It wasn't just the Second Legion that had won a major victory. The other legions along the horizontal front had also beaten back wave after wave of Zerg warriors.
Su Xiao immediately ordered them to continue advancing.
The artillery and gunfire never stopped for even a moment. The counterattack of the temporary alliance had begun.
Su Xiao sat atop an iron war chariot, studying the map in his hands. Given the Western Continent's current area, it looked more like a gigantic island. It was roughly circular now, though it had originally been oval. Since early yesterday morning, the navy fleet's bombardment had continued without pause. Unless the gun barrels grew too hot, they kept firing.
The enormous island that had once been oval had now been "repaired" into a circle—a circle with jagged edges around its perimeter.
The Ancient Royal City lay in the central region. Su Xiao's plan was to push straight ahead first. Once they reached the Ancient Royal City, the forces on the left and right wings would continue advancing, detouring around both sides of the city. Then, like two enormous hands, they would gradually close together and force every Zerg warrior on the island into the Ancient Royal City.
That way, there would be only one target left to attack. It might seem that the enemy's forces would be concentrated, but in reality, they would already be completely surrounded.
After that, Su Xiao could pin the enemy inside the Ancient Royal City and beat them down.
Once the plan was confirmed, Su Xiao issued more than a dozen orders in succession. He also informed the rear headquarters that all newly arrived reinforcements were to advance along the outer perimeter—the areas covered by the fleet's artillery fire. Whenever they encountered a legion along the way, they were