The oath-taking ceremony concluded, and Gui Tianya led the first squad out from coordinates 135, 142.
The first squad was the strongest, composed of all the elites who created the Peace Alliance, all of whom were in the top ranks of the regional leaderboard. Even the weakest among them had a personal combat power of 30. Each of them was highly skilled, and as the vanguard, they held a significant advantage.
Ordinary monsters were instantly annihilated upon encountering them, and even Commander-level monsters could not withstand more than a few rounds. Only Sovereign-level monsters could slow their progress, but they could not halt their forward momentum.
The squads following behind gradually weakened in strength. The second and third squads were responsible for protecting the flanks, and their strength was also commendable. These two squads were composed entirely of individuals skilled in defense, most of whom wielded shields. Their special abilities were all defensive in nature.
As the strength of those behind diminished, the first squad drew all the monster attention, making their journey incredibly safe. Some had already begun to show smiles of joy.
"Big boss Gui Tianya is truly trustworthy. As the creator of the Peace Alliance, he didn't abandon us and flee alone. From now on, my life belongs to him. I'll do whatever he asks!"
"That's right, the big shots who created the Peace Alliance haven't abandoned us. Everything they said is true. Their purpose in founding the Peace Alliance was to allow everyone to live fairly and justly on this crisis-ridden planet. He has achieved it! From now on, we are people of the Peace Alliance in life and ghosts of the Peace Alliance in death."
"Big boss Gui Tianya is truly great. He possesses exceptional strength and could have broken out of the monster encirclement alone, yet he willingly took such great risks to save us. He's no longer human; he's practically a god, the light in our hearts."
"Long live Gui Tianya Continent, long live the Peace Alliance!"
"Long live! Long live!"
Everyone cheered, for they could already see victory.
As they advanced, they saw many monster corpses, yet no monster attacked them. The first squad had drawn all the monster attention, making them incredibly safe.
...
As time passed, the journey grew longer, and the resistance faced by the first squad increased. All the monsters knew they were attempting to break through the encirclement. Sovereign-level and Commander-level monsters rushed to intercept them. Five Sovereign-level monsters had already blocked the path of the first squad.
Each Sovereign-level monster was powerful, with extremely high attack power. In their battles with the first squad, they were not at a disadvantage; they only lost in terms of numbers.
The first squad had over a hundred people, while this group of Sovereign-level monsters numbered only five or six. In every exchange, they sustained some damage, though not fatal. Their counterattacks also inflicted losses on the first squad.
As time went on, more and more Sovereign-level monsters appeared, and the first squad's progress became less smooth. Their movement speed slowed, and eventually, they could no longer advance.
Sensing something was amiss, Cheng Yezi, who was beside Gui Tianya, said, "My guess was correct. That guy Qin Feng never came to help us; he was playing us. Why don't we break through now, regardless of the other members, and charge out alone? We can find Qin Feng and tear him to shreds."
Another person chimed in, "Yes, boss. Let's just break out alone. More and more monsters are coming, and their strength is growing. If we don't leave now, it won't be long before even using all our trump cards won't be enough to break through. While the monsters haven't fully closed in, let's go now. We can rebuild the team later, and let these people fend for themselves."
"Yes, boss, make a decision quickly. If we continue to stalemate like this, we'll be at a greater disadvantage."
Seeing the situation, Gui Tianya quickly private messaged Qin Feng in his mind. He asked, "We've charged out at the agreed-upon time. Where are you? You haven't attacked the monsters from behind. The monsters are now surrounding us. Are you going back on your word?"
Upon hearing Gui Tianya's words, Qin Feng replied, "Don't worry, I always keep my word. It's just that my power needs time to accumulate, and now is the perfect moment."
After replying, Qin Feng began to command his Red Alert army to attack the monsters from behind.
Hundreds of high-speed mortar shells bombarded the monsters from behind. Ordinary monsters died instantly upon being hit by these shells. Commander-level monsters were also severely wounded. These were not ordinary mortar shells but were equipped with high-tech projectile accelerators, making their power ten times that of regular mortars and capable of instantly killing ordinary monsters.
Even Commander-level monsters could not last long under such intense firepower.
In the first volley, under the bombardment of hundreds of shells, over a hundred ordinary monsters were killed.
Commander-level and Sovereign-level monsters turned their heads, realizing that a powerful force was attacking them from behind.
Prompts continuously sounded in Qin Feng's mind.
【Ding...】
【Congratulations on killing an ordinary monster, gaining 1000 experience and 500 gold.】
【Ding...】
【Congratulations on killing an ordinary monster, gaining 2000 experience and 1000 gold.】
【Ding...】
【Congratulations on killing an ordinary monster...】
【...】
Seeing the bountiful harvest, Qin Feng was overjoyed.
At the same time, he was surprised by the immense power of the mortars equipped with high-tech projectile accelerators. A single volley yielded such a significant harvest. He had only mobilized 300 Red Alert soldiers for the attack; the majority of his forces were not gathered here but were dispersed around!
If all 1200 of his Red Alert army were gathered, then in that volley, Commander-level monsters would have been killed, and Sovereign-level monsters would have been severely wounded or even killed, resulting in an even greater harvest.
Such formidable combat power filled Qin Feng with confidence.
Ye Shen, standing beside him, heard the prompts in her mind and jumped up excitedly.
"My heavens, did you hear that? We've gained so much experience and gold! The ordinary monsters are almost all wiped out! Those Commander-level monsters and those tall, terrifying monsters must have also been injured. Quickly continue attacking them! They can't hold on much longer, hahaha... If we kill them all, how much money will we get? What a harvest! It's amazing!"