"Move, move, move, deploy!" the Iridium Star deputy platoon leader stationed at the tailgate shouted, his voice carrying through the squad's internal channel to the ears of every infantryman.
In the newly formed units, there was always such an Iridium Star "Supervising Officer," a term everyone jokingly used for these deputies. They actually also served as the unit's instructors and practical training personnel.
Even officers like platoon leaders, after recently completing their training, still had various shortcomings, which naturally needed to be addressed by the Iridium Star "Supervising Officers."
Yang Tao laughed heartily, positioned first in line, displaying a fearless spirit, cheerfully unafraid as he was the first to jump out of the plane.
Next was the somewhat uneasy Xu Yunlai, who clenched his teeth, willing himself to jump. The intense wind blowing against his face made him feel uncomfortable.
The deputy platoon leader grabbed him and chided, "You're going to jump out with your face mask up?"
Xu Yunlai looked around and realized that his comrades had already lowered the face shields on their Individual Armor, naturally avoiding the discomfort of the wind.
He hurriedly pressed a button on the operation panel on his arm, and the reflective metallic chrome blue face shield lowered.
The deputy platoon leader, worried about the private's psychological fortitude and panic, instructed further, "Open the glide wings 15 seconds after exiting the cabin; there will be system prompts."
Xu Yunlai nodded repeatedly, not daring to delay, and thus, he jumped from the cabin.
This wasn't his first time jumping from a plane, but adrenaline still surged as he exited the cabin.
The Saber-toothed Tiger Power Armor was something quite formidable for the soldiers of Country C, not only immune to light weapons under 20 millimeters but also able to enhance the infantry's mobility and strength several times over. However, these were ultimately downgraded weapons aided by the Iridium Star.
The Saber-toothed Tiger Power Armor lacked an optical invisibility system, which is why digital camouflage was painted on the Battle Armor. Although it looked more flamboyant than the Army-Breaker type Individual Armor, it had no flight system, possessing only a ground jet attitude control system to offset gravity when falling from a height.
Lacking a flight system didn't mean they couldn't fly; this Battle Armor could be equipped with various combat kits, including glide wings. Named glide wings, but equipped with power, the maneuvering infantry could soar through the sky like birds once the wings were deployed. This also enabled them to provide cover for armed helicopters carrying out strikes from the air.
At the 15-second mark, prompts appeared to Xu Yunlai both audibly and visually. In fact, due to his settings, the system had already automatically deployed the glide wings.
Xu Yunlai gazed into the distance, and as the focus of his pupils shifted, the visual aid on the Battle Armor adjusted the viewing distance, enabling him to see clearly situations over ten kilometers away.
There, several Black Panther Armed Machines were raining fire down onto the ground.
The Black Panther Armed Machines, equipped with a high quantity of precision bombs, were attacking from beyond visual range. Even with the visual aid's maximum extension, Xu Yunlai couldn't make out the current state of the Shangduohan Royal Capital. But he could imagine that it had turned into a living hell.
Young and with a tender heart, he couldn't help but question why, with such formidable combat power, the superiors didn't carry out a decapitation strike, directly storming the palace to capture the Shangduohan King, to minimize the slaughter?
But these were not decisions he could make, and he vaguely knew that the Shangduohan people had also caused plenty of slaughter in the Southern Continent. It seemed as if violence and slaughter were the true principles of justice on this planet.
Xiao Yu watched the war from the Space-Air Warship, seemingly as if he were watching a high-definition war movie; he was always smiling, without the tension that Fang Han and the others felt.
"Commander Fang, you might not understand why I am carrying out indiscriminate strikes. In our position, why bother asking for such clarity? Such things are done with a flick of the wrist; if we had to consider every little thing when dealing with enemies like these, it would be too troublesome.
If there really needs to be a reason, perhaps it's that the Star Alliance needs to teach the people of the Northern Continent a few unforgettable lessons. We've already annihilated the Black Flag Fleet, but they still don't understand what's going on.
Destroying the capitals of a few kingdoms, making the people of the Northern Continent aware of our presence will make their surrender all the more effortless," he said.
Fang Han felt a chill when he heard these words. Not long ago, Shangduohan's position was actually the same as that of the Earth nations. To the people of Iridium Star, there wasn't much difference. The Iridium Star people didn't need any meticulous plans to act; their indiscriminate bombing was something the Earthlings had no way to counter.
"It's fortunate that we have a Chancellor of our country's origin; otherwise, our fate might have been just like that of the nations of Emerald Sea Star," Fang Han thought with immense relief.
Xiao Yu saw the cold sweat on Fang Han's forehead and naturally understood what he was thinking; in fact, that was exactly his intention. Xiao Yu didn't oppose the structure of the Star Alliance; on the contrary, he thought the Chancellor's conception of the Star Alliance was a very successful one. But he was not satisfied with the rapid elevation of the status of the people from Earth.
As a noble of Iridium Star, he harbored a traditional sense of hierarchy, a sense of superiority that was difficult to shed.
Just then, a new force appeared on the holographic sand table in front of Xiao Yu.
"Commander, Miryua Combat Battalion has arrived on the battlefield," reported the officer.
Xiao Yu nodded and said, "Have them join the bombardment of Shangduohan's Royal Capital."
The Miryua Combat Battalion, made up of Miryua people who pledged allegiance to Iridium Star, was essentially composed of the remnants of Princess Ailuwei's forces. Training these people was naturally a bit more difficult than training Earth's forces, but with the AI systems in Iridium Star's weaponry, the operation was basically foolproof.
Thanks to the Deep Sleep Learning System cheat, this group of Miryua people had essentially mastered the use of the weapons.
Princess Ailuwei, clad in Sky Combat Armor, piloted a Black Panther Armed Machine, her eyes blazing with the flames of revenge.
Two months ago, when she learned that the opportunity Bai Zhongqi gave her was to allow her to join the Iridium Star military and seek revenge on the battlefield personally, she even felt mocked. She was a renowned princess of the Northern Continent, the most beloved pearl in the Emperor of Miryua's hand, of supreme nobility, and yet she was assigned to serve as a soldier in the military.
Ailuwei even felt it was a humiliation from Bai Zhongqi. Even her actual bodyguard, Agalan, had drawn his sword, wanting to behead Bai Zhongqi, to fight for the Princess's honor.
But Ailuwei endured, she joined the training, and through this opportunity, she gained a deeper understanding of Iridium Star and recognized how powerful an entity Bai Zhongqi, who controlled everything on Iridium Star, truly was.
Yet, the more she understood, the more intense her desire grew; born into imperial royalty and having experienced great upheaval, she had an almost pathological obsession with power and authority.
"Perhaps this is his test for me; if I can prove myself in the military, he will surely look upon me more favorably," thought Ailuwei.
And now, the prospect of bringing destruction upon her enemies with her own hands also seemed to be a very pleasing affair. Piloting the Black Panther Armed Machine, she broke the sound barrier and charged towards Shangduohan's palace.
Her target was the King of Shangduohan.