Upon learning the news, Zhang Shi immediately convened an emergency meeting of the alliance's top brass. The atmosphere in the meeting room was tense and oppressive, with everyone's eyes focused on Zhang Shi, awaiting his decision. Zhang Shi said solemnly, "The lizardmen have amassed a large force this time; their intentions are not good. We must be fully prepared."
Liu Yu nodded and said, "Our defensive fortifications and soldier training have been strengthened, but in the face of such a large-scale attack, we still need to further improve our strategic deployment."
Ge Dalong added, "We can use the ice magic principles we've researched from the blue orb to set up some ice magic traps in key locations, which might create unexpected obstacles for the lizardmen."
Zhang Shi pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, we'll do as you say. At the same time, we need to send out more reconnaissance teams to closely monitor the lizardmen's every move, and to understand their troop distribution and attack routes. All factions should also integrate their forces as soon as possible to ensure coordinated combat in battle."
Following the meeting, the entire alliance sprang into action. Soldiers worked day and night to reinforce fortifications, while mages deployed ice magic traps and other defensive formations at key locations. Zhang Shi personally led an elite squad to patrol the waters surrounding the alliance headquarters to prevent a preemptive attack by the lizardmen.
Several days later, the lizardmen's fleet indeed appeared in the waters near the island. The sea was densely packed with lizardmen warships, and the statues on their prows gleamed eerily in the sunlight, as if foreshadowing a brutal battle that was about to begin.
As soon as the lizardman fleet entered attack range, it launched a fierce attack on the Alliance headquarters. Their magical cannons and crossbow bolts rained down on the Alliance's fortifications, and in an instant, the Alliance headquarters was engulfed in flames and smoke.
Standing on the city wall, Zhang Shi shouted, "Everyone, don't panic! Proceed according to plan! Mages, activate the magic traps!"
At Zhang Shi's command, ice-based magical traps hidden on the seabed and shore were triggered. Pillars of ice rose from the sea, instantly freezing some of the lizardmen's warships to the surface. Caught off guard by this sudden attack, the lizardmen were thrown into disarray.
However, the lizardmen quickly reacted, concentrating their firepower on the ice pillars in an attempt to break the ice magic trap. Some powerful lizardman mages also began casting spells, engaging in a fierce magical duel with the alliance's mages.
During the fierce battle, Zhang Shi noticed several massive flagships appearing in the lizardmen's fleet. These flagships had enormous magical devices on their decks, radiating powerful magical energy. Zhang Shi's heart tightened; he realized these flagships might be the key force behind the lizardmen's attack.
"Zhao Feng, Ge Dalong, let's go destroy those flagships!" Zhang Shi shouted.
Zhao Feng and Ge Dalong responded immediately. The three of them led an elite squad, boarded a small speedboat, and rushed towards the lizardmen's flagship.
The lizardmen sensed Zhang Shi and his group's intentions and immediately dispatched a large number of escort warships to intercept them. Undeterred, Zhang Shi and his companions unleashed various spells and skills, engaging the lizardmen guards in a fierce naval battle.
Zhao Feng wielded his battle axe, each swing cleaving a lizardman escort ship in two. Ge Dalong, on the other hand, unleashed powerful magic, sending blizzards and lightning bolts towards the lizardman escorts, instantly sinking their ships.
In the fierce battle, Zhang Shi and his companions gradually approached the lizardmen's flagship. However, the flagship's defenses were extremely tight, with various magical shields and defensive devices protecting it completely.
Zhang Shi took a deep breath, gathering all his strength into Lao Duan, and then unleashed Shadow Slash, a black sword aura slashing towards the flagship's magical shield. The sword aura collided with the shield, producing a loud bang, and a powerful energy wave spread outwards.
Seeing this, Ge Dalong immediately cast ice magic, attempting to freeze the flagship's magical shield. Zhao Feng, meanwhile, led his team members, using the agility of the Clippers, to circle around to the flagship's flank, searching for a weak point in the shield.
After a fierce battle, Zhang Shi and his men finally found a weak point in the flagship's shield. Seizing the opportunity, Zhang Shi unleashed Shadow Slash once more, the black sword energy successfully piercing through the shield and striking the flagship's deck.
The flagship was attacked and immediately descended into chaos. The lizardmen high command roared in fury, ordering his soldiers to fight back with all their might. In an instant, the flagship's magic cannons and crossbow bolts rained down on Zhang Shi and his men.
Zhang Shi and his men fought valiantly, using the speedboat's maneuverability to evade the lizardmen's attacks while continuing their assault on the flagship. With everyone's combined efforts, the flagship's defenses gradually crumbled, and the lizardmen on board began to panic.
Just as Zhang Shi and his men were preparing to board the flagship and destroy it completely, a loud horn sounded from afar. Zhang Shi was overjoyed; he knew that reinforcements from the alliance had arrived.
It turned out that after the battle began, Zhang Shi sent messengers to request support from other forces in the alliance. Upon receiving the message, each force dispatched its elite troops to support the alliance headquarters.
The arrival of reinforcements greatly boosted the morale of the Alliance. They attacked the lizardman fleet from the flanks and rear, instantly disrupting the lizardmen's plans. The lizardmen were caught in a pincer movement and began to retreat steadily.
Taking advantage of the situation, Zhang Shi led his team onto the flagship and engaged in fierce close combat with the lizardmen aboard. In the heat of battle, Zhang Shi finally located the core magical device of the lizardman flagship. He unleashed all his strength, slashing at the core magical device with his sword.
With a deafening roar, Zhang Shi shattered the core magic device, and the flagship immediately lost power, beginning to slowly sink. The sinking of the flagship plunged the lizardman fleet into chaos. Seeing that all was lost, the lizardmen began to retreat.
Zhang Shi watched the retreating lizardman fleet and breathed a sigh of relief. The Alliance had once again won this battle, successfully repelling the large-scale lizardman attack. Although the Alliance had paid a considerable price, their morale was even higher.
As Zhang Shi watched the retreating lizardmen, a bad feeling crept into his heart. He felt that their defeat had been too easy, and he felt uneasy.
Sure enough, a few hours later, a message came through the chat channel. Several other lizardman forces had launched a simultaneous raid on several large survivor settlements, abducting all the resources and survivors. The abducted survivors were taken to the bottom of the sea and lost contact, their fate unknown.
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