165 The Great Transcontinental War Beginning (1/2)
Year 2035, April
11:00 A.M
Oulu, Finland
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[1st day of the Great Transcontinental War]
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The war finally began on Thursday, six o'clock in the morning. It all started when the C.U fired ballistic missiles from China, where it crashed into the Neo Africa's defensive Aegis dome.
Though, Finland, far away from the actual war zones, was fairly quiet on that day.
Lily, Maltyie, and Gray rushed to the lounge area of the Teria airs.h.i.+p to watch the video projection displaying the different war zones. A Neo African satellite was recording the videos for us, and through it, we could observe what was happening in those places.
”They start attacking from the east, huh,” said Freya who sat next to me.
A large screen monitor displayed what was happening on the eastern front in real-time. There, we saw Gheele standing far ahead of his ground forces. They were in a vast, rocky plain where the enemy forces had filled one side to the brim, and some of them had started to engage in combat with Gheele's forces. The orange Aegis dome encasing Neo Africa provided absolute protection against the enemy's missiles.
Gheele, in his military uniform, raised his hand slowly when five enemy fighter jets started to attack. A moment later, those aircraft were pierced with gigantic orange shards from all sides and then plummeted to the ground. Although it could be seen as a defensive maneuver, in actuality, it was a signal for Gheele's army.
Four Neo African Surface-To-Air Missile Launchers propelled its missiles towards the hovering enemy Teria airs.h.i.+ps. Seeing that, the foot soldiers started to move as well.
”Gheele has it under control,” I said.
”Switch to the northern front,” demanded Maltyie.
The video then displayed the scenery at the border of Bulgaria, where a dozen enemy jets cut across the sky. Sofeea, who was a.s.sisting the Neo African army there, pointed at a few jets that were about to launch their missiles. After that, the jets disappeared into thin air, as if it had ceased to exist.
It was Sofeea's Aegis specialty at work, Teleportation Warp.
”Those jets probably had crashed into the snowy mountains in Russia,” said Agatha.
”Well . . . Sofeea's specialty, Teleportation Warp, allows her to teleport anything within a set amount of radius around her to any place marked by her Aegis crystals,” said Klaus. ”She had taken the initiative to place some of it in Russia. It is for this very purpose.”
Maltyie nodded. ”How about the western front?”
The monitor then displayed two opposite fleets of naval battles.h.i.+ps trading blows with each other. Despite the calmness of the Atlantic Ocean, a raging battle had ensued on its surface. One of the Neo African battles.h.i.+ps exploded from multiple high-speed projectiles that crashed into it. In the air, a dozen fighter jets flew across the sky, avoiding any incoming missiles.
”The C.U's naval fleet is almost two times larger than ours,” I said, gritting my teeth.
”That is why I had proposed a plan for the admiral to follow. Caesar and Hope will make sure of that,” said Maltyie smoothly. It was as if she wasn't worried a bit about the outcome.