All We Deserve Is to Be Bait!

"It's the army of the Russian Bear!"

"Everyone, keep moving forward and rendezvous with the Bear Country army!"

Fulangche breathed a long sigh of relief; after all the hardships, he had finally received help.

But the next second, Fletcher noticed something strange.

How come such a large Bear Country, with such a strong military reserve, only has such a small fighting force to support us?

Moreover, whether it's tanks or missile vehicles, they will immediately retreat after launching the first wave of attack.

Where is the imposing presence of an "Steel Torrent"?

Fulangche was dumbfounded. Looking up, he estimated that the Bear Country reinforcements numbered less than 10 Military Ordnance units.

At that moment, a communication signal entered Fulangche's command channel.

"Hello, Mr. Fulangche!"

"I am Mansh from the Nirmaner Settlement, and now I am the Land Warfare Commander of the Bear Country."

"I will now escort your troops to Moscow, the capital of the Bear Country Empire!"

Fulangche was surprised and immediately asked:

"General Mansh, is this all the troops you've sent to stop the Dragon Country?"

"The Dragon Country dispatched ten Army Groups and the Air Forces of two entire military regions at once! The total value of all Army and Air Force Military Ordnance is at least hundreds of millions!"

"My people endured countless hardships to escape here, and this is all the support they receive?"

At this point, Fulangche couldn't help but gasp.

How mighty the Dragon Country is at this stage!

The Air Force squadron that just wiped out his son Joseph was most likely just a small squadron from one of Dragon Country's Air Force regions.

Fulangche estimates that the total number of troops that Dragon Country has sent to Malaysia this time is well over 500 million...

Moreover, since the Malaysia has now fallen into the territory occupied by the Dragon Country, the Dragon Country can quickly recover its military strength within the territory of Malaysia by taking advantage of the "Everyone Is a Soldier" buff.

With such a force, even if the Bear Country exerted all their strength, they might not be able to defeat them, yet they are still holding back here.

What's going on here?!

"Mr. Fulangche, everything is going according to plan. But please understand, since you have been targeted by the Dragon Country, and it's possible you're currently being Dragon Country on, I cannot disclose the specific strategy to you!"

"Please continue heading towards Moscow; only then will we have a chance to defeat the Dragon Country!"

After saying that, Mansh immediately left Fulangche's communication channel.

Fulangche was instantly enraged, his face turning deathly pale.

At this point, what's there to hide?

Xi'er was simply using herself as bait, using the lives of these Gaul Challengers as bait to lure the Dragon Country's army into the Bear Country's encirclement.

Fulangche was, after all, the number one on the Hero Ranking and a master military commander; he understood these tactics perfectly well.

Because if he were the commander of the Bear Country, he would most likely use this method to make tactical arrangements.

They will concentrate all their forces near the main city of Moscow and then fight a positional war against the Dragon Country.

This is the most basic military strategy deployment.

Fulangche had no objection to this arrangement, but he couldn't accept that the Nirmaner would use him and their people as bait!

"Your Majesty! These Nirmaner people have no sincerity whatsoever!"

"Damn it, Xi'er is supposed to be the Instance Commander-in-Chief, is this how she treats us?"

"Let's just fight the Dragon Country head-on!"

"In this situation, it's better to just surrender. Your Majesty, I'm really freezing to death."

The Challengers were full of complaints.

The actions of the Bear Country have angered everyone.

Fulangche sighed deeply, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

He wondered what he and Xi'er would do if they switched roles right now...

Ultimately, these Challengers under his command, lacking advanced weaponry, were nothing more than a hindrance to the Instance.

Given the already extremely difficult battle situation, how could Xi'er possibly expend her troops to rescue a bunch of useless people?

The Challengers at the other five Spawn Points were all far more advanced in weaponry and equipment than their own side, and in the end, they were all annihilated by the Dragon Country.

The weak troops under my command now lack both combat strength and weaponry. In a sense, serving as bait is the best outcome they can hope for.

At that moment, Fulangche felt an overwhelming sense of loneliness.

He, once a combat genius who influenced the entire Azure Star's Instance challenge style, has now become bait.

I'm getting old.

I can only say that I'm really getting old.

The thought was as chilling as ice, yet undeniable.

The younger generation surpasses the older generation. I haven't entered any Instance for decades, but I never expected that when I came back, I could only be a stepping stone for the younger generation.

"Ha ha."

Fulangche could only manage a bitter laugh as he looked down at his wrinkled hands.

He was mocking himself for being out of touch with the times.

"Listen up, everyone! We're continuing our march toward Moscow!"

Ultimately, Fulangche made this choice.

As a Bonaparte people, he still had a sense of honor.

If this method gives him some meaning in the Instance, he will still choose to do it, even though it is humiliating.

Being bait is much better than being crushed like an ant.

"His Majesty..."

"Sigh, we're just doing all the work for someone else's benefit."

"This is my order, and the order of the Commander the Gaul Settlements! You must obey!" Fulangche roared into the communications device as the Challengers began to question him.

"If being the bait is shameful, then isn't it shameful for you to surrender so early on?"

"Let's do one last thing, to salvage our last shred of dignity as Challengers!"

The remaining Challengers were helpless, but they had no way to disobey.

This is because it's the Instance commander's order; if you disobey the order, you'll lose more points when the Instance ends.

Thus, the Challengers from the Nirmaner continued their journey deeper into the Bear Country, pursued relentlessly by the Dragon Country.

They seemed to be driven by an invisible hand, each step filled with despair and helplessness.

Every time the Dragon Country opened fire, it was accompanied by deafening explosions and towering flames.

The Challengers were like a pack of wild beasts being chased by a hunter, running in all directions with nowhere to escape.

Their figures gradually blurred amidst the hail of bullets until they disappeared completely.

The number of Challengers is decreasing rapidly.

[Malaysia: 650,000 people...]

[Malaysia: 550,000 people...]

[Malaysia: 400,000 people...]

Thus, they carved a bloody path between the border of the Bear Country and the defensive perimeter of its three main cities.