A bot match turned diamond ranked?

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, casting its silvery light upon the earth.

In this otherworldly realm free from air pollution and with crystal-clear skies, in this archipelago far from the mainland in the Broken Sea, one can truly appreciate the beauty and realism of the poem "The moon rises over the sea."

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, reflecting the shimmering sea surface. This is a beautiful sight belonging to this sea area, which has made every visitor stop and admire it.

But today, the stunning scenery is obscured by blood and fire.

A shockwave swept across the sky, and cannon fire roared. This land, once known as a place of desire flowing with gold and dreams, had been transformed into a den of death and monsters. Bloodthirsty monsters swam on the surface of the water, attacking all ships and possessing an instinctive craving for flesh and blood. As a result, islands large and small were completely cut off, and helpless creatures were trapped on land. In this sudden despair, the sky built a bridge of life.

It is now around 10 p. m.

A total of fifteen passenger and transport planes carrying the survivors headed towards Distant Harbor.

Kang De and his comrades managed to snatch enough meat for more than ten thousand people from the mouth of a deep-sea monster.

They even wiped out countless sea monsters.

That deep-sea monster, whose name, size, and origin are unknown, has been on the seabed for countless years. It is the war messenger of the God of the Star Palace and also shoulders a new mission. It sleeps, is hungry, and yearns to be revived, but the plan to awaken it has encountered two variables, one good and one bad.

The bad thing is that this generation of Fire Thief is extremely reckless, single-handedly blocking the almost unsolvable attack from the deep sea, and competing with its offspring for the blood that will awaken it.

Fortunately, it was precisely because this generation of Fire Thief was so terrifying that the God of the Star Palace, who was preparing to awaken the deep-sea monster, was driven to the brink of despair and, out of endless fear of Extraction and devoured by the Fire Thief, did not hesitate to sacrifice himself—becoming the blood and flesh of the deep-sea monster.

The monster, which requires a massive amount of spiritual flesh and blood to revive, will appear in the world in what form after devouring the extraterrestrial enemy residing high in the Star Palace. This remains unknown, but around 10 p. m. tonight, Kang De and his friends realized something.

Numerous offspring have been slaughtered, and vast amounts of food have been snatched from its mouth. The rage of this terrifying predator, still lurking in the deep sea, has spread across the boundless blue waves.

"Something's wrong!"

The hot air balloons, which also served as bombing sites across various sea areas, were the first to report back. The eagle-eyed officers on standby aboard the balloons detected an anomaly using life detection magic. "The target cluster is no longer converging on this area!"

Kang De paused for a moment. "Is that how it is?"

Horus gathered the information from various sources. "Yes, that's right. They've stopped focusing on the vast amounts of flesh and blood scattered in the sea and have instead turned their attention to the land!"

These sea monsters have almost no independent intelligence, but they have an extraordinary obsession with flesh and blood. This mechanism means that there are loopholes to exploit. For a scumbag player like Kang De, who immediately looks for loopholes or design flaws in games to have fun, there is no need to even think about what to do.

All you need to do is drop a large quantity of livestock meat once, and once enough sea monsters have gathered, drop bombs. The sea monsters, shattered by the mines, become new flesh and blood bait, attracting their foolish kind to gather in droves. Then come the third, the fourth, and so on, endlessly.

But now, the bugs have been fixed, the mechanisms have been changed, and the vulnerabilities have been patched.

Fuck you, only benign defects can be fixed quickly.

Kang De returned to the command center of the main base. Looking at the various images transmitted back on the screens, he ordered, "Order all magical observation platforms to immediately relocate and continue reconnaissance. I need new information on these monsters' behavior patterns... Summarize the results for me."

"Clear."

The sea monsters have developed a new pattern of movement.

As the commander of his own side, Kang De first needed to understand one thing.

So, are these originally stupid, mindless monsters, acting solely on instinct, simply changed programs, or... are they being commanded by more intelligent beings?

If it's the former, that's easy; just find a new way to kill monsters. But if it's the latter...

That means two pieces of bad news.

"--Attack is coming!"

With the island lord's confession, Kang De also carried out a protective looting of key areas on each island during this race against time to save them.

He rescued a large amount of precious supplies and wealth from the islands that were about to fall, and used them to arm the hastily assembled and organized army. After several hours of repair and construction, the defense system of the evacuation points and large platform bases on each island became more and more complete. It not only had powerful modern weapons, but also a variety of powerful magical artifacts, not only for combat, but also for auxiliary purposes.

Dense points of light appeared on Mars True Sight Astrolabe, and the wide-area life detection every ten seconds indicated danger. The evacuation point on Ajinsi Island issued a warning. "Sea cliffs to the southwest! Target spotted three kilometers away!"

The elven mage responsible for monitoring the celestial chart shouted into his bracelet. They were already accustomed to using this effective tool for real-time communication in the Distant Harbor. Almost instantly, a massive plume of smoke rose from the direction of the central island, and several rockets struck precisely, exploding into bright Flame on the cliffs. Charred corpses and shattered rocks continued to crash into the sea. Horus's voice rang out. "Report again."

"They..." the elven mage exclaimed in astonishment, "They've scattered! They're retreating in all directions!"

At the same time, a fierce gunfire erupted from the lighthouse on the west side. The top of the lighthouse had been sheared off and a small platform had been forcibly welded and piled up. A Doom Warriors and several Navy soldiers were firing two grenade launchers down the slope below, where a large number of sea monsters were quietly emerging.

Two eagles circled the tower, their cries indicating the direction to their master.

The air force from the Elf Expeditionary Force was the second batch of reinforcements to arrive. They first arrived at the Distant Harbor and then successfully landed on the Broken Isles under the transport of An-124. This rather large transport plane came from an urgent order from Kirov. The goods that Kang De ordered from the Russians had been arriving at Zhuerban Airport one after another.

Eighty eagles, forty winged horses, along with knights and druids, were the result of several hours of reverse transport of support, bolstering Kang De's air power. Their mission was not to rescue people.

The eagle cried out, its wings flapping as it swept across the sparse woodland. A group of howling monsters were speeding forward. The elven knight on the eagle's saddle straightened up, bent his bow, and drew his arrow. Magic Power flowed through him, and the shaft of the highly magically conductive Moonfrost Branch arrow glowed with a trembling blue arc.

The archer released his right hand, and the arrow shot out as an ice-blue arc, exploding suddenly above the heads of the monster horde, sending hundreds of frost fragments raining down like a waterfall.

But these monsters came from the deep sea and had developed resistance to the extreme cold. Apart from those that were killed by the broken ice blades, the other monsters were only slightly slowed down. The elven archer looked helpless, cursed, put his warbow back into his saddlebag, and then opened his cloak.

A ring of fruit hung on the protective soft armor.

The Valentan People taught them how to use these things called them "slightly more powerful grenades."

The elven knight, riding his griffin, swooped down again. Following the emergency training demonstration, he released the slingshot and urged his mount to speed away. The war eagle cried out and soared into the sky. Behind it, intense flames suddenly erupted, and the area behind it was instantly bright, like the rising sun. A fierce wind blew from behind!

The knight turned his head and saw a huge flash of fire appear where the grenade had landed. The continuous flames burned fiercely, engulfing a large number of sea monsters. The power was almost comparable to the blow of a medium-sized tactical fire magic device.

The elf revealed an extremely complex expression, cursed again, and flew towards another battlefield.

The slightly more powerful hand grenade was ordered by Kirov from a Russia arms company. The Russians are the Russians, and Kang De is Kang De —one dares to buy, and the other dares to sell.

This grenade, named RG-60TB Grenade, is Russian-made and differs somewhat from mainstream grenades. While other grenades use TNT, this one uses thermobaric fuel, and in large quantities.

In response to the sea monsters' fear of Flame and high temperatures, a large number of incendiary weapons were deployed to the battlefield to eliminate the sea monsters that rushed ashore from blind spots in the firepower. The newly joined elven air force took on the role of bombardiers to clear out the monster groups that were neither too numerous nor too few to warrant the deployment of heavy weapons.

But now, their pressure has increased dramatically.

"Father, we're under attack from all sides. The sea monsters are displaying astonishing mobility and tactical agility..." The attack areas, feedback, and even the results were all projected onto the large screen. Horus summarized the battle situation at lightning speed, "It's like the battle has gone from a human-machine duel to a diamond-level game."

Scenes were displayed and annotated. "Our adversary began to use its soldiers cautiously and flexibly to test the intensity of our firepower. It even tried to scatter the sea monsters to reduce the effectiveness of our firepower, employing sneak attacks, infiltration, and assaults—it was trying all sorts of effective methods."

Over the past seven or eight hours, Kang De has established an integrated air-ground response system using hot air balloons, magic devices, monitoring equipment, lighting equipment, communication equipment, and Horus's computing power.

All reports on enemy activity would arrive at Horus's computing core immediately, and then the Transformers would command the most suitable weapons of war to attack without delay. This efficient and rapid firepower suppression was the data link command system that any Earth general would dream of, and it was naturally invincible in attacking enemies from the deep sea.

But now, they have a smarter and more cunning opponent who is trying to break the deadlock.

"This is a very serious problem, Father."

Horus cautioned, "The fire support from the large platform always has blind spots. Sooner or later, it will test our limits and limitations. The situation is unfavorable for us because we still don't know how many minions the enemy has accumulated to use... It's attacking from multiple directions, and there will always be areas we can't cover."

Kang De frowned, looking at the various sudden battle situations on the screen, and suddenly said, "Instead of passively fighting, we should actively think—who is our enemy, and what does he want to do?"

Horus replied, "Two possibilities: either it is a deep-sea monster, or it is an extraterrestrial enemy that coexists with or even replaces the deep-sea monster in some way."

"And what it's going to do is quite clear."

"The short-term goal is to collect as much flesh and blood as possible to revive myself; the long-term goal..."

Horus replied, "Continue to multiply its offspring and minions, let them spread across the seas and oceans, sever Mortal World trade, halt the progress of Civilization, and... kill you."

"That short-term goal," Kang De said, "Is food, more food, more flesh and blood. According to the old coffin's confession, the flesh and blood of intelligent beings is best, because they possess sentience... So, if you were it, where would you find the largest and best buffet in this sea?"

Horus replied, "Of course, the central island."

Because of the awe-inspiring, efficient, and impartial evacuation operations that were constantly taking place in the skies, aircraft carried all living beings, regardless of their status, to the mountaintops of this island, where they boarded massive transport planes at the hastily constructed airport and flew to the other side... This place was teeming with life.

"But this place also boasts the strongest defenses and the densest military force."

Kang De stated, "Every landing point and pass is closely monitored, and projectile fire can tear any sea monsters attempting to land to shreds. This is the advantage of the central island, but it could also become a blind spot in our thinking. In other words, one question arises: if our enemy were to launch a successful surprise attack on the central island from an unexpected direction, how would they do it?"

Horus remained silent, and Kang De also remained silent, but after several seconds, the Fire Thief's expression changed drastically.

"A Xing!"

Kang De rushed out of the large platform base, A Xing had already flashed to his side. Without time to explain, he opened the Phase Gate, pulled A Xing into it, and teleported to the old site of Sea Suppression Castle!

This magnificent castle had been almost completely destroyed by Kang De, and in the previous battle to hunt down the God of the Star Palace, the universe within the mountain was destroyed by a large number of high-yield explosives.

Hours after the explosion, Kang De took the time to investigate. The violent explosion filled the underground world with suffocating toxic gases, the intense heat and steam had not yet dissipated, and many roads and spaces were completely destroyed, making it difficult to discern directions, let alone find a new way to Star Worship Square.

Every second of those few hours was extremely precious. Kang De weighed the pros and cons and finally decided to temporarily abandon the exploration of this place, because it would take up a lot of his energy, and every aspect of this operation required his support... But now, the hidden worries have turned into a huge hidden danger.

Because the enemy has developed intelligence.

"Let's go down!"

Thick smoke still billowed from the shattered entrance, emitting a pungent smell. Horus transformed into armor, covering Kang De's entire body. The A Xing beside him gave a no-go sign, then raised his long staff and smashed the surrounding stone slabs. Immediately, the two fell into an extremely hot underground space.

Kang De stretched out his hand, his spiritual power spreading out, Fire Thief Extraction the surrounding mist and smoke, clearing the view.

They moved forward quickly, one in front of the other. The surroundings were like hell, with flames still burning in the distance and eerie noises echoing in the enclosed underground space. Horus remembered the previous route and pointed out the way forward, while Kang De led the A Xing through quickly. When they encountered a collapse, Extraction the path to make way. After walking for a short while, the A Xing suddenly grabbed Kang De and showed a wary look.

"Listen."

Kang De listened intently. Thick smoke billowed around him, and the pressure imbalance caused by the high temperature created all sorts of strange noises. In this hellish, oppressive world, a faint, slight vibration could be heard.

And whispers.

It was a mixture of hatred, fear, anger, and murderous intent.

The next moment, A Xing suddenly looked to the side and saw the wall shatter with a crash, and countless tentacles suddenly burst out, bouncing open like dahlias, revealing ferocious barbs and terrifying mouthparts.

A massive swarm of large sea monsters burst forth from the flower's center, roaring and charging toward Kang De and the A Xing.

Those waving, soaring tentacles, each mouthpart evolved into an organ similar to vocal cords, producing ear-piercing noises by rubbing the air together—screaming, cursing, dancing wildly, and hating.

They roared in unison, "Fire Thief!"

It happened almost instantly, a sudden attack.

In an instant, a massive number of monsters, protected by tentacles, surged into the relatively narrow underground passage like a tidal wave, crashing down on Kang De and A Xing!

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PS1: Update... I've started having insomnia again these past two days, it's so annoying.