After all, they still haven’t managed to solve the Expeditionary Fleet yet. That Queen of Glory from the Infinite Corps is here like a cornerstone!

Moreover, it hasn’t ended yet.

When humanity mastered the Veil Spirit Gate and the port, did they satisfy themselves with just using these seven ’small pipes’ for troop deployment?

That is certainly not the case.

Expanding the existing Veil Spirit Gates, and even constructing new, larger ones, is imperative.

The Dawn Messenger Battle Group led by Ji Hao bears this responsibility.

The fully staffed Dawn Messengers, over a thousand blessed children, were rapidly deployed to the ground battlefield under the cover of orbital fire, through hundreds of fighters and transport aircraft.

At this time, the forces of the Alliance entering Comoros have already connected with the command system led by Robert of the Expeditionary Force. Gu Hang actually doesn’t mind letting Robert command the Alliance’s troops, but their command systems are not compatible, and it’s not advisable to hastily coordinate tactics without exercises, as that would likely cause issues.

The Alliance’s army will still execute its own mission according to its original plan.

At most, they will communicate relevant information to the Terra Expeditionary Army during their actions.

The current Dawn Messengers are doing exactly this.

Robert is remarkable in that he can even manage cooperative combat commands under such circumstances.

The current target of the Dawn Messengers is to seize a warehouse identified in previous intelligence. The number of Dark Spirit Race troops stationed there is unknown, perhaps not many, but the most challenging point of the mission is that the enemy might destroy the warehouse if they can’t hold it.

Inside that warehouse are materials needed for the construction of the Veil Spirit Gate, essential for the subsequent expansion of Veil Spirit Gates by human troops.

These things cannot be produced by humans themselves and must be seized from the hands of the ’Black Skins.’

Upon learning the mission of the Dawn Messengers, Robert promptly cooperated.

An armored division, pure and formed from a religious world, under the fervent shouts and calls of State Church Priests, launched a brave charge, opening a path for the Dawn Messengers in advance and attracting the enemy’s attention.

When Ji Hao led the Dawn Messengers to approach the warehouse, orbital fire support from an Expeditionary Cruiser swiftly arrived.

The exploding orbital fire began well for the ground forces. The area around the warehouse coordinates faced a bombardment.

To avoid affecting the warehouse, the firepower standard used was not high, but the effect was still quite good.

A Star Warrior Trooper Squad from an Infinite Warriors Sub-group initiated the attack first. This was to conduct a round of fire reconnaissance inside the warehouse to assess the enemy’s strength. Nearly a hundred Interstellar Warriors actually constitute a considerable force. If the enemies inside the warehouse are not strong, they might even capture the warehouse directly, saving the Dawn Messengers the trouble.

Even if they can’t, at least they can further clear the enemies for the Dawn Messengers.

Overall, under Robert’s command, a set of combined moves were executed, leaving the Dawn Messengers with almost nothing to worry about; they could simply proceed to the target location and take what they needed.

Ji Hao was quite moved by this.

Fighting under the command of the Son of God is indeed comfortable.

However, he was somewhat unaccustomed, or perhaps, not very fond of it.

The Dawn Messengers were established not long ago, and have always been within the Alliance’s Central Front Army, having only engaged in small skirmishes and not yet had the chance to rotate to the frontlines of the other armies. As the Battle Group Leader, he had great confidence in his battle group’s strength; most other groups were certainly not their match. It was because of this confidence in strength that he was eager to lead his battle group to achieve glorious war records, so that people would raise their thumbs whenever they mentioned the Dawn Messengers; he wanted to leave a brilliant history as the inaugural Battle Group Leader.

A critical battle, a key performance, is what he valued greatly.

As a result, the path paved by Robert was incredibly smooth, and Ji Hao was somewhat frustrated.

Of course, this did not prevent him from adjusting his mindset and diligently executing the mission.

However, the opportunity for performance quickly arrived.

That squad suffered unexpected losses and had to issue a request for assistance.

According to their report, there is a very strong elite force of Dark Spirit Race among the enemy with individual combat power even surpassing the Interstellar Warriors, preventing them from completing the task of clearing the surrounding enemies.

Ji Hao took this seriously.

While it’s not good for friendly troops to be hit hard, he couldn’t help but feel a bit excited.

However, his reason kept him from acting rashly. His main forces continued to advance as planned, while he dispatched the second company to support and help the friendly forces retreat.

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Nightmare Executioners, Belson knew of such enemies.

As a seasoned captain of the Holy Infant Governor Battle Group, an Infinite Sub-group, he had encountered such enemies even before the outbreak of the catastrophe.

It was while defending trade routes from the Alliance to the Infinite Starfield, during defensive and counter-attacks against various raids by the Dark Spirit Race, that he met these opponents who left a deep impression on him.

These super warriors of the Spirit Race, clad in black heavy armor yet moving unpredictably like phantoms, were even more fierce than regular Interstellar Warriors. They were not equipped with long-range weapons, yet could somehow swiftly and irresistibly reach the Interstellar Warriors.

They even utilized a technique similar to short-range teleporting or blinking. Their pitch-black bodies could truly transform into shadow-like forms, disappearing on the spot and then reappearing at the target location.

Subsequently, their decapitation scimitars, which possessed very strong armor-piercing capabilities, posed a significant threat to the Interstellar Warriors in close combat.

Belson had many battle brothers who had fallen to the scimitars of the Nightmare Executioners in battles before the catastrophe.

But previously, the Nightmare Executioners were always few in number. He had never encountered a Nightmare Squad with more than ten members.

This time, however, the Nightmare Squad he foresaw numbered fifty!

A single teleporting assault cost Belson’s company twenty Interstellar Warriors.

Their offensive ceased immediately, and they were forced to fight while retreating and promptly sent out a request for assistance to the Dawn Messengers.

The enemy’s counterattack was aggressive. The warriors of the Holy Infant Governor were not unable to fight back; they just had to be wary of the Nightmare Executioners’ raids. After the initial wave of attacks, the Nightmare Squad withdrew under the cover of other Dark Spirit Race troops. They clearly didn’t want to engage directly with the Interstellar Warriors after being exposed but rather retreated to find another opportunity for assault.

Belson’s men had to keep their formation especially tight, even though this made it nearly impossible to counterattack and made them very vulnerable to casualties under artillery fire. They had no choice. Otherwise, once the formation scattered and the Nightmare Executioners launched another teleporting assault, silently and stealthily reaching their rear, another swift deadly blow could easily claim dozens of battle brothers at once.

Fortunately, the Dawn Messengers arrived in time to support.

However, when Belson saw that only a hundred Dawn Messengers had arrived, his expression changed.

"Why is there only one company?" Belson’s voice held a hint of trepidation.

In his view, even another company wouldn’t make much difference; the Nightmares would quickly teleport in, decapitate, and then withdraw again. With a few more such cycles, the newly arrived Dawn Messengers would find themselves in the same predicament.

A substantial number of Interstellar Warriors would be necessary to charge and break through the enemy, causing the Nightmares to lose the cover of their kin troops, forcing them into open combat.

While the Dark Spirit Race’s Nightmares also had strong open combat abilities, they certainly couldn’t withstand the assault of several times, even dozens of times, the number of Interstellar Warriors.

Yet, what could one company achieve?

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To compensate for yesterday

Another Chapter before dawn