Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!

April 30.

Two days after the Dan Mian naval battle broke out.

In the Mande Region, government buildings, power stations, signal towers, oil depots, military camps, bridges, roads, and various factories were bombed.

As flames and smoke filled the air, Su Jie stood on the rooftop of his private estate, watching the fires erupting throughout Mande City.

"Desperate times call for desperate measures, huh!"

Su Jie's expression was indifferent as he watched the warplanes buzzing thousands of meters above. The air-to-ground missiles, hanging beneath the fuselages, detached and then ignited, plunging toward important facilities in the Mande Region.

There were also Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from destroyers, fired from the sea using the ships as platforms, guided precisely by satellites, and bombing the Mande Region relentlessly.

Whoosh!

A missile suddenly headed towards Su Jie's private estate. His expression sharpened, and he spread his Divine Soul Power, damaging the delicate internal components of the missile.

The missile immediately veered off course, drunkenly crashing into a nearby hillside, causing an explosion that sent mud and rocks flying.

But that was all; the range of Su Jie's Divine Soul Power was limited, and he could not protect the entire Mande City.

Smoke still rose in Mande City, where factories lay in ruins, and fire trucks and ambulances shuttled back and forth on the streets, extinguishing flames and rescuing the injured.

This bombing lasted intermittently for an hour. Without air defense missiles and warplanes, Jieke Security could only take the beating one-sidedly, watching the Beautiful Country's warplanes wreak destruction, the loss of air superiority led to such a tragic outcome.

Buying high-end air defense missiles was not easy, and Jieke Security hadn't managed to acquire them.

And even if they really had air defense missiles, it would be almost impossible to withstand this kind of beyond-visual-range bombardment.

Modern warfare is about system confrontation; it's not something that can be solved with one or two types of weapons; this is not nuclear warfare.

Luckily, Su Jie had anticipated retaliation from the Beautiful Country when he first acted against their fleet. He had arranged for personnel to be evacuated from these important facilities in advance, so there were only a few people present.

When Su Jie received the damage report, these series of attacks had resulted in the deaths of over two hundred people and injuries to hundreds more.
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The bombing also caused many civilian and military facilities in the Mande Region to be paralyzed, with disruptions in water and electricity.

"What goes around comes around, you'll all pay this back in spades," Su Jie scoffed, opening his phone and flipping through the news.

The Chan Country Government issued a statement, which read, "We are carrying out fire strikes against anti-government armed groups and the Jieke Group in the Mande Region. Through integrated air-land bombardment, we have severely damaged Jieke Group's various important military facilities. Following this, our side will recruit instructors from the Beautiful Country to train our troops to help us better deal with these anti-human bandits and launch a military campaign against the Mande Region."

This was an official news announcement from the Chan Country Government, but anyone with clear eyes could see who was orchestrating all this.

Given the old planes of the Chan Country Government that barely took off a few times a year and were lucky not to crash, they didn't have the capability to execute such sophisticated air-land bombardment.

"The latest Dan Mian assault case, our preliminary conclusion is that it was the work of certain extremist organizations in Chan Country."

Another news piece popped up, followed by a video of the Beautiful Country President speaking.

In the Congress Building, the Beautiful Country President waved an angry fist and declared loudly, "Gentlemen of Congress, the day before yesterday, April 28, 2024, was a day of disgrace for our Navy.

Our fleet, conducting joint exercises in Meng Bay, was subjected to a premeditated sudden attack by certain organizations.

Before this, our side was in a friendly state with Chan Country and, at the request of the official Chan Country Government, aimed to reconcile the heavily conflicted disputes and restore regional security and stability.

However, this appeal was shamefully sabotaged by certain organizations.

These violent organizations, taking advantage of our relaxed drills, launched a stealth attack on our warships with water mines and torpedoes, causing twelve ships to sink and thousands of casualties.

This attack inflicted severe damage on our Beautiful Country Navy, and I regret to inform the public that many of our brave young men sacrificed their lives in this attack,

We will forever remember the nature of this attack.

To avoid repeating the same mistakes, at the invitation of Chan Country, we will provide Chan Country with all necessary equipment and ammunition support and will provide instructors to train the Chan Country Army to help Chan Country end its turmoil soon.

At the end of this news report, a vote was conducted with hands raised, passing the support for Chan Country with 392 votes in favor and 29 against.

It is evident that considering the influence, Beautiful Country has been restrained and has cloaked the Chan Country Government, letting it act as the main combatant, while keeping itself hidden behind the scenes.

As for who is operating the supplied weapons, that is known only to Beautiful Country, especially now that there are mercenaries involved!

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Just as Mande City was being bombed, Jieke Security Soldiers on the frontlines were also subject to similar artillery fire.

On the battlefield, Miao Lun shook the dirt from his head and watched the dust fall in the underground tunnels until the shaking gradually subsided. He then crawled out of the tunnel and watched the warplanes whiz away.

At this time, the ground of the camp where his troops had originally been had several large craters.

Scattered around were several dummy models dressed in camouflage military uniforms. If it weren't for the underground tunnels, anyone in the camp would have certainly been a casualty.

"Is there ever going to be an end to this? It's been bombing for days."

Miao Lun complained; originally, their Mountain Brigade was advancing smoothly, having taken over half of Guo Mindeng's territory and were on the verge of eliminating the last warlord, when in the past two days, the brigade had been subjected to various bombings, severely hindering Jieke Security's progress, and even killing many Super Soldiers.

Even the First-class Super Soldiers in heavy armor struggled to withstand the strikes from air-to-ground missiles if they were within the blast radius.

Having been bombed frequently, the Jieke Security Soldiers now had experience; they never left the mountainous forests, relying on the forest's cover to effectively block aircraft and satellite surveillance and avoid artillery strikes.

Especially in the mountains, an extensive network of narrow underground tunnels had been dug up by someone from the higher command at some point, serving as natural air raid shelters, which minimized casualties for Jieke Security after the surprise of the initial bombing.

The battle line had thus come to a standstill while Jieke Security was methodically taking over the cities they had captured and restoring production and daily life.

Without the advance of ground troops, mere bombing was unlikely to reclaim lost territories or capture land.

"Miao Lun, come here,"

suddenly called the Jieke Security commander.

"What's going on, commander?"

"The Chan Country Government Army has come to support the movement into the mountains; it looks like they are heading straight for us, and the group includes foreign mercenaries, likely those Beautiful Country soldiers. Be ready to strike at any moment."

"Haha, I can hardly wait."

Miao Lun's eyes lit up. He had spent the last few days being bombed, which was Beautiful Country's doing, and although they couldn't counteract the planes, if the enemy dared to enter the mountains and engage in guerrilla warfare with him, Miao Lun would personally use his bullets to show them who in these mountains was the hunter and who was the prey.