Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Link highly praised the sixteen-character policy.

When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy camps, we harass; when the enemy tires, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue.

When used properly in guerrilla and mobile warfare, it can be very effective.

Link was quite annoyed when the pursuers from the world of the gods used tactics similar to the sixteen-character strategy to stick to the Grand Sage Legion.

"It's just like a sticky candy!"

Looking at the pursuers from the Civilization of Gods who maintained a "suitable" distance, easily defending against attacks from the Grand Sage Legion without allowing them to easily advance comfortably, Link let out a heavy sigh.

If they were focused on retreating, the Grand Sage Legion could actually disengage quickly and withdraw to a safe star system.

Unfortunately, some things can be done, but not to excess.

For example, transitioning.

Public opinion doesn't usually matter much; at most, it might affect one's image.

It can be extremely fatal at crucial moments.

Link didn't want the Grand Sage Legion to be known as a "running legion".

In that case, even with Dean Forrest's full support, and even if Rivosos Academy still needs Link, the development ceiling of the Grand Sage Legion and the Grand family will be greatly reduced.

This is not the future Link wants to see.

"Okay! Okay! Okay! Is this how you play?"

Link was enraged by the "fishing" style of pursuit by the gods' civilization, which involved moving in and out of the border between the two civilizations.

He decided to intensify the attack on this wave of disgusting pursuers.

Link's will was swiftly implemented.

The Grand Sage Legion's interstellar fleet completed the formation change with extreme speed and proficiency.

A level 5 star fortress stands in front, flanked by two level 4 star fortresses on the left and right, forming an arrowhead shape.

The three main fleet regiments joined forces to form an arrow shaft.

The backwardness of logistics supply became the tail of the arrow.

The wedge formation charged forward relentlessly, breaking through with brute force.

Without giving the pursuers from the world of gods much time to react, Link gave the order and the Grand Sage Legion launched a counter-offensive.

The commander of the pursuers in the world of the gods is definitely a master of tactical command.

He sensed something was wrong as soon as the Grand Sage Legion changed its formation, and immediately commanded his legion to switch from offense to defense, and from pursuit to advance.

The balance of power has shifted.

This time, it was the turn of the Grand Sage Legion to execute the sixteen-character strategy and harass the pursuers from the world of the gods.

However, considering that the pursuers from the world of gods might have reinforcements behind them, Link didn't dare to pursue too deeply. He crossed the boundary line slightly and then tried to back off.

Unfortunately, the pursuers from the world of gods refused to allow it and turned around to harass the Grand Sage Legion.

Link had only one word to describe it: Annoying!

So annoying!

After being harassed for a while, they turned around and harassed back.

And so, the two legions began a game of cat and mouse on the dividing line between the two great civilizations.

One minute you're chasing me, the next minute I'm chasing you.

Neither side dared to let the other catch up, otherwise they would really be... well, you know.

That would be absolutely terrible.

By the time the reinforcements from both sides arrived at the star field surrounding this dividing line almost simultaneously, the Grand Sage Legion and the pursuers from the Gods Civilization World had already chased each other seven times.

Aside from wasting some disposable items on both sides, no significant results were achieved.

As for battle casualties, under the command of both sides' commanders who deeply understood the essence of "survival," there were virtually none.

To Link's surprise, the reinforcements were actually the seventh-level Great Sage Legion, personally led by the army group commander Rodrigo Diomand.

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, our unit has successfully completed the rendezvous mission and is currently engaged in close combat with the pursuing enemy forces. Please provide further instructions."

Upon arriving at the commander's flagship immediately, Link, without batting an eye, gave a brief report while facing Rodrigo Diormand's indifferent gaze.

The wizards present could all discern two key points from Link's words.

First, they successfully completed their rescue mission; second, they are currently locked in combat.

What does this indicate?

This shows that the Grand Sage Legion has done nothing wrong and deserves praise.

However, Rodrigo Diormand simply waved his hand, signaling Link to stand aside.

Accompanying Rodrigo Diomand in providing support were his seventh-level Grand Sage Legion, three sixth-level Sage Legion commanders, nine fifth-level Sage Legion commanders, and the remaining twenty-six fourth-level Sage Legion commanders.

The highest-ranking members of the Rivoss Academy Group were all gathered here.

If the world of gods could destroy this flagship—an eighth-level star fortress—they could wipe out the entire Rivosos Academy army.

Even if it doesn't cripple the wizarding civilization, it can at least cause far-reaching damage to it.

Link showed no dissatisfaction and obediently joined the ranks of the fourth-level sages.

Rodrigo Diormand rose from his seat and walked to the huge screen in the command center.

The corps commanders at all levels followed suit.

"here,"

Rodrigo pointed, and two images, one large and one small, appeared on the huge screen.

The larger screens show the reinforcements from the world of the gods, while the smaller screens show the pursuers from the world of the gods.

The corps commanders at all levels watched the two screens intently, awaiting the commander-in-chief's speech.

Rodrigo glanced around at the various legion commanders under his command and slowly began, "This is our army group, and this time it's a tough nut to crack. Rivosos Academy has taken the place of the Great Sage's Tower of Michel, but the Supreme Council has not yet approved Rivosos Academy's wartime and theater command authority over other wizarding organizations within the Rivosos district. Why?"

Rodrigo paused, then raised his voice slightly, his tone becoming more impassioned: "Because Rivosos Academy hasn't yet demonstrated its ability to assume theater command on the battlefield. But I believe that this time, if our army group can completely overcome this challenge without the help of other forces, Rivosos Academy's wartime and theater command authority will naturally follow."

These words filled Link with trepidation.

What the hell are they trying to do?

This is about ignoring all rules and regulations and just getting straight to work!

At this rate, even if we manage to win this battle, it will be a Pyrrhic victory!

The army group and its various corps units are likely to suffer enormous losses.

They could even be killed in action as a whole unit!

Look at the sage next door, Sage Hinrich, with his mournful expression.

He and his Sinrich Sage Legion lost at least a third of their strength in just one infiltration mission behind enemy lines.

As for morale, it goes without saying that it's extremely low right now.

Link didn't want himself and his Grand Sage Legion to follow in the footsteps of the Sage of Sinrich and his Legion of Sinrich.

He believed that many corps commanders at various levels shared this view.

Unfortunately, no legion commander dared to voice any objections.

Kill the chicken and the monkey!

Rodrigo Diomand may be waiting for opponents to emerge and become the scapegoat, thus strengthening his authority and control over the army group.

"Since everyone agrees with my idea, then our army group's thinking is now unified. Going forward, I will assign tasks, and each corps and corps commander must strictly and promptly complete them, without any compromise or delay!"

"yes!"

What could the corps commanders at all levels say? They could only respond in unison.

Even the three level-six sages were like this.

The next half hour passed as Rodrigo Diormand personally assigned tasks to each legion.

Perhaps it was because Dean Forrest had given instructions, or perhaps it was because Link would still be of great use to the future development of Rivoss Academy, Rodrigo did not assign Link and the Grand Sage Legion overly difficult tasks.

You could even say that the Grand Sage Legion got a great job.

An army marches on its stomach.

For the Rivoss Academy Army Group to fight a major battle, logistics is of paramount importance.

The Grand Sage Legion was assigned to patrol the supply routes, working alongside two Level 5 Sage Legions and five Level 4 Sage Legions to protect the supply routes.

After leaving the army group's flagship and returning to the level 5 star fortress that served as the flagship of the Grand Sage Legion, Link immediately issued new missions.

The Grand Sage Legion sprang into action.

After three consecutive rounds without using any magic stones, they unleashed all their remaining "firepower" towards the pursuing forces of the Gods' Civilization World, who were still entangled with the Grand Sage Legion, successfully breaking off contact and speeding towards their own occupied star field.

After a short rest and resupply, they took on the role of patrol officers for the logistical supply routes.

Legions that received their combat missions set off one after another to designated star systems near the front line, preparing for a major battle.

The commotion on the wizarding civilization's side could not be completely hidden from the god civilization's side.

Even though the Rivosos Academy Group did a lot of cover-up and threw out a lot of "smoke bombs".

The world of gods quickly responded, deploying large numbers of fresh troops to the vicinity of the battle line, where they confronted each other while making other preparations.

The decisive battle cannot break out immediately.

In the early stages, the focus will be on mutual probing, along with intelligence gathering and other tasks that commanders at all levels would do:

Cut off the other side's supply lines!

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed since Rodrigo Diomand proposed a major annihilation campaign to demonstrate the capabilities of Rivosos Academy.

The Grand Sage Legion has been patrolling the "lifeline" of the Rivosos Academy Army for thirteen days.

During this time, Link led the Grand Sage Legion to repel three elite squads sent by the Gods' Civilization to sabotage the Wizarding Civilization's "supply routes".

Although they did not kill any deities equivalent to fourth-level sages, the results were still quite good.

They also provided support to other Level 4 Sage Legions twice.

As time went on, the atmosphere within the army group and corps became increasingly tense.

The preparations were complete, the probing had yielded results, and all the wizards knew that the final battle was about to begin.

In pursuit of victory, both sides will inevitably break their "tacit understanding," abandoning their "gentle" confrontation and engaging in a "brutal" battle.

Even though from the very beginning this battle was destined to be a fair fight between the two sides, neither commander would give up the idea of ​​using a "surprise attack" to win.

"Surprise attack" can be a contingency plan that plays a surprising role at the right time, or it can be a reserve force.

At critical moments, cutting off the opponent's "supply line" is a surprisingly effective backup plan;

The legions drawn to protect the supply lines during the final battle are the reserve force.

The Grand Sage Legion, along with two other Tier 5 legions and five Tier 4 legions, has been given a new role: the Third Reserve.

Given the scale of this battle and Rodrigo Diomander's strong desire to win, Link believed that the Grand Sage Legion would inevitably have to fight it out.

For various reasons, the Grand Sage Legion began to continuously practice the various contingency plans formulated by the General Staff, the Joint Intelligence Department, the three main regiments, and the Royal Guard during their patrols.

How to pursue an advantage, how to turn the tide when at a disadvantage, how to attack a strong position, how to launch a surprise attack, how to confront head-on, how to outflank, and so on...

Most importantly, retreat!

Link made no secret of emphasizing the idea that "if you lose people but save the land, you lose both; if you save people but lose the land, you save both."

This is not cowardice.

The Grand Sage Legion also has a "Go All Out" Operation Zero contingency plan.

This is simply to avoid any unnecessary sacrifices as much as possible.

Link didn't want to lose the Grand Sage Legion, the result of the hard work of Fei Meng himself, Jasmine, Sandra, Lanny, Tiffany, and others, in just one battle.

Having lost all that, it won't be so easy for Link to make a comeback.

"Freedom to do anything" has already been able to "infuse blood" into Link, but it is still somewhat immature and needs further development.

The three worlds received from the Great Sage Rosenthal have limited output.

An unprecedented upheaval has arrived, leaving Link little time to develop his plans.

Therefore, in this battle, we must exert our strength, achieve great results, and preserve our own capabilities!

However, there are tricks to preserving strength; one must not make the situation too ugly and give others a handle to use against them.

Link pondered this repeatedly, trying to eliminate any potential mistakes.

"Commander, everything is ready."

Link's thoughts were interrupted by the words of Lynn Hewitt, the head of the entourage.

"Then let's go."

Link snapped out of his daze and gave the order.

This is the Grand Sage Legion's last "supply route" patrol mission.

After completing this patrol, the Grand Sage Legion will be reassigned to the third reserve team, ready to be called up at any time to enter the battlefield for combat.

At a command, the Grand Sage Legion's interstellar fleet set sail, proceeding along the predetermined route.

Not to mention that some time ago, the Grand Sage Legion encountered an elite squad from the world of gods who had infiltrated the "supply route" in an attempt to sabotage it.

Even if they don't encounter each other, Link can't afford to be careless.

In any universe or world, countless people die on the battlefield due to carelessness and negligence.

Link didn't want to become such a fool himself.

During the final patrol, Link not only put himself on high alert and remained vigilant, but also strictly ordered the entire legion to be on high alert and not to be negligent.

Therefore, despite the immense pressure on the Grand Sage Legion from the face of this seemingly inexplicable obstacle—a well-organized legion from the Gods' Civilization World, comparable in size to a Level 5 Sage Legion from the Wizarding Civilization World—the Legion did not descend into chaos.

"A bunch of idiots!"

Unexpectedly, before the decisive battle even began, he was the one who had to risk his life first. Link couldn't help but curse the friendly forces that had appeared on the front lines, calling them "utterly foolish!"

After finishing his tirade, Link immediately responded, "Call for backup! Prepare for battle! Plan Zero!"

The brave wins when we meet on a narrow road.

Let's give it our all! (End of Chapter)