Seven days passed in a flash as the major Factions prepared for war and set sail.
Western Pacific, offshore of the Japan.
Three Ford-class aircraft carrier strike groups from America were anchored on the edge of the high seas in a defensive formation. Their massive hulls resembled three mobile steel fortresses, with radar antennas rotating slowly.
The radar screens were densely packed with light spots.
Two 100,000-ton heavy aircraft carriers from the Dragon Kingdom and their escort fleets appeared on the other side of the island. Their formation was orderly, carrying a heavy sense of Intimidation.
Looking at the posture, they seemed impatient to completely destroy the Japan.
Further away, the fleets of countries like the India and the Russia were also visible. Though varying in size, they all patrolled the surrounding waters like sharks smelling blood.
For a moment, the Japan's mainland seemed to have offended the heavens themselves, surrounded on all sides by steel behemoths.
This gathering of fleets and aircraft carriers was more explosive than ever before!
Even before the Main God Game descended, joint exercises between America and Western countries had never seen such a scale.
With the descent of the Main God Game, most of these fleets that had come from afar suffered from varying degrees of combat power depletion.
Coupled with the vast distances and the lack of time to mobilize entire fleets, these aircraft carriers served more as strategic deterrents and troop transport platforms.
However, the psychological pressure and geopolitical signals they brought remained heavy.
In these waters, the only one truly capable of rapid troop deployment and sustained combat seemed to be the Dragon Kingdom fleet, which was closest to the Japan and relatively well-prepared... Lilith, Forti, Hawk Eye, and a small team of elite Hunters from the Sentinel Alliance rode high-speed motorboats, cutting through the azure sea toward the Japan's coastline.
On the motorboat, aside from the roar of the engine and the slapping of the waves, it was exceptionally quiet.
The eyes of the accompanying Hunters constantly drifted toward the petite but upright figure at the bow, their gazes complex.
Lilith's blood-colored blade slashed from her dragon wings and the violent blood-red lightning were things they could never forget.
An adult humpback whale, a creature at the top of the food chain, was unable to leave behind even a single bone after that strike.
It was enough to show the gap between top-tier Hunters and ordinary Hunters like them.
Although the scene at the time was very bloody, it also ignited their inner desire to become stronger.
During this period, the calm and mystery displayed by this leader of Apocalypse, which completely contradicted her apparent age, had already won over these Hunters who worshipped the strong.
Unpretentious, cold, mysterious, and possessing a powerful aura—aside from rarely speaking, she lacked any air of superiority. These qualities alone were enough to attract them.
In private, Forti inadvertently revealed that the Sentinel Alliance was planning to send an engineering unit and a batch of supplies to assist Apocalypse with rapid construction and initial expansion.
To perfect Apocalypse's defensive fortifications.
Once the news spread, many people had already secretly submitted applications, hoping to be rotated into that mission to leave the relatively oppressive Alliance base.
They also wanted to see for themselves how that loli lord managed a faction, satisfying their curiosity.
Yes! Their pure hearts absolutely had no other thoughts.
The motorboat docked, and some personnel from the Japan along with several black sedans were already waiting at the simple pier.
Their attitude was respectful, even carrying a hint of fawning and fear.
Decades of American rule, combined with the reality of aircraft carriers anchored offshore, meant the Japan dared not show the slightest negligence toward this 'Big Daddy' on the surface.
The Hunters of the Sentinel Alliance went ashore casually and walked toward the vehicles as if they were in their own backyard, completely ignoring the complex and unfathomable gazes of the surrounding Japan officials.
Lilith wore an off-the-shoulder red knit sweater with a black pleated skirt underneath, her long white hair simply braided behind her.
She stepped off the vessel with bare feet, giving a faint glance at the fearful expressions of the Japan people without lingering.
She shared a car with Forti, Hawk Eye, and Fenrir.
The vehicle started and drove toward downtown Tokyo.
"According to the final intelligence synchronization before departure."
Forti cleared his throat and spoke to Lilith in fluent Chinese.
"After the various Factions arrive, they will gather for an informal high-level meeting."
"One of the themes of the meeting is to define the rules: the use of large-scale thermal weapons and strategic military forces is prohibited in the direct intervention of the struggle for strange artifacts."
"All conflicts and competitions are limited to the scope of individual or small-group Transcendent Martial Power."
Lilith did not speak, but listened quietly.
The reason the nations did this was clearly to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control and triggering a full-scale conflict, or even escalating the war to a global level.
After all, if it really escalated to a global level, it would be a large-scale war like a World War.
Now that the Main God Game had descended, no country wanted to start a war for no reason.
After all, while fighting, one might suddenly be teleported to a dungeon. When they came out again, no one could guarantee that commanders, officers, or soldiers would emerge from the dungeon alive.
Moreover, if a war broke out, it would also escalate within the Main God Game. If they were matched against an enemy nation, the survival rate in the Main God Game would drop further and further.
This was a result that no country in the world currently wanted to see.
The reduction in population directly shook the industrial chain of entire sectors. Over time, industries that required manual labor would be completely phased out.
Unless current currencies could be exchanged for Points to motivate people, the Main God Game's Trading Platform was where players were most active.
But currently, no country could achieve this. After all, existing Points needed to be invested in development.
Additionally, Points were consumables circulating within the Main God Game and could not allow for mutual capital flow like previous currencies.
Forti looked at the deeply thinking Lilith, paused, and then added.
"This counts as a tacit understanding at the SSS-level, which is why the various aircraft carriers have arrived at the Japan but remain in the Intimidation phase."
"The upcoming meeting is likely to turn this tacit understanding into a simple written agreement."
Lilith's red eyes shifted slightly, and she gave a light nod.
This met her expectations; a pure contest of martial power was for the best.
After all, human weapons still posed a significant threat to her as she was now.
To eliminate such a threat, there was only mutual restraint and collective resistance...