Zhou Yi took the Jade City into the high sky, immediately arranging his forces on the frontline.

Satellite imagery showed.

About 200 kilometers northeast of Sand Port, the mechanical military forces were continuously gathering and marching.

The vanguard was the air force units, with 6 to 12 unmanned drones forming a squad. They were spread out, densely packed, and nearly covered all the surrounding airspace.

These drones were not prototypes like the Red Kestrel; they were Light Imprint bodies, made of lightweight aluminum alloy, each reflecting the sunlight with a metallic shimmer.

They were divided into several types.

Red Kestrel provided real-time data: "The ones shaped like triangular metal sheets are E-1 class small reconnaissance aircraft. They are the smallest in size, most agile in flight, whose main duty is to record the surrounding environment with their internal Light Imprint and synchronize with the airborne combat center, supporting the aerial field of vision."

"The disc-shaped ones are E-2 class early warning aircraft, used for long-range search and surveillance of air or sea targets. They can identify the basic strength of various targets through specific devices."

"The spherical ones are E-2 class fighters, equipped with D-C class high-speed guns. They also come with self-destruct devices—if the airframe is damaged beyond a threshold and cannot return, they will self-detonate against nearby targets."

"The largest shuttle-shaped ones are E-3 class attack aircraft. They are equipped with B-level main guns and can destroy all kinds of ground facilities, soldiers' positions, fortifications, transport hubs, and buildings."

"Besides that, there are also command aircraft. With a scale exceeding 2000 units, coordinating such a large number of units requires E-4 class command aircraft. They should be hidden in the rear and are technically camouflaged to avoid being directly hit by our forces."

Zhou Yi felt heavy at heart.

This scale of drones, if they break through the defenses and enter the airspace above Sand Port, would be a disaster for the ordinary people.

He then turned his gaze to another group.

On the tablet, satellites showed that within the mist of the Dead Sea, warships were also lined up neatly, moving at high speed in an orderly fashion towards them.

"There are currently three types of warships observable."

"Integrated supply ships, a total of 27, mainly used for transporting and supplying fuel, ammunition, water, and other necessities."

"B-level heavy cruisers, currently counted at 28, with the same strength as Qin Xie's White Dove. Each of them is equipped with two C-level frigates, capable of coordinated combat and interception of attacks."

"B+ level destroyers, 7 in total. They are equipped with long-range Light Imprint Missiles capable of long-distance strikes, able to launch E-4 class missiles directly over the Dead Sea, with a maximum range of 50 kilometers. These 6 destroyers are surrounded by a large number of unmanned drones and frigates for protection."

"A-level cruisers, 2 in number, equipped with A-level main guns with a range of 4 kilometers, which can bombard quite precisely. They are also loaded with long-range Light Imprint Missiles and also fitted with various interference or special devices, and they may even carry Death Light Weapons."

Zhou Yi felt heavy at heart.

The Dead Sea Knights Seventh Fleet has a total of just 5 B-level ships, and this unit of the "Security Joint Guard" deployed here has 35 B-level warships, even with the top-tier A-level warships in combat.

The most troublesome are the two core combat strengths.

The B+ level destroyers' 50-kilometer missile range brought unprecedented pressure on Zhou Yi.

"Can the missiles be intercepted?"

"We would need corresponding anti-air interception devices."

Red Kestrel said: "Once the long-range Light Imprint Missiles are launched, due to their interior design and the property of absorbing Death Light, they will accelerate, reaching a maximum speed of 1225 kilometers per hour, which is 1 Mach."

"It's just that, because of manufacturing reasons, it's impossible to ensure that the Light Imprint Structure remains stable at such speed, so the maximum detonation distance is 50 kilometers. If it hits the target and crashes, it will also explode, and it will self-detonate upon reaching this range limit."

This speed, perhaps only the Condenser could intercept.

Zhou Yi mulled over it in his mind.

"A-level cruisers, you said they might be equipped with Death Light Weapons, what do you mean?"

"It refers to special weapons that use the environment of Death Light to carry out strategic strikes."

Red Kestrel explained: "Over the years, Mechanical City has accumulated a large amount of research results from the Dead Sea. Although most of them are failures, some achievements are applicable."

"However, due to the nature of the Dead Sea, most of the applicable results have enormous destructive power and lethality. They have been applied to some special fields, creating various devices, and have been under secrecy or classified status, with no access to detailed information."

"Death Light Weapons are a general term for such devices."

Zhou Yi recalled the "Dead Sea Transformation Project"; the Air Purification device Max is a witness and participant.

Troublesome.

The "Security Joint Guard" not only has high-strength combat units and an astonishing number, but also has secret weapons with unclear intelligence.

The honor war has made Zhou Yi personally experience that large-scale warfare is not about comparing sizes in a card game, but relies on coordination across sea, land, and air to achieve three-dimensional combat.

Time was ticking away, second by second.

Zhou Yi decided he could wait no longer.

He must not allow the enemy to get any closer to the Sand Port region.

He initiated consciousness synchronization.

"Jiong Hecang, Wu Yi, attack."

"The target, the enemy's two A-level cruisers."

The Condenser rushed into the enemy camp immediately.

The satellite feed clearly showed its linear light blade directly striking one of the A-level cruisers.

The cruiser emitted a circle of strange, trembling ripples around it, directly diffusing and scattering the light blade.

Jiong Hecang released dozens of light blades one after another, but failed to break through its defenses.

The cruiser released clusters of black fog.

These fog clusters connected to each other, forming an eerie web of fibers in the air, managing to trap the Condenser within.

Jiong Hecang struggled left and right within the black fog, severely restricted in movement, unable to break free for a moment.

Zhou Yi watched and his heart sank.

"Must be Death Light weapons."

Red Kestrel said, "To block and weaken the Condenser, using smoke weapons or refracting with the fog of the Dead Sea is indeed effective. But to completely reflect the attack, it has to be Death Light weapons of A-level strength."

"The Security Joint Guard has prepared all sorts of countermeasures, including specialized methods against A-level employees of the company."

Zhou Yi noticed that Bone Man Wu Yi also encountered trouble.

A sand whirlpool appeared on the surface of the Dead Sea.

Even in the low-density fog sea, sand and gravel scattered about. Under Wu Yi's Sand Control abilities, they contracted and amassed, trapping about a dozen ships in place to spin around.

But this process only lasted for a few minutes before the quicksand receded rapidly, and everything returned to normal.

Bone Man disappeared without a trace.

Zhou Yi knew.

Bone Man was very likely restrained by the weaponry they had prepared.

Zhou Yi remembered, when dealing with Duke Destructive, earth official Lin Qin had said,

"There is no absolute invincibility, every ability has its limitations, or rather, flaws."

"Whether it's sand or dust, there are countless data and experimental records. There are many ways to counter such variable abilities..."

Both A-level employees were plunged into bitter battles they were targeted in.

At this moment, Ni Ge spoke up, "I'll give it a try."

"Black Thorn in its Light Core Body state can break through their defense lines."

"If we can take out the two at the core, we should be able to break through this situation. It was like this when we charged through swarms of insects and monsters before."

Zhou Yi said, "Be careful."

"The chairman can rest assured, watch my capabilities!"

Mud Tree People controlled Black Thorn to transform into a black light and charged into the enemy's formation, turning into a dark blue spherical lightning, flashing and striking like an unrivaled fierce general entering a crowd of miscellaneous soldiers.

No unit could stop the impact of the Light Core Body; escort ships were directly crushed and broken in half, and the various barrages aimed at it couldn't harm Black Thorn in the slightest.

Black Thorn breached the encirclement and hit an A-level cruiser, releasing a bright light that went straight to the sky, with a surging shockwave spreading out in all directions.

The ship was destroyed on the spot.

Then Ni Ge piloted Black Thorn back, with the momentum of Guan Yu slicing Hua Xiong while his wine was still warm.

"Chairman, I took down one. But I'm low on energy, I need to recharge."

Zhou Yi asked, "How long will it take?"

"10 hours. If we were fighting on land, I could use the highly concentrated power supply from Yalong Bay to sustain the Light Core Body phase of Black Thorn, but it's not possible in the Dead Sea."

The recharging interval was too long.

Domestic battle was the worst outcome.

By that time, regardless of victory or defeat, catastrophic damage would be done to Sand Port.

Zhou Yi's brow knitted tightly.

Yuan Xiao then volunteered, "Chairman, I can hold them off for 10 hours."

"Just get Sun Hao to come over to help me with healing, and I can do it."

Zhou Yi shook his head, "It's not your time to act yet."

He also knew something else in his heart.

As Yuan Xiao was the Angel of Death, Mechanical City would definitely be aware and likely have countermeasures.

Mic Master needed an extremely close distance to unleash power,

But the Security Joint Guard had to be kept beyond 50 kilometers out on the Dead Sea to avoid their artillery hitting the heart of Sand Port.

We can only fight here and defeat the ferocious enemy forces.

Zhou Yi steeled his heart.

"Ice Pot, I need your help."

"No problem."

"Help me take out the enemy."

"I'm not specifically a combat member, but I'll try my best."

Zhou Yi stepped out of the room and stood on the rooftop.

He placed his prosthetic right hand on his left shoulder.

A large amount of mist crazily surged from the shoulder.

A huge, incredibly diffuse shadow formed in the sky above Jade City. Its appearance suddenly reduced visibility in the vicinity, drawing in a mass of energy and light into itself.

Zhou Yi saw that Ice Pot was emitting a Death Light reaction that had turned from purple to almost black.

It expanded its body further in the air, drawing in the nearby cloud layers to form a giant rectangular cloud chamber, hovering over the enemy forces, darkening the skies.

Zhou Yi silently said to himself,

Atmosphere creature that makes the world change color upon hearing its name, show me what you're made of.

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