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Chapter 88: Official Intervention, Earth's Online World War II?! (3k)

The Empire's offensive against Kyiv has surprisingly slowed down.

then
A separate armored unit was dispatched and headed straight south.

With just a small step forward, Earth players learned of the Empire's intentions through the real-time map.

They actually intended to completely encircle the Soviet forces in the south.

While the players on Earth are aware of this, the Soviet Federation within the game does not have a real-time map with a God's-eye view for the players.

Players' individual abilities are limited, making it impossible for them to report or even meet with the commanders of the Soviet Federation.

By the time the Soviet Federation discovered this, it was too late.
The Imperial forces have almost completely surrounded the large army south of Kiev.

Only one gap remained, where the two sides raced against each other.

Looking at the place name at the gap, many players are searching for that place name, wanting to watch the battle that is racing against time.

However, as the location name was searched, my attention was drawn to the official account of the Antarctic Star Federation.

Many players were puzzled.

what's the situation?
Is the official federal account livestreaming itself playing games?

Click on it.

Players only realized this after watching the introduction in the live stream.

The player currently streaming a live match against the Imperial armored forces on the official Antarctic Federation account is a soldier from the 7th Armored Division of Army Group C, who first climbed the speedrun leaderboard during the Normandy landings.

Unlike the immersive single-player storyline for players.

The Antarctic Federation was originally playing the [Multiplayer Cooperative Story] mode, but they were randomly assigned to this Breakthrough Battle instance, which coincided with the general progress of the game.

So they started the live stream right away.

In the live broadcast room.

The 20 armored soldiers of the Antarctic Star Federation each commanded a tank crew, relying on their superb skills far surpassing those of the tank soldiers in the Soviet Federation.

They successfully repelled several attacks by the Empire's armored forces with twenty tanks.

This was the first time that players on Earth had directly witnessed someone being able to crush the Imperial forces on 'Earth'.

Previously, players from Earth were utterly crushed in the European battlefield.

You're constantly bombarded by artillery shells or aircraft; even trying to do daily tasks can result in being killed by suddenly appearing Imperial forces. Individual strength has limited impact in the game.

But now there are people who can use technology to make the Empire suffer losses.

The live stream was incredibly popular.

In no time, many netizens flocked to the Antarctic Federation's official live stream to watch how their Blue Star warriors crushed the Empire's forces.

This delighted the officials of the Antarctic Federation, who ordered the soldiers of the 7th Armored Division to perform even more extreme maneuvers.

However.
Even at the absolute limit, there can only be 20 people.

After repelling several attacks by the Empire's armored forces, the Empire's NPCs realized that this was a tough nut to crack.

Just half a day later.

When the Imperial forces reappeared, the Antarctic Federation was just about to put on a show.

A sudden appearance of Stuka bombers in the sky shattered the Antarctic Federation's live broadcast room, followed by a full-scale air strike, coupled with the blocking Imperial armored forces.

Antarctic Star struggled for a few moments before being overwhelmed and pushed aside by a barrage of artillery fire.

Although the hype came and went quickly.

However, this move opened the door to a new world for other federations and the Great Xia Federation.

The official accounts of all the major federations suddenly started live streaming.

Moreover, all of them are in the [multiplayer cooperative story] mode, where you team up to enter "World War II: Rise of Empires" and start a live stream of fighting against the empire.

Daxia Federation.

Songgor Icefield, 3rd Armored Division.

Inside the 7th Special Operations Brigade.

The soldier on duty received the order and then urgently reported it to Chief of Staff Qu Guang.

Qu Guang looked at the order, nodded, and told the soldier on duty to go back. Then he called the clerk over.
"How many hours has the brigade commander been training?"

Because the Battle of Songgu Peak requires holding out for six hours, but it is almost impossible to hold out until the end, Shen Yan's side usually only lasts about five hours before having to withdraw.

The clerk checked the time and replied:
"Four hours and forty-seven minutes."

Qu Guang nodded and gave the instructions:
"Let me know when the brigade commander finishes training."

The clerk began by saying:

"Yes!"

at this time.

[The Battle of Songgu Peak] (inside).

Shen Yan, along with two soldiers, huddled in a makeshift trench.

boom!
boom!
The deafening roar of the shells seemed to explode right next to our ears, and in fact, it was.

This small hill, only about 200 meters high, had almost nowhere to hide from the enemy's relentless bombardment; it didn't matter where it was bombed.

The artillery fire ceased.

Shen Yan got up, rolled over, and, holding the gun that felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, crawled behind a small earthen mound:

"beat!!!"

There were only three people left on the small hill, including him, and it hadn't even been five hours yet.

Three people in a little over an hour.
Just thinking about it is despairing. This has happened many times before. By now, there are almost no players left. The last hour is the hardest.

Every minute and every second was torture.

What's even more disheartening is that as Shen Yan launched his counterattack, the roar of airplanes filled the sky.

A flicker of despair flashed in Shen Yan's eyes as he looked up at the sky:

"rough"

It's time to be bombed again.

Hide? There's nowhere to hide!
I've failed here countless times before.

It was a completely comprehensive bombing campaign.

Is it really possible to pull through?
A look of doubt flashed in Shen Yan's eyes, while the enemy below was launching another attack. Countless bombs and incendiary bombs rained down from the sky, and the small hill was instantly engulfed in flames.

boom!
[End of round]

Shen Yan exited the virtual reality pod, sat up, and looked somewhat vacant.

Even if you memorize the bombing points, it won't work, because the NPCs will call for bombing support based on their different attack positions. How are they supposed to hold out for six hours?

After taking a deep breath and regaining his senses, Shen Yan took out an orange energy cube from his pocket and put it in his mouth.

The sweetness of the fruit spread in my mouth, relieving my tired mind.

Just got up.

Then Qu Guang walked in from outside, holding a piece of paper in his hand. Shen Yan asked:
"what's the situation?"

"Any orders?"

Qu Guang nodded and walked over.

He handed over the order in his hand:

"It's about the game World War II: Rise of Empires."

Shen Yan accepted it with some surprise:
"Oh?"

"The higher-ups are now regulating games?"

His tone was full of doubt, but he immediately took the order and started reading. After all, the Shen family also had shares in this game, even though they all belonged to Shen Qinghan.

Qu Guang said:

"No."

"It was the Antarctic Federation that did a live broadcast."

"Recently, the Empire in the game launched that so-called 'Operation Barbarossa'."

"When playing the [Multiplayer Co-op Story] in the Antarctic Federation, I was randomly assigned to the front-line battlefield and became a tank soldier. Those guys were already experts in armored vehicles."

"Although the tanks in 'Earth' are outdated, they still managed to perform some impressive maneuvers."

"The hype started immediately, and the public reacted strongly."

"They're searching everywhere for our Great Xia Federation's own army, and other federations have also started live streaming."

"The orders from above have come down."

"Our army group recommended our brigade, so we need to find a group of people to do the live broadcast."

"Take a look and see who would be better to do the live stream with."

Shen Yan frowned deeply:

"I don't really like showing my face."

"Have Liu Feng lead the Special Forces Battalion to do a live broadcast."

Qu Guang smiled and said:

"you sure?"

"If you're comfortable with that, then I'll go and call them."

Shen Yan thought for a moment, then looked helpless:

"Never mind, I'm really worried."

"I'll lead the team myself."

Qu Guang smiled and said:
"We'll have to study that carefully."

"How do we show our might?"

"The entire Great Xia Federation is watching; we can't afford to lose face."

Shen Yan's lips twitched, and he rolled his eyes at Qu Guang:
"That's what I said."

"You've made me nervous even if I'm not. If I don't play well, I'll be embarrassed for the entire Federation."

He then took the order and walked towards the conference room, asking as he did so:
"Where is the Empire's offensive in World War II: Rise of Empires now?"

"What's the situation?"

Qu Guang said:

"The front lines collapsed, and the situation became chaotic."

"They're almost surrounding Kyiv."

There were no surprises for Shen Yan, as could be seen from the battle lines on the first day.

The Soviets were stunned by the blitzkrieg and collapsed on all fronts.

But several days have passed now, and the time in the game is several days longer than in reality, yet the defense is still not well organized.

That's definitely the end.

However, Shen Yan couldn't be sure either, considering the size of the territory.

The Soviet Union was too big.

Large enough to break the empire's supply lines.

The two arrived at the conference room.

They ordered someone to call the Special Battalion to rest, and then Shen Yan searched for the official accounts of other federations.

Don't even say it.

The Free Star Cluster Federation, the Golden Moon Federation, the Antarctic Star Federation, the Slavic Energy Federation, and so on, are all broadcasting live, and not just from the Great Xia Federation.

Their live streams within the federal government were even more popular.

Seeing this, Shen Yan couldn't help but laugh:

"This game is really popular now."

After the initial review of the "Anti-War Competition," the shortlisted entries have begun to be promoted in various federations.

The impact of so many official accounts streaming "World War II: Rise of Empires" is self-evident.

Shen Yan scrolled through the live streams of other federal forces, occasionally offering a comment.

It wasn't until I flipped to the Slavic Energy Federation that I saw those guys on the other side of the Songgor Icefield and watched the battle scenes in the video.

Shen Yan's lips curled up, and he couldn't suppress his smile:

"These guys haven't improved at all."

"The fighting style is still so outdated."

More importantly, these guys actually got the hidden dungeon "White Reaper" randomly, and they're currently getting brutally beaten by Simon Haye.

Because it's a 20-player instance.

So the so-called elites from the Slavic Energy Federation, watching the time in the live stream, realized that in just one hour since entering the instance, only two of them had been killed.

(End of this chapter)