261: Chapter 262 Three Fronts

The high-ranking officials of the American Empire naturally could not know that Lin Muyang had already easily resolved all problems within the territory of the Six-Eyed Wizard Clan with an attitude of near-total suppression.

In their projections, Lin Muyang's initiative to seek out this mythic grade clan, known for its mystery and danger, would inevitably lead to a protracted and exhausting entanglement.

Even if he could eventually win, it would surely require a considerable amount of time and energy.

To verify this judgment, they even dispatched a group of experts skilled in concealment to secretly lurk in the adjacent areas to spy.

These scouts were extremely cautious and did not truly step into the territory of the Xia Kingdom.

After all, the area occupied by the Six-Eyed Wizard Clan was near the southeastern coast and did not geographically belong entirely to the hinterland of the Xia Kingdom's mainland plate.

For a Class Transferee with sufficiently high attribute points—especially those with agility attributes reaching fifty or sixty thousand—and who had learned over-the-horizon reconnaissance skills, observing the situation on the outskirts of that area from this distance was not a difficult task.

Of course, they could only observe the outskirts of the clan's territory, which was shrouded in dense sorcery mist.

As for what was actually happening inside, it was completely blank; no detection skill could penetrate the powerful barrier reinforced by generations of Six-Eyed Witches priests.

Therefore, the scouts could only focus their attention on the abnormal movements around the territory.

"There's a situation! The Six-Eyed Witches monsters in the outer areas seem to be gathering towards the core of the territory, and the fluctuations are very intense." A scout lurking in the canopy reported in a low voice through an encrypted communication channel.

"That kid really went in? And caused such a huge commotion?" Another calm voice came through the channel, "It seems he has indeed clashed with those Mythical-grade Demonic Creatures. Maintain observation, and do not act rashly."

"Understood. As long as he doesn't appear within a short time, it is enough to show that he has been held up... perhaps he is even locked in a bitter battle."

"Exactly. At this stage, perhaps only this level of mythic grade creature clan can pose a substantial restraint on him."

"The three plans on our side have already been fully launched. This time, we must make him unable to attend to everything at once and force him to compromise!"

This time, the scale of the operation planned by the American Empire far exceeded the past.

They not only mobilized the forces they had kept hidden for a long time but also secured the secret assistance of India, a neighboring country bordering the southwest of the Xia Kingdom.

As for Japan and Kimchi Country, after experiencing a series of setbacks, their national strength and confidence were both damaged, and this time, no matter how the American Empire threatened or lured them, they firmly stated that they would no longer participate in any direct action against the Xia Kingdom.

Although the American Empire felt regretful, they understood that the opportunity was fleeting.

They had no extra time to persuade these two already cowardly allies and could only rely on themselves and India to execute the long-planned scheme.

This operation was designed as three mutually independent yet echoing attack routes.

Each route was not an attack directly targeting Lin Muyang himself—that would be tantamount to suicide under current understanding—but rather a strategy chosen to greatly restrain him or even force him to make a choice.

Since the crushing defeat at Crocodile Shark Island, the American Empire's reserve of top-tier experts had been stretched thin and could not withstand another major loss.

Therefore, they chose a more circuitous and sinister method this time: luring other powerful Mythical-grade Demonic Creatures to attack the vital areas of the Xia Kingdom!

The preparations for these three lines were already in place, like three poisonous arrows ready to be fired.

When it was confirmed that Lin Muyang had penetrated deep into the territory of the Six-Eyed Witches and abnormal energy riots were detected within that area, the high command of the American Empire believed the time had come and finally issued the order for full execution.

The first front: the northeastern part of the Xia Kingdom, the coastline closest to Jingdu City.

Beneath the originally calm sea surface, undercurrents suddenly surged.

On the radar screens of the reconnaissance personnel and in the field of view of high-magnification telescopes, red dots representing extremely high energy reactions were rapidly approaching from the deep sea area.

Breaking through the Surging Waves and emerging were giant turtles as large as small hills, generally over seven or eight meters in height.

Their shells displayed strange half-ice-blue, half-fire-red patterns, their turtle heads were ferocious, and their eyes flashed with violent light.

This was the terrifying clan inhabiting the deep sea of the North Pacific: the Ice-Fire Heavenly Demon Turtle!

Every adult Ice-Fire Heavenly Demon Turtle possessed the strength of a Mythical-grade Demonic Creatures.

At this moment, led by eleven leaders whose sizes were particularly massive and whose auras reached BOSS level, thousands of Ice-Fire Heavenly Demon Turtles formed a vast formation, treading on the waves, with their target aimed directly at the political heart of the Xia Kingdom: Jingdu City!

The second front: the core of the eastern coast of the Xia Kingdom, the open sea off Tianhai City.

The murky seawater churned, accompanied by the teeth-gritting sound of scales rubbing against each other.

Giant crocodiles, over ten meters long and covered in jet-black scales that seemed to be stained with the filth of endless years, crawled onto the shore.

They were the "Decaying Wood Divine Crocodile," another terrifying mythic grade amphibious demonic creature clan.

They possessed two pairs of dim, cruel eyes.

Wherever they crawled, murky green toxic mist continuously seeped out from the gaps in their scales, rapidly spreading, corroding the beach, rocks, and air, and spreading towards the prosperous urban area of Tianhai City.

The third front: from the sky.

Sharp cries tore through the clouds, and scorching heat waves descended from the sky.

There were over a thousand massive fire birds with wings that blocked out the sun, each far exceeding the size of jet airliners from the old era.

Their most prominent feature was having two heads, spewing scorching flames.

The mythic grade flying clan: the Two-Headed Sky-Burning Bird!

Their flight trajectory was clear and unmistakable; their target was not the coastal cities, but the more inland Zhongnan City.

Or more precisely, the outskirts of Zhongnan City: the newly completed building complex, Eternal Garden, which was personally named by Lin Muyang and regarded as an important stronghold of his.

"All operational units, enter the final preparation stage."

In the encrypted communication network, cold orders were conveyed to every node.

"Once the three major mythic grade clans trigger total chaos, each sniper team shall seek the best opportunity to attempt long-range sniping or close-quarters assassination of the target, Lin Muyang."

"Repeat, this is the last window of opportunity we have created by concentrating all our resources."

"Once this operation fails... under Lin Muyang's leadership, the rise of the Xia Kingdom will be unstoppable. By then, what awaits us will likely be a comprehensive and thorough reckoning."

Over 70% of the American Empire's remaining top-tier combat power participated in this operation in various forms.

They lurked in secret corners all over the Pacific Ocean, either Disguised as merchant sailors or hiding in caves on deserted islands, all with solemn expressions, waiting for the signal to strike.

For these American Empire experts who had spent most of their lives fighting against the Xia Kingdom, bowing down to such a young newcomer was an unacceptable humiliation.

Although Lin Muyang's battle record was shocking, deep down, they still harbored a trace of the stubbornness belonging to old-school experts, unwilling to believe they would completely lose to a mere brat.

Even more unimaginable was the prospect of living for a long time under the huge shadow cast by Lin Muyang.

Therefore, this desperate counterattack was imperative.

Moreover, in their view, this plan had a clear retreat path: even if the three major mythic grade clans were eventually repelled by Lin Muyang, they themselves would not be exposed or suffer direct losses.

Because it would be difficult for the Xia Kingdom to find concrete evidence proving that the riots of these demonic creature clans were directed by the American Empire behind the scenes.

In fact, the luring plan targeting these three specific mythic grade clans had been planned by the American Empire's intelligence agencies and special forces for many years.

It was just that in the past, due to considerations of global power balance and the need to jointly cope with the increasingly severe threats of secret realms and demonic creatures, it had never been truly implemented.

After all, the difficulty of the secret realms refreshing on Blue Star today was rising steadily.

If they lost the Xia Kingdom, a superpower with such a massive scale capable of sharing the main pressure, the American Empire would also feel helpless when facing certain over-specification disasters alone.

In many fields, both sides had already begun forced cooperation.

But the appearance of Lin Muyang broke this delicate balance.

For certain factions of the American Empire, eliminating Lin Muyang had become the highest priority, even if it meant taking huge risks and using such forbidden means that might trigger chain disasters.

Their method, while not particularly brilliant, was effective enough.

That was to dispatch the top stealth experts to risk infiltrating the traditional habitats of these Mythical-grade Demonic Creatures, steal the cubs that had not yet grown up, then imprison them using special means, and quietly transport them to be hidden near the preset target areas.

For example, the reason why the Ice-Fire Heavenly Demon Turtle clan was frantically charging towards Jingdu City at this moment was that at the very moment the operation began, American Empire agents released the distress signals and life fluctuations of the three stolen Ice-Fire Heavenly Demon Turtle cubs at a pre-arranged hidden location in Jingdu City.

For the Ice-Fire Heavenly Demon Turtles, which extremely valued their offspring, this was tantamount to the most direct war horn.

The "Decaying Wood Divine Crocodile" poisonous eggs under the coastline of Tianhai City, the "Two-Headed Sky-Burning Bird" chick feathers and blood crystals buried in the forest near the Eternal Garden in Zhongnan City... all followed the same logic.

The former two were time bombs planted long ago; only the attack on the Eternal Garden was a plan temporarily adjusted and added in view of Lin Muyang's newly built base.

Just at this moment, as these three vicious fronts were launched simultaneously, and the three major Mythical-grade Demonic Creatures clans brazenly invaded the vital areas of the Xia Kingdom from the sea, land, and air respectively—

The entire Xia Kingdom sounded the alarm, and the whole nation was shaken!