The Mysterious Underworld Race's flying shuttles were all parked in the area where the Vulcan Legion's first echelon was fighting. These flying shuttles were the best the Mysterious Underworld Race had.
In addition to transporting them, the shuttles also contained resources for the million-strong army.
War consumed the most resources. Even though they all had Void Pouches, the resources in the Void Pouches were limited. It was enough for them to cultivate, but once they started a war, the resources in the Void Pouches would at most last them a month.
This was also why Masakazu Tōno was so confident. Although the Flowing Light Armor was impressive, it wasn't an innate spiritual treasure that could be used infinitely.
The Mysterious Underworld Race had unique resources to repair the Flowing Light Armor and provide sufficient protection for the array formations within the Flowing Light Armor.
These resources couldn't be stored in a void pouch. Even the army of the Mysterious Underworld Race couldn't be fully equipped with cave abodes. Furthermore, opening a cave abode on the battlefield was a very dangerous thing to do. Compared to a cave abode, a void pouch was more suitable for the situation on the battlefield.
However, the Mysterious Underworld Race wouldn't make such a low-level mistake. When they left the flying shuttles, they activated all the array formations on the flying shuttles and left nearly 50,000 soldiers behind to guard them.
"You're right. Right from the start, our general's objective wasn't to fight you recklessly!"
A smile finally appeared on Ye Tianze's face. "Fighting head-on with you and dragging you out of the shuttle's range step by step is just a tactic. The strategy of war is to seize your nest and cut off your supplies!"
Masakazu Tōno's expression turned ugly. After all, he knew very well that the Mysterious Underworld Race would only be able to hold out for a month without the support of backup resources.
Most importantly, this was a huge blow to their morale. Their flying shuttles had all fallen into the hands of the enemy, so they had no way out.
Without a way out and without the support of resources, the Mysterious Underworld Race's soldiers wouldn't be able to unleash their previous combat strength, no matter how good they were at calculating.
However, the situation on the battlefield was much worse than he had imagined. The Mysterious Underworld Race's army quickly discovered their flying shuttles and began to surround them.
Although they were very strange, it was the perfect time for them to appear. The reason for that was because they had already exhausted over half of their resources.
Once their resources were depleted, they would not be able to replenish themselves. Their combat strength would plummet, and it would be hard to say who would win.
Therefore, the Mysterious Underworld commander immediately issued an order to break out of the encirclement as soon as the flying shuttle arrived.
It was also this order that led to the destruction of the remaining 700,000 Mysterious Underworld warriors.
The Vulcan Legion had put on a good show at the very last moment, making the Mysterious Underworld army think that they had attacked with all their might and torn a hole in the encirclement.
What happened next made Masakazu Tōno, who was watching the scene from the shuttle, turn extremely ugly.
When the Mysterious Underworld warriors broke through the Vulcan Legion's defensive line and approached the flying shuttles, they quickly set up a defensive perimeter around the flying shuttles. Only then did they realize that the Vulcan Legion warriors didn't close in. Instead, they used the flying shuttles as the center to form an even larger encirclement.
By the time the Mysterious Underworld powerhouses reacted, it was already too late.
The array inscriptions on the flying shuttles were activated immediately and all the weapons extended from the flying shuttles. Terrifying light beams poured down on them like rain.
The Mysterious Underworld warriors that had returned to the flying shuttles to replenish their supplies immediately suffered a devastating blow. Then, the Mysterious Underworld warriors that had formed a defensive perimeter with the flying shuttles as the center were attacked as well.
The might of these flying shuttles wasn't even 1/10,000th of the Lingyun Shuttle. However, the best flying shuttles designed by the Mysterious Underworld Race were equipped with weapons that weren't bad at all.
After this indiscriminate attack, the Mysterious Underworld Race suffered tens of thousands of casualties. The Vulcan Legion had fought with the Mysterious Underworld Race for so long but had only managed to kill a few hundred thousand Mysterious Underworld cultivators. This was after paying a huge price. It could be said that they had used a 10: 1 casualty ratio in exchange for this result.
However, the moment this strategy worked, the Mysterious Underworld Race suffered tens of thousands of casualties. This boosted the morale of the Vulcan Legion greatly.
At the moment, the morale of the Mysterious Underworld army had hit rock bottom. They weren't emotionless beings of nomological laws. Their frail bodies wrapped in flowing light armor could also feel fear.
However, their opponents were performing better than them at this moment.
Tang Tianjun didn't rashly choose to let the entire army press forward. Instead, he ordered the army to launch probing attacks and put pressure on the Mysterious Underworld Race bit by bit until the Mysterious Underworld Race was completely crushed.
Nothing could go wrong if they were cautious from the beginning to the end!
Tang Tianjun's heart had already been cultivated to the level of an old freak. Even in the face of such a huge victory, he still remained calm. After all, he knew that the war wasn't over yet.
Now, he had to be even more cautious than he had been at the start. Otherwise, all his previous efforts would have been for naught if there were any unforeseen circumstances.
Because of this, the Vulcan Legion didn't advance rashly. Instead, they cooperated with the flying shuttles and attacked from both inside and outside, steadily harvesting the heads of the Mysterious Underworld Race.
At the start, the battle loss ratio had been 10 to 1, but it had gradually tilted in their favor. 9 to 1, 8 to 1, 7 to 1 …
It wasn't until half a month later that the Mysterious Underworld Race had completely collapsed that the battle loss ratio had slightly tilted in their favor. It had reached 1 to 3.
In the face of such a strong opponent, the warriors of the Vulcan Legion gave them enough respect. They didn't torture them. Instead, they chose to give them a quick death.
This was the most painful battle they had been through, but it was also the most satisfying battle they had been through ….
After half a month, when the Mysterious Underworld Race's resources had been completely depleted, they launched an all-out attack. This was like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves.
When the battle ended and the Mysterious Underworld Race's commander was killed, Tang Tianjun's tense nerves finally relaxed.
He felt as if he had fought all the battles he would have fought in his lifetime in this one month.
However, he also knew that this was just the beginning. Tang Tianjun quickly ordered people to clean up the battlefield and immediately tabulated the battle losses.
At the same time, Masakazu Tōno, who was sitting on the Lingyun Shuttle, was in a daze. His golden face started to twitch uncontrollably.
They had lost!
The dignified Mysterious Underworld Army, the overlord of thousands of realms, had actually lost to a race that wasn't even a civilization.
The most frightening thing was that the strongest powerhouse of the other party hadn't moved at all. If the strongest powerhouse of the other party had moved, perhaps the outcome would have been different.
He remained silent until Tang Tianjun appeared on the shuttle and said wearily, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Vulcan Legion's First Division didn't disgrace its mission and wiped out millions of enemies. None of them escaped."
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