The system handed me over to the state.

"General, we are about to enter Asian territory!"

Tolliver stood on the deck, gazing at the golden barrier in the distance. The barrier was truly high; even their floating warships could see the brilliant gold barrier as they drifted in the air.

Today, the Empire's elite legions set out, three of the most elite legions embarking on an expedition with the goal of advancing in reverse, forcing the Divine Land and the Soviet Union to relinquish the territory that rightfully belongs to them.

To this end, their legions used the Empire's most advanced shadow magic-powered airships, and each legion had a large number of legionary mage units.

The most elite Shadow Heavy Armor Guards, these heavily armored guards who are already incredibly strong and wear magically enhanced armor, can easily overturn the vehicles known as tanks in this world.

The shells from those tanks only caused a slight impact on their armor; they were not enough to destroy them.

Their powerful legion mages, working together, can unleash legion-level magic that can instantly turn enemy armies against them, and can also command powerful shadow beasts to devour enemy troops.

Or perhaps it summons shadow meteors to bring destruction to the enemy from high above.

Moreover, they also have meteor archers capable of firing arrows that pierce through steel armor; their arrows, enhanced by shadow energy, can easily penetrate steel.

Therefore, General Tolliver was very confident about this battle. Of course, he was not blindly confident; he had already figured out how to deal with the armies of the Chinese and Soviet alliance.

Using large-scale legion-level magic, disrupt the enemy vehicle drivers, causing their armed vehicles to attack each other and create chaos. Then, meteor archers and legion mages attack together, using meteors and steel-piercing strikes. If one round isn't enough, use two, three, until the problem is solved.

Of course, this is still their biggest trump card. They also have their ultimate weapon, Shadow Annihilation. They can summon an endless shadow space to cover the entire battlefield. Everything shrouded in the shadow space will be decomposed into shadow nutrients within a few seconds, and the people of their Shadow Empire can be nourished in this space.

In other words, the enemy can provide them with endless power within this space, which is his greatest trump card and the pride of the entire empire's elite legions.

"General, we've already approached their lines!"

As the soldier's report rang out, Tolliver immediately drew his sword and shouted, "All mages, prepare your spells! Shadow Meteor! Destroy the enemy base!"

Meanwhile, at the outpost base, the Shenzhou soldiers looked at the dark clouds gathering above their heads and vaguely sensed something was amiss.

The next moment, military orders rang out in the channel. The soldiers quickly activated their psionic barriers, then began to place bombs in an orderly manner, and would immediately shut down and retrieve the restraint beacons.

All of this took less than five minutes. Immediately afterwards, all vehicles and personnel in the outpost left the outpost via hyperspace teleportation.

Unaware of this, General Tolliver concealed his fleet within the dark clouds. The intense energy of the clouds and shadows would interfere with missile attacks used by the people of this world. Having long been familiar with the enemy's weapons, General Tolliver had prepared a countermeasure strategy long ago.

The legion mages on the floating warship uttered obscure words and chanted in unison, which suddenly caused a strange phenomenon in the sky. In an instant, hundreds of dark purple holes appeared in the sky.

Seconds later, a pale white meteorite shot out of the cave entrance, carrying blackish-purple flames as it crashed down onto the ground below.

The reinforced concrete buildings were instantly destroyed by the meteorites, turning them into ruins. The bombardment of hundreds of meteorites turned the outpost base and surrounding area into a living hell.

The meteorite exploded the moment it hit the ground, and dark purple flames burned on the earth, gradually disintegrating the ruins of buildings within the flames.

The earth was covered by dark purple flames, and the pale white meteorite debris gradually disintegrated in the flames, with dark purple mist entering the air.

However, General Tolliver felt that this was not enough, so he ordered the Legion Mages to bombard the area once again.

The second meteor shower was no different from the first, except that it bombarded the land again, turning the already unrecognizable ruins into completely unrecognizable ruins.

After two bombing raids, General Tolliver was satisfied and sent an elite squad into the outpost area to conduct a search.

Meanwhile, twenty kilometers outside the outpost.

Having observed the bombing from the drone, Tang Huan gasped, "What would happen if something like that hit our armored forces head-on?"

"Directly destroy... The building materials used in our buildings are much stronger than the armor of our tanks. Our buildings are destroyed like cardboard, and the tanks certainly won't escape."

"Moreover... after those meteorites burned, they produced a blackish-purple mist, which is very likely a poisonous gas. Our infantry can resist the Shadow Empire's possession magic and have a certain physical and energy defense capabilities, but when it comes to such poisonous gas... the psionic barrier currently does not have the ability to filter out this unknown poisonous gas."

"Hey! They're out! They're out!"

At the deputy commander's call, Tang Huan focused his attention on the video. From within the dark clouds, a small boat emerged, and everyone fell silent upon seeing the wooden vessel.

"So... are we fighting a group of wooden ships flying in the sky?"

"At least those wooden boats can fly, and they have magic. Maybe the magic will make the planks almost as strong as steel. Let's continue to observe."

After the wooden boat landed, several soldiers wearing heavy armor, nearly 3 meters tall, landed on the ground, kicking up rings of dust. Also disembarking was a man wearing a gray robe and a hat that covered his entire body, making it impossible to see his face.

"Wow, they're so tall... Is it their armor that makes them so tall, or are they naturally this tall?"

The deputy commander stared at the enemy like a curious child, muttering to himself in the channel. Tang Huan couldn't help but yell, "Shut up! Just watch quietly and don't forget our objective!"

"Yes, General!"

Next, the squad walked back and forth on the ruins of the outpost, seemingly searching and inspecting something. Half an hour later, they returned to Yinyun by small boat. At this time, Tang Huan received a message.

The Soviet Union's defenses next door were attacked by two identical legions. As planned, the Soviet Union also chose to temporarily retreat, making way for the enemy so that they could be better eliminated later.

Chapter 329: The Red Button

"Reporting to the general, we have searched the entire area and found no bodies or souls!"

"Alright! Soldiers, go and rest. We have another battle to fight tomorrow!"

After the soldiers left, Tolliver turned to his adjutant, Leido, and said, "Something's not right. Why are there no corpses or souls? Did they anticipate our return and evacuate in advance?"

"Of course, General. Although we are hidden in the clouds, it is to be expected that such a long-lasting and massive cloud would be able to easily detect the anomaly and evacuate them through their so-called satellite systems when it approaches their outpost."

Lieutenant Leido was somewhat helpless about this. The general still hadn't adapted to the high-tech combat environment of this world. After all, they had rarely faced technological civilizations in the past; most of what they had conquered were magical or cultivation civilizations.

Therefore, he had relatively little experience in warfare with a technological civilization. As a result, Leido devoted most of his energy to learning about the technology of the people in this world. He had to make up for the general's shortcomings and provide him with help at critical moments.

"I see. If only we could shoot down all of these satellites."

"It's only relative. Her Majesty the Queen has considered this issue, but if we shoot down the enemy's satellite, they will definitely destroy our satellite as well. This is something that we both tacitly agree not to touch."

"Moreover, if we win, by utilizing the complete technology tree left behind by this world, we will no longer need to traverse the rifts of shadow. We can build our own space fleet and roam the universe!"

Lieutenant Leido was very emotional, and Tolliver smiled helplessly, turning around to look at the endless starry sky above him.

Once upon a time, they too longed for the starry sky, for the vast world beyond it. But their god shattered their dreams, leaving them only to wander in the shadows, becoming parasites that could barely survive by absorbing the essence of other worlds.

They also want to get out of their current situation through legitimate means, and now an opportunity is in front of them. What they need to do is win this war.

Turning around, he looked at the camp that was being rapidly set up behind him. Tonight, they would set up a temporary camp here as a stronghold, and tomorrow they would launch an attack on Shenzhou's defenses to reclaim the land they had lost.

"This world belongs to us, let's keep striving!"

However, what General Tolliver was unaware of was that heavily armed stealth special forces had already begun observing the camp under construction all around it.

The specially modified stealth device not only avoids the frustrating situation of being detected by air fluctuations like in games, but it also cannot be detected by magic such as heat sensing or aura sensing.

These stealthy troops are gathering intelligence inside the camp, including information on troop types and building materials—they're collecting all sorts of information.

However, there is another even more important task to collect: the few remaining meteorite fragments and the dark purple mist around the camp are also within the intelligence-gathering range of the stealth troops.

Meanwhile, the command center was receiving this data in real time. Today, Bronya was also unusually online, as she was chatting with Seele and Black Seele through the command center's secret lines to ease her longing for them.

"This dark purple mist... does not contain any elements that we know in our world; it is a substance that does not belong to our world at all."

"We don't yet know what kind of reaction this unknown substance will produce when it comes into contact with the elements of our world, but I have already added it to the filtering targets of the psionic barrier. We don't need to worry about being unable to filter this unknown substance and thus hindering our progress."

Su Mengyao, appearing in the holographic projection, nodded. "This is good news. So, Generals, what are your thoughts on the upcoming battle?"

In response, General Tang Huan of the Western Military Region shook his head, "I don't have any particular ideas, but my suggestion is to engage in long-range combat. The enemy's heavily armored soldiers have unknown defensive capabilities, and with that meteor magic, we might suffer losses if we rashly engage in combat."

"How about we go straight for the big one?"

Suddenly, General Mu Ziming of the Northern Military Region spoke up: "We can directly strike their outposts with tactical nuclear weapons, and then our troops can go up and deal with the remaining troops. The light and heat of tactical nuclear weapons are what they fear most, so we should be able to deal with them efficiently, right?"

"Do you mean we should use weapons of mass destruction proactively?"

For a moment, Mu Ziming's words silenced everyone. Mu Ziming paused for a moment. As one of the younger generation of generals present, he was always straightforward. "Why can't we use them? Are we supposed to release information about these weapons and tell the Shadow Empire that we have something that can directly destroy all your cities and troops, so that they will back down and leave Earth?"

"We are not dealing with disputes between countries on Earth, which can be resolved by politicians vying for power at the negotiating table."

"We are facing a survival problem. There are only two outcomes between us and the Shadow Empire: they will devour our souls, take over our bodies, and all our technology will become stepping stones for their advancement."

"Either we wipe them out completely."

"This is not a discussion about the integrity of national sovereignty, but a question of whether humanity can survive. On this issue, is it still necessary for us to be as merciful as we have in the past?"

"When we faced the invasion of the European coalition, were we ever this merciful?"

Mu Ziming's voice echoed in the command center. At this moment, Bronya interjected, "I agree with General Mu Ziming's idea. When I blew up the entire White House, although I was suspected of being an American agent, I clearly warned the Queen and the Prime Minister that we had the ability to assassinate them, but they still chose to invade."

"Furthermore, the situation is different now. We are facing invaders from another world, a life-or-death struggle. There is no need to hold back anymore. They cannot coexist with us, so why should we hold back?"

Bronya's thinking was clear: the other party was not human, nor could they coexist with humans, and becoming an ally was wishful thinking. Therefore, there was no need for them to apply the humanitarian principles of war to the other party.

Just bomb it!

If once isn't enough, then twice, three times, until the enemy is completely wiped out.

Su Mengyao sighed, "I agree with General Mu Ziming's plan. We are facing the survival of humanity, and we cannot afford to be careless or make any mistakes."

"I agree to activate the tactical nuclear silos!"

Chapter 330: Light and Heat

"Are you finding it a little strange?"

After the meeting, Bronya continued to communicate with Lao Yu. As the eldest of the four generals, Bronya had noticed that Lao Yu was not in good condition.

Old Yu didn't hide anything from this, nodding and saying, "It's just that the change was a bit...sudden."

"Back then, in order to enable China to stand up, we spared no effort in developing nuclear weapons. For decades, we have been committed to upholding the convention that prohibits the use of nuclear weapons and have pledged never to be the first to use nuclear weapons against any country."

"But now, we've suddenly used nuclear weapons. Although I know the target is those people from the Shadow Empire, I'm still somewhat shocked..."

Bronya frowned slightly. Just then, Einstein nudged her shoulder from behind and whispered, "There's something I need you to handle."

Bronya nodded, gestured for a moment, and continued, "Old Yu, you're not a saint, are you? The kind of person who treats even humans from another world as human beings."

"No, I'm absolutely not!"

"Isn't that enough? Besides, the people of the Shadow Empire aren't human. They are deformed creatures cursed by their own gods. Think about it, cursed by the gods they worship, becoming such twisted life forms, what outrageous things have they done?"

"The system records that during the thousands of years of their existence, they have continuously devoured other worlds as their own nourishment and fuel. How much blood has been stained on their hands, and how many civilizations have perished because of them."

"What we need to do is not only protect our world and our planet, but also stop an executioner from continuing to wreak havoc on other civilizations."

"What do you think?"

Old Yu opened his mouth, then laughed and covered his forehead. "Hahaha! Right, right, it seems this old guy isn't as open-minded as you young people. You're right, we're not just protecting our own world, we're also eliminating a cosmic cancer."

"But saying it like that makes it feel like we've become a cosmic civilization."