Waves gently lapped against the beach, and the sunset's lingering glow turned the sea into a field of scattered gold.
But beneath that tranquility, an enormous shadow was spreading rapidly, like a drop of thick ink falling into clear water and spreading wildly.
A great battle was on the verge of erupting!
The moment the vanguard of that shadow entered the shallows one kilometer from the coastline, where the creatures' movements became clearly visible, Long Zhan's icy command rang through the entire position over the command channel.
" All units, open fire immediately!"
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom-!
In an instant, ten thousand cannons roared as one!
The first to roar were the dozens of Land Shield 3000 close-in defense cannons deployed along the first defensive line.
Their eleven-barreled muzzles spun with a teeth-grating whine as they spooled up. The next second, countless blazing whips of fire, formed from densely packed tracer rounds, lashed viciously across the sea!
Thud, thud, thud!
The Demon Creatures that had just surfaced came in all shapes and sizes, displaying grotesque adaptations to the marine environment.
There were lesser demons with gills and slime-covered bodies, Heavy Armor Demon Soldiers with fleshy webbing between their limbs, and even undead sea beasts and Merfolk tainted by demonic energy, rotting flesh clinging to their skeletons.
They had barely poked their heads above the water, without even enough time to roar, before the steel barrage instantly reduced them to raw chunks of flesh and blood.
The seawater instantly boiled, and crimson rapidly spread.
Next, the rocket artillery launchers at the rear positions roared.
Hundreds of rockets trailed long flames, blotting out half the sky as they smashed into the middle of the Demon Clan army with thunderous force.
Waves dozens of meters high erupted from the sea. Sand, seawater,