Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 215 - 038. Coordinated Strike

Chapter 215: 038. Coordinated Strike

The collapse of an army often happens in an instant.

The lethality of this slash was considerable, wiping out the drone swarm in the area, but the visual effect was even more shocking. A sky full of sparks combined with the prior artificial meteor falling, completely disintegrating the defending army.

It wasn’t exactly correct to say that, because as Li Aozi led the Allied Forces forward, they encountered many surrendering soldiers along the road who refused even to fire two shots as a gesture. They lay on the ground with cigarettes dangling from their lips, exhausted and waiting to be taken away.

This phenomenon further indicated that the Duke had lost the respect and adoration of his people. The morale of the Bemudes was greatly boosted, and their combat became even more valiant, with many daring to advance to shooting ranges of less than 100 meters or even voluntarily rushing into alleyways and indoor combat, showing no fear of facing the enemy head-on.

Seeing this, Li Aozi realized that the momentum of the Duchy’s troops was gone and that victory for the Allied Forces was only a matter of time.

With this in mind, the final counterattack was also imminent.

When Li Aozi arrived at Sulut Palace, the forces of Colonel Xi Silong and Amanda had already joined him. After a brutal battle, the number of Allied Forces had decreased by at least a quarter, but their achievements were pleasing, as most of the Grantian soldiers chose to surrender, capturing at least 2000.

"Aozi!"

Alicxia squeezed out of the crowd and excitedly threw herself onto Li Aozi, burying his head in her embrace and affectionately stroking his face, "It’s great you’re not hurt anywhere."

"Stop that, Ali—Elise, so many people are watching." Li Aozi waved his hand slightly, attempting to break free from Alicxia’s embrace, but unfortunately, his strength was nowhere near as formidable as that of Alicxia. Her soft, warm arms actually possessed the strength to crush a road roller.

"It’s just a hug, nothing more," Alicxia said as she released him. She wiped the ash from the corner of Li Aozi’s eyes with her finger, then looked towards Sulut Palace:

"That’s the final objective, right?"

"Duke Gamos is inside. Take him and his lackeys down, and there won’t be any further obstacles."

Li Aozi glanced at the progress of his Arcane Awakening. It seemed that due to his continuous injections, his genes had adapted to the drug’s performance, and the effect was starting to work more quickly.

If he played it safe, launching an attack four hours later, he could complete the third perfect Mutation and directly step into the Beta Rank.

While the ideal was fulfilling, the reality wasn’t as promising.

On one hand, time waits for no one; if they delayed further, Duke Gamos could potentially mobilize the national martial forces to stage a ’March to the Capital’ scenario, which would be beyond their capacity to handle.

On the other hand, the entire Sipeya City couldn’t remain under darkness and the siege of external blizzards forever. War might not kill many, but the cold will. Once extensive cold and power outages occurred, the citizens of Sipeya would completely lose their confidence and allegiance to the Allied Forces.

Seeing this, Colonel Xi Silong, now the military government leader, immediately nodded, "Amanda, take your Alpha team and follow them to help."

"Understood." With that acknowledgment from Amanda, a dozen young men of Alpha Stage split from the Allied Forces and earnestly said to Li Aozi, "Together, we will storm in and exterminate the Duke!"

Li Aozi opened his mouth, aware that even though these were the most elite forces they had, in Frost Plated, they might spend a lifetime as mere bottom-tier Bounty Hunters, but now was not the time to worry about that. Every bit of strength was useful since more people could handle more unforeseen accidents.

"Actually, the two of us would suffice," Alicxia explained. "These fine young men are the hope of your Grantian people. We—"

"Thank you for the help," Li Aozi shook hands with Xi Silong, "I will complete the mission."

Colonel Xi Silong nodded, having fully realized through this battle that the strength of Beta Rank champions was not something ordinary soldiers could courageously contend with.

At the same time, he felt saddened because just the training and maintenance of these Alpha Stage warriors were already more than they could afford.

If the Grantians had a more comprehensive industrial system and advanced education, they could also possess powerful Beta Rank champions like the Frost Plated People, potentially reducing many warrior casualties.

Assassination cancelled, Alicxia looked at Li Aozi, bewildered.

"I don’t want to lose another companion due to my own lack of caution," he said.

Li Aozi said to Alicxia,

"You carry a heavy burden—you cannot afford to die so easily."

"Hmm, I think I understand something..." Alicxia rested her chin in her hand, her dark golden eyes twinkling, then suddenly asked, "But can I take that as your caring for me?"

"Consider it that way," Li Aozi crossed his arms and turned his head away: "It’s time for you to act, Elise."

"I won’t die, unless it’s the end of the world," Alicxia said. "Trust me, my groom."

Her words always carried an intrinsic confidence that made it difficult to doubt the seemingly naïve assertions of Alicxia.

Li Aozi nodded, noncommittally.

Due to the narrow terrain of the surrounding streets and the continuous arrival of soldiers, Sulut Palace could not be taken in one go; most of the Bemudes soldiers stayed outside to block the enemy, relying on previous defensive works to surround Sulut Palace in reverse.

A direct attack on Sulut Palace was not realistic, as the Duke’s Mansion was at its most heavily guarded, with sentry guns almost every ten steps, and six Beta Rank guards staunchly blocking the assault.

The battle went a bit smoothly, Li Aozi hadn’t expected so many to surrender, thereby transforming the originally risky assassination plan into something much steadier.

Moreover, the place itself harbored a multitude of precious national treasures, art masterpieces, and cultural heritage, many of which were relics from an older era; damaging them would have been a grave crime, so the troops halted there.

Alicxia decided to split the forces in two. Li Aozi would launch a frontal assault while Alicxia led her team through an abandoned sewer to infiltrate, coordinating from inside and out, breaking through the defense line, shutting off the palace’s power supply, and thus, they could systematically eliminate the Beta Rank guards.

Finally, Li Aozi and Alicxia, both top combatants, would directly confront Duke Gamos of the Gamma Stage—deprived of power supply, the Duke must also engage them in battle, dragging his incomplete evolved body, making this plan the safest.

By then, Li Aozi no longer disguised his identity, removed his mask, opened his terminal, and started a live broadcast.

He needed to cover Alicxia’s infiltration, drawing as much attention as he had done when soaring into the sky.

The livestream’s title boldly read [Live Liberation of the Colony].

He intended to show President Madeleine what it means to strike at the heart.