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Hearing this, Daniel thought, "When you put it that way… it sounds bad, but I don't think it's not as bad as you thought if we didn't use weapons of mass destruction." Daniel wavered but still tried to persuade Envy.

"How's that different from using weapons of mass destruction outright?" Envy pressed.

"…"

Seeing Daniel, Envy rolls her eyes at Daniel's attempt to persuade her. Of course, given a killer super A.I. a task to kill millions of humans. What could possibly go wrong? She thought to herself.

She decided to let it be. She didn't think the Qing Empire would be foolish enough to invade New Atlantis like that after they got a one-million-soldier vaporized bay Cao Cao orbital bombardment.

But… in the morning, Daniel received news of a raid party from the Qing Empire fended off by the squad in the New Atlantis military district.

This made Envy's brain nearly short-circuit… is there a person who is this stupid in the world? Are they naturally stupid? Or Are they mentally ill? Couldn't it be that the crown prince fell under a spell that rotted his brain... Right? Envy was in a dilemma.

But… with this provocation, the war started once again. Through the news, New Atlantis promised not to use weapons of mass destruction. This made many world leaders think that New Atlantis was a fool. They deliberately let go of their advantage because they cared about their reputation! What an idiot.

With the promise from New Atlantis, the Qing Empire's war effort was redoubled with renewed zeal. They moved their entire force through the south of the Qing Empire instead of passing North Korea into South Korea.

That was because Daniel grew tired of this senseless war and deliberately moved New Atlantis to the southern coast of the Qing Empire, just 5 kilometers away from the Qing Empire shore. This made the Qing Empire have no choice but to move toward the southern coast.

This move also elevated the pressure on South Korea.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Since the North Korean leader refused to surrender and the war hadn't officially ended, the South Korean High Command seized the opportunity. Leveraging their superiority in equipment and advanced weaponry, they moved their forces to capture the North Korean capital.

This move forced the North Korean leader to seek assistance from the Qing Empire. However, the Qing Empire ignored the plea, knowing that diverting their forces to aid their puppet state might provoke Daniel into lending his arsenal—such as orbital cannons—to the South Korean military.

As a result, North Korea was ultimately unified with the South, forming a single nation. Although the transition of power and the integration of the North into the South would take time, Korea's unification had become inevitable.

Rather than concerning themselves with the fate of their puppet state, the Qing Empire had to shift their focus entirely toward New Atlantis, which had relocated its island to just 5 kilometers from the Qing Empire's southern shore. This brazen provocation demanded a response; failure to act would erode the people's respect for the Qing Dynasty.

This situation highlighted a significant downside of the Qing Dynasty's policies. They had positioned themselves as a strong and glorious empire and propagated this belief among their people. Even when they were in the wrong or at a disadvantage in conflicts, they couldn't afford to appear weak.

Even in the face of defeat, the Qing Dynasty needed to portray any loss as unfair or unavoidable. However, with Daniel's promise, the Qing Empire's High Command regained their confidence, believing victory in this war was achievable. They redoubled their efforts, reallocating nearly all national resources to the war effort.

The potential rewards of winning this war were enormous, and nothing else mattered to them—not even the worsening conditions of their people, who were struggling as resources were siphoned off for the conflict.

Finally, the Qing forces arrived at the southern coast. The massive army of over 30 million soldiers strained the Qing Empire's logistics. The only saving grace preventing logistical collapse was the proximity of the operation within their own territory.

However, since this force was mobilized from across the country, with many being inexperienced recruits added to inflate the numbers, only about 2 million soldiers were truly combat-effective. Worse still, they had already lost half of these effective troops to the orbital bombardment that occurred earlier that night.

— Qing Empire Southern Coast —

Thousands of troop transport boats moved toward New Atlantis, covering the 5-kilometer distance from the shore. Among the troops were Hightower mages, standing ready to cast shields to guard against any artillery or missile strikes from New Atlantis.

Cameras from the Qing Empire were stationed along the coast, prepared to capture the historic moment when their forces would eventually reach the shores of New Atlantis and seize the island.

Morale was high, and confidence was visible on the soldiers' faces.

Wheeeeze

The sound of a solid object cutting through the air from high above echoed among the troops as they waded through the waves toward their target.

Boooooom!

An artillery shell struck the mana shield conjured by the mages. The shield held, but a light mist emanating from the shell's impact spelled bad news for the defenders.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The artillery barrage continued relentlessly. Each shell struck the shield squarely, with hardly a miss. The mist from the shells began to spread, permeating the air and the sea, creating an eerie scene. It was as if the transport boats were sailing through a spectral ocean, heading toward the afterlife.

Suddenly…

Booom!

One of the shells tore through the mana shield like a knife tearing through wet paper, exploding the troop transportation boat.

After that… the shells that came down to the transportation boat all exploded, with each explosion killing more than a battalion of troops, including Hightower mages, who were on it. Each shell precisely hit the squarely on the transportation at the ideal position of the boat, causing the most damage to the boat and the lives of the troops in it.

One shell, one boat, and more than 100 lives on it. This precise shelling is beyond the capabilities of humans.