Release

When Yu Sheng and the others entered the depths of the Spirit Infusion Furnace, while the Hermetic Society's priestly corps still hid in a secret bunker, orbital bombardment from the Unified Fleet continued to rain down on the planet, and fierce battles still raged across the surface of the Holy Land.

Mighty landing craft descended from the sky and crashed into the ruins with thunderous booms. Deep Dive soldiers in heavy Power Armor descended from orbit and began suppressing the palaces and temples that still showed signs of activity.

Breaking through the atmosphere alongside the landing craft were troop shuttles carrying elite Marines, as well as various atmospheric bombing vessels designed specifically for planetary suppression.

Somewhere on a plain in the Northern Hemisphere of the Holy Land, smoke billowed and flames of war surged. Gale-force winds swept blood-tinged curtains of rain across the sky above the plain.

A Marine unit landed on the planet at the boundary between the plain and the mountains. After touching down, the tactical shuttle deployed its shield on the spot, serving as a temporary bunker. The squad commander looked out over the battlefield from behind the Force Field cover and saw more support units descending from orbit to the surface.

Three heavy landing craft had just touched down nearby when the roar of heavy fire rose from the smoke. Immediately afterward, a massive iron-black cube pierced the thick cloud layer. It began decelerating in midair, and after its reverse thrusters briefly ignited, the cube disintegrated out of nowhere. Large numbers of tactical walkers and coordinated-combat robots rained down near the landing craft, beginning to assist the Deep Dive Unit in advancing toward the mountains.

Farther away in the sky, enormous flashes occasionally swept across the heavens, illuminating the clouds as if they were about to