Meanwhile.
At the port of Immortal Tai Prefecture, out on the sea.
Warships rose above the horizon, one after another.
As far as the eye could see, their sheer numbers made one's scalp crawl.
Although the Guan Family and Chun Prefecture had always looked down on the Federation, there was no denying that, as one of Blue Star's only three superpowers, the Federation had accumulated terrifying wealth and reserves.
The densely packed transport ships were filled with Federation soldiers.
The warships escorting them at the front all boasted sturdy hulls and powerful guns.
Centuries of accumulation had given it countless supplies.
Only this long-established hegemon could mobilize a fleet of such scale at once.
Transporting nearly two hundred thousand soldiers onto Kou Island in a single day was, after all, a frightening feat of logistics.
At that moment.
Inside the Federation's sea fortress.
Qiao looked at the beach defenses with high spirits and sneered inwardly.
Although their airborne assault had been thwarted, attacking by sea was the Federation's specialty.
Once upon a time, their fleet had been known as the strongest on Blue Star.
On the beach,
Red flags and flags bearing the character for Teng could be seen everywhere.
Machine guns and cannon barrels were even visible within the tightly secured fortifications.
"Teng..." A wary look appeared in Qiao's eyes.
The Teng Faction.
Apart from Marshal Sun's own troops, they were the strongest force in the Fourth War Zone.
An iron-blooded army formed by Chief of Staff Old Man Teng, with younger members of his clan and people from his hometown at its core.
They were both comrades and blood relatives.
Their cohesion was terrifyingly strong.
"Why isn't it Sun's guard?"
The Federation chief of staff beside him looked in confusion at the Teng flags covering the beach.
On