Chapter 1 A Fierce Battle on the Teda Mira River

A fierce battle was underway on the Teda Mira River.

Hai Xia was responsible for blockading the sea. A naval fleet was stationed at the estuary, mostly battleships, loaded with large-caliber, multi-mounted naval guns. From a distance of more than ten kilometers, they bombarded the Germination fleet on the river. The flames from the muzzles could spurt out more than ten meters, and the high-speed shells drew parabolas that were very conspicuous in the night, causing considerable casualties to the Germination fleet.

At the start of the battle, the destroyers in the fleet had launched several cruise missiles, but they were all shot down in mid-air by the Germination fleet's CIWS (close-in weapon system), so they stopped firing and were now on standby, maintaining the blockade.

The command ship "Flying Blade" stayed in the center of the formation.

"The enemy is still twelve kilometers away from the minefield at the estuary. Don't let the enemy have time to disarm the traps. *Stag*, *Redfish*, and *Short-tailed Shark* load torpedoes in advance. As soon as the Germination fleet enters the sea, launch them and give them a full course… The battleship fleet maintains this level of attack, no changes. Sonar detection, pay attention to the surrounding sea area, there may be Germination reinforcements. Notify the Star Dragon people to let some ground troops go appropriately, delaying the Germination naval forces' stay… Tell the Star Dragon commander that we need their assault troops at any time!" The Hai Xia commander on the Flying Blade distributed tasks in an orderly manner.

On the other side, fighter jets that took off from a nearby military base diligently harassed the Germination fleet, mainly with bombing, causing considerable trouble to the Germination fleet. There were always lucky shells that pierced the interception array of shipboard CIWS. Three ships were sunk in this way. The fleet was mainly for evacuation, and the weapons were not formal enough to lock onto high-speed fighter jets, let alone damage them.

But Germination had its own methods!

A fighter jet streaked across the sky and emptied another wave of ammunition. As the pilot was preparing to turn around for another pass, suddenly a cloud of black mist exploded beside him. A figure appeared out of nowhere, an alluring man with eye shadow and earrings, holding a sharp blade in his hand. He quickly slashed the pilot's throat, and a splash of blood splattered on the cockpit window.

The fighter jet crashed with the pilot's slumped body. The alluring man smiled coldly and disappeared again, leaving only a wisp of black mist.

Teleportation ability! Germination assassination executive, Renet.

On a barge, Hela stepped onto the bow, and the sea breeze, tinged with the smell of gunpowder, lifted her wavy red hair. She took a deep breath and raised her hands high as if praising the sun. Wisps of gray gas escaped from the fresh corpses of the dead on the battlefield, gathering from all directions and seeping into Hela's features.

Her face immediately flushed, as if she were inhaling a spiritual drug, and her eyes closed slightly. Then she opened them suddenly, and an invisible sonic wave soared from her lungs to her throat and blurted out.

"Ah—"

A shrill, piercing scream, like the wail of a ghost!

The eyeballs of all the fighter pilots above the fleet exploded at the same time, blood spurted from their ears, and their brains were shaken into a mush. The fighter jets crashed one after another, like kites with broken strings, falling to the ground and the river, exploding into balls of fire.

A no-fly zone formed in the sky, and a fighter squadron was crippled by Hela alone! The remaining fighter jets received orders and hurriedly retreated!

This was the terrifying power of a military-grade ability. For weapons that required people to operate, if the operators were too fragile, Hela's power of the dead could directly attack their minds. The technology tree of Aquamarine Star didn't have many technologies to deal with mental attacks.

Only a few reconnaissance drones remained in the sky to continue tracking and observing.

Renet teleported to Hela's side, painfully covering his head with one hand, blood streaming from his nostrils, his expression gloomy. He shouted, "Are you trying to kill me too?!"

Hela kept a cold face and did not answer. Renet could only swallow his anger. He didn't dare provoke Hela.

In the command room, Lin Yu watched the battle intently, looked at his watch, and said silently, "It's almost time."

The Germination ground troops broke through the blockade and were rapidly approaching the designated landing point. The Star Dragon army, according to the plan, deliberately eased up, in order to detain the naval forces, and when the ground troops boarded the ship, they could hand them over to Hai Xia to deal with. In naval battles, these ground troops could not play a role, and became a burden, indirectly reducing losses and weakening the enemy.

The destroyers in the naval formation had a new type of missile that could cruise and split, avoiding interception arrays. As soon as the Germination forces joined the ground forces, they would launch them immediately. One volley would severely damage the Germination fleet, and then, while the Germination forces were in a mess, the Star Dragon Thirteen Bureau's assault troops could board the ship and start a massacre.

That was the next plan.

However, plans never kept up with changes, and accidents always happened suddenly.

"Dudu dudu—" A piercing alarm sounded on the Hai Xia command ship. The radar detected dozens of targets approaching at high speed underwater.

Ghostly torpedoes!

From nowhere!

Before they could intercept, one after another warship near the estuary exploded violently, and the fire soared into the sky!

Higher-ranking officers of Hai Xia had been paying attention to the battlefield, and the attack on the naval fleet made them extremely angry.

"Anti-sonar submarines?! Why aren't the buoys moving? What's the range of the enemy?!"

This performance could only be Germination submarines. Where did they come from? Could it be that Germination sent them from the Andrea Continent a long time ago? Or are there islands nearby that are Germination's secret bases!

No matter the reason, the enemy had reinforcements, and they had to deal with the sudden situation!

"Where are our submarines!" Hai Xia officers roared. They had deployed several submarines nearby as insurance, and they immediately took action to find the enemy submarines.

The naval fleet suffered heavy damage and was temporarily busy with emergency repairs. The prepared missile strikes naturally could not continue, creating a strategic gap and allowing the situation to change out of control.

The Germination fleet seized this opportunity, changed its formation, and the barges sailed close to the shore, opening the barge mouths, and lowering the gangplanks, providing a bridge for the ground forces to board the merchant ships. The edges of the gangplanks brushed against the sand on the shore, leaving sharp marks. This way of driving had the risk of running aground. Other ships threw fiber rope iron hooks to connect the barges, so that even if the barges ran aground, they could be pulled back to the river at any time.

Lin Yu's confidence came from that submarine team, which was the reinforcements that Germination had sent out to support long ago. Relying on this surprise attack, they broke through Hai Xia's blockade and strategic layout!

In order to break through the Star Dragon's ambush, Ugar had lost more than half of his troops. Seeing the opportunity, he immediately directed the convoy to speed up and rush onto the barges, successfully joining up.

The Star Dragon assault troops on standby became anxious. According to the plan, Hai Xia would launch a volley of missiles first, and then it would be their turn to rush up. Without this link, rashly rushing over would only be targeted by the fleet!

"What to do?"

If they waited any longer, until the Germination forces successfully joined, there would be no chance at all.

The assault troops were all Star Dragon's Thirteen Bureau agents and elite soldiers, listening to the instructions of their superiors, with only one word.

"Go!"

Without the slightest hesitation, one after another assault boat rushed out. The Germination fleet immediately focused fire on them. The assault troops charged hard against the artillery fire, constantly splashing waves around them. Comrades fell into the water, were blown up, but they could not shake their fighting spirit or slow down their steps.

As soldiers, they followed orders, even if there was magma in front of them, they would jump down. It was with this iron will of obeying orders that Star Dragon stood out from hundreds of countries in the old era and became one of the last six winners.