Chapter 405 Judgment Day [Part 2]
The Flying Monsters who had lost yet another leader couldn't do anything but explode in the air as the unending bombardment of the Warships continued raining down on them.
While this was happening, Arthur and the Field Marshal of the Central Government, Tristan, dealt with the Rank 7 Great Eagle, who had now lost its ability to fly.
The two Thrones made short work of it, which was the role that Thirteen had asked them to play.
Their job was to deal with the fallen High-Ranking Monsters from the Bird Man's forces and kill them as soon as possible.
The Jinns and Majins had grown complacent over the years after being used to dealing with only the forces of the Dvalinn Federation back then.
And now that they were dealing with nearly a third of the world's entire armed forces who were using state-of-the-art weapons that they had developed over the years, they were unable to hold their ground.
The battle had only lasted for nearly twenty minutes, ending when the Jinns finally decided to retreat after their leader was killed.
Within that short period of time, only a fifth of their original forces remained, proving just how formidable the counterattack of the Wanderers was.
The ground forces arrived at the beach one by one and secured the perimeter.
They then constructed several portable teleporters, which would allow the other soldiers from the Dvalinn Port to teleport directly to the island.
This was an efficient method to bolster their numbers and allow elite personnel like Thrones and Monarchs to join the battle right away.
Currently, the Monarchs and the Thrones, with the exception of Arthur and Tristan, were still on standby, saving their strength in order to fight the Monster Kings that were waiting for them on land.
"This opening act sure is something," Wendell commented. "The amount of Empyrium lost in that barrage is staggering. In order to reclaim a mile of land, we have already used nearly half of our stockpile."
"It doesn't matter," Lawrence replied. "Human lives are more important than Empyrium."
"Well, the battle has just started," Benedict commented. "Let's just wait for the orders of our Supreme Commander."
Thirteen, who was being transported to the Dvalinn Port by Renz, eyed the battlefield like a hawk.
"So far, so good, Commander," Renz reported. "We haven't suffered any casualties yet, but our Empyrium reserves had just passed the halfway mark. I'm afraid that we won't have enough ammunition to fend off the hordes of Monsters that are waiting for us on land."
"Don't worry," Thirteen replied. "What we have is enough."
The teenage boy then tapped his communicator and ordered the Warships to stop firing their cannons.
However, as soon as it rose to the surface, it was met with a bombardment by the 69th Battalion, the Valkyries, and the Aerial Units of the Alliance.
Arthur and Lawrence also joined the battle, making the Broodmother screech in pain and anger.
Before even facing their enemies, more than half of its spiderlings had perished due to the Mines that had detonated underground.
Also, their enemies were flying too high in the air, so none of its attacks could reach them.
The Broodmother could only watch in anger as more of its subordinates perished with each passing second.
Meanwhile, away from this commotion, the three Earth Dragons, who were in touch with the Broodmother, suddenly tensed and hurriedly created an Earthwall that was dozens of meters thick.
A second later, a beam of light crashed over their defenses, forcing the three Rank 9 Sovereigns to work together to prevent the attack from reaching the Dimensional Gate that they were protecting.
The Dome of Earth they erected only lasted for a few seconds before it shattered, sending one of the Earth Dragons, who was as big as a fortress, flying backward.
The other two Earth Dragons were also pushed back, and the beam of light collided with the Dimensional Gate, making the three of them panic.
The Dimensional Gate which was originally over two hundred meters tall shrank until it was only a hundred meters tall, the same size as the Earth Dragons.
Despite suffering minor injuries, the three Earth Dragons hurriedly took a defensive position, facing the direction where the beam of light was coming from.
"The Main Cannons have overheated, Jubei," T1 said. "We will not be able to use them anytime soon."
"It's fine." Jubei, who was watching the result of the attack of Nautilus' Main Cannons through Athena's surveillance from space, smiled faintly. "We have accomplished our mission. Those Earth Dragons will be too scared to leave their spot. They are no longer a threat to Master."
Thirteen had ordered Jubei to target the Dimensional Gate, even if the Main Cannons of Nautilus melted in the attempt.
Right now, he needed to keep the Earth Dragons occupied for at least a few hours so that they wouldn't be able to give orders to their forces who were busy fighting in the North.
At the same time that the Main Cannons of Nautilus targeted the Dimensional Gate, a black snake emerged from the ground, just behind the location of the Broodmother.
Suddenly, a black flag materialized behind her, and ninety-nine monsters emerged from it.
At Tiona's hiss, all of these monsters used the Mirror Slime's Mirror Ability, instantly doubling their number in a heartbeat.
After the flag disappeared, the monsters activated perfect camouflage, then made their way toward the Broodmother from behind.
They were Thirteen's "Secret Forces" who would play a major role in tilting the balance of the war in their favor.