Chapter 840: The Battle is About to Begin
Chapter 840: The Battle is About to Begin
The new transport spacecraft from the Lankert Alliance is truly fast!
Another crucial point is that the cultivators and players aboard the transport ship are all at the 6th stage or higher, capable of withstanding the ship’s terrifying acceleration.
Thanks to this, the spacecraft reached ten times the speed of sound in just half a minute, hurtling toward Europe.
On the ship, Su Yu, Zhong Feng, Chancellor Cao, and others continuously received messages from the central command.
Xue Wenli’s message read, “We have mobilized all reconnaissance satellites to focus on the spatial rift above the Alps. As of now, the Skrulls have not sent any reinforcements.”
Su Yu asked, “What about the defensive forces at the spring? What’s their reaction?”
Xue Wenli replied, “Their reaction is significant. Our reconnaissance satellites can’t see the full layout of the base, but we’ve detected signs of a large number of powerful individuals gathering inside.
As for the hardware, the spring’s psychic energy shield has been activated to its maximum capacity. The base’s anti-matter railguns, laser beams, and psychic energy emitters have all been activated. It looks like they are preparing for this battle.”
“Hmm.” Su Yu nodded, his expression serious.
According to his original plan, he intended to catch the Skrulls off guard and launch a surprise attack.
Just like when he went to the giant spring in the Rocky Mountains, the Skrulls were caught unprepared, and he and his cat, Morning Star, managed to break through the base’s force field and severely damage the defensive facilities.
However, the appearance of a mole within their ranks had completely derailed their plans.
After this battle, he was determined to find and expose this traitor.
...
The two transport spacecraft continued their flight, and more intelligence from the relevant departments kept pouring in.
But even after an hour, when the spacecraft had already entered Europe, the Skrulls had not sent any reinforcements to the spring.
Old Li, looking puzzled, asked Su Yu, who was standing beside him, “Sir, why aren’t the Skrulls sending any reinforcements? Do they want to abandon the spring?”
“Of course not,” Su Yu shook his head, answering with certainty. “If the Skrulls were planning to abandon the spring, the high-ranking cultivators inside the base would have been hurriedly gathering their valuables and fleeing, rather than setting up defenses.”
“So, they...”
“Based on my guess, they probably want top-tier experts like Plante or Manina III to come and provide support,” Su Yu replied confidently. “And these top-tier experts won’t arrive too early. They are likely to show up just when we are about to break through the spring’s force field.”
This was the old trick the Skrulls had used when Su Yu and his team employed guerrilla tactics to capture the giant spring in the Rocky Mountains.
Old Li hadn’t been involved in that operation, but the current situation suggested that the Skrulls were indeed planning to use the same strategy.
Seeing that the spacecraft was still far from its destination, Su Yu decided to take this time to briefly recount the experience from the last battle for the giant spring to Old Li.
However, before he could start, another message from Xue Wenli arrived.
After reading the message, Su Yu realized he had been proven wrong.
The message stated that just moments ago, the Skrull peak god-tier expert, Plante, had crossed the spatial rift and entered the giant spring in the Alps.
This news shocked Su Yu, Chancellor Cao, and all the great cultivators who had participated in the previous guerrilla battle.
Prime Minister Cao quickly called Su Yu.
As soon as the call connected, he immediately asked, "Su Yu, do you know what the Skrulls are up to?"
"I have no idea," Su Yu replied with a wry smile. "I just told Old Li that Plangent would likely show up when we're about to breach the force field shield. I didn't expect him to arrive early! My face hurts just thinking about it."
Su Yu's misjudgment stemmed from the fact that none of this made sense.
Plangent would have been better off waiting until the force field was nearly breached to maximize the delay of the Blue Planet cultivators' attack.
By appearing at the spring now, the Blue Planet could simply bypass this location and target other springs without a god-tier guardian, such as the one Plangent previously guarded.
This would force the Skrulls to lose control of the spring more quickly, making it a foolish move.
Prime Minister Cao asked over the phone, "So what should we do now? Should we just fly to the spring Plangent was guarding?"
"No, no, no," Su Yu shook his head. "The Skrulls aren't foolish. They must have calculated that we would abandon the Alpine Spring and head to the one Plangent used to guard. Their strategy might be to lure us there."
"What do you think we should do, then?"
"I think we should stick to the original plan and attack the Alpine Spring," Su Yu said seriously. "Even though Plangent is here, our Blue Planet cultivators are far stronger now. We can face them head-on!
Prime Minister Cao, once the battle starts, you keep an eye on Plangent. I and the other cultivators will attack the force field shield. I believe we can take this spring in three hours. Going to the spring Plangent previously guarded might just lead us into their trap."
"Alright, I agree," Prime Minister Cao conceded. "We can't let the Skrulls lead us around by the nose. With no other god-tier presence at the Alpine Spring, Plangent alone can't stop us."
Su Yu quickly shared his thoughts in the chat group, and the cultivators all responded, expressing their support for his decision.
...
At that moment, two troop transports began to decelerate.
The ships slowed down significantly, reducing their speed from ten times the speed of sound to zero in just half a minute.
The two spacecraft passed through the clouds and gradually came to a hover about three kilometers east of the Alpine Spring's force field shield.
Once the ships were stationary, the Blue Planet cultivators filed out, facing the massive Skrull base.
The Grand Masters and players formed a "Heavenly Dipper Formation" at the back, providing better protection for each member.
Prime Minister Cao led the charge at the front.
Behind him were nine Seventh-Stage beings.
Besides Su Yu, Morning Star, Eliza, and Tina, the other five were Senior Yang Jian, Emperor Taizong, Emperor Liu Che, King Arthur, and Alexander the Great of Macedonia.
Senior Yang Jian was nearly back to his peak Seventh-Stage strength and would definitely recover to Eighth-Stage before the battle began.
The other four had just recovered to Seventh-Stage and would be lucky to reach peak Seventh-Stage by the time the battle started, with little chance of reaching Eighth-Stage.
These were the top fighters of the Blue Planet.
With no fear on their faces, they flew straight toward the Skrull base.
(End of Chapter)
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