Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!-Chapter 687 - 410: Bumper Cars in Space (6K)_4

Whom the exercise was aimed at was, naturally, an open secret. freewebnσvel.cøm

The Jieke Group, in a tit-for-tat move, simultaneously conducted a military exercise codenamed "Hawk Capture" at the Johor border. The 1st, 2nd, and 4th Mecha Combat Brigades of the Jieke Group—all three brigades—were fully deployed.

Hundreds of Magic Bird Fighters were also on standby, ready to join this massive military drill.

The Jieke Group had also managed to pull in the armies of Zhenla, Lancang, Siam, and An Nan, along with its own forces, amassing a total of two hundred thousand troops.

The relationship between the Jieke Group and the Beautiful Country was extremely tense, with even the timing of their military exercises coinciding.

However, just as the exercise reached a critical point, the Thousand Island Strategic Alliance, led by the Beautiful Country, suddenly faced defection.

Johor, Jawa, and Temasek—several Southeast Asian Island Countries—suddenly made various excuses, indicating their inability to participate in the exercise as scheduled.

That's because these Southeast Asian countries all noticed that the Jieke Group might very well intend to start a real battle this time.

With the examples of Siam and An Nan before them, everyone was worried that if a real fight broke out, what if the Beautiful Country betrayed its allies again? If the Beautiful Country just packed up their aircraft carrier strike groups and left, leaving them to face the brunt of Jieke Group's forces, they'd surely be done for.

Therefore, at this critical juncture of the military exercise, besides South Korea and Japan, who were the two loyally obedient "pups," the other Southeast Asian countries all broke their promises and chose not to get involved in this potential powder keg.

Seeing the situation, the Beautiful Country itself was beside itself with anger but couldn't exactly hold a knife to anyone's throat to force their participation in the drill.

Unless the Beautiful Country itself went to war, those Southeast Asian countries that had seen through its true nature would not commit unless they saw the "rabbit" — unwilling to lead the charge without a clear advantage.

And as for whether to go to war with the Jieke Group now, the Beautiful Country itself hesitated, since this year was an election year. Their President was about to enter a crucial election period, and starting a war at this time would require a swift and decisive victory over the Jieke Group. Otherwise, being mired in a drawn-out conflict with all its associated losses would certainly cause approval ratings to plummet, ruining any chances of a smooth reelection.

Considering the combat power of the Jieke Group, resolving them in a short period was going to be very difficult, certainly not something that a single aircraft carrier strike group could achieve.

This also reflected the attitude of the Beautiful Country; if they were truly ready for war, it wouldn't just be one aircraft carrier strike group showing up.

During the Gulf War, nine aircraft carriers from multiple nations were deployed, several of which belonged to the Beautiful Country alone. That was the real preparation for a war aimed at national annihilation.

The strength of the Jieke Group was, undoubtedly, far superior to Icla's; relying on a single aircraft carrier strike group to take down the Jieke Group would be foolish unless the Commander's brain was waterlogged.

The Southeast Asian countries saw that the Beautiful Country wasn't serious, so they didn't foolishly follow along. They might ride the coattails of the Beautiful Country's power, but they dared not see themselves as tigers, fearing a brutal beating with nowhere to cry.

In the end, the Beautiful Country's own aircraft carriers did not venture deep into the Jieke Group's stronghold in the Andaman Sea and Siam Bay. They merely circled the Indian Ocean, accompanied by Japanese and Korean warships, and without sufficient participant nations, the military drill ended hastily.

Meanwhile, in space, the bumping cars game between the two sides gradually concluded because of the excessive amount of space debris created.

This also limited the Beautiful Country and Jieke Group's own rockets and satellites. Coupled with the global condemnation, this satellite billiards game was finally brought to a reluctant halt.