upon hearing this, Jing Yuan immediately turned on the video, knowing that the attack was happening much earlier than he had predicted.

Suddenly, hundreds of spatial tunnels created by the [Earthworm Shuttle] appeared at the edge of the star system where Luofu was located.

As the Starscream Fleet had already jumped to the vicinity of the tunnel, the illusory soldiers of the Antimatter Legion were pouring out of hundreds of space tunnel exits.

Seeing this, Jing Yuan and Dan Lei understood how the antimatter legion had reorganized its attack so quickly.

Using the [Torrent Shuttle] to create spatial tunnels for troop transport, it's truly amazing that Xingxiao came up with that idea.

The spatial tunnel created by the [Earthworm Shuttle] would be a near-death experience for other factions.

Although the antimatter legion can get through, the accident rate is extremely high.

With so many dummy soldiers coming through this tunnel, it wouldn't be surprising if one-fifth of them died.

However, in Xingxiao's eyes, this was nothing more than completing a rapid deployment at the cost of one-fifth of the troops.

The antimatter legion is merely a tool for Xingxiao to achieve her goal. As long as she can conquer Luofu, it would be worthwhile to annihilate all the troops she brought this time.

Xingxiao is very clear that this battle needs to be won quickly.

Luo Fu's intelligence blockade has been broken for some time now, and other immortal ships must have already sent troops to its aid.

The Immortal Ship Alliance has unlimited energy support from the Hunting Path, so it can freely consume imaginary energy to perform rapid jumps.

This is an advantage that the antimatter legion does not have.

Although the Antimatter Legion is a legion under Nanuk's command, Nanuk has not fully opened up his power to the legion.

Therefore, most of the warship wormhole generators malfunctioned and required repair due to the impact of the Danlei boson space collapse bomb.

Xingxiao chose not to repair it, and instead sacrificed some troops to quickly complete the deployment.

Moreover, the vanguard that had previously retreated from the space region surrounding Luofu had now joined the main force, and after setting up their formation, they immediately advanced.

Upon seeing this, Dan Lei immediately stood up and said

"It seems Xingxiao's goal is to wipe us out in one fell swoop. I'll go out and defend against the enemy first. I'll leave the overall command to you."

After saying that, Danlei prepared to leave the meeting room and go to his post.

However, Jing Yuan grabbed Dan Lei at this moment and asked seriously.
"Your ability to force Xingxiao to laugh still works, right?"

Dan Lei nodded and said frankly.

"Of course, this power is almost unused."

I can keep laughing unless I can't laugh anymore.

However, smiling while wearing a mask seems to be addictive.

Every time I use it, I feel a sense of liberation, a feeling that... is pleasurable, but also dangerous.

After listening, Jing Yuan said to Dan Lei
"Since that's the case, listen to me, and from now on you will do this and that..."

Jing Yuan told Dan Lei about his plan, and Dan Lei thought it was feasible, so he left the conference room and went straight to the flagship in charge of frontline command.

A few minutes after Dan Lei landed on the flagship, he saw Jing Liu and Ren arrive.

Before Dan Lei could speak, Jing Liu said...

"Jing Yuan ordered all the outer perimeter troops to be withdrawn to the air defense zone of Luofu."

We'll both follow your orders now.

Before Jingliu could finish speaking, Ren said with a displeased expression.
"Jing Yuan is also confused. Legion commanders don't look at combat strength. This kid is only a few years old and has no experience in commanding large troops. Letting him command the front line is simply ridiculous."

Dan Lei wasn't angry at Ren's questioning, but instead replied...
"Don't worry, my principle has always been to leave professional matters to professionals."

My role as the frontline commander is to stabilize morale; I will definitely delegate the specific command to Yu Kong.

Moreover, if Xingxiao appears on the battlefield, I will be the only one who can stop her.

To be precise, I need to force her out, otherwise, with her occasional sneak attacks, the Cloud Cavalry will be wiped out sooner or later.

Just as Dan Lei said this, Yu Kong came over and asked directly.
"Dan Lei, how do you plan to force Xing Xiao out? We can't lock onto the flagship of the antimatter legion fleet in a short time."

To this question, Dan Lei simply laughed.

"Pass the order to set all ships' weapons to automatic interception mode, including the anti-aircraft gun turrets on the Luofu. Then just laugh with me."

After saying that, Danlei took out the "Aha" mask and made everyone laugh.

However, Kagami and Ren hadn't laughed in who knows how many years, so their laughter resembled that of a deranged serial killer.

And after it was over, Ren immediately roared in anger.
"This feeling... the sudden burst of laughter I had earlier was all your doing!"

The maniacal laughter that Ren mentioned here must have occurred when Dan Lei was wearing the mask inside Huan Long's stomach.

As mentioned before, the radius of influence of the [Aha] power is the furthest distance of Danlei's line of sight.

Therefore, even if the various grotto-heavens distort the space and increase the distance, once Dan Lei's power is activated, most of Luofu will have to laugh with him.

So, Danlei took off his mask and reminded him.

"You'd better get used to it, because you'll have to laugh with me later."

After Danlei demonstrated [Aha]'s ability to make the world laugh, everyone understood the meaning of Danlei's command.

As the antimatter legion charged, it suddenly burst into laughter on the spot, realizing it was a perfect target.

While our side can only offer a forced smile, machines without intelligence don't have this problem.

Since the enemy is laughing hysterically and there's no way to escape, auto-aiming is enough.

Therefore, Xingxiao had no choice but to take action, otherwise no matter how many troops he had, they wouldn't be enough to keep up with Danlei's antics.

(End of this chapter)