1083 Angelica 3 (1/2)
In instant, the pressure on the Flaming Lily Sect army re-doubled. A pincer attack from three sides assaulted their lines, applying too much of a burden to allow the fluid switching of their formations.
Alidor frowned in the skies, but he remained calm. The way the battlefield was set up now, the Purple Flame Tower gave them some cover.
Because of the tower, it was impossible to launch an attack from a fourth direction. But, at the same time, their path to retreat had all but disappeared. Had they followed his original plan, they would have retreated before the third pincer attack even arrived which wouldn't have allowed Angelica time to reach this position. But, what's done was done. Since he had decided to take this risk, he would go all out. It was impossible to hammer out his caution with one battle, but if he got good results here, it would be a great help in the future.
'Gaylia, prepare a volley. On my command, fire toward the crater.
'Kaeda, is the Gorilla Formation prepared?... Good. In the next maneuver, your medical units will be exposed, I need you to hold on.'
The Gorilla Formation was the very same formation that the Elves used to hold on for months at Lotus Tower during Dyon's first campaign. It was an intricately laid maze of concealment and defensive arrays. However, its best feature was the hidden teleportation station at its center, allowing carefully picked members to quickly leave and enter the formation. Now, it was too weak to be used as a central formation on a large scale, especially when dealing with enemies as powerful as Angelica. But, as an HQ of sorts, it was perfect for medical units to safely treat and protect themselves.
Angelica frowned when she noticed an almost three-hundred-meter diameter at the center of the battlefield inexplicably disappear from view, causing the charging third pincer attack to hesitate. They had no idea how benign the formation was, so they didn't dare to act rashly.
”Who's the Vice Commander here?” Angelica suddenly asked. She needed to see if they had any formation masters that could give her an explanation.
However, Alidor didn't allow Angelica the time to find her answer. At the beginning, he had sent one branch of the army at 5:30 and the other at 10:30. This resulted in Kaeda's medical corps being protected by the tower to one side and the back of the battlefield to the other.
With the appearance of the Epistemic Tower corps, however, there was now an army charging directly from that back portion of the battlefield. Alidor knew that even with the deployment of the Gorilla Formation, even though Angelica wasn't a soul cultivator, it wouldn't be long before they realized there wasn't much danger and charged into the core of their formation. But, how could Alidor allow this?
'Now!'
Maalshiira's branch on the right suddenly turned at an angle, cutting downwardly with a fierce momentum toward the crater.
Halaeana's branch on the left performed the mirror movement, turning at its own unique angle and cutting upward toward the tower.