Three days later, in the Western Pacific, in the Coral Sea at the western tip of Australia, hundreds of naval guns were firing fiercely. Missiles of various types were dragging snake-shaped tail flames across the sky, and the sound of explosions that shook the world was endless.
, huge tsunamis tens of meters high continued to surge on the sea. The sky continued to shine brightly, and from time to time, mushroom clouds with a diameter of several kilometers rose into the sky.
Even the 72,000-ton battleship Pacific Rim, a subsidiary of Rising Sun Shipping Company, and the 98,000-ton aircraft carrier Wildenstein, the 72,000-ton aircraft carrier of Light & Magic Industries
The battleship USS Braden was also bumping violently on this sea.
The astonishing sea tide suddenly rose and fell, with ups and downs. The surrounding air defense cruisers, destroyers, frigates, etc. of about 10,000 tons, as well as the numerous armed merchant ships belonging to this transport fleet, were in this terrifying
It is even more unbearable in the storms and waves, no different from a toy boat.
However, the crews on these ships, even in such harsh environments, can maintain a very high level of violent fire and ensure that the impact point of the ammunition does not deviate too much.
All members have level 6 or above magic energy cultivation, which allows them to have good balance and ability to withstand wind and waves. The 'Knight' level creature breeding equipment that has been popularized in the fleet allows them to survive in extremely harsh conditions.
Precisely control the equipment around you.
Their opponents included 230 pirate ships of various models, as well as some military warships.
And here, not only the warships of the opposing sides are bombarding each other with all their strength, but their combatants are also fighting with all their strength in the airspace here. The magic storms and violent air waves caused by these strong men also have amazing destructive power, which is not inferior to
Those powerful battleships with various heavy weapons.
At this time, on the bridge of the battleship USS Pacific Rim, many commanders and staff members were looking at the picture in front of them with cold expressions, which could display all battle conditions and sea conditions within 1,200 nautical miles around them.
Holographic magic projection on it.
There are some dark areas above, which are areas where their side's magic cannot be seen, but most of them are lit, and strong lights are constantly shining, which shows the fierceness and stalemate of the battle between the two sides.
"The gods of Olympus, are they planning to declare war directly? His Highness Feren has been personally in charge these days. He must have expected it, right?"
Sitting on the fleet chief of staff's seat was retired Navy Vice Admiral Alec Bass. While he was speaking, he also looked at the magic map in front of him with solemn and cautious eyes.
The battle currently taking place is not enough to move the lieutenant general. The overall level of the enemy is not in his eyes. If nothing unexpected happens, he expects to resolve the battle within fifteen minutes at most. If he is ready to invest again
A Storm Company or more magic towers can destroy enemies even faster.
Only the seventeen 'cloud battleships' that had been exposed to them under the detection of magicians and magic energy radar made Lieutenant General Alec Bass very afraid.
——It was a creation of the Titans, a magical battleship used by the Olympus Protoss to dominate the oceans during the Roman era. It has the same technology as the Magic Tower, but is slightly inferior in power. But each of them still has a 10,000-ton cruiser.
level of energy. Some of these special models can directly match the strength of battleships. The power of those 'magic annihilation cannons' and 'high-energy plasma cannons' is enough to pose a threat to the side-spinning armor of the two battleships.
It is rumored that the Divine Artifact of the Light Cult, ‘Noah’s Ark’, was modeled on the ‘Battleship in the Cloud’.
What makes people even more fearful is the many God-chosen warriors and Titan warriors hidden in these battleships. They are an extremely powerful force that caused heavy casualties to the Lord of Radiance's angelic army in the outer realm.
In fact, they are already casting various spells to help the pirates fight. There are even powerful divine powers intervening, allowing their enemies to resist the artillery fire of many warships here.
The subjects of Alec Bass' inquiry were the two people in front of him, one was Brigadier General Wallace Clayton, and the other was the God of Strategy, His Highness Garcia Ferran.
Needless to say, the latter is currently the commander-in-chief of Australia and is responsible for all war matters in Australia and the surrounding waters before their lord's personal expedition.
The former is the current commander of the Second Combined Fleet of the Rising Sun. Although Wallace Clayton retired from the military as a commodore, he joined the command of the master of destiny very early. It can be said that he is
Single-handedly presided over the creation of all four fleets of the Rising Sun Shipping Company. And because he followed the Lord of Destiny early and was quite talented, this person has been promoted to a fifth-level legend under the protection of their master, and was given a god-level colonial outfit.
'Knight of God'.
Alec Bass was actually quite unconvinced by this man. He asked himself that his talent was not inferior to that of Wallace Clayton, and his rank in the army was higher than that of the latter. But it was just because the master who followed them was earlier.
, and even more trusted by the Master of Destiny.
But on the other hand, Alec Bass also admired this person's character. It is said that His Highness actually intended to promote Brigadier General Wallace Clayton to the electorate, and even intended to help the latter obtain a
The priesthood of "Naval Warfare" and "Artillery Warfare" became one of his followers. However, he was rejected by Commodore Wallace Clayton because of his self-recognition of merit.
The honor is not enough and I feel unworthy of it; the second is that I have not lost my ambition and still want to go on the road of 'magic shooter'. It seems that I intend to rely on my own strength to become a god. This is also the current commander of each unit under the Rising Sun and
The common belief among top combatants is that their master has provided them with a lifespan far beyond that of ordinary people, so everyone's desire in this regard is particularly strong.
In addition, there are rumors that His Highness, the Master of Destiny, intends to build a 'Temple of War'. It is similar to the Nordic 'Hall of Valor' and the Olympian 'Chosen Warriors'. The souls of powerful warriors are collected after death, and
Grant eternal life.
Therefore, these soldiers and warriors belonging to the Rising Sun Group, just like the believers of Odin and the Lord of Glory in the past, have no fear of death.
However, Brigadier General Wallace Clayton gave up the opportunity to directly become a god, which still made Alec Bass very emotional.
"The latest news is that just five minutes ago, the walking incarnation of Apollo personally visited the headquarters of the Rising Sun Group, and His Highness has already received him."
The God of Strategy, Garcia Ferran, said calmly: "They have been preparing for the attack for a long time, and they are just waiting for His Highness to reply to their ultimatum."
This made everyone present look slightly shuddering. Although they all knew that the Rising Sun Group and the Wildenstein family had made sufficient preparations for this day, the Greek word 'Olympus' (?λυμπο?)
, it still brought heavy pressure to them. After all, they were the powerful gods who dominated most of the Old Continent and even across Asia and Africa thousands of years ago.
It is said that after this, the ‘Olympus’ protoss, led by Zeus, traveled to foreign lands and conquered five worlds.
And now their war with this powerful protoss has officially begun.
"It seems we are being treated as hostages."
Lieutenant General Alec Bass said clearly: "This is indeed an opportunity to force His Highness to take sides. There are two hundred ships, as well as cargo worth 40 billion gold shields including a large amount of arms and military supplies, and
A total of six Marine brigades. They thought they had captured our balls! They thought they could defeat or even annihilate us."
"Given the current situation in Australia, they really don't want to see our fleet dock in Australia. The arrival of this batch of supplies will greatly increase the power of the Church of Destiny in Australia."
Commodore Wallace Clayton, the commander of the fleet, had other thoughts: "Everyone, the Australian Navy's fleet is moving at the wrong speed. They have slowed down. It is estimated that their time to resist the battlefield may be delayed by an hour.
, or even longer. Dedlock, now send a clear telegram to question their situation! Also, question the Australian government, whether this is from their order?"
This caused all the staff officers present to change their expressions slightly.
"What do they want to do? Do they do it on purpose? Want to sit back and watch this war?"
"These guys are about to perish! How dare they do something like this——"
"These bullshit Australians, they deserve to go to hell. Don't they know? Our Lord is the only one who can save them?"
"They took the initiative to find our Lord and ask for our help, right?"
"Hey! I guess this must be the work of the cardinals of the Church of Light."
"Not necessarily. The Light Church's influence in Australia is more among the people. Their upper echelon has always been the domain of a certain goddess."
"You mean the one, right? Dissension?"
"It seems like these guys are really planning to mess with us -"
Lieutenant General Alec Bass smiled coldly: "Stupid Australians! If we fail today, they will regret what they have done. The situation in Australia will be completely out of control."
"If we win the next war, we can make them regret it."
The god of strategy, Garcia Ferran, glanced at the fleet commander with admiration. He thought that no wonder the master of fate would treat this man differently, and even planned to make him a god at the expense of his divine power.
To be able to operate Rising Sun Transportation, which had nothing ten years ago, to such a scale, there is no doubt about the ability and wisdom of Brigadier General Wallace Clayton.
"Everyone be prepared, the war will begin. I know His Highness's character, and he will never give in! And the enemies we face this time are definitely not just these warships in the clouds, and they may not be just the Olympus Protoss.
Gentlemen, this is going to be a fierce battle! The opponent is not comparable to the pirates you defeated so easily in the past."
He turned to look at the magic holographic projection, the areas still shrouded in black mist.
"I think we'll see a lot of mythical creatures that haven't been seen in the mortal world for a long time, what do you think? Lieutenant General Bass?"
"But I believe that the strength we have will definitely exceed the enemy's expectations! We have already made a defense plan, haven't we? For various situations."
These words from Alec Bass cheered up the core staff officers gathered here.
Judging from the situation they have now, this is indeed the case. The strength of the Wildenstein family can be said to be strong.
At present, the Wildenstein family's apparent fleet strength includes four decommissioned battleships and the earliest "Tomahawk" that have been acquired and refitted over the past seven years, three decommissioned medium-sized aircraft carriers, eight ten thousand
tons of cruisers, sixteen escort submarines, thirty-six destroyers, and eighty ocean-going frigates.
These battleships cannot be hidden from other forces. However, in addition to this, Anthony Braden has deployed a secret shipyard overseas. Recently, he secretly built 24 'Omniscient Shield' class destroyers and twelve magic submarines for the company. These disguises
The warships that will become merchant ships should not be expected by any party at present.
But what really gave everyone confidence was their fighting troops.
The Rising Sun-Light Demon First Combined Fleet currently carries a total of twelve Storm Companies, a total of 1440 Sky Knights with legendary comprehensive combat power, and 144 Heavenly Knights with demigod-level comprehensive combat power.
Knights', twelve 'chosen knights', twelve legendary mages or lichs accompanying the army, and twelve four-story magic towers.
——This powerful force cannot be easily taken down by any party.
Judging from what they currently know about the scale of the war between the Lord of Glory and the three major protoss in the outer realm, the strength of these twelve Storm Companies is equivalent to one-fifth of an 'Angel Legion'.
At present, the total number of angel legions under the command of the Lord of Glory is only seven. That is the strength that this Lord of Glory has accumulated over thousands of years.
Originally, they also had the Australian Navy and six large fleets of the American Pacific Fleet as assistance. But even if these allied forces were unable to reach the battlefield for some reason, or even became enemies, they would not be unable to accept it.
"so--"
Alec Bass said meaningfully: "I'm a little uneasy now, and I'm also looking forward to the war. It's a complicated mood, isn't it? I don't know what's going on with His Highness's side? I'm looking forward to the outcome.
"
He knows that the people around him probably have the same idea as him. How many of the veterans who are destined to experience large-scale wars like joining the Rising Sun Group after retiring want to spend the rest of their lives in peace?
War, steel, cannons, firearms, fire and blood are what they love.
Here, including the ‘God of Strategy’ Garcia Ferran, are a group of war madmen!
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At this time, in Atlanta, in the president's office of the Rising Sun Group headquarters, Li Mochen was sitting face to face with the incarnation of Apollo.
After Li Mochen became a god, he had resigned from the position of president of Rising Sun Group and handed it over to Alyssa. So now, Li Mochen is actually borrowing this person's territory to entertain guests.
It must be mentioned that according to the principle of identity reciprocity, Li Mochen only used an incarnation of divine power this time.
Every time a god upgrades two godheads, he can have one more incarnation of divine power. Their strength changes with the improvement of their godhead. When the godhead is one, it can be equivalent to their full strength. When the godhead is two, it can be equivalent to their full strength.
, it is one-half. Correspondingly, when the godhead is fourteenth, it is one-fourth.
The power of the incarnation of divine power seems to be constantly shrinking, but in fact it is constantly increasing.
Li Mochen doesn't often use the incarnation of divine power, firstly because he has a better secondary body, and secondly because he has not yet entered the Kingdom of God and has not reached the limit of the "Treaty of Separation of Gods and Humans", so there is no need. Now he only needs to be willing
, can appear anywhere in this city at any time, and the strength of the main body is undoubtedly much more powerful than the divine clone. So far, he has not encountered any situation where the clone is incompetent.
He might use it in the future, but he really doesn't need it now. Only in situations like this, Li Mochen needs to use this technique.
There is no reason to create an incarnation for the other party and interrupt his process of improving the 'Sword of Destiny' and 'Six Yao Immortal Sword'.
"Don't think about it any more, Andrei?"
Apollo seemed to be looking at the incarnation of 'Li Mochen', but he was actually looking out the glass window at the twenty-eight-story magic tower suspended above the Swade Manor.
"I thought we could be friends, but you are really embarrassing me."
"But we are already friends, aren't we?"
Li Mochen responded with a smile: "We had an agreement a few months ago. I remained neutral and you gave me peace. I have always done a good job, haven't I?"
"Your neutrality has led to the loss of millions of believers in Olympus, and they are of extremely high quality. My royal father and I can ignore this, but the premise is that you join Olympus."
Apollo shook his head slightly: "Your fleet in the Coral Sea will also bankrupt our plan. This is not the attitude that a neutral party should have."
"That is just a rescue for my poor believers, as well as a response and self-defense for all parties."
Li Mochen responded tit for tat: "Some people don't seem to want me to stay out of it. In the past ten days in Australia, there have been 1,232 attacks on my church, resulting in the death of more than 300 believers. This is okay, the key point is
It's my church and they're being cut off from supplies."
Mainly magic stones and magic materials. He has enough food reserves in the twenty-seven churches there.
But the problem is that frequent attacks lead to the rapid consumption of magic stones and magic materials. In addition, the number of believers and people seeking refuge increases, so they must expand the size and coverage of the church.
However, the Church of Destiny has currently been unable to acquire any magic-related materials in Australia.
What made him have to pay more attention was that according to the intelligence collected by Clark Banfield and Paracelsus, Australia had already gathered a powerful force that was hostile to the Church of Destiny. They were waiting for a certain opportunity.
Launched devastating attacks on twenty-seven of their churches.
"it's a pity."
Apollo sighed: "I really want to know what you rely on for confidence? An alliance with the local gods? But I think Nyx and Eris, mother and daughter, are just using you as a pawn.
The recent actions of the American government are obviously threats and coercion against you. To make enemies of Olympus and Asa for their sake is really
Very unwise. Look at their style, right? How many of their allies have been betrayed by them? Or even eliminated? Even the magic goddess with a good reputation can't get rid of her mother's influence and her alliance with you.
It's not even unbreakable. Andre, are you really prepared to rely on this unstable alliance and head towards a war that may drag you into hell?"
Li Mochen looked indifferent. He knew that Apollo was referring to the fact that several cities in Texas, America, had jointly filed a lawsuit against Rising Sun Company and Light & Magic Industries, accusing them of abusing their monopoly position in bio-propagation and magic armor.
Caused heavy losses to several military-industrial companies in Texas.
Li Mochen also knew that this was a warning from the Goddess of Dispute to him. If he disobeyed her instructions, he would face a comprehensive attack from all dimensions, from the mortal to the divine level.
Apollo specifically mentioned the word 'Asa' again, apparently signaling to him that the two parties had reached a consensus on the issue against him.
"I don't intend to start a war, Your Highness Apollo! Unless this is what you give me. I just want to replenish some supplies for my church."
Li Mochen's tone was still humble and friendly, but Apollo was no longer as gentle as when they first met: "But I don't allow it!"
He looked at Li Mochen with a cold, warning look: "There can only be three results today, surrender to Olympus, or we will sink your protective fleet, or, Andre, you are here
Win the battle."
Li Mochen was silent for a long time this time. He looked at Apollo steadily and shook his head.
"If it were the previous conditions, it would be impossible for me to join the Olympus pantheon, Your Highness Apollo."
"Then there's no need to talk about it anymore."
Apollo's figure turned into golden light and dispersed, and he let out a sigh that echoed in the office.
"pity--"
The moment this person left, Alyssa's figure walked in: "The talks have collapsed, right?"
"Isn't this expected? Let me tell the First and Second Combined Fleets that the battle is about to begin."
Li Mochen stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with a solemn expression: "The opponent may be everyone including the Asa Protoss and the Lord of Glory."
"In fact, just two minutes ago, Lord, the God of Temptation and Desire of the Asa Clan, sent a request to your church to meet."
Alyssa smiled bitterly: "I guess his purpose is to issue an ultimatum to you."
"Then disappear and tell him that I have no intention of surrendering to any pantheon now."
Li Mochen does not plan to meet with Lord. The latter is a quasi-god king, and his strength is especially stronger than Apollo. Maybe he can see his current state, which will lead to changes in the subsequent battle situation.
"If they want to fight, then let's do it together. I don't mind."
"Your will."
Alyssa shrugged: "But, actually, I don't think we need to care too much about that goddess. We have enough power in the White House and Congress. At most, it will be a civil war in America, or even secession. The identity of the Statue of Liberty will not be there."
The law has entered this world, and we still don’t know who will win in the end.”
"How can it be so simple?"
Li Mochen looked at his right-hand man with a smile: "My time to become a god was too short, Alyssa. And the power under the goddess's temple has guided this country for hundreds of years. This country was founded by her, wasn't it?
?Her influence fills every aspect of this country and fills every aspect. If I want some people to make up their mind to follow me, then I must show a certain strength. So to a certain extent, a
The battle at the right time is what I expected."
At this point in time, none of the major pantheons paid enough attention to him, but the power of the Church of Destiny and the Wildenstein Group, as well as his own strength, had reached a peak.
Winning through humiliation will not bring respect, and division and civil war will consume their strength, so fighting is the only option.
He needs a victory, just like the battles half a year ago that won him peace for half a year. A victory that makes the gods temporarily unable to fight back, allowing more people to stand on his side. Only in this way
, he can truly be a chess player and stand outside the chessboard to compete with those powerful beings.
"Then let's have a good fight, Your Highness."
Alyssa took a deep breath, and her eyes gradually became sharp.
In fact, she had always understood Li Mochen's intention, but the pressure brought by the enemy was too heavy, which made her instinctively avoid it.
But since there is no escape, we can only face it with effort.
After putting down the heavy burden in her heart, Alyssa even felt a little joking: "I guess those two parties will now be thinking that Your Highness, you don't understand their good intentions. How do you put it in Eastern terms? You don't know how to praise."
Li Mochen didn't care much: "Then after this conflict, they won't look at it this way."
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"It's a pity that I couldn't help you gain the authority to fight peacefully."
In the starry sky, in a broad and gorgeous warship in the clouds, Apollo opened his eyes on his throne: "It seems that you must take back everything that belongs to you, Ares."
"It seems he doesn't understand how precious this opportunity is."
God of War Ares said what Alisa expected, and he snorted coldly: "But this is also expected. There are only about 17 million believers who regard him as the God of War. But this benefit
, even I am not willing to give up easily, let alone a mortal who has just become a god. He has never experienced failure in his life, right? I have said it before, I should not tolerate him from the beginning, he is even more powerful now
Already."
Apollo smiled and said nothing, but there was a bit of disapproval in his eyes.
Half a year ago, they did not tolerate it 'intentionally', but had no choice but to do anything. At that time, the Olympus Fleet was still some distance away from the world of light, and the gods could not fully bring their power to this world.
As long as the Lord of Glory does not take action, the Master of Destiny can be said to be invincible in the main material world.
At that time, in order to protect the churches and temples of Olympus from the attack of the Lord of Fate, so that they could fight against the Glorious Cult with all their strength, the "soft" strategy was the only feasible way.
In the final analysis, this is all a strategy resulting from the failure of Ares and Tyr.
At this moment, Apollo's expression condensed slightly and he looked up.
"Since he doesn't know the value of compromise and concession yet! Then let him realize this."
Following this voice, an extremely majestic figure wearing red gold armor and holding a scepter appeared in front of them. This figure was floating seven meters in the air, looking down at the two of them: "Ares! Now!
Just let that guy who doesn't know how to cherish other people's kindness realize what he's missing! Destroy his fleet, tear down his temple, and let his believers wail and cry. In this battle, I will win.
The goddess goes to help you."
Nike, the goddess of victory, is also the god of Zeus and Athena. Her father is Pallas, the god of war and art of war in the Titan era, and her grandfather is Cleos, the first Titan god of astrology and weather.
During the Titanic War, he defected to Olympus and helped it win, thus gaining control of 'Victory'.
She also has three brothers and sisters, Kratos (the god of strength), Bea (the god of strength) and Zelos (the god of enthusiasm), who are direct descendants of Zeus.
"Nikki——"
Ares's eyes shrank slightly, and then he leaned forward and bowed: "Follow your wishes! I will definitely make our enemies suffer and regret their choices!"
At the same time, Odin, who was sitting on the throne on the battleship "Klitaskov", also looked coldly and mockingly.
"It seems that he is ready to reject our kindness, right? He doesn't even plan to meet the incarnation of your divine power?"
"Exactly so!"
Lord, the God of Temptation and Desire, nodded slightly: "I have lived up to your trust, Your Majesty Odin!"
"This has nothing to do with you. It's because I ignored the greed of mortals."
Odin chuckled: "Now is the time to correct this mistake, and we must also teach the unruly new god a lesson. Let our leading battleships attack! Odin's legions will join forces with our former enemies to fight today.
."
"Then, Your Majesty, do you plan to go to war personally?"
This sentence came from the very end of the Seat of the Gods. Everyone looked sideways and found that it was the eldest son of Baldur, the God of Light, and Versetti, the God of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation. This immediately aroused the excitement of the gods present.
anger.
"Are you going to say anything coward? Versetti?"
"A guy who dared not speak out even if his priesthood was stolen by a new god. Do you advise my king to do the same as you?"
"If you are not His Majesty's eldest grandson, you can be sentenced to death for your crime of cowardice four thousand years ago!"
Odin raised his hand slightly, restoring silence to his temple, and then responded indifferently: "Yes, Lord has helped me to achieve a tacit understanding with the gods, including the Lord of Glory."
"But they can't be trusted!"
Fansetti looked sincere: "If you suffer any damage in this battle, then we, the Asa Protoss, will probably be the first to be eliminated from this competition."
But this sentence caused everyone to laugh.
"Will my king be harmed?"
"What are you talking about in your sleep? Versetti?"
"Do you think a guy who has been a god for less than a year can hurt His Majesty?"
"This is not half a year ago. Your Majesty's divine power has completely descended on this world!"
Odin also laughed dumbly, and he shook his head slightly in disapproval: "I will pay attention to Versetti, you don't need to worry about this. I think what you should worry about now is how to obtain the forgiveness of the gods. I have not forgiven you yet.
Here it is, Versetti!"
At the same time, in a certain kingdom of God illuminated by a huge torch.
A goddess in white and a goddess in black were standing by the lake. Through the lake in front of them, they saw the war taking place in the Coral Sea.
"It seems that the Australian Navy fleet can't make it in time to join the war. Is this your idea? Eris."
"No, it's the Vatican. Their people influence the decision-making of the Australian military."
The goddess in white said in a leisurely voice: "I just stood by and watched without stopping."
"Where are Cain and Lilith?"
"Use it a little bit, so that they can get rid of the shackles of the contract."
"As expected of you."
The goddess in black continued to ask tentatively: "So, you are not satisfied with this chess piece, right?"
"Yes! According to the observations of some of my voters, the power he holds now is too powerful. Prometheus also told me that his interference with the future is increasing, making it impossible for him to foresee the way forward."
As the goddess in white spoke, she waved her arms to hide the positions of the nearby Australian fleet and the 22nd American Fleet.
"I need him to join the war and share the pressure for us, but I don't want him to win this war, that's all!"
"This will cause the master of destiny to suffer a heavy blow, but it will also be truly under your control. Even no matter which side wins this war, you can benefit from it."
The goddess in black sighed as expected: "You are much more cruel and ruthless than Hecate, Eris! I gave a lot of my power to my beloved Hecate, but now it seems that you are far better than her."
"Thank you for the compliment, but isn't this exactly what you taught me under the Mother Temple?"
The corners of Eris' lips were slightly raised, as if she was quite proud. But her smile was elegant, soft and bright: "Thanks to the priesthood you bestowed, only endless disputes can satisfy me now."