174: The Caspian Monster appears!

As the most elite naval force on Azure Star, these Great Harmony warships naturally possessed a certain degree of anti-aircraft capability.

Moreover, due to the lesson learned from being unilaterally attacked by carrier-based aircraft during the Raging Sea, they had greatly strengthened their anti-aircraft capabilities!

This didn't require any technological support; it was simply a matter of transferring land-based anti-aircraft weapons to the ship's hull.

One by one, Great Harmony warships flying the Red Sun flag roared on the sea surface!

It was like a final struggle before being frozen in this Winter is Coming world!

Several anti-aircraft shells soared from the vertical launch systems on both sides of the hull, leaving trails of white smoke.

Ten thousand ships fired simultaneously! Killing intent was rampant!

These shells, like cheetahs, tracked their aerial targets with astonishing speed and precision.

The Great Harmony fleet's attack didn't care whether the aircraft were mentally controlled or not.

As long as they were Korean, they were an eyesore.

Since they were all scum and deserved to be hit, indiscriminate firing was fine.

Loud explosions immediately followed!

Huge fireballs erupted in the air, fragments scattered, and smoke permeated the area.

Even the Koreans who weren't mentally controlled were dumbfounded at this moment and couldn't help but curse loudly.

They could understand their own people attacking them because they were mentally controlled.

But why was the Great Harmony fleet actively attacking them now?!

Those Great Harmony people were entering this Winter is Coming instance for the first time, so it was impossible for them to be mentally controlled!

They were purely attacking intentionally, seeking revenge.

“Siba! Asiba!”

“These Great Harmony people are all Siba!”

“They are clearly retaliating! We spent so much money inviting them over, and they turned out to be a bunch of ungrateful wretches!”

“Forget it, bombard Great Harmony's warships! If they don't let us have an easy time, they shouldn't expect one either!”

The Korean air fleet was no less aggressive, directly firing with all its might at the Great Harmony fleet on the sea!

This original alliance between Great Harmony and South Korea fell into complete chaos due to the appearance of some mentally controlled Traitors.

On the sea surface, about to be frozen by ice and snow, a fierce air-sea battle was unfolding.

On the sea, warships, like enraged beasts, pointed their naval guns and launchers at the sky, firing with all their might.

In the sky, fighter formations swooped down like falcons, carrying precision bombs and the most rapid machine guns under their wings. Bombs detached from their pylons, trailing flames as they cut through the sky, heading straight for the warships!

The allies of the previous second were now slaughtering each other without any mercy.

They hadn't been so serious and enthusiastic when dealing with the Mao Xiong Country army.

“Kill! Kill these Great Harmony Traitors!”

“The instance can be lost, but the Koreans must be annihilated!”

Bombs exploded alternately in the air and on the sea, creating massive water columns and flashes of fire, which had completely turned the Saint Petersburg port into the most tragic battlefield.

Both aircraft and warships were rapidly diminishing.

The number of Challengers was also decreasing by the minute.

[Eastern Island: 650000 / 1500000]

[Stick Country: 450000 / 1000000]

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[Eastern Island: 600000 / 1500000]

[Stick Country: 400000 / 1000000]

Just by looking at the data flickering on the instance backend, one might think they had encountered some formidable enemy...

And at this most chaotic time.

Thousands of military vehicles, shaped like airplanes, were slowly moving close to the sea surface, like cheetahs intently staring at their prey.

They had actually been in the Gulf of Finland outside Saint Petersburg for some time, but they had made no moves, simply observing the battle between the Great Harmony people and the Koreans.

To call them airplanes, their flight altitude was too low; they were almost skimming the sea surface.

But if they were called ships, they maintained a certain distance from the sea surface, feeling as if they were suspended above the water.

This was another black technology of the Mao Xiong Country!

Named the "Caspian Sea Monster," also known as a ground-effect vehicle.

As the name suggests, it is an aircraft that can utilize the ground effect to increase lift and reduce drag when flying close to the ground or water surface!

The ground effect refers to the phenomenon where, when an aircraft flies at a very low altitude close to the ground or water surface, the compression of airflow between the aircraft's underside and the ground or water surface leads to increased pressure beneath the aircraft, thereby providing additional lift, achieving a state of near-hovering.

It is for this reason that they are not affected by the extremely low temperatures currently in the Mao Xiong Country and can operate normally.

Because this type of aircraft generally only operates within the Caspian Sea region and has an unusual shape, it is called the "Caspian Sea Monster."

Honestly, it can be said to be one of Mao Xiong Country's most imaginative inventions, an existence far ahead of Eagle Country.

The principle of this ground effect allows the Caspian Sea Monster to achieve extremely high speeds, reaching near-aircraft speeds even at low altitudes over the sea.

At the same time, it possesses extreme stealth, and neither aerial nor maritime detection units can discover its existence.

Due to its characteristics, it has strong prospects in both strategic strikes and personnel transport.

However, due to technological limitations, the "Caspian Sea Monster" never saw normal development and was soon halted by the Mao Xiong Country.

From beginning to end, this creation barely possessed combat capabilities and was never actually deployed in real warfare.

It wasn't until the technological explosion of modern society that Eagle Country, Mao Xiong Country, and Dragon Country all attempted to research various variations of ground-effect vehicles, but they mostly ended in failure.

The technology required for ground-effect vehicles was too advanced, and the research funding was unimaginable. No country would be willing to invest in such an unstable blueprint; it seemed it could only exist in science fiction movies.

But now that it was an instance, and given the presence of Genesis Space.

Lin Ye would absolutely not let go of such a high-level creation.

Anyway, as long as the principle was understood, no matter how difficult the process, Genesis Space could assemble it.

Real-world pain points were not pain points at all in instance design.

Under Lin Ye's re-creation, the "Caspian Sea Monster's" stealth and high-speed characteristics were maximized, and it was simultaneously endowed with extreme offensive capabilities.

The ground-effect vehicles in Winter is Coming possessed multiple navigation options: surface, ground-effect zone, and high-altitude!

In terms of weaponry, they were equipped with beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles, anti-ship missiles, and intercontinental missiles!

They even had nuclear strike capabilities! Possessing intercontinental strategic strike capabilities similar to the north wind god.

It can be said that all kinds of weapons, whether sea, land, or air, could be loaded onto it.

At this moment, they were lurking like ghosts beside the Great Harmony fleet and Korean aircraft, just waiting for the right moment to deliver a fatal blow to these invaders.