"Sergeant Major Alvin, hello, we have received orders from higher-ups to fully cooperate with your battle. Your enemies are our enemies."
The overjoyed Sergeant Major immediately issued orders, requesting three war machines to join the battle.
Once these three machines approached the battlefield, they directly launched ground-targeting fire strikes against Alvinâs enemies.
The combat power of the Dragon Elephant War Machines is exceptionally ferocious. Massive in size, they can carry heavy weapons, transport a squad of Interstellar Warriors, and even fit one or two tanks. Beyond that, the Dragon Elephants possess outstanding speed and agility... Theyâre practically the overlords of aerial combat!
These machines, when deployed near some starships by an aircraft carrier during space battles, can deal fatal blows to starships with the weapons they carry!
Of course, the three Dragon Elephants currently didnât have this capability. Serving as transport and support aircraft for the Interstellar Warriors, to accommodate ten warriors and ample supplies, they had to reduce firepowerâat least they couldnât carry weapons like anti-ship missiles of a similar level.
However, conventional weapons like ordinary air-to-ground missiles, laser cannons, and Defender Colossal Cannons were beyond adequate.
And when this firepower struck their opponents, it was quite troublesome for those on the receiving end.
Of course, that alone wouldnât be enough to eliminate a squad of Interstellar Warriors.
The remarkable agility of the Interstellar Warriors allowed them to easily dodge fire strikes from the sky; if the area damage from those strikes didnât hit accurately, the peripheral explosionâs lethality was insufficient to inflict effective harm.
However, combined with the ground forces of Shaga, Alvin, and various Exemplars and veterans, the situation was entirely different. Their fire support created advantageous conditions for the ground fighters, dividing the battlefield and allowing Alvin and Shaga to fully utilize their formidable individual power. When the enemy lacked numerical advantage due to the segmented battlefield by sky support fire, Alvin and Shaga could swiftly eliminate them.
This significantly lowered the battleâs difficulty.
Once these strong foes were eliminated one by one, the difficulty of the battle drastically reduced. By the time the enemy was completely annihilated, only one more ally was lost, plus one Dragon Elephantâwhich the pilot safely ejected from.
At present, including Alvin, they still had five Interstellar Warriors and two Dragon Elephants.
Reflecting on this, the third company they belonged to was essentially wiped out. His squad was decimated, Nataâs squad was also wiped out, and with the loss of the Dreadnought and the Terminator Squad... what was left of the entire company?
Under normal circumstances in the Dark Side Expedition, even conquering ten or even dozens of worlds wouldnât result in such loss.
Yet in a mere internal conflict, within just dozens of minutes, an entire company was half destroyed...
This is the harshness of civil war.
However, thereâs little time to lament.
He opened secret communications, attempting to confirm the latest situation with his Brotherhood members.
There are 96 Brotherhood members on Luku Star. But since they were attacked here, what about the other brothers?
Is it possible that the whole battle group has turned into enemies?
This was somewhat verified through Nataâs recent actions.
According to the information Nata revealed, it seems the entire battle group had long been offered to the so-called Lord of All Changes?
He knew what the Lord of All Changes wasâone of the four Evil Gods in Subspace, and the most mysterious, changeable, and elusive among them.
Could this be the secret the battle group was still hiding?
Did the whole group become Chaos Traitors? Have they just hidden it really well until now?
From Nataâs dying actions, it certainly seemed so.
Yet Alvin still had doubts.
If thatâs the case, why would Nata say such things before dying?
Is it just because a person at deathâs door wants to let off steam? Is there something he just couldnât hold in?
Itâs possible, but the probability is too low.
If he himself was about to lose, and Nata was making the victorâs speech, maybe it would be more believable: make him a ghost who understands.
The villains in stories always do this.
But in reality, he didnât believe things truly happen like this, especially to a company leader with a century of combat experience.
Especially when Nata wasnât talkative right before victory but was spilling a big secret at the very moment of defeat and death?
No matter how you think about it, it seems odd.
Conversely, he leaned toward believing Nataâs dying behavior was intended to further mislead himâsince heâs already lost, and sure to die, why not disgust him further before death?
Thinking in this direction made things seem more fluent.
With this in mind, he turned to Shaga beside him and said, "What do you think?"
Shaga immediately understood what Alvin meant. Despite being far away, he saw Nataâs dying actions.
"Donât believe his words, their credibility is too low, and itâs just interference without reference value. We still need to investigate the real situation ourselves."
"Where to investigate?"
Shaga pointed to the sky.
There was the Luku Satellite.
This satellite orbiting Luku Star was large enough to see the shape of a planet even in broad daylight.
According to prior intelligence, spiritual energy tracking secretly performed on several high-ranking members of the battle group showed they were heading to the satelliteâs far side.
Chasing them would certainly prove useful.
If such a commander as Nata could leak some informationâwhether true or falseâthe high-ranking members of the battle group will only have more to say.
What with the Grand Masterâthe Battle Group Leader of the Oath of Remembrance referred to as the Grand Master, a title inherited from their parent group, the Death Angel Battle GroupâChief Priest, Intelligence Director, and Chief Pharmacist, all hold high-level authority and likely hold high-level âsecrets.â
Yet Alvin and Shaga struggled to fight half a company of the battle groupâs veterans. Beating the whole high-ranking group of the Oath of Remembrance, including the Grand Masterâs Personal Guard, with an unknown but surely over a hundred veterans... how could they win with their forces here?
Not to mention, the other Pure Fire Brotherhood members on Luku Star, could even they all gather in time, itâs still possibly insufficient.
Furthermore, they likely couldnât all make it.
Alvinâs secret confirmation signal had been sent out for a little while, but by now only over thirty had replied.
The rest were silent.
He didnât know if that was due to poor signal or if his Brotherhood members were currently unable to reply.
He hoped it was the former.
Because if it was the latter, then his earlier speculation is likely correct: the internal cleansing had occurred not just within their company but throughout the entire battle group, targeting all new blood from the Alliance.
Here, with Shaga and himself in existence, they could secure a slight victory amidst a surprise attack, even slaying all attackers, but what about the others?
According to Alvin, both he and Shaga were the strongest within the entire Brotherhood.
There wasnât a third as strong as them.
Thinking about this, his heart even felt a bit deflated.
...
Here, with Shaga and himself in existence, they could secure a slight victory amidst a surprise attack, even slaying all attackers, but what about the others?
According to Alvin, both he and Shaga were the strongest within the entire Brotherhood.
There wasnât a third as strong as them.
Thinking about this, his heart even felt a bit deflated.