Published: February 13, 2025
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At that moment, the beastman army erupted with fierce combat power.
Speaking of which, these beastman warriors were incredibly fearless and their individual combat strength surpassed that of humans by a significant margin. They also had mounts to assist them, so when humans and beastmen of the same level encountered each other alone, humans were generally at a disadvantage.
However, humans had equipment and various skill enhancements that compensated for the gap in individual combat power to a certain extent.
In terms of group dynamics, beastman warriors had the ability to merge and charge collectively, which was formidable, but on the human side, there was greater organization, and their strategic tactics were more diverse. The combination of different troop types could unleash a high level of combat power.
The two sides were practically evenly matched.
The real advantage for humans lay in technology.
Especially since Cloud Summit had acquired many advanced technologies from the All Races of the Universe that far exceeded those on Earth. During wartime, these technologies transformed into combat capabilities.
Of course, the outcome of the war could not be determined by such simple comparisons, as there were far too many influencing factors. Just like now, even though they were technologically inferior and had already suffered significant casualties from Cloud Summit's fierce long-range attacks, the beastmen were still able to turn their Blood Valor into a critical factor in the face of extinction.
Several human battle teams, under such relentless attacks, went from initially having the upper hand to being pushed back step by step.
This point in time was crucial. After three days of sleepless large-scale combat, the ground forces could take turns for brief rest, but the air force could not. They only had one unit, so this time, Cloud Summit’s air force was resting in the rear.
Originally, the Jingjue Floating Spheres could somewhat compensate for the absence of the air force, but facing the thousands of Cloud Summit air forces, the beastmen had few effective countermeasures. However, with over a thousand Jingjue Floating Spheres, they could use long-range attacks to effectively mitigate the damage caused.
Although the Jingjue Floating Spheres launched numerous attacks in a short time, most were intercepted, and only a small portion reached the ground, causing some damage, but it was far from the expectation.
“Fire all ammunition and then execute according to plan,” Mo Ye ordered the Jingjue Floating Spheres after listening to a report from a nearby visual observer.
Having already lost around a hundred floating spheres, they immediately abandoned high-speed movement and began to rain down firepower from a stationary position.
This approach indeed made it hard for the beastmen to withstand. Explosions erupted in succession, causing massive casualties.
However, because the Jingjue Floating Spheres were no longer seeking opportunities to attack while moving at high speed but instead were stationary and unleashing firepower, their own losses were also substantial, with nearly two hundred being shot down.
After exhausting their ammunition, these Jingjue Floating Spheres did not immediately withdraw; instead, they accelerated toward the ground.
Hundreds of massive Jingjue Floating Spheres descended like a rain of meteorites, creating a frightening scene that caused many beastman troops to waver, with some even beginning to flee in all directions.
The targets of the descending Jingjue Floating Spheres were clear: half aimed at the beastmen's ranged units, and half targeted the densest areas of beastman warriors.
After descending to a certain point, the warriors controlling the Jingjue Floating Spheres activated their escape measures, launching themselves out, and were swiftly picked up by the speed-oriented Cloud Summit aerial battle beasts to leave the battlefield.
Since the Jingjue Floating Spheres were headed toward the beastmen's ranged units, they were either busy fleeing the attack zone or focused on trying to stop the descent, so with very few exceptions, the vast majority of the Jingjue Floating Sphere operators successfully escaped.