Ash blanketed the skies over all of Oshulia's territory. Imperial soldiers participating in the rescue wore cumbersome protective suits; every time they tried to rush into the contaminated zones, they became lost in the dust and lost contact.
Five hours.
In merely five hours, the Secret Council's strikes had already blossomed across Oshulia's vast lands. Often, before rescue efforts could even begin, the cities were hit by another wave of explosions and shockwaves.
The neighboring friendly nations that came to provide aid just so happened to encounter enemy ground forces that had warped in midway. Even troops with extensive combat experience and fine equipment were utterly defeated when facing the civilization's army deployed by Secrecy.
But being too weak was not their fault.
Because the strongest nation on this land had long since been beaten by Li Aoz until only the Oshulia Empire remained.
Yet Secrecy would soon teach the Oshurians that close combat and hand-to-hand fighting were toys for Primitive Man, and even Neutron Rays and hydrogen bombings were horribly outdated products.
"Still not enough? Is it really that difficult to wipe out Lioz's nation and people?"
Faced with soldier Neville Militare's pressure, engineer Zhang Fulong merely shook his head. "The Empire's territory is indeed enormous. If we ignore the proportions and directly project it onto the Layer Abyss, it would probably span roughly one-third of the Empire's starfields—and that does not even include the Empire's inland sea. With the Boundary Abyss's protective mechanisms added in, trying to rapidly and efficiently destroy the Empire is nothing but wishful thinking."
"I've already unfolded the Fixed Time Domain for you. Transportation and communication time in the occupied zones have been completely eliminated. You can observe the entire civilization's territory as Jehovah does."
The soldier folded her arms, sweat lightly beading across