System's POV

422  Alliance Formed, Alliance Broken [Part 1]

After receiving the disciplinary punishment, the Ashford and Stallard Army understood that the Supreme Commander of the Alliance wasn't someone whom they could underestimate.

The soldiers from both clans felt humiliated, believing that they were punished wrongly because of their superior's actions. However, none of them dared to voice out their displeasure and simply prepared for the upcoming battle.

Thirteen had placed these two armies on the left flank of the Formation, wanting to see just how capable they were in battle. The Military Drones had located where the Jinn Army had congregated, and he planned to strike that location fast and hard.

They were the Bug Army that was under the control of the Rank 7 Blister Bug. Because of their fast reproduction rate, they were stationed on the front lines, serving as fodders to hold back the Alliance for as long as possible. They weren't exceptionally strong, but they were quite numerous. Right now, the majority of the weapons being used by the Alliance were powered by Empyrium. These energy-based weapons were quite powerful, but very costly to use. Using them against the bugs would be a waste from Thirteen's point of view, so he decided to use a different method.

"Team Alpha, advance!" Thirteen ordered. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The Aerial Units of the Alliance that were high above the sky prepared to use their long-ranged abilities against the bugs.

They didn't use any of their ammunition this time and solely relied on the mages who were blessed with elemental abilities.

Their goal was to only stir the hornet's nest so that Thirteen could estimate just how many bugs were hiding under the ground.

Just as expected, the moment the Alpha Team started killing the low-ranking monsters on the surface, countless bugs emerged from the ground and took off to the skies in order to face them.

The Alpha Team hastily retreated as part of Thirteen's plan. Their mission was to lure the enemy out of their hiding place and bring them to the location where the Army lay in ambush.

The sheer number of flying bugs in the sky was enough to block off the light of the sun, covering the surroundings in darkness.

"Unleash the Flash Fire Missiles," Thirteen ordered.

Immediately, the submarines of the Dvalinn Federation fired a barrage from the sea, targeting the coordinates their Supreme Commander had designated.

Fifty missiles collided with the monster army, turning the sky into a blazing inferno, and spreading the flames to the nearby monsters, which burned and incinerated some of them.

The Flash Fire Missiles created a wall of fire in the sky, which would last for half a minute before dissipating. This weapon was very effective in handling swarms of monsters both on the ground and in the sky.

Unfortunately, the fifty missiles that the Dvalinn Federation had used were the last batch of missiles in their stockpile.

Even so, Thirteen didn't bat an eye as he ordered them to use the missiles against the bugs because it was the perfect counter for them.

These kinds of monsters were very weak to flames, and their bodies burned easily.

Even the blood of these insects was flammable, making the effect of the Flash Fire Missiles even more intense, allowing it to spread in a wider range.

Seth and Allen, who were watching from the left flank of the army, watched the blazing sky with a solemn gaze.

After the initial surprise was over, countless flaming bugs passed through the wall of flames and flew in their direction.

The majority of these monsters were Rank 4 and above, and most of them had suffered moderate to serious injuries.

"Team Bravo, engage them as soon as they come within your firing range!" Thirteen ordered. The armies of the Ashford and Stallard Clan were part of Team Bravo, and all of them were armed to the teeth with the weapons and equipment that came from the Sirius Continent.

Thirteen wanted to know just how powerful their weapons were, so he decided to use this operation to see how effective they were in battle.

"Show these bugs what we are made of!" Seth shouted. "Open fire!"

The soldiers who were armed with rocket launchers locked on their targets and fired.

The moment their rockets collided with the Rank 4 Monster, Cristopher, who was paying close attention to the battle, noticed that the rockets exploded on the flying monsters' heads, making them explode and killing the monsters instantly.

He immediately relayed this news to his Young Master, who was watching the battle from the rear of the army.

"Not bad," Thirteen smiled faintly. "I guess they can pull their own weight."

The Stallard Army wasn't being idle either.

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Unlike the Ashford Army who had rocket launchers to use against the monsters that had managed to get past the wall of flames in the sky, they simply waited until their enemies came within their weapon's range and decimated them with their assault rifles.

Those who managed to approach within a hundred meters were dealt with personally by Seth and Allen, preventing the monsters from breaching their formation.

"Team Omega, advance!" Thirteen ordered after seeing that the left flank was stable. Arthur, Morris, and Steven, who were the Thrones of the Aldebaran Continent, escorted the soldiers and led them to deal with the bulk of the bug army that couldn't fly in the sky.

Since Thirteen didn't want to suffer many casualties, he ensured that the soldiers were protected by the Thrones, who could deal with the biggest threat on land. While this was happening, Lawrence and Wendell attacked the Blister Bug together, preventing it from targeting their army.

Tiona, on the other hand, was leading her Immortal Team of Monsters and attacked the land bugs from the rear, disrupting their formation.

Rocky, who was burrowing under the ground, carefully targeted the Rank 5 and Rank 6 Monsters, making them fall into the sinkholes he had made, dealing with them swiftly and effectively.

The bulk of the insect army was composed of Rank 1 to Rank 3 monsters.

Their strategy was simple—swarm their enemies with overwhelming numbers from the land and the sky.

This strategy used to be extremely deadly, especially with their leader, Evuvug, leading the charge. Without the Brain Beetle, the bug army was merely a swarm of bugs that was a pain to deal with solely because of their numbers.

A few hours later, the battle finally ended.

Just like the High-Ranking officers of the alliance expected, there were no casualties due to the immediate response of the medics and the 69th Battalion, who had immediately taken the injured to the rear to get medical assistance, allowing them to fight another day.

But just as everyone was about to take a breather, the Military Drones detected an army of Undead Monsters about to attack them from the left flank of their formation.

However, the bad news didn't end there.

Goblin Riders and Orc Riders, all of whom were mounted on Dire Wolves, charged at the Right Flank of the Army, attempting a pincer attack.

Just as everyone was thinking that the situation couldn't possibly get any worse than that, the ground shook as if an earthquake was happening.

A moment later, countless centipedes emerged from the ground and crawled toward the Alliance en masse.

The Centipede King, Jalrog, who hadn't been seen for a long time finally appeared, leading its army into battle. But as if Murphy's Law was in full effect, a ferocious roar reverberated across the sky as the Undead Wyvern, Vannaroth, dove down from the heavens. Riding on its back was none other than the Death Lord, Erasmus, who served as the commander of the Jinns and Majins, tasked by the Earth Dragons to deal with the pests that were trying to reclaim their territories.