Ground Operations

At this moment.

The Invincible Fleet that had been responsible for protecting the City of Brotherly Love—but was by no means invincible—had been completely wiped out under the United Fleet's successive bombardments, attacks, and volleys of fire.

All that remained around the City of Brotherly Love were tens of millions of fighters, the city's automatic anti-aircraft weapons, and a relatively large number of ground-based, large-caliber Plasma Cannons.

Although the City of Brotherly Love had once been a large warship of the Forerunners, the Covenant had been unable to fully decipher this ultimate weapon. Thus, the City of Brotherly Love itself posed no threat to the United Fleet for the time being.

At present, the United Fleet had gathered above the edge of the Mushroom Umbrella surrounding the City of Brotherly Love.

Moreover, despite facing anti-aircraft Plasma Rounds that fell like a sudden rainstorm and fierce wind, the United Fleet remained completely unaffected. It had not even bothered to activate the Energy Shields of its vessels.

That was because the United Fleet, along with the carrier-based aircraft, divine bodies, and MS flying alongside the warships, was being protected by a giant bubble radiating white light.

This white-glowing bubble was Light Magic created by Xia using White Raven—a large defensive barrier she considered to be of the highest level.

Since Xia believed that only an Electromagnetic Cannon with a caliber exceeding 300 tons could shatter this defensive barrier, the Plasma Cannons and anti-aircraft Plasma weapons of the City of Brotherly Love were completely ineffective against it.

Under the protection of this large defensive barrier, the entire United Fleet slowly approached the surface at the edge of the City of Brotherly Love's Mushroom Umbrella.

Finally, the United Fleet stopped descending at a position roughly four kilometers from the surface decks and buildings of