Starting from the Planetary Governor

"Report, General! The scheduled strike time has arrived, please give your instructions!"

According to the prearranged plan, it has been one day since the Void Shield of Fino City was breached. The Tianma Fleet should now carry out an annihilation-level orbital bombardment of Fino City.

In fact, all the warships were ready for the bombardment, just waiting for Du Shiliang, the Acting Fleet Commander, to give the order.

However, the order had not come.

Du Shiliang was somewhat hesitant. He paced back and forth, and after his adjutant urged him again, he asked, "Is there still no message from Commander Gu?"

"No," the adjutant responded. "We've made contact with the ground. General Hans says they are ready for the strike, and 90% of the frontline troops in Fino City have been evacuated. We can reach the command in Mingyan City, but ever since Commander Gu went up to the watchtower at the top of Mingyan City, he hasn't moved an inch. According to Dress from the Storm Mage Corps, it seems Commander Gu is engaged in a confrontation with a powerful demon..."

As the adjutant spoke the latter half of the sentence, his face showed some bewilderment. In truth, he did not understand what Dress had told him; he was merely repeating to Du Shiliang what he'd been told.

But Du Shiliang, relatively more experienced and knowledgeable, had a rough idea of Gu Hang's predicament—though he certainly didn't understand anything about a 'Divine Realm,' 'Subspace,' or 'Grand Impurities' or such; he could probably grasp that entering Fino City, destroying the Void Shield, and then attracting the attention of some powerful demon on the way out, seemed quite normal.

Du Shiliang sighed. Commander Gu was truly bearing too much.

His attitude toward Gu Hang had done a complete one-eighty.

Why should he oppose the man who could bring victory?

He was fixated on making contact with Commander Gu in the hopes of having the commander issue the order, so the fleet could execute it, adding a sense of ceremony to the whole process as a way to show the Tianma Fleet's reverence for the brave souls who had previously assaulted Fino City.

Now it seemed impossible.

It was a pity, but they couldn't let one mishap hold them back.

"Fire!"

"Yes, sir!"

The order was relayed from the bridge of the Concerto to the entire fleet.

Currently, among the Tianma Fleet, there were two cruisers, six destroyers, and over twenty escort ships capable of engaging in combat.

In total, almost thirty warships gathered in the orbit of Korolya. From the surface, yellow-green Sinister Energy Cannons continued to bombard them. The Anti-Orbit Sinister Energy Cannons in Fino City had not been completely cleared out.

These Sinister Energy Cannons, hitting against the ships' Void Shields and energy shields, stirred up waves of disruption.

But Du Shiliang no longer cared.

In this short span of time, those Sinister Energy Cannons couldn't do much to the fleet.

On the other hand, Fino City on the planetary surface, now unprotected by a Void Shield, was like a naked little lamb, just waiting to be manhandled at their leisure.

Thirty ships fired all at once!

Of course, those escort ships were basically there to make up the numbers; their most powerful weapons were Grade S cannons, not particularly powerful.

But starting with the destroyers, Grade M cannons appeared, including the 'Heat Hammer' Macro Cannon and the 'Meltdown' Lightspear, which were formidable.

With such heavy artillery at this grade, they were already capable of dealing a significant blow to the Nest Capital.

Not to mention, on the two cruisers, there were a total of three Grade L heavy cannons. Two 'Wrath of Loyalty' Macro Cannons and one 'Doomsday' Lightspear Array—these were absolute heavy hitters, devastating in their destructive effects on the Nest Capital.

These two cruisers armed with Grade L giant cannons were the main striking force; the rest were just a bonus.

After a volley of fire, half of the Anti-Orbit Sinister Energy Cannons launching from Fino City fell silent.

Needless to say, they were destroyed in the bombardment.

The navy personnel on dozens of ships were exhilarated!

Over the past few years, they had executed countless orbital strikes against Fino City. Ammunition was lavishly spent, they even suffered the cost of multiple ships being damaged or destroyed, and yet the results had been meager.

But today's bombardment was refreshingly straightforward, truly letting them vent their pent-up frustration.

So satisfying!

...

Standing on a highland outside Fino City, Major General Li Kexi, General Hans, and a group of commanders from the Star Realm Army and the Native Defense Forces gathered here.

Below, the war continued. Those forces that were able to retreat had already moved to the rear. The support troops were engaging the enemy forces in pursuit right here.

However, the generals' gaze was not fixed on the battles on the ground.

Down there, although the scale of participation was on the order of millions, countless demons, cultists, and plague-ridden corpses were assaulting the defensive positions of the support troops like mad. Numerous human warriors held their ground, fighting desperately. The battle was fierce, with massive casualties, the scene grand and bloodstirring.

But...

The commanders simply couldn't muster any interest in it.

Because they all knew that no matter how grand the blocking battle below was, it had no significance for the overall campaign.

What mattered was the outcome of Fino City.

And that outcome was already predetermined.

They watched as fire from the sky enveloped Fino City. Whether it was the smaller fires, or the colossal ones; whether it was the tail-flamed orbital missiles, or the meteor-like solid kinetic cannon shots, or even the extraordinarily thick beams of energy weapons… Each burst of light inflicted a severe blow on the nest capital, which writhed like a living being. Experience tales at My Virtual Library Empire

The city was collapsing, and with it, the countless filthy and pitiful creatures that dwelled within were being extinguished.

One flesh tower after another toppled, one robust building after another crumbled, the wails of the demons, the cultists, the infected, even at a distance of dozens of kilometers away, could be heard so clearly that they shook one's soul.

The Land Forces' generals silently witnessed the apocalyptic scene before them.

'Doom' was not an adjective but a bona fide statement.

Wasn't this the doom of Fino City?

"It's over." Suddenly, someone spoke, uttering such a sentiment.

Li Kexi looked in that direction and noticed it was a native general from Korolya.

His eyes brimmed with hot tears.

Li Kexi couldn't fully empathize, but at least he could understand. These locals from Korolya were facing the pressure of their world being destroyed and were fighting this war.

They had sacrificed far too many lives in this war.

And now, finally seeing the dawn of victory, how could they not be moved?

Even Li Kexi and Hans, who were not natives of Korolya, had been fighting here for many years, and countless direct soldiers under their command had spilled their blood on this alien world.

No one wants to fight a war they cannot win.

After such immense sacrifices, seeing victory on the horizon, the emotional release and the uplift of their spirits were indescribable.

These emotions, combined with the spectacle of the collapse of an entire living nest capital in front of them, deeply touched their hearts.

No matter where these people would go in the future, whatever experiences they would have, this scene before their eyes and their current state of mind would never be forgotten.

This would be the deepest memory etched in their hearts.

However, amidst the tears, Li Kexi also had a persistent worry.

The governor had been sitting motionless in the observation tower of Mingyan City, unresponsive, for an entire day.

How was he doing?

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One more chapter, but later in the night