From the Abyss of Stars Part 1

Vol-2: 038. Coordinated Assault

038. Coordinated Assault

The collapse of an army often happens in an instant.

The power of that slash was considerable, wiping out the entire drone swarm in that area, but the visual impact was even more shocking. The sky filled with sparks combined with the earlier artificial meteor strike completely broke the spirit of the defending troops.

In fact, it's not entirely accurate to say that because, as Li Aozi advanced with the allied forces, he found that many of the soldiers surrendering by the roadside didn't even bother to fire a couple of token shots. They sat on the ground, smoking cigarettes, exhausted and waiting for someone to take them away.

This phenomenon further demonstrated that the Grand Duke had already lost the respect and loyalty of his people. Bermudes' morale soared, and the soldiers fought even more bravely, with many daring to advance within 100 meters of the shooting range, even voluntarily entering street and indoor combat, showing no fear of facing the enemy head-on.

Seeing this, Li Aozi realized that the Grand Duchy's forces were finished, and given the allied forces' momentum, victory was only a matter of time.

Since that's the case, the final counterattack would soon come.

When Li Aozi advanced to Sullute Palace, the troops of Sisron and Amanda had already merged with them. After brutal combat, the allied forces had lost at least a quarter of their number, but their achievements were impressive—most of the Grant soldiers had chosen to surrender, with at least 2,000 prisoners taken.

"Aozi!"

Alexia pushed through the crowd, excitedly throwing herself at Li Aozi, burying his head in her chest, and affectionately stroking his face. "Thank goodness, you're not hurt anywhere."

"Don't do that, Alexi—Ellie, so many people are watching." Li Aozi waved his hand slightly, trying to escape Alexia's embrace, but unfortunately, his strength was far less than Alexia's. Her soft, warm arms actually held the strength to crush a steamroller.

"What's the big deal? It's just a hug." Alexia said as she released him, wiping the ashes from the corner of Li Aozi's eye with her finger before looking toward Sullute Palace.

"That's the final target, right?"

"Grand Duke Gamos is in there. Take him and his lackeys out, and there will be no more obstacles."

As Li Aozi spoke, he glanced at his Omega Energy awakening progress. It seemed that due to the consecutive injections, his genes had gotten used to the effects of the serum, and the activation speed was starting to increase.

To be safe, if he launched the attack in four hours, he could complete his third perfect mutation and advance directly to Beta-Tier.

Ideals are always full, but reality is rarely so optimistic.

On the one hand, time waits for no one. If they delayed any longer, Grand Duke Gamos could rally the national armed forces for a "march on the capital," which they would be unable to counter.

On the other hand, the city of Speya couldn't remain in darkness and under the assault of external blizzards indefinitely. War might not kill many people, but the cold would. If widespread cold and power outages occurred, the citizens of Speya would completely lose faith in and support for the allied forces.

Seeing this, Colonel Sisron immediately nodded. "Amanda, take the Alpha-Tier team with you and follow them, help them out."

"Understood." Amanda called out, and a dozen Alpha-Tier youngsters from the allied forces joined her. She said earnestly to Li Aozi, "We'll work together to break in and kill the Grand Duke!"