Chapter 872 Rey's Army
'A-amazing!'
Strategist Lang's eyes widened as he witnessed the glorious display of Rey's army in the sky above the Dragons.
They were about two times—no, three times—greater in number when compared to the seemingly overwhelming number that the enemies boasted of. They were also donning Enchanted Items in the form of armor.
'Just when did he prepare this troop? How did he—?' As he was having these thoughts, his eyes greatly widened as he fell into realization.
'D-don't tell me… back then!' A day or so before the Otherworlders arrived, Rey Skylar came to the fortress and requested to be shown the battlefield. He was taken there, and he had a tour of the whole place. Back then, he muttered stuff about "making preparations", but no one understood what he really meant.
They thought he meant preparing for the arrival of the Otherworlders, which they were already taking care of.
But… What if he meant this?
"Was he making preparations for when something like this would happen?!" Strategist Lang said in sheer disbelief as his eyes took in what could be described as a miracle.
There didn't seem to be any other rational explanation.
An army of such magnitude didn't just pop out of nowhere in an instant without someone incredibly powerful laying the groundwork for it. And Rey Skylar was humanity's strongest at the moment.
'The Dragons must have activated some sort of trap he set, triggering the appearance of his backup army, as well as the barrier that protects us from whatever is bound to happen next.' The Strategist thought to himself. 'I have to commend his foresight in this matter.'
It was nothing short of phenomenal.
'And now… it seems there is nothing for our army to do but sit back and watch.'
Even though the rational option was for everyone to remain on standby—just in case Rey's countermeasure was ineffective—Strategist Lang couldn't help but give in to his sentimental side.
"Haaa…" He sighed in relief, collapsing on a seat he made from stone in the fortress. "We won't have to sacrifice anyone, after all."
A genuine smile spread on his face. "What a relief."
Despite being responsible for so many coldhearted decisions for the sake of tactics, the Strategist didn't enjoy sacrificing his troops. They were all people, with friends and families, and lives that they had to get back to after the war.
There was never any pleasure in the decisions he made.
However, it was just something unavoidable… something that had to be done for the greater good.
"What now, Strategist?" Alicia asked, her eyes still focused on what was going on beyond the battlefield. "You tell me." He shrugged. "I never anticipated this."
"Still…"
"What do you think, Alicia? Sir Rey Skylar has prepared all of this to help us, and it seems like his forces have the advantages in initiative, position, and number, but nothing is ever assured in this life." He started, staring at her with a small smile.
"...."
"Do you think there's a chance he might lose, and we'd be back to where we started?"
Alicia brooded on the question for a while, looking at the Strategist, who was seated on his chair and enjoyed the view from a comfortable position.
There was a seat right beside him for Alicia if she wanted, and it seemed to be calling for her.
"Nah…" She whispered, her lips broadening to form a smile. "He'd win."
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Just as foretold by Alicia, and foreseen by the Strategist, Rey's army utterly decimated the Dragon Troops that attacked in full force.
It didn't even matter that they now had Dragon Generals in their ranks, and were led by Members of the Forest Dragon Lord Squad. In the face of an entire army filled with Absolute-Tier Elementals, numerous Grand-Tier Monsters, and Puppets with the same rank, all of them donning powerful Items and surpassing the Dragons three to one, the prideful Dragons stood no chance.
~BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!~
The initial blow that Rey's army dealt was to confuse and discoordinate the Dragons, who were already in formation. Such a surprise attack rightfully got the job done, forcing the enemies to change targets.
Since there was also a barrier that prevented the Dragons from advancing, and they were too prideful to retreat, they were stuck in a very narrow location.
Finally, Rey's army had the upper ground, and they had their attacks already charged… even before the Dragons had any chance to react.
The results were pretty clear.
~BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM!!!~
The second series of attacks was aimed at grounding the Dragons. It was only a matter of time before the Dragons caught wind of the whole situation and came up with an effective way to retaliate.
In order to prevent such measures, the sentinels were instructed to specifically target the wings, limbs, and the base of their necks, forcing them to crash to the ground.
Dragons in danger instinctively protected their heads, hearts, and upper necks—all to prevent dying—so this strategy was incredibly effective.
Once the Dragons were successfully grounded, the third and last phase of the plan was birthed.
—Raining down destruction!
Dragons had incredible regenerative capabilities, but they weren't immortal. The more damage they received, the quicker their Mana would run out as it tried to compensate for the rapid healing they were undergoing.
If most of their Mana was going towards Healing, and potentially Defense, they wouldn't have enough to attack.
To prepare for this long-drawn match of Mana, the army in the sky—even down to the domesticated Monsters—all had specified Enchanted Items that gave them an incredible boost of energy.
The items also improved the output of their attacks.
This made it so that they wouldn't be expending as much Mana for the kinds of attacks that they were dishing out, while also having an incredible pool to draw from.
Based on all of these factors, Rey Skylar's army emerged victorious after only a couple of hours.
The hundred thousand Dragons that attacked the Alliance perished right there and then—all without even taking a single life.
This was achieved single-handedly through Rey's power and no one else's.
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