Edge of the Apocalypse
Chapter 721: Guild Leaders

Late at night, it rained heavily.

Occasionally, a bolt of lightning would flash across the horizon, instantly tearing out a white ribbon of light in the sky, instantly sweeping across a thousand kilometers. The lightning shone in Allen's eyes as if it wanted to illuminate the depths of his soul. He withdrew his gaze from the window. The car was traveling in the wilderness. The wilderness was vast, and his vision was blurry on rainy days. There was no scenery at all.

These troop trucks that were traveling in the wilderness had already left the Scarlet Flame Highlands and were heading towards a predetermined target location. On the third day after arriving at the Blood Gate Stronghold, the military finally had a mission. The goal of sending these free hunting cities to Alan was to assist the Fierce Vultures in capturing a supply base of the Chaos Race in the controlled area, number L1358. That supply base originally belonged to the Federation, but on that day, the enemy troops suddenly attacked like a tide, forcing the defensive line to the Scarlet Flame Highlands. Many bases had fallen and were under the control of outsiders. The situation in the Garden of Eden was very unfavorable to the Federation. Apart from the fall of Running Stream Stronghold, there were also many bases in the control area occupied by enemy soldiers.

Now that the golden lion was launching a counterattack on the Running Stream Stronghold, the other strongholds took advantage of this opportunity to recapture the lost bases as much as possible. If they were unable to recapture it, then at the very least, they would have to destroy it, which was better than taking advantage of the enemy for nothing. Among the missions sent down from the stronghold headquarters, the three clan armies had all received combat missions. However, Morsen and Goliath were in charge of one base each, while Beth Cod had three.

Two of them were temporary enemy barracks, and only that supply base was the big one. For this reason, Roddy placed his main force on the supply base, and entrusted the two temporary barracks to Fordin and a thousand soldiers. With an expert like Fuding suppressing the formation, it wouldn't be a problem for the two barracks. Apart from Roddy and the 2,000 soldiers of the clan, there were also seven hunting squads from Allen, so they were more than enough to fight in the supply base.

The clan troops had already set off first. They were using transport airships and would land near the base before launching a ground attack. Roddy didn't give Ellen any specific targets. It all depended on the situation. Generally speaking, if Beth Cod could suppress the enemy's defenses, then Allen could choose to make a breakthrough and attack the commander of the enemy base. If they were unable to suppress the enemy, they could take a step back and assist the friendly forces in steadily attacking until they finally managed to take down the base.

As for how to operate, it was up to Allen himself.

This gave Allen great freedom. Even if he judged that the situation was unfavorable and chose to retreat, the military had nothing to say. Because retreat was the right of free hunters, even the military had no right to interfere in their decisions.

The brain screen lit up, and the three-dimensional structure of a base slowly rotated within. Alan stretched out his hand to connect a few dots on the screen. The stereogram was broken down into several plans and placed side by side on the screen. It wasn't hard to see that this replenishment base was relatively perfect. A five-meter-tall concrete wall surrounded the base. There was a defensive turret on both sides of the main gate, and there were sentry towers and castles scattered all around. Entering through the main entrance was the training ground. The command building opposite the main entrance was the tallest building in the base. It served as the overall view and firepower support. The camps on both sides spread out, extending north and south, forming the second line of defense in the base. Under the protection of the barracks, the rear was the base's garage, material warehouse, generator room and other important facilities.

The base also had two floors of underground space. The first floor was a laboratory, and the second floor had an armory, an underground shooting range, and several emergency escape routes.

For a resupply base, this configuration could be an important defensive node in the region. In particular, the nature of supply bases often meant that there were sufficient supplies. For a base like this, as long as there were 2,000 troops stationed, even if they encountered 10,000 enemy troops, they could still defend it for a period of time. Unfortunately, at that time, tens of thousands of foreign troops invaded the Federation's territory like a flood. Even if it was such a large-scale supply base, it was still inevitable that it would fall.

Now, this base had fallen into the hands of outsiders. According to the information provided by the Federation, there were about 800 Catus stationed in this base. In addition, there were more than a dozen Grai Giants. There was no Dark Titan stationed there. During the Battle of Running Stream Stronghold that day, all of the Dark Titans had secretly gathered at Meckarin Mountain. With the arrival of the Prison Flame Giant, they forcefully broke through the defensive line of the stronghold and completely crushed the stronghold with overwhelming power, causing the fall of the Running Stream Stronghold.

Without the Dark Titan, it would be much easier to attack. At the battle meeting before departure, Roddy's plan was for the clan army to contain the enemy's main force and seal off a few escape routes, leaving only one. An ambush was set up at the exit of this passageway. Once the Catus withdrew from the passageway, they would discover that they were not facing a new life, but a suicidal path.

On the map, there were several red war flags that indicated the attack nodes chosen by Lie Jiu's army. If circumstances permitted, Allen would bypass these nodes, avoid the main theatre of operations, and choose another location to break through to the base. After much consideration, he chose a carriage passage to the northwest of the base as a breakthrough point. This place avoided the main theater of operations and was adjacent to the generator room of the base.

On the ground floor of the generator room, there was an emergency passage connecting to the command building. Alan had already drawn up a breakthrough route before they left. If everything went smoothly, then when they succeeded in seizing the command building, the battle situation would be laid down in one fell swoop!

At this time, an icon was flashing on the screen. It was a communication request for a video session. After Alan accepted the request, several windows opened at the same time. The other Hunting Guild Leaders appeared in the window. Reese smiled and said, "Head, you look very calm."

From the moment they arrived at the Blood Gate Stronghold, including Reese, these people called Alan the "boss". Alan wanted them to call him by his first name. This way, there was no difference between superiors and subordinates. Everyone seemed to be more relaxed. However, after two or three attempts, these people still shouted, and Alan did not force them.

He shook his head and said to the screen, "I just look calm, but God knows how nervous I am right now."

"Hey, we're the same." Reese covered his nervousness with a smile. "This is our first mission. It's a lie to say that we're not nervous. After all, this is the Garden of Eden. I heard that outsiders are generally more powerful here."

"Of course. If you want to compete in the central battlefield, you can't do it without some weight." "But don't be too nervous," Allen added. "Since we're here, it's a recognition of our strength. I'm sure that as long as everyone cooperates according to what we've said before, the mission will be completed smoothly."

"With the leader's words, then we are much more at ease." The one who spoke was the leader of the Shadow Bobcats, Thorke, a man with an exaggerated explosive head who wore sunglasses even at night.

"That's right. Thorke had always said that if he failed on his first mission or something, a man with no confidence would finally find a bit of comfort in the leader." The woman behind the black mask, dressed in black armor and concealed above her nose, said through the window beside her. As the only woman in the Black Knights, Celine, who had the strength of Level 20, could be said to be the highest level woman in the alliance.

"Celine, if you say that, maybe Sock will go all out with you again." The leader of the Silver Heavenly Horse, known as Flash, was a handsome man. His long white golden hair and gentle face made him the goddess of the female soldiers as soon as he arrived at the Blood Gate Stronghold.

"I'm afraid of a sick cat?" Celine laughed.

'"Why don't we have a contest first?" Thorke said hatefully.

"All of you, stop arguing!" The red-haired, red-armored man shouted from the window like a ball of flame, "Since the battle is going on, please be serious!"

"Tsk, this guy Gu Bang has always been so serious." Sock shook his head.

The man named Gubang was the leader of the Red Warriors. Just like Sock said, he was a serious man, but he gave off a very reliable feeling.

"If there's nothing else to discuss, then I'll quit first." The last one to speak was Judge's Guild Leader, Nocchi. Under his black hair was a silver mask. Within the cross-shaped rift on the mask was a pair of sharp eyes, a mysterious and indifferent warrior. This was the feeling Nocchi gave people.

Allen nodded. "We've already discussed what should be discussed. There's no need to repeat it now. As long as we follow the plan, we'll be fine. When we get to the base, the reconnaissance work will need to be done by Reese and Norky."

"Pack it on me." Reese said.

Nodding his head, Nocchi ended the conversation first.

The windows gradually closed, and Celine didn't forget to kiss Alan before she ended the communication with a smile. Alan put away his brain and looked at his own people in the car. While Regis was wiping the iron and the slaughter, Lucy had rows of special bullets in front of her, Belmore was closing his eyes and Pseudomycete, and Hubble was snoring.

Finally, Reina looked out of the window and sensed Alan's gaze. He turned around and said in a deep voice, "I'll still be free to move later."

"Then be careful." Alan did not ask him to stay, even though the friction between him and Reina was not as severe as it used to be during the expedition. However, he still couldn't be as intimate as Regis, and Alan didn't force Reina to stay on the team, so as to avoid the critical moment because he didn't listen to the commands and ruined the big event.

The convoy continued onward, and when they could vaguely hear the gunfire, Allen looked out of the window. The rain outside the car had stopped, and a ray of dawn gradually appeared in the eastern sky. However, the wilderness on the west side was still dark and gloomy. In the eternal black silence, light appeared one after another. The fiery red dots of light jumped up and down. That was the light of an explosion! Seeing the flames, Alan knew that the base had arrived.