331 It's Beginning

Lin Feng stood atop the highest building in Beijing, his eyes scanning the horizon where the forces of Blackwatch and the United States Armed Forces were making their final approach. Distant rumbles of artillery and the whir of aircraft can be heard overhead.

"Interesting indeed," Lin Feng repeated. The strategy he had employed, a war of attrition designed to deplete the invaders' resources and will, had ultimately failed. The Joint Forces had proven more resilient and resourceful than he had anticipated.

Su Xue, standing by his side, her expression stoic yet resolute, nodded in agreement. "It's now or never, Master. This is where it's going to end," she affirmed her loyalty to Lin Feng unwavering even in the face of the impending battle.