A Million Daiwa Souls, Only Two Remain!
The Firmament then gave a brief introduction to this special missile.
[Firmament Notification: The Eagle Sauce's hypersonic Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, as the name suggests, are top-tier missiles with speeds far exceeding the speed of sound and the ability to reach from one continent to another, possessing extremely high maneuverability and a very long flight range...]
[The AGM-183 ARRW can reach speeds of up to fifteen times the speed of sound, taking only ten minutes to travel from the Eagle Sauce Country mainland to Eastern Ocean Island! The two missiles that destroyed the Maizuru Military Base were launched from the Eagle Sauce Country's Seattle!]
The Eagle Sauce will not reveal the principles behind Instance techniques to Challengers Instance; this is a matter of principle. Therefore, they will only introduce some superficial aspects.
But even this slight hint was enough to shock the Emperor and Itō Hidetaka beyond measure!
With just this one Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, it can be said that all of the Emperor's hopes were shattered, and Emperor last remaining hope vanished in an instant.
This weapon completely elevates the level of combat power by countless levels!
The Emperor couldn't even imagine a missile that could strike from one continent to another. With such a weapon, the Eagle Sauce Country could bomb Eastern Ocean Island without ever leaving its homeland.
Even if they launch an offensive, they gain the upper hand and don't need to take any risks at all.
The Emperor's previous ideas of turning the tide of the war into a counter-offensive were nothing but wishful thinking.
The enemy can attack you at will, but you have no way to deal with them.
What chance is there to talk about turning things around? It's absolutely impossible, there's not a single opportunity.
Crucially, Firmament also mentioned the concept of hypersonic speeds!
The Emperor felt his head buzzing, his vision blurring, and his thoughts completely jumbled. He felt as if decades of his understanding had been shattered...
What does the speed of sound mean?! If we're talking about a specific figure, it's 340 m/s!
The Emperor was a well-informed person on Azure Star. Azure Star's current technology simply couldn't surpass the speed of sound, whether it was Military Ordnance or artillery shells, they were far behind!
However, the missile Lin Ye set up in the Instance could exceed the speed of sound by fifteen times!!
This is not about being ahead of its time; it's about crushing and manipulating the world!
Putting everything else aside, although Lin Ye's ranking on the Firmament Hero Ranking is only in the TOP50, in terms of military technology alone, he is absolutely the most outstanding existence on Azure Star.
"Why?!"
"Why is Firmament doing this?"
He was no longer able to vent his confusion, so he could only leave the question to the Firmament.
"How could Lin Ye possess so many world-leading technologies? Any one of his technologies might be something that an entire Settlement couldn't fully understand."
"Firmament, is this really reasonable? Can a Dungeon Designer really achieve this level of skill on their own?! I have my doubts!"
[Firmament Notification: Firmament has already lowered the difficulty of the Raging Waves Instance times to help Challengers clear it. If Designer Lin Ye were to utilize all the technology in the Instance, it would be even more terrifying than it is now...]
"How could he have accomplished that all by himself?!"
"If it's being supported by a powerful force, then the Instance's vetting process is clearly problematic! Or is this just a ploy by the Firmament Curtain to torment us?"
Firmament immediately provided a response:
[Firmament Notification: All the techniques used by Dungeon Designer Lin Ye in the Raging Waves Instance are supported by sound principles! Therefore, the appearance of these advanced military weapons in the Instance is perfectly reasonable!]
[The censorship process in the Firmament Curtain is very strict, so Challengers need not question the fairness and rationality of the Instance... Only by continuously challenging the Instance and gaining experience can you achieve long-term progress.]
The Firmament doesn't lie.
If Firmament says that all of this is Lin Ye's achievement alone, then it cannot be false.
The Emperor dared not even think about what would happen next; after one missile, there was no way there wouldn't be a second, or even a third.
He then turned his gaze back to the Light Screen.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Several other Military Bases on the Eastern Ocean Island were also reduced to ruins by hypersonic intercontinental Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles almost simultaneously.
These deafening explosions sounded to the Emperor like a death symphony.
Within moments, seventeen of the remaining eighteen Military Bases were razed to the ground.
[Kadena Air Base has been destroyed; 300,000 players remain in the Instance...]
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[The Nagoya Army Factory has been destroyed; 150,000 players remain in the Instance...]
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[The Ōminato Naval Base No. 3 has been destroyed; 50,000 players remain in the Instance...]
As the number of players in the Instance Backend dwindled dramatically, the Emperor felt a sense of dread, unable to bear watching any longer, and immediately looked away from the Light Screen.
Just then, a violent tremor, like a sudden gust of wind, caused the Imperial Garden Pavilion of Pines to shake violently as well.
All the exquisite decorations Pavilion of Pines fell to the ground and shattered, while the cries of the Imperial Garden maids could be heard from outside the pavilion.
The entire Imperial Garden was thrown into chaos!
Unlike watching a broadcast through Light Screen, this vibration was a real, tangible event.
The shockwave caused both the Emperor and Itō Hidetaka to stumble and fall to the ground.
The Emperor's Samurai sword also rolled around in the Pavilion of Pines amidst the turbulence.
At the same time, all the broadcast images on the Light Screen disappeared!
"Your Majesty Emperor!"
It took Itō Hidetaka all his strength to help the Emperor up, and at the same time, the shockwave gradually subsided.
"Emperor Majesty... it must be the Edo No. 1 Army Arsenal that was destroyed!"
"The Edo First Arsenal is located on the outskirts of Edo, only twenty kilometers from the Imperial Garden. It must have been the shockwave from the Eagle Sauce bombing the Edo No. 1 Army Arsenal," Itō Hidetaka quickly said.
The Emperor coughed twice, his face completely drained of color, and his body ached as if it had fallen apart.
Actually, there was no need for Itō Hidetaka to remind him. Since the images on the Light Screen had all disappeared, it meant that the Emperor, as the commander of the Instance, had lost the broadcast perspective of all the Challengers.
This also means that apart from the Emperor and Itō Hidetaka, there are no other Challengers in the Instance!
The last Military Base, the Edo First Arsenal, was also destroyed!
[The Edo No. 1 Army Arsenal has been destroyed; two players remain in the Instance...]
The two of them...
Two people!
Only two people left!
"Haha!" After a brief moment of distraction, the Emperor suddenly burst into hysterical laughter. "Good! Hahaha! Good!!"
"You bastard, Lin Ye! Of all the heroes of my million- Daiwa, you've killed less than two of them!"
The Emperor appeared to be smiling, but it was actually a sign of deep sorrow.
"Ito-kun, have you ever heard of a million-strong army being wiped out to only two survivors in an Instance?"
From the moment the Challengers Faction's navy and Air Force were attacked by the Nation-Destroying Fleet, to now, in just half a day, a million-strong army has been reduced to only two survivors.
This event would be a significant chapter in the entire history of the Azure Star Instance.
All the Azure Star people will remember Lin Ye, and they will also remember him and his million subjects.
Lin Ye will be regarded as a super genius who broke through a million Instance in one go, while the Emperor will only be seen as a joke!
When Lin Ye ascends to the Godhood, he becomes the backdrop!
"Amaterasu... Susanoo... is this how you show your favor to the people of Daiwa?"
The Emperor stumbled again, kneeling at the entrance of the Pavilion of Pines, gazing up at the heavens.
Even so, the voice from the Firmament continued to chatter in his ears.
[Firmament Notification: Firmament has detected that only two challengers remain in the Challengers Faction, making it impossible for them to defeat the Eagle Sauce Country. The Eagle Sauce Country now willing to give the remaining Challengers one last chance: to submit and surrender!]
Otherwise, the Eagle Sauce Country will impose the most brutal and ultimate sanctions on Eastern Ocean Island!