Chapter 428 Liberation
A huge map that contained every known detail of the continent of Arcadia had been laid out on the table for everyone present to see. Several chess pieces could be seen placed over the pictures of several cities as markers.
Tristan's expression couldn't help but harden when Illiana finally placed the last chess piece on the picture of Arcadia's capital, Prontea.
"According to the information that the spies have sent, currently the enemy has succeeded in taking control of seven cities. They have finished off the guards and taken some of the villagers hostage."
Looking at the map, Castian chimed in from his seat, "If we want to take our troops to Prontea, we have to go through Zephyria and Nexusia." He was silent for a moment before adding, "With the number of soldiers we have right now, we will definitely be able to liberate those cities."
He could say so because it was true that the troops from his side to be deployed had gathered in a larger number.
[Arkadian Knight: 5,000]
[Arkadian Soldiers/Volunteers: 15,000]
[Adventurers: 400]
[Elven warriors: 10,000 ]
[Blood Warrior Tribe: 20,000 Orcs]
Including the 7,000 dark elves and the 40,000 Uruks coming from the north, they currently have a force with more than 100,000 individuals; if they chose to wait a few more days, the number would probably have increased.
However, the reason they didn't choose to wait was not just because they didn't have the time. To be honest, Tristan felt they did not really need tens of thousands more human soldiers when all the elves and orcs, the more superior beings, were ready.
"Even so, the weapons that the Space Knights possess cannot be underestimated. I guess that they must have large-caliber weapons ready to ravage the cities on a moment's notice. We cannot be hasty in making decisions; otherwise, the whole city will end up buried under the ground," said Leena, voicing her opinion.
For a brief moment, silence descended on them as everyone considered Leena's words, which had a high probability of being true. Because of that, Tristan needed to come up with a plan that didn't result in the total destruction of his cities and the people in them.
***
Zephyria City, 1 day later.
The space troopers could still be seen walking across the streets of the city, as well as the Asgardian warriors who filled every corner of the city. Not one resident from the area could be seen on the streets. They seemed to have vanished since the invaders came and took away their rights.
A space trooper was on top of the watchtower with a pair of binoculars in his hand. He was surveying the area outside the city, watching for the enemy's presence. An assignment that might look mundane at the grand scale of things, but in fact extremely crucial.
At first, his facial expression still looked controlled before he finally choked up because he saw something that managed to awaken the chaos inside him.
He picked up the communication device right away and sent a message informing the others of what he had seen. "Alarm! The enemy has made their move!"
It didn't take long before Captain Theron and the magus in charge arrived with three squads of fully armed space knights. The high-ranking magus captain immediately looked at the situation outside the gate through the scanners.
A smile instantly appeared on the captain's face as soon as he saw something interesting.
They were the Blood Warrior Tribe warriors, divided into three legions, each divided into four groups of 3,000 orcs. Each legion will be led by an Overlord Orc, namely One Ear, Scarr, and Gundal, who just evolved thanks to Tristan's [Blood Seal—Augmentation].
Amidst the blazing flames of enthusiasm, the Orc warriors who were in the center suddenly stepped aside and made way for the four figures that were about to pass by. Seeing this, various reactions appeared on the human side.
"There are elves among them!"
The four figures were the High Orc Karra, the High Elf King Castian, the King of the Vanyar Ivaasar, and the king of the Dark Elves, Vizier.
"Captain! The three elves were at the magus level! One of them is even at full moon level!" fretted one of the soldiers when he saw the scanner system.
The captain just smiled slyly. "Interesting... they banded together to drive us away?"
"What are we going to do, captain?"
Turning his head, Theron sternly said, "You've all trained for this didn't you? Bring out the cannons immediately! Make them regret coming here!"
"Yes captain!"
Not long after, a total of 10 laser cannons and three dozen gun-mortar howitzers made their appearance. Those weapons of destruction were all lined up along the main gate, ready to crush the enemy.
Right behind the firing line, around 1,000 Space Knights were seen in orderly lines, fully equipped from top to bottom. Their bodies were completely protected by very sturdy power armor, whereas various kinds of plasma, laser, particle, and kinetic weapons were ready in their hands.
The people from Asgard did not want to be left behind either; the tribe of barbarians, with a total of around 10,000 people, had been brandishing their shields and weapons all along, shouting war cries and curses at the Blood Warrior Tribe warriors.
"Fire!"
The powerful explosion from the cannons were unleashed following the order, and although the powerful magus elves managed to block some of them with spells, it still managed to create destruction for some of the Orcs who were at the forefront, most of whom were weak species such as grunts, or the Uruks who were deliberately placed in the first line.
The shattered bodies were quickly trampled by their comrades in the second line of defense, who kept running forward to attack the enemy. They charged across the landscape with thunderous roars, as if they shook the earth and heavens.
BOOM! KABOOM!
"Chiwiik!
The laser cannon again dismembered the warriors who were next in line, but those were still filled with orcs of the weakest species. In the meantime, the soldiers with the strongest rankings, such as Elves and Orcs, were overloaded at the very back and didn't move an inch from their position.
Seeing this, Theron spoke sarcastic words. "What a stupid leader." With a scorn, he added, "Sacrificing his brainless minions like this."
"Then should our soldiers advance, captain?" asked one of the knights.
"Why waste blood and sweat when you have the cannon to rely on?" said the captain emphatically. "Keep firing the guns; finish them all!"
"Ready!"
The laser cannons continued unleashing their might, slaughtering the other side one-sidedly. However, they also have their limit; after a few shots, they become overheated and have to stop for a few seconds to cool down.
It was at this time that all the troopers and Asgardians suddenly got goosebumps. They had their mouths wide open when they saw a giant crimson creature flying in the sky while spitting fire from its mouth.
"Dragon!" they shouted horrifically.
The captain gaped wide open as soon as his eyes caught the monstrous figure of the dragon. But the man quickly realized the dangerous situation that had suddenly appeared.
"Switch targets, shoot the dragon!"
The firing team understood; some of them immediately aimed at the dragon's body.
BOOM!
Continuous shots managed to hit the creature's giant body. However, the resulting violent explosion of the howitzer could only make its body tremble a little, and as a result, the dragon was still flying freely in the sky and occasionally spitting columns of blazing fire unobstructed, killing the soldiers who manned their powerful laser cannons.
One of the dark-skinned Jarls from one of the barbarian tribes started yelling at Space Knight when he realized the situation on his side was no longer conducive.
"We cannot depend on the weapon anymore. Gather all your soldiers and charge outside!" Before the captain magus could say anything, the Jarl turned to his men and shouted loudly, "All warriors! Attack!!"
Thooettt...
The Asgardian warriors and the Space Knights both let out a war cry at the same time, and they both rushed onto the battlefield.
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