Chapter 316 ·“Mother and Daughter”

Aldashir ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍immediately became anxious when he saw the Defensive Line breached by the Corpse Beasts，he had never expected his luck to be so terrible，he had barely encountered this inexplicable ultra-large-scale Corpse Beast Tide when the Alliance launched an air raid right afterward，and just happened to blow up his city wall。

The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍entire Command Mechanism suffered damage during the air raid，combined with the outer city wall being breached，Pleda instantly descended into complete chaos，and the Command System became totally paralyzed。

Aldashir ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍gritted his teeth：“Rely on the Teleportation Gate，all forces retreat in an orderly manner！”

The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍absence of a Command System meant they had to withdraw from the battlefield and reorganize their forces，otherwise such a chaotic mess could very easily cause the military formations to collapse，and once that happened an Ordinary Army that had lost its organizational ability would become nothing more than reserve troops for the Corpse Beasts，the situation would instantly deteriorate beyond recovery。

The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Subcontinent would not care about another million or so Corpse Beasts，but the Allied Nations absolutely could not afford to lose this final batch of Battlefield Veterans。

If ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍they were completely wiped out here，even Aldashir did not know how this war could still be fought relying on that group of Reserve Recruits！

But if you wanted to disengage from the battlefield and reorganize your formations，you still had to see whether the other two sides were willing to give you such an opportunity。

While the First Formation was causing trouble for Aldashir above the battlefield，the Second Attack Formation had also already arrived above Pleda，and hanging beneath their bellies were Heavy Cluster Bombs。

As they reached the Drop Point，large numbers of Cluster Bombs scattered down over the heads of everyone in the city like celestial maidens scattering flowers，countless small-scale explosions erupted among the troops and Corpse Beast groups，blowing apart the forces that had only just regrouped once again。

The Bunker-busting Bombs carried by the first group of Fighter Dive Bombers were intended to directly paralyze the defenses of the Pleda defenders，while the second group was for Saturation Casualty Infliction，further reducing the Allied Forces’ assembly、deployment，and post-damage recovery efficiency。

Very few people could fearlessly move around on streets filled with Cluster Bombs，and even if they did not move they might not necessarily avoid the Cluster Submunitions raining down as densely as raindrops。

Waves of wailing sounded amid the small explosions occurring from time to time everywhere，those with better luck merely had their legs blown off，while those with worse luck had the lower halves of their bodies blasted away，or half their heads sliced off by flying shrapnel。

These intermittent small explosions kept every soldier’s nerves stretched to the limit，they looked in panic at everything around them that was both familiar and unfamiliar，like playing a Spot-the-Difference Game as they tried to detect Grenade-sized Cluster Submunitions among the street ruins。

The Third Wave of more than a hundred aircraft emerged from the distant horizon，the remaining Anti-aircraft Guns were still working hard trying to resist，several Dive Bombers were shot down，but even more Bombers diving at high speed completed their delivery missions。

The brilliant fireworks blossoming in midair made Aldashir close his eyes in despair，their landing positions were almost entirely near the Teleportation Gate，the Alliance was forcing him toward a dead end。

To maximize personnel casualties，the third group had chosen to carry White Phosphorus Incendiary Bombs，cheap to manufacture、simple to mass-produce and easy to store，while also possessing very respectable power，making them exceptionally qualified Mowing Weapons。

The Alliance’s thinking was very simple，even if the huge problem of the Corpse Beasts tied down my hands and prevented me from dealing with you in the short term，there was still no chance I would let you squat beside me waiting to take advantage，I would prioritize clearing you out first。

If I cannot crush the Corpse Beasts to death I can still crush you，creating some trouble for you was still extremely easy。

It was merely that the General Staff in the rear had not expected this Strike Operation to happen to coincide with the Corpse Beast Tide assaulting Pleda，allowing the frontline Aviation Forces to seize the opportunity and tear open a massive wound。

As casualties within Pleda City intensified，the scent of blood produced by the deaths and injuries of a million fresh lives caused more than half of Cabansia’s Corpse Beasts to riot and frantically surge toward Pleda，allowing the surviving resisting people of Cabansia to breathe a tremendous sigh of relief。

Although more than half the national territory had fallen，quite a few places had still completed internal purges immediately and were able to resist the external Corpse Beast Tide。

Once the Alliance reacted and began providing them with large-scale Airdrop and Artillery Delivery Aid they finally managed to stabilize their footing，the dead were beyond counting but at least the spark of survival had still been preserved。

And during the brief window after the three rounds of air raids，Aldashir fought while retreating and attempted to withdraw the main body of his forces back through the other side of the Teleportation Gate to reorganize a Defensive Line。

However at this moment humans and Corpse Beasts within Pleda City had already become intermingled beyond distinction，who was there left to obey his commands。Rather than calling it a retreat，it would be more accurate to call it a full-scale rout。

Countless soldiers were terrified out of their wits by the overwhelming Corpse Beast Tide，and had also lost confidence in their comrades，caring only about pushing aside everyone before them and running toward the Teleportation Gate。

People squeezed people and people shoved people，causing large-scale trampling incidents，and quite a few soldiers had even lost their reason，raising their guns and firing at former comrades blocking their path，countless people died beneath the guns of their own side。

And behavior like this in turn triggered a shift in the mentality of all the soldiers，filling them with vigilance and distrust toward the comrades around them，further worsening the difficulty of Aldashir’s command。

More than a million people were thrown into complete chaos，all scrambling over one another toward the Teleportation Gate，and even the Supervisory Units slaughtering indiscriminately had no effect，the people in front could not stop even if they wanted to because they would be pushed forward by their comrades behind them，the will of an individual could not create even the slightest ripple before the collapse of the group。

For them rather than waiting to die inside this besieged city，it was better to risk their lives rushing through the Teleportation Gate where there was still hope of survival。

Arasbal Port

A large Passenger Liner slowly docked beside the pier under the guidance of a Pilot Boat，the people on the pier had long since grown accustomed to it，and a large crowd of workers who made their living at the docks gathered around the ship waiting for the passengers above to disembark，seeing whether there was anywhere they were needed。

They continuously shouted toward the passengers coming down around the Gangway，whether it was carrying luggage or hauling cargo，they would even take work as Tour Guides。

And among them a young mother and daughter attracted quite a bit of attention

There was no helping it，that head of black hair and those black eyes seemed like something they had never seen before in their memories，so naturally they looked a few more times，and after looking again at their clothing which was extremely similar to how people dressed on the Alliance side，they immediately understood。

And when the woman holding her daughter noticed their gazes，a faint smile appeared on her exquisite fair face as she nodded toward them。

A burst of commotion instantly arose from the crowd：

“Wow！That Madam actually smiled at commoners like us？”

“They say all the nobles who come out of the Alliance are extremely polite，after seeing it today I believe it。”

“What a pity，such a beautiful Lady already has a child。”

“What’s there to pity？Having a child makes her even more charming~”

“Go go go！Keep your voices down，if the Patrol Guards hear us we’ll all be driven out，and I definitely don’t want to lose this job。”

The little girl in the beautiful Madam’s arms turned her head and fiercely glared at them with her large eyes：“Damn it！What are they saying！I’m going to kill them！”

A pair of hands carrying a faint fragrance covered the little girl’s eyes：“No Little Kate，the purpose of us coming out this time was not to let you do things like that。”

“Mitia you’ve gone too far！Why do I have to be your daughter in terms of identity？”

“If I said I was your daughter would anyone believe it？Also，when we’re outside please call me An Ning，of course that’s assuming you don’t care about others saying you have no manners。I also don’t mind if you call me Mother~”