A Miserable First Step Before Victory
Park Seong-man stared intently into the distance and saw a vast array of missiles, like a raging torrent, surging towards the border of the Dragon Country.
They were densely packed, like a thunderous barrage of bullets, flying rapidly in his direction.
The entire sky seemed to weep for it.
[Firmament Notification: The Dragon Country its own creed; those who violate Dragon Country borders, Punish Them No Matter How Far!]
Your fleet will be subjected to a double attack from Dragon Country's Hongqi-9B and FK-2000 Air Defense Systems!
Park Seong-man had never seen anything like it before.
The density of the missiles was breathtaking; from a distance, they looked like a black tide rolling and surging across the sky.
It's like a series of sharp swords, cutting the sky in two!
"Why!"
"Why is there such an unbelievable setting?!"
Park Seong-man was utterly shocked, but it was too late.
The overwhelming barrage of missiles struck the Goryeo aircraft formation with pinpoint accuracy. Each missile carried immense kinetic energy and destructive power, tearing the Goryeo fighter jets to shreds!
Both the Black Hawk fighter and the Golden Eagle fighter are so fragile that they would shatter upon contact and are utterly powerless to resist.
Boom!
Hundreds of thousands of fireworks burst forth!
The sky was already ablaze with red.
[Number of players in the Instance: 3,900,000/5,000,000]
[Number of players in the Instance: 3,880,000/5,000,000]
[Number of players in the Instance: 3,700,000/5,000,000]
The number of players in the Instance is decreasing by tens of thousands.
In the sky, fragments of warplane wreckage turned into a rain of fire, falling upon the Snowfield of North Stick Country.
Park Seong-man's "Canary" fighter jet also disintegrated in the violent explosion, and his body fell through the air.
Despair!
At this moment, only despair remained in his heart!
In an instant, he understood Kim Geun-seok's emotions; he had tried his best, but still got the same result.
A large character for "death" appeared before my eyes.
[Firmament Notification: You have been killed in the explosion. Your Instance quest has ended. You will be teleported out of the Instance!]
[You have been detected as the commander of the Stick Country. A large number of Challengers still exist in the Stick Country. Please designate new Instance Commander for the Stick Country in this instance, or let the system designate one...]
"Kim Geun-seok the designated candidate."
[The commander of the Stick Country has been designated as Challengers Kim Geun-seok!]
The final prompt from the Firmament flashed, Park Seong-man's vision went blank.
It wasn't until this moment of near death that Park Seong-man truly understood why the Bear Country warplanes turned back immediately upon seeing him enter Dragon Country.
Because Dragon Country's Missile System is sufficient to deal with Goryeo's fighter jet fleet.
Coupled with the Dragon Country's policy of "Punish Them No Matter How Far," they were destined to have no way to escape.
In that instant, they were already dead.
The viewers watching the Instance stream were completely dumbfounded.
No one could have imagined that the first joint attack by Daiwa South Korea would end in such a way.
That's a million combat units, plus 1.5 million Challengers.
They were wiped out so easily!
Everyone was shocked, but for completely different reasons.
Some were shocked by the Bear Country's execution capabilities, some by the Dragon Country's abnormal air defense capabilities, and others by Lin Ye's meticulousness in designing the Instance.
[This...]
[This is too bizarre, absolutely too bizarre! The Bear Country showing off their million-strong army with ten submarines was already outrageous, but this Dragon Country scenario is even more outrageous!]
[This air defense system is simply incredible; it completes the strike in 30 seconds, leaving nothing behind.]
[What a powerful and domineering stance! Within the borders of our Dragon Country, all other nations are forbidden from entering! What a powerful and domineering stance! Anyone who dares to invade our territory, Punish Them No Matter How Far!]
[What kind of Instance could be so meticulously designed that even a third-party faction could come up with such a comprehensive plan!]
[Actually, Park Seong-man's idea was already quite cunning. To be honest, I couldn't have come up with such a vicious plan, but...]
[But the devil is always one step ahead! Clearly, Lin Ye had considered these ideas and had already taken precautions!]
At the same time that all of Goryeo's warplanes were being bombed, Kim Geun-seok had already dispatched Choi Tae-won to lead a small contingent of Land Warfare directly to the border between Malaysia and Russian Bear.
This force actually numbered only a thousand men. Its purpose was not to actually attack Russian Bear, but to harass Bear Country and force Bear Country to redeploy its troops to Malaysia.
This was part of their alliance's plan, the final step in luring the snake out of its hole.
The reason Choi Tae-won was chosen to carry out this mission was because his motorcycle unit was more mobile.
But just then, a notification came from the Firmament.
[Firmament Notification: Dear Challengers, you have been designated as the new Instance Commander for the Stick Country. Do you accept?]
[It has been detected that you are already the commander of the Malaysia Instance. In this mode, it is not recommended that one Instance lead two factions. You can appoint a new commander for the Malaysia, or refuse to inherit the Stick Country's commander position.]
Upon seeing this message, Kim Geun-seok's heart sank.
The change in the commander of this Instance means that something has happened to his uncle.
Kim Geun-seok quickly checked the Instance Backend and found that Park Seong-man's name was indeed gone.
[Number of players in the Instance: 3,700,000/5,000,000]
[Malaysia: 500,000/500,000]
[Tank Country: 2,000,000/2,000,000]
[Eastern Ocean Island: 700,000/1,500,000]
[Stick Country: 500,000/1,000,000]
Stick Country's military strength has been reduced by half!
The total number of players in the Instance also dropped by a staggering 1.3 million!
Keep in mind that at this point, the Instance had only been running for less than half a day.
Park Seong-man was the backbone of the Koreans, and his sudden and inexplicable death left Kim Geun-seok in a state of utter confusion.
Her uncle was so wise; if it weren't for the Great He Clan's involvement, they would never have been defeated so easily.
In the Instance settings, only the Instance commander of their own country can see the various broadcast footage of Challengers from their own country.
As the commander of the Malaysia, Kim Geun-seok could not actually see the situation on the Eastern Ocean Islands and in Stick Country.
Therefore, he could only conclude that it must be Daiwa's fault.
In a fit of anger, Kim Geun-seok launched a tirade in the Winter One Channel.
"Prime Minister Xiaochuan, is this your promise? Our Goryeo has spent a lot of points to support you, and this is how you cooperate with us?"
"It was just a harassment attempt, why did it turn into a complete wipeout?!"
On the channel, Xiaochuan was even more furious.
"Ridiculous! Didn't Young Master Kim watch the war broadcasts? You're not a commander of either country, so you probably couldn't see the battle footage."
"Then let me tell you."
"You Koreans harbor ulterior motives, running away faster than anyone else, completely disregarding cooperation between our two countries, leaving my Commander Yamamoto of Daiwa to die in Vladivostok."
"You're a complete traitor!"