Under multiple layers of pressure, hunkering down on defense and luring the enemy deep was also the best strategy Infinite Divine Machine had analyzed so far.
The Northern Void Will's aid was equivalent to Alchemy Empire and Northern Civilization holding the advantage of Heaven's timing. With the two sides united, they also held the advantage of human harmony.
If they still didn't use a defensive retreat to claim the advantage of favorable terrain, the entire war would inevitably spiral into collapse.
After Infinite Divine Machine hunkered down on defense, the advance of Alchemy Empire and Northern Civilization Alliance indeed slowed considerably!
Their previously unstoppable offensive suddenly ran into an obstacle.
Although the front line continued to advance, it was moving far more slowly than before.
Moreover, although Infinite Divine Machine had lost nearly 10% of its territory at the start of the war under the attack of the two great powers, it had previously attacked Northern Civilization Alliance. Those lost 10% of territory had merely returned to the previous front line!
Furthermore, the many civilizations that had originally pledged themselves to Infinite Divine Machine began to play their part at this time.
These civilizations centered their support operations around Infinite Divine Machine's battleships, greatly weakening the effectiveness of Alchemy Empire and Northern Civilization Alliance's targeted weapons.
After all, neither Assimilation Suppression Metal nor the Microscopic-Macroscopic Unified Interferometer worked very well against other civilizations; both were tools designed specifically to counter Infinite Divine Machine.
With these civilizations providing cover and support, Infinite Divine Machine's battleships could no longer operate with the same abandon as before, but they could still display formidable combat prowess.
And so, Infinite Divine Machine and its affiliated civilizations clashed fiercely on the front line with Alchemy Empire and Northern Civilization Alliance.
At the edge of the