Invasion

"At 3:11, President Medvi of the Frostplate Republic announced at the Gemini Palace that the Republic of Grande does not recognize the regime of the Grant Republic and will open the main humanitarian corridor to provide asylum and guide former officials of the principality into the country."

"At 3:19, Frostplate announced that it would impose 210 embargoes on the Grant Duchy and launch economic sanctions, imposing an additional 25% tariff on 20 agricultural exports from Grant."

"At 3:44, the Republic of Modesha announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the Grant Republic."

"At 3:51, the White Crystal Republic announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the Grant Republic."

"To date, thanks to the persistent efforts of the Frostplate Diplomacy, 29 countries around the world have stopped recognizing the legitimacy of the Grant Republic's regime, while only three countries recognize Grant Republic."

"They are the Red Arrow Empire, the Righteous Dawn Democratic Republic, and the Heavenly Ring Nation."

"At 4:32, Gemini Palace sent an order requiring the entire nation to mobilize 20,000 agents of the Law Enforcement Division Four Agent, change into military equipment, and head south to the Frostplate -Grant border to carry out military operations."

Operation codename: White Afterglow.

"At 5:12 a. m., the capital of the Grant Republic Speria, was attacked by 422 Queen missiles, resulting in the deaths of 122 civilians and injuries to 2,012 civilians."

"At 5:14, the 22nd Airborne Division and the 24th Mobile Armor Division of the Frostplate -Gorge Border arrived at the Frost-Gorge border. Acting Minister of Defense of the Frostplate, Yamali, said: This is to maintain regional peace and prevent criminals from intruding into the Frostplate from the border, causing unnecessary impact on the lives of civilians."

"At 5:54 a. m., the power system of Speria City, the capital of the Grant Republic, was hacked, resulting in another large-scale power outage."

"At 5:55 a. m., the Frostplate Army dispatched 12 Z-13 'White Gull'' fighter jets, which took the opportunity to enter the airspace over the capital and bombed 14 hospitals, universities, power plants and airports."

"At 6:01, the Frostplate Air Force announced: The air power of the Grant Republic has been completely destroyed."

"At 6:08, the Grant Republic announced that the Speria Fusion Center had been damaged and was undergoing emergency repairs."

At 6:18, Heavenly Ring Cangma Private Security Co., Ltd.. announced its willingness to provide 300 elite mercenaries to Gurant.

"At 6:22, the Red Arrow Empire requested the GTB to organize an investigation team to enter the Nethermark Humanity Sanctuary to investigate the phenomenon of inhumane experiments."

"At 7:03, the Law Enforcement Division Four, First Combat Group crossed the Gorba Mountain Range and invaded the legitimate territory of the Grant Republic."

"At 7:07, the interim president of the Grant Republic, Sisron, delivered a speech: This is a shameless act of aggression. We will drive the Frostplate Devils out of our territory, and no one will be able to enslave our people again. As long as Bermudes has one soldier, we will fight to the end. Long live Grant! Long live the Republic!"

Clang clang clang—

A large gyroplane carrying the female agents of Law Enforcement Division Four streaked across the sky above the Outland. The red and black skyline was level with them. Relaxing music played on the radio, and the female agents chatted and laughed, having a great time.

"Gina, look, this is the latest military-grade cybernetic body, it's awesome, I love this thing to death."

A female agent proudly displays her implanted Prosthetic Body Plugin. She stands still and slowly separates a holographic projection. She interlaces her fingers and sways her hips from side to side, and the projection moves along with her, making it difficult to distinguish one from the other for a moment.

"Come on, Chu Qi, with your build, how many of those Gurant civilians could you possibly kill?" The one-eyed female agent, Gina, sneered. "I've killed three regular soldiers of the Rose Army. How many have you even fought?"

"What's the difference? The Rose Army is just for fun. It's because the men in the regular army are too weak that they can't withstand the attacks of a bunch of useless Rose Army." Chu Qi curled her lips, puffed out her implant in her chest, and said arrogantly, "Look at this, ''Ostrich' Synthetic Electronic Muscle. I can flip a car with one hand. The Grantian are just a bunch of farmers. I can kill them indiscriminately."

"Hehe, how about we have a contest? I can kill at least 100."

"I'd be more than happy to. If you lose, you can transfer that handsome guy you played with last time to me."

"Then I want you to buy me a month's worth of coffee."

They chatted about their backgrounds, families, gender jokes, as well as the tobacco and food of Gland. Some even looked at a tourist map of Gland and discussed where to find entertainment. The agents laughed and joked, seemingly unconcerned about the war.

From the very beginning, victory was theirs.

Gina was smiling as she carried her hot coffee, chatting and laughing with her colleagues, when suddenly, she caught a glimpse of an unusual figure out of the corner of her eye. It was an elite agent with long, light green hair, sharp antennae on either side of her temples to enhance brainwaves, and golden-green eyes staring intently at the operations manual. She didn't communicate with anyone, and would occasionally glance down to check her weapons and equipment. Compared to her relaxed colleagues, her expression was quite serious.

"Oh."

Gina stepped forward, leaned against the wall, and greeted the female agent:

"I've never seen you before. Where are you from?"

The elite female agent ignored her, continuing to read the operations manual. Gina became interested, took a sip of her coffee, and teased, "What's the use of reading this? They don't even have tanks or fighter jets. We have two airborne divisions and Mobile Armor behind us!"

The elite agent glanced at her and said calmly:

"That's because you have a powerful country standing behind you. What does it have to do with you?"

"You're really funny. How did you get selected as an elite?" Gina pouted. "Oh, were you recruited from some remote, out-of-the-way city? Afraid of dying on the battlefield? Oh, don't worry, it's just a Colonies. What's there to be afraid of? We're just going to suppress a bunch of troublemakers and liberate the abused women. What's there to be afraid of?"

The elite agent casually replied, "Have you ever died?"

"—Huh?"

"Being on the verge of death, or witnessing your soul separating from your body, every cell, every drop of blood slowly draining from your body, feeling dizzy from hunger."

"I tried to stuff everything I saw into my stomach, just to fill my belly, but I was still powerless and watched my loved ones starve to death in front of me."

"The little sister who used to be so sweet and affectionate would say to you, 'Sister, I see steamed buns, cream bread, and milk,' and then her head would tilt to the side and she would fall onto the cement ground, where she would gradually rot and stink under the scorching sun."

The descriptions of elite agents are so vivid and chilling.

"You..." Gina's lips twitched.

The elite agent crossed his legs, turned a page, and calmly said, "I've died."

Gina thought this person was crazy. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly noticed that the elite agent's eyes were shining with a faint blue light.