The Lancuan Theater separated the Goya Alliance from the Sun Kingdom. The two great powers were roughly thirty kilometers apart—the longitudinal width of the Lancuan Theater.
Fighter jets roared overhead. The Goya Alliance clearly did not want to miss the chance to kick an enemy while he was down.
Su Xiao's company soon merged into a larger force. This force belonged to a division of the First Legion and consisted of roughly 13,000 soldiers. Such arrangements were common during wartime. Once both sides confirmed their identities, they simply joined together.
In the passenger seat of a truck, Su Xiao held a tablet computer and was currently working his way through a puzzle game so difficult it was inhuman. The assistant in the driver's seat kept stealing glances at him.
"If you crash into a tree, you'll be hung from it and spend the night there."
"Roar, roar~"
The assistant stomped on the accelerator, and the truck sped up.
"Commander, should we continue the mission?"
"Of course. Once we reach the Sun Kingdom's border, find a chance to sneak across."
"Huh?"
The assistant was dumbfounded. Infiltrating the heavily guarded border of an enemy nation seemed impossible no matter how she looked at it.
The journey went smoothly enough, and they encountered no enemy interception. At around five in the afternoon, Su Xiao reached the vicinity of the Sun Kingdom's border.
As soon as he arrived near the border, Su Xiao heard the continuous roar of artillery. The Sun Kingdom's troops naturally had not continued retreating after reaching the border. They had entered the defensive fortifications there and dealt the pursuing Goya Alliance a crushing blow.
After suffering a savage bombardment, the Goya Alliance's vanguard was battered and disheveled. It retreated at once.
The Goya Alliance's forces set up camp three kilometers