After Saturn gave the order to land, the tedious artillery battle finally ended.
Under the protection of the fleet's experts, warships of every kind approached Dian Island, stopping a few dozen meters from the shore.
Figures streamed off the warships, using Geppo, swimming, and other methods to cross the final stretch and land on Dian Island.
At this point, however, the World Government's experts could no longer perfectly shield their army from attack.
As shells continued to rain down like meteors, enormous craters erupted amid the World Government's charging army, claiming one life after another.
But given the sheer size of the Celestial Dragons' army and the physical resilience of this world's humans, shells alone could hardly inflict heavy losses.
Unless a shell struck them directly, they could easily endure the blast with their tough bodies and continue forward.
With the army charging fearlessly, it took little time for the two sides to enter close combat. As the fighting spread, the shore batteries gradually ceased firing.
Once the bombardment ended, battles finally erupted between the two sides' mid- and high-level combatants in the skies above the battlefield.
Facing the imposing figures opposite them, Zhu Feng and the others felt immense pressure. But they were already committed; they had to fight, whether they liked it or not.
The Celestial Dragons' experts, led by Saint Nusjuro, soon clashed with the West Blue Alliance under Zhu Feng.
The moment they exchanged blows, the West Blue Alliance fell into a clear disadvantage. In both quality and numbers, its experts were no match for the Celestial Dragons, who had committed everything they had.
The West Blue Alliance had no choice but to use large numbers of fighters a tier below their opponents to contend with those stronger experts.
Several Quasi-Kings joined forces against each surplus