Chapter 627: Chapter 360: Mission Accomplished
“Report, General! The Void Shield over Fino City has dissipated!”
Hearing this, Major General Du Shiliang, who was both the captain of the “Concerto” and acting commander of the Tianma Fleet, immediately ordered, “Stop the attack at once.”
“What?”
“What do you mean ‘what’? We have our people inside!”
“Yes, General.”
The order to cease fire was given, and the person turned to ask, “When do we attack then?”
…
“According to Commander Gu… we’ll attack again tomorrow,” replied Major General Du Shiliang.
“Yes!”
After sending the adjutant away, he stood on the bridge, gazing at the planet in front of him.
He couldn’t help but feel emotional: everything was finally about to come to a conclusion.
He still remembered having an argument with Commander Gu.
But that had nothing to do with personal grudges; they merely had different views on work, on the mission.
He didn’t want the Tianma Fleet to continue bombarding Korolya’s ground forces. In his view, that was meaningless.
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Unable to defy Gu Hang, who was now the war zone commander, he had no choice but to follow orders.
He would carry them out to the letter, and anyone expecting more from him was deluding themselves.
However, it wasn’t that he didn’t care about the situation. If he seemed indifferent, it was mainly because he didn’t believe they could win the war by fighting this way.
He didn’t believe Gu Hang’s claim that he could resolve the issue of the Void Shield over Fino City so quickly. He was only preparing for the orbital strike as ordered by Gu Hang.
When the time came, he would fire the ammunition that needed to be fired and nothing beyond that would be his concern.
But what he didn’t expect was that Gu Hang actually did it.
An A-class Spiritual Energy user, as well as the elite troops led by Gu Hang from his so-called ‘Alliance,’ possessed such formidable strength?
How had they infiltrated the city? How had they shut down the Void Shield?
Du Shiliang didn’t have the answers.
But it didn’t matter.
If the Void Shield was indeed gone, that meant victory in the war was within reach.
Naturally, he wouldn’t launch an orbital strike now. According to Commander Gu’s instructions, they would strike at the earliest tomorrow. He understood that there should be time allotted for the retreat of the elite troops who had infiltrated.
Not just the elite troops, but a large number of regular forces within the activated Nest Capital also needed time to withdraw.
Firing now would be murder.
As for whether the Void Shield was temporarily shut down or truly destroyed… truth be told, Du Shiliang didn’t know. But he decided not to seek immediate credit and just follow orders.
Commander Gu was a capable man; his orders weren’t given blindly.
Subsequently, Du Shiliang experienced more changes in the battle situation.
The anti-orbit gunfire from the ground had decreased substantially.
Those Sinister Energy Cannons, especially the largest ones that posed a serious threat to the fleet, gradually fell silent over the next period of time.
Soon, one by one, they were rendered inoperative.
This further signified that the situation within Fino City was improving.
Du Shiliang’s heart swelled with confidence.
…
Gu Hang’s heart was heavy with pressure.
Ge Wajia must have noticed.
At first, it might have been mere suspicion, only dispatching a single Chaotic Vanguard.
When that being engaged in battle with Matins and the others, Gu Hang had sensed it. It was the appearance of the Chaotic Vanguard that made Gu Hang realize Ge Wajia must have become aware.
The Chaotic Vanguard was a reserve Great Demon. Although advancing to the next level was quite difficult, its status under Ge Wajia’s command had to be high, and its numbers were definitely limited.
The fact that it had been deployed meant, quite unequivocally, that something significant was afoot.
And now, this Great Demon had been destroyed by Matins, Rizzo, and Georgette through combined assault.
Gu Hang blocked the transmission of the creature’s thoughts, as well as the news of its death, and even fabricated false information, attempting to keep Ge Wajia at ease.
However, even he knew that deceiving Ge Wajia again would be difficult.
Due to the unique nature of the Chaotic Vanguard, Gu Hang couldn’t fabricate a flawless lie, and more crucially, Ge Wajia’s level of attention to its nearest and dearest offspring compared to ordinary demons was definitely not on the same level.
Under such close scrutiny, the lies woven by Gu Hang were easily punctured.
Gu Hang had already sensed the dangerous aura drifting in Subspace.
He checked on the actions of Matins and the others.
After destroying the Demon Engine that supported the Wicked Void Shield, they had abandoned the immobilized Warhound Titan. They divided their forces in two, heading to destroy the Anti-Orbit Evil Energy Cannons.
In the time that had passed, of the nine L-grade Sinister Energy Cannons, three had already been destroyed. Along the way, they also took out a few smaller ones.
With the core where Subspace overlapped with the real world—guarded by Thomlison—blocked by Gu Hang, and another important Demon Engine destroyed, the remaining enemy forces were somewhat in disarray. They broke upon contact and crumbled when charged.
In fact, they still had a considerable number left, but firstly, they could no longer receive nearly endless reinforcements, and secondly, once the command system failed, the demons became headless flies, their morale collapsed, and their already low level of organization and discipline became a moot point.
That’s, in part, why the team of Matins and others had an easier time destroying other Anti-Orbit Cannons after taking out the Demon Engine.