Dense fireballs surged out from the upper body of the Dread Emperor.

Yet, not a single fireball was aimed at the Bone Dragon.

Naraku didn't intend to kill them so quickly, naturally, he wouldn't strike here.

All the fireballs were aimed at other Angel Envoys and human attacks.

"Morimoto!"

Emily shouted, clearly understanding that she could rely on the distant City of Ideals to fend off the Dread Emperor's attack.

For others, blocking the fireballs of the Dread Emperor would not be an easy task, so it was better to share the damage, even on behalf of others.

Emily had a standard in her heart for when to protect herself and when to step up.

She would never play the part of a smart but cowardly pig.

Morimoto Chiyoda understood her intent, quickly maneuvering the Bone Dragon to approach the nearest fireball.

That mountain-like fireball smashed into the snow-white city wall, propelling the Bone Dragon far away with its terrifying impact force.

During the advance, the heat from the fireball made the Giant, Emily, and Morimoto Chiyoda feel a thirst as if the moisture in their throats was evaporated by the high temperature.

This fireball pushed them back to the Sacred Coliseum of the Giant Rock Territory.

Then, the scorching flames dissipated in the air, leaving behind only the blurred air from the high temperature; Emily's forehead couldn't produce sweat anymore, her lips cracked directly, and a metallic taste rushed into her mouth.

She had just heaved a sigh of relief, thinking she had defended against this fireball.

Boom!

A deafening explosion came from behind, Emily looked back in shock, seeing that another fireball had hit the ammunition depot, erupting, with violent fire waves rising from the ground, sweeping around with thunderous momentum, spreading five or six kilometers.

The previously built houses, tanks parked there, and others were all swept into it.

The successive sounds of explosions masked the thunder produced by the flames hitting the ground, forming a uniform monumental sound spreading across the military base.

"Damn it!"

Anger flashed in Emily's eyes, looking at the giant fire mushroom rising from the ground, feeling as if a nuclear bomb had exploded right in front of her, with extremely strong impact.

And this was just the consequence of one fireball hitting the ground!

Thinking about the dense fireballs ejected by the Dread Emperor, Emily didn't know how great the loss to humanity was, her heart becoming extraordinarily heavy.

Could they really defeat the Dread Emperor?

Emily tightly clutched her Cross Shield, silently blaming Dio for not considering the disparity in combat strength between them and the Dread Emperor.

Alas.

She could only hope everyone was okay.

...

For safety reasons, the ammunition depot was originally far from the command center.

The scope of the Dread Emperor's fireball was vast, yet it hadn't affected the command center, only a massive amount of tanks, ammunition, and soldiers had been caught.

The specific number of casualties hasn't been tallied yet.

Though Masato Yasaki had always believed that life is equal, every life had value without distinction between high and low.

Just sometimes, it was more urgent to prioritize determining the survival of Angel Envoys, Giants, and Treasure Users over ordinary soldiers.

The lives of ordinary soldiers could be counted later, or even after the battle ended.

But the life condition of Giants and others needed to be accounted for immediately.

The subordinates were busy with communications.

A group in the command center was analyzing this wave of attacks by the Dread Emperor.

Masato Yasaki sat there silently, considering the dreadful power of the Dread Emperor unimaginable.

He had anticipated its ability to attack remotely, which was why the ammunition depot was far from the command center.

But the enemy's ability to strike freely any place was unexpected.

The far distance and the ability to locate their position accurately by means unknown to them.

Masato Yasaki seriously suspected that Naraku didn't strike the command center, not because it couldn't, but chose not to.

And what was the reason?

Masato Yasaki pondered, watching the fierce arguments among those in the command center, feeling rather stressed.

The reality before them was the ruthless disparity in strength.

Their previous strategy needed changing, even though Masato Yasaki disliked resorting to all-in tactics, as it seemed like gambling with the nation's fate.

But the facts clearly didn't allow them to continue splitting forces in combat.

They had to consolidate the existing forces to engage the Dread Emperor head-on.

Otherwise, with the Dread Emperor's fireball attacks capable of hitting wherever it wanted.

They stood no chance of victory.

Only passively waiting for the Dread Emperor's fireballs, like losing air superiority in warfare, and the opponent's not dropping ordinary missiles, but high-yield atomic bombs.

"Quiet everyone, I have an idea."

Masato Yasaki spoke, the translator beside him quickly articulated the message, quieting the commotion on site.

Unlike their argument, Masato Yasaki had an idea.

What they currently lacked most were indeed ideas.

"Judging from the current situation, preparing fully is impossible.

My suggestion is to directly deploy the air force and drones, in coordination with the Treasure Users and Giants."

Masato Yasaki scratched his head, continuing, "By then, we'll assess the situation here.

If the enemy sends a large number of monsters, we'll clear the ground forces with missile fires.

Drones and the air force will also focus on clearing monsters, to cover the Treasure Users.

If the Dread Emperor doesn't send monsters, opting to engage alone, we'll focus all firepower on it first, and then let the Treasure Users and others fight upfront."