In a Fine Mess
Just as Eagle Country was preparing to retaliate and drawing up its counterattack plans, the Underground Race launched another offensive.
This time, however, they didn't gather a large army and launch a massive assault. Instead, they dispersed their forces and struck everywhere, harassing targets across Eagle Country.
The severity of each raid varied according to the target's level of preparation and ability to respond. If a target was unprepared, a raid could turn into an assault, even a devastating attack. But if the target was well prepared and responded quickly, the Underground Race would make a brief probe, recognize when the situation was hopeless, and leave without getting bogged down in a fight.
This tactic of striking everywhere made full use of the Underground Race's large number of experts and wide range of skills.
The special medicine had altered their bloodline genes, but its medicinal effects had also genuinely worked. At the very least, the experts from the Underground Race were far less affected by erosion when operating in the Surface World. The impact was only one-tenth of what it had been before.
Given time, as they continued adapting to the Surface World's environment, the effects of erosion would disappear completely.
But for the Underground Race's experts, even one-tenth of the erosion was no longer enough to hamper their ability to operate in the Surface World.
As long as they weren't exposed for long periods without a break, the erosion could practically be ignored. This gave them a tremendous advantage in their operations.
Meanwhile, Taiyi Academy had clearly made up its mind to settle the score with Eagle Country. It sent a large number of experts into Eagle Country, where they persistently harassed survivor bases, military outposts, and major cities across dozens of states.
After several