Chapter 1561: Rest and Recuperate, Wait for the Opportunity
Chapter 1561: Chapter 1561: Rest and Recuperate, Wait for the Opportunity
At this time, it was already the sixth day after the war began, one day earlier than the seven days promised by the Dragon Clan to the Celestial Harmony Clan.
Just as Lan Xuanyu had judged, there was no reaction from the Celestial Harmony Star regarding their arrival. The Celestial Harmony Guardian was still protecting the entire planet tightly. However, the Deep Red Realm showed slight distortions and writhing changes, but it showed no intention of targeting their fleet.
Lan Xuanyu ceased his cultivation, and he also instructed all the members of the Thirty-Three Skywing to end their cultivation, ready to fight at any moment.
Their Sky Domination Clan warship was not conspicuous in the vast fleet but remained at the center, within the range of the Dragon Clan warship.
What needed to be done now was to wait.
In a way, the reinforcements given to the Celestial Harmony Clan had already arrived and could join the war at any time. In this situation, even if the seven days were exceeded, the Celestial Harmony Clan could not say that reinforcements did not come.
Why not attack? With the Celestial Harmony Clan’s good defense, an uncalculated intervention might not be effective; they must wait!
Waiting may lead to a few possible situations; among them, the possibility of the Deep Red Realm turning to attack them is the smallest, as it would not benefit the Deep Red Realm at all, rather giving up on pressuring the Celestial Harmony Star.
The other two possibilities are that the Deep Red Realm might boldly break through the Celestial Harmony Star defenses, or the Celestial Harmony Star defenses might be voluntarily removed.
Both possibilities were within Lan Xuanyu’s calculations, and they would have corresponding responses, but actions should be taken only when the actual situation occurs. So what he had to do now was to wait, the whole fleet had to wait together.
The reason the fleet was brought here was to spur these changes to happen faster, to probe by pressure, forcing the enemy to make a move.
Lan Xuanyu squinted slightly and ordered that all the warriors from various clans take turns to rest, but during rest, they must not take off their combat suits, always maintaining a state ready to engage in battle.
Recuperate and wait for the opportunity!
"Lord Lan, you should rest a bit first, I’ll monitor here, and call you if there’s any change..." Lan Bo was speaking to Lan Xuanyu when suddenly, there was a change in the situation on the distant Celestial Harmony Star.
Celestial Harmony Star.
After using the Celestial Harmony Guardian, the entire Celestial Harmony Star adjusted, with the army resting, and the powerhouses doing the same.
The five Dragon Knights were also arranged to rest in the imperial palace.
They were meditating together, prepared to respond at any time.
Suddenly, Dawn Dragon Knight Zhong Zhichang opened his eyes, and the other four Dragon Knights beside him also felt it. One after another, they opened their eyes, all looking at Zhong Zhichang.
"Go!" Zhong Zhichang said in a deep voice.
In the next moment, five figures vanished into thin air.
When they appeared again, it was in the direction above the imperial palace on Celestial Harmony Star. Looking up, huge changes were occurring in the sky above Celestial Harmony Star at this moment.
The Celestial Harmony Prime Minister soon rushed over; he couldn’t just casually rest as he had been arranging and coordinating everything, and for such a profound-level powerhouse, not resting for a period is nothing major. Moreover, his nerves had been in a state of tension.
In the sky, the originally dense dark red was beginning to change. The dark red clouds surging, the color seemingly fading somewhat, allowing a clearer view of the outline of the Celestial Harmony Guardian.
"Retreat? They’re retreating?" The Celestial Harmony Prime Minister almost blurted out, his eyes filled with joy.
Indeed, the Deep Red Realm seemed to be withdrawing from the range of the Celestial Harmony Guardian, no longer continuing to press outside the Celestial Harmony Guardian.
"Quick, I need data. How is the defensive pressure of the guardian now?" The Celestial Harmony Prime Minister swiftly asked the God Rank officer beside him.
The God Rank officer quickly communicated via communicator. Just a few seconds later, a message exciting for the Celestial Harmony Clan had come through.
"The defensive pressure dropped significantly from the previous 30% to under 15%, and it’s still decreasing. They... they are really retreating." The Celestial Harmony officer’s voice was full of excitement.
Retreating, the Deep Red Realm actually retreated?
With furrowed eyebrows, Dawn Dragon Knight Zhong Zhichang’s expression turned somewhat grim.
They had tried hard, paying such a high price to lure the Deep Red Realm to Celestial Harmony Star, prepared to make it a main battlefield. But after merely showcasing a bit of its might, it now wanted to retreat? This did not align with the Dragon Horse Federation’s interests, especially since the Celestial Harmony Star had obtained considerable benefits from the federation. Although they spent a huge amount of money and resources, things like the Tianyang Core, Golden Phoenix Tree, and Sky Horse Meteorite cannot be measured by value.
If the Deep Red Realm did retreat just like this and even turned its target towards the Sky Dragon Star and Sky Horse Star, he could be sure the Celestial Harmony Clan would not act as reinforcements for the two stars, possibly even adding insult to injury. The federation’s situation would change drastically in an instant.
But, it looked like the Deep Red Realm was indeed retreating! This was one of the least desirable situations for the Dragon Horse Federation.
The Celestial Harmony Prime Minister turned to look at this Dawn Dragon Knight, smiled, and said, "It seems the Deep Red Realm is not as powerful as imagined; they couldn’t break through our Celestial Harmony Guardian, had to retreat. Of course, perhaps it’s because the federal coalition forces arrived, forcing their retreat. What do you think? Rest assured, with the federation’s help in resisting the strong enemy, we will always be part of the federation, and will surely be loyal to the federation."
Zhong Zhichang merely glanced at him, calmly smiled, and said, "Don’t be careless, let’s wait until the Deep Red Realm completely retreats."
The Celestial Harmony Prime Minister nodded in agreement and said, "Certainly, our Celestial Harmony Guardian will remain active for a while, until they disappear completely."
In space.
When the Deep Red Realm began to change, the Dragon Horse Federation fleet naturally noticed it immediately. Moreover, being in space let them see more clearly.
From their position, they could see that the Deep Red Realm, which was lying like a beast on the surface of the Celestial Harmony Guardian, began to rapidly surge and gradually detach from the surface of the Celestial Harmony Star Celestial Harmony Guardian, starting to gather towards space.
On Lan Xuanyu’s side, communications from clan leaders were almost instantly connected.
"Commander, what should we do now? Is the Deep Red Realm trying to run away?" The Sky Horse Knight Commander asked urgently.
This current situation was the least expected. Moreover, it happened after their fleet arrived; if the Deep Red Realm really chose to retreat because of their arrival and not place the battlefield on Celestial Harmony Star, then Lan Xuanyu’s command could definitely be considered a major blunder.
On other screens, leaders from various clans were also watching Lan Xuanyu, waiting for his explanation and analysis.
Lan Xuanyu also frowned slightly. Among all his judgments, the least likely scenario was the retreat of the Deep Red Realm, a possibility that wasn’t even in his judgment range. His worst-case scenario had been the Deep Red Realm attacking them, but that wouldn’t provide much benefit to the Deep Red Realm, so its likelihood should have been low.
"Everyone, please don’t panic, let’s continue observing the changes in the Deep Red Realm first," Lan Xuanyu said in a deep voice.
The Eight-Armed Demon God King said, "How about we attack now, keep them here, better than letting them escape. We can even gain the opportunity to make the Celestial Harmony Clan join forces with us to attack the Deep Red Realm."
Even the Golden Mantis King, usually opposing, nodded and said, "This seems to be the best approach now."
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