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As the mother ship engaged in the magnificent war in the skies, the conventional fleet covered the amphibious landing ships, desperately approaching the beaches of the islands in the Great Ocean. Each island was of paramount importance, for once the land-based anti-ship missile forces were to take effect, the enormous mother ships would be shot down like live targets.

Scattered along Xia's coastline were countless radar stations, missile bases, and docks, all prepared for this very moment. Kyushu High Pavilion and Heavenly Cardinal Manufacturing launched fifteen hundred long-range rockets and over four hundred medium-range ballistic missiles within two hours, effectively suppressing the advance of Black Fire Innovation's fleet.