Chapter 1794: Movement of the Array  

Soon, the image on the screen switched to one of Yu Guanzhi with a serious look on his face.

“This is a red alert; all troops are to prepare for battle! The Blood River Godslayer Array is on the move!”Everyone present immediately tensed up upon hearing this, and even Gu Yuena had risen to her feet as a fierce aura erupted out of her body.

Qiangu Dongfeng also stood up as his eyes narrowed slightly. “Is it coming already? The federation isn’t going to be able to deliberate any longer. Generals, you should instruct your troops to take precautionary measures. It’s said that Eternal Heaven is extremely powerful, and if our troops get too close to it, we could suffer significant casualties during its explosion.”

Dong Zi’an’s brows were tightly furrowed as he replied, “I understand.”

Indeed, the Blood River Godslayer Array was on the move. It wasn’t moving very quickly, but its movement was clearly discernible from the satellite images.

What was even more terrifying was that not only was the Blood River Godslayer Array on the move, even the abyssal passageway beneath it was moving alongside it. This meant that the entire abyssal passageway was advancing toward the human army under the protection of the Blood River Godslayer Array.

“Sect Master Tang, are the preparations complete?” Yu Guanzhi’s voice was full of urgency as he spoke into his soul communicator.

“Not yet. The modifications are still ongoing, but it looks like they should be successful. In the meantime, everyone from the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy, including myself, will assist you in stopping the advance of the Blood River Godslayer Array.”

“Alright, then I’ll be thanking you in advance.” Yu Guanzhi ended the call and took a deep breath. He knew that the key moment in the battle was about to arrive.

They couldn’t allow the Blood River Godslayer Array to reach the human army no matter what. The abyssal plane was being transported by the array, and if it were to be released within the human army, a catastrophic disaster would follow.“The Sea God Legion, Northsea Legion, and Eastsea Legion are to maximize firepower output to delay the advancement of the Blood River Godslayer Array as much as possible. In the meantime, the Central Legion, Western Legion, and Northwestern Legion are to prepare all of their heavy artillery for fire and await further orders.”

“Boom! Boom! Boom!” Violent explosions rang out in rapid succession in the core circle.

The carpet bombing wasn’t just targeting the Blood River Godslayer Array; it was also targeting the path that the array had to take to reach the human army.

However, this didn’t seem to affect the array much at all, and it continued to slowly advance, only stopping momentarily when the explosions became particularly violent.

Tang Wulin and all of the powerful beings from the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy had already risen up into the air, appraising the Blood River Godslayer Array in the distance with grim expressions.

The problem wasn’t just the array itself; what was even more concerning was that no one knew how powerful the abyssal army within the array had become.

The soul weapons that the federation had always had extreme confidence in were currently proving to be largely ineffective in this all-important battle, and that was striking a sense of dread into the hearts of all of the human troops.

Even back when the Northern Legion had faced the abyssal army on its own, they had at least been able to directly kill abyssal creatures, but this Blood River Godslayer Array had formed an impregnable moving fortress.

The accumulation and preparations the Holy Spirit Cult had made over the past several millennia were being put on full display here, and it was a direct counter to all of the federation’s weapons.

“Deploy all soul aircrafts of the Central Legion’s First Air Division, and commence an indiscriminate attack with all heavy ion laser weaponry.” This order was being made by Yu Guanzhi through tightly gritted teeth.

Chen Xinjie opened his own soul communicator, and ordered, “Deploy the Sea God Legion’s Seagull Division, and commence an indiscriminate attack with all heavy ion laser weaponry.”

It wasn’t that Yu Guanzhi didn’t want to deploy the air regiments of other legions; the problem was that the air regiments of other legions hadn’t yet been equipped with heavy ion weaponry. Only the most powerful army legion and naval legion, the Central Legion and the Sea God Legion, respectively, had been equipped with such weapons, and even with this cutting-edge weaponry, they were only just barely able to harm the abyssal creatures within the array.

Furthermore, the energy of the abyssal creatures that were killed would only return to the abyss, so the effect would be minimal, but what other choice did they have?

One soul aircraft after another flew through the air, bombarding the Blood River Godslayer Array with heavy ion lasers from afar.

High intensity heavy ion lasers were somewhat effective, and it could be clearly seen that some of the abyssal creatures within the array were exploding into grey energy that surged back toward the abyssal passageway.However, there were only so many heavy ion laser weapons, and the air units didn’t dare to get too close. The entire Blood River Godslayer Array was advancing at a slow rate of around 10 meters per second.

This didn’t sound all that fast, but it would still allow the array to cover several dozens of kilometers per hour, and it would descend upon the human army in a day at most.

One side was unleashing a desperate bombardment, while the other side was completely resolute and advancing steadily; it was a rather peculiar battle of attrition.

Slowly, the abyssal army began to change directions in its advance, and soon, it became apparent from the satellite images that the abyssal army was advancing toward the encampment of the Western Legion and Northwestern Legion.

Dong Zi’an was stunned to discover this, and he couldn’t help but swear out loud.

The orders from the main control center were to stop the advance of the Blood River Godslayer Array at all costs, and the array was currently heading toward them!

“Where is Eternal Heaven, Commander? Where is it? Why has it not been deployed yet?” Dong Zi’an roared in a furious voice.

Upon discovering the change in the Blood River Godslayer Array’s trajectory, he had immediately contacted Yu Guanzhi.

Yu Guanzhi replied, “I don’t know what you’re talking about; Eternal Heaven isn’t in my possession.”

“Is this the time to be playing dumb? Where are the people from Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect? It’s time for them to act! How will we break the array without Eternal Heaven?”

Yu Guanzhi couldn’t help but derive a sense of pleasure from seeing Dong Zi’an so worked up, and he replied in a cold voice, “The super weapon is still being prepared. In the meantime, we must stop the advance of the enemies at all costs.”

“F*ck that! It’s coming toward us right now! You are the commander-in-chief; if you don’t have a plan, then we can only retreat. Otherwise, we’ll be sacrificing ourselves for nothing!”

Yu Guanzhi also flared up with rage upon hearing this. “Don’t you dare! Do you know what you just said, Dong Zi’an? If you dare to retreat and desert the battle, I have the right to execute you!”

Dong Zi’an faltered slightly upon hearing this. He knew that Yu Guanzhi was right, and that there was no way he could retreat at a time like this.

“Commander, the situation is that the abyssal army will be upon us in 12 more hours at most, and once that happens, fighting fire with fire will be no different from courting death, so please tell me how we can stop their advance. All of the federation’s most advanced weaponry has already been tried; have any of them been able to break through that layer of defense?”

Yu Guanzhi’s brows furrowed tightly as he replied, “I understand what you’re feeling right now, but all we can do now is wait. I’ve already reported the situation to the federation; deploying Eternal Heaven is not a simple matter, and it must be modified first. The federation has already approved the modification, and it’s currently underway. I don’t know when it’ll be ready, but we can only hope that it’ll be complete within 12 hours. In the meantime, I’ll mobilize all of our troops to help you keep the abyssal army at bay.”

Dong Zi’an took a deep breath to calm himself down, and said, “Commander, let’s set our personal differences aside here. I’ve already been a soldier for decades, and I’m not afraid to die, nor are my brothers. However, we can’t just die for no reason or cause, so please get them to complete the modifications as soon as possible.”

After that, Dong Zi’an turned and departed from the screen.