Chapter 31 A 'meteor' streaked through the sky, tearing apart the earth and shattering everything in its path.
Nation-level combat power! The big black fish surfaces!
"Volta-class Aircraft Carrier Group, attack orders received!"
"We are now proceeding at full speed toward the designated area, estimated arrival in 13 minutes!"
"Mission objectives are:"
"Destroy all steel legions that have entered our territory!"
"erebus-class strategic nuclear submarine, attack orders received!"
"We are now proceeding at full speed toward the designated area, estimated arrival in 11 minutes!"
"Mission objectives are:"
"Conduct devastating strikes on key enemy areas, including military bases and food, water, and power storage warehouses!"
"Raging Waves aerial combat department, operational orders received!"
"All fighter jets, armed helicopters, and strategic transport aircraft have been refueled and are ready for takeoff at any time!"
"Mission objectives are:"
"Wait for the 'big black fish' to complete strikes on key areas, then enter enemy territory and assist ground forces in completing the Mò City capital conquest!"
"Raging Waves ground combat department, operational orders received!"
"All tanks, armored vehicles, and transport vehicles have passed inspection and are ready for deployment at any time!"
"Mission objectives are:"
"Take over the battlefield after the 'Aircraft Carrier Group' finishes bombing the enemy steel legions, conduct cleanup operations, and simultaneously follow the Raging Waves aerial combat department to complete the Mò City capital conquest!"
The moment all three branches—sea, land, and air—responded to the Supreme Council's orders,
the counterattack launched by Raging Waves officially began!
In places where Chaikov could not see through the strategic perspective, the aircraft carrier, like a giant god, plowed through the waves, and the 'big black fish,' like a swimming dragon in the deep sea, forged ahead at full speed!
Aerial forces, ground forces.
Every bit of combat power that could be mobilized was set in motion at this moment!
And what about Chaikov now?
He still naively believed that his steel army could sweep through everything, capturing the second and third defensive lines even faster than the first, and even storming into the capital of Raging Waves!
"Push harder!"
"I'm about to end this overpowered conquest game!"
As the Decipherer, Chaikov kept his eyes locked firmly on the strategic view before him.
He focused all his attention on controlling his steel army,
driving these steel behemoths at full speed toward the second defensive line of Raging Waves.
1 minute.
3 minutes.
9 minutes.
Time ticked away, second by second.
Soon, the steel legions controlled by Chaikov arrived at the second defensive line of Raging Waves!
But, a strange scene unfolded at this moment.
Even though the second defensive line was located deeper within the territory of Raging Waves, the defenses placed here were far inferior to those of the first defensive line!
The first line had at least deployed terrifying M270 multiple launch rocket systems to block the advance of the steel torrent.
But here?
Aside from some unmanned machine guns, and abandoned tanks, armored vehicles, and fighter jets scattered on the ground, there was nothing.
"No defenses set up at all?" Chaikov was very puzzled!
According to his guess, the defensive network set up by Raging Waves here should have been much more terrifying than the previous one!
But now, upon arriving at the second defensive line, his steel army saw the enemy opening their gates to welcome them in?
This was highly unreasonable!
Raging Waves must have prepared some sort of surprise for him within the second defensive line.
But what exactly that surprise would be, Chaikov really couldn't fathom right now.
"Forget it. Since I'm here, I'll deal with it."
"No matter what they've prepared for me in the second defensive line, since I've already arrived, there is no turning back!"
"All forces, follow my command, continue the advance!"
Shaking his head, Chaikov stopped overthinking and maneuvered the entire steel army into the second defensive line.
Soon, the swarming steel behemoths poured into the second defensive line.
It was only after entering this area and seeing the scene before him that the sense of unease lingering in Chaikov's heart intensified.
Because!
Behind this area, which Raging Waves had designated as the second defensive line, was a vast wasteland!
This wasteland was at least a hundred miles away from the nearest city!
If the enemy launched a bombardment against him on this flat, open, and unobstructed plain, his steel army would suffer heavy losses!
"But that's impossible."
Through the strategic perspective, Chaikov could clearly see that there were no offensive points set up by Raging Waves on this wasteland!
Bombardment equipment like the M270 multiple launch rocket systems. None!
Fighter jets like those seen during the previous Decipherer's conquest. None!
Mobile bombardment equipment like tanks, armored vehicles, and rocket trucks. Also none!
There was no bombardment equipment on this wasteland that could be seen with the naked eye, which meant that Raging Waves couldn't possibly bombard him here!
As for using an aircraft carrier to bombard him, that was even more impossible!
You have to know, this place was at least a hundred miles away from the nearest sea!
One has to ask, what kind of missile could fly that far?
Seeing this, even the players in the real world were bewildered.
[It's really strange, didn't Raging Waves issue a full counterattack order against Chaikov? Why is the second defensive line completely empty?]
[If I hadn't seen the reaction of the Raging Waves officers through the extra perspective, I would have thought they were scared by Chaikov and were preparing to raise the white flag and surrender!]
[No. Is the world-dominating capability of Raging Waves limited only to the sea?]
[Once the Decipherer abandons the sea battlefield and chooses to wage war with Raging Waves on land, does the other side have no counterattack capability at all?]
[That's not right!]
[Although the aircraft carriers of Raging Waves have terrifying dominance on the sea, don't forget that Raging Waves also has fifth-generation fighter jets. From the moment Chaikov started his attack until now, not a single fifth-generation fighter jet has appeared!]
[Tch, I think you're just viewing Raging Waves as too terrifying!]
[The previous Decipherer didn't see many fifth-generation fighter jets either. Who knows, maybe Raging Waves knew their fifth-generation jets couldn't stop Chaikov's sixth-generation jets, so they chose not to let them take off?]
As Raging Waves emptied the second defensive line and opened the gates to welcome Chaikov's steel legions,
players became increasingly skeptical of this world hegemon's strength.
More and more people were thinking, does this hegemon only have dominance on the sea?
Once on land, are they just a stranded whale with no threat?
"Whoosh—"
However, the players' skepticism was quickly shattered as a sound of extreme pressure resonated!
Everyone's thoughts were pulled back to the livestream.
Now!
Everyone could clearly see with their own eyes a mysterious weapon flying down from the dome of the sky!
It trailed a brilliant plume of fire! Like a meteor!