Chapter 964, Comoros Special Administrative Region

The Eldar's surrender came as a surprise to the Alliance's frontline forces.

Just moments before, the Dark Eldar had put up a very strong resistance.

The Blacks' army was a formidable foe not only to ordinary human forces, but also to the Space Marines.

In other words, the Dark Eldar's slave cannon fodder army is slightly easier to defeat.

If the regular forces of the Dark Eldar themselves were to surface, or if elite races from the Xenomorph mercenaries—such as Minos or Serpentmen—the situation would become extremely troublesome. Human forces would often need several times their size to withstand the attack. Even Space Marines, if they were to make a single misstep and be attacked by a superior enemy force in unfavorable terrain, could easily be wiped out as a whole.

Compared to other major wars in the Alliance's history, this one is almost as intense as the Battle of Ankaki. The war against the Bonebreaker King and his elite Greenskin army, arguably the most powerful in the entire universe, is no different from what we are seeing now.

The Battle of Comoros was even more brutal than that.

After all, compared to the two wars, humanity deployed more troops in the Comoros, the situation was more complex, and the area affected by the war was much larger.

The types of warfare were also very different. The great battle against the orcs on Ankaki was mainly a head-on confrontation between large armies, an armored charge in the open field, an artillery barrage, and a brutal battle for positional advantage.

But in Comoros, it was more like urban street fighting. The two sides repeatedly fought for control of one or two houses or buildings in different districts and blocks. Even if a building was blown up, the remaining wreckage became a focal point for combat between the two sides.

Although humanity's overall strategic advance seems unstoppable, with the Dark Eldar suffering repeated defeats in their homeland, a closer look reveals a different story: every inch of land is paved with blood, every path marked by the corpses of Alliance soldiers.

Moreover, the areas captured often harbor large numbers of black-skinned guerrillas and countless unexplored tunnels that could be used by rat-men forces. All of this can inflict terrible damage on humanity's rear.

It wasn't that the human occupying forces didn't want to eliminate the remaining guerrillas and destroy the tunnels. On the contrary, the Allied army preferred to advance more slowly, just to clean up the mess. However, doing this often inherently involved enormous risks. Roughly half of their losses were incurred in clearing out the guerrillas and destroying the tunnels.

In the eyes of those on the front lines, the Dark Eldar are formidable adversaries. Although the warriors maintain high morale and firmly believe that final victory will be theirs, they also recognize that a great price may be paid before complete victory, requiring them to make sacrifices bit by bit.

Unexpectedly, the order from above suddenly came: victory was achieved, and the Eldar had surrendered.

No, the Elven race, who were fighting desperately just a moment ago, have surrendered now?
It's a bit dreamlike, a bit baffling.

But in any case, for the frontline soldiers, victory in the war is a good thing.

No need to fight anymore, and all the merits that are due will be obtained.

The next task for the frontline units was to receive the spoils of war according to the instructions from their superiors.

The Eldar forces laid down their weapons in organized formations and surrendered in droves. Their locations were sent by their superiors. When the fully armed human troops arrived at their destinations, the Eldar forces, or mercenaries, had often already laid down their weapons, obediently lined up, and were all captured.

Early on, prisoner-of-war camps were built, where these Dark Eldar were temporarily held, awaiting the takeover by the Alliance government. This was the most common scenario.

Of course, there were also those who were unwilling to surrender.

After all, even with Monsa's decree and the old woman's persuasion of many officials after returning home, a decision was still made, but there were certainly those who were unwilling to surrender.

Not a lot.

Some decided to put up a stubborn resistance in the complex terrain of the Comoros; others took advantage of the window of opportunity before human forces had taken control of all the key locations, boarded spaceships to escape the Comoros, and went to the real universe to find a place to settle down.

The total number of these people may account for more than a third of the entire Dark Eldar.

The former would likely mean that the alliance would have to endure prolonged attacks from the resistance forces while controlling Comoros for a long time to come.

The latter would likely make pirate raids across the universe even more severe. It's possible that as worlds are conquered and pirate ports are secretly established, coupled with human rebels, otherworldly forces, and chaotic factions, and combined with the technology and manpower of the Dark Eldar, the consequences could be dire.

In short, they're all troublesome matters.

Even if the Dark Eldar are destroyed or surrendered, leaving only scattered remnants, there will still be a huge impact, demonstrating the final strength of this former overlord with countless millennia of history.

However, these situations can all be handled.

The Dark Eldar resistance in the Comoros can be dealt with by the Dark Eldar themselves. They have many connections, and there may be some sympathizers who could act as spies within the human ranks. But overall, there will definitely be genuine surrenderers who provide intelligence and betray the resistance. Moreover, these surrendered Dark Eldar can also form a cleanup force, turning against each other.

The same principle applies to the risk of future piracy.

None of these are as important as the alliance's current acquisition of the entire Comoros.

After the complete surrender of Comoros, the Allied Central Front Army was stationed there.

On the one hand, they can suppress Comoros, wipe out the resistance forces, and deter the surrender faction from having any other thoughts.

On the other hand, the Central Army's presence in the Comoros is itself an excellent advantage. Through the numerous ports and veiled portals in the Comoros, they can quickly travel to various parts of the universe to support the front lines in all directions, truly fulfilling the Central Army's original duty of 'guarding the center and supporting all directions'.

The Alliance government also established the 'Comoro Special Administrative Region' here. Its administrative level is quite high, equivalent to a regional government within the Alliance government. In the future, the main responsibilities of this special region government will be to manage the Eldar, utilize Eldar technology for the construction of the special region, maintain all the Veilports, and support the Alliance's military and commercial operations using the special region's ports.

(End of this chapter)