Eva scratched her elegantly slender swan neck with her hand, then continued after calming her emotions slightly, "The result is naturally predictable. Even though those two saviors managed to maneuver beneath the mothership and successfully detonated all the anti-ship bombs installed on its underside, they still couldn't inflict fatal damage on that mothership. Subsequently, awakening the semi-dormant mothership fleet, the two saviors were ultimately engulfed by the gunfire from the mothership escort fleet. After killing the saviors, the activated Xibo warship fleet turned their cannons and continued their assault on the Saint Wall Mountains."

"So, as of now, what has become of Saint Wall—" interrupted Hao Yun, his voice grave. In truth, by the end of Eva's account, Hao Yun had already guessed the fate of Saint Wall City. His purpose in cutting her off was simply to spare Eva from recounting such a heavy topic.

"Gone. The Saint Wall Mountains surrounding Saint Wall City were almost flattened midway, and Saint Wall City itself was razed to the ground by the Xibo. Moreover, the brutal Xibo dug three feet into the Saint Wall Mountains and uncovered all the hidden underground passages built within the mountains. They slaughtered all the people of Saint Wall City who were hiding in these passages, men, women, young, and old, without distinction," Eva wiped the moist corners of her eyes and sighed with a bitter smile.

"Fortunately, after slaughtering all the humans in Saint Wall City, the savage Xibo did not further destroy the city. This gave us the opportunity to obtain all the audiovisual materials recording the destruction process of Saint Wall City and to remember the crimes committed by the Xibo against Saint Wall City. Ha! One day, we will repay the Xibo for all the sins they have committed against humanity, with interest! Let them receive unrestricted judgment of death in hell!"

Realizing her emotions were getting out of control, Eva took a deep breath to adjust her mindset and continued, "So, the painful experience teaches us that unless we are certain our methods can effectively damage the Xibo mothership, we must not attempt such actions. Because doing so not only turns attacking the mothership into a meaningless suicide mission but also brings greater suffering to the human defenders."

"For us, the best operational strategy now is to delay the Xibo's ground advance as much as possible while fully destroying the mechanized combat units that participate in the attack in batches and phases. In short, as long as we can suppress the enemy's momentum before each dawn, we can drag this battle into a prolonged stalemate until the Xibo voluntarily cease their offensive again."

Then, Eva chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Ah! Come to think of it, the intermittent nature of the Xibo's attacks is quite friendly to us. Otherwise, under sustained large-scale attacks by the Xibo, it would probably be quite difficult for us to hold out for even a few weeks, right?!"

"Moreover, judging from the Xibo's attack last night, they clearly held back. I think this may be related to the Xibo's expectation that we already knew about the attacks on several main cities like Old Zion and had taken precautions in advance. Otherwise, they would have launched a fierce attack on us just like they did against those main cities. This also favors us in dragging out this major battle and waiting for the Xibo to voluntarily give up their offensive," Eva said, lightly patting Hao Yun to reassure him.

Seemingly due to the rare opportunity to communicate privately with Hao Yun, Eva's somewhat depressed mood quickly improved. Satisfied, she regained her vigor and even waved cheerfully to Dream Jia, instructing the three of them to rest well. Then, she continued to inspect the battlefield and assign tasks for tonight's battle.

After Eva left, Dream Jia spoke up, "Isn't her thinking a bit too idealistic? Even the previous attacks by the Xibo were conducted according to the 'laws' summarized by humans. But this time, they clearly broke the usual rules. Doesn't that mean we can't view the current Xibo with the same rules as before? Whether they will withdraw after attacking or not is still a huge unknown."

Dao Lao nodded in agreement, "Exactly. However, if they don't want this war to continue according to historical laws, what else can they do? The raw strength of the human defenders themselves is not a match for the Xibo. Moreover, so far, their military strength has only recovered to less than half. This means they may not even have the ability to sustain defense for a year. So, apart from hoping that everything will follow historical laws early on, they really have no other options!"

Dream Jia then shifted her tone, "But on the other hand, those Xibo really have some issues. Look, since the Xibo have the strength to surround the entire Lenata Mountain Range, why don't they just launch a large-scale attack and break through the human defense line all at once? Moreover, since the Xibo possess so many powerful cannons, why don't they directly use high-saturation firepower to obliterate all the defensive fortifications around the outskirts of the Lenata Mountain Range? As extraterrestrial invaders, why do they insist on such gentle methods against the humans here? Could it be that those Xibo are all psychologically distorted maniacs? So much so that they really enjoy slowly torturing and killing humans?"

"We don't know if the Xibo are twisted maniacs, but according to Eva, they seem to consider those motherships to play a crucial role. So, as long as we can destroy those motherships, we should have a chance to incapacitate the Xibo," Hao Yun said.

Dao Lao stroked his white beard and responded, "That's very likely. Whether those motherships serve as operational command centers for Xibo army instructions or as relay platforms specifically for transmitting commands from Xibo leaders, destroying them should at least deal a considerable blow to the Xibo, even if it doesn't stop this war altogether."

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Haoyun and Dream Jia nodded in agreement with Dao Lao's viewpoint. As they gathered more information about the Mastanians, Haoyun and his companions were gradually developing a new strategy to deal with the Mastanian army. Haoyun was the first to speak up, "So, how do we destroy those motherships? They are all tightly protected within the fleet of warships. It seems difficult for us to sneak close to the motherships in such a densely packed enemy scenario. Wouldn't this increase the risk of exposing our actions and potentially endangering Leinata City?"

Dream Jia gave Haoyun a disdainful look and said, "Hey! What's wrong with your brain again? If we want to attack those motherships directly, the best way is obviously to fly straight over there! Come on! We've only been here for so long, how come you've already perfectly assimilated into segments and allowed your thoughts to be constrained by the special circumstances here? Hmph! I bet your soul has been lured away by some fox spirit! Otherwise, why is your mind always so muddled?"

"Of course not! Don't think nonsense! I'm perfectly innocent with the boss! It's just that I've lost my flying ability now, so I momentarily forgot about that option," Haoyun awkwardly scratched his head. He gestured to indicate that his personal Di Yinling Realm Battle Armor had lost all functionality due to energy depletion. Now, this battle armor could only serve as an extremely defensive close-fitting armor. Additionally, the system's mobility assistance function was limited by an unidentified force field, further restricting Haoyun and Dao Lao's ability to leap and move in the air.

Dream Jia rolled her eyes at Haoyun and Dao Lao, shaking her head helplessly. "How did I end up with you two useless teammates?! Well, whatever, you two just focus on assisting me! I observed yesterday that since there's no aerial strike force here, the Mastanian army doesn't pay much attention to the sky. They won't even shine their searchlights towards the sky. This is highly advantageous for me to fly over their rear under the cover of night. Therefore, once we start our operation, you two will be responsible for creating chaos on the ground to attract the enemy's attention, ensuring that I can smoothly fly over those motherships. Leave the rest to me!"

Haoyun and Dao Lao felt a bit overwhelmed after hearing Dream Jia's plan. According to Dream Jia's idea, they would have to face the firepower of the enemy's fleet of warships in large numbers. Although their divine powers still existed under the suppression of mysterious concealment forces, they were significantly diminished. This meant that while Haoyun and Dao Lao could easily handle various Mastanian weapons, they still had concerns when facing such a vast number of enemies.

After all, even though their divine energy shields could easily withstand Mastanian attacks, the suppression of their divine powers meant they had to use more mental energy to support the activation of divine energy shields. This increased mental and internal divine energy consumption was more noticeable than usual. Furthermore, the slow recovery rate of their mental energy and the near-impossibility of divine energy recovery under the suppression of mysterious concealment forces placed them in an awkward situation of using less divine energy with each use. Therefore, in this situation, Haoyun and Dao Lao naturally needed to calculate the use of divine energy more accurately and ensure that each action achieved maximum effectiveness. Otherwise, if they encountered Mastanian masterminds or other stronger enemies later, they could easily fall into a passive situation.

Seeing the worried expressions of the two, Dream Jia could only roll her eyes again and said in a tone as free of sarcasm as possible, "Look at you two acting like cowards? Show some courage of the clergy! With your abilities, dealing with those battleships should be easy and enjoyable, right? Don't worry, our goal is to target the most valuable Mastanian objectives, not to engage in melee combat by breaking into their formation. So, you just need to divert their attention, allowing me to smoothly drop the Divine Light Bombs on the motherships!"

It had to be said that although Dream Jia's plan sounded risky, the power of the Divine Light Bombs spoke for itself. Therefore, after some discussion, Haoyun thought Dream Jia's plan was very feasible. Moreover, Haoyun and his team were well aware that with Leinata City's current defense capabilities, they couldn't drag out the war as they did before, forcing the Mastanians to give up voluntarily. Not to mention that if the Mastanians, who were not playing by the usual rules this time, used some "unconventional" tactics in the upcoming battles, Leinata City's defense structures, still relatively fragile, would likely collapse like a skyscraper without its foundations, instantly falling apart.

After finalizing the assault plan for tonight, Dream Jia took the opportunity while they were counting the ammunition in the trenches to distribute four bombs shaped like soap bars to Haoyun and Dao Lao. "Take these. You have numbers one and two, and you have numbers three and four. If you have the chance to plant bombs on the motherships, do it the same way we destroyed that warship a couple of days ago, by placing the bombs on the underside of the mothership. Then, report the numbers to me so I can accurately detonate these bombs. Remember, don't mix up the bomb numbers. Otherwise, even if your asses get blown to bits, I won't take responsibility!"

"What? Why so few bombs? There are so many Mastanian motherships, and these few bombs won't be enough!" Haoyun grumbled discontentedly. At the same time, he swiftly placed the two bombs into his miniature mini-dimensional warehouse. Having witnessed firsthand the power of Divine Light Bombs, he didn't want to keep such dangerous things in his hands for long.

After placing the Divine Light Bombs in the dimensional warehouse, Haoyun hesitated and took them out again, very uneasy. The reason he did this was entirely because under the suppression of mysterious concealment forces, the dimensional warehouses of the three had all experienced varying degrees of collapse. This meant that many items stored in the dimensional warehouses were no longer retrievable, rendering many of their previously stored items useless, visible only within the system.

Dream Jia looked at him with disdain and said, "It's good to have something useful. Where do you get all these problems from? Due to the collapse of the dimensional warehouses, I can only take out a small amount of Divine Light Bombs. You know, because of their tremendous power, Divine Light Bombs aren't something any clergyman can just buy. Even if many clergymen can purchase Divine Light Bombs, the quantity they can buy is very limited."