Chapter 420

Chapter 420. Leviathan Fleet (3)

And now.

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<Humanity Official Chatroom>

<Notice: lol we’re screwed>

<Icarus has entered the chat.>

-[F*ck](Icarus)

-[<‘D’ has become Dreadnought.jpg>](Icarus)

-[lol](Icarus)

-[LMAOOOOO]

-[That’s justified anger, right?]

-[LOL]

-[Sorry](Antares)

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At that moment, I was visibly trembling with rage at Humanity and Antares.

Unfortunately, by this point, as everyone could see, Humanity had no choice but to say, “lol sorry!!” to me.

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<Humanity Official Chatroom>

<Notice: lol we’re screwed>

-[But we have no way to help, lololol]

-[Huh?](Icarus)

-[The gateway to your side, Petrograd, is blocked, so we can’t get there. Yeah.]

-[How long does that take?]

-[About a week, yeah.]

-[Ah](Icarus)

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Upon hearing that Humanity’s forces couldn’t come to assist due to the “pranks” of the Leviathan-Class and its fleet, I had no choice but to curse under my breath and hastily deal with that damn NPC fleet.

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At least there was one silver lining. Unlike the ugly behavior of Petrograd users I saw in the gallery, the users in the so-called “Icarus Triangle Zone (···)” had nowhere else to go, so they were more cooperative.

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<Triangle Zone Official Chatroom>

<Notice: Leviathan Fleet spotted at Tanhoizer, danger>

-[F*ck, are they here to demolish our homes?]

-[No way in hell, aaahhh!!]

-[Everyone, bring out your ships, we need every single one.]

-[Uwaaah]

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Users docked at Tanhoizer, as well as those from Avalon and Barracuda, and even users peacefully living a pastoral life within the Triangle Zone, all rushed to bring out their fleets.

As a total of 3,700 user fleets engaged in a thrilling standoff with the Leviathan Fleet…

“Deploy all available ships, including the Kraken.”

“Commander, how should we arrange the deployment?”

“Place the Kraken and regular ships at the front, and position the Ouroboros and Hreðsvelgr-led units at the rear of the fleet.”

“Understood.”

“Also, tell Nerañzara to prepare to land effective hits on the Leviathan or Jörmungandr-Class. But don’t get too close, or the anti-air systems will shred you.”

“Understood.”

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I had already deployed all ships except the exploded ‘D’.

“And contact Captain Lephan, Aquarias, and Bendalope to mobilize immediately.”

“Yes, Commander.”

“Also, inform Princess Luka to deploy the Monster Fleet.”

“Got it.”

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After mobilizing not just the main force but also the mercenary units and Princess Luka’s personal-hobby fleet, which hadn’t been deployed in the last battle…

*Clunk, thud!*

“I never thought I’d have to use this.”

“…What is that?”

“What do you think? A sewing machine.”

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In preparation for mass-producing mercenaries to overwhelm the damn Leviathan Fleet, I had placed a sewing machine on the “Hire Mercenaries” button at the Mercenary Dispatch Center, not the command center.

Of course, Jessica was more curious about where I got the sewing machine than anything else.

“Where did you even get that, Commander?”

“That’s not important, JessJessJess.”

“Ah, okay.”

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I brushed off Jessica’s question and started flipping through the wiki tab to deal with the damn Leviathan-Class. But when I saw the specs and settings of the Leviathan-Class, I felt an indescribable emotion.

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Title: Earth Federation Flagship Leviathan-Class Explanation

Author: Wiki Officer mk-45

Content: [Leviathan-Class concept art.jpg]

The Leviathan-Class, unlike other Earth Federation super-ships, doesn’t carry any unique weapons.

It doesn’t have special-purpose cannons like the Jörmungandr or Ouroboros, nor does it have massive missiles like the Hreðsvelgr.

Even though it doesn’t spam a massive number of aircraft like Yggdrasil, it’s still considered the strongest ship in the Earth Federation. Why? Because it’s the most versatile ship that fits everyone’s expectations. Its performance is like a hexagon, and that hexagon is on par with other ships that have gone all-in on specific stats. Let’s break it down smoothly.

Firepower = Insanely strong. No special weapons, but each main gun can vaporize anything cruiser-class or below, and even battleship-class armor gets shredded. No defense can counter it. And it’s not just the main guns—the secondary guns can also deal significant damage to battleship-class targets. Plus, VLS (Vertical Launch Systems) are hidden everywhere, so it’s just ridiculously painful.

Mobility = Crazy fast for its size. Of course, it’s only fast relative to its size. Someone once said, “It’s slower than you think, but faster than you’d expect.” That sums it up.

Defense = The alpha and omega of the Leviathan-class. Unlike Xenobia, it doesn’t have shields, but it makes up for it with absurdly thick armor covering every angle. To give you an idea, while other ships’ propulsion systems start struggling after a few light torpedo hits, this thing can take dozens of heavy torpedoes before going down. Its anti-air capabilities are also insanely boosted, far surpassing even the Jörmungandr-class. If the Jörmungandr-class needs to fully mobilize its anti-air systems to take down a heavy cruiser, this thing can handle ten heavy cruisers charging at it simultaneously. You’d need to throw 100,000 aircraft at it to land a meaningful hit because anything less will just get melted before they can do anything. Plus, all its sensors and external systems, which would normally be super vulnerable, are heavily reinforced, making it a nightmare to disable.

And here’s the kicker for players: the Leviathan never travels alone. It’s always accompanied by a dedicated escort fleet made up of Jörmungandr-class, Yggdrasil-class, “Behemoth-class,” and “Nidhogg-class” ships. This fleet is so strong it’s like they’ve maxed out to level 100. This is what’s called the Leviathan Fleet. On top of that, it’s usually accompanied by the Earth Defense Fleet. So, to take down a Leviathan, you’d need at least 100,000 players, and even then, they’d have to be decked out with SSS-Class Superhumans and insane ship builds.

Because of these stats, no player has ever managed to obtain a Leviathan. Heck, almost no one has even gotten their hands on the Jörmungandr-class or other faction main ships below it.

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Comments:

– [The stats are insane.]

– [LOL, I’m scared just reading this.]

– [Huh?]

– [Does that 100,000 players include the Earth Defense Fleet?]

– [Yep.] (OP)

– [Maybe revise the conclusion at the end?]

– [Recently, Humanity gathered 150,000 players, 3,000 Base Mercenary Groups, and even faction dispatch teams to throw at the Earth Defense Fleet, but they still failed to sink the Leviathan and its fleet.]

– [They even brought in the fleet from the Level 9 Base, Baltazar, and used the Fortress Main Gun, but they still couldn’t take it down.]

– [Yeah, I’ll revise it soon.] (OP)

– [It’s stronger than expected, after all.] (OP)

– [Good.]

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No matter how much I look, there’s no strategy to exploit its weaknesses—just endless praise for the Leviathan. My face is filled with nothing but worry and concern. And in the middle of all this…

*Beep beep!*

“Commander, a large number of player fleets are gathering near the Tanhoizer area!”

“Ah, these piranha bastards, seriously.”

With the news that the Leviathan and its fleet have appeared near Tanhoizer, one-third of the people are there to watch, one-third are waiting to swoop in and take the last hit if we fail, and the last third are vultures who don’t care about the Leviathan but are just waiting to feast if the players in the area get wiped out. Faced with this situation, I have no idea how to handle it, and my head feels like it’s about to explode.

But just then…

*Beep beep!*

“Huh? Commander?”

“What now, did the piranhas and vultures show up again?”

“No, it’s not that… The Leviathan has contacted us.”

“…Are they demanding our surrender?”

“Uh, no. They’re saying they want to surrender.”

“What?”

“Yep.”

As Jessica continued speaking, my brain, which was on the verge of short-circuiting, couldn’t process this shocking information and felt like it was about to explode.