Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1186 - 1179: Everyone to Their Positions

Chapter 1186: Chapter 1179: Everyone to Their Positions

Just as the enemy launched their attack, Cheng Ziang and his party also boarded the airship and arrived at the designated domain to stand by. According to the Joint Command Center’s report, the reinforcing mountain troops from the outskirts would arrive at the designated area to stand by within an hour.

For this operation, Cheng Ziang simply let Momo take full charge. Although he had originally summoned her to make decisions for himself, after summoning her he found that her planning and judgment skills were no less than his, and in some aspects, even superior. Therefore, he willingly stepped back and let Momo command, while he served as her deputy.

Dozens of fully-armed soldiers stood in neat rows on the deck of the airship, waiting for the order to strike. Tangmo, accompanied by Cheng Ziang, inspected the troops.

Due to communication difficulties, in order to simplify command, they directly divided the troops into five assault groups, named by code numbers. Each assault group included a captain, and had a total of four combat members and one liaison officer, making up a five-person team.

Besides the assault groups, they also prepared a backup support group of twenty people. The support group had two main tasks: first, to intervene timely in battle if the assault groups faced setbacks in their attack, supporting the assault groups; and second, to deploy immediately once the assault groups gained full control of the key characters, assisting in the control of the entire building.

After the assault groups had dealt with the enemies on the periphery, the mountain troops deployed outside the manor would move to the outskirts of the manor to stand guard and control the main traffic nodes, to prevent the residents of the manor from escaping and to also block any potential external reinforcements.

This nearly fifty-person squad was comprised entirely of subspecies, and they had undergone roughly a week of intensive training for the mission, focusing on training with magical tools and super mobility devices.

The High-peak people aboard the airship would not participate in combat. According to the memo, their main role was to provide aerial support and personnel transportation and not directly engage in ground combat.

This was mainly because the High-peak Dwarves faced the same issue as the Elves, which was a low population and a low birth rate. This resulted in their limited military strength, and for them, losing a soldier was a severe matter. Therefore, most of the time, they would not get involved in ground wars that were irrelevant to them.

The captains of the first and second assault teams were Baiyue and Hu Daoke respectively, the ace squads of the Advance Team. Both Hu Daoke and Baiyue had ample infiltration combat experience.

Although Cheng Ziang also wanted to join in, he was stopped by Tangmo. After all, she needed Cheng Ziang, her brain trust, to handle unexpected situations that she couldn’t manage on her own.

It was strange to say that while both Cheng Ziang and Momo were no less capable than Luo’er, they seemed helpless without him. Luo’er could make decisions on his own even without advisors, but Cheng Ziang and Momo were unable to do so.

This was probably a matter of confidence. After all, Luo’er was always known for his daring actions. Though he failed often, he also had many successes.

"Everyone check the time. It is now 3:43:36 am. The peripheral troops will arrive in one hour. Considering visibility, we will launch a full attack at dawn, which is at 6:00 am. According to our pre-battle plan, by 6:15 am, everyone must arrive at Node A and report to the Command Center; by 6:20 am, everyone must arrive at Node B and report to the Command Center again; by 6:25 am, we must have control over the key figures, waiting for the arrival of the support group. Understood?" Tangmo said, looking down at his watch and then addressing the crowd.

"Understood!" the crowd answered in unison.

"At 5:30 am, the assault teams will take the transport plane to arrive at their respective areas and stand by. Additionally, Hu Daoke, go meet Fulanta. We will have him leave the manor at 5:00 am and then head to the area where you will be," Tangmo continued.

"Leave it to me!" Hu Daoke nodded in response.

The main reason he was sent was that not many people recognized Fulanta. If they accidentally injured him or brought back the wrong person, that could lead to trouble.

Although it may seem as if Fulanta was attempting to atone for his sins, in fact, he was faultless. For this infiltration mission, he had only contributed without faulting; thus, Cheng Ziang and the others naturally couldn’t afford to neglect him.

The main reason for choosing to attack at dawn was because they lacked reliable night vision equipment, and the nights had been completely overcast, with visibility near zero. So, they had to settle for the next best option and attack at dawn, when the enemy was most relaxed.

"Is there anything else to add?" Tangmo turned back and asked Cheng Ziang.

"You’ve covered it all," Cheng Ziang replied with a wry smile and a shrug.

"Additionally, once the assault begins, two Skylark fighters from Ronisca will immediately detach from the airship and patrol, ready to provide fire support for the assault team. Our headquarters will also move to a transport plane to command the operation from closer proximity," Tangmo continued.

"Isn’t it too dangerous to command from so close? What if we expose our position?" Cheng Ziang expressed his concern.

"Commanding from a safely suspended airship is safer, but most of the time, we can only imagine the progress of the operation. I still prefer to see the entire process of the operation directly," Tangmo didn’t directly answer his question.

"Suit yourself," Cheng Ziang didn’t know what else to say and just shrugged again.

By 5:30 a.m., as the reinforcing mountain troops arrived at the designated area, Cheng Ziang and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief. Meanwhile, squad after squad of the advance team disembarked from the transport planes, flying to their respective areas.

Generally speaking, the term ’detaching from the ship’ is used when Ronisca’s aircraft leaves the airship, not ’take off’, because the airship is already floating in the air. The term for returning is ’landing on the ship’, which has not changed.

By now, the dawn light had begun to brighten the sky. Although visibility wasn’t very high, it was at least possible to make out the contours on the ground, so there was no need to worry about the transport planes accidentally flying underground.

Thanks to the anti-gravity engines, Ronisca’s aircraft could fly in a variety of extreme environments. After all, static flight is always much safer than dynamic flight.

Furthermore, the transport planes wouldn’t land directly on the ground but would stop descending about ten or more meters above it, allowing the assault team members to jump down on their own, which required them to be proficient with their super-mobility devices.

A new use for the super-mobility device had been accidentally unlocked when Luo’er crashed, the so-called super-mobility halo jump.

However, to this day, the headquarters had not dared to attempt another high-altitude super-mobility halo jump. They generally explored and researched at altitudes of about ten or more meters and had basically mastered the details of a super-mobility halo jump from that height.

The hatch opened, and Hu Daoke, with his rifle on his back and his left hand on his waist, was the first to jump from the transport plane. Constantly adjusting the output of his super-mobility device, he landed steadily on the ground with his right hand in a prone position.

With his lead, others gathered the courage to jump down as well. It might have been just over ten meters, but it was still very dangerous. If one were too nervous to activate the super-mobility device, they could be killed on impact.

Fortunately, all five assault squads avoided such folly, and with their previous rigorous training, they successfully landed one by one.

At this point, all five assault squads reached their designated areas, waiting for six o’clock to come, and then they would begin their raid on the manor.

The manor occupied by the rebels was located in the plains, but it was surrounded by dense woods. The manor itself was built on an elevated hillock in the woods, about twenty meters higher than the ground, resembling a castle that watched over the entire forest from a commanding height.

As the enemy’s stronghold, the manor’s defenses were naturally tight, with sentries patrolling everywhere and snipers with semi-automatic rifles positioned atop the buildings.

Attacking at night would undoubtedly be the best choice for such a building, but regrettably, they didn’t have reliable night-vision equipment, making an effective night-time assault impossible. Therefore, they had no choice but to initiate their strike at the break of dawn.

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