Edge of the Apocalypse
Chapter 730: Tide Of Soldiers

The afternoon sunlight was lazy, but for some reason, it had turned poisonous when it reached the Scarlet Flame Highlands. The surface temperature of the highlands itself was higher than any other region of the Twilight Continent. With the help of hot springs of all sizes and three volcanoes at the end of the highlands, the temperature of the highlands at noon was so high that the scenery distorted. This was not a small burden for the Catus, who wore heavy steel armor and preferred heavy weapons. The rising heat from the ground caused them to exhaust their physical strength while marching on the highlands. When the team that had just finished sweeping the area returned to the temporary camp, almost all of the soldiers sat down in a relatively cool place, their tongues stretched out and they gasped heavily.

There were one or two hundred people in this temporary camp, and in the past four hours, camps like this had sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain on the Scarlet Flame Highlands. They were countless nodes of the Catus' attack on the Scarlet Flame Highlands, and they formed a tight network of forces from these camps.

This was very different from the way the Catus attacked in a swarming manner in the past. The tight offensive network had an even distribution of firepower, and it did not have any prominent advantages, but it did not have any obvious shortcomings. More importantly, this kind of distribution made it impossible to guess where the Catus' heavy troops were deployed, so that they could not attack with rare weapons, resulting in a passive defensive posture towards the Federation.

But to Adele, the camp before her was her goal, and the two hundred enemy soldiers in it were equivalent to a military service. Adele was dressed in a dark brown tactical uniform and had a light armor. The armor was painted with patches of varying depths, allowing her to almost merge with the ubiquitous red rocks of the highlands. She used a small tactical telescope to observe the highlands and mark targets with intelligent systems on the telescope.

"Attack." She lowered her binoculars and whispered into her headphones.

Above Adele's head, four black dots appeared in the sunny sky, each of which was dragged by a rolling flame, even when a sharp howl sounded. They cut through the sky, tilted and quickly landed in the makeshift camp, followed by an earth-shattering explosion. Several fireballs rose between the camps. The blast waves caused the red rocks around the camps to collapse like sand, with the explosion point as the center.

Although it was a kilometer away from the camp, the wind was not only full of hot sand, but also filled with a blazing aura. The wind almost blew away the camouflage hat on Adele's head, and the girl pressed her hat tightly until the aftermath of the explosion in the camp had subsided before ordering the ambushing soldiers to attack. She was also carrying a sniper rifle with a light gray shell, moving swiftly like a cat between rocks and mountains, advancing towards the camp.

Under the attack of a few oscillating missiles, circles of earth and stones appeared on the ground of the camp, and not a single piece of nearby rocks was intact. The corpses that exploded in their hearts were even more bloodshot. The thick steel armor on those corpses was seriously twisted, and they were utterly unable to protect themselves from the shockwave after the missile explosion. The corpses of the camp fell to the ground, but more than a dozen lucky people who were on the verge of explosion still survived.

One of them was probably the captain of the squad. This Catu whose arm had been blown away was exceptionally valiant, with an axe in his hand. He chopped down the warriors who had rushed into the camp one after another. In the blink of an eye, three of them had already fallen to the ground beside him forever. He roared, roaring, and suddenly a bowl-sized wound burst out on his chest. The thick armor protecting him was useless. The flesh and blood inside sprayed out a few meters away along with the gushing spring of blood. The Cato was stunned as he searched for who had done it. A faint silver light pointed straight at his forehead, followed by a sudden explosion of the area above his eyes. The flesh and bone fragments flew backwards like flags, clearly indicating the direction of the impact.

Without half of his head, no matter how valiant the Catu warriors were, they could only collapse with a thunderous rumble. Without the support of this expert, the remaining Gaztu warriors flew around like headless flies, being killed and harvested by the human warriors who were constantly attacking the camp.

The battle was intense and short. From the bombardment of the Shockwave Missile to the fall of the last Gatu Warrior, only ten minutes had passed. The smell of burnt creatures floated in the camp, and as the soldiers swept the camp, Adele entered with a sniper rifle on her back. There was still a lingering temperature at the muzzle of the gun. She had knocked down the enemy captain just now.

"Miss, we have confirmed that all enemy soldiers are wiped out." A moment later, a soldier reported the result.

Adele nodded, and the sound of gunfire came from afar. Even the wind was filled with the smell of smoke. The war in the Scarlet Flame Highlands broke out from the start of the chaotic race ambush in the morning. Allied forces of the Catus and the Grai Giants flooded the entire highlands, and in the early days of the battle, the unprepared human side was beaten back. It wasn't until he retreated to the middle of the Scarlet Flame Highlands that he was able to barely stand.

After that, it was a severe test for the various defensive areas. Whether it was the Federation Army or the private forces of the various clans, when faced with an enemy ten times stronger than before, everyone's scalps went numb. More importantly, the current strength of the stronghold was scattered, leaving only two-thirds of the defenders at a clear disadvantage in terms of strength. In particular, Beth Cod and Gullit's family army had split up half of their forces to leave the highlands to sweep through enemy strongholds and bases in the area under their control.

With the remaining troops, the moment they came into contact with the invading enemy, they were immediately defeated. Beth Cod was fine. After all, he was a noble clan with a deep foundation. Even if they were defeated, they had no choice but to retreat deep into the defensive zone, but they did not retreat in chaos. The Goliath Clan seemed to be in an incomparably hurry after the same evacuation. In fact, many of the supplies in the front lines did not even have enough time to take them away, so they hurriedly fled to the rear.

Amongst the Red Flame Highlands, the Goliath army had lost the fastest and lost the most.

Originally, the Morsen Clan's military strength was only comparable to the Goliath Clan's. It was even slightly inferior. The Morsen Clan had established themselves as a merchant. This clan had never had a strong military presence. Otherwise, they would not have considered joining forces to recruit the Goliath Clan's army at that time. Because of Old Kate's insistence, the marriage between Adele and the son of Toure finally broke down. The Morsen family took out a large sum of money to recruit a large number of mercenaries to form an army. Of all the family armies on Planet Heaven, the Morsen family's army ranked near the bottom.

However, in today's chaotic race attack, the Morsen Clan was unexpectedly tough. Up to now, only a quarter of the enemy troops had fallen into the defensive zone. The reason for this was because the Morsen Clan did not participate in the mission to sweep the area under their control. It could be said that the Morsen Clan, which had preserved its full strength, had instead become the strongest clan army in the Scarlet Flame Highlands.

The commander of the army, Zeke, was the leader of the largest mercenary group hired by the Morsen family, the Eagle Wings. He was also a retired federal colonel. His military talent was very outstanding, and in the face of the massive enemy's ferocious attack this time, Zeke changed his defensive strategy. He deliberately exposed a few gaps in the defensive line, allowing the enemy soldiers to think that they could take advantage of it. However, the enemies who went deep into the defensive area did not expect that not only would they not be able to obtain victory, they would instead be surrounded by an ambush arranged by Zeke.

It was like cutting a few diversion canals in a dam, allowing turbulent floodwaters to flow out. The flood was still ferocious, but it didn't drown the levee all of a sudden. Under Zeke's exquisite command, the pressure from the enemy troops was kept within a tolerable range.

Even Adele could not help but rejoice that she had managed to recruit a good commander this time.

"Miss, it's time to go back." A soldier reminded.

Adele nodded her head. She had taken out two such temporary camps since the beginning of the battle this morning, and had slaughtered nearly a hundred enemy soldiers along the way. Now that the ammunition of the troops, the physical strength of the soldiers, including her own mental state, had reached a critical point, she really had to return to the rear to rest. With a gesture, Adele walked back with her sniper rifle on her back, and when she stepped on a high rock, she looked back.

That person, I wonder where he is now? She thought, but did not stop. She brought her team, which had lost nearly half of its staff, back to the family camp.

The family camp hadn't been affected by the flames of war yet, and the Mosen Clan had chosen this high ground. On the left was the Federal Army's defensive area, and on the right was the area under Beth Cod's charge. Only these two areas hadn't fallen, so the Morsen Clan wouldn't be in too much danger. Adele returned to her dwelling, took a bath, changed her clothes, brought enough ammunition again, and came to the command hall with a sniper rifle on her back.

The hall was bustling with disorderly cables and wires on the ground. Several high-powered brain terminals were connected by technicians to form a central processing unit that could quickly process more than 10,000 data. With its help, Zeke was able to control every tiny change in the defensive battlefield at any time, dispatching them and even reformulating the strategy to deal with them.

Adele came directly to the retired colonel. Zeke, who was already a middle-aged man, had a rare pitch-black hair color, but both of them were already white. His face was firm and resolute, giving off the impression that he would never compromise. From him, one could see the hardness of a soldier. With him around, everyone in the hall felt at ease.

"Mr. Zeke, what's the situation?" Asked Adele.

Zeke turned around and admired the Mosen Clan's seemingly delicate daughter, who was even more valiant than most men on the battlefield. "Miss, don't worry, the main pressure from the enemy is not on us. With our decompression strategy, unless the enemy suddenly increases their troops, it won't be a problem to defend for a day and a half," she said with a smile.

"You see, the enemy's forces are mainly in the defensive areas controlled by the Federal Military … and this way …" Zick pointed to an electronic map on the screen.

It was a stone forest with words clearly indicating the Goliath family. "For some reason, the enemy has invested a lot of troops in the Goliath family. The Goliath family's barbarian hunters can no longer withstand the pressure and the line of defense retreats. The enemy is charging in. If the Goliath family doesn't have the means to return to the sky, their defensive area will probably be exposed in less than an hour," Zick said.