However, just as they climbed over the barriers, they were met by formidable Green Shield mechs!

The fierce fists of steel instantly struck, smashing them back down!

The pilots of the mechs were all captains of their respective teams, responsible for commanding and eliminating monsters that broke through. They roared as they slaughtered the monsters, "Put your backs into it! Don't let a single monster get past us!"

"Yes!"

The crowd roared back, their eyes bloodshot.

They couldn't retreat, and they wouldn't retreat. Behind them lay stretches of cultivated production bases.

There were sterile food production greenhouses, various processing plants, and even residential areas resembling villages.

Even as the battle raged, the life players continued to work methodically.

In the central area of Sea Breeze Island, a giant metal base like a mountain stood tall, magnificent in its size, but sadly, it was severely damaged.

It looked like it had been through an extremely fierce battle.

Inside the base's core, a massive launchpad was covered with repair personnel working urgently to reinforce it.

.......

Meanwhile, far away in the deep sea, inside a uniquely shaped underwater mobile fortress resembling a reef...

A middle-aged man with sharp eyes, bandages wrapped around his hands, and a high-grade katana at his waist, stared intently at the secretly filmed images.

He watched Sea Breeze Island being besieged by monsters, his face becoming increasingly distorted.

"Commander Kawakami, all preparations are complete."

A delicate-looking woman in a tight combat suit approached and respectfully reported.

"Good! Await the arrival of the Cangyun!"

Kawakami replied coldly.

"Commander Kawakami, won't doing this provoke a strong counterattack from the Heavenly Dragon Guild? Could it backfire and outweigh the benefits?"

"Damn it! That's a coward's thinking! Shortsighted! This world is realistic. Whoever wins is the ruler! There's a satellite on Sea Breeze Island that hasn't been launched. In this age of blindness, whoever possesses this satellite will seize a massive opportunity! For our great rise! No one can stop us, not even them. Everyone, get your spirits up! What we need to do now is to eliminate these garrison personnel at all costs!"

"Yes!"

.......

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Late at night, the Helan cruised at a steady speed on the sea, with four ships closely following behind.

The once lively deck was now deserted, with only patrolling and guarding players in sight.

Most people had gone to rest, exhausted from the long day.

Inside the ship's control room, Lin Zinuo rested her chin on her hand, yawning incessantly, feeling extremely bored.

Just as she was dozing off, the half-closed door was pushed open.

Su Mo walked in, his hands in his pockets. Lin Zinuo was quite surprised.

"What are you doing here?"

"Just passing by."

Su Mo replied after a few seconds of hesitation. Of course, he wouldn't tell Lin Zinuo the real reason: to accommodate the rescued guild members and the Blazing Sun Guild members, the sleeping cabins were packed with people sleeping on the floor, and even his room had been filled with several people.

Su Mo was inherently a homebody, liking independent spaces and a quiet atmosphere.

So he simply came out, but the sea breeze was stronger at night, and the temperature dropped sharply.

Staying on deck for a long time wasn't a good idea. So he started wandering around to pass the time, and when he passed the control room, he saw that Lin Zinuo seemed to be on duty, so he came in to check on her.

"It's nice of you to keep me company. I'm starting to think being a captain isn't so great after all. It's too boring."

Lin Zinuo complained with a sigh.

Su Mo's mouth twitched slightly. Wasn't she the one who confidently declared at the dinner table that she wanted to be a captain? Now that her wish had come true, she regretted it. He didn't know what to say, so he simply said,

"Just steer the ship properly."

"Aiya~ Don't worry, there's nothing to worry about with this ship. It's very easy to steer! Our direction and route are all pre-designed, so we don't even have to worry about it. If it gets really boring, I can even play a little game on this console."

Lin Zinuo said to Su Mo smugly.

Su Mo's expression froze, and he looked at Lin Zinuo in slight shock.

"You're using this to play games?"

"Don't be so alarmed. The central system of the Helan uses a processor with very good performance. I just play some small games and cards when I'm bored. It doesn't have any impact. I'll show you!"

As Lin Zinuo spoke, she pressed a few buttons on the console and brought up a standalone Fighting the Landlord card game.

"See, it's fine, right..."

Just as Lin Zinuo was showing off to Su Mo, all the lights on the console suddenly went out, and a piercing sound like a computer crash rang out.

Lin Zinuo instantly froze, and Su Mo was dumbfounded.

The other personnel in the control room were also stunned. They were horrified to find that the electronic devices in front of them had all crashed.

"Sister Zinuo? My equipment crashed..."

"Mine too..."

......

"No way? I just played a game of Fighting the Landlord. Was it really necessary to go this far?"

At that moment, Lin Zinuo felt like she had fallen into an abyss, unable to say a word.

Su Mo was the first to regain his senses and said to Lin Zinuo, "Try restarting the ship's system with the key."

"Okay, okay, I'll restart it right away..."

Lin Zinuo became flustered and quickly started to operate.

In a hidden base area, fighter jets were ready for take-off. The leading captain looked at his wristband, staring at the time on it. When the numbers jumped to twelve o'clock, he gave the order in a deep voice.

"For the Empire! For victory!"

"Take off!"

........

Inside the Helan's control room, Lin Zinuo kept turning the key, trying to restart the system, but she failed several times.

At that moment, a burst of rapid footsteps came closer, and Qian Chengxue and others rushed over.

Just now, many devices on the ship suddenly stopped working, such as the video system in the rooms, etc.

Fortunately, the core systems, such as the power circuits, were still working properly.

"Su Mo, what should we do?"

Lin Zinuo's eyes were red with anxiety. How was she going to explain this to Qian Chengxue later? Was she going to tell her the truth, that she had just played a little game and everything crashed?

She couldn't even imagine what Xue-jie would say.

Su Mo's expression changed for a moment, and his thoughts raced. He said to Lin Zinuo,

"Try starting the emergency manual system!"

"That's right, I almost forgot, there's also manual mode!"

Lin Zinuo quickly turned the key in the opposite direction and pressed the emergency switch.

The extinguished screens lit up again, but this time, the interface displayed was different from usual. They had entered emergency manual mode.

A very simple operating interface popped up.