Chapter 1608
Chapter 1608 - 1604: Sea Tiger
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The Aus Great Counteroffensive was a thorough failure, but it wasn’t without gains.
"At least, we verified that these Exotic Realm Invaders are serious. They deployed heavy troops. Around the teleportation gate, there’s not only a regular army but also a mass of Top Combat Power... in their words, that includes Overlords, King-level Life, and even Plane Rulers."
The Aus homeland fell too quickly, after all, no matter the timeline, the military strength of that region and kingdom were infamously weak and cruel.
Think of everything that happened on Green Planet... and regardless of which world line it is, their weapons and overall combat power could only be considered low-class.
After all, for the islands in that region, apart from playing with marine life due to the lack of a menacing navy from nearby Island Countries, could they really create a fleet of ships that wolves encircle the islands with?
Or maybe a classic joke, spending a fortune to build a navy, to protect one’s own shipping routes and those of the biggest hypothetical enemy from the threat of that very enemy?
Of course, there was another option, to bare teeth at the Eastern Country or try to prevent it from reclaiming overseas islands... but even the Aus people weren’t foolish enough to do that, bleeding dry for distant allies, and suffer the intermittent disruption of economic routes and shipping lanes.
No external enemies meant a growth environment with no pressure, and natural resources allowed for wealth by simply lying down for quite a long time (of course assuming they continue their tradition of killing most of the indigenous people), "silly and sweet" isn’t enough to describe the military attributes, "foolish and brash" might be more akin to their way of doing things.
Invincible and without external worries equaled to no assistance from all sides.
Born in comfort equals having no preparation and guard against impending disasters.
That collapse happened too quickly, even if there were some scattered guerrilla resistance armies, the intelligence they struggled to send back could not touch upon important strategic areas and existences.
".... A counter-offensive, it’s really not realistic, is it?"
Feedback from the frontline, the failure of that Great Counteroffensive made many Radicals face reality... and also caused more Conservatives to become Radicals, the Radicals became even more insane.
At this moment, rather than most of Australia already falling into the reality of the Exotic Realm, it is the surrounding seas and some lands that have also been re-exoticized... even the most senior warriors find this term quite unfamiliar because this is simply the most adverse battlefield that Mortals cannot cope with.
"In the already Exotic Realm area, those Divine Level Creatures have launched their own Exotic Realms again? That space has completely become irrelevant to humanity..."
Using his authority, Lu Ping’an also saw large scenes he had never encountered before.
Just as Lu Ping’an could divide his own "Divine Kingdom" to erode this world, creating his own Earthly Divine Kingdom (Rule Secret Realm), those Divine Level Creatures can do the same.
When the power of the Octopus eroded this world, some of the top beings also made sacrifices, building their own Divine Kingdoms on top of the already Exotic Realm area.
It’s like a glass of water; if only a little salt is added, it could still be processed and separated, but once it’s based on salt crystals, then using it as a chemical reactant to produce a product and then to revert it to clean water... It’s not entirely impossible, but the cost would be incredibly high, and it would be better to find another clean glass of water.
Extraordinary ones of high levels all have their own channels of intelligence, they can even communicate directly with the world... they were the first to know that some things are irretrievable, and naturally began to panic.
"Lord Xiuyi has gone missing..."
When this news spread within the Linnu Force, it caused chaos and unease, yet the high levels eerily maintained their calm.
Did she encounter an accident? If a monster of such level really perished, the whole world would know.
She probably just gave up on some things and went to do her own thing... If it weren’t for the previous internal resolution, Lu Ping’an would still be somewhat worried, but now it’s also the time point where everything is known, yet nothing is appropriate to say.
The internal resolution had "accidentally" leaked, and although Lu Ping’an himself was not blamed, it is said that Lin Nu’s Church received quite a severe punishment, being stripped of two pieces of territory and some franchise rights.
"Is that it?"
"Yes, that’s it. Do you think those above are unaware? Existences like Xiuyi are inherently uncontrollable, and moreover, there is a need for some to probe..."
The harsh punishment seemed severe, but Lu Ping’an knew it didn’t strike at the core.
Once this punishment was doled out, according to the administrative rule of not punishing the same issue twice, it effectively meant that the Official "knew" of Xiuyi’s "defection"... they had cleared themselves from the matter. Whatever she did, in name, had nothing to do with the Linnu Force anymore.
Of course, that is just in name, but it was already sufficient... All parties tacitly acted, tacitly leaked the information, tacitly administered punishment, tacitly lifted high and gently put down.
And soon, everyone knew what she... or they had done.
"Sea Tigers, huh? Huh, that’s an interesting name, it reminds me of a comic that doesn’t exist in this world..." Because of the existence of a large number of Extraordinary and technologically twisted evolution, the entertainment products of this world had taken a different path—"Extraordinary Battles" instead pursued realism and daily life, romance dramas were very marketable, especially various ones pretending that the world was not contaminated.
This ocean, a type of Sea Beast with fish fins suddenly appeared, its appearance considerably similar to that of a white tiger.
Only, their numbers were quite terrifying... Their offspring swarmed like Piranhas, and the adult bodies had at least dozens of variants, and among them, a large number of Rule Creatures.
"This is obviously the arsenal of a high-level Beast Tamer..."
Such level of creatures, not possible to be wild, the multitude of sub-species is the most obvious proof, because sub-species in the same region often undergo natural selection; only if someone intentionally preserved them for functionality would there then be a possibility of seeing a surge of new species and their sub-species in a short period.
"Interesting, very interesting... Should we also domesticate a batch?"
Lu Ping’an took to the sea and caught a batch, to his surprise, those lives did not actively attack him... Of course, when he attempted to hunt them, they fought back, but it had no meaning to him.
What surprised Lu Ping’an was the biological structure of such life, retaining the possibilities of a wild life form, while clearly carrying the distinct assault characteristics of a biological weapon.
These creatures, arguably the natural enemies of the Fishmen.
"Poison, Electro-Discharge, and even Self-Destruction... tsk tsk, impressive."
Lu Ping’an captured a small ethnic group, but only when he really started dissecting, did he realize this could be an army.
These "sub-species" formed a stable ethnic group, their flesh and blood containing a distinct "anti-fish" poison, and among the sub-species possessing a faint bioelectricity. Once dead, their blood would rapidly coagulate, then begin an explosive release of toxins... These were dangerous life forms not suitable for consumption as food.
Their digestive systems were also clearly adapted to the delicious taste of fish flesh... In a short time, their diet did not include terrestrial animals, they didn’t even have lungs, they were purely Marine life.
"Looking at the long term, after a few generations of these creatures, the ocean is probably beyond saving..."
"It’s as if not dumping into the sea would save it, huh?"
Lu Ping’an sighed, then tried domesticating a batch, feeling that this Biological Module wasn’t bad, creating sub-species like "Lamp Tree Parasite" and "Holy Fire Breed," then casually tossing them into the sea.
Since someone was willing to take the blame, he might as well add fuel to the fire.
And as expected, these Sea Tiger groups also showed up near Mercury 42... The sub-species there were outrageously many, the Sea Tigers sub-species that combined with the Abyssal Insect Race, directly became a new world disaster.
— End of Chapter 1608 —