CHAPTER 573: CHAPTER 521: KING OF THE SECRET REALM? THIS IS A MISUNDERSTANDING

This line.

The Baoxue Empire is determined to win, deploying the elite among the elite.

Unlike last time.

The Holy Cross Army is the most elite troop of the Baoxue Empire, those iron warriors who fight endless battles against the mysterious races of the heavens at the Desperate Great Wall.

It’s especially unclear how they managed to transport weapons to the Land of Light and the Great Xia Empire.

But as Carlos brushed off at that time, it must have something to do with spatial teleportation technology.

Therefore...

To prevent being caught off-guard by them, this time, they did not carry any high-heat advanced weapons.

After all, as one of the Three Great Empires, their strength is formidable, having battled various mysterious races of the heavens for many years and still holding their ground...

Anduin has full confidence in his truly elite warriors.

The appearance of especially four Grandmasters of the Creation Realm further boosts Anduin’s confidence.

One general can resist a million-strong army, and it’s no joke.

Although Uther and the others candidly said that no matter what kind of terrifying attack the Holy Cross Army encounters, they will never act unless the King of the Secret Realm appears.

But Anduin didn’t take these words seriously.

As long as the King of the Secret Realm is captured...

By then, with the secret realm leaderless, it would also be difficult to rival them. If the Baoxue Empire cannot handle a rabble, they don’t deserve to stand on Blue Star for so long.

In fact.

The Holy Cross Army indeed did not disappoint Anduin’s expectations, their combat experience is rich...

Though it’s all positional warfare, with years of combat intuition, they quickly assumed the most suitable formation the moment they set foot in this Secret Jungle.

Supporting each other, cautiously advancing step by step.

No matter where the enemy is or from where they launch an attack, they can change formations in the first instance and deliver the most lethal counterattack.

Carefully moving forward...

Though the enemy did not reveal any traces, they know the enemy is here. Slow doesn’t matter, being stable is key.

Not leaving the enemy any gap.

"It seems that the possibility of ambushing and utterly defeating them like before is very low now."

Xu Lingjun, although never formally led troops, had at least been in charge of the Qisha Military District for two years, having some understanding of the deployment of soldiers.

Just by listening to the description from the Ancient Tree, he knew that the ones who came this time were truly formidable enemies.

"It doesn’t matter... this is our home ground after all, they have no flaws, then we’ll create flaws for them."

The Ancient Tree said, "We are very grateful that you humans can come to aid us, but in fact, we demon beasts are not to be trifled with... Let us handle the first battle."

"Alright."

Xu Lingjun gave the Ancient Tree a deep look.

Feeling...

It seemed like she was deliberately proving their strength to him.

If so, he would just watch.

Though they had only received the cultivation technique for merely a few months, for the Secret Realm that had been dormant for over a hundred years, this cultivation technique was like a spark to a prairie fire for those demon beasts, enough to transform them in a few months.

Presumably, those demon beasts were also eager to act.

In one day, they advanced merely fifty miles.

It could be described as a tortoise-like pace...

But wherever they passed, any creature was discovered and slain by them.

The Holy Cross Army excels in defeating enemies honestly and squarely, not deigning to play with intrigues and plots...

The army of the rightful path, not giving the enemy a single opportunity to take advantage.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

They had penetrated two hundred miles into the Secret Realm...

And left defenses in place wherever they passed, ensuring they could advance for attack or retreat for defense, with reinforcements able to continually arrive along the path they’d traveled before.

"If we continue to advance, we will gradually approach the enemy’s hinterland."

The Holy Cross Army’s leader Caesar looked gravely at the map of the Secret Realm that Carlos and the others had brought back, pointing to a key junction, and said, "So the enemy could still pretend to be inactive before, but at our speed, if they don’t act soon, they’ll completely lose the initiative. Tonight... there will certainly be an attack, and as long as the enemy strikes, there will be traces, at which point we can directly push into their heartland, straight for the throat."

He did not order his subordinates to be on strict guard.

Because ever since they entered the Secret Realm, their spirits have been in a state of heightened focus... always on guard against enemy attacks.

No matter when they come, it’s all the same.

This point.

Obviously...

The Ancient Tree was also well aware.

"Attacking at any time, it’s hard to catch the enemy completely off guard... since we can’t catch them unprepared in terms of timing, we’ll have to completely surprise them in terms of methods."

The Ancient Tree said, "Right now they are already gradually deepening, entering is easy, I want to ensure not one of them escapes."

"What unexpected method do you want to use?"

Ancient Tree asked with a smile in its voice, "Can you guess?"

Xu Lingjun shook his head and said, "We’ll see."

That night...

The Holy Cross Army continued taking turns to rest.

Though they only got three hours of sleep each day, in fact, for these elite warriors, three hours was enough to recover their energy for a day.