Chapter 502: Realization
The coalition’s rear forces now saw the incoming fire from their allies on the other side. Their morale, which had been flagging under the Swarm’s pincer attack, lifted slightly.
“They’ve broken through!”
“Push harder! If we can pull them out, we can retreat!”
“Full attack!”
“…”
The civilizations that made up the rear forces had no connection to those in the front forces, aside from being members of the Locke Mutual Aid Society. There were no comrades from the rear forces in the front forces, not even members of the same race. If it weren’t for orders from their own races, they would never have held out this long.
Even as they held their ground, they didn’t care much about whether they could rescue the front forces. They only intended to stay until the front forces were completely annihilated, at which point they could retreat without further obligation.
But they hadn’t expected the front forces to break through the Swarm’s encirclement on their own. This gave the rear forces hope of an early “end to their shift,” and their morale and energy immediately improved.
The rear forces’ firepower suddenly intensified. Under the combined assault from both sides, the Swarm forces visibly dwindled.