Saint Petersburg Has Been Occupied!

"Now it's time for our Nirmaner Army soldiers to take the field!"

Charge! Take Saint Petersburg!

"We must never betray the trust our leaders have placed in us!"

On land, tank tracks relentlessly crushed the city's boundaries, their turrets spinning to aim and destroy any remaining resistance.

The shells spewed from the cannon barrels, piercing through walls, destroying towers, and turning all life and buildings to ashes.

The tanks' machine guns continued to fire, mercilessly mowing down anything that moved. The entire city seemed to be swallowed up by an irresistible force!

Airplanes in the sky, warships on the sea, and tanks on land—their firepower intertwined to form a deadly net, relentlessly destroying this once-prosperous city.

The flames of the explosions lit up the sky, smoke obscured the Sun, the city wailed in the flames of war, and life vanished in destruction.

As the final wave of attacks subsided, the city gradually fell silent.

Hahaha!

"If this is accomplished, I, Rommel, will be the greatest military strategist in the world!"

Rommel laughed heartily as he sat atop an armored vehicle and entered Saint Petersburg with the main force.

I enjoyed smoking a cigar while admiring the white city.

The devastation before our eyes proves one thing: Saint Petersburg is utterly destroyed!

The once bustling streets are now deserted, with only the battered corpses of civilians lying on the ground.

The red of blood, the white of snow, and the black of ashes...

This is the color of the apocalypse!

Occasionally, the deathly silence would be broken by explosions and the roar of collapsing buildings.

Tanks and armored vehicles slowly drove into the city center, their tracks leaving deep tracks in the broken streets, crushing all the snow on the road into powder.

The fully armed Challengers carefully searched every corner, their eyes alert, their weapons ready to meet any possible resistance.

Buildings were riddled with bullet holes, windows were shattered, and walls were covered in black marks left by the explosion. The streets were littered with the wreckage of various items, and cars were burned, leaving only twisted metal frames.

Rommel soon arrived at the government center of Saint Petersburg, which had already been completely swept away by the Challengers warriors who had arrived earlier.

Make sure there are no more living Russian Bears inside.

The Challengers had already formed a neat line in the plaza outside the building, silently watching Rommel at the front.

They awaited their commander's declaration of victory!

"Fellow warriors, fellow Challengers, and fellow clansmen!"

"This main city has been completely cleared by us!"

"This victory belongs to Head of State Xi'er, to General Mansh and General Guderian... and to each and every one of us!"

As he spoke, Rommel raised a flag bearing the image of a fox, a symbol of his legion, and planted it in front of the government building in Saint Petersburg.

"I hereby declare that Saint Petersburg has been occupied!"

At the same time, a Firmament Notification sounded in everyone's ears.

[The Challengers have completely occupied Saint Petersburg!]

[All surviving Challengers complete Mission 1: Conquer any one of the three main cities of the Russian Bear: Moscow, Volgograd, and Saint Petersburg!]

[...]

The Challengers were no longer concerned with what Firmament was about to say.

In an instant, everyone erupted in excitement, embracing each other and cheering enthusiastically.

Some even started excitedly kissing and lifting each other up high.

"Fuck! We finally won!"

"We won? We won?"

"We conquered the most difficult Instance! We defeated Lin Ye!"

"Haha! We'll seize all of Lin Ye's technology!"

"Awesome! Awesome!"

"This is the most exhilarating victory of my life."

From the moment they entered the Instance, their emotions were tense, and now they could say they finally felt a release.

The Challengers in the government square were ecstatic, and the Livestream Room of the Instance also erupted in excitement.

Holy crap! They actually won?!

[They actually defeated God Ye? Bah! What God Ye! There are no gods in this world! Because Man Can Conquer Nature!]

[The Nirmaner are just too strong. Although I don't understand Xi'er 'Head of State actions, a win is a win, a win is awesome, a win makes you a king!]

[Kim Geun-seok and Xiaochuan, come over here right now and kowtow to the Nirmaner people!]

[I think Lin Ye is the one we should be stanning the most! No, no, no... Lin Ye should be eliminated now.]

[Lin Ye is going to die! The Raging Waves and the Winter Is Coming are both going to disappear! This is a great thing that everyone should celebrate!]

[Hey idiots, have you forgotten the anti-annihilation card that Long Yuan of Great Xia gave Lin Ye? Lin Ye won't die.]

[Hey, you're the idiot! So what if he doesn't die? Lin Ye has already lost the bet; he has to hand over the technology!]

[Can you hide forever? The Winter Is Coming has been broken, and many Instance guides will be appearing soon!]

[...]

These spectators don't understand much of the stuff; they don't care about tactics or the progress of Instance quests.

They only knew one thing: Lin Ye's invincible record had truly been broken this time!

Isn't this enough of a spectacle for everyone to enjoy?

At this moment, in the President's Office of the Black House.

Kim Geun-seok sat at the table, looking at the image on the Light Screen, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Then he clenched his fist tightly and waved it wildly at the air!

He jumped so excitedly onto the table.

"Very good!"

"Truly... Heaven hasn't forsaken Goryeo!"

"Hmph! Lin Ye, weren't you arrogant? Weren't you so powerful? This is what happens when you offend the Koreans!"

"You think military technology is the only skill? The fact that the Koreans could bring in reinforcements, that's a skill of Goryeo!!"

Kim Geun-seok was so emotionally overwhelmed that tears streamed down his face.

He's been under so much pressure lately!

Especially after Park Seong-man left the Instance, his nerves were constantly on edge.

It's fair to say that no one was under more pressure than him, because the whole thing ultimately stemmed from him.

If they really lose this time, he will be the eternal sinner of South Korea, and will never be able to turn his life around!

Fortunately, in the very end, the Aryans in the Nirmaner Settlement held on.

Actually, seeing the Nirmaner Land Warfare, Kim Geun-seok felt somewhat disappointed. South Korea's so-called Strong Clan Plan over the years had only scratched the surface.

Their Land Warfare capabilities are simply not on the same level as the Nirmaner.

If I had had tanks and artillery like the Nirmaner back then, the outcome of the battle would have been uncertain.

But thinking about it is pointless now.

After winning the Instance, South Korea will have plenty of time to strengthen itself.

The Great Xia Settlement and Lin Ye, who lost the bet.

Ha ha...

But then there would be no chance to turn things around.