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563. Paradropped in Purgatory
The sudden lightning-fast bombardment from Alexandria took them all by surprise.Valheim’s unprepared military forces scattered like rats as the explosions devastated their frontline defenses and decimated all the anti-infantry infrastructure.“They attacked…us!” President Igor shook with rage, his knuckles sweaty and white, and his face red and torrid. “Alexandria isn’t even half our size. Their military was in shambles after the last war. This…isn’t possible! How the hell did they get past our defenses?”General Varoose stepped up and bowed.“Our recently unsuccessful aerial raids, followed by the failed naval excursions, have stretched our frontlines thin. Those bombers from Alexandria targeted our coastal infrastructure without getting within range of our AA guns and SAMs.”“We need to hit them with everything!” The President thundered, his booming voice carrying across the grand hall. “Launch missiles! Get all our fighter jets and bombers airborne and get our aircraft carriers m
562. The Price of War
Xander was no stranger to the brutal realities of war, but even he hadn’t expected Valheim to play such a deplorable hand.Civilian casualties were always expected to be a part of collateral damage during every war.However, Xander wasn’t some heartless dictator obsessed with winning the war at any cost.Even though complete victory was his ultimate goal, he wasn’t prepared to resort to mindless bloodshed to achieve his means.Still staring at the screen, Xander knit his eyebrows skeptically and asked, “How many civies are there?”“I count at least 200. All adults, mostly fishermen and divers,” Godrick replied. “They are closing in fast, Commander. I’d expect landfall in 7 minutes at the current speed.”“The enemy boats are within striking range. Awaiting orders, Commander!” the Admiral of the Submarine Fleet spoke from the other channel, desperately waiting for the green signal.But Xander refused to initiate the strike.“Six minutes and counting!” Godrick cautioned once more.Xander
561. Cannon Fodder
General Varoose knew that sending ground troops via the sea was nothing short of blind arrogance.The submarines hiding in Alexandria’s waters had already devastated their naval blockade, and there was no way in hell a few transport boats would survive the onslaught.Over fifty lightly armored landing crafts had been prepared for the nightly excursion, but General Varoose doubted whether even a single one of them would be able to make it to the beaches.However, President Igor wasn’t willing to take ‘no’ for an answer. His word was law, and he was hell-bent upon invading Alexandria by any means necessary.The Chief Admiral of Valheim’s Grand Navy, who was one of the lucky ones who had survived the torpedo attacks, marched up to General Varoose, straight from his amphibious lifeboat.“I saw what happened out there. You are just sending these Marines to their deaths! Those submarines will blow these flimsy boats out of the water even before they can cross the damn sea!”General Varoose
560. Mutinous
Xander’s message had reached Valheim loud and clear, and now every citizen knew exactly what President Igor had tried to hide so desperately.As proof, right after the message, the TVs and LED boards played the aerial footage of Valheim’s naval blockade being blown out of the water and their warships sinking like rocks.This was followed by a second footage which showed the Alexandrian coastal defenses being reinstalled using advanced worker robots, heavy-duty cranes, and transport trucks.Whatever Valheim’s warships had destroyed was replaced by a newer working model, and the wounded soldiers were replaced by elite commandos.Kronos Tech put their best engineers on the ground to repair and replace the damaged infrastructure, and everything was restored in a matter of minutes.The final clip returned to Clover Dale’s City Square, where Xander delivered his last message.“This message is for the brave soldiers of Valheim. Your government does not care about you. To your high and mighty
559. Mind Games
President Igor had tossed all his sense of reasoning and logic out of the window. The humiliation of losing his whole naval fleet made him lose control of his emotions.All he cared about now was crushing Alexandria by any means necessary, even if it meant sending thousands of soldiers to their deaths.“Xander Payne, you’ve been a pain in my behind for far too many years now! But I am not going to let you have the last laugh. I crushed you once before, and I will do so again!”Yosef Kuroshev, Valheim’s Minister of Defense, realized the situation was about to go from bad to worse, but he didn’t dare to oppose the President.Eventually, General Varoose had no choice but to give the orders.Ten thousand Marines were ordered to load their weapons and get ready for their first invasion.“Our troops are being loaded onto boats as we speak,” General Varoose informed the President, but not without some hesitation. “I am just concerned about them making it close to the coast. Alexandria still
558. Alexandria Strikes Back
The naval blockade cut Alexandria off from the rest of the world, making it impossible for the nation to receive any relief or military aid.President Igor gathered his top advisors in the grand hall and popped his most expensive champagne to celebrate their first decisive win.“Our drones have wrecked Alexandria’s ground defenses, and now our warships have formed an impenetrable blockade around that crumbling nation. They are boxed in from all sides. And all we need to do is launch another attack to bring them to their knees!”However, not everyone seemed so optimistic.The Minister of Defense, Yosef Kuroshev, remained skeptical.“They still have a standing army. And even Commander Payne is alive and well. As long as the God of War lives, we need to be very careful.”“The God of War!” President Igor scoffed. “What is one man going to do against an entire military war force? Valheim’s war machine will grind him and his little soldiers to dust!”“With all due respect, we must not under
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