The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 887: Another Devils Strategy

For the next few days, Aldrian and his troops, together with the Cerdian Kingdom's forces, continued their advance and took several locations from the devils. They also finally met another force from the beast continent, this one formed by the alliance of the Golden Stripes Tiger, Silver Back Leopard, and Two Tails Monkey tribes.

These three beast tribe members that joined this expedition were not large in number, as their combined forces consisted of no more than twenty thousand. However, that number was enough to bring destruction to the devils. The beast race itself was already much stronger compared to other races in raw power, and the ones participating in this war mostly consisted of strong beasts.

The average cultivation of these beasts was at the Grand Duke stage, with each of their tribe leaders also joining them. It showed they did not hold back in showing their most of their power for this war at all.

With their power, even the devils in their devil forms had to be wary of these strong beasts. Their physical strength was already powerful, and they could also attack with their innate techniques, which were terrifying.

Their temperaments were also quite ferocious, and normally, on the beast continent, they held certain rivalries between tribes. But they had united for this war expedition as one big team.

No matter how ferocious they were or how intense their rivalry with each other was, they needed to work together. They knew they couldn't move alone in this war because no matter how strong they were, if they acted with only one tribe's power, they would not be able to withstand the devils, who had the advantage in numbers.

They needed to work together to fight in this war.

When they finally met with Aldrian and his forces, they showed him their utmost respect. For them, a figure as strong as Aldrian was worthy of all their respect. And as the leader who initiated this war, allowing them to feel the thrill of battle, they were truly thankful to him.

At this moment, they were gathered around a large table inside the big tent they had just built. They were resting after their forces finally assembled, and for today, their targets had been achieved.

"So tomorrow we could strike this city from here and there. My scouts already sent a message that the devils in the city seems to be in panic because they must have heard about what happened in other places," the leader of the Two Tails Monkey, in his human form, said while pointing at the map.

"From the looks of it, the devils must be preparing some desperate action against us the moment we arrive at the battlefield," the leader of the Golden Stripes Tiger said.

"I agree. This is a strategic city that blocks any force moving toward the south pole from this region. They must be desperate to hold us back with everything they have, even if they have to blow themselves up," the leader of the Silver Back Leopard said.

"It looks like the assassins will be more active tonight. They will try to obstruct us from attacking tomorrow, so we need to tighten the security around the base camp," the Two Tails Monkey added.

Aldrian, who heard it from the side, looked at him.

"Assassins?" he asked in wonder.

The monkey leader nodded. "Yes, assassins. Did your majesty not have any assassin disturbances all this time?"

Aldrian looked at Queen Revania, and she also looked at him before he shook his head.

"No," he replied.

"I see. Then your majesty's group must be one of the groups that still hasn't been touched by the assassins. We heard from other beast tribes that they were attacked at night for the last few days by assassins. It looks like the devils are using another strategy to disturb us and dwindle our numbers. But the damage to our tribes is minimal, and we managed to kill some of their assassins," the monkey replied.

"They were also so decisive that if any of them were caught, they instantly chose suicide, which made it impossible for us to gain any information from them," he added.

"I think those assassins are from the Red Tower, just like the information provided. They are slippery and quite strong compared to the assassin groups in the central star cluster," the Silver Back Leopard said.

Aldrian thought about this after hearing the report.

The Red Tower was the name of the assassin group of the devils here, and they obeyed the orders of Xarz, the leader of the devils of the Fallen Star Cluster. Their groups were spread across the planets in the Fallen Star Cluster, with their headquarters located in the Red Mist Star. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

With them already moving, it seemed the devils had a new leader replacing Xarz despite him still being alive. He did not find that surprising, since with the absence of their leader, someone had to take command so the chain of command would not collapse and the devils would not fall into chaos.

There was one person, based on Xarz's information, who might take that position. That devil was his right-hand man, the one already considered by many devils as the second in command, Heserdolf.

That man was still alive, as he managed to escape from every alliance attack, and at this moment his location was unknown. Aldrian had already asked Xarz about the possibility of Heserdolf's whereabouts, but even Xarz was not sure. In the current situation, Heserdolf could be anywhere.

With him decided as the one taking the reins, Aldrian thought the devils' movements would be more coordinated between one region and another.

However, in his opinion, it was all useless. At this moment, more than half of the world had already fallen into the alliance forces' hands. The devils' positions were also spread unevenly across the world, and many were even besieged without any way out. The alliance forces were already spread everywhere, creating a net that would catch any devils trying to escape, even into space.

Heserdolf only had limited troops, and communication with them would also be difficult with the alliance forces blocking any form of communication.

Aldrian looked at the others as he spoke to them.

"The assassins might be troublesome, but I have my own way to deal with them. Leave those assassins to me. I think this is a good chance for us to gain some information that could help us locate the devils' highest command at this moment."

Hearing that, the beasts raised their eyebrows, and the monkey sighed.

"I'm really ashamed that your majesty has to take care of this trivial matter. Actually, your majesty, we can still handle those assassins, as they are not really a big problem for us. We already built a defense that allows us to find them easily if they infiltrate our base camp," he said.

"Still, they are surely annoying and irritating because they can disturb our rest continuously. For us, the higher-level cultivators, it might not be a problem, but the lower-level cultivators will be affected since they cannot rest properly," he added, and the other beasts also nodded in agreement.

Aldrian smiled. "Well, it's nothing. The sooner the troops' problem is solved, the better it is. We don't want our troops to be affected by the enemy's machinations, and they need to be able to fight in good condition."

The others nodded in agreement. After that, they discussed the war for another hour before finally concluding their meeting. Aldrian returned to his troops' base camp, and after that, he would wait for the night to fall and for those assassins to strike.

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Night fell and darkness covered the world. In this place, on the top of the hill overlooking the valley, the only light that could be seen came from the torches erected in many spots across the large base camp that housed more than a million troops. The alliance forces chose this place to build their camp because of its ideal location.

It was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Guards patrolled with full focus here and there. They always moved in groups of five to cover each other's weaknesses and blind spots. They knew about the assassins' attacks over the past few days, and they had to be prepared for anything tonight.

As the guards of the alliance forces patrolled in and out of the base, on another hill in the distance, a group of twenty black-robed figures appeared. Their presence and movements were so silent that not even the slightest sound or disturbance emerged.

They observed the base camp in the distance, which glimmered with countless torches.

"They seem to have joined with other forces, and they are humans. I think this will be much more difficult this time since their numbers are significantly bigger," one of the robed figures said.

"Doesn't matter. We will still try to kill any of them and disturb them. If we have a chance, then we kill their higher-ups. Remember, our mission is to dwindle their strength no matter what," the strongest figure at the middle pseudo immortal stage said.

"We will attack the humans' side of the camp. Let's see if they are as good as those beasts," he added before disappearing, followed by the others.

Inside the Aster Empire's base camp, Aldrian was inside his tent with his eyes closed as if he were meditating. After a few moments, he sensed something and opened his eyes.

"They're here."