Chapter 442: Cheating Player VS Cheating Player!
[Crack—Crack—Crack—]
Edward Newgate's fingers gripped the Air, each grasp emitting a sound like shattering Glass. When the Muscles on his arm bulged, he exerted force and violently pulled downwards in front of him.
The next moment.
The space throughout the entire RL1558 Area seemed to tremble.
[Boom!!!]
In an instant, the world turned upside down, the Air rioted, and the Scarlet Land rapidly fractured, beginning to shake violently, as if a Strong Earthquake had struck.
But to the Audience from all three worlds, these could only be described as Special Effect, as background. What truly widened their Eyes and caused cold sweat to pour was the ultimate Destruction displayed.
The first three rows of 'Wall Titans' that had just stepped through the Star Gate were instantly sent flying into the air, then torn apart mid-air!
Whether it was the High Temperature Flesh and Blood or the hard iron armor, under the devastation of the Tremor Power, they were all reduced to meat paste, blood, and fragments amidst the gushing Steam.
'Whitebeard' had cleared all the Giants in front of the Star Gate in one fell swoop!
However.
'The Rumbling' was originally a Biochemical Army composed of Flesh and Blood Giants with no Intelligence or emotions. Supported by the chilling number of forty million, they stepped on the Flesh and Blood of their kin, maintaining the same pace, continuously pouring out from the Star Gate.
It was as if they were endless, stretching on without end.
"Fire! Fire! Fire!"
On the other side, 'Whitebeard's' move was equivalent to personally raising the curtain on the World Government's counterattack.
The four thousand Heavy Howitzers that had been prepared long ago and the twenty Flying Warships floating in the air also spewed fierce Gunfire Flashes from their dark Large Caliber Cannon Barrels under the shouted Orders of Military Officers tearing their Throats.
[Boom boom boom boom boom]
Although not ten thousand cannons, they had the momentum of ten thousand cannons firing simultaneously. Countless Jet Bullets transformed into scorching Metal streams mid-flight, smashing down overwhelmingly into the 'Wall Titan' Situation.
Because their numbers were simply too great, there were no Cannonballs that missed their mark.
Rows of 'Wall Titans' clad in iron armor were like chocolate being pierced, row after row their bodies were penetrated by the Metal streams, their Heads blown off.
The outer iron armor was useless, like Paper. Jet Bullets could often penetrate the bodies of two or three Giants consecutively, fully demonstrating their excellent penetration power.
In fact, Eren's side had tested with their 'Anti-Titan Cannon' (a one hundred and five millimeter Caliber Cannon), and found that although the 'Anti-Titan Cannon's' Cannonballs could penetrate the iron armor on the 'Wall Titans', the subsequent kinetic energy struggled to cause effective damage to the Main Body, let alone penetrate it completely.
Unless they used 'Thunder Spear'.
So they firmly believed that even if the invaders had cannons, they couldn't easily deal with 'The Rumbling's' overwhelming advance!
This was actually a case of relying on Experience. They estimated the Technology level of Another World based on the Technology level of their own World.
Of course.
If the World Government hadn't obtained the Star Gate, and hadn't conquered the Kabaneri World of Star Gate No. 0001, then there certainly wouldn't be such a thing as Jet Bullets.
In that case, trying to deal with 'The Rumbling' with ordinary Howitzers would indeed be difficult now.
But now!
Four thousand Heavy Howitzers were enough to block these 'Wall Titans' within a hundred meters square in front of the Star Gate. Fortunately, these Otherworld Giants would continuously evaporate into Smoke and disappear after 'dying', otherwise, a terrifying pile of corpses and meat would have already accumulated there.
So now, it just depended on how much reserve of Jet Bullets the World Government had.
To be honest.
There really wasn't much. After all, Jet Bullets were a recent development in the past few years. While the inventory wasn't small, it was definitely not enough to deal with forty million 'Wall Titans'.
In the Command Department's command room.
Minister Kong 'The Iron Fist', Army Marshal Raimon, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Military and Political Department Minister Zephyr, and Chief of Staff Tsuru gathered together. These five people formed the command Core responsible for this Otherworld War.
At this point, the Authority of the Otherworld Strategy Committee was insufficient, as the enemy had already invaded the Sea Star Mainland.
Therefore, the Command Department of the Supreme Military Command needed to take over!
"Should we stop the Cannon Fire first and let the Giant Unit try?"
Zephyr agreed with Marshal Raymond's suggestion, saying in a deep voice, "Our Cannon Fire can only prevent the spread of the enemy's Colossal Titans, but it cannot push them back. I think we can let the Giant Unit go up."
"But can a mere two thousand Giant Unit really push back against those sixty-meter-tall Giants?" Minister Tsuru was very skeptical. The enemy's numbers were simply too many.
At this moment, Fleet Admiral Sengoku spoke.
"And there's a problem that must be considered, which is if our side enters the enemy's World, what if we encounter that kind of 'Nuclear Weapon' bombing again?"
"This is indeed a big problem..."
Minister Kong 'The Iron Fist' nodded, staring intently at the Live Broadcast of the battle situation while frowning in thought. Just then, the Golden Transponder Snail on the Meeting Table rang.
Seeing it, Sengoku, Raimon, and the others narrowed their Eyes, because they knew it Represented a call from the Five Elders!
"Hello, it's me."
As the Master of the Command Department, Minister Kong 'The Iron Fist' naturally took the Handset without hesitation. However, as Saint Jaygarcia Saturn's words came from the other end, his brows visibly relaxed.
"I Understand, this News is very timely!"
Ending the call and placing the Handset back on the Transponder Snail's back, Minister Kong 'The Iron Fist' smiled at them in a good mood, "The problem just now has been solved."
"Oh?"
Sengoku raised an eyebrow. Seeing this, Minister Kong 'The Iron Fist' didn't hide anything, after all, they were in a state of War. He immediately relayed everything he had heard.
"The Five Elders just told This Old Man that World Number Three actually doesn't have 'Nuclear Weapon', but rather a special Ability called the 'Colossal Titan' Successor."
"When that Successor transforms into a Giant, it will cause a Steam Explosion comparable to a 'Nuclear Weapon', but he can only use this transformation Ability once a day at most!"
The four others suddenly understood after hearing this.
That's right, Im could finally utilize his unique Advantage.
Namely, knowing all the key information about the enemy's World. If Eren on the other side of the Star Gate was a 'Simulator Player', then he was a 'Transmigrator Player'!
'Cheating' VS 'Cheating'!
Before, Eren had enjoyed all the limelight and Advantage, but now it was Im's turn to show off!
"So that's how it is. It seems we were overthinking it. If the opponent can only do it once a day, then it's quite easy to deal with," Minister Tsuru said softly, deep in thought.
Minister Kong 'The Iron Fist' then added, "Besides that, the Five Elders also said that World Number Three has no Means to harm Logia Users, including that Steam Explosion. Oh, except for Crocodile..."
There was nothing that could be done about it. Crocodile's Sand Element Transformation was countered by water. This wasn't really a big Secret, as it was clearly recorded in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia.
"Then let Garp, 'Whitebeard', Bullet, and Crocodile lead the Giant Unit, coordinate with the Cannon Fire Support from the rear, and hold the Homeland Position."
"Also, Order 'Akainu', 'Kizaru', 'Aokiji', and Aramaki, the Forest-Forest Fruit Ability User, to take a Flying Warship and directly invade the enemy's World from the air. See if they can intercept the subsequent Giants from approaching and buy Garp and the others an opportunity to counterattack."
Fleet Admiral Sengoku spoke his thoughts while contemplating.
"If the enemy uses the 'Steam Explosion', have Kaido and Big Moom lead all the Flying Warships to attack the enemy's rear. See if we can capture that so-called 'Successor' or find the source of this group of Colossal Titans!"
At this moment, Zephyr raised a question.
"Are we overlooking the enemy's Future Sight Ability?"
(End of Chapter)