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After learning from both sides that their reinforcements were converging in this direction and that the area was likely to become a battleground, Tinari urged the bystanders to leave the scene immediately.

Anyway, quite a few people already know the content, and now it's just a matter of time before it spreads.

Chapter 280 The time has come to serve Her Majesty the Queen!

The first to arrive at the scene were a 30-person support force. The message from Tinari arrived much faster than the messenger, and Asfad personally led his men over.

Faced with this scene of devastation, Asfard and Tinari exchanged brief greetings and began to inquire about the situation.

When Asfard learned that the mole within the raid was the main damage dealer responsible for the 30-man raid, he clearly couldn't keep his composure.

His gaze swept across the group he had brought, wondering how many of them would be loyal to the Great Sage.

Judging from the proportion of this small team present, it's probably not small.

Before Asfard could take any further action, another group of thirty people arrived at the scene.

Asfard and their leader locked eyes.

Neither of them spoke for a moment, and the atmosphere gradually became heavy.

The scene became eerie.

Asfard was familiar with the group of thirty, but he had no recollection of this group.

Therefore, the identity of this group of imposters is self-evident; they are probably the same mysterious and unfamiliar group of thirty people mentioned in the previous reports—the Fools.

The situation was truly dire for the Fools.

Their comrades were all lying on the ground, and the target that the Doctor had ordered them to capture was nowhere to be seen. He had probably already moved. There wasn't a single civilian in sight, only the group of thirty people, and the "tin can" from the Tinari, who were now keeping a close eye on them.

"This is a trap!" The thought flashed through the mind of the leader of the Fools.

"Doctor, what should we do?"

Using the Void Terminal, before the two sides officially started fighting, the Fatui quickly sought instructions from the Doctor.

"..."

The Doctor had already seen the conflict between the two sides from the void, the imprisoned people being sent into Sumeru City, which attracted the attention of countless people, and the deployments made by the thirty-person group under the command of Elhesen and Seno within the city.

The doctor has concluded that the situation within Sumeru City is essentially beyond repair.

The last glimmer of hope is to go to war.

As long as you can win, then the winner takes all, and everything else is negotiable.

Even if they can't win, the fools will only lose a few soldiers, so it's worth a try.

As for the PhD himself—

He dared not take action; sending his soldiers, armed with the skin of a thirty-man regiment, to deal with the situation was already a risky move.

The doctor was almost certain that Inazuma was watching him.

Those few slices of his might not be enough to last him long.

Most importantly, what he wanted was the birth of the God of Righteousness, not the position of the Great Sage. This was fundamentally different from what Azar and the others currently operating in Sumeru City did.

Whether it's Mount Sumeru or the Great Sage, they are merely convenient tools for him to achieve his goals.

It would be better if it were available, but if it weren't... it wouldn't be worth it if the cost was too high.

"Have we prepared all the materials we need?"

The doctor asked the person behind him in a deep voice.

"Everything is ready, Doctor. In theory, all the materials needed by the God of the Righteous Machine have been prepared, and other supplies in the workshop have also been prepared."

The doctor nodded silently.

This is one of the few pieces of good news recently.

"Let's prepare to close the Pure Glass Workshop. Hopefully, my new technology can help us evade their search, at least until the birth of the gods..."

The doctor muttered to himself, while on the other side, his finger swiped across the screen, sending orders in the void to the soldiers who were in a tense standoff within Sumeru City:

"Complete the mission, regardless of the cost."

Meanwhile, the Fools soldiers, who had been anxiously awaiting the Doctor's reply, finally received their orders.

However, the content of the order made them feel somewhat heavy-hearted.

Regardless of the cost...

They were the ones who paid the price.

Those desert soldiers, clad in power armor, would suffer heavy losses even if a few were forcibly replaced.

Even if they manage to take down a few, that would be considered good; most likely, they'll be completely wiped out while the enemy remains unscathed.

For those people present, this fight would be a fight to the death.

The situation inside Sumeru City wasn't much better. According to the intelligence just sent by the Doctor, the Thirty-Man Group had blocked the roads in Sumeru City, establishing an impenetrable blockade to keep the assembled Fools' soldiers out. Their target was within the protection of this defensive line.

Even if they were to die in battle, they might not achieve anything.

"It's nothing. For Her Majesty the Queen, it's all worth it. The time has come to serve Her Majesty the Queen faithfully!"

The leader of the Fools also mustered his spirits, turned around and reassured the soldiers in front of him, giving them a final pre-battle pep talk.

"Huh? What are they whispering about over there?"

Not far away, Asfard narrowed his eyes slightly as he watched the Fools' actions.

"The Fools are definitely not a good thing."

Tinali seamlessly picked up the conversation.

The battle wasn't necessarily going to happen. In any case, the people had already been brought back, and time was on their side. Even if they did nothing else, they were still moving towards victory. So the two of them were now quite relaxed as they stared at the Fools in front of them.

The next moment, a signal flare soared into the sky.

Immediately afterwards, the Fools drew their weapons and launched an attack.

Musket bullets were blocked by shields, and the Fools' attack was halted by the desert army's firepower, but they couldn't stop the rebels in the thirty-man regiment who pulled out melee weapons and backstabbed their comrades.

The scene quickly devolved into a chaotic brawl.

The Fools launched an attack on the Thirty and Tinari's group. The Thirty were in turmoil, with one group helping Tinari's group attack the Fools, while the other attacked both the Thirty and Tinari's group. Tinari's group, in turn, had to deal with both the rebel Thirty and the Fools' attacks simultaneously.

The situation on the ground was that everyone who wasn't one of their own was attacked, and for the 30-person group, even their own people were attacked.

As the signal flare went off, the Fools and the thirty-man rebels who had been hiding throughout Sumeru City sprang into action.

However, the other areas of Sumeru City did not have the full support of desert soldiers on the blockade line. Facing the Fools who carried a large number of firearms, explosives and other hot weapons, the thirty-man group was no match for them and fought a very difficult battle.

In particular, the rebels within the Thirty-Man Group launched a surprise attack that inflicted heavy casualties on the group, directly impacting its defensive system. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Fools achieved considerable success.

The carefully laid blockade by the thirty-person group began to crumble.

Chapter 281 is ridiculously wrong

"You're really sitting still now, aren't you?"

Luksha looked at Elhesen beside him, who remained calm and was even flipping through a physical book.

In stark contrast, Luksha was frantic, like an ant on a hot pan, as he listened to the constant stream of news.

The rebel attack was partly due to the superior weaponry of the Fools, but more fundamentally, the mercenaries in the thirty-man group lacked fighting spirit. In previous battles in the desert, many of them had developed "thermal weapon phobia" or "explosion PTSD," so their morale would drop even further whenever they saw a weapon or heard an explosion.

Their opponents, though few in number, were all determined, fearless, and well-trained Fools soldiers.

Moreover, the Fools are using the Void as their communication system. The communication equipment for the group of thirty has not yet been equipped after the Void terminals were removed, and only a few people, such as Ruksha, currently possess it.

The Fools' command efficiency was far superior to that of the Thirty-Man Group.

If this continues, the group of thirty will soon scatter like birds and beasts.

Next, they either run away or get caught and taken back to experience the "computing station" treatment again, along with those who were rescued...

"calm."

Elhesen didn't even blink, remaining completely absorbed in reading the physical book, even calmly turning a page.

"Reinforcements will come to help."

"You've arranged other backup plans?"

A look of joy appeared on Luksha's face.

That's really good!

Unfortunately, Elhesen poured cold water on his enthusiasm: "No."

"Really not at all?" Ruksha asked, unwilling to give up.

"I haven't made any other arrangements. But others might be different."

Al-Hysen slowly closed the physical book in his hand and stood up; he had heard it.

"?"

Luksha suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a booming sound coming from inside.

No, it's not just "seems," it's definitely true!

The sound was getting louder and louder, and it seemed to be approaching them at high speed.

Stepping out of the small house that they had been using as a temporary command post, Ruksha looked up.

"That is……"

A group of small black dots flying low were getting closer and closer to them, and the deep rumble was becoming clearer and clearer.

It gradually became deafening.

"It looks like an Inazuma plane. I remember it's called... VTOL general transport aircraft. They bought a batch of them from the desert not long ago."

This was something he had learned from a newspaper in Fontainebleau a few days ago.

El-Heinz squinted at the approaching formation of aircraft in the sky.

Sure enough, as he expected.