Fantasy Game: Infinite City

An hour later, the two Infinite Corporation transport ships arrived at Port Seven as scheduled. The Ferdinand family's three troop transport ships also arrived, successfully entering the docking channel of Port Seven using forged identification signals. The three hundred combat personnel on the troop transport ships quickly disembarked and joined the earlier troops, further enhancing the force's combat capabilities. The landing personnel also carried heavy electromagnetic railguns and portable energy shield generators, providing powerful firepower and defensive support for the subsequent attack on the core area.

With the continuous replenishment of troops and supplies, the Ferdinand family's forces gained an increasingly clear advantage within the space station. Falcon convened another meeting of the cluster leaders to adjust the operational plan: "We have now completely controlled the western wing, and the northern wing supply transfer center is about to be captured. Temporary outposts around the core area have been established. Next, we will accelerate our advance, striving to capture the entire northern wing within 24 hours and control the central control node. Then, we will concentrate all our forces to conduct reconnaissance and infiltration of the core area, preparing for the final assault."

The leaders of each cluster responded in unison, "Understood!"

Following the meeting, each cluster immediately engaged in new combat operations. The North Wing Cluster launched a capture operation against the North Wing Supply Transfer Center. Leveraging its superior manpower and precise tactical deployment, it successfully captured the transfer center in just half an hour, seizing control of a large quantity of space station supplies. Subsequently, the North Wing Cluster continued its northward advance, aiming directly at the North Wing Central Control Node. The core perimeter clusters intensified their reconnaissance efforts in the core area, deploying more "Spider-Eye" robots to infiltrate the core region and gather crucial information such as defense deployments, personnel distribution, and equipment operation. The West Wing Cluster was responsible for guarding the captured areas, reinforcing its defenses, and providing material and personnel support to other clusters.

Inside the space station, a silent war continues. The Ferdinand family's forces, like an invisible net, are slowly tightening, gradually bringing the entire space station under their control. Meanwhile, the space station's command center remains completely unaware of the impending crisis. In the darkness of space, a storm is brewing, and the "Sky Dome" space station is destined to become its epicenter.

The capture of the North Wing control node proceeded more smoothly than anticipated. Although its security was slightly stronger than that of the West Wing control node, it was quickly overwhelmed by the powerful raid from the Ferdinand family forces. The technical team swiftly took over the node's core system, cracked the highest-level password, and firmly grasped control of the North Wing control node. At this point, the Ferdinand family forces had controlled both the West and North Wing control nodes of the space station, enabling them to manage more than half of the station's area and further enhancing their ability to send false messages to the command center and disrupt its decision-making.

Falcon stood in the control room of the North Wing's main control node, a satisfied smile appearing on his face as he looked at the map of the captured areas on the screen. However, he remained vigilant, knowing full well that the battle in the core area would be the most difficult. He immediately ordered all clusters to halt their advance and rest in place, while simultaneously concentrating technical resources to analyze the intelligence gathered on the core area, create a detailed defensive deployment map, and formulate a precise plan for the final assault.

Within the occupied area, the team members began to rest and recuperate in an orderly manner. Some team members were inspecting and maintaining the power armor and weapons to ensure they were in optimal condition; others were resting and replenishing their energy in the temporary base; while the engineering and technical teams continued to work, optimizing the defense system and cracking the encryption system of the core area, making final preparations for the general offensive.

Inside the space station's command center, the staff continued their normal work, the false data sent by the west and north wing control nodes perfectly masking all anomalies. They were completely unaware that their space station was being quietly taken over by a mysterious force, which was steadily approaching their core area, and a massive crisis was about to unfold.

On the distant moon, in a secret corner of the Infinite Corporation headquarters, an encrypted receiver was quietly operating, receiving a weak encrypted signal from the "Sky Dome" space station. The signal contained information about the Ferdinand family's occupation progress and movement patterns, but due to the extremely high level of encryption and severe interference during transmission, only fragmented information could be deciphered. The secret service personnel, looking at the deciphered fragments, showed no signs of alarm; some even breathed a sigh of relief. They knew that the "Sky Dome" space station was definitely being occupied by the Ferdinand family's armed forces, although the specifics were unknown.

"Chairman, the Ferdinand family's operation to seize control of the space station is underway, and the company is unaware of this."

"Yes, tell our faction that no matter what happens to the space station, we should ignore it. Even if it explodes, we should act as if nothing happened, understand?"

"Yes, then we need to prepare in advance...?"

"They are indeed very quick. Let's move ahead of schedule. Everyone, pack your things and prepare to leave the moon. We need to be fast, but don't let the company notice anything unusual, after all, we have quite a few people."

"understand!"

At the Infinite Corporation's lunar headquarters, the former chairman's faction was undoubtedly aware of the silent upheaval taking place inside the space station. However, they seemed to be allowing this to happen. Not only that, all personnel began rapid evacuation preparations, disguising important equipment and machinery as items requiring maintenance or destined for the Earth branch, and loading them onto their own faction's transport ships. These were then transported out of the lunar headquarters through the company's official channels. Under the operation of the former chairman and the company's internal affairs department, which still served him, all personnel quickly left the moon in batches by altering and falsifying work records. Their departure was equivalent to the company losing a quarter of its personnel. However, through proper operations, the company headquarters was completely unaware that this coup-like operation was taking place right under their noses.

"Do you think we've hidden it too well, or is the company's internal structure just rotten to the core?" the former chairman said to the head of the company's internal affairs department, with the head of the intelligence department standing nearby.

Do you want to hear flattery or the truth?

"Of course it's the truth."

"In that case... it's a combination of both. Our plan is indeed well-hidden, and the company is indeed rotten to the core."

"Since you put it that way, then I don't feel guilty anymore. By the way, you should all come along this time too."

"Are you sure we don't need to stay any longer..."

"Before I was 'ousted' from power, I left a weapons system on the space station."

"Holy shit!!!"

The former chairman's casual remark completely threw the head of the internal affairs department into an uproar. He instinctively swore and immediately ordered his subordinates to evacuate with the 'repair' ships. However, the head of the intelligence department, though blinking in shock, clearly had anticipated something. Her decision not to immediately order her subordinates to evacuate suggested she had made preparations beforehand.

"You installed that thing on the Sky Dome???" The head of the internal affairs department was a little agitated and grabbed the former chairman's arm.

"Correct."

"...That's true, after all, we're seizing power... But why do you seem so unsurprised?" The head of the Internal Affairs Department looked at the head of the Intelligence Department, who was still leisurely smoking.

"Although I don't know the specifics of the plan, I have a rough idea. And... about six months ago, he used one of my agents from the Ferdinand family to do something. I don't know exactly what it was, but now..."

The head of the internal affairs department paused for a moment, then turned to the former chairman with an incredulous expression and said, "Don't tell me that the Sky Dome incident was... something you spread within the Ferdinand family?"

Although the former chairman did not respond, his smile said it all.

The head of the internal affairs department pursed his lips, nodded, and gave the former chairman a thumbs up.

"Damn it... you should be the chairman of the board."

"You should come with me too. The sooner you leave... the safer you'll be."

The head of the internal affairs department glanced at the chairman's retreating figure as he left the room, then at the head of the intelligence department, who simply shrugged and followed. The head of the internal affairs department took a few deep breaths, shook his head, and followed as well.

Meanwhile, inside the "Sky Dome" space station, Falcon had already devised a reconnaissance and infiltration plan for the core area. He would select one hundred of his most elite members to form a special infiltration team, equipped with state-of-the-art stealth gear and reconnaissance equipment, to infiltrate the core area, further gather intelligence, and disrupt its defenses, thus creating an opening for the subsequent general offensive. Simultaneously, he would arrange for the remaining troops to assemble around the core area, ready for battle. Once the infiltration team successfully created an opening, a general offensive would be launched immediately to seize the core area and gain complete control of the entire space station.

The special infiltration team was quickly assembled, comprised of battle-hardened elites with extensive experience in covert operations. They were equipped with the latest "Ghost" stealth armor, which offered even greater stealth than the "Shadow" type, completely shielding them from energy signatures and heat dissipation, making them difficult to detect even under high-precision energy detector scans. Furthermore, the team carried miniature explosive devices, signal jammers, weapon systems, and nanobots to ensure they could handle any contingency during the infiltration.

With everything prepared, the special infiltration team, personally led by Falcon, departed from a temporary outpost on the outskirts of the core area and infiltrated towards it. Following the ventilation ducts, they evaded the multiple layers of defenses and patrols surrounding the core area, rapidly advancing using maps drawn by "Spider-Eye" robots and nanobots. The core area was densely packed with surveillance equipment, and energy detectors were scattered throughout, but the team members, thanks to their advanced stealth armor and precise tactical maneuvers, successfully evaded all detection devices and infiltrated the core area.

Inside the core area, the facilities are more advanced, and the defense system is more robust. High-precision surveillance cameras, energy shield generators, and automated defense weapons are everywhere. Each entrance to a passageway is equipped with biometric access control and multiple encryption locks. The team members cautiously navigate the corridors of the core area, using "Spider-Eye" robots to monitor their surroundings in real time, searching for weaknesses in the core area's defenses.

During their advance, they discovered the energy control room in the core area. This room was responsible for providing energy support to the entire core area and was crucial to the core area's defense system. Falcon immediately decided that some team members would be responsible for containing the surrounding security forces, while the rest would infiltrate the energy control room, disrupt its energy supply system, and interfere with the operation of the core area's defense system.

After the operation began, the team members responsible for containing the security forces activated signal jammers, interfering with the surrounding surveillance systems and communication lines. They then deliberately created slight noises to attract the attention of the patrol team. The patrol team immediately rushed towards the source of the noise, while the team members used the equipment on both sides of the corridor as cover to engage the patrol team in a standoff. The team members who infiltrated the energy control room quickly hacked the access control system and entered the control room. There were eight personnel on duty in the control room. The team members acted swiftly, and the tranquilizer darts accurately hit the targets, instantly subduing the personnel on duty. Subsequently, the technical team members immediately took over the control console and began to sabotage the energy supply system, adjusting the energy distribution parameters, causing some of the defensive weapons and energy shields in the core area to lose power support and become paralyzed.

"Captain, the energy control room has been successfully destroyed, and part of the defense system in the core area has been paralyzed," the team member reported via encrypted channel.

A sharp glint flashed in Falcon's eyes: "Very good! Immediately send a signal to notify the outer perimeter troops to prepare for a general offensive. We will establish a stronghold in the core area and await the arrival of the main force."

As soon as the signal was given, the troops surrounding the core area immediately mobilized and launched a general offensive towards the core area. Anti-aircraft turrets, electromagnetic railguns, and other heavy weapons opened fire simultaneously, destroying the remaining defensive fortifications around the core area. The team members, aboard assault vehicles, rushed towards the entrance to the core area, engaging in fierce combat with the security forces within.

Within the core area, although the security forces put up a fierce resistance, they quickly found themselves at a disadvantage due to the paralysis of some defense systems (the former chairman had also intentionally blocked the communication sequence of the Sky Dome to ensure that messages from the space station would not be received by the lunar side), coupled with the superior strength and equipment of the Ferdinand family's forces. Falcon's special infiltration team also launched an attack within the core area, dismantling the security forces' defenses from within. Under this pincer attack, the security forces in the core area suffered repeated defeats, and the Ferdinand family's forces gradually advanced, continuously expanding their occupied territory.

The battle lasted three hours. Ferdinand's forces had successfully captured one-third of the core area, taking control of some of the laboratories and equipment control rooms. Although some local alarms were triggered during the battle, the technical team quickly cut off the transmission of alarm signals, preventing the alarms from spreading to the command center, thus ensuring the smooth progress of the general offensive, as the main control nodes on the west and north wings were under control.

Falcon knew that although they had achieved some success, the command center and main power station in the core area were still under the control of Infinite Corporation, and the subsequent battles would remain difficult. He immediately ordered the troops to suspend their offensive, consolidate the areas they had captured, and send out Spider-Eye robots to conduct a comprehensive scan of the command center and main power station to collect information on their defensive deployments and internal structure in order to formulate the next offensive plan.

At this moment, inside the space station's command center, the staff finally noticed the anomaly. Some equipment in the core area suddenly became unresponsive, and the energy supply fluctuated. Although no clear alarm signal was received, all signs indicated that a serious problem had occurred at the space station. The head of the command center immediately ordered security forces to be dispatched to the core area to investigate, while simultaneously attempting to remotely take over control of the western and northern wing control nodes. However, even if the outer perimeter of the space station wasn't under the control of the Ferdinand family, sending out a distress call would be practically useless. The former chairman's last order before leaving the moon was to shut down all communication channels between the Tianqiong and the moon. The Tianqiong was now an isolated island in space, destined to be swallowed up in silence.

However, by this time, the control nodes on the west and north wings had been fully reinforced by the technical team, and the remote takeover attempt from the command center was successfully thwarted. Meanwhile, the security forces dispatched were ambushed by Ferdinand's family forces en route to the core area and were all subdued. The command center director then realized that the space station had been compromised, but by then they had lost control of most of the area and were in a passive position.

Falcon remained calm upon learning that the command center had detected the anomaly. He knew there was no need to hide any longer; all he needed to do was accelerate the attack, seize the command center and the main power station in one fell swoop, and he would gain complete control of the entire space station. He immediately adjusted his deployment, concentrating all his forces to launch a final assault on the command center and the main power station. A decisive battle that would determine the fate of the "Sky Dome" space station officially began in the heart of its core area.