Chapter 991 Beast Race Attacks (2)

When they finally set out, a day had already passed.

It took the fourth and eighth army an entire day to get all their supplies ready, which Lin Fan was let down about. However, he didn't blame them since this was already them moving fast.

If possible, they would have wanted to prepare for at least three days before heading out to ensure that all of their supplies were intact.

But at Lin Fan's insistence, they shortened it to a single day to get everything. The other supplies would be brought to them from supply depots around the battlefield, which would still give them the same level of supplies.

It was just that there was the chance that those supplies would be delayed or attacked for various reasons that made it much riskier.

Still, this was Lin Fan's insistence, so they had no choice.

Lin Fan knew what kind of position he was putting them in by making this decision since he knew that this was something that involved their very lives. Without those supplies, lives could be lost, so it was better to be as prepared as possible.

But he couldn't wait much longer.

The reason he was going to the battlefield in the first place was because he had received a mission from the system.

This mission was a time sensitive one and it was to save his father, Lin Ao and his mother, Yue Qingrou.

He didn't need to guess to know what the consequences of failing this mission was.

To give him the greatest support, there was even a map that had been provided. However, as time passed, there were parts of the map that were changing.

Just like the mission, this map was clearly a time sensitive thing.

So the more time that he wasted, the worse the situation would be.

He wanted to go as soon as possible.

The one problem was that he couldn't tell anyone about this map since it was something from the system. He could say it was his master, but the map was integrated into the system and he couldn't show it unless he showed the system interface.

That was not something that he was willing to do.

He had no choice but to wait.

After setting off, the first order that he gave was for the fourth and eighth armies to follow him.

Lin Jian had been confused by this, but he still trusted Lin Fan.

Once he gave the order for the fourth and eighth armies to follow Lin Fan, they had no choice but to follow. Lin Jian had received the decree appointing him as the leader of this expedition.

With the decree there, they had to follow this order.

But as they went on the path that Lin Fan set out for them, the fourth and eighth armies couldn't help feeling more and more confused as to why they were going this way.

Their task was to repel the invading Beast Race and to rescue the people caught up in this invasion. This was a task that should be top priority and should be finished as quickly as possible.

The path that Lin Fan guided them on was the most twisted path that they had seen.

One moment they would be going straight and then the next, they would be going down a turn that was almost the exact opposite direction. They were almost going backwards, but they were moving a bit to the left or to the right, so they were going towards the target.

But this was clearly a waste of time moving like this.

So they all had their misgivings about Lin Fan's path.

That is until the scouts came back with reports on the areas that they had evaded.

When the generals that were with the fourth and eighth armies read these reports, they couldn't help being shocked by what they saw.

These scouts had been sent out by the generals in the first place so they would have evidence against Lin Fan when they protested to the Lin Astral Emperor. After all, the things that Lin Fan did were interfering with their mission, so it could be considered treason.

This was a mission to rescue their fellow countrymen who were being attacked by the Beast Race, they couldn't waste any time at all running around like this.

However, according to the reports that they received from the scouts, they learned that there were…ambushes from the Beast Race that were waiting for them in the places that they avoided.

These were Beast Race troops that had somehow infiltrated all the way to these places that were already waiting to attack them.

By following the route that Lin Fan made them take, they were able to avoid these ambushes.

If they had taken the most direct route, there was no doubt that they would have had to fight their way just to reach the front lines.

Not to mention all the time that it would have wasted, many of them would have been injured or even killed in these battles.

So being able to avoid all of these ambushes was without a doubt the best method.

The generals couldn't help being amazed by Lin Fan's superior awareness that allowed him to avoid all of these ambushes. If it was them, they definitely wouldn't have known about them until it was too late.

For generals like them, this was a failure of their duty to both the country and their men, so it was hard for them to accept.

But this also made them feel feelings of worship towards Lin Fan.

Lin Jian had also received the same reports since he had checked out the areas that Lin Fan had avoided.

He hadn't done it to harm Lin Fan like the generals planned to do, he wanted to check the areas just in case the generals wanted to do something. But when he learned the same things as the generals, he ripped up all the reports with a smile.

It seemed like Lin Fan really did have a reason for coming on this expedition.

So the route that they took was much longer than normal, but they were able to reach the frontlines without encountering a single enemy.

As for the ambushes that were waiting, the generals of the fourth and eighth army had already sent word to the local armies about this and they were sending troops to take care of these Beast Race troops waiting in ambush.

They couldn't just leave these Beast Race infiltrators there.

When they arrived, they could see how devastated the area was already.

There were two planets that had been destroyed and debris was scattered all over in space.

There were still signs of fighting in the distance, but it was clear that one side was getting weaker and weaker based on the life energy fluctuations that came from over there.

Now that they were on the battlefield, Lin Fan left command of the fourth and eighth army to Lin Jian.

Lin Jian was surprised at first, but he also quickly understood why Lin Fan did this.

Lin Fan might have been a smart and talented person, but he did have his flaws as well. One of those flaws was that he wasn't able to command an army since this was not something that he had done before.

He could command an army of pets, but that was different since he had the void laws.

When it came to an army of actual people, he had no experience in this.

So he handed this over to Lin Jian who did have experience.

Lin Jian immediately gathered up the generals of the fourth army while leaving the generals of the eighth army to their own devices.

The fourth army was the strike unit, so they would be charging in to take care of the enemies. These were the troops that Lin Jian would be leading into battle, so he had to coordinate with them.

The eighth army was the rescue unit and they would be going around looking for survivors to save.

They had their own chain of command, so there was no need for Lin Jian to order them around. Their generals would take care of everything on their own, so he left them to their own devices.

Once he had finished coordinating with the generals of the fourth army, Lin Jian came to find Lin Fan.

He and the Lin Astral Emperor had allowed him to come, but they definitely wouldn't let him go anywhere near the fighting. So Lin Jian said, "Just stay here and observe. When it's over, I can bring you to where you need to go."

Lin Fan nodded in agreement to this before saying, "Alright."

Lin Jian narrowed his eyes to look at Lin Fan when he heard this.

Then he turned to the Ruler Realm guard that had come along and said, "Keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't run off on his own."

The Ruler Realm guard nodded in agreement to this.

There were two Ruler Realm guards that had been brought along this time.

The Lin Astral Emperor had sent the two of them to guards Lin Fan and Lin Jian respectively.

So one would be going with Lin Jian into battle, while the other one would be staying here to watch over Lin Fan.

The one watching over Lin Fan was disappointed that he didn't get to go into battle against the Beast Race for the sake of the Lin Astral Empire, but he had received his orders and he would follow them.

It was just too bad that none of them noticed the sly look in Lin Fan's eyes.