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Chapter 636: The Himalayan Campaign
Chapter 636: The Himalayan Campaign
The great cultivators were all astute individuals and quickly grasped the brilliance of Yang Jian's strategy.
The "guerrilla" tactic was undoubtedly an excellent strategy. Cao Chancellor acted alone, while Su Yu and his four Seventh-Stage allies moved together, effectively making it seem as if Earth had dispatched two Eighth-Stage beings to attack the spring.
In this situation, if the Skruls wanted to delay the Earth forces' progress, they would have to send Eighth-Stage beings—or at least ten Seventh-Stage beings—to interfere.
However, after an Eighth-Stage being passed through a spatial rift, the rift would become unstable, often requiring around three hours before another Eighth-Stage being could pass through.
When the Earth cultivators saw the Skruls' Eighth-Stage beings, they would immediately turn and retreat, effectively trapping the Skruls' Eighth-Stage beings on Earth for three hours.
The Skruls' interference would certainly not match the speed at which the Earth cultivators moved, leading to more and more small springs falling into Earth's hands.
Although the guerrilla tactic was somewhat slower overall, it was likely the best approach at this stage.
Upon seeing Yang Jian's suggestion, Cao Chancellor immediately supported it in the group chat: "I support Yang Senior's idea!"
The other great cultivators also chimed in: "I support it too!"
"Agreed, support!"
"Currently, this seems to be the best method."
The group chat was flooded with support.
Amidst the support, Emperor Liu Che raised a question: "What about us Sixth-Stage cultivators? What do we need to do?"
Yang Jian didn't mention what these Sixth-Stage cultivators should do. He quickly replied in the group: "Those in the Soul Division stage can help us with post-battle tasks. This time, 23 Soul Division cultivators are involved. Thirteen of you will follow Cao Chancellor, and ten will follow us."
"After we occupy the base and the spatial rift in the sky closes, we'll leave the base to attack the next spring. You'll stay behind to handle the follow-up tasks, which will save us a lot of time."
Senior Liu Che: "Alright [bitter smile emoji]."
This way, the Soul Division cultivators would essentially be running errands and handling miscellaneous tasks.
However, there was no other choice. Who could blame them for being weaker and getting instantly killed by god-level cultivators? They had no choice but to agree.
Seeing no objections, Cao Chancellor finally decided in the group chat:
"Time is valuable. Let's proceed with this tactic for now. If anyone comes up with a better strategy, we can discuss and decide in the group later."
"Okay," the great cultivators in the group chat responded one after another.
After the strategy was decided, the Earth cultivators immediately took action.
Su Yu used [Teleportation] to head to the "Xisanliu" small spring on Mount Purmo and converged with Yang Jian, Tina, and Aijie.
Cao Chancellor continued to act alone, abandoning the large spring to attack a small spring. His first target was the "Xijiuqi" small spring on Mount Annapurna.
The Soul Division great cultivators gathered around them, waiting to assist with the follow-up tasks.
The Earth cultivators' tactical change was completely unexpected by the Skruls.
It wasn't until over ten minutes later, when Su Yu and his group started attacking the "Xisanliu" small spring and Cao Chancellor was about to reach the "Xijiuqi" small spring, that the Skruls finally understood the Earth forces' strategy.
In the Golden Sparrow Palace, Manina XIII stared at the 28 red dots displayed on the screen, silent.
The General Commander Lanchi, who was on a video call with him, quietly asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do?"
"Lanchi, what do you think we should do?"
Manina didn't respond verbally but instead kicked the "Pikachu" back to Rangi.
"Let me put it this way," Rangi frowned and cautiously said, "We should send our Divine Rank powerhouses to support these small hot springs. Once our powerhouses arrive, the enemy will definitely abandon the hot springs."
"You're right," Manina agreed on the surface but remained noncommittal.
"But what if the Blue Star cultivators simply leave after seeing our Divine Rank powerhouses? Due to the spatial rift's contraction fluctuations, our Divine Rank powerhouses won't be able to return to other hot springs for a while."
"Then, are you suggesting we don't send our Divine Rank powerhouses for support?" Rangi carefully probed.
"Of course not," Manina shook his head. "We must send them, but we need to wait until the Blue Star cultivators have occupied half of the bases before we do."
"Remember, Rangi, our core objective isn't to defend these hot springs, but to delay the Blue Star cultivators and fully execute the 'Explosive Mining' plan. Understand?"
"I understand," Rangi replied solemnly.
Over the next few hours, the Blue Star cultivators and the Skrull powerhouses engaged in a guerrilla war in the Himalayan Mountains.
Cao Chengxiang, wielding the "Myriad Admonitions Sword," swept through the area like a sharp blade, dealing with these small hot springs effortlessly. The combined strength of Su Yu and his three companions was no less than that of an Eighth Rank existence, overwhelming all who stood in their way.
The Skrulls weren't been without their Divine Rank powerhouses causing disruptions, with Plante, Victoria, and Styme each causing one disruption.
Cao Chengxiang and Su Yu's group immediately turned and left once they saw them, as the entire mountain range was rich in hot springs, and they couldn't waste time dealing with the Skrull Divine Rank powerhouses.
Moreover, the Skrull Divine Rank disruptions were quite awkward.
They could save a hot spring upon their arrival, but what about three hours later? When the spatial rift recovered and allowed them to pass through, should they return to Skrul? If they didn't return, they couldn't support other hot springs. If they did return, the spatial rift would be in a contraction oscillation phase for the next three hours, preventing the Skrulls from supporting it again. At that point, any Sixth Rank Blue Star cultivator could easily take over the hot spring.
This is why the Blue Star cultivators' guerrilla tactics were highly successful, driving the Skrulls, especially their Divine Rank powerhouses, to extreme frustration.
At the Skrull Expeditionary Force headquarters, Divine Rank powerhouse Styme, after the third passage through the spatial rift back to Skrul, irritably called Plante on the phone.
Once the call was connected, he immediately asked, "Lord Plante, this war has us very passive, always being led around by the Blue Star people. Does the general command have any good solutions to help us out of this predicament?"
"Of course there are ways to break out of the predicament!" Plante smiled mysteriously on the screen. "Manina's 'Explosive Mining Plan' has already begun. Once this plan is complete, we won't have to worry about the Blue Star people's attacks anymore."
"Oh? The 'Explosive Mining' plan? What's that?" Styme showed a faint look of curiosity. The plan was highly confidential, and even he didn't know it existed.
"The plan is like this," Plante explained broadly.
In the end, Plante calmly stated, "So, what we need to do now is just delay the Blue Star people."
"Alright, I understand," Styme nodded in comprehension.
(End of Chapter)
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