As soon as Robin's words echoed, panic erupted within the walls of the Autreynian HexaPoint Tower.
Ricardo's scalp went cold.
What in the world is this madman planning to do?!
The military bases in the Auripacea and Yaspian Ocean region held immense strategic value for Autreynia, second only to those in Ugonland.
Their primary purpose was to contain Draconia.
The base setup in this region followed three main lines of defense.
The first line, composed of bases in Alo, Nordeast, the Southwest Panacea Ocean, and the Yaspian Ocean, controlled crucial strategic channels, straits, and seas.
The second line consisted of the supply and transit hubs along the Kangaroth Line and its nearby bases, ensuring strategic resources flowed to the first line.
The third line was set in the Harmont Islands, acting as the stronghold and rear base for the entire Auripacea and Yaspian Ocean regions. The Panacea Ocean Command was also situated here.
Robin's threat to launch a devastating attack on the entire Auripacea and Yaspian Ocean region seemed utterly impossible to believe in the past.
Now, with Robin's devastating onslaught, aided by the Aldridges' aircraft and missiles, the Autreynian military's First Island Chain had been entirely pierced through. No one dared underestimate Divine Drakebane's chilling words any longer.
After a moment of confusion and panic within the HexaPoint Tower, Autreynia immediately ordered the Panacea Ocean Command to activate the Alo base chain and deploy air forces to threaten Draconia.
This was intended to restrain Robin from continuing his direct assault on Harmont.
The Alo base served as a strategic reserve for Auripacea's airstrike forces.
It housed the Eldermore and Ailson Air Force Bases.
In southern Alo, Anchora was bathed in the lazy warmth of a Sunday evening.
Elias Verrickson, commander of the Autreynian Air Force's 11th Air Division, was flirting with Elara Kessler, a beautiful military intelligence officer.
As they reached their peak moment of passion, Elara tore open her long skirt, kicking away the urgent call from the headquarters secretary.
"Oh, Elara, don't you want to know what that call is about before kicking it away? Could it be something urgent?" Elias asked, glancing at the lieutenant sitting on his lap as he began to stand to grab the phone.
Elara yanked the general's belt off, "Sir, what could be urgent on a weekend like this? I can't wait any longer!"
Utterly oblivious to the secretary's emergency call, Elias let out a beast-like roar as he descended into the flames of passion.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of loud knocks on the door suddenly sent Elias into a rage.
Elara, her golden curly hair shaking, had long forgotten everything outside their embrace, lost in the endless spiral of pleasure.
Then came a deafening 'Boom!'
A bright flash of fire erupted into the sky through the haze of passion.
The two creatures, caught in the heat of the moment, paid no mind to anything else.
Amid the storm, their souls soared to the heavens.
Bang!
Another violent crash echoed. Two guards forcefully burst open the doors to the command center. However, even at the peak of their intensity, they couldn't stop.
"Report, Sir!" The female secretary, now frantic, couldn't care less about the situation. "The Panacea Ocean Command has issued an order to launch all aircraft from the airfield, heading directly toward Draconia's northeast for a surveillance flight exercise."
"Report, Sir!" A colonel rushed into the command center. "Our base has been attacked by Divine Drakebane's aircraft.
If that happened, Autreynia would have no choice but to watch as the world's great powers tore it apart.
Not only Draconia and Tanqueria but also puppet states like Sakurania, Elaria, and Novaros would rise up, breaking free from Autreynia's control and joining the feast to carve up the remains of Autreynia.
"Brownsea, what the hell is going on over there? Why hasn't Elias launched the aircraft after receiving orders?!" Ricardo barked, furious, as he scolded Panacea Ocean Fleet Commander Brownsea.
The phone crackled with violent explosions on the other end.
"Mr. Calloway," Brownsea's voice was filled with despair. Elias and 7,000 mercenaries are all dead. I have no idea what happened there!
"Now, I'm about to report an even more dire message, Sir. Drakebane, that madman is bombing our Air Command, Naval Command, and our naval base!
"At the same time, my front-line intelligence tells me that our navigation stations at the Yaspian Ocean and Southern Duskvale base clusters have been destroyed.
"The Anderline Air Force Base at the Gova Base Cluster has been hit with 100 air-launched cruise missiles and 150 B-52 bombers, all destroyed.
"What the hell did you lunatics do to anger the world like this?
"The whole world knows not to provoke that violent maniac Drakebane, and yet you're sitting comfortably in your offices, well-fed and with nothing better to do. Why the hell did you kidnap his sister?
"You're about to bring the entire Autreynia to the brink of destruction!"
Boom, boom, boom!
Brownsea glanced at the footage on the screen, shaking his head bitterly. "Drakebane's missiles will soon level the mountain and slam into our underground command bunker.
"Ricardo, if you're still fantasizing about killing Drakebane and saving what little dignity Autreynia has left, the time until Watertown is leveled is not far off!
"You'd better beg Drakebane for mercy right now!"
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