Arc 14The Nantianmen Offensive

Lin Ye’s Dragon Country crushed Bear Country and Eagle Sauce Country after revealing the Nantianmen Project, while Xi'er’s and Minamoto no Yorimitsu’s resistance ended in defeat. The Instance concluded with Lin Ye victorious and the Firmament assessing the Challengers, as Long Yuan prepared to tell Lin Ye what he knew before his advance to LV5.

  • Guderian’s PAK-DA bombers launched a sneak attack, but Dragon Country’s WZ-8 aircraft destroyed them, and Dragon Country’s air forces killed Guderian and opened Bear Country’s defenses.
  • Rommel ordered Bear Country’s Borei submarines to fire 16,000 Bulava missiles, but Dragon Country retaliated with 200,000 Dongfeng-41 missiles that destroyed Bear Country’s fleets and killed Rommel.
  • Mansh died as Dragon Country captured Volgograd and Saint Petersburg, triggering the Firmament’s Battle for Moscow and granting Xi'er command of Bear Country’s wartime forces.
  • Xiaochuan, Yamamoto Sanjūhachi, and Fuchikawa Yasuhide fled Pearl Harbor, but Minamoto no Yorimitsu ordered a nuclear and biological strike that killed them and devastated Dragon Country’s fleet.
  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu escalated the conflict by ordering attacks on Dragon Country, prompting the Firmament’s sanctions and the declaration of worldwide S3 War, while Dragon Country began the Nantianmen plan.
  • Dragon Country revealed its Luan Bird platforms, aerospace fighters, and Chengying Mecha, and Minamoto no Yorimitsu’s launch of 4,000 nuclear missiles was intercepted, with the explosions devastating Eagle Sauce Country’s west coast.
  • Dragon Country’s forces attacked Washington, and Minamoto no Yorimitsu killed himself after Dragon No. 75 ordered him to surrender, leaving the Firmament to declare Eagle Sauce Country destroyed and a colony of Dragon Country.
  • Xi'er led Bear Country’s forces in the Battle of Moscow, but the Nantianmen weapons destroyed its military, and a Chengying Mecha killed him, and the Firmament declared the Instance a failure and issued the Challengers’ ratings and penalties.
Chapters 326–350 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 326The Dao Rises One Foot, the Devil Rises Ten!

Bear Country’s attempted bombing of Dragon Country’s central command was foiled by the stealthy WZ-8 fleet, and Dragon Country’s counterattack shattered Bear Country’s air forces. Guderian was killed, Bear Country lost air superiority, and its Challenger count fell to 1.4 million.

  • Guderian ordered the PAK-DA bombers to launch their guided bombs at Dragon Country’s three army corps.
  • Dragon Country’s concealed WZ-8 aircraft appeared and destroyed the PAK-DA bombers by ramming them at high speed, detonating their weapons bays.
  • The Firmament announced that Dragon Country had detected and stopped the sneak attack and would launch its fiercest assault on Bear Country.
  • Dragon Country’s aircraft routed Bear Country’s Aerospace Forces, and a Thunderbolt Missile struck Guderian’s aircraft, killing him.
  • Bear Country lost air superiority, Dragon Country’s bombardment tore open the defensive perimeter around the three main cities, and Bear Country’s Challengers dwindled to 1.4 million.

Ch. 327All Borei Submarines Deployed, This Is the Last Chance!

Dragon Country's forces exploited the collapse of Bear Country's air defenses and breached its perimeter, leaving Volgograd at risk. With the land battle turning against Bear Country, Rommel ordered every Borei submarine to launch its Bulava missiles at Dragon Country's three expeditionary corps.

  • Dragon Country's Air Force routed Bear Country's Aerospace Forces, and the breach in Bear Country's defensive perimeter opened toward Volgograd.
  • The Third Dragon Country Expeditionary Corps advanced through the breach as Bear Country's Challengers fled toward Moscow.
  • Mansh ordered Rommel to use Bear Country's navy for long-range missile strikes against Dragon Country's army.
  • Rommel ordered all Borei nuclear submarines to launch their Bulava RSM-56 ballistic missiles and expend their full magazines.
  • All Borei submarines surfaced and launched 16,000 Bulava missiles toward Dragon Country's three expeditionary corps.

Ch. 328An Eye for an Eye!

Rommel celebrated after Bear Country’s missiles devastated Dragon Country’s forces, but Dragon Country retaliated with 200,000 Dongfeng-41 missiles. The strikes destroyed Bear Country’s fleets across three seas, killed Rommel, and reduced Bear Country’s Challengers to one million.

  • Rommel watched Bear Country’s missile strike devastate Dragon Country’s formation and urged Mansch to counterattack.
  • Mansch warned Rommel that Dragon Country’s missiles were heading toward the Baltic Sea, and the Firmament announced that Bear Country’s launch positions had been locked.
  • Dragon Country launched 200,000 Dongfeng-41 missiles from Malaysia at Bear Country’s naval forces in the Baltic Sea, North Sea, and White Sea.
  • The missiles destroyed Bear Country’s fleets, including the Admiral Kuznetsov and the Borei submarines, and killed Rommel.
  • The Firmament declared Rommel slain and ended his mission, while Bear Country’s Challenger population fell to one million.

Ch. 329The Entire Army Wiped Out!

Dragon Country's missile barrage shattered Bear Country's defenses, and Mansh died as Volgograd fell. Dragon Country captured Volgograd and Saint Petersburg while its First Expeditionary Corps began its assault on Moscow, leaving only one Bear Country Challenger alive.

  • Dragon Country launched 200,000 Dongfeng-41 missiles at Bear Country's three main cities, overwhelming the defenses and devastating the surrounding areas.
  • Mansh retreated into Volgograd as Dragon Country attacked all three cities, but Xi'er did not answer his calls for orders.
  • A missile destroyed Mansh's command vehicle, and Mansh died after abandoning resistance.
  • Dragon Country's Third Expeditionary Corps captured Volgograd, and its Second Expeditionary Corps captured Saint Petersburg.
  • Dragon Country's First Expeditionary Corps prepared to attack Moscow as Bear Country's Challenger count fell to one.

Ch. 330Mechanism Trigger! Defend Moscow!

Xi'er waited for Bear Country's hidden Phase Two to activate after Dragon Country's invasion brought Moscow to the brink. The Firmament launched the Battle for Moscow and gave Xi'er control of Bear Country's people and powerful defensive buffs, setting the stage for his contest with Lin Ye.

  • Xi'er ignored Mansh's call because he believed Mansh had to die for an enemy to occupy a main city and trigger Phase Two.
  • Xi'er waited for the Firmament's notification as Dragon Country's forces attacked Moscow.
  • After Saint Petersburg and another main city fell, the Firmament began the Battle for Moscow and announced that Bear Country's survivors would defend the capital.
  • The Firmament granted Bear Country powerful buffs, including rapid military production, reinforcements from the Red Russian Bear Alliance, KGB intelligence, resistance forces, magnetic interference, black technologies, and nuclear weapons.
  • Xi'er gained command over Bear Country's two hundred million people and challenged Lin Ye to begin their contest.

Ch. 331The War He Longed For!

Xi'er revealed that Bear Country’s defensive perimeter and the deaths of two million Nirmaner Challengers had been part of a plan to awaken Bear Country’s wartime mechanics and lure Dragon Country into its main cities. With Lin Ye recognizing Xi’er’s strategy, Xi'er ordered Bear Country’s forces to launch a full-scale counterattack, leaving the war erupting across the country.

  • Xi'er revealed that he had used the defensive perimeter and two million Nirmaner Challengers as bait to draw Dragon Country into Bear Country’s main cities and activate its wartime mechanics.
  • Lin Ye applauded Xi'er’s strategy and explained that Bear Country could fight Dragon Country on near-equal terms, though he believed Dragon Country would eventually escalate to Phase Two.
  • The Firmament recognized Xi'er as Bear Country’s supreme commander and presented plans to defend Moscow, retake Volgograd and Saint Petersburg, encircle Dragon Country’s armies, involve the Red Alliance, and prepare a nuclear strike.
  • Xi'er approved the plans, and Bear Country’s factories, cities, and military forces mobilized on a massive scale.
  • Bear Country’s forces attacked Dragon Country’s troops around Moscow, while civilians, Dog-Head Mecha Warriors, and Ground-Effect Vehicles joined the fighting in the other cities.

Ch. 332The Carnage on the Other Half of the Battlefield!

Dragon Country’s overwhelming assault left Eagle Sauce Country’s forces at Pearl Harbor nearly destroyed, while Xiaochuan remained baffled by Bear Country’s unexpected victories. With the remaining defenders unable to hold the base, Xiaochuan, Yamamoto Sanjūhachi, and Fuchikawa Yasuhide prepared to flee and abandon Emperor Minamoto no Yorimitsu.

  • Firmament notifications reported that Bear Country had launched the Defense of Moscow, retaken Saint Petersburg, and joined forces with its Red Russian Bear Alliance allies against Dragon Country.
  • Xiaochuan wondered how Bear Country could keep winning with only one Challenger remaining, while Dragon Country’s forces continued to overwhelm Eagle Sauce Country at Pearl Harbor.
  • Yamamoto Sanjūhachi and Fuchikawa Yasuhide reported that the Nation-Destroying Fleet had lost ninety percent of its forces and Pearl Harbor could no longer be defended.
  • Xiaochuan saw that only 1.3 million Eagle Sauce Country Challengers remained, with fewer than 100,000 at Pearl Harbor, and ordered a retreat.
  • Xiaochuan, Yamamoto Sanjūhachi, and Fuchikawa Yasuhide planned to escape secretly aboard Fuchikawa Yasuhide’s private plane and sever contact with Emperor Minamoto no Yorimitsu.

Ch. 333Betraying Each Other!

As Dragon Country overwhelmed Pearl Harbor Base, Xiaochuan, Yamamoto Sanjūhachi, and Fuchikawa Yasuhide abandoned their forces, prompting the surviving Daiwa Challengers to give up the fight. Minamoto no Yorimitsu recognized the commanders’ actions as betrayal and ordered Pearl Harbor destroyed with nuclear and biological bombs.

  • Daiwa Challengers reported that Pearl Harbor Base was nearing defeat, but Xiaochuan, Yamamoto Sanjūhachi, and Fuchikawa Yasuhide had fled and cut off communications.
  • The surviving Challengers realized their commanders had abandoned them, lost their will to fight, and cursed the leaders who had used them as cannon fodder.
  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu learned that the three commanders had vanished from the Instance roster and condemned their actions as betrayal.
  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu ordered long-range missile launchers to strike Pearl Harbor Military Base with nuclear and biological bombs.

Ch. 334Bomb Them All to Death!

Minamoto no Yorimitsu ordered Yasui to launch a surprise nuclear and biological missile strike on Pearl Harbor, despite Daiwa Settlement forces still fighting there. Yasui agreed and began arranging the attack, with ten Trident missiles prepared to target the base.

  • Yasui warned Minamoto no Yorimitsu that a nuclear and bacterial strike could kill their own Challengers at Pearl Harbor and bring down the Firmament's punishment.
  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu argued that waiting would let Dragon Country establish air defenses, and his distrust of his people deepened as he dwelled on Xiaochuan's betrayal.
  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu ordered Yasui to launch the missiles and threatened him for questioning the command.
  • Yasui agreed to carry out the order and prepared ten Trident missiles, including one B41 nuclear bomb, one bacterial bomb, and one viral bomb.

Ch. 335The Road Had Already Gone Too Far

Xiaochuan and Minamoto no Yorimitsu’s conflicting schemes threatened to destroy Dahe Settlement, while Minamoto no Yorimitsu’s attack on Pearl Harbor risked triggering Eagle Sauce Country’s powerful Phase Two. As ten missiles approached Pearl Harbor, Xiaochuan realized they might have come from Eagle Sauce Country’s mainland rather than Dragon Country.

  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu prepared to destroy Pearl Harbor Military Base, unaware that doing so would trigger Eagle Sauce Country’s Phase Two and strengthen its forces.
  • Ten minutes later, ten Trident Missiles launched from a harbor on Eagle Sauce Country’s west coast toward Dragon Country.
  • Xiaochuan, Yamamoto Sanjūhachi, and Fuchikawa Yasuhide watched Dragon Country’s fleets overrun the remaining Eagle Sauce forces from a stealth aircraft near Pearl Harbor.
  • Yamamoto Sanjūhachi worried that Minamoto no Yorimitsu would suspect them of treason, but Xiaochuan dismissed his concern and focused on surviving the Instance.
  • The three men spotted ten missiles heading for Pearl Harbor, and Xiaochuan realized they might have been launched by Eagle Sauce Country.

Ch. 336Nuking Pearl Harbor!

Xiaochuan realized that Minamoto no Yorimitsu’s missiles were meant to destroy Pearl Harbor Base, and ten nuclear bombs obliterated the base and the surrounding Dragon Country fleet. Xiaochuan and his companions died in the blast, leaving him as a spectator who watched the destruction and feared the escalation to nuclear war.

  • Fuchikawa Yasuhide questioned whether Xiaochuan had fled too soon, but Xiaochuan realized the missiles were aimed at Pearl Harbor Base rather than meant to support them.
  • Ten Trident Missiles struck Pearl Harbor Military Base, and Xiaochuan recognized the resulting blast as a nuclear attack ordered by Minamoto no Yorimitsu.
  • The nuclear explosion killed the Dahe forces at the base, destroyed Dragon Country’s fleet within ten nautical miles, and sent a shock wave toward Xiaochuan’s plane.
  • The blast tore apart Xiaochuan’s plane and killed Xiaochuan, Yamamoto Sanjūhachi, and Fuchikawa Yasuhide.
  • As a wandering spirit, Xiaochuan cursed Minamoto no Yorimitsu and feared that the attack would provoke Dragon Country to retaliate with nuclear weapons.

Ch. 337Incompetent Teammates Strike Again, an Enraged Xi'er!

Minamoto no Yorimitsu used a nuclear strike to destroy Pearl Harbor and devastate the Dragon Country fleet, prompting Dragon Country to suspend its Pacific naval campaign. Xi'er realized the strike had worsened the Instance and left Eagle Sauce Country without a path to Phase Two, while Minamoto no Yorimitsu prepared to launch more missiles at Dragon Country.

  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu’s nuclear strike obliterated Pearl Harbor and left the surrounding Dragon Country fleets crippled by the blast, radiation, and biological fallout.
  • The Firmament announced that Dragon Country would temporarily suspend its Pacific Ocean Naval Warfare plan after suffering heavy fleet losses.
  • Xi'er condemned Minamoto no Yorimitsu for violating the unspoken restraint on nuclear weapons and for destroying Eagle Sauce Country’s chance to reach Phase Two.
  • Spectators criticized Minamoto no Yorimitsu and blamed the Dahe people for repeatedly undermining Xi'er.
  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu celebrated the destruction of the fleet and ordered General Yasui to prepare Eagle Sauce Country’s missile systems for a full-scale attack on Dragon Country.

Ch. 338This Is Season S3!

Minamoto no Yorimitsu ordered more nuclear strikes against Dragon Country, despite the Firmament’s warnings and escalating penalties. As countries declared war on Eagle Sauce Country, Dragon Country entered full war readiness and launched its Nantianmen plan.

  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu ordered Yasui to fire long-range missiles at Magic City and Dragon Country’s Imperial Capital.
  • The Firmament punished Minamoto no Yorimitsu for killing 100,000 teammates and announced sanctions against Eagle Sauce Country after its nuclear attack.
  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu dismissed the penalties and ordered Yasui to suppress White House protesters by shooting rebels on sight.
  • The Firmament announced that the worldwide S3 War had begun, and dozens of countries declared war on Eagle Sauce Country.
  • The Firmament reported that Dragon Country had adopted the complete destruction of Eagle Sauce Country as its strategic objective and begun the Nantianmen plan.

Ch. 339The Nantianmen Project Officially Begins!

The Firmament revealed Dragon Country’s Nantianmen Project, showing ten colossal Luan Bird aerospace aircraft-carrying platforms at a launch site in Imperial Capital Yanjing. As Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Yasui watched in shock, the platforms began their countdown and launched into the sky.

  • After the Firmament announced the Nantianmen Project, Minamoto no Yorimitsu ordered Yasui to prepare Eagle Sauce Country’s THAAD defenses for a final confrontation with Dragon Country.
  • The Firmament displayed footage of Imperial Capital Yanjing and an air base where Dragon Country soldiers guarded a huge launch platform.
  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu mistook the footage for a chance to target Dragon Country’s air base and ordered Yasui to pinpoint its location.
  • The Firmament revealed ten enormous Luan Bird aerospace aircraft-carrying platforms, leaving Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Yasui stunned.
  • The Luan Bird platforms counted down, blasted off their launch platforms with blue propulsion streams, and soared into the sky.

Ch. 340880 Aerospace Fighters!

Dragon Country unveiled its Nantianmen Project, deploying ten Luan Bird Aerospace Carrier Platforms and 880 advanced fighters for combat operations against Eagle Sauce Country and Bear Country. Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Yasui watched in fear as Dragon Country’s overwhelming advantage became clear, and Minamoto no Yorimitsu realized Lin Ye had outmaneuvered him again.

  • Ten Luan Bird Aerospace Carrier Platforms took flight above Dragon Country’s Air Force military base, leaving Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Yasui stunned by their scale and capabilities.
  • The footage showed the platforms unfolding powerful weapons, including particle diffusion cannons, pulse laser cannons, and missile launchers.
  • Dragon Country’s Xuannü and Baidi Aerospace Fighters rose from the ground and docked with the platforms, bringing the total fighter force to 880.
  • An announcement said the platforms and fighters would head to the skies over Eagle Sauce Country and Bear Country to begin high-level combat operations.
  • Yasui collapsed in fright, while Minamoto no Yorimitsu silently recognized that Lin Ye had kept another advanced weapon in reserve and shouted his name in humiliation.

Ch. 341Prepare to Enter Flight Mode!!

Minamoto no Yorimitsu tried to dismiss the Nantianmen weapons as a bluff and insisted Dragon Country could still be attacked with nuclear bombs. The footage revealed ten thousand Chengying Tactical Mecha transforming into fighter jets and assembling on the Luan Bird carrier platform, where they announced the Nantianmen Mecha Team was ready.

  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu reassured General Yasui that the Luan Bird and aerospace fighters were likely an intimidating illusion and urged him to continue attacking Dragon Country with nuclear bombs.
  • The Nantianmen command ordered Dragon Country soldiers to release their Chengying Tactical Mecha and board the Luan Bird platform.
  • The soldiers activated hidden lifts, bringing thousands of armored Chengying Mecha up from beneath the air base deck.
  • The soldiers connected to their mecha, powered them up, and prepared to enter flight mode.
  • Ten thousand Chengying Mecha transformed into fighter jets, flew into formation, and landed on the Luan Bird platform’s deck.
  • The mecha saluted and announced that the Nantianmen Mecha Team was ready.

Ch. 342A Challenger Scared to Death

After the Firmament confirmed that Dragon Country had deployed the Nantianmen Battle Team, Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Yasui realized how hopeless the coming battle looked. Yasui died from fear, leaving Minamoto no Yorimitsu alone and refusing to surrender.

  • The Firmament announced that ten Luan Bird carriers were heading for Bear Country and Eagle Sauce Country, and warned that the battle would be the hardest in Azure Star’s history.
  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu recognized that Lin Ye’s weapons were real and collapsed into despair.
  • Yasui panicked over the threat posed by the Nantianmen weapons and the consequences of losing the Instance.
  • Yasui fainted and died, and Minamoto no Yorimitsu found him without a trace of life.
  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu feared the Great He Clan was doomed, but declared that he could not admit defeat because he was the Emperor.

Ch. 343The pinnacle of Instance design!

Minamoto no Yorimitsu rallied the remaining Daiwa Challengers and Eagle Sauce forces for a final battle against Dragon Country, while Xi'er watched the Nantianmen Project and resolved to face it with Bear Country’s forces. Xi'er concentrated Bear Country’s military in Moscow to test Lin Ye’s advanced weapons.

  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu addressed the Daiwa Challengers and Eagle Sauce Country, urging them to fight alongside him in a final war against Lin Ye and Dragon Country.
  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu ordered Eagle Sauce to prepare all its nuclear missiles for launch and summoned its forces to defend Washington.
  • Xi'er watched the Nantianmen Project and recognized it as the trump card Lin Ye had kept hidden, while accepting that Bear Country might lose.
  • Xi'er sketched the Luan Bird Aerospace Battleship and ordered Bear Country’s military and the Red Russian Bear Alliance’s forces to converge on Moscow.
  • Bear Country’s tanks, aerospace forces, Dog-Head Mecha Warriors, and Ground-Effect Vehicles gathered in Moscow to face Dragon Country’s Future Warfare.

Ch. 344No Hope Whatsoever

Lin Ye’s Nantianmen Project stunned spectators and Great Xia’s leaders, who saw it as an overwhelming advantage that left the Eight Settlements with no hope of winning. Lin Ye realized the Creation Space could help him build weapons beyond his own knowledge, while Long Yuan suspected his ambitions extended to challenging the Firmament.

  • The Nantianmen Project’s flying mothership, Aerospace Fighters, and advanced mechas left the livestream spectators speechless before they concluded Dragon Country would defeat the Eight Settlements.
  • Great Xia’s leaders celebrated Lin Ye’s reveal, while Long Yuan concluded that even vastly more Challengers could not overcome his designs and wondered if Lin Ye planned to challenge the Firmament.
  • Long Yuan recalled that reaching one hundred million points and advancing to LV5 was necessary to challenge the Firmament, but kept his concern to himself until the Instance ended.
  • Lin Ye watched the Project’s reveal and realized the Creation Space could simulate military technologies even when he did not understand their principles.
  • Lin Ye credited Minamoto no Yorimitsu’s attack with bringing the Nantianmen Project into play two days earlier than expected.
  • Lin Ye laughed at Minamoto no Yorimitsu’s plan to rely on nuclear bombs and judged that the Nantianmen Project could intercept the missiles before they reached Dragon Country.

Ch. 345The Luan Birds Have Arrived Above Washington!

Minamoto no Yorimitsu launched Eagle Sauce Country’s 4,000 nuclear missiles at Dragon Country, but the Nantianmen Aerospace Fleet intercepted them over the Pacific. The resulting waves devastated Eagle Sauce Country’s west coast, and three Luan Bird battleships arrived above Washington as the operation to destroy the country began.

  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu asked Xi'er to join a nuclear strike on Dragon Country, but Xi'er refused and blamed him for their losses.
  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu launched all 4,000 of Eagle Sauce Country’s nuclear missiles toward Dragon Country.
  • Dragon Country’s Chengying Mechas and Baidi and Xuannü fighters intercepted the missiles over the Pacific within five minutes.
  • The explosions and waves devastated Eagle Sauce Country’s west coast, destroying Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, and Oakland.
  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu watched three Luan Bird battleships arrive above Washington as a Firmament Notification announced the operation to destroy Eagle Sauce Country.

Ch. 346The Great Washington Cleanout!

Dragon Country’s Nantianmen fleet launched a devastating assault on Washington, overwhelming Eagle Sauce Country’s defenses and deploying Chengying Mechas to clear the city. Dragon No. 75 destroyed the tanks surrounding the White House and continued toward it on his mission to capture the president.

  • The three Luan Bird Aerospace Battleships positioned themselves above Eagle Sauce Country and sent 264 Aerospace Fighters to attack Washington.
  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu ordered the Great He Clan Challengers to fight back, but the Aerospace Fighters wiped out Eagle Sauce Country’s remaining air forces and rapidly reduced its instance population.
  • The Aerospace Fighters bombarded Washington while 3,000 Chengying Mecha warriors landed across the city to conduct the ground cleanup.
  • Dragon No. 75 landed near the White House, repelled the surrounding tanks with his defense system, and destroyed them with his weapons and strength.
  • After smashing all one hundred tanks in three minutes, Dragon No. 75 activated his boosters and advanced toward the White House.

Ch. 347End Himself the Samurai Way!

With Washington in ruins and the Eagle Sauce Country Instance reduced to one Challenger, Minamoto no Yorimitsu faced defeat and the destruction of the Dahe Settlement. As a Chengying Mecha came to execute him, he chose suicide to preserve his dignity, but Firmament kept him in the Instance as a spectator until it ended.

  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu saw that only one Challenger remained in the Instance and realized his resistance had hastened their defeat.
  • Members of the Dahe Settlement grieved and prayed for their gods to save them as they faced possible extinction.
  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu recalled the decisions that had led him to provoke Lin Ye and regretted his role in the crisis.
  • Dragon No. 75, a Chengying Mecha, ordered Minamoto no Yorimitsu to surrender and announced his execution.
  • Minamoto no Yorimitsu performed seppuku with his Samurai sword and then stabbed himself in the heart.
  • Firmament announced that Minamoto no Yorimitsu's journey had ended, but he would remain as a spectator until the Instance was over.

Ch. 348Daiwa Is Nothing but a Joke!

Minamoto no Yorimitsu died by suicide after Eagle Sauce Country’s Challengers were eliminated, and the Firmament declared the country destroyed. Xi’er became the last Challenger and prepared Bear Country’s forces for the coming battle against Lin Ye’s Nantianmen Project.

  • The Firmament penalized Minamoto no Yorimitsu for suicide and declared Eagle Sauce Country destroyed, making it a colony of Dragon Country.
  • The Firmament announced that five Luan Bird Aerospace Carrier Platforms would head to Bear Country to strike it, while viewers mocked Minamoto no Yorimitsu’s actions.
  • Xi’er saw that he was the only remaining Challenger in the Instance and laughed at how quickly the other countries had fallen.
  • The Firmament warned Xi’er that ten Luan Bird Aerospace Fighters would assemble over Moscow in five minutes and urged him to hold out until the mission ended.
  • Xi’er reviewed Bear Country’s enormous military reserves and ordered its forces to fight the Nantianmen Project in the coming Battle of Moscow.

Ch. 349The Final Battle! Xi'er's Swan Song

Dragon Country’s Nantianmen fleet overwhelmed Bear Country’s forces in the battle for Moscow, while Xi'er watched and drew its weapons. After Bear Country’s military equipment was destroyed, Xi'er finished his drawing and kept it as the Instance ended.

  • Ten Luan Bird Aerospace Carrier Platforms arrived above Moscow, and the central system announced the start of Operation Purify Moscow.
  • The Luan Birds activated a force field that disrupted Bear Country’s aircraft and missiles, allowing 880 Aerospace Fighters to devastate the Russian Bear Aerospace Forces.
  • Ten thousand Chengying Mechas landed and destroyed Bear Country’s tanks and Dog-Head Mecha Warriors.
  • Xi'er watched the battle and frantically sketched the Nantianmen weapons, intending to recreate them in his own Instance.
  • Bear Country’s remaining military equipment fell to zero, the battle stopped, and Xi'er finished his drawing and tucked it into his pocket.

Ch. 350The Instance Ends, and Each Faces Judgment!

Xi'er accepted Bear Country’s defeat and was killed, ending the Instance and triggering the Firmament’s final assessment of all sixteen million Challengers. The results rewarded Xi'er and several other leaders for their performances while imposing severe penalties on rule-breakers.

  • Xi'er walked into the ruined streets of Moscow, accepted defeat, and was killed by a Chengying Mecha.
  • The Firmament declared the Instance a failure and began assessing the Challengers’ performances.
  • Long Yuan and the Great Xia leaders celebrated Lin Ye’s victory, while Long Yuan planned to tell him what he knew about the Firmament before Lin Ye advanced to LV5.
  • The Firmament awarded Xi'er an S-rank rating, gave Guderian, Fulangche, Mansh, and Rommel A-rank ratings, and assigned lower ratings to other Challengers.
  • The Firmament announced doubled penalties for rule violations, deducting two million points from Yasui and from Xiaochuan, Yamamoto Sanjūhachi, and Fuchikawa Yasuhide, and twenty million points from Minamoto no Yorimitsu.
Arc 14 of 26
Arc 14 of 26