Chapter 2341

The news Benny brought back was very heartening. As long as they could complete the first phase of the Space-Time Power Condensate struggle, the only thing left would be the acquisition of the World Core.

The acquisition of the World Core had to be put aside for now. The situation of the Xis Star exploration team was still unknown. To seize the World Core, the most basic condition was to first obtain the Crawling Spirit, which could only rely on the Toad Squad.

To get from the Ten Thousand Beasts Continent to Xis Star, even if their contractors brought out all their resources, they couldn't do it. Xis Star was not a conventional super-large world and could not be entered through items like World Keys; it was collapsing and approaching its end.

The qualification to seize the World Core depended for now on the exploration team, but the Space-Time Power Condensates in the Alien fortress were something Su Xiao could seize right now.

Besides this good news, the Suicide Squad had also achieved good results. The four of them had destroyed the food supplies of the Earth-Walking Species army, leaving the enemy with only one-tenth of their supplies.

Judging from the Aliens' previous attacks, the Alien King was very difficult to deal with. The several waves of offensives seemed to be a headlong rush, but in reality, that was not the case.

After the Alien King determined that the Reincarnation Paradise side was a formidable enemy, he immediately mobilized the main body of the Earth-Walking Species, setting up a posture to fight to the death with the Reincarnation Paradise side.

Thinking carefully, what had the Alien King done since the war began? He first let the Earth-Walking Species army stall the Reincarnation Paradise side, then immediately withdrew the main force to fight the Cult, which was also a tough nut to crack.

It had only been a dozen hours, and the Cult had been crippled, struggling to the death in their base camp until they were finally wiped out. And that was the Cult, recognized as a "malignant tumor" in the world conquest battle.

The reason the Alien King let the Earth-Walking Species army retreat was, firstly, the lack of supplies, and secondly, the Cult's base camp had been wiped out, and the Shepherd, who called himself the agent of God, had been besieged and killed by the Parasitic Species.

The Cult was out; this was one of the reasons the Alien King let the Earth-Walking Species army retreat. Another reason was that the 12 people from the Holy Light Paradise side had been captured alive. Their base camp was not destroyed but occupied by the Aliens, who prepared to use it as a temporary stronghold to form a blockade against the Reincarnation Paradise side.

The Apocalypse Paradise side didn't have it easy either. The 300-plus people who originally guarded the base camp were now down to 142. Nameless Saint was still alive, and that Tier 7 contractor was severely injured.

The Alien King did not slow down his offensive for too long just because the Apocalypse Paradise side brought out resources. The Alien King knew that this battle concerned the survival of his race; the benefits gained right now were nothing compared to the continuation of the race.

He was the King of the Aliens; he wanted to lead his race toward the light, no matter how dark and bloody the path was, no matter how many foreigners died, he would not hesitate, even if it meant sacrificing himself.

Or rather, in the Alien King's view, there was actually no difference between himself and the Earth-Walking Species. War required sacrifice, and the Earth-Walking Species were the most numerous, so they were the ones to charge at the very front. If one day it was the Alien King's turn, he would not hesitate. If he died, a new king would continue his will, sitting on the throne made of his bones, leading the tribe to continue forward.

Although the Alien army suffered heavy casualties on the main battlefield, if one looked at the Cult, the Holy Light Paradise side, and the Apocalypse Paradise side, the Aliens had not lost in local battlefields. The Alien King killed all two hundred-plus people of the Cult, and the Holy Light Paradise side was almost wiped out, with the 12 survivors captured alive.

Although the Apocalypse Paradise side still had 142 people left, including a Tier 7 contractor, if the Earth-Walking Species army attacked again, the one they would concentrate their firepower on would definitely be them. Afterward, the Alien King could have a one-on-one decisive battle with the Reincarnation Paradise side.

The Alien King's grasp of the big picture was undoubtedly powerful. If it weren't for the supplies being cut off, and if they continued the war of attrition, the final winner would definitely be the Aliens; this was an absolute gap in numbers.

Su Xiao sat on the bed in the lounge, his thoughts gradually becoming clear. The current situation was the only opportunity for their side. As long as they seized those 9 Space-Time Power Condensates, the subsequent situation would be much better. Not to say smooth sailing, but at least they wouldn't be besieged in the base camp.

Faint snoring came from Benny, who was lying on her back in the quilt, drooling in her sleep. She did not have Bubu Wang's ability to blend into the environment; the risk of sneaking into the Alien fortress alone was imaginable. A slight mistake would mean death.

Su Xiao stood up and walked out of the lounge. As soon as he reached the main cabin, he found that all 160 people on their side were gathered here. The only absentee, Ghost Girl, had a valid excuse; she was currently soaking in a bottle, maintaining her ghost body so it wouldn't dissipate.

The contractors were either standing or sitting in the main cabin, each of them wrapped in some bandages. The hundred-plus people were loosely gathered in a group.

"Poison Master, are you sure the Aliens guarding this side do not exceed fifty thousand?"

The Dean's voice came from the crowd. Su Xiao walked through the crowd and saw the four people sitting around a round table: the Dean, Widow West, Mad Doctor, and King Kong Wang.

"Sure. It was those fifty thousand-plus Earth-Walking Species on this side that almost kept me there forever."

Poison Master's complexion was much better now. His body from the chest down was now replaced by machinery. As someone who played with poison, as long as his hands and head were still there, he still had combat power.

"East, West, North—the three directions of the fortress are all guarded by numerous Earth-Walking Species. They are not the most troublesome; the most troublesome are the 'Jellyfish'."

"Jellyfish?"

"Mm, a type of semi-transparent creature that can float. Its shape is very much like a jellyfish. You can understand it as a biological detector. Every creature has a different aura; once these jellyfish sense an aura other than an Alien's, they explode."

Speaking of this, Poison Master paused for a moment; Evil Living Species had died because of this.

"The power of the jellyfish explosion is not strong, but the sound is very loud. The popping sounds you heard at the base camp before were not Fangirl... not Ghost Girl's ghost explosions; they were the sounds made by those jellyfish exploding."

Hearing this from Poison Master, the corner of King Kong Wang's eye twitched, and he muttered something to himself.

"The south side we are at now is the main gate of the Alien fortress, and also the best point of attack. The west side of the fortress is the material storage point. We had fewer people before, so we snuck in from the west side. The east side the Dean mentioned just now—those guarding that side are basically all Fission Species. Whoever charges dies."

Poison Master pointed at the fortress structure map on the table and drew a circle at the east side position.

"Bai Ye's follower crawled in through the underground drainage channel. As everyone knows, cats are 'liquid' in narrow terrain; there is no place they can't drill into. If we want to sneak into that vital area, the entrance is highly likely to be in this area."

After narrating the known intelligence, Poison Master leaned back in his chair, tapping his leg with his index finger. Having his lower body be all mechanical made him feel strange.

"Simply put, we need to divide into three teams: one team to guard the base camp, one team to launch a frontal assault on the Alien fortress to attract firepower, and the last team to take the opportunity to sneak into the interior of the fortress to steal those 9 Space-Time Power Condensates."

After the Dean finished this sentence, his gaze swept around. He saw pairs of fierce eyes. Having been besieged for two days, they could finally strike back.

"Dean, let's divide into four teams. I'll be a team by myself."

Mad Doctor stood a ten-centimeter-long glass tube on the table. Inside the glass tube was a small white snake with fine scales all over its body. Its body was only the thickness of a matchstick and a finger long. This was a Parasitic Species, a Parasitic Species with not-weak strength.