Chapter 765 – Tactic Most Suited For The Space
Zhao Hai was currently looking at the Divine Race displayed in the monitor. This time, the Divine Race reinforcement were mainly infantry. This meant that the reinforcements were true members of the Divine Race.
Besides the infantry, there were also Summoners as well as a race that Zhao Hai hadn't seen before. There weren't anything strange about this race other than their height. They were about six meters tall, able to see eye to eye with any tall Beastman. Their bodies looked very strong as well, judging from what can be seen through their beast skin garments. Their weapon were huge wooden trunks, and engraved on these trunks was a pattern of a vine.
From their looks, one could say that they seem to be wild men. Zhao Hai didn't doubt these people's strength. Each one of them were God-rank, moreover, there were quite a lot of them, about a hundred thousand.
A hundred thousand might not look great in an army of ten million, but with their builds, a hundred thousand robust men looked very terrifying.
Laura and the others were also in the living room, looking at the Divine Race's reinforcements through the monitor. In total, the reinforcing army numbered about 20 million. Adding on to the previous army, the Divine Race now numbered at 30 million, the same number as the Ark Continent's entire military unit.
What kind of concept was a 30 million soldier army? In addition to the little slaves that cultivated, the Divine Race had now completely filled up the entire Radiant Empire.
Laura frowned and said, "It looks like the Divine Race is ready to march. Brother Hai, what can we do about this? They wouldn't be so easy to stop."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "They truly are quite hard to deal with, but we need to do it regardless. Anyway, most of the Ark Continent's army have already been promoted to 9th rank. They should be enough to make a dent on the Divine Race. To be honest, I'm not quite afraid of the Divine Race. Unlike with the Demons, I can make undead out of their dead soldiers. They wouldn't blow themselves up so I should be able to replenish our forces."
Laura nodded, then she said, "We should also give our army some magic beasts. This way, they would have more mobility in the battlefield."
Zhao Hai agreed, "Alright, do that immediately. Later on, we can only battle in this way."
Laura gave a nod before she, along with Lizzy and the others, made their move. They had already discussed this matter before. They would supply the armies of the continent with fast magic beasts in order to make use of the beasts' mobility. As soon as the Divine Race attacks, the armies would continue on and harass them whenever possible using blood lightning beads. They wouldn't make the Divine Race relax even for a little bit.
Zhao Hai's methods turned out to be the same as what he repeatedly used in the past. Using guerilla warfare, they would continue to nibble at the Divine Race, making them unable to breathe properly.
This method was completely compatible with Zhao Hai. Because of the Space, Zhao Hai wasn't afraid that the soldiers would be ambushed, so it was a relatively safe way for them.
Zhao Hai didn't have the means to deal with the enemy right now since his side was still quite weak. Because of this, they can only resort to making the Divine Race stumble on every step they make.
Zhao Hai's side sent large quantities of magic beasts to the various armies in the continent. Since the Beastmen had their own mount, they didn't need to be provided with some. On the other hand, even if the Dwarves still had their iron armored beasts, those mounts can only be used to dig, so they were very unsuitable for mobility purposes.
The Elven race has been completely transformed as an aerial unit. Their blood hawks have become very good in coordination. The ones who mainly needed the mounts were the Human armies. On the other hand, the Fishmen had special bodies. Although they have become 9th ranks and can leave the water for a long time, they would still need some time to get used to it.
As the Divine Race army arrived at the continent, they went on and recuperated for a few days. In any case, they weren't in a hurry. In their opinion, the Ark Continent was already in their bag, so they went on their operation with leisure.
Zhao Hai took this time to complete the distribution of fast magic beasts. These magic beasts had already reached 9th rank, even the fastest pegasus mounts wouldn't be able to catch them.
After handing the magic beasts out, Zhao Hai immediately led the troops to the battlefield, which was the cities in the Buddha Empire. Zhao Hai had already prepared the materials for those who would be stationed there. And as soon as they leave the place, the Space would just reclaim them. The Space was Zhao Hai's ultimate weapon, it gave him the confidence to tussle with the Divine Race.
Actually, Zhao Hai didn't have much problems in using the Space. When it came to command, he was already leaving it to Lizzy and Megan. This would also provide them with more experience for later on.
But although Zhao Hai wasn't very good in commanding an army, he was still someone who had lived during the Information Era. Even if he wasn't a commander, he can still apply the tactics that he had heard before, like the guerilla tactics. When he proposed this, Lizzy and Megan were actually shocked. They thought that this was the best way to combine tactics and the Space.
When he heard the reason for their surprise, Zhao Hai understood that he had been underestimating the Space. It would definitely be a waste if they didn't use the Space in their plans to chip away at the Divine Race. But since he didn't want to reveal the Space to the soldiers, he can only transport the troops from one point to another. But even with this, they can still attack the Divine Race momentarily before turning back.
Because they had planned a guerilla warfare, Zhao Hai wasn't too worried about the success or failure of a city. And since this was the case, Zhao Hai withdrew the magic cannons and then placed them inside his undead.
The corpses in Accra Mountain that were meant to be consumed had been transformed into undead by Zhao Hai. This was especially true for those with large bodies, they will become moving turrets, helping the mobile army in both attack and retreat.
Zhao Hai sent these moving turrets into the armies earlier so that they can get accustomed to using them in battle. More efficiency on their part would allow Zhao Hai to gain more undead.
Although the blood lightning beads were very strong, its targets would get vaporized once hit, leaving Zhao Hai with no bodies to turn into undead. Because of this, Zhao Hai was prepared to use these magic cannons along with the soldiers in order to gain more undead. At this point, the promoted 9th rank soldiers were extremely obedient towards Zhao Hai. They were very grateful for Zhao Hai for providing them with a way to improve their strength.
It can be said that if Zhao Hai commanded them to kill their monarchs, these soldiers would do it. In any case, the entire Ark Continent was depending on Zhao Hai. At this point, the Kings were less important compared to him.
The other races might not have this sentiment, but their feeling of gratitude for Zhao Hai was still quite strong. These races might not listen to anyone, but they will completely obey Zhao Hai.
As the continent was completing its preparation, the Accra Mountain's defense line continued to be constructed. But at this time, the Demon Race's side also underwent some changes.
The Demons were continually listening for news regarding Zhao Hai and the Divine Race. Therefore, it would be impossible for the Demons to be unaware that the Divine Race reinforcements have come. Moreover, they also knew that the continent had started to move. With this information, how could the Demons just let go of this opportunity.
The Demons were very clear about the fighting strength of the continent. They also knew that Zhao Hai had provided 9th rank potions to the continent. They even managed to get a potion for themselves. Then they sent the potion off to be researched. However, they had no idea how hard would it be to study the spatial water.
The reason why the Demons were aware of all of these was because they had people inside the Ark Continent. One shouldn't forget about Engraved Ark. At present, none of them had been rooted out yet. Even if Zhao Hai has the Space, it would be impossible to catch all of them, especially at this hectic time.
Seeing the Demon Race's changes, Zhao Hai knew that the true war has come. Once the Divine Race made their move, the Demons would soon follow suit. If they don't, then they aren't the Demon Race.
In the face of this situation, Zhao Hai can only turn to the armies in the Buddha Empire. What they needed to do was stall the invaders for as long as possible.
The Divine Race didn't make Zhao Hai wait for long. Five days after their arrival, the Divine Race finally started to move. They gathered two battalions of mostly infantry and giants to head towards the city. On the other hand, the light and heavy cavalries became the second army and third army which directly went to the heart of the Buddha Empire. They thought that this army was enough, they were thinking that they were far superior to the Ark Continent's army. The infantry and giants would face Zhao Hai while the 2nd and 3rd armies would circumvent Upper Bank City in order to target the other cities further inside the empire. Once these cities were taken care of, they would go back and deal with Zhao Hai. Even if they allowed Zhao Hai to escape, at least they already held control of the Buddha Empire.
This plan was good. But unfortunately for them, the weren't aware that the Ark Continent's armies had already been promoted. Moreover, they had also changed their tactics, they weren't going to hold a city anymore!
Chapter 766 – God of Thunder's Army
Thunder Yun was a famous general in the Divine Race. He was called the God of Thunder because first; he was a lightning element divergent ability user. Second, because he had a booming voice that was just like thunder. And third, because of his Thunder Army.
The God of Thunder's Army held fame in the Divine Race. Belonging to this army were the Giants. Just as Zhao Hai thought, the Divine Race had already conquered other planes. Some of the races in these planes were subdued, like the heavy cavalry, the winged pegasus cavalry, and the Giants.
The status of these people wasn't high in the Divine Realm. The heavy cavalry unit was treated just the same as those little green creatures that currently cultivated the Radiant Empire's land. The only difference between the two of them was that the green creatures were labor slaves while the heavy cavalry were battle slaves. Although the heavy cavalry held higher status that the green creatures, they still couldn't escape the title of being a slave.
There were divisions when it came to the status of the slaves. The heavy cavalry held lower status compared to the winged pegasus cavalry. And the winged pegasus cavalry held lower status than the Giants. And the status of the Giants was almost no less than the commoners among the Divine Race.
The Giants in Thunder Yun's army were called the Totem Division. They were a very powerful part of the army. Not only were their close combat capabilities strong, they can also use their totems to summon vines that would help them in battle. These vines were actually a kind of lightning element creature.
Thunder Yun has been fighting for the Divine Race for many years. With the God of Thunder's Army in his hands, he had won many victories for the Divine Race, gaining awe and popularity in the Divine Race. He was even awarded a plane as his territory. This plane was where the Giants resided in. He directly named this plane as the God of Thunder's Plane. The original name of the plane was Lightning Continent, precisely because of the lightning element creatures.
Thunder Yun was over 400 years old, a not so old age for a Divine Race person. If compared to a Human, he would be just like a middle-aged man. He silver hair on his head. However, the hair was quite strange. It looks just like Thunder Yun was hit by electricity, the hairs were standing up, and even looked a little burnt.
He also had a full silvery-white beard. He also had silver white armor as well as a silver-white weapon and silver white horse. His horse was not the same as a common one. This horse was just like the horned pegasus, but without wings. Also, the horn on its head would constantly flash with lightning. It was evident that it was a lightning element beast.
Although Thunder Yun didn't think too much about the Ark Continent, his many years of experience allowed him a habit of collecting information. So when he arrived at the Ark Continent, he immediately asked Cloud Ying and Silver Shuke about the plane as well as Zhao Hai.
In the past, the Radiant Church had amassed information from Zhao Hai. But naturally, all of that was useless right now. When the Divine Race clashed with Zhao Hai, they discovered that Zhao Hai's strength was better than what they imagined. The only trusted information that they had right now was from the two battles. Although some of them were useless and there were only a few good points, Thunder Yun was still able to get an idea about how strong Zhao Hai was.
When Thunder Yun saw the estimation of Zhao Hai's strength, he couldn't help but be surprised. He didn't think that Zhao Hai would be this strong. He managed to repel their advance twice, without losing too much on his side.
Although this made Thunder Yun look down on Cloud Ying and Silver Shuke, this also allowed him to pay close attention to Zhao Hai. He knew about the strength of Cloud Ying and Silver Shuke's armies. Silver Shuke was assigned to be the vanguard, this alone explains how much trust the Divine Race had on him. On the other hand, Silver Shuke's regiment was able to summon the Deity. In addition to the light and heavy cavalries, the two armies couldn't just be underestimated.
For these two regiments to be driven away by Zhao Hai was in itself proof of how strong Zhao Hai was. Because of this, Thunder Yun became alert towards Zhao Hai, despite his inner belief that the two regiments should be able to take the city on their own.
Thunder Yun was currently sitting on his magic beast. On his side was someone who held his weapon for him. This person was quite tall and big, about four meters tall. Beside carrying Thunder Yun's weapon, he also had his own wooden trunk. This person was the leader of the Totem Division of Thunder Yun's army.
Although this person wasn't as big as the other Giants, he was actually a Highgod. With his two feet, he was innately fast. Now that he had become God-rank, he was unnaturally quick, he can even catch up with Thunder Yun who was on top of his mount. Because of this, Thunder Yun decided to have him as his own personal guard.
Thunder Yun was moderately advancing. In his front was his army, along with the Giant's Totem Division.
One could say that the Totem Division was Thunder Yun's most trusted men. This was because in addition to having them in his army, they were also residents of his own plane, whose families were very loyal to him. Moreover, their fighting strength was great. They were totally unafraid of war and were the most obedient troops.
In multiple wars, the Totem Division had secured him victories just by smashing through the enemy's army. Because of this, inside the God of Thunder's army, the Giants actually held greater status than the Divine Race.
Thunder Yun, who was going forward, suddenly muttered, "It has been a long time since we had met an interesting opponent. Fei'er, how do you think Zhao Hai would deal with us?"[1]
Fei'er was the Giant that stood next to him. Although this person looked stupid, his head wasn't like that at all. He was Thunder Yun's most trusted man, he would confidently discuss everything with this giant.
Can also be called Little Swift. However, I always think of Phil Swift when I type it. That guy from the 'That's a lotta damage' meme >.>Chapter 767 – Engagement
Aiken was a Ten Thousand-man commander for the Rosen Empire. His former post was the commander for Rosen Empire's elite heavy armor infantry. It was said that although he was just a Ten Thousand-man commander, his status wasn't any lower than a local regiment army commander.
In the Rosen Empire, a local regiment commander generally commanded a hundred thousand to a hundred fifty thousand troops. For a ten thousand-man commander to be placed in the same status as a regiment commander was saying something.
Presently, Aiken was 40 years old. He was an 8th rank expert before but had just recently become 9th rank. His promotion was something that Zhao Hai gave him.
Aiken was in admiration towards Zhao Hai. In a short time, he managed to turn the Buda Clan into one of the most powerful families in the continent. That in itself was great, but he also married several beautiful women with powerful backgrounds, eliciting envy from people all over the continent.
And most of all, what made him very famous was his fighting strength. He was too strong, not only was he able to extinguish the Dragons, he even blocked the advance of the Demons and the Divine Race.
Aiken was one of the first people to be sent over here. Because of this, he was clear about the strength of the Divine Race. Seeing Zhao Hai drive them away was something that Aiken would never forget. Adding the fact that he was made 9th rank because of him, Aiken's gratitude for Zhao Hai was something that only he could describe.
Zhao Hai's plan had already been told to Aiken. Since Zhao Hai gave them horse-type magic beasts, they took off their heavy armor and donned light armor in exchange. The weapon that they held weren't their heavy shields, but javelins instead. These javelins looked simple, just wooden poles that were sharpened.
However, Aiken knew not to underestimate the javelins. This was because he was aware that although they looked simple, these javelins were actually holding blood lightning beads.
But Aiken wasn't thinking about this right now as his hand touched the small bag on his waist from time to time. Those who followed him were looking over with an envious gaze at the little leather bag, as if it was a rare treasure.
It can be said that the bag was indeed a treasure, it was a spatial bag. It was one of the smaller bags, only having ten or so cubic meters of space inside. What made it important was the thing inside it, a messenger fish.
Zhao Hai already had a lot of messenger fishes inside the Space. Therefore, he put them in good use and gave the leaders of each army group one. Ten thousand man commanders like Aiken would lead his army to harass the Divine Race, and in his group, only he obtained a messenger fish.
And although Aiken's group were already 9th ranks, their flight speed wasn't that quick. This was supplemented by Zhao Hai providing them with magic beasts. This magic beast wasn't acquired from the Ark Continent, it was actually something bought from the Space's shop, a Ferghana Horse.
Ferghana horses were animals from Earth. It was one of the most expensive ones not only because of their speed, but also their great endurance.
However, these ferghana horses were clearly different compared from those back on earth. These horses were now 9th ranks, so they were able to fly. Moreover, they still kept their speed and endurance. They were very well suited to be mounts, especially for a cavalry unit that needed to be quick.
The place that Aiken's group were currently in wasn't far from the Radiant Empire's border. However, they were unable to see the Divine Race's army. After all, if they can spot the Divine Race, the Divine Race can spot them as well.
Hower, they would still send some squads to monitor the Divine Race Army. This wouldn't cause any problems with the Divine Race since they were already aware that Zhao Hai would send people to monitor their movements. If he did not, then it might even arouse their suspicion.
Aiken's group had very excited expressions right now, they knew that they would be the first batch to face the Divine Race. For them, this was the greatest honor, this meant that they had Zhao Hai's trust.
Aiken was a great military leader, otherwise he wouldn't have become the commander of an elite heavy infantry unit. HIs family didn't have a deep background, they were just an average middle grade noble family.
He relied on his military exploits in order to climb the ranks and end up where he was right now. Because of this, he was someone who was unafraid of war. Conversely, he liked going to war, only through battles could he gain more military merit.
Aiken touched the spatial bag once more, muttering, "Will it be soon?"
The guard at his side, upon hearing Aiken, calmly said, "Sir, it should be quite soon. Mister said it, so we should trust him."
And just as the guard finished talking, Aiken's two eyes shined. Then he took his spatial bag and took out the glass bottle inside. Soon after that, Zhao Hai's voice came, "Aiken, go towards the left front. If you see any Divine Race troops, attack them then immediately retreat."
Aiken quickly responded, "Yes, sir. We will head out immediately."
Then Zhao Hai's voice replied, "Be careful and don't go too near. Killing the other party isn't important, I want all of you back alive." Aiken gave a sound of affirmation, then he placed the messenger fish back into the bag.
After putting the messenger fish away, Aiken turned to his men and said loudly, "Brothers, Mister Zhao Hai has ordered us to attack. We have 12 javelins, so when we meet the Divine Race, we will throw them out in the shortest time possible before we withdraw. Don't hesitate and remember Mister's instructions."
The men gave a loud shout. In the eyes these frontline soldiers, Zhao Hai was a supreme existence. As long as Zhao Hai gave word, they will surely respond.
Then Aiken held his hand out as a banner was passed on to him. Embroidered on this flag was an ox, the symbol of Aiken's troop.
Aiken looked at the banner and lifted it as he said, "Mount your horses, then we go forward!" Although they were heavy infantry, they were still used to riding horses. In the Ark Continent, there were many homes which had lower level magic beasts. These can be used to haul goods or plow the lands. And since Aiken himself was a nobleman, it would be impossible for him to be unable to ride a horse. After all, it was a compulsory lesson for nobles like him.
The others were similar as well. Some of them even came from military cavalry families. The reason they joined the heavy armor infantry was because they were deemed to be the elite forces of the Rosen Empire, their salary was the best. Therefore, any outstanding soldier would sign up for the heavy infantry division.
For this reason, Zhao Hai didn't worry too much when he gave them their mounts. These people were already decent cavalry units without any need for training.
Aiken's group got ready very fast. It didn't take too long before the four hooves of the ferghana horses started to flutter. They seemed to be running on clouds, but this was just an illusion caused by how fast they were going. Soon, they were able to see the Divine Race army.
This Divine Race army had about 20 million troops in it. It can be said that their presence managed to blot out the sky. Compared to the 20 million, Aiken's ten thousand troops looked utterly significant. Anyone weak willed would see their legs give out after facing such a display.
However, Aiken and the others were unafraid. In the past, Zhao Hai used tens of millions of undead to face the Divine Race army, they were already used to the scales of the current war.
The Divine Race also saw the approaching troop. Almost immediately, a similarly numbered troop went out of their formation in order to meet Aiken's cavalry. After seeing the approaching enemy, Aiken's eyes shone bright as he bellowed, "Prepare!" Then he took out two javelins from the leather bag by his side. The others did the same.
They didn't stop going forward, seemingly intent on facing the ten thousand troops of the Divine Race. The Divine Race troops were all infantry, one can clearly see that they weren't weak.
As these people went toward Aiken's troop, they also adjusted their formation accordingly. They spread out and when they were a kilometer away they immediately established their Domain.
Although they were just ordinary God-rank experts, this display was already extraordinary. There were almost no Demigods among the Divine Race army. With how much they fight, it would only take a short time before they comprehend a Domain after reaching God-rank. After all, their Divine Race Demigods either comprehend a Domain or die in the battlefield.
Aiken already knew about Domains, but he still didn't retreat. Instead, they went forward faster. As they quickly approach, the properties of the Domains started to show up. Seeing the spear shaped Domains, Aiken said, "Beware of long ranged attacks!" But even if he said that, they still didn't stop and rushed forward with the same tenacity.
The distance between the two got closer and closer. When they were about 200 meters away, the Divine Race army suddenly released 10 thousand spear attacks towards Aiken's group.
After feeling the might of the enemy's approaching attack, Aiken immediately shouted, "First volley, fire!"
Then he switched to his other hand and said, "Second volley, fire!"
Two rounds of javelins, twenty thousand in total, darkened the skies as they flew towards the Divine Race's ten thousand man army.