Fifty thousand soldiers, along with all their accompanying technological weapons, heavy arms, and vehicles… were now all in position.
And Gu Hang had also started to take action.
Spiritual energy roiled, leaking from the Chaos Array that connected the Evil God Space with the real world, the aura that could cause human souls to be drawn into the Evil God Realm suddenly became even more intense, vastly expanding outward!
But this expansion was not chaotic; instead, it extended only to the west.
There, all unrelated persons had already been evacuated by the soldiers of the Alliance Army. Stretching out from this point, the only living humans left were the fifty thousand warriors of the Northern Frontier Army Group.
And when this aura enveloped them from above, just like the 31st Airborne Division before them, their vision blurred and they soon found themselves in the Evil God Realm.
They saw the dark clouds covering the sky, witnessed lightning flashes and thunder roars, and saw countless Storm Beasts besieging the defensive positions formed by their comrades.
At this moment, the Governor’s command also resounded in their minds:
“Advance! Advance! March towards the Evil God!”
“Today, we are the extinguishers of the storm! We are the God Slayers! We are the true masters of Rage Owl Star, and this world needs no gods!”
With each word, the Governor’s voice grew louder and louder, resonating deep within their souls!
The soldiers were utterly invigorated!
“Quell the storm! Quell the storm! Quell the storm!”
“Slay the god! Slay the god! Slay the god!”
Chanting fervently, the soldiers hurled themselves into the fight!
Of course, they were not so carried away by the fervor to lose their minds.
Commissars, political officers, and military instructors reminded the warriors to stay calm, maintain discipline, and not get too carried away; the officers at all levels, in turn, carried out the combat plans laid out earlier, in accordance with the training routine they had always done.
Despite suddenly finding themselves in an unfamiliar environment and about to engage in a battle that could be deemed epic, the fifty thousand-strong army kept their morale high, maintained discipline, and advanced forward following the Governor’s orders.
The 35th Mechanized Brigade took the lead at the vanguard.
Their heavy armored vehicles were the sharpest spear of the entire Alliance Army.
Eighteen Lion Tanks, formed in groups of three to make a wedge formation; with three groups forming a large assault arrowhead, they constituted two Armored Assault Columns.
Infantry fighting vehicles followed closely behind the main battle tanks.
Together, they formed the Alliance Army’s Armored Assault Column and plunged fiercely into the clusters of Storm Beasts.
They were utterly fearless.
The Storm Beasts were simply powerless to stop the advance of the vehicles.
Their means of attack did not even affect the Lion Tanks, let alone the Strider Armored Vehicles, which could disregard them entirely.
The power of the storm projectiles was minor, akin to rifle-level; at most, they were equivalent to the impact of a grenade launcher. The former is not worth mentioning, and unless truly unlucky and struck at the Strider’s weak points, the latter couldn’t breach the defense either.
And the most formidable method of these monsters was to swarm and ram into the vehicles up close, trying to topple them over.
But overturning the Lion Tanks was an impossibility; even for infantry fighting vehicles, being swarmed by a dozen or so beasts at once would at most cause some shaking—overturning them would not be so easy.
Besides, gathering a dozen or so monsters close enough was exceedingly difficult, wasn’t it?
Whether it was the Lion Tanks or the Striders, the weapons they were equipped with were not just for show.
A single shot from the Lion Tanks’ main cannon, fired in direct line-of-sight, could clear a gap straight ahead, obliterating all monsters in its path; the laser beam secondary armament on top didn’t even bother firing—waste!
The heavy grenade rifle, acting as a parallel machine gun, was more than enough.
The same went for the infantry fighting vehicles; the autocannons swept everything in their path with lethal killing power.
Even if a large number of enemies got close where the fighting vehicles couldn’t cover for a moment, they would quickly be eradicated.
Each advancing arrowhead was an unstoppable knife with invincible firepower, penetrating the tofu-like resistance with ease, feeling no hindrance whatsoever.
The infantry following up, riding in troop transports, also fired at the few remaining enemies already cleared out by the vehicles. At the same time, the trucks would drop off loads of soldiers, establish positions on site, stabilize the formation, and create a safe passage for the comrades who followed, catching up to the speed of the armored forces.
Thus, with armored power as the spearhead and swiftly following infantry, the human army formed a very structured offensive posture, irresistibly breaking out nearly four kilometers in just an hour.
Within this distance, that huge Evil God was almost within reach. Read new chapters at empire
In this wave, aside from the 31st Airborne Division staying behind to guard the Chaos Array, avoiding the Storm Beasts from emerging amidst the chaos, the entire assault team almost acted in unison.
Supply trucks transported several divisions, and a joint artillery force, under the protection of the infantry brothers, began to build an artillery position.
The reason for building here was to later pound that Evil God’s head with tons of 155mm howitzer shells.
On this three-kilometer-wide frontline, over five hundred artillery pieces were densely arranged.
Some fired, aimed in the direction of the troops’ advance, acting as fire support during the assault. However, a significant portion remained silent, quietly raising their barrels, coldly aiming at the tremendous body of the Evil God that had entered their range.
At the same time, a large number of infantry were constructing positions nearby to protect the artillery, preventing Storm Beasts from breaking through.
The armored forces, another part of the infantry, and the elite units composed of star warriors and Battle Nuns who had also gathered, continued to move forward.
Two hours later, they advanced nearly ten kilometers further.
And there, they truly encountered a threat.
The Rage Owl Evil God, with a sudden wave of its hand, detonated a ball of lightning among the three Lion Tanks acting as the spearhead of the assault.
All three tanks shook.
In the end, two continued to advance, but one was completely immobilized.
Gu Hang, following the troops and drifting forward, knew it was time.
They had now entered the striking range of the Primal Fury Owl.
There was no need to hold back anymore.
“Fire at will! Target, Evil God!”
His command was accurately relayed to the artillery troops in the rear.
Five hundred artillery pieces began firing in unison!
The mountain-like body of the Evil God was instantly covered in firelight!
Gu Hang heard its angry and pained howls, filling the entire space.
It was wounded.
But Gu Hang wasn’t too happy just yet.
It was far from time to celebrate; the real battle of gods was just beginning.
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2k words, another chapter coming tonight.