At the same time, two main forces of the Blazing Legion, each with 3,000 men, had long been engaged with the Empire's Majestic Lion in the Death Desert. After a six-hour tug of war, our army managed to halt the steps of the Empire's Majestic Lion despite the significant disparity in numbers.

Among us, 800 soldiers died. We destroyed 2,300 enemy Mecha, consumed 40,000 rounds of ammunition, and suffered 33 percent casualties, a loss ratio that the Blazing Legion could wear with pride. This was a brilliant record achieved with the premise of harassment and restraint.

The losses still caused great distress to the eldest elder. He even thought of giving up, but a word from Takla suddenly enlightened him. It confirmed his high prestige in the Blazing Legion when Feng Yi handed the team over to him. How could he be confused for a moment?

Thinking of this, the eldest elder shouted "retreat" through the Heavenly Communication. The team of more than a dozen people scattered and left.

At the Mardis Military Department, the red spots constantly appearing on the Light Screen made Vivian smile knowingly... She was confident about this carpet-style sweep as the Blazing Legion seemed to be nearing the end of its tether. After several rounds of counterattacks, the legion had already lost nearly a thousand.

However, the Blazing Legion had no choice. As a natural barrier, the Death Desert was the last line of defense that limited the advance of the Sand Army. If the line was broken, the southern front would face the deep penetration of the Empire's Mecha and the living space of the Blazing Legion would be constantly reduced. - The weak resistance could not pose a threat to the three armored infantry divisions. The Blazing Legion could not possibly surrender the Death Desert. Therefore, a tough battle was inevitable here.

It can be said that the Death Desert is the last battlefield of the Freedom Front and a must-win situation for the Blazing Legion. Unfortunately, in a war, physical strength plays an important role. Blazing warriors are currently fighting fatigued, while the three armored infantry divisions can replace each other in the charge. This situation is akin to boiling a frog in warm water – too fast or too slow will not work. It is only a matter of time before the Blazing Legion fails amidst this slow attrition.

"Head Vivian, the leader of the Blazing Legion, 'No Name', has sent a communication request."

"Leader of the Blazing Legion, No Name..." Chewing on this term, a charming arc flashed across Vivian's lips. It seemed that the other party couldn't sit still, and of course, she chose to answer.

What a man of hidden depths. When his avatar appeared on the screen, Vivian almost laughed. She could hear his voice but not see his face. Well, let's talk to him then.

"You, hello, is, might you be the supreme commander in charge of the Mardis frontline?"

Vivian, a colonel with refined elegance, responded with a clear, sweet, and polite voice: "Just as you said."

"I am No Name, leader of the Blazing Legion. Sorry for the disturbance, but I want to remind you not to push people into a corner with your military deployment. You should be aware that even if the Empire has powerful Mecha, they may not have an advantage when facing countless resistance fighters. I urge you to act within your capabilities."

With a "pop", No Name hung up with an aura of bluster, even if his voice sounded a bit ludicrous.

Vivian, who naturally understood what the other party was trying to express via intelligence feedback, laughed off the point about Phantom City gathering tens of thousands of Freedom Fighters. How could that be hidden from her? And what could it do? On the contrary, this shows the other side is nearing a dead end, and it only made her feel more at ease. She intended to boil the frog slowly, gradually snuffing out the enemy forces.

She didn't expect such a foolish Heavenly Communication from the opponent's commander. If he had been the one directing the previous tactics, Vivian would not have been surprised -- but, she was Vivian, and even if the other side staged a play, she responded with her usual aplomb. Vivian did not even add any command, everything was simply proceeding according to plan.

Feng Yi sighed forbiddingly, uncertain if this trick would work on Vivian or not. Fortunately, Noah had just used the Heavenly Communication to explore the precise location of the military department and the two Zeus Shields. Through cracking code and scanning via the Sky Network, within just two seconds, she discovered important facilities such as ammunition depots from billions of data...

"Noah, how confident are you in conquering the Zeus Shield defense system?"

Noah blinked her adorable eyes, "Conquering the Zeus Shield is simple, but copying the highest control authority of the Sky Network in Saudi does require some time."

"How long will it take?"

"Give me 5 minutes and I should be able to handle it."

"Can you independently control the Zeus Shield?"

Just as Feng Yi finished his question, it seemed like he was being looked down upon by someone. Noah gave him a derisive look, as if to say, remember when I was anti-human, you were still... Nevermind, she must maintain a lady's image. She said: "Control is not difficult, but it can still be forcibly cancelled by manual means. I need you to take me into the captain's room beforehand."

Feng Yi nodded: "Find the location of the captain's room. We will act immediately."

Guided by Noah's whisper, Feng Yi, dressed in the empire's uniform, climbed over dozens of sentry posts. The unlucky sentries had their necks snapped and thrown into the bushes before they could even see his face. Those further away simply vanished stealthily from sight. Feng Yi managed to bypass 252 surveillance facilities. When he got close to the Zeus Shield, he pulled down the brim of his hat and boarded the Zeus Shield with Noah, who had transformed into a warship staff officer.

The Imperial soldiers scurried away, paying no attention to the two individuals. Coincidentally, a female soldier who bore an uncanny resemblance to Noah happened to catch sight of him. They both froze in place... Could it be his long-lost twin sister? Of course not. It was Noah's mimic target.

With Feng Yi leading the way, they quickly whisked away the unconscious bodies. Under Noah's adept command, they arrived at the captain's office in less than five minutes. With a whirring sound, the electronic door parted swiftly...

Within a mere three seconds, Feng Yi successfully incapacitated the 17 staff members in the room, including the captain, before they could even react.

The situation in the Death Desert was not promising. The ship was still broadcasting images of the frontline's losses. Although the Blazing Legion had the upper hand in terms of casualties, with time and mounting fatigue, this advantage was hard to maintain.

Impatient and anxious, Feng Yi urged Noah to hasten his work in soft whispers. Each second wasted here was a second their comrades on the front line had risked their lives for. Time seemed both urgent and agonizingly slow in the spacious captain's cabin.

The cabin filled with the flickering images of the light screen and the ticking of the clock, causing beads of sweat to form on Feng Yi's forehead. The Imperial Heavenly Communication responses were all completed independently after Noah initiated them. Five minutes passed quietly, Noah's progress was practically stationary. Feng Yi didn't dare to interrupt. Finally, after a sigh of relief, Noah successfully seized control.

"Did you hack it?"

"Of course." Noah answered, "We just received a set of passwords not logged in the computer. We may be suspected soon. Let's leave from the window right now."

The great Zeus Shield returned to its normal state, as if nothing had happened. However, in the midst of hacking into the second Zeus Shield, a Heavenly Communication queried for the same password again. After a few seconds of silence, sirens erupted in the area.

It seemed that their plan might have been exposed. Noah told Feng Yi to act immediately.

After being passed on through multiple levels, Vivian quickly received the news. With a flash, Vivian's virtual image appeared on the light screen. "General Dyer, it's been a long time."

"Good day, Miss Vivian."

"General, have you forgotten the password?"

"Ah, it slipped my mind for a moment."

Upon hearing this, Vivian furrowed her brows, "Alright, I'll ask you another question. What's your usual drink, General?"

"Your meaning is..."

"Nothing much, I just want you to answer me. It's an order."

"Okay, XO." Noah replied unhesitatingly with a shrug. He found XO in the captain's cabin.

"Nonsense! Commander Dyer doesn't drink at all. Who exactly are you?"

"Whether I drink or not is my own business. Your question is a bit unfair, don't you think?"

"Is that so..." Vivian laughed. With a swift scan of her pupils, she was ready to order Dyer's arrest on board the Zeus Shield.

Dyer also laughed, and the screen started to shape into Vivian's image.

"You, this is impossible. Could it be that you're Noah..."

Boom! Unable to fully pronounce the last word, Vivian was interrupted by a deafening explosion at her ear. Three large ammunition areas on the Mardis front line unexpectedly detonated. You can't imagine how terrifying the explosion was. The blast radius reached nearly one hundred kilometers, instantly throwing the Mardis High Command into panic.

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