The battle in Wuzhong Prefecture had reached its final phase.
The western army had already lost contact with the Allied Headquarters when our forces began their assault on the Central Highlands.
The northwestern forces fought back desperately, while the troops on the Central Highlands began charging west.
Some forces broke off to make a wide detour and intercept them from the south.
The allied forces could only flee west.
As they gradually advanced deeper into Ice Lake,
the final order was given.
Shell Ice Lake.
The Central Highlands had finished setting up their artillery according to plan.
The positions in the northwest had also turned their guns toward the lake.
The battleships began to turn.
One final, fierce bombardment.
The allied forces had enough men that, if they fought to the death, they would still have plenty of fighting strength.
They had to be ground down until they were severely weakened.
But by then, their morale had collapsed.
The Allied Headquarters had few troops nearby and was under threat, setting off a chain reaction.
As the first 460 mm battleship shell came down, it shattered the ice.
A huge spray of water erupted.
75 Cannon, 82 mm mortars, 210 mm artillery, and 460 mm guns—all manner of shells, large and small, rained down on Ice Lake, shattering the ice and sending countless people into the water.
Shells were even more powerful when they exploded underwater than on land.
The Merfolk thought they would be safe if they hid underwater, but they were blown to pieces like fish.
Only the Merfolk still on the ice were unharmed.
Lilim, the Demi-human district commissioner, began one last Ice Seal.
A blizzard engulfed the entire battlefield, making everyone shiver with cold.
But for those who had climbed out of Ice Lake, it was a