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Chapter 2751 Guild And Order
Even Daxon observed with keen interest when Levi asked, for he had heard of the Xenhall clerics in passing but knew not of the specifics.
“We’ve actually looked into both variations of the legend. One pertained to the Esoteric Guild. Word has it that they were a group of theurgists who wielded powerful magical techniques! The other concerned the Xenhall clerics of the Ecclesiastic Order, who were themselves also extraordinary folks in their own rights!
Levi and Daxon both reacted with astonishment.
“Might you have any more detailed information or the likes?” Levi continued to press.
An ancient manual came shooting out of The Manifest Court, which, upon Levi’s examination, opened to reveal content exclusively comprised of mythological stories that the Manifest Court made scant effort to expound upon.
It was obvious that these were mere legends and, for the most part, unverified tall tales and hearsay.
Levi made a mental note of them and then left.
Actually, he was not sold on them either, since they were, as various sources would attest, nothing more than stories.
The only avenue of doubt he had revolved around his own mentor.
From where did the seemingly omnipotent mentor hail?
“What will you do next?” Daxon asked.
Levi’s expression was severe. “All this time, Sacroria has been exceedingly concerned about the Esoteric Guild and the Ecclesiastic Order, and the truth of their existence! For this reason, they’ve remained restrained and had been conserving their strength. I’ve even heard that the Lab of Gods is actually waiting on the appearance of the Esoteric Guild and the Ecclesiastic Order, and is looking only to attack Erudia with the Leviathan!”
Daxon had a gist of what Levi’s intentions were.
“So your upcoming plan would be to use the Esoteric Guild and the Ecclesiastic Order to bait Sacroria out into the open?” Daxon asked.
“Yeah, that’s right. That’s why I have to first find out what these two mysterious entities of lore are about, so that I may adapt accordingly! Even if it is just a myth, we should masquerade as closely as we can to what the stories depict. Only by doing this would we be able to capture the attention of Sacroria,” Levi explained.
“I see. So, that’s why you needed something more concrete from The Manifest Court! However…”
Daxon appeared apprehensive.
“In order to be convincing as the legendary Esoteric Guild and Ecclesiastic Order, surely one has to not only look the part but also have the prowess to match? In spite of our collective growth in strength, I’m afraid that we might still be quite far off from being able to meet this very criterion!”
Daxon’s assessment was pointedly simple.
Levi’s subordinates simply did not have the capability to pass themselves off as members of either the Esoteric Guild or the Ecclesiastic Order, thus making it easy for that ruse to fall through.
“Relax! None of you would need to get involved in this, for I have got some tricks up my sleeve!”
This was where Mutant Number Thirteen and the Fearsome Four, as well as Cyrus, will come in handy. It shouldn’t be difficult for them to pass themselves off as the Esoteric Guild and the Ecclesiastic Order, at least for a while.
Levi had also conceived a good draw with which to reel them in, and that was the Project Atlantis’ undersea training base.
To the Lab of Gods, it was a site of unbridled intrigue.
Perhaps they would even fathom that place to possess some sort of connection to the Esoteric Guild and the Ecclesiastic Order.
Levi was going to tap on that particular inclination of theirs to lure out Sacroria, but the foremost task for him was to assemble his Super Fighters.
“You guys shouldn’t idle around either. Get out there and lend a hand! One more thing, though. Pay attention to Zarain. I’m wary that they might seize the opportunity to move against us!”
Levi wanted Daxon to keep a close eye on Zarain, for a dormant Zarain at that time was a terrifying proposition.
By staying put and without joining the alliance, she and her ilk might be awaiting an opportunity to capitalize once the allied forces and Diviniteria wore each other down.
Their strength remained an unknown commodity, and that was Levi’s greatest cause for concern.
Hence, he had to be on his guard.
By now, the erection of the eleventh defense barrier by the allied forces had been completed.
The Titan Lord was in the lead of a group of lieutenants surveying from an elevated vantage point while they waited for the battle to commence.
“How I wish I could lead our vast army forth!”
Chapter 2752 All Gone In Thirty Seconds
Morale was high owing to the overwhelming strength consolidated within the ranks of the allied forces, and the masses feared no one, not even when it was the Lab of Gods who stood opposed to them.
Initial jitters had given way to burgeoning confidence once all everyone had convened.
“Instead of buckling down in our defensive positions, why don’t we seize the initiative and take the fight to them?” one of the lieutenants suggested.
“That’s right. The engagement plans provided by the military strategist had everything save an offensive approach! That goes to show that no one expects us to strike first! Diviniteria, too, will never see us coming!”
“Hear, hear! We’ll surely take them by surprise if we were to go on the offensive!”
Those views were seconded by a chorus of support from their other enthused contemporaries who also felt it a feasible option.
A key appeal for them was that that course of action was not open to them before.
Titan Lord found himself in agreement with that line of reasoning.
If we ourselves had not contemplated that possibility, how could our enemies? Never!
“However, the component units of the allied forces have all been stationed at their designated positions. Their cover would be easily blown if we were to redeploy!”
Someone astutely pointed out.
“In that case, I shall lead my personal army and reserve force out myself!”
Titan Lord’s preparedness to lead the attack himself greatly astonished the lieutenants.
Who is Levi Garrison when put to contrast here?
One was afraid of confronting the enemy directly and only sought to withdraw, while the other led from the front and wanted to be first to charge into the fray.
There’s simply no room for comparison!
“Very well. We shall follow the Commander’s lead in the repulsion of Diviniteria!”
The lieutenants began to profess their stances.
Very quickly, Titan Lord had secretly mobilized his own personal army as well as a third of the reserve forces in the rearguard without notifying the other units and ventured out for the waters beyond.
Half an hour later, upon the first signaling shot, the army led by Titan Lord launched their audacious assault directed at Diviniteria.
Rumble…
The sudden eruption of combat stunned all within the allied camp.
Who was that who broke ranks and took the initiative to go on the offensive?
Diviniteria, too, were taken aback.
What’s going on? Another surprise attack?
That move, indeed, confounded their expectations.
Levi’s aggressive maneuver the first time round had caught them off guard, but to launch yet another one?
These people are insane! Are they really showing no regard whatsoever for Diviniteria?
With the element of surprise, Titan Lord’s sudden onslaught did inflict significant casualties upon Diviniteria.
With rapturous plaudits abound within the allied camp, all sang the praises of the Commander himself.
Titan Lord’s simply too awesome. Not only was he determined to battle to the death, he even took up the fight himself!
That is the sort of courage we want to see, for only the brave shall be victorious!
Everyone openly thought that these were qualities found wanting in Levi that made him inferior to the Titan Lord!
“That was fantastic! After being continually repressed, we’re finally able to vent!” the lieutenants following Titan Lord cried.
Indeed, they were practically muzzled under Levi’s charge and had been waiting for that moment to let out some steam.
“Haha. You’re the one who’s most suited for the position of Commander! Levi Garrison simply doesn’t have what it takes!”
“When there are no solutions, then we must face down Diviniteria and destroy it head-on!”
On came more cheers and as their emotions soared, so did their growing disregard for Diviniteria.
All the warnings they received from Levi had long been cast aside since, and they even derided Levi for his overt conservativeness and bereft of guts.
Now, not only were they battling on the forefoot, but they were also taking the fight to their enemies in an extraordinarily impactful way.
Titan Lord shot a clenched fist into the air. “Onward! Let there be no let-up for them!”
Weapons chambered over and over as the army behind him pressed on, determined to knock the wind out of Diviniteria’s sails in one fell swoop.
Elation ensued as adrenaline pumped within the veins of every single man involved.
The allied forces in the rear, especially, brimmed with anticipation as they awaited their orders!
While this was happening, Mr. X, over with the Lab of Gods, was fuming. “Do you think Diviniteria is to be trifled with, time and again? Commence the attack! I want all of them wiped out in the next thirty seconds!”
Chapter 2753 A Devastating Blow
“It’d seem to me that this lot is going to take us for pushovers unless we demonstrate a compelling show of strength.”
Being underestimated for a second time had left the masses from the Lab of Gods enraged to a boiling point.
Time to unveil our trump card!
“Understood!”
At Mr. X’s behest, various preparations got underway.
Diviniteria’s five massive flying vessels, akin to airborne battleships, were advanced to the fore.
These flying vessels were humongous, with each one the approximate size of a small town, and their presence itself almost had the entire stretch of these waters in a blockade!
Seeing the imposing manner of their enemy’s response left Titan Lord and company even more exhilarated.
“Charge! Before us is the enemies’ main camp! Seize it, and we shall have clinched ourselves half the success! Ready our forces to the rear and await my command to commence the attack!”
The passion of Titan Lord and the others had reached fever pitch, with the warriors leading the line best characterizing their fervor.
Each tried to outrun the other as though fearful of missing out!
At the same time, layers upon layers of protective covers on the quintet of flying vessels suddenly withdrew and opened up, revealing the multitude of firing mechanisms within.
Each and every one of these was closely packed and numbered in the tens of thousands when lined up side to side.
That was for one vessel alone, as the five of them combined for close to a hundred thousand muzzles in all.
“Fire!”
Upon that command, those hundred thousand sets of weaponry expunged rays upon rays of terrifying red energy beams!
Simultaneously, it engulfed the entirety of the sea and every inch beyond.
As though that entire world itself had been bathed in its reddish glow, not a single sliver of ground was spared by that all-encompassing bombardment.
These red energy beams were several dozen times stronger than the hand-held ones previously fired by the Leviathan.
After all, the Leviathan could not muster up such a powerful output. Or should it be said that its body was unable to withstand it, and the energy capsule module on it was capped with regards to its storage capacity?
That, however, proved to be no obstacle for these tremendous flying vessels, for they were capable of delivering energy beams of a potency that transcended that of the Leviathan to degrees unfathomable!
With that red energy beam being dozens of times more destructive, regardless of whether it be the fighter’s bodies, weapons, equipment, or protective gear such as armor or the likes, none were able to avoid being pulverized upon contact!
A hundred thousand firing points from the quintet covered every position in every corner of the waters before them, without exception.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Silence ensued when the attacking army before them was struck by the red beams.
In the instant they made contact with the light, all of their bodies splintered and dissipated.
Shock!
Utter shock!
Near two-hundred thousand men alongside their weaponry, ships, and every material object in the vicinity, were eradicated without a trace…
At their extreme temperatures, the energy of the red beams was so powerful that they dissolved and devastated everything in a flash.
Stunned!
Utterly stunned!
None were more thunderstruck than Titan Lord and his lieutenants who had been directing operations from a large battleship to the rear.
They had just borne testament to the loss of the entire vanguard of their army, vaporized in that flood of crimson within the blink of an eye.
Horror!
Sheer horror!
It was a scene that would be permanently etched into each and every one of their psyche.
Could this be the true might of Diviniteria?
For some inexplicable reason, Levi’s warnings came back to haunt them.
Stay on the defensive, and refrain from attacking. Do not underestimate the enemy. If you cannot win, retreat. If you sense something amiss, withdraw immediately… The Lab of Gods is much more powerful than anything known to anyone. What you have seen from them previously was a mere sample size and not a demonstration of their true prowess.
Yet, no one took him seriously, for who would still dread Diviniteria after the attainment of absolute power?
In the moments that followed, everyone was mortified for the true might of the Lab of Gods had dawned upon them…
Chapter 2754 Titan Lord Is Scared
It was a truly baffling sight to behold.
The people who were bravely shouting about how they would win the battle a second ago had all disappeared the next.
It was the first time everyone had witnessed something this shocking.
Although so many had died in an instant, not a single drop of blood was shed.
On top of that, there were neither screams of pain nor body parts flying everywhere.
Everyone simply vanished into thin air after coming into contact with the red beam of light.
The ability to completely disintegrate everything in one’s path was probably the ultimate form of power in existence.
It was so ridiculously powerful that it could very well wipe out an entire civilization in an instant.
In less than thirty seconds, the Lab of Gods had cleared the path before them of any and all obstacles.
The frown on Mr. X’s brow eased up slightly upon seeing that, and the look of arrogance returned to the faces of his men once again.
This is what happens when mere mortals like you foolishly challenge Gods like us!
“Attack now! Hit them with all you’ve got!”
With that, the Diviniterian army began its assault.
The five airships in front pushed forward immediately while the battleships and other combat units followed closely behind.
As the Erudian forces had made it clear that they would fight till the bitter end, the Lab of Gods decided to stop testing the water and played all of their trump cards.
Boom!
The entire shore was filled with the deafening sounds of engines and footsteps as the enemy forces made their way forward.
Titan Lord and the others were all trembling in fear when they saw the Diviniterian army marching toward them.
After all, over two hundred thousand soldiers had just been vaporized before their very eyes.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The enemy forces continued to fire the red beam of light as they advanced, disintegrating anything it came into contact with instantly.
The frigates in front of the battleship that Titan Lord was on were all hit by the red beam and got disintegrated on the spot.
Titan Lord panicked even more as he had just lost his personal guards and reserve forces in the blink of an eye.
Having broken out in a cold sweat, he shouted, “Retreat! Retreat now! Fire at them while you fall back! Have our men in the rear assist our retreat!”
It was at that moment that they all understood why Levi chose to avoid fighting that battle.
The enemy was simply far too powerful for them to even damage, so fighting would only lead to huge amounts of unnecessary casualties.
Titan Lord ordered his men to open fire at the five airships that had come within range.
However, despite them using every type of weapon they had, their attacks did no significant damage to the airships.
It was unclear what material the airships were made of, but it seemed to absorb all the damage like a huge ball of cotton.
Titan Lord’s battleship continued making its speedy retreat while the other frigates helped provide cover.
After all, they had to ensure the survival of their commander if they hoped to stand a chance in winning the battle.
Titan Lord was on the verge of tears when he saw the frigates being disintegrated one after another, but there wasn’t anything he could do except watch helplessly in regret.
This is all because I’ve been too reckless! I have to take responsibility for the results of my recklessness!
The other lieutenants who proposed that they initiate the attack too, held their heads low in silence.
It was because of their overconfident suggestion that the alliance had paid such a huge price, so they were to blame for it all.
With various units sacrificing themselves to cover their retreat, Titan Lord and his men were able to get out of danger and return to base.
Everyone on the base was aware of the situation at hand, and they all had gloomy expressions on their faces.
Chapter 2755 They Remember Levi
They had mobilized such a huge amount of soldiers, weapons, and equipment, only to have them all be reduced to nothingness in the blink of an eye.
The men at the base were wondering how powerful Diviniteria was, until they saw Titan Lord and his lieutenants trembling all over.
Some of them were so scared that they even peed their pants.
This was a clear indicator of the dangers that lay ahead of them.
Although they did not witness the horrors first-hand, seeing the state of those who did was enough for them to understand that the situation was worse than they had expected.
“Now that I think about it, Levi wasn’t scared of the enemy! He told us that the Lab of Gods is way more powerful than we could possibly imagine! He said we should avoid direct confrontations and rely on harassment strategies instead!”
“It seems he was right all along! His strategy of laying down harassing fire was brilliant! He knows the power of the Lab of Gods better than we do!”
“Yeah! Levi was just trying to devise a plan with the highest chance of success! He would’ve fought them head-on if he could!”
That was when they realized the ingenuity of Levi’s strategy.
By having them retreat, he was actually protecting them by keeping the casualties to a minimum.
“Maybe Levi would be able to come up with a better plan if he had enough time!”
A lot of them began to miss Levi at that point.
All they heard was that Levi had left after devising a few strategies, but no one knew where he went.
Titan Lord and his men really regretted doubting Levi.
Even after he was demoted to military strategist, he kept advising us against confronting the enemy directly! He warned us that it would end badly for us, but none of us listened! We clearly underestimated the enemy this time! Even after deploying everything we’ve got, we’re still no match for the Diviniterian army! Most of their weapons and equipment are stuff we’ve never seen! Having all the bravery in the world means nothing if you die instantly to that red beam of light upon charging in! We thought we were powerful, but they’re clearly leagues above us! We ignored Levi’s warnings and severely underestimated the enemy, so now we’re paying the price for it!
“Pull yourselves together, men! Think about how the soldiers will feel if they see you like this! The enemy will be arriving soon, so you commanders need to start giving them orders!” shouted Death Fiend.
That snapped Titan Lord out of his dazed state instantly.
“Stay sharp, men! A fierce battle awaits us! The enemy is far stronger than we imagined, so a lot of us are going to die! In fact, we might end up with no survivors at all! Even so, we must go out and fight! Our country, our friends, our family, and even our loved ones are all at stake! We have to achieve victory by all means necessary!”
Thanks to his charisma as a leader, Titan Lord’s words filled the hearts of those soldiers with hope and got them all fired up once again.
Whatever feelings of fear seemed to have vanished as they all made up their minds to fight till the end.
“However, we will have to change up our strategy! The enemy’s weapons are too powerful, so we can’t engage them in direct combat. Doing so would just be charging to our deaths for nothing. Fortunately, our military strategists from the strategy team have prepared four strategies for us. I will coordinate this operation from here on, so I want everyone to act according to my commands! Let’s do this!” Titan Lord ordered.
Before, none of them cared about those four strategies before as Titan Lord was famous for fighting his battles head-on.
Chapter 2756 They Fell For It
However, having witnessed the terrors of the enemy’s forces, Titan Lord was quick to view them as their lifesaver.
While executing the strategies was no guarantee of victory, it would at least buy them time to continue searching for a way to win the battle.
“Understood! We’ll get to it right away!”
Titan Lord then carefully reviewed the first strategy that Levi had proposed.
What to do if the enemy possesses ridiculously powerful and seemingly indestructible weapons? What to do if they steamroll their way in with said weapons? That’s exactly what happened earlier! The Diviniterian army destroyed everything in its path with the help of the five airships and that red laser beam of theirs! So, what exactly should we do?
Neither Titan Lord nor his lieutenants were able to come up with an answer for that question.
In fact, most of them were so terrified that they peed their pants earlier.
Fortunately for them, Levi provided the answer in the first strategy he proposed.
He had long since taken into consideration how they would handle an overwhelming attack from the Lab of Gods and their Leviathans.
Of course, they would not engage the enemy directly as they wouldn’t stand a chance regardless of how many men they had.
Titan Lord then gave out the instructions according to Levi’s strategy, and they were able to get everything set up in the shortest amount of time possible.
“Get Levi back here right this instant! Tell him I need him! We all do!” he shouted.
The lieutenants in the command center all held their heads low when they heard that.
Thinking they would achieve victory once they got rid of Levi, they had resorted to underhanded means in order to replace him.
Little did they know, they ended up needing him the most and had to bring him back again.
The humiliation was so great that they all wished the ground would open up and swallow them whole.
The soldiers too, believed Levi was a coward who didn’t have the guts to face the enemy, only to realize he was trying to achieve victory with minimal casualties.
Boom!
A loud rumbling could be heard in the distance as the Diviniterian army arrived.
The skies darkened as the five airships blocked out the sun, and the soldiers all trembled in fear when they glanced at the sky from their bunkers.
The eleventh defense barrier possessed a natural advantage by having mountains on both sides and the ocean in the middle.
The narrow path would only allow two airships to pass through at any given time, so it would be impossible for all five to proceed side by side.
This was a natural barrier that they had in addition to their existing defenses.
Titan Lord had already completed all the preparations according to Levi’s proposed strategy.
All that was left for him to do was engage the enemy in battle when they arrived.
As the airships came within range, Titan Lord gave the order to fire the weapons.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Countless secret weapons from all over the world opened fire at the enemy airships at the same time.
There were about two hundred thousand weapons being used, and most of them were new to the Lab of Gods.
The destructive power of those weapons was so terrifying that it felt like they could destroy everything in their line of fire.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Although a majority of their attacks were of no use against the airships, some of them managed to damage its envelope.
If this situation continued, their weapons could very well damage the gondola of the airship as well.
Enraged, the Lab of Gods was swift in their retaliation.
“Destroy them! I want nothing standing in our path!”
The five airships then readied their weapons and pointed all one hundred thousand firing points at the base in front of them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A second later, they unleashed the most terrifying attack ever.
The red laser beam engulfed everything in its path, and yet, Titan Lord and the others cheered when they saw that in the command center.
“Yes! They fell for it! They f*cking fell for it!”
Chapter 2757 The Use Of Decoys
The entire command center was in an uproar as Titan Lord and the others cheered on excitedly.
The reason behind their excitement was none other than the fact that the Lab of Gods had fallen for their trick.
The base that the airships had just destroyed was actually a decoy that they had set up according to Levi’s strategy.
Levi knew they wouldn’t stand a chance fighting against such powerful weapons in direct combat, so they would need to work their way around them.
Despite how powerful the Lab of Gods’ weapons were, they didn’t have an infinite supply of ammunition and would eventually run out.
Levi figured the resources required for the ammunition would be scarce as the weapons were very new, so it was only a matter of time before they were depleted.
As such, his strategy focused on how they would get the enemy forces to waste their ammunition and run out of it sooner.
Naturally, the best way to do that was to trick them into firing those weapons at decoys.
As such, Levi’s strategy was to construct decoy bases to serve as bait.
Everything in the decoy base was fake, including the soldiers and weapons which were actually cardboard cutouts that they colored.
From a distance, they looked just like the real thing, so it was impossible to tell without examining them carefully.
Of course, given the advanced technology that the Lab of Gods had in possession, they could easily conduct a scan which would reveal that the base was a fake.
In order to prevent that from happening, Levi’s strategy involved lowering their guard by having Titan Lord launch a vicious attack at them.
That way, the Lab of Gods would be so enraged and frustrated that they would only focus on destroying the base in front of them.
Titan Lord made sure to hold nothing back in their first round of attack as they needed to hit the Lab of Gods hard enough to anger them.
It seemed to be working as the Lab of Gods got so mad that they wasted no time destroying that base in front of them.
In order to show the opponents the consequences of opposing them, the Lab of Gods fired all one hundred thousand of their laser cannons at the base.
The power from this attack was over ten times greater than the one used when Titan Lord charged at them earlier.
The terrifying laser beams engulfed the area in a sea of red, disintegrating everything in its path and evaporating even the seawater it came into contact with.
Given its ability to vaporize everything it was fired at, those weapons were the perfect tools to wipe out entire countries or even civilizations.
In just dozens of seconds, the entire base that they had built was reduced to nothingness.
Regardless of whether everything on the base was real or fake, the aftermath of the laser beam’s attack remained the same.
As such, they had no way of knowing that it was just a decoy, especially since they used over ten times more power than the previous attack.
“Sir, all five airships are down to sixty percent power!”
The captains of the airships reported the status to Mr. X.
“That’s fine. Sixty percent is more than enough for us to level this area! Keep pushing forward!” Mr. X replied confidently.
Having removed the obstacle in front of them, the airships continued to advance side by side in a straight line.
The sight of them approaching snapped everyone out of their brief moment of euphoria.
“What do we do? They’re coming! That decoy wasn’t enough to deplete their power completely!” shouted one of the lieutenants.
Chapter 2758 The Strength Of Diviniteria
“We continue with the strategy! Open fire!” Titan Lord replied calmly.
With his order, the weapons that had been set up along the mountains on both sides opened fire on the airships all at once.
Thanks to the huge amount of resources the alliance had, they were able to set up that ambush and blast away to their hearts’ content.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
This attack was at least ten times more powerful than the one they launched at the airships earlier.
Crack!
Although the airships were able to withstand most of the attacks, they weren’t exactly invulnerable, so some of the secret weapons managed to cause some serious damage to them.
Naturally, the Lab of Gods didn’t take too kindly to that.
After all, they saw themselves as gods from Diviniteria.
They believed that mere mortals shouldn’t be able to hurt them at all, so taking damage from their attacks brought them great humiliation.
“Mr. X, these fools are attacking our airships indiscriminately! Primo Stella and Quintus Stella are taking damage! The entrance to the strait ahead is too narrow for all five of our airships to pass through at once. What should we do, Sir?”
All five captains of the airships were seeking his advice.
Mr. X simply glanced at the layout of the land ahead and replied with a sneer, “If this landscape is the source of their advantage, then all we have to do is remove it!”
“Huh?”
Unsure of what he meant, everyone stared at him in confusion.
“It’s simple, really. All I’m saying is, we will level the mountains on both sides in front of us! I want our airships to continue advancing side by side like this!” Mr. X continued.
Everyone gasped in shock upon hearing that.
What? Is he seriously suggesting that we level the mountains on both sides? Does he have any idea how much work that would be? This is a little ridiculous, even for us!
The mere thought of it was so scary that they didn’t dare think any further, but they had to obey the orders they were given.
“Level the mountains on both sides in front of us! Clear a path for our airships to advance!”
Buzz…
With the command being given, all five airships charged up their cannons and fired the red laser beam at the mountains.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
It was a truly shocking sight to watch the mountains being destroyed in one hit like that.
“Yes! They fell for it again!”
The men at the command center cheered happily once again.
The weapons set up along the mountains on both sides were actually controlled remotely, so there were no casualties sustained from the blast.
To anger them by firing at them from both sides like that was also a part of Levi’s plan.
He knew the Lab of Gods had a really huge ego, so they were bound to attack the mountains in retaliation.
Levi had expected the Lab of Gods to level the mountains, which was why he had chosen to avoid fighting them this whole time.
Although everyone was excited to see the Lab of Gods firing at the mountains, their feelings of excitement soon faded as shock and disbelief filled their faces.
The red laser beams from the airships were clearly disintegrating the mountains bit by bit as they went lower and lower.
In just a matter of minutes, two whole rows of incredibly tall mountains had been reduced to nothingness.
Chapter 2759 The Greatest Battle Of The Century
We may have successfully tricked them into firing at the mountains on the side, but… What on earth is that weapon? How is it able to level all those mountains like that? This is unbelievable! Simply unbelievable! This is a lot more powerful than we imagined! The destructive power of Diviniteria’s weapons sure is on a whole different level!
The land shook as the mountains were leveled, exposing the clear skies behind them.
The water from the sea flowed across the land, turning the valley into a part of the ocean in an instant.
With such unimaginable power at their fingertips, it was no wonder why the people of Diviniteria would call themselves gods.
The men from the Lab of Gods cheered excitedly upon seeing the mountains being leveled.
“This is the power of the gods! We are capable of destroying the world as well as reshaping it to our will!”
That absolute power was the main source of their confidence as well as their sense of authority.
“Though we have leveled the mountains, the airships are now down to ten percent power! We can only use them for transportation and defenses. Attacking is no longer possible!” exclaimed the captains.
While leveling the mountains was certainly an impressive display of might, the amount of power used was simply far too great.
As such, the airships could no longer be used offensively in their advance.
“That’s all right! We will simply stop attacking with the airships from here on out. They weren’t our primary tool of offense, to begin with anyway! Begin the assault and breakthrough this line of defense!” Mr. X replied calmly.
The five airships then came to a halt, and countless fighters got off equipped with weapons and armor as they pressed forward.
Titan Lord and the others realized that Levi’s strategy was working when they saw the five airships move behind several other aircraft.
The airships must’ve run out of firepower! Levi’s strategy was a success! Apart from some weapons and equipment, we didn’t really lose much. Everything in the decoy base was made out of cardboard cutouts, so it was no big deal at all. Imagine how mad the Lab of Gods would get if they found out they had wasted that much of their firepower on a mere decoy!
“We’re up, men! While we can’t avoid engaging them in direct combat, rest assured that I have planned our attack according to the strategy provided. We won’t be charging blindly into battle this time! Now, let us go give our enemies a warm welcome!” Titan Lord shouted as he led his men into battle.
The Diviniterian army too, charged forward and engaged them in fierce combat.
All sorts of weapons were being fired everywhere, and the greatest battle of the century had finally begun.
Bloodshed and violence soon filled the battlefield.
The Diviniterian army was simply superior in terms of their equipment and fighting skills.
However, the alliance was able to hold out through the use of their superior numbers, a greater amount of weapons, and clever tactics.
Even so, the alliance had suffered severe casualties after one hour of fighting the Diviniterian army.
The amount of injured and dead soldiers was several hundred times more than that of the Diviniterians.
It was truly a tragic sight to behold.
Fortunately, by having hundreds of forces working closely together in battle, they were able to back each other up whenever the situation called for it.
Realizing that they were being pushed back, the alliance all brought out their respective secret weapons with the sole purpose of keeping the enemy at bay.
Despite the continuously increasing amount of casualties, they had a constant supply of soldiers to take the place of the fallen in combat.
Chapter 2760 Missing Levi
That was the best part about having superiority in numbers.
As powerful as the Diviniterian army was, it still took them a really long time to fight their way through the alliance.
Despite the severe casualties sustained in the first hour, they were able to hold their ground mainly through their sheer numbers.
On top of that, Titan Lord’s excellent usage of battle tactics also helped them to further minimize the casualties and maximize their efficiency in combat.
At the very least, they were able to keep the fight going for prolonged periods of time.
“Kill them! Kill them all!”
Due to the strong resistance they had encountered, Mr. X decided to personally command his troops and have them fight more aggressively.
Not wanting to face Sacroria’s wrath, he was desperate to break through the alliance’s defenses as soon as possible.
The casualties suffered gradually increased as the Diviniterian army upped their game, and Titan Lord lost seven of the thirty-seven defensive bases he had set up.
Things continued to worsen as the Diviniterian army continued its aggressive push.
Titan Lord was both coordinating defensive strategies while assembling suicide squads to reclaim the bases they lost.
Naturally, their strategies involved taking the Diviniterian soldiers’ lives along with their own.
The alliance was truly pushed to desperation by the overwhelming force of the Diviniterian army.
The fighters from Diviniteria were simply far too powerful that the Erudian forces had no choice but to use human wave attacks against them.
The fact that they were able to hold out that long against the enemy was a miracle in itself.
Even so, Titan Lord and his men knew full well that keeping the fight going like this wouldn’t solve the problem.
Having the superiority in numbers meant nothing if all they did was delay the inevitable.
Eventually, they would run out of cannon fodder to send at the enemy, and the Diviniterian army would break through their final line of defense.
“Now I see why Levi chose not to fight them! These Diviniterians are way too powerful!”
“We don’t even stand a chance at winning against them! To send more men at them would simply be sending them to their deaths! It won’t solve the problem at all!”
“This is why Levi’s primary strategy was to avoid combat to conceal our strength! There is no point in fighting to the death here if we can’t even win! Levi had devised his strategies with the goal of achieving victory in the end! He even warned us about how powerful the Diviniterian army is!”
Everyone began to miss Levi when they realized that their defeat was certain.
The eleventh line of defense is about to fall. What will happen if we lose this battle? Although Levi’s advice for us to retreat would mean giving up some of our territories, it would at least keep us all alive to reorganize our forces and devise new strategies to turn the tide around. Had Levi been around, he probably would’ve thought of a new plan by now! Fighting the Diviniterians like this is pointless! They’re dominating us with an overwhelming force, so our soldiers are nothing but cannon fodder to them!
“Exactly! Has anyone heard from Levi yet? He might be able to come up with a plan!”
“Retreat isn’t even an option for us anymore!”
“Yeah! It’ll only get worse if we try to retreat now! Fighting till the death is our only option at this point!”
The entire command center was in deathly silence as everyone tried to figure out how they could turn things around, but no one was able to think of anything.
Titan Lord too, felt depressed at the fact that his ruthless fighting style was completely useless against the enemy.
The difference in our strength is simply far too great. To fight them head-on is plain suicidal!
“What do we do? What do we do?”
Everyone was sweating profusely from anxiety, but no one was able to do anything as the number of casualties and lost territories continued to increase.
Meanwhile, the forces from Zarain had been monitoring the situation since the start of the battle.
“It’s obvious that this is a one-sided battle now. What should we do?” asked Black Hawk.