Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 705 - 698: Advancing Despite Difficulties

Chapter 705: Chapter 698: Advancing Despite Difficulties

"Luoer," Cheng Ziang looked at Luoer, who was deep in thought, and couldn’t help asking, "What should we do?"

When it came to making such decisions, Cheng Ziang lamented that he was no match for Luoer. Although Luoer, as the captain of the Advance Team, had various issues to deal with, he possessed the courage to make crucial decisions, something Cheng Ziang lacked.

Luoer, after some thought, couldn’t help but ask the young mage, "With our current firepower, can we take down a Naptios?"

"Uh..." Upon hearing Luoer’s words, the young mage was momentarily at a loss for words, unsure of how to respond. He had seen records of Naptios being suppressed by the Church Court, but he didn’t know how powerful modern military firepower was, so he couldn’t provide an answer.

"So you’ve decided to forcibly close the Door of Annihilation?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"Closing the Door of Annihilation sooner rather than later is crucial. If we previously only faced threats from those monsters, now we have to deal with an unknown number of terrifying Naptios. I believe the Church Court and the headquarters should take this seriously. If our firepower is insufficient, we should request reinforcements. However, no matter what, the work of closing the Door of Annihilation cannot stop. The fact that the Naptios have not immediately invaded this world shows that they must have their own concerns. We should seize this opportunity and not wait for them to be fully prepared. Otherwise, even if the United Nations forces arrive, they might not be able to handle them," Luoer said seriously.

"I think so too!" Shariya agreed with Luoer’s sentiments, nodding his approval.

Luoer glanced at his pocket watch, then said, "It’s now four in the afternoon, we’ll cease fire for three hours and everyone will retreat to a safe distance. Dean Shariya, please inform the Church Court of our situation."

"Understood!" Shariya nodded.

"Fula, notify Commander Li Si and request reinforcements from the aerial fleet!" Luoer commanded loudly.

"Roger!" Fulajie’er acknowledged, then soared into the sky.

"Captain Luoer, who are you talking to?" Seeing Luoer issuing orders to thin air, Shariya couldn’t help but ask curiously.

"Oh, it’s nothing," Luoer shook his head without explaining, "Let’s retreat to a safe location first, in case the Naptios launch a surprise attack."

"Hmm, let’s go!" Shariya nodded in agreement.

"Everyone, stop what you’re doing and retreat. Feng, cover our retreat!" Luoer ordered.

"Yes!" Feng nodded without turning his head, facing the Door of Annihilation with his long sword in hand, his expression extremely stern.

The clarity of Luoer’s thought process was evident: first, a three-hour rest period would allow the knights, who had just fought a bloody battle, to recuperate a little, ensuring they could lend assistance when the battle resumed. The Naptios, mentioned by the young mage, was clearly a gigantic creature, causing Luoer to worry that their current firepower would not suffice.

Furthermore, the Naptios were a species, it was unknown how many of them were on the other side of the Door of Annihilation. Luoer’s biggest concern was that these creatures were amassing in preparation to attack the Door of Annihilation.

If they were allowed to swarm in, their existing manpower would be insufficient to handle these gigantic beasts. They might indeed need to request assistance from the United Nations. By then, perhaps the entire Earth and Otherworld would band together to counter these Annihilation Beasts.

When they retreated to the tents at the rear, everyone’s mood was low. Knowing that there was a colossal entity beyond the Door of Annihilation had everyone on edge.

Before long, hurried footsteps could be heard outside the tent, followed by Li Si rushing in, guarded by a number of mercenaries. Seeing his arrival, Luoer instinctively saluted.

"Let’s dispense with the formalities," Li Si waved his hand before anxiously questioning Luoer, "Is what you just said true?"

"Likely..." Luoer couldn’t guarantee completely, so he could only say so.

"So, you’re saying that the recent invasion of those monsters was commanded by the Naptios?" Li Si asked, confused.

"According to the records of the Church Court, the Naptios are a nomadic intelligent species capable of driving these Exotic Insects or Exotic Beasts to fight for them, much like a hunter would keep hunting dogs," Shariya explained after a cough.

"Church Court records?" Li Si asked him.

"Yes, the documents pertaining to the last closing of the Door of Annihilation," Shariya confirmed, taking out a piece of parchment from a box. It was filled with dense Ancient Aud script.

"I’m ashamed to admit that I only came up with the idea to comb through this document just now." Shariya confessed, his face full of shame.

"The Naptios are the masters of Annihilation, commanding all Exotic Beasts to do their bidding in war..." Reading the description on the parchment, Luoer instinctively read it aloud. Suddenly realizing something, he immediately shut his mouth and glanced at everyone else. Seeing no one had noticed, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"So, we are now facing the threat of this monster called Naptios, and there might be more than one of them?" Li Si asked.

"Yes!" Luoer nodded.

"Luoer, what do you think?" After a moment of contemplation, Li Si looked toward Luoer and asked.

"We must decisively shut it down, we can’t afford to delay." Luoer said resolutely.

"With our current firepower, how much chance do we have of winning?" Li Si looked around at everyone and asked.

Hearing his words, everyone fell into deep thought. Only Baiyue quickly noted something down in her record book, then she put down her pen, raised her head and said, "With our current firepower, we can ensure to drive off two of the Naptios. The biggest variable is her!"

"Feng?" Seeing Baiyue pointing at Feng, Luoer couldn’t help pausing for a moment.

"Yes, Feng is currently our Advance Team’s strongest combat power, or one could say, she is the strongest single unit combat power within our existing system. If we fully support her to exert all her power, I think there’s a possibility for us to purge or even eliminate a Naptios." Baiyue said seriously.

"But wouldn’t Feng be in a dangerous position by doing so?" As Tangmo spoke, she couldn’t help wrapping her arms around a puzzled Feng with worry.

"No pain, no gain, Sister Moumou." Baiyue said coldly.

"Luo’er?" Tangmo turned her pleading vision towards Luoer.

"Heavy duties are laid on one without hesitation by heaven, we must not disobey divine will!" Luoer clenched his teeth and said.

"But Feng, she..." Tangmo expressed her concern.

"Moumou, have you forgotten what I once told you?" Luoer asked.

"You..." Tangmo was about to retort, but she remembered and thus fell into a long silence, hanging her head.

"Feng, are you willing to fight for us, even at the cost of your life?" Luoer walked up to Feng and asked, looking at her seriously.

"Not willing." Facing Luoer’s gaze, Feng firmly shook her head.

"Why?" Luoer was taken aback by her response for a while.

"I only want to fight for you, the master said, you are Feng’s destination!" Feng blinked her eyes, naively saying.

"Um..." The sudden confession caught Luoer off guard, his face started to glow red, to the point he didn’t dare to turn his head to face her.

"Luoer..." Suddenly, Tangmo on the side reached out and grabbed Luoer’s clothes, then slowly raised her head.

"Well, Moumou, don’t because of her words..." Luoer hurriedly tried to explain.

"I haven’t," Tangmo shook her head, then looked at him, and said firmly, "Let Feng go into the battle, I’ll support her with all my might."

"Thank you, Moumou." Luoer felt immensely touched by Tangmo’s understanding and support.

"How come you are so lucky, always having girls confess their feelings to you!" Tangmo pinched Luoer’s cheek, gnashing her teeth as she spoke.

She didn’t dare to exert too much force, afraid of hurting Luoer, so to the others, they appeared to be playfully teasing each other.

"Hmm," Li Si’s cough interrupted their intimacy. He took a deep breath and said, "Alright, in that case, proceed according to your plan. I will try to apply for assistance from the air fleet and provide you with necessary fire support. By all means, we must shut down the Door of Annihilation as soon as possible!"

"Understood!" Everyone replied in unison.

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