msmithbooks Chapter 407 - 94: Special Skills to Counter a Divine Gift Ancient Giant Dragon?
Chapter 407 - 94: Special Skills to Counter a Divine Gift Ancient Giant Dragon?
Jack’s pride was not unfounded.
That was because their contingent of ’elites’ from the Eagle Country Realm were the *true* elite force in this Plane War.
All the ordinary foreign players among them had been replaced by "elite Reincarnated Players," similar to the ’mad madam’ type.
Although Jack claimed they were elite players from only three Planes, this group actually hailed from over a thousand different Lord Worlds. They had all converged on Jack’s Lord Plane by exploiting an "immigration bug."
In short, their total numbers were equivalent to the combined populations of three entire Lord Planes, not just a selection of elite players from three Lord Planes.
Therefore, this group’s power was utterly terrifying.
They were so powerful they could take on all the other members of the Eight Realms Alliance Army at once and crush them with ease.
However, despite their immense strength, they had made one fatal error: they knew nothing of the Holy Empire’s true main fighting force.
In the predictions of Jack and his peers, Tingfeng’s Holy Empire Forces, facing a "1 vs. 8" Plane War, would inevitably withdraw all their elite troops to easily defensible border fortresses and dig in for a siege.
It was for this reason that the various enemy units encountered by the "cannon fodder" foreign player harassment squads were, in their eyes, the entirety of the Holy Empire’s arsenal.
For instance, the Weihu Legion that charged in and self-destructed; the powerful and numerous Undead Legion; the Extraordinary Mage Corps that could influence the weather; and a motley assortment including Earth Dragon Knights, Holy Knights, the Lizardman Army, and the Pirate Legion... Jack and his men were convinced this was the best their opponent could muster.
The truth, however, was that Qin Feng’s true ace in the hole—the Sky Fleet, a force capable of crushing the combined armies of several hundred Plane Worlds—had yet to make a single appearance.
Of course, Qin Feng wasn’t holding his forces back out of fear of his opponent’s strength, nor was it due to some other grand strategy.
It was because he understood the mentality of these foreign players all too well. ’If I reveal such an overwhelming trump card too early, they’ll probably have a collective meltdown, log off, and retreat to the real world.’
If that happened, the Bloodthirsty Rapid Layering Plan being executed by his Bloodthirsty Squad would be completely deprived of its core ’fodder’—enemy Divine Chosen Soldiers.
The current strategy was to have his conventional Imperial Legions turtle up in the border fortresses while secretly dispatching the Bloodthirsty Squad to roam the battlefields, harvesting kills to stack up Bloodthirsty Layers. At the same time, they would use the ultimate ability, Spiritual Control, to convert rare enemy Divine Chosen Soldiers in droves.
This was precisely the "growth-focused" strategy that Qin Feng considered optimal. It prevented the enemy from pillaging and burning while allowing him to quietly bolster his own forces.
However, that group of foreign players from the Eagle Country Realm had an extremely flamboyant style. An army of immense size, they brazenly marched into the former site of the Elf Kingdom in the Northern Territory without any attempt at concealment.
So, such a large-scale movement naturally did not escape Qin Feng’s notice.
Relying on the Flying Bird Magical Beast Reconnaissance Corps that Ashes had previously recruited, he had long ago spread his "Reconnaissance" wings across the entire continent.
Combined with the real-time investigation from the artifact, the Eye of All-Seeing, every detail was clear in his pale golden field of view: the enemy’s massive elite phalanxes, the intricate patterns on the armor of their Epic and Legendary Level soldiers, and even the enchanted gleam on their Knight’s Long Spears.
In a matter of moments, Qin Feng had a complete lock on this massive enemy army that had suddenly appeared in the Northern Territory.
"Hmm?"
Qin Feng’s brow twitched as he stared at the image projected by the Eye of All-Seeing.
In the image, the Heavy Armor of the Epic Level Knights within the Eagle Country players’ phalanx gleamed with a cold light, while the shadowy aura of the Legendary Assassins practically seeped through the screen.
He couldn’t help but mutter to himself:
’This group of enemies seems unusually strong.’
’They even have Divine Gift soldiers and heroes!’
’And in large numbers, too!’
’If I send my conventional legions to engage them, a single Imperial Legion definitely won’t be able to hold out!’
’If I were to mobilize several conventional Imperial Legions to encircle them... setting aside whether we could even win, the cost of victory would be devastating...’
As these thoughts raced through his mind, his gaze sharpened abruptly.
’In that case... to be safe, I should just wipe them all out at once!’
With his mind made up, Qin Feng came to a decision. He absolutely could not allow this dangerous group of Eagle Country players a chance to threaten his legions. He had to use the harshest methods to utterly annihilate them before they could establish a foothold, leaving no loose ends.
"Ashes!"
Qin Feng’s hand shot up, his voice ringing with unquestionable resolve.
"Relay my orders immediately!"
"Have Kuge mobilize the entire Sky Fleet!"
His fingertip tapped the coordinates of the Elf Kingdom in the Northern Territory displayed by the Eye of All-Seeing, his gaze as sharp as a blade.
"Their target is that massive foreign army. Go to the former site of the Elf Kingdom in the north and wipe them out. Cleanly."
Immediately after issuing the command, Qin Feng switched his persona and used his authority as a Necromancer to contact the sentient Arthas.
His voice, clear and steady, traveled through the Undead Contract.
"Take the bulk of the Undead Legion and withdraw from the Ice Castle to the north. Leave only a small contingent of Undead Soldiers to cover your retreat."
"Remember, don’t engage directly. Just slow their advance."
"If they give chase..."
"...use small groups of Undead Soldiers to hold them back."
"Hold out until the Sky Fleet arrives as reinforcements."
Qin Feng’s reasoning for this maneuver was simple: the enemy force was not only massive, but its individual soldiers were also quite strong. A lone Imperial Legion or hero would have a hard time stopping them and could easily be overwhelmed.