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Now that his True Body had returned, Lin Xiao himself was already preparing to launch a counterattack. The fact that the God of Light had made the first move was a surprise, but merely a surprise.
The Fifth War Fortress of the Ground Dweller Empire, located somewhere on the first layer of the Dark Territory, was positioned precisely at the only exit connecting the surface to the underground. If the Ground Federation Army wanted to attack underground, they had to breach the fortress's defenses.
Since the passageway was less than one square kilometer in area, it could accommodate only a limited number of troops for deployment, making it impossible to launch a large-scale offensive. The only option was to use attrition tactics, sending squadrons one by one into a brutal grind.
