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Chapter 1003: Battle Resumes
Chapter 1003: Battle Resumes
With the situation reaching this point, both sides were left with only one choice: to continue the war.
After the Skrull top-level meeting concluded, Manina immediately ordered the reactivation of the anti-gravity diamond devices at the major psychic springs.
The eight anti-gravity diamond devices on Earth restarted, ruthlessly extracting psychic energy.
On the runways of the eight Skrull bases, spaceships began to activate one after another, lining up to enter the psychic energy collection plants and transport the extracted energy back to their home planet.
Due to the enormous amount of extracted psychic energy, the collection plants were already operating at full capacity, with additional collectors added to keep up with the demand.
The runways were filled with transport ships, and on average, one ship was loaded and took off every ten minutes to transport the vast amount of extracted psychic energy.
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The Earth side, of course, could not just sit idly by.
Ten minutes after the meeting ended, all players and ancient cultivators of the sixth tier and above received notifications and gathered in the sky above the Kosiasco spring.
By 8:30 AM, the cultivator players had assembled.
Su Yu and the Grand Cultivator Yang Jian stood side by side, facing dozens of sixth and seventh-tier player cultivators.
Due to their different levels of strength and status, the seventh-tier player cultivators stood in the front row, while the sixth-tier stood in the back.
Su Yu scanned the gathered cultivators and players, asking, "Is everyone here?"
"Everyone is here," Zhongfeng, standing at the front of the group, replied, "We have a total of eight seventh-tiers and sixty-eight sixth-tiers, all present and accounted for, not a single one missing."
"Very good," Su Yu looked at everyone and said loudly, "According to the latest reports, the Skrulls have restarted their anti-gravity diamond devices and are continuing to extract psychic energy from the giant springs.
Since Chancellor Cao and the First Emperor cannot be contacted and cannot return, the people of Earth need us now! We must reclaim the springs and take back what is rightfully ours!"
"Reclaim the springs, drive out the Skrulls!" the players and cultivators cheered, raising their arms in excitement.
They had been unable to help with the recovery of the Kosias co spring, but now they finally had a chance to make a difference!
However, every player and cultivator had their doubts—why did the Skrulls shut down the anti-gravity diamond devices and leave them off for ten hours? And why did the planned attack at 6:00 AM get canceled and then suddenly reinstated?
Everyone vaguely guessed that it must have been due to negotiations between Su Yu and the Skrulls.
Earlier, Su Yu and the Skrulls must have reached some agreement, leading the Skrulls to shut down the devices and the Earth side to halt their offensive plans. Now, the talks had broken down, and the war resumed.
But it didn’t matter.
A breakdown in talks wasn’t necessarily a bad thing; peace was never possible between them and the Skrulls.
"Transport hover vehicles and supersonic fighters are ready. Let's move out!" Su Yu declared, "Our destination is the Ruapehu Volcano Spring, which doesn't have a Skrull god-level guardian. It should be an easy target. We'll use this spring to practice and then move on to reclaim the more challenging ones!"
The Ruapehu Volcano Spring is located 2,400 kilometers southeast on New Zealand, close to the capital city, Wellington.
At 2,400 kilometers, a supersonic fighter could reach it in half an hour.
Because the Ruapehu Volcano Spring was too close to the Kosias co spring, the Skrulls didn’t station a god-level guardian here.
The floating troop carriers and supersonic fighters were already prepared, and they could easily take care of this "appetizer" once they arrived.
Hearing Su Yu's words, everyone's spirits were lifted.
Many had already guessed that Su Yu would likely target the Luape Volcano Spring as his first offensive objective. After all, the other giant springs were too far away, and this one was the closest.
However, hearing the confirmed target still boosted everyone's morale, as this spring was the perfect place for practice.
"Su Yu," Zhong Feng reminded, "Don't forget to call out Morningstar and Elizette before we reach the Luape Volcano Spring."
Su Yu smiled in response, "Don't worry, I won't forget that."
Morningstar had just been taking care of Tiana, while Elizette was caring for Bernelina in the game. After some rest, Tiana and Bernelina had recovered significantly.
Tiana was still too weak to join the battle, so only Morningstar and Elizette could be summoned to the battlefield before they reached the Luape Volcano Spring.
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After the order was given, the cultivators and players of Blue Star quickly boarded the supersonic fighters and troop ships, heading southeast toward the Luape Volcano Spring.
In just half an hour, they arrived above the spring.
At the same time, the top-tier beings of Skrul Planet were closely monitoring the real-time situation of this spring.
They knew that the Blue Star forces would likely attack this spring first, as it was the closest and had no divine-level guardian. What better target could there be?
Looking at the real-time footage transmitted by the AI Spy Blue, Manina nodded with a smile, "The Blue Star people have indeed come. I knew they would prioritize this spring."
"Your Majesty is truly a master of strategy..." Lance, who was on a video call with Manina, quickly flattered.
"Enough, Lance..." Manina waved his hand to cut him off and asked, "Is everything ready at the spring?"
"Everything is ready!" Lance immediately replied, "We've prepared the 'delay tactic.' Most of the soldiers in the base have already returned to the home planet via spacecraft, and the remaining high-tier experts are fully prepared. Moreover, the secret weapon is in place, ready to give the Blue Star people a big surprise!"
"Excellent!" Manina smiled, "Let's see how effective this 'delay tactic' will be!"
...
Facing the Blue Star forces' aggressive advance, Manina and Lance knew that the Luape Volcano Spring couldn't be held.
The enemy had three divine-level beings, and Su Yu's strength was on par with a high divine-level. Adding to that were eight Seventh-Rank and sixty-eight Sixth-Rank assistants, creating an overwhelming advantage over the defenders at the Luape Volcano spring!
But even if they couldn't hold it, they couldn't let it fall without a fight.
Thus, Manina and Lance devised this "delay" plan, using the base's defensive weapons to slow down the Blue Star forces as much as possible.
They withdrew all 20,000 defenders from the base back to the home planet, leaving only a few dozen Sixth-Rank and higher experts to hold the fort.
These high-tier experts would use the base's facilities to defend as long as possible, and if they couldn't hold it, they would escape through a spatial rift.
As they escaped, they would use the "secret weapon," guaranteeing a big "surprise" for the Blue Star forces, significantly delaying their advance.
(End of Chapter)
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