Chapter 58: City Alliance, Assemble!

Li Ye nodded repeatedly as he watched. With this, the biggest trump card of the Tarot Alliance had been laid bare before him. He had gained a substantial understanding of the overall strength of this Predatory Alliance. At the same time, he couldn’t help but sigh. It could only be said that the foundation of the Predatory Cities Alliance was indeed solid, possessing so many Level 2 items. However, on average, each Predatory City didn’t even have one Level 2 item. This, in turn, highlighted the rarity of Level 2 items. What made Li Ye’s scalp tingle the most was the final Level 2 item. It meant that everything within a 200-kilometer radius was laid bare before the Tarot Alliance, allowing this Predatory Cities Alliance to launch precise and efficient hunts! The only drawback was that this powerful Level 2 item consumed an astonishing amount of energy. Just activating it required 20% of energy, and maintaining it per hour demanded another 40%. Even the well-resourced Tarot Alliance couldn’t afford to keep it running around the clock. Immediately after, Li Ye recalled two incidents. The encounters with The Hanged Man, The Chariot, and The Magician in the urban ruins, and the encounter with Devil, Lovers, and Tower at the forest's edge. Looking back now, these weren’t coincidences but carefully orchestrated hunts arranged by the Tarot Alliance using the City Radar System for targeting. What they hadn’t expected was that Tomorrow’s firepower far exceeded that of an ordinary Mobile City. It even possessed the Level 2 vehicle Storm Infantry Vehicle and had barely escaped two encirclements. Coming back to his senses, Li Ye looked at the seventh piece of intelligence. This legendary-grade intelligence was still refreshing, and its refresh duration was estimated to be even longer than epic-grade intelligence. “Forget it for now. Better to think about the next steps first,” he thought. At the beginning, Li Ye had entered the forest to explore the region, gather resources, slowly develop, and then head toward Serene Lake. Joining the Vanguard Alliance was merely to obtain more intelligence and increase his chances of survival. If it had required Li Ye to contribute effort and resources in exchange for the benefits of intelligence as a group member, he naturally would’ve agreed. But he had no intention of being dragged into a full-scale war between two City Alliances. Now, he had almost no choice left. The Tarot Alliance possessed the Skyveil Radar System, and in their eyes, Tomorrow, equipped with two types of Level 1 Cannons, a Level 2 Infantry Vehicle, and a variety of Level 1 resources, was an incredibly enticing prey. Tomorrow had already been targeted, and what lay ahead were even more intense encirclements. And the only force currently capable of opposing them was the Vanguard Alliance. Li Ye clenched his fist and silently made up his mind. Before the Tarot Alliance could act, he would unite with the Vanguard Alliance and prepare, launching a counterattack when they least expected it! ...... “Huh? We’re leaving now?” In the cockpit, Tang Fang looked confused. “Brother Li, didn’t you say earlier that we’d rest here for two or three whole days?” Li Ye shook his head, a hint of melancholy rising in his heart. After learning that the Tarot Alliance possessed the City Radar System, his sense of insecurity had nearly peaked. He had originally thought that Tomorrow could blend into the complex forest unnoticed, but now it seemed every move he made might be under the enemy’s nose. Now, the only safety lay in quickly joining up with the Vanguard Alliance. Perhaps in just a few minutes, three Predatory Cities would come to encircle him—or even more! Looking at those towns and marketplaces, Li Ye couldn’t help but shake his head. These people might not realize that this so-called safe zone wasn’t safe at all. The Tarot Alliance could launch an assault at any moment. With a roar, Tomorrow slowly started up and turned into a side road. By the time the clock struck six, Li Ye logged into Channel A4. At this moment, Channel A4 was already active, and all members had joined. Before everyone started chatting, Li Ye was the first to release the message. [Tomorrow: Everyone, I have an urgent message to inform you. My informant placed inside the Tarot Alliance has uncovered important intelligence.] [Tomorrow: The Tarot Alliance possesses a Level 2 item, the “Skyveil” City Radar System. It can detect anything within hundreds of kilometers and provide navigation, and can also share data with members through the City Radio. This forest is no longer safe.] [Moonshadow: ?] [Echo: What? Are you kidding?] [Vanguard: Wait, this might be true. A few hours ago, Bronze Wanderer and I were ambushed by three Tarot members. It was as if they already knew our route and had set up the ambush in advance.] [Roaming: So what should we do next? Quickly flee the forest or go to war?] [Vanguard: This forest has a complex terrain. If everyone chooses to scatter and flee, it would mean giving up the chance to resist. Besides, the enemy has a radar system and can detect us at any time. Escape would be extremely difficult.] [Bronze Wanderer: I understand what you mean, boss. Let’s get ready for battle.] [Tomorrow: That’s my thought as well.] [Echo: Hurry over, Tomorrow. Everyone else is here, only you’re missing.] What? Everyone’s already here? Li Ye was surprised. Though he wasn’t entirely shocked. During their contact yesterday, Vanguard had specifically instructed Moonshadow to fire signal flares into the sky at intervals, to guide the other members in the forest to converge. Although this carried the risk of exposing their own position. [Moonshadow: Oh right, I also found a huge open area nearby. It’s called the Twisted Garden, and it used to be the habitat of Giant Treants.] [Vanguard: Then let’s make Twisted Garden the battlefield for our final showdown with the Tarot Alliance. Oh, and I almost forgot to introduce the new member.] A new member? Li Ye instinctively looked at the group member list and saw it had changed to [8/9]. The new member was named “Industry”. [Industry: Hello, everyone.] [Vanguard: Go ahead and introduce your function to the group.] [Industry: I can be considered a combat engineer-type Mobile City, good at building fortifications, repairing vehicles and Mobile Cities. However, my firepower is very weak, equipped only with Regular Cannons and Regular Heavy Machine Guns, in such small numbers they can be almost ignored.] Li Ye couldn’t help but fall into thought. Although the Vanguard Alliance currently had nine members, Horizon had gone to the Desert Zone and was offline, and Lin Ou was developing inside the Forest Maze and unable to come, so only seven members could participate in battle. The Hanged Man from the Tarot Alliance had been taken down by him, leaving eleven Predatory Cities. Seven versus eleven, they were at a numerical disadvantage. Coupled with the array of Level 2 items the enemy possessed, their chances of victory were slim. “Since the decision has been made, there’s no point in worrying.” He muttered softly. “Let’s go all in.” Though he had made up his mind, a grave expression still surfaced on his face. He couldn’t imagine just how intense a war involving more than a dozen Mobile Cities would become. Several hours later, Li Ye arrived at the safe zone. At this moment, Vanguard and the other Mobile Cities were parked inside the safe zone, each managing personnel assignments and taking time to rest. Li Ye picked up his binoculars and began carefully observing the Mobile Cities.