Colonia Storm Tour

However, the increased number of Black Hawk helicopters and Hummingbird support aircraft also effectively weakened the impact of their counter-offensive. Of course, the Cult of Zero also received the same air strike treatment.

At this moment, the Paradox Engine, carrying a large number of troops and sailing like a steamroller through the Antarctic Ice Valley Passage, had entered the combat radius of the Purgatory Air Defense Platform's air defense radar and the Evil Spirit interceptors. As a result, Evil Spirit interceptors took off and landed vertically from the Purgatory Air Defense Platform one after another, heading towards the Paradox Engine. Meanwhile, the Gatling guns and the Colossus tank's twin-barreled heavy anti-aircraft guns continuously fired anti-aircraft barrages. With their fierce firepower, those Black Hawk fighters, Barracuda bombers, and Hummingbird support aircraft that accidentally got too close were blown up in mid-air. Only occasionally could bright blue flashes be glimpsed amidst the orange-yellow explosions.

Before the Paradox Engine, escorted by a large number of Thor gunships, could even fire, the Evil Interceptor was destroyed by lightning generated by the Thor gunships. The ground-based Purgatory air defense platform was also helpless, and could only wait for the War Factory to produce the Evil Interceptor again and load it onto the helipad at the top of the Purgatory air defense platform. But it was too late, because the Paradox Engine and the [Black Hammer] Thor gunship fleet had already flown over the glacial island where the original air base was located. At this distance, due to its huge size, even the Colossus's heavy anti-aircraft guns and Gatling guns, as well as the Archers' ARO armor-piercing rounds, could hit it. They had already ignored other Satyrwind Rebel forces and focused all their efforts on attacking the Paradox Engine under the orders of Cult Zero.

Heavy anti-aircraft guns and 30mm shells, along with ARO armor-piercing rounds, struck the Paradox Engine's lower armor plating, creating countless scorch marks and holes. However, none of the attacks were able to truly penetrate the entire armor. They needed enough time to shoot down the Paradox Engine with these weapons alone. Meanwhile, the escort fleet had already unleashed all its firepower on this clearly organized and commanded air defense force. Black Hawk helicopters, Hummingbird support aircraft, Thor gunboats, destroyers, battleships, and aircraft carriers, along with massive amounts of explosives and time distortion, effectively dismantled the heretical organization's air defense forces. The Paradox Engine, on the other hand, would not stand idly by while being attacked. Its shipborne prism cannons fired dazzling prism beams, quickly "marking" targets. Each attack was able to take down a large number of archers and Gatling tanks, as well as several Colossus tanks and Inferno air defense platforms.

The large anti-aircraft force of the Cult of Zero, which was intercepting the Paradox Engine, vanished on the battlefield as quickly as snow melting in the sun. The seemingly endless Black Hawk fighters, Barracuda bombers, and Hummingbird support aircraft proved to be too much for the current Epsilon forces to handle. Their desperate attack was quickly crushed by the Foehn Resistance, which had air superiority. The Foehn Resistance forces had already poured into their base and began attacking their anti-aircraft forces from behind. However, all the anti-aircraft forces continued to fire at the Paradox Engine with all their might until they perished.

Within minutes, the anti-aircraft forces that the Heretic had painstakingly built up were completely destroyed on the artificial high ground platform. The remaining base facilities and defenses that were still in operation were only struggling to survive. Soon, a massive number of Prism Tanks and Barracuda bombers would level all their facilities. At this time, the Foehn Resistance forces on the left side of the eastern defense line had crossed the bridge and entered his base, and began to wreak havoc on the base. But strangely, they did not try to destroy his Epsilon Construction Site. The Heretic immediately thought that the Foehn Resistance might be planning to do something with their construction site.

*Beep beep beep!* A piercing alarm sounded, and a message quickly appeared: [Warning - Spacetime anomaly detected! Your base is now within the influence range of the Paradox Engine!]

As the sound of an energy gate being opened and energy surging violently echoed across the earth and sky, the sky above the entire Pensacola Peak defense line immediately turned monochromatic. The influence of psychic energy on the sky instantly decreased to zero, making it look almost like a black and white photograph. However, there were interspersed and twisting spots of white light in the air. The remaining Epsilon troops and buildings were frozen in their original state at this moment.

For the heretic sitting in the command center of the Antarctic headquarters, the moment the time stop was activated, his battlefield vision was instantly cleared and reset to pitch black, accompanied by violent shaking.

A crimson "Combat Control Connection Disconnected" system notification appeared on the giant monitor for a second before disappearing again. With the familiar combat control connection reconnection sound effect, EVA started to respond again.

"We underestimated the fighting power of the Foehn Resistance. Our defenses on Pensacola Peak have collapsed, and we allowed the Paradox Engine to pass through without inflicting any effective damage..."

"But it still bought a lot of time for the researchers in the rear. However, our time is still running out. After the Pensacola defense line was breached, there is no third outer defense line to slow down the advance of the Foehn Resistance Army. Soon they will lead their last troops to attack the South Pole base. The long-term existence of psychic energy has melted most of the ice and snow in Antarctica, putting the core of the last base where the psychic termination device is located within the combat radius of the Foehn Resistance Army's naval fleet. The only thing to be thankful for is that our more advanced defensive facilities are deployed there..."

The Cult of Zero switched its battlefield view to the far north of the radar minimap. A massive fleet, consisting of Piranha Mini-Submarines, Nautilus Submarines, Plague God Siege Submarines, Shenzhou Transport Ships, Venomous Lizard Airships, Salamander Airships, Evil Spirit Attack Aircraft, and Evil Spirit Ascendants, was sailing down the Antarctic Ice Valley Channel. As the satellite scanned, a defensive line composed of the Future Tank Alpha, robot tanks, and a large number of automated defense facilities once again blocked their way. This time, the automated defense facilities also included Epsilon's Antares turrets and Gatling guns. Subsequently, the Piranha Mini-Submarines and Nautilus Submarines discovered that giant squid not belonging to their own enemy forces were swimming towards them, preparing to launch an attack.

"The only good news under these dire circumstances is that our Southern Hemisphere reinforcements have broken through the unmanned automated defense line set up by the Foehn Resistance on the Weddell Sea coast. They almost caught up with the Foehn Resistance forces led by the Paradox Engine. Now, the Paradox Engine has led the main force of the Foehn Resistance to the South Pole. As always, they have left behind unmanned automated defense lines to intercept and delay our Southern Hemisphere reinforcements. They have also deliberately left our construction sites to build our production facilities and defensive buildings to deal with us. The large number of giant squid will make it take some time for our Southern Hemisphere reinforcements to break through their second line of defense."

The EVA system reports that the Nautilus submarine has launched supercavitating torpedoes to attack the large number of incoming giant squid, while the Venomous Lizard airship has launched plasma disc bombs to bombard the surface, creating a large number of amazing explosions and water vapor.

-Yuri's Message-

Cult Zero, despite your best efforts, you have failed to stop the Foehn Rebellion. The reinforcements from the Extreme Base you previously dispatched have halted their advance and are building more outposts along the way to delay the Foehn Rebellion's progress. However, they are getting closer to our Mind Control Device every second. The Mind Control Network is now riddled with flaws and teetering on the brink of collapse. It is clear that the safety of the Mind Control Device is a matter of life and death for the world of Epsilon.

Armageddon waiting for us, Proselyte.

The final battle against Epsilon is about to begin.

Chapter 171 On the Move

As Lin Haiyuan and Shinonono no Tsukasa led the Burning Wind Resistance Army on their march toward the Mind Terminator at the South Pole, Nyarlathotep's unknown avatar felt that the pressure she was putting on Yuri was still insufficient. So she began to tamper with the mental messages sent by the mental beacons and mind control amplifiers, without completely destroying them. The tampering was quite simple: it caused the mind-controlled people in a state of lucid slumber to see indescribable horrors, driving them insane and causing them to frantically destroy everything around them. In short, a major SAN crisis.

If an ordinary person experiences a SAN crisis and goes berserk, causing destruction, it's not a problem for the local Epsilon forces. Anesthesia and a second round of mind control can resolve the issue. However, when SAN levels drop to the point of madness and the target is a mind-controlled enemy army, the problem becomes much more serious. Even in their madness, they will still use weapons correctly and fire. Therefore, Epsilon forces often suffer casualties when trying to suppress an army collectively driven mad by distorted mental energy, especially after discovering that the culprit is their own mental beacon. Destroying the beacon will certainly bring the army back to its senses, but facing the Epsilon forces that enslaved them, they will immediately turn on themselves. Even those who regain their free will... Fighting back, using a method that creates even bigger problems to solve a small one, seems like a losing proposition. However, the chaos caused by the Mind Beacon to those it controls continues to spread. If it weren't for the psychic energy emanating from the Mind Terminator maintaining the most basic part of the global mind control network, the entire world would have gradually evolved from a state of lucid slumber into a state of semi-consciousness, and the flames of rebellion against Epsilon would have begun to ignite. In addition, with the damage and malfunction of the Enhanced Chronosphere Teleporter and the Scrin Wormhole Generator, the Southern Hemisphere reinforcements that quickly reached the Pensacola Peak defense line were the last reinforcements Yuri could mobilize. The Paradox Engine, which wanted to attack the Burning Wind Resistance from both sides, could only rely on the Southern Hemisphere reinforcements as a second force.

Yuri deeply regretted her initial plan to dismantle most of the defensive facilities along the Antarctic defense line. She wished she could go back in time and strangle her past self for agreeing to dismantle the advanced defensive facilities that cost so much to maintain. She only deployed three Demon Nests along the Weddell Sea defense line, leaving the Pensacola Peak defense line without a single Demon Nest, just a large number of conventional troops using conventional weapons that posed no threat whatsoever. The last line of defense was the Pole Base guarding the Mind Terminator. The long-standing psychic energy had melted most of the ice sheet at the Pole, making the Mind Terminator vulnerable to naval fire. Fortunately, she had assumed that the Antarctic base would no longer be attacked and hadn't chosen to dismantle her most advanced defensive facilities, such as the Sky Sword Defense System and the Aether Light Fortress Cannon.

The Sky Sword Defense System is essentially a turret version of the Athena Cannon, except that it doesn't use laser-strike satellites from the Mercury satellite network system as its attack method. Instead, it uses a super-energy wave destruction device satellite to launch directional mental energy beams to continuously attack and destroy a target. The effect is similar to the particle updraft cannon used by the US military in Generals/Zero Hour. However, apart from the upper structure, which is similar to the Mind Control Device, many other aspects of the Sky Sword Defense System's design were completed by Yuri's research department before it became what it is today. It is not a completely original MO product.

If the Sky Sword Defense System at least appeared in the map editor, then Aether Light has nothing to offer besides its weapon effects. Therefore, it's more of a brand-new product using the name of Aether Light. It's a realistically gigantic version of the Antares Turret, occupying an area equivalent to a technological concrete fortress. It uses a high-powered thermal cannon with psionic energy enhancement of the same name, and has a brand-new aiming system. This makes Aether Light comparable to Epsilon's plasma fortress cannon, which can fire immediately without temporary charging and can also attack air units.

Both of these weapons are capable of attacking air units, but their effectiveness is largely similar. The Sky Sword Defense System is ineffective against fast-moving, small aerial units because the psychic energy beam from the Hyperwave Destroyer Satellite cannot correct its trajectory quickly enough. Therefore, the psychic energy beam can only be seen chasing and failing against fast-moving aerial units. However, against aerial units like the Kirov Airship and the Paradox Engine, which have a large impact area and slow movement speed, the psychic energy beam can continuously and effectively damage their external and even internal structures. Furthermore, the Sky Sword Defense System, which guides the Hyperwave Destroyer Satellite's attack, occupies an area equivalent to that of an Antares turret. In contrast, the powerful Aether Light Fortress Cannon occupies such a large area that it is difficult to find a suitable place to place it.

However, faced with the Paradox Engine, which possesses the ability to stop time and is the root of all problems, both the Sky Sword Defense System and the Aether Light Fortress Cannon appear incredibly fragile. Therefore, she still needs to seek to transform the Mind Terminator into a giant Mind Control Device to unleash a powerful Mind Control attack to destroy the Paradox Engine rather than control it. Once the Paradox Engine is lost, the Burning Wind Resistance will immediately collapse. Their remaining forces will be no match for the Epsilon Extreme Base, which possesses cloning cylinders. Ultimately, victory will belong to Yuri herself. Although it will be a Pyrrhic victory, her fundamental rule over the world will not be completely shaken. She will also have more energy to repair the problems that have arisen in the Mind Control Network, allowing the Mind Terminator to continue to maintain the stability of global mind control.

The idea is quite good, but everything depends on when the researchers guarding their headquarters will complete the modification of the Mind Termination Device. If it is not completed before the arrival of the Paradox Engine, then it will all be over. She will have failed completely. All her dreams and achievements will be buried in the firepower of the Burning Wind Resistance Army and disappear silently into the world along with the melting ice and snow.

-The Command Center of the Paradox Engine-

Lin Haiyuan, wearing Altaïr armor, stood beside Shinonono no Tsukasa, watching the Paradox Engine's marching progress displayed on the giant monitor in front of them. The two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

(Before we started traveling to other worlds, we had never witnessed the scene of the Allied forces storming into the Extreme Point in the third update 335. We never expected that we would have the opportunity to personally experience storming into the Extreme Point base and trying to destroy the Mind Ender Device. If we hadn't had two Paradox Batteries and Epsilon didn't have the Libra, we would have likely failed in this desperate gamble.)

Lin Haiyuan secretly communicated with Shinonono Tsukasa using telepathy.

(However, it cannot be ruled out that they might resort to desperate measures and use the Mind Ender Device to do something, so the Paradox Engine is currently switching to the second Paradox Battery for power, and our marching speed has temporarily slowed down. However, the result of this slowdown is that many mushroom-like Epsilon headquarters guard bases and a large number of clone troops will sprout up in front of us, just like a forest after the rain.)

Shinonono also communicates with Hayashi Kaihara through mental thoughts.

(Yes, there are Epsilon's southern hemisphere reinforcements chasing after us, but there's no other way. We have to finish this quickly and destroy the Mind Terminator as soon as possible, so that Epsilon loses all hope. This... I need to do it myself and end it all personally.)

Lin Hai originally planned to deliver the final blow to the Mind Termination Device, thus ending his ill-fated relationship with Epsilon.

Chapter 172 Purple Twilight (Part 1)

Military Operations: Mental Omega, Purple Twilight, Adam's End

Location: Antarctica - South Pole

时间:1982年3月24日19:00:00

Theme song: Mindshell - Beyond

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"VOLKNET System loading complete, initialization complete, formal online."

The nostalgic voice of Walkernet AI, EVA, echoed in the Paradox Engine's command center, replacing Eva's voice. All commanders sat in their chairs with the utmost vigor. Since regaining complete Allied arsenal data, the experimental teleportation platform had provided a time-travel support skill based on hyperspace technology. This skill not only healed wounded infantry, damaged units, and destroyed buildings on the battlefield, but also allowed commanders who needed to remain alert and direct their troops to fight continuously without rest, thanks to its ability to rewind to a specific time period. Of course, soldiers also needed to rewind to maintain their energy levels for continued combat. This was why they had been able to fight without a break for three days. Otherwise, the Paradox Engine would be filled with exhausted soldiers and commanders. However, this skill could not be used indefinitely, as it also consumed the Paradox Engine's battery power. They didn't have time to utilize the experimental teleportation platform built on the battlefield, so some commanders took advantage of the time when other friendly forces could fight to rest before getting up and continuing the battle.

Lin Haiyuan and Shinonono stood side by side in front of the giant monitor belonging to the Supreme Commander. The giant monitor displayed the familiar, radiant Fury Shark symbol, replacing the radiant Allied Eagle symbol. Then, the gates of the Paradox Engine Command Room opened from both sides with a gas-like release sound. Lin Haiyuan's daughter, Lin Shiyin, was being led by the hand by the gentle-looking Iroha. The two looked like mother and daughter. It is worth mentioning that both of them used mental/spiritual power to levitate and move forward, which means that Lin Shiyin's achievements in mental power are in no way inferior to those of her father, Lin Haiyuan.

(I've brought Shion-chan here, Hayashi Kaihara, Shionono Tsukasa-san.) (Shion-chan, go to your father's side now.) (Yes, Father...)

After Iroha communicated with the three of them via telepathy to maintain silence in the command room, she de-levitated and stood next to Shinonono Tsukasa. Shion also de-levitated and addressed Lin Haiyuan respectfully via telepathy, then looked at the radiant Burning Wind Shark logo that had reappeared on the giant monitor.

(You've worked hard these past few days, daughter. From now on, you must stay close to Shinononozuka and don't leave her side. Iroha will be fighting alongside me, and you won't have anyone by your side.)

While communicating telepathically, Lin Haiyuan gently stroked his daughter's wonderfully soft white hair, and couldn't help but recall Alice, who was still in the Date A Live world and whose situation was unknown.

(It's not hard work. I feel happy learning how to become a psychic from Sister Seye. Her methods of using psychic energy are both interesting and effective. I feel like I can catch up with my father in no time.)

Lin Shiyin was actually still learning with Seye how to combine different mental powers and spiritual energy to achieve a stronger fusion effect than 1+1.

(It's good that you're growing quickly, but you need a solid foundation to go further. So don't rush to continue refining your strength. Also, we've been together for so long, so please stop calling me "father." We're not strangers anymore. Call me "old man" or "dad," just don't call me "dad." I can't accept that title.)

Lin Haiyuan didn't like being called "Dad" by his potential descendants because of his past. This primitive and affectionate term felt cheesy to him, and he preferred the casual and relaxed "Old Dad" or "Old Man".

(I understand now, Dad. Why can't you accept being called "Dad"? Sister Seye said that this word sounds very affectionate and reflects the feelings between the two of you, so it's the correct way to address someone.)

(Your dad is a rather awkward person; he finds certain terms of address cheesy and uncomfortable, like "dad" and "father of the child." Okay, focus.)

Lin Haiyuan saw the Fury Shark logo on the giant monitor begin to fade in the multicolored light, and the radar minimap and sidebar emerged from the edge to combine, knowing that the chat time was over.

"Establishing battlefield con/t/rol standby."

The unforgettable and cherished voice of Walkernet's EVA echoed once again in the command room of the Paradox Engine. The other commanders listened to Walkernet's deep, steady male voice with varying expressions, but having already been instructed to switch to the EVA voice, their opinions remained private. After all, appearances mattered, as long as it functioned normally—in reality, Walkernet's AI hadn't truly been resurrected; its core equipment remained intact. On the Mohandar-class Void Ray, a machine named Walkernet AI, Yun, is responsible for movement and attack. However, the Walkernet AI, whose performance has been greatly reduced, controls other ship auxiliary systems to help the Mohandar-class Void Ray understand the battlefield situation and relay it to Eva to decide on the next course of action. Therefore, the Walkernet AI in the Paradox Engine is not the real Walkernet AI. Just like in StarCraft 2, changing the default announcer's voice to the same two dogs or someone else's voice pack does not bring about any substantial change.

With the sound of satellite scanning, the previously pitch-black battlefield instantly brightened. Most of Epsilon's satellite network was now operational here. Their electronic warfare personnel had failed to repel the Foehn Resistance's intrusion into their satellite network system, so they could now fully understand Epsilon's Extreme Base deployment and see what other tricks they had up their sleeves for a shocking surprise. The frequent time stops had exhausted the energy of the first Paradox Battery, allowing them to break through the Weddell Sea and Pensacola Peak defenses with their main force. They had now consumed 30% of the second Paradox Battery's power reserve, and a portion of their forces remained to breach the defensive network of multiple forward outposts established by Epsilon's Extreme Base. Now, the Paradox Engine, finally bringing the last of the Foehn Resistance's main force, had arrived outside the Extreme Base. From the parallel perspective provided by other monitors, they could vaguely see the spire of the Mind Ender in a richer, more vibrant purple twilight, as if heralding the impending demise of either Epsilon or the Burning Wind Rebellion. However, in the sky around the Mind Ender, small black dots marked by radar as Epsilon air units could be seen burning as they descended from orbit. Most of these were familiar intrusion saucers, Venomous Lizard airships, Salamander airships, and so on. A large number of Terran-style drop pods also rained down on certain areas near the Mind Ender, proving that Epsilon's lunar base or orbital space facilities were airdropping their final reinforcements to the South Pole for the decisive battle. Some flat, dark shadows formed patterned clouds in the purple twilight, also combinations of Wraith Interceptors and Wraith Attack Ships.

On other, larger-magnification displays, several air fortresses named Ilicara can be seen guarding the Antarctic shipping lanes shaped by the melting ice caps, accompanied by a large number of Venomous Lizard and Salamander air warships. The invading UFOs trace a strange flight path, like cargo on a conveyor belt.

I think only MO players from the 2.0 era know that Mental Omega, Purple Twilight, and Adam's End are the names of the final stages for the three factions. I originally planned to write them in the chapter titles, but they were too long to fit, so I chose the better Purple Twilight.

Therefore, the Chronoa Storm Journey will soon come to an end.

Chapter 173 Purple Twilight (Part Two)

(It seems that Epsilon didn't rest after conquering this IS world. Judging from the airships and orbital drop pods that clearly descended from high altitudes using aerodynamic heating, they are not satisfied with building a fictitious and corrupt dystopian world after conquering Earth. Instead, they have begun to develop in a down-to-earth manner into space. In that case, they should also have orbital strike capabilities...)

Lin Haiyuan thought to himself silently. He knew that in addition to the threat of nuclear strikes from the Grim Reaper's Hand intercontinental ballistic missiles, the Paradox Engine also had the potential for orbital strikes. This was because the target of the Paradox Engine was simply too large. For a spaceship that was 24 km long and 10 km wide, it was not too difficult for a space-based weapon with a high degree of accuracy to hit it. As long as there was a suitable relay guide, it could be guaranteed to carry out continuous strikes at any time. However, Epsilon did not seem to have a complete space-based weapon platform like GDI. At least they had ion cannons or the particle uplink cannons of the US military in General/Final Hour and were not afraid of them using the Paradox Engine to lead their main force to attack Antarctica. For them, whether to use ion cannons or particle uplink cannons was purely to see how quickly the Paradox Engine would die.

On the giant display screen, directly south of the radar minimap, on the exceptionally wide Antarctic Ice Valley Channel, a formidable water patrol team composed of Marauder Tanks, Magnetic Tanks, and Mind Elites was on patrol, awaiting detection by the sonar system. Numerous Piranha Mini-Submarines and Nautilus Submarines, arranged in a giant maw, lay in ambush, waiting for the arrival of the Satyrwind Rebel fleet to launch a fierce attack, forever burying the steel warships and their crew beneath the Ice Valley Channel. Meanwhile, the even more dangerous Plague Siege Submarines remained outside the sonar system's detection range.

Above the glaciers and mountains on both sides of the Antarctic Ice Valley shipping route, a large number of Gatling guns, Gatling tanks, Purgatory air defense platforms, and Oxidizer air defense support vehicles are deployed to form a powerful field air defense fire network. However, the lack of a regional air defense missile system is always the biggest deficiency of Epsilon's field air defense fire network. A sufficient number of Antares turrets and magnetic tanks are also deployed on the cliffs to stand by. The magnetic tanks can fix targets so that other Epsilon defense facilities and naval and amphibious units can concentrate their fire.

"This is it. After our troops fought with all their might to break through the two lines of defense that Epsilon set up in the Weddell Sea and Pensacola Peak, and destroyed the outposts they established to slow our advance as reinforcements supporting the Pensacola Peak defenses, we can finally reach the gates of the core of Epsilon's world domination—the Extreme Base. Epsilon, who are fighting like cornered beasts, have set up a trap here, waiting for us. They have set up a weak blockade to try to stop and warn other Epsilon forces."

In Walker.com's AI voiceover, the first Epsilon defense line along the Antarctic Ice Valley route was highlighted for several seconds. Then, the battlefield view switched to a larger glacial island connected to the glacial islands on the right side of the Ice Valley route. This was clearly a heavily guarded Epsilon headquarters guard-psychic legion hybrid base. Here, all the psychic legion and headquarters guard exclusive units could be seen gathered together. The air fortress Ilicara was also leisurely rotating above the evil spirit nest inside the base. Invading UFOs formed a square formation to protect the base. Multiple Epsilon helipads were fully loaded with fighter jets.

Four of these mysterious devices, resembling slightly smaller and improved versions of mind control devices in an activated state, were placed behind a much thicker artificial wall. Arrows on the top of the spheres, which resembled searchlights, rotated slowly, and the high-strength cables supporting the five tower supports swayed abnormally.

"The Epsilon here is on high alert. Not only is there an aerial fortress, the Ilicara, but their base also contains a defensive structure that our personnel have seen before: the Sky Sword Defense System. As far as our personnel are concerned, the exact function of this defense system is currently only speculation. It launches some kind of energy into an unidentified object in high space, such as a flying saucer or satellite, and reflects the energy back to a certain location on Earth to achieve an attack effect. It is expected to cause serious damage to the Paradox Engine."

"Although we don't have more intelligence to confirm the insider's speculation, it would be best if Epsilon could personally use this building called the Sky Sword Defense System to confirm whether our insider's speculation is correct. The air fortress Ilicara must be destroyed along with it. The Paradox Engine is our last hope and we absolutely cannot allow it to be severely damaged here."

As the sound of an energy gate being opened and energy surging violently echoed across the earth and sky, the sky above the entire pole instantly turned monochromatic. Even the overwhelming mental power lingering there could no longer maintain the purple hue of the sky. The entire pole looked almost like a black and white photograph, but speckled white light intertwined and twisted in the air. The Epsilon units and facilities at the entrance to the Antarctic Ice Valley route were frozen in the state one second before time was stopped. However, because the Paradox Engine had not yet fully entered the pole, the Sigma Tuner could only affect the Epsilon defenses blocking the entrance to the Ice Valley route pole base at present, but that was enough.

Black Hawk helicopters, Barracuda bombers, and Lionheart bombers, which were already prepared, took off from the southern border of the battlefield and began their air strikes. The large number of Black Hawk helicopters and Barracuda bombers launched enough cryogenic and Venus missiles to form a barrage, turning those Epsilon units in a time-stopped state into ice shards. Reinforced concrete buildings shattered into piles of fragments in the violent explosions that penetrated deep into the foundations. Lionheart bombers dropped EMP fuel-air explosives on parking lots, airfields, and areas around cloning cylinders, quickly turning large numbers of Epsilon vehicles and clones into scrap metal or burning them to ashes. The EMP shockwaves, which were enough to paralyze vehicles for a period of time, were merely icing on the cake for the explosive scenes created by the fuel-air explosives. They were meaningless to those in a time-stopped state, as they were already paralyzed in place by the time stop.

The imposing aerial fortress Ilicara, which had risen above the Epsilon hive, was ravaged beyond recognition by Black Hawk helicopters using freeze missiles and cannons while in a state of time freeze. It crashed inside the hive with its wreckage, successfully blocking the entire hive's vertical takeoff and landing tunnel. Of course, with the radar tower and telepathic sensor destroyed, the hive itself was rendered useless, and the automated construction system below would cease operation and stop producing hive interceptors. Normal hives do not launch things like lizard airships and intrusion saucers; those aircraft are all pre-parked at the bottom of the hive.

Chapter 174 Purple Twilight (Part 3)

At the same time, a large number of Osprey anti-submarine aircraft flew out from the southern edge of the battlefield's field of vision toward the Nautilus and Plague God siege submarines that had already been detected by the destroyers' sonar systems. These Nautilus and Plague God siege submarines could not escape the paralysis caused by the time stop brought about by the Sigma tuner, and were easily hit by depth charges and completely sunk to the bottom of the sea.

After all the Nautilus submarines and Plague God siege submarines were sunk underwater, and all the Osprey anti-submarine aircraft began their return journey, a vanguard fleet composed of destroyers, Aegis cruisers, Kappa hover tanks, slingshot hover anti-aircraft vehicles, and crocodile vehicles rushed out from the edge of the battlefield's field of vision and entered the entrance to the already cleared Ice Valley Extreme Channel. Meanwhile, all Epsilon forces across the sea within the time-stopped area remained stationary. Even the long-range Plague God siege submarines and Venomous Lizard airships dared not approach to bombard them, prioritizing the stability of the vanguard fleet.

The vanguard fleet is currently too weak to leave the safe time-stop zone to fight the Epsilon forces, whose numbers are so dense they could stain large areas of the radar display red. So the two forces are just staring at each other outside the time-stop zone, neither willing to rush in and risk being lethal. With one minute left in the time stop, Lin Haiyuan, standing in the Paradox Engine command room, used his mental power and coughed lightly. Shinonono no Tsukasa, standing next to him, tacitly turned on the fleet's broadcast.

"Soldiers! Listen to me! Time is running out!"

Lin Haiyuan turned his back to the giant monitor and spoke. His voice was like thunder, carrying a strong mental power, making most of the people present feel as if an electric current had rushed through their brains, causing them to concentrate intensely.

At this moment, whether on the Paradox Engine, the Traveler Hovercraft, or inside any other vehicle, the soldiers could all hear Lin Haiyuan's deep, husky, and magnetic voice, which possessed a powerful spiritual quality.

"The sun, moon, and stars, which bestow light and guidance, are dimmed under the fog of the mind. The world outside us is in a real yet conscious slumber! In this vast world, only we are living in a dream, not awake! In this dark world bathed in the purple mist called psychic energy, only we possess free will. Before us lies the endless army of Epsilon and their sinful core, the psychic termination device! We were once prosperous, our future was once full of glory, but in a series of accidents and escapes, we failed our responsibilities and missions, and went to a dead end. The simple and primitive idea of ​​'going home' should have been the bond that enabled us to shoulder our responsibilities, but it ultimately led to the previous dead end. Going home is as unattainable as waiting for Godot, and almost impossible to achieve."

Lin Haiyuan knew that if he hadn't been too lazy to deal with the trouble, he could have completely nipped Epsilon, the threat that was hunting him down all over the world, in the bud. He could have done all this before he was passively transported to another world, allowing this world to continue developing along its original trajectory without being disturbed by Epsilon. However, he didn't do this because he wanted to return to his original world and found it too troublesome. Now, he was finally reaping the bitter fruit of his past laziness: endless encounters and pursuits, as well as even more calamities—although it wasn't entirely his fault, but rather a legacy issue brought about by his counterpart in another parallel world.

"Now, we must abandon the simplistic, primitive idea of ​​'going home,' along with our laziness and disdain. We must atone for our past mistakes, making everything Epsilon brought us a thing of the past, etched into history. For we all fight for the same belief, the same future: a free and unenslaved spirit, a brighter and better future! We firmly believe that the Foehn Resistance can uphold our unwavering faith and unite as one for the future, that we can create a brighter and better world! In the battles to come, trust each other, unite our will! Transform the grief of lost homes and wounded loved ones into rage and strength, unleashing everything we have left upon Epsilon! Even if today may be the end of our lives, the final battle of the Foehn Resistance, we will all die gloriously as warriors, fighting to the very last moment! Let this battle be immortal!!!! Forever remembered!!!"

Lin Haiyuan's fervor and excitement over the power of the mind reached its peak at this moment, and he shouted out the last part of the last sentence, but his speech was not yet coming to a close.

"We are now the Foehn Wind Rebellion, no longer the Pacific Front or the Azur Lane, united and cohesive, and even psychic energy cannot strike our free will!"

"En taro Foehn Revolt! En taro Rashidi!! En taro VOLKNET!!! En taro Yunru!!!!"

Lin Haiyuan's shout reached its highest decibel level, and the spiritual power in his words effectively conveyed his emotions, infecting most of the people present. The overwhelming shouts came from the Paradox Engine and from all directions in the sea and airspace in front of it. Everyone's fighting spirit and emotions reached their peak. Their cheers and shouts, delivered with all their might, momentarily drowned out the howling winds of Antarctica. Even those inside the Epsilon Pole Base could faintly hear their high-spirited cheers, filled with a determination to fight to the death.

Yuri and the other heretics, who were stationed in their last fortress, listened in silence to the amplified, magnificent cheers coming from the Antarctic Ice Valley shipping route. Although they did not utter any comments, they all knew that this battle would be the last battle for Epsilon against the Burning Wind Rebellion. As Epsilonians, they had to do everything in their power to protect the Mind Terminator. Without the Mind Terminator, there would be no more Epsilonian world or Epsilonian era. As for the Burning Wind Rebellion, they had failed to destroy the Mind Terminator, and the Paradox Engine had been shot down by Epsilon. They were also prepared to fight to the last moment, to the last soldier. They and Epsilon were mortal enemies, and there were only two possible outcomes: death or life.

Sitting at her desk, Yuri raised her hands and found them trembling slightly, much to her dismay. Was it the fear and sorrow of impending defeat and death? Or was it the excitement of facing a final battle against a fated adversary with whom she shared a deep-seated hatred? Yuri realized it was a combination of both; she understood her own thoughts and emotions perfectly.

Yuri took a deep breath and gave the order: "Omega defense units, listen up! Activate the phase field generator and use the phase field to protect the mind termination device. Your mission is to protect the phase field generator until all members are killed. Even after death, your heroic spirits will remain with us. I will guide you... to become angels and return to the world."

Chapter 175 Purple Twilight (Part 4)

-Epsilon Headquarters-

The cult leader, who had been sitting silently across from her, rarely uttering a word, began to speak in a low, low voice after hearing Yuri's words: