Published: February 12, 2025
The battle known as the Mei City Offensive lasted for eight days and ended in victory for the Cloud Summit faction.
However, both Xia Lei and the high-ranking members of Cloud Summit were very dissatisfied with the results.
Previously, Cloud Summit had gathered more than a dozen top-level lifeforms and most of the Cloud Summit warriors here, deploying many of their top technological products, including the magic crystal cannon, in pursuit of a complete victory.
Unfortunately, they were not only ambushed once, but serious issues also emerged during the subsequent pursuit, resulting in even the biggest target escaping.
Just look at the losses Cloud Summit incurred this time.
First, the consumption of resources.
Over forty thousand magic crystal weapons were destroyed, among which more than five hundred magic crystal cannons were lost, all due to attacks from parasites during the ambush. Among them, one hundred fifty of the annihilation-type magic crystal cannons were destroyed, leaving Xia Lei quite pained.
Additionally, other equipment, such as mechanical war vehicles and Jingjue Floating Spheres, also saw losses exceeding a hundred units. Although these numbers may not seem high, each unit represented a significant investment of manufacturing time and precious materials. It would take an unknown amount of time to restock them.
The remaining magic crystal weapons and mechanical equipment suffered even more damage, and the number of units that could be repaired is even larger.
As the saying goes, "When the cannon fires, gold is spent." Throughout the entire battle process, the consumption of magic crystals was also enormous; nearly twenty thousand sixth-grade magic crystals were expended! The amount of fifth-grade and lower-grade magic crystals was even more staggering.
These figures refer specifically to the consumption of magic crystal firearms and cannons, not including other uses of magic crystals for energy production, such as micro-carved bullets. Considering these, the quantity of magic crystals consumed is mind-boggling.
Apart from the magic crystals, various weapons and equipment are the real major expenses.
The combined number of warriors from Cloud Summit and other factions exceeded three million, and during this battle, irreparable weapon losses amounted to five million units! Of course, this includes some disposable equipment, but this number is still frightening. If Cloud Summit seeks help, they will have to bear these losses, and combined with their own team's expenses, it essentially emptied Cloud Summit's equipment warehouse after one battle.
Now that Ye Zhongming is not around, obtaining so much equipment again will not be easy.
Outside of weaponry, there are consumables, such as grenade launcher rocket shells, which are basically all used up, various elemental gems, also depleted significantly, and all kinds of potions, with at least a million bottles consumed.
One could say that fortunately, Cloud Summit is large enough to withstand such a large-scale battle; otherwise, other factions would have been bankrupted long ago. However, this battle essentially consumed all the benefits gained from occupying most of the national zone during this stage.
What remains are the losses of the gene warrior legion, Cloud Summit air force, and battle beast legion.
The gene warrior legion joined the fight later when Xia Lei was trapped. Initially, there were over two hundred thousand members, but their battle power remained stable as they were largely unaffected by emotions during the combat. While many battle teams panicked over Xia Lei's uncertain fate, the gene warrior legion performed the best, resulting in fewer losses; counting in those who self-destructed, they lost just over thirty thousand, with over twenty thousand needing to be retrained.
In contrast, the losses for the Cloud Summit air force and battle beast legion were heavier.
During the rescue of Xia Lei, both legions were the main force in the charge, often disregarding casualties, leading to alarming numbers of losses.