29: Tragic!

Watching the distance between the two fleets grow shorter,

the discussions online also became more intense.

"I thought the Americans and Japanese would stop after occupying Divine Summer's Xuanming Island, but I didn't expect them to be so aggressive, directly choosing to attack Divine Summer. Divine Summer is a major country with over a billion people and the world's highest industrial output!"

"It seems this is really going to be a war! The Divine Summer people have been pushed to their doorstep this time; surely they can't retreat again, right?"

"Oh my, I wonder who will win? Divine Summer's naval power isn't much different from America's Joint Fleet. America has the Polar Giant Crab, Divine Summer has the Kraken. America has the Sons of Titan, Divine Summer also has Dragon Blood Warriors. It looks like both sides are evenly matched!"

"Evenly matched my foot! The data has long been dug up; Divine Summer's Kraken is only Tier 3, and its attributes are no match for America's Tier 50 Polar Giant Crab. As for Divine Summer's Dragon Blood Warriors, they are a tier below America's Sons of Titan. And as for the naval fleet... Heh heh... In this era, the role of conventional weapons like that has greatly diminished."

"Damn, how can the Divine Summer people fight this battle then?"

"Divine Summer is finished!"

On the American Joint Fleet,

on the deck of the 'Nimitz' aircraft carrier,

black robes billowed as Liss and Saruman stood side by side, like messengers of death.

"We can see Divine Summer's coastline, but that octopus is still nowhere in sight."

Saruman sneered, his voice hoarse, "It seems it's truly scared witless and has fled with its tail between its legs."

The shadow under Liss's hood swayed slightly, his voice cold:

"Flee? Even better. Crush Divine Summer, first cut off its supplies!"

"When our clan's army descends, we'll dig it out of the seabed mud and sacrifice it!"

"If it hasn't fled, and dares to come..."

He let out a snake-like hiss, "...Lord Clovis will just tear it apart for a snack!"

"Hahahaha, excellent!"

Saruman burst into maniacal laughter upon hearing this, suddenly spreading his arms wide,

and roared at the surging sea:

"Come out! Clovis! Crush them—!!!"

As Saruman's roar faded,

Boom—!!!

Less than three nautical miles in front of the Divine Summer fleet, the sea surface was struck as if by a giant god's hammer!

Ten thousand tons of seawater were violently pushed aside by an invisible colossal force, forming towering white walls of water!

A shimmering, moving iceberg with a faint blue glow tore through the sea surface,

and majestically rose!

Polar Giant Crab, Clovis, descended!

Its thick carapace, covered in sharp ice spikes, reflected a deadly cold light under the sun.

Its two giant pincers, like icy mountain ranges, slowly opened and closed,

and the frozen air emitted crisp 'crackling' sounds.

At its highest point, three faint blue compound eyes, like abysses of ice,

coldly overlooked the tiny Divine Summer steel fleet below.

On the bridge of Divine Summer's flagship, 'Dinghai',

Naval Commander-in-Chief Qin Zhenshan's eyes were bloodshot. He slammed his fist onto the control panel,

and let out a tearing roar into the communication channel:

"Fire—! Target! Enemy beast! Give me saturation strike!!!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In an instant,

the Divine Summer fleet transformed into steel beasts spewing flames!

Hundreds of anti-ship missiles and armor-piercing shells tore through the air, trailing tails of death,

raining down like a torrential storm on Clovis's colossal body!

Bang bang bang!

Clang clang clang—!

Deafening explosions merged into one continuous roar!

Fire flashed wildly on Clovis's dark blue carapace!

Thick smoke billowed!

However,

as the smoke and dust cleared... that thick carapace, covered in star patterns and ice crystals,

apart from a few charred marks and ice chips,

was... completely unharmed!

On the aircraft carrier deck,

Liss let out a piercing, maniacal laugh:

"Hahahaha! Ants! You think these broken toys can harm Lord Clovis?!"

"Clovis! Crush them! Let these insects feel the wrath of the Sea God!!!"

Clovis's head suddenly turned towards the Divine Summer fleet,

and its three compound eyes glowed intensely!

It let out an ear-splitting shriek to the sky!

Its two giant pincers were raised high, as if lifting two icy mountain peaks!

A faint blue cold light rapidly gathered at the tips of its pincers,

and the ambient air temperature plummeted to freezing point!

Buzz—!

Crackle crackle crackle—!!!

(C-Rank Skill—Absolute Zero: Thousand Mile Freeze, activated!!!)

The giant pincers, carrying a terrifying chill that could freeze all things, slammed hard into the sea surface!

Boom—!!!

An indescribable extreme cold shockwave, centered on Clovis, spread wildly in a ring!

The sea surface instantly solidified! It wasn't just freezing; it was instantly 'frozen' into a hard ice plain, tens of meters thick, shimmering with a faint blue death glow!

It wasn't just freezing; it was instantly 'frozen' into a hard ice plain, tens of meters thick, shimmering with a faint blue death glow!

The ice spread with unimaginable speed, like a white plague of death sweeping across the sea!

Qin Zhenshan's pupils suddenly constricted, and he immediately roared orders:

"Evade! Full speed astern—!"

However,

it was too late!

Creak! Snap!

Boom!

Dozens of Divine Summer destroyers, frigates, and even several ten-thousand-ton supply ships located at the core of the impact,

were like insects nailed in amber! Their steel hulls were instantly enveloped, squeezed, and twisted by the suddenly formed, alloy-hard, faint blue ice!

Their steel hulls were instantly enveloped, squeezed, and twisted by the suddenly formed, alloy-hard, faint blue ice!

Inside the ice, the warriors on deck could still be clearly seen—some maintained the posture of frantically loading shells, some lunged towards anti-aircraft gun positions, some roared into communicators... Their expressions were frozen in anger, determination, and final shock, covered in thick white frost, becoming tragic steel tombs standing on the ice plain!

In the sky,

several fighter jets attempting to gain altitude were swept away by the violent, extremely cold airflow,

their engines instantly flamed out, spewing black smoke as they spun and crashed onto the ice, transforming into fiery balls of flame!

"Beast!!!"

Qin Zhenshan's eyes were splitting with rage as he watched the ice-sealed ships and frozen warriors on the screen. A mouthful of fresh blood rushed to his throat,

but he swallowed it fiercely.

He suddenly drew his sidearm, pointed it at the demon-god-like ice-blue giant shadow outside the porthole, his voice hoarse as if from blood:

"Damn it! We must eliminate this giant crab, otherwise, we won't be able to stop them!"

"Dragon Blood Warriors! Attack! Spare no cost! Tear apart that crab shell—!!!"

Splash! Splash!

The hatches of the large landing craft slammed open at the edge of the ice plain!

Thousands of Dragon Blood Warriors, injected with diluted Kraken serum,

covered in frost,

exhaling white mist from their mouths and noses, leaped onto the ice surface like a desperate pack of wolves!

They wielded specialized super-heavy armor-piercing hammers, high-explosive cutting spears, and magnetic adhesive bombs,

charging defiantly into the biting cold wind and the terrifying pressure emanating from Clovis,

launching a desperate assault towards that ice-blue mountain!

"For Divine Summer—! Kill—!!!"

Earth-shattering roars exploded on the ice plain, carrying the tragic grandeur of a suicide charge!

On the allied flagship,

Wilson held a cup of coffee, watching the Divine Summer Warriors, like ants, rushing towards Clovis on the screen,

a cruel, cat-playing-with-mouse smile on his face:

"Heh, cornered dogs? Divine Summer's inferior serum warriors?"

He waved his hand dismissively,

"Sons of Titan, attack! Let these yellow-skinned monkeys know what true power is!"

Thump thump thump!

Heavy footsteps sounded like war drums!

Thousands of American Sons of Titan super-soldiers, over two meters tall with muscles like granite statues, leaped from the landing craft!

With bloodthirsty, ferocious grins on their faces,

they carried no complex weapons,

relying only on their iron fists covered in alloy gauntlets and bodies comparable to armor, they charged head-on into the advancing Dragon Blood Warriors like a heavy tank formation!

Bang!

Crack!

Splurt—!

The ice plain instantly became a meat grinder!

The warriors of both sides collided with a crash!

A Dragon Blood Warrior roared, smashing his armor-piercing hammer into a Son of Titan's chest, only to be met with the opponent's contemptuous shrug and a backhand punch!

The Dragon Blood Warrior's chest armor instantly caved in, the sound of bones shattering clearly audible,

and he flew backward like a broken sack, spewing blood!

Another Dragon Blood Warrior fiercely stabbed a high-explosive cutting spear into a Son of Titan's thigh!

The spear tip tore through muscle, blood spurting!

But the Son of Titan only grunted, grabbing the warrior's head with his huge hand and grinning as he squeezed—thwack!

Like crushing a watermelon!

"Hahahaha! Divine Summer pigs! Weak! Too weak!"

"Dragon blood? More like dog blood!"

"Kill them all!"

The maniacal laughter and insults of the Sons of Titan echoed across the ice plain.

Although the Dragon Blood Warriors were not as strong as America's Sons of Titan, they were utterly fearless!

Seeing that they were outmatched in attributes,

they began a desperate, suicidal fighting style.

Some had their chest bones shattered by a Son of Titan's punch, yet before falling, they stuffed high explosives into the opponent's mouth and detonated them!

Some had their legs broken, yet still embraced a Son of Titan and rolled towards an ice crevice to perish together!

Blood,

scalding hot blood, quickly froze on the extremely cold ice surface, blooming into large patches of dazzling crimson ice flowers!

Tragic!

Heroic!

A sense of despair enveloped the entire ice-sealed battlefield!

Divine Summer's defense line,

was on the verge of collapse in the face of absolute power and extreme cold!