Chapter 1866: Chapter 572: Provocation (Part 2)

Admiral Xiao Shi said disdainfully.

"Indeed, if the Dark Star Emperor dares to come, this will be his grave!"

...

The many officers present unanimously echoed this sentiment.

At this moment, Vice Corps Commander Akenin spoke in a solemn tone.

"While actively attacking is indeed good for denting the enemy’s boldness, the risk is still too high. I believe the best approach would be to allocate some forces in advance, and when the Dark Star Emperor leads his troops to attack the defense line, we can strike them from both flanks, completely surround and annihilate them here!"

"Akenin makes a good point. I’d like to suggest that we could lay a large number of concealed Star Bombs along their path in advance..."

....

Everyone chimed in with their battle strategies.

Commander Alekde listened to all the suggestions, continuously assessing their feasibility.

Actually, if not for the Heavenly Revelation Divine Country, Chilami, and the Mechanical Clan, and only the Dark Star Empire were coming to attack.

He would definitely find a way to completely annihilate the Dark Star Empire Expedition Army, but currently, stability is the priority, aiming to minimize casualties, so the best method remains to hold the defense line.

"Silence!"

Commander Alekde declared in a serious tone.

The previously noisy conference room instantly quieted down, everyone turning their gaze toward Commander Alekde.

"Your proposed strategies are all very good, but our enemies are not just the Dark Star Empire. Therefore, we need to defeat the Dark Star Empire at the lowest cost, so I announce maintaining the defense line."

Commander Alekde said sternly.

"Understood."

The crowd felt a bit disappointed upon hearing this, but still responded in agreement.

At this point, Commander Alekde looked towards Admiral Visado and asked solemnly.

"Visado, how long until the Dark Star Empire’s troops arrive at the Earth Flame Star defense line?"

"Given their current overall navigation speed, if there is no acceleration, they can arrive in 5 days."

Admiral Visado provided an estimated time.

"Alright, begin allocating defense zones now. The entire Earth Flame Star defense line will be divided into five major zones. Zone 1, the central area, will be guarded by General Gabres and Admiral Su Ming leading their teams...."

Commander Alekde announced in a serious tone.

Su Ming felt a bit troubled upon hearing this, as he was directly assigned to the central main battlefield area.

Soon, Commander Alekde completed all troop deployments, then addressed everyone.

"Is everyone clear?"

"Clear!"

The crowd responded in unison.

"Meeting adjourned!"

Commander Alekde said gravely to everyone.

The numerous officers present rose up, discussing the upcoming battle as they walked out.

At this moment, Gabres walked to Su Ming’s side, heavily patting him on the shoulder, laughing as he said.

"Haha, the two of us guarding the central battlefield; when the time comes, we will take out that old geezer, the Dark Star Emperor, together."

"Uh, we’ll try our best."

Su Ming’s mouth twitched slightly upon hearing Gabres, replying.

He had conducted special research on the combat footage of the Dark Star Emperor and Mo Xiu; that guy wasn’t ordinarily strong, and he hadn’t even exerted full strength with the Genetic Lock yet to be forced out.

Su Ming felt that the Dark Star Emperor’s strength was not weaker, possibly even stronger than the Fanluo God Emperor.

"Be confident; the two of us teaming up will surely be invincible. But the only pity is that I can’t easily borrow my father’s mech, and my mech isn’t quite up to par in performance!"

Gabres said a bit regretfully.

At this moment, Sigurd coughed, saying to Gabres.

"Don’t be so aggressive, you could easily stumble. I think the best thing is to find a way to stall the Dark Star Emperor, and it’s better to first eliminate Captain Sakari and the others!"

"No need for such trouble, let’s eliminate them together!"

Gabres said domineeringly.

"We’ll see when the time comes."

Su Ming replied with a helpless smile.

In fact, whether it’s the Dark Star Emperor or Sakari, they are both extremely difficult to kill. Plus, when such experts are pushed to their limit, it’s normal to get taken out together if you’re not careful.

"Fine, then let’s go adjust the mecha first."

Gabres said enthusiastically.

"Okay." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Su Ming nodded.

Gabres and Sigurd left together.

Su Ming did not linger either, standing up to leave the meeting room, preparing to head to the defense zone to take a look.

As Su Ming reached the corner and turned, a red-haired girl in a Junior General Uniform suddenly blocked his path.

The girl immediately reached out for a wall slam, pinning Su Ming against the metal wall.

Su Ming looked at the red-haired girl in front of him with surprise, feeling that she seemed so familiar.

At this moment, the red-haired girl raised her head, showing a bright smile as she spoke.

"Su Ming!"

"Xia Lan!"

Su Ming exclaimed with surprise.

"Isn’t it a nice surprise?"

Xia Lan said happily.

"How did you grow your hair long, are you wearing a wig?"

Su Ming curiously asked.

"What wig? Don’t you know girls can grow their hair long on their own? Isn’t it very feminine?"

Xia Lan asked confidently.

Su Ming looked down and saw it was still flat, then shook his head and replied.

"No!"

"That’s mean!"

Xia Lan’s smile instantly froze.

At this moment, Vivian sauntered over, saying to Xia Lan.

"Xia Lan, stop messing around."

"Okay!"

Xia Lan reluctantly withdrew her hand.

Vivian then smiled at Su Ming and said.

"Mr. Su Ming."

"Miss Vivian, what a surprise to see you here. Why are you all wearing military uniforms?"

Su Ming asked with surprise.

"That’s because Saint Joex joined the Federation Government, and the troops have been reorganized into two major corps, namely the Eighteenth Legion for regular combat and the Medical Corps·Nineteen Corps, which we belong to. Miss Xilis also joined the Nineteen Corps, but she’s responsible for the Guangqi Star Defense Line, and Xia Lan and I are responsible for the Earth Flame Star Defense Line, while Helena and her team are responsible for the Steel Rock Star Defense Line."