Chapter 581 The Situation is Clear

The human realm's defensive line consists of 80 war zones, stretching across the Third Great Wall continent.The demon realm's offensive line is established at the end of the eighteen war zones, comprising sixteen military fortresses, each covering five human war zones.Each fortress has a supreme commander, followed by five commanders for their respective war zones.The eighteen war zones are covered by the demon realm's fourth military base.The news that Xie Jianguo is a demon realm spy has already reached the fourth military base.The supreme commander is named Kaliel, one of the nine demon gods of the demon realm.The demon realm does not have the profession of strategist; the supreme commander is the actual controller of the fortress, essentially the war zone chief of the human realm.The district chief and strategist are combined into one; all power in the fourth military base rests solely in Kaliel's hands.Below, for the sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth human war zones, there are five commanders each.The commander of the Eighteenth War Zone was named Auriel. This demon had an extremely powerful background, considered a child prodigy even in the demon realm, but he was no longer a child; he was specifically chosen to deal with Li An.If Auriel's strength were defined using the human realm's strategist system, he would at least be a high-level strategist with an impressive track record.At this moment, Commander Auriel knelt before the Supreme Commander, Caryl.Auriel felt he was in a difficult position.The news that Xie Jianguo was a traitor had already reached his ears, and Caryl was also aware of it.Caryl decided to play along."As far as I know, the total strength of the human race's Eighteenth War Zone is only 1600.""Have Bazar buy time, while the main fortress gathers 2000 troops. Before Li An takes office, break through the Eighteenth War Zone and ruin Li An's reputation!"Auriel felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this.His intuition told him that things were definitely not that simple."May I ask, Lady Caryl, is Xie Jianguo truly a spy for our clan?"Caryl's eyes narrowed slightly. "There are so many spies," she said. "How could I possibly know them all?""Besides, does it matter whether he is or not? Since he's been discovered, he's useless. Since they want ransom, let's squeeze every last drop of value out of him and use him as bait to attack the city!"Seeing that Auriel hadn't moved after a few seconds,Caryl said impatiently, "Time is of the essence. If you delay the battle, you'll be a sinner!""Go and do it!"Auriel nodded hastily and left the dark, gloomy hall.In the Demon Realm, Auriel was a powerful figure, a name and a name.But before Caryl, he was nothing more than a dog doing his bidding.The strong prey on the weak; such is the way of the jungle.Even if he felt there was a problem, it was meaningless.It was up to the leader to think it was right; you had to think it was useless.Li An was the biggest piece of meat.The Demon Ancestor had already declared that whoever could break Li An's Dao heart would receive endless rewards, and advancing their Dao Fruit realm would be no problem.Therefore, Caryl didn't give Auriel a chance to waste words, lest this lackey chime in later to claim credit.As for the actual battle situation,Caryl felt it was perfectly clear.Our demon race had so many spies planted in the human realm war zone; it wouldn't be surprising if one or two were caught.What was there to say?Lure out the current war zone commander and his elite troops, wipe them all out, eliminate their high-end combat power, then break through the city in one fell swoop, and the matter would be over.Stop dragging things out.Caryl's attitude towards Auriel grew increasingly hostile.Auriel, meanwhile, began to deploy his troops.Two thousand soldiers, all of whom had to be at the middle or upper three realms—that was no small number.Currently, the entire Fourth Fortress only has 6,000 troops, far fewer than the combined garrison of the five war zones in the human realm; otherwise, they wouldn't have dragged on indefinitely.Now, a third of their forces have been mobilized at once.Auriel's unease intensified.He commanded 2,000 troops to press forward, his gaze sweeping across the endless battlefield, feeling as if the night itself might devour them.Finally, these 2,000 troops concealed themselves behind sand dunes 7,000 li away.7,000 li, and at night—this distance was far enough that the enemy would be completely unaware.Once the fighting at the front lines intensified, these 2,000 troops would advance rapidly, reaching their destination within three minutes, given their average skill level.This distance also proved Auriel's skill.A three-minute distance allowed for both offense and defense.If problems arose along the way, there was still a chance to turn back.This distance was indeed far enough.On the city wall.Even Li An only saw a large number of enemy troops emerge, but couldn't quite make out their exact numbers before they vanished beneath the sand dunes.Li An took a deep breath.He thought to himself, "This is a master."Only those in the know understand how many battles it takes to develop such distance control.A dream began.Li An quickly constructed a battlefield framework in his mind.To rescue them, Lin He, hidden within the main army, had to make a move.If the enemy actually saw Lin He's face, they would know he was coming and would certainly stop attacking.He had a plan.Soon, Li An secretly issued two orders to Lin He and Mo Xian respectively.He remained on the city wall, his brow furrowed, continuing to watch the reinforcements seven thousand miles behind the enemy lines.Suddenly.The situation changed.Seven thousand miles away.Auriel was scolded."What are you doing here!?" Caryl's voice was furious."What if the enemy chooses to retreat immediately from this distance?!""Our objective isn't just to capture the city, but also to kill all the humans stationed there!""Advance!" Auriel was speechless with frustration.The well-hidden army began to advance again.Li An watched this scene, his face filled with suspicion and uncertainty.What did this mean?The rhythm of the battle between the two strategists was disrupted by this extremely strange order.Two thousand enemy troops continued to advance, clearly visible not only to Li An but also to the other soldiers on the city wall.The enemy's intentions instantly became crystal clear.A conspiracy turned into an open scheme.But an open scheme is still a scheme.This isn't a scheme.This is like offering your head for chopping off.Is it a trap?Li An was somewhat bewildered.Below the city wall.Mo Xian had already met with Balza and chatted for quite some time.The two were ten meters apart."What do you mean by that?" Mo Xian's face was ashen as he pointed at the overwhelming army behind Balza.Balza sneered, "You humans are the most cunning. How can you not have a backup plan?"At this moment, Li An gave the order, and the miniature earpiece next to Mo Xian's ear crackled to life."Continue the transaction, and give orders to those behind you to be ready for battle at any time."Upon hearing this, Mo Xian, with his hand behind his back adorned with a spatial ring, made a war gesture.The army commander beside him, Lin Chengxia, looked on in utter astonishment.Not just him.The other soldiers were all utterly bewildered.War?Are you crazy?!The hostages are still in the enemy's hands.The enemy's forces are clearly far superior to ours.What the hell are we fighting for?Although everyone was filled with questions, this was outside, not a conference room. Even the most hot-tempered Cui Meng displayed normal military discipline.