Global Game: Developing a Knight Clan

Chapter 408 - 56: The Grand Army Strikes, the First Undersea Battle

「The Ring of Barbaric Star Orbit.」

At this moment, just above the atmosphere, Starships began opening massive metal doors along their sides.

As the massive metal doors swung open.

The next moment, like a dense swarm of worker bees from a hive, vast numbers of allied soldiers began to speed down toward the planet’s surface.

All the allied soldiers were clad in fully-equipped, standard-issue Star Sea Battle Armor.

This Battle Armor not only allowed Low Tier soldiers to travel freely through the Star Sea, but also protected them from all harsh external environments.

Flares of Magic Power jetted from their thrusters as the three million allied soldiers descended toward the seas of Barbaric Star, heading for their designated targets like long dragons falling from the sky.

"Alright~!"

"It’s finally time for us from the Sea Race to get in on the action!"

"We didn’t get to participate in the Empire’s last two wars. Now we finally have a chance to show what the Sea Race is made of!"

A Sea Race soldier, clad in his Battle Armor, babbled excitedly over the squad’s private comms channel as they passed through the Black Barrier District.

"Listen to yourself."

"In the last two wars for the Empire, the Human Race and the other land-based races were just on mop-up duty."

"This time is different. The Sea Race and the land-based races all have our own battlefields. We’re fighting an Ancient Race... I just hope they don’t disappoint."

Another Sea Race soldier spoke up on the comms channel.

"Disappoint?"

"They’re the Clan of an Ancient Life—well, of Deities. Even if they’re a step down from the Cloud Court Dragon Clan, I bet they’ll still be a real handful!"

"Forget the Middle-Low Tier members of their Clan; the High Tier ones are definitely beyond us."

"I wonder if even the Squad Leader Level officers can handle them."

"The Squad Leaders? Our Star Empire’s Squad Leaders are all High Tier. With them, plus all this Magic Power equipment from the Empire, how could we possibly lose to some primitive, barbaric race?"

"Right, Captain Yidi?"

The ordinary soldiers chattered excitedly, all of them clearly hyped for the coming war.

"Hmph. You lot are all excited now."

"Just try not to piss your pants when you see your first corpse on the battlefield. This isn’t one of the Empire’s virtual training grounds."

"This is a real war. People die!"

"As for me and the other Squad Leaders... never mind that all of the Empire’s Squad Leaders and Lieutenant Officers are High Tier. Just look at us Lieutenant Officers—at least eight out of ten of us are Divine Favored."

"You rookies have no idea what it really means to be one of the Divine Favored."

"In any case, you’ll find out soon enough!"

"..."

The moment the allied force of over three million soldiers breached the atmosphere, they split off in three designated directions at an altitude of about 20,000 meters, following the routes laid out on the Empire’s satellite maps.

Within the allied forces, an army of one million Giant Demons was dispatched to deal with one of the Barbaric Sea Race forces.

The Star Empire’s two-million-strong army was split to engage the other two Barbaric Sea Race forces.

Thus, the allied forces split into three columns upon entering the atmosphere. They swiftly reached their designated maritime zones and plunged into the ocean at once.

The moment they hit the water, the Star Empire’s Sea Race soldiers, all equipped with Imperial Battle Armor, retracted their helmets.

At that moment, reveling in the exhilarating feel of the seawater, the leadership—over one hundred Demigod Commanders and three hundred Saint Tier Powerhouses—immediately entered the command system’s chat room to send their reports.

"Twenty-Third Army Group reports no sign of designated target. Awaiting orders."

"Seventeenth Army Group reports no sign of designated target. Awaiting orders."

"Thirty-Second Army Group has made contact with a small Barbaric Sea Race force. They initiated an attack and have been completely annihilated."

"..."

An army of a million soldiers against a single Barbaric Sea Race force couldn’t possibly remain clustered in one spot.

Therefore, as per their orders, this million-strong army was divided into fifty army groups, forming a ring to encircle the entire border of the Barbaric Sea Race’s territorial waters.

They would then advance inward from the perimeter, ensuring no target escaped while corralling this branch of the Barbaric Sea Race. The goal was to annihilate them in one fell swoop and lure out the Ancient Life.

"Attention, all units!"

"From this point on, do not report unless you encounter an unmanageable situation. Advance rapidly according to the established plan. We will strive to annihilate all members of the Barbaric Sea Race in the shortest time possible!"

"Permissions for all unmanned submersibles have been unlocked. All army groups are cleared to use the various nuclear armaments on board at their discretion!"

The highest-ranking Demigod Commander issued the order to every army group via a holographic projection.

"Seventh Army Group, received!"

"Nineteenth Army Group, received!"

"..."

——————

It was another beautiful day.

At least, it was for a group of Shark People in the deep sea.

But for the Big-headed Fish clan dwelling on the seafloor, a day like this was the beginning of yet another tragedy.

"FLEE! QUICK, FLEE!"

"The Shark People are here again!!!"

In the deep-sea silt, a Big-headed Fish poked its head out, and upon seeing a group of Shark People prowling the waters above, it immediately sent out a frantic telepathic cry, scrambled from its hiding place, and began to flee.

"What? Those fish-eating Shark People are back again!"

"Quick, run!!!"

In a single instant, over ten thousand Big-headed Fish erupted from the once-calm seabed silt.

These Big-headed Fish began a frantic flight into the distance.

But for the Shark People appearing behind them, this desperate escape was a perverse form of entertainment.

These Big-headed Fish had enormous heads, but their bodies were somewhat frog-like.

They were mostly no more than 1.5 meters long.

In contrast, the Shark People pursuing the Big-headed Fish clan were all large and powerfully built.