The WOrld of Guns: 15th Advance

THE BATTLE OF THE BLOCKADE.

DAY 32.

RANK: ADMIRAL.

FUNDS: 75,000,000.

Tyler and Rey woke the day of the 6th day's sail tangled up in their arms and legs and the soldier holding his beloved girlfriend in his arms with a desperate force. Rey smiled as he kissed her awake.

"Good morning, Tyler."

"Morning Rey. You ready for this?"

"Always."

They showered together and geared up for a heavy war that day before convening in the war room. There he pulled Tao up and the purple eyed lady appeared in seconds.

"Tyler-Sama. We are ready."

He nodded and looked at the plans for the offset pincer.

"Alright. We're three hours from the blockade and all lights are doused. It's three hours till dawn and we're ready for the big day. We'll start the party, you wait until I give the word and begin yuor own assault."

"Hy. we will be victorious."

"Let's find out."

The heads nodded and Tyler took the wheel on the bridge with Rey manning the gauges while Selena aided the gunners. The sun had yet to come up and it was still dark out over the gently lapping waves as Tyler sniffed the breeze and grimaced.

"All hand,s brace. There's a hurricane heading out way. We'll be fighting in a storm for this one."

Rey groaned hard.

"OOOOF COURSE that'd be the trope!"

"Go with it, Rey. It's probably why the devs fixed the bug with the weather."

"OOOH PERFECT!"

Tyler smiled at her irritation as John's deep voice was heard from the radio.

"All cannons loaded, The AA guns are ready, and we are ready."

"Good. Engines."

"Ready to roar, Tyler."

"Elizabeth, let's get this done."

The immense battleship moved towards the line of ships keeping them from reinforcements on the floor.

Tyler smirked as the three hour sail passed surprisingly fast and the various lumps of the immense fleet were seen in the distance.

"Prey sighted."

Rey nodded as she used a sniper spotting scope to paint the enemy vessels on the reticules for the main batteries.

"I have eyes on the four battleships, Tyler. MArked."

"Good. We'll get closer and open the thunder."

Selena's voice was heard then.

"Heavy thundercloud cover rolling in Tyler. we got minutes before the first hard bang."

"Alright. Keep calm. Keep focused. DON'T PANIC. RAzgriz....LET'S GET THIS DONE THE ONLY WAY WE KNOW HOW!"

The ship was turned broadside as the enemy fleet was bracketed.

"FIRE!"

The sky exploded with an immense bang and flash of lightning that lit up the sky like daylight. The explosion accentuated by the thunder of Elizabeth's now 24 inch guns followed by the whistling of the shells as they hurtled towards their targets. Tyler watched the rounds impact and smirked as three cruisers were hit squarely in the bridge and one in the fore turret with enough force to set the magazine off. Three ships sank and he nodded.

"Good. fire at will!"

The ship came alive with heavy cannonfire as the NAzerick aircraft carriers emptied their flightdecks and scores of fighters soared into the sky. Tyler smirked as the next salvo accounted for a battleship and an aircraft carrier between them as the AntiAir batteries opened up with planes falling by the dozen due to the skilled shooters. Rey had left the bridge to assist in an AA turret and Tyler had the ship weaving through hails of return fire from the fleet while his light crew more then made up for their lack of numbers with skill and accruacy as their salvos hit their targets more often then not while the enemy fleet scored glancing blows at best. A plane crossed into the bow deck, tearing a hole in the wooden planks but did no real damage as a hard impact made the shop list.

"Hit in the centerline! Sealing the bulkhead!"

Tyler gritted his teeth as the next volley was fired and another ship taken out.

"Okay."

He hit the button and Tao appeared.

"LAUNCH!"

"HY! All ships ENGAGE! All planes ENGAGE!"

The screen died and Tyler smiled as another batch of more distant thunder rang out as fighter planes from the Rising Sun carriers appeared to engage the enemy flights. As the planes danced and jousted, the sea came alive with high waves and deep troughs as the category five hurricane slammed into the battlefleet with all the force of a storm at sea. Tyler was loving the up and down feel of the wild ocean as the cannons bellowed and planes screamed by. They rode a high wave and were gifted a towering view of the battlefield and Tyler nodded.

"FIRE!"

This volley slammed directly into a set of aircraft carriers near the back of the Nazerick lines and the powerful shells tore gaping holes in her armor and she started sinking immediately. TAo appeared on the screen as Tyler skillfully navigated the treacherous sea.

"Tai-cho. We have broken through their lines."

"Already?"

"Hy. it would appear the extra time spent leveling our ships has paid off."

"Hmm. I can see that. Alright. Proceed to phase two."

"Understood."

The screen died and Tyler looked at the remaining ships firing volleys at them and noted the number had drastically decreased.

"Tao and her fleet have broken through the lines everyone. We are proceeding to phase two."

Selena was heard frowning.

"Already?"

"They DID level their ships to 5 before attacking."

"True. And they ARE highly skilled. i guess it's a bit of both."

He shrugged as they continued battle. Another cycle of riding waves later, Tao's voice was heard on the radio.

"Tyler-Sama. we are taking formation around the Elizabeth."

He looked out a window and smirked as the Rising Sun escort ships were seen.

"Right on time, Tao. Alright. How many planes left in the sky?"

"we have two full flights, Tai-cho."

"Sitrep!"

"Hy! Only ten ships remaining of the blockade fleet, SIR!"

"Sink em. They're not interesting to me."

"Hy!"

The cannons roared and Tyler smiled as the battle was won and the thunder ceased.

"Statuses?"

Rey came in with a smile.

"A few hard hits and some light damage. No injuries."

"Love you too. Tao."

"Tai-cho. Two ships lost during the assault. Light frigates both. All hands lost. 35 planes lost as well."

"Wow. That is a surprisingly low number. Alright. Forces with you?"

Tao was quick.

"We have half the Rising Sun Players, Tyler-Sama. we will need to retreive the rest."

"Do you have the space to do so NOW?"

"Yes. We do, Tai-cho."

"Go load up the remainder of the forces and supplies. We'll then relocate to Lisana and secure that port as our homebase."

"Hy!"

Tyler smiled as the ships returned to commense the retrieval operation and he looked at Rey.

"THAT was FAR easier then it was supposed to be."

She nodded and rested her head on his shoulder.

"It was. I guess all that extra time spent grinding and practicing paid off."

"Guess so. Alright. Once the new forces are collected we'll move to the next phase."

He held her tightly as they spent the time waiting for Tao's fleet looting the flotsam from the sunken fleet. That yielded a surprising payout with a few planes, a few more tanks surprisingly enough and wads of cash. Tyler was drinking from a canteen as Tao's voice was heard again.

"Retrieval successful Tai-cho."

Tyler nodded and retook the wheel.

"Alright. we're heading for the port of Lisana. settle in. It's a 6 day sail one way."

The impressive warfleet formed up with Elizabeth in the lead flanked by two aircraft carriers and further defended by a mass of smaller ships. Tyler smiled as Bridget appeared on the screen.

"LInkup successful, Bridget."

She nodded with a smile.

"The world watched. And so did the rest of the playerbase. They'll need to retake Heulit to get off the floor and most are screaming outrage and unfairness since you didn't retake the port. And merely picked up your own forces."

"Let em bitch. They wanna do something about it, get up here then."

"Those were Balykia's words exactly. Right now the first floor is on the verge of an ingame World War between the varying factions within it. If it breaks out, Tyler, you will be alone for the entirety of the game due to it."

"I kinda figured we'd have to go this alone from the get go, Bridget. Makes no difference to me."

Rey kissed him.

"As long as we're together? I'm okay."

He smiled at her and she beamed as he hugged her.

"I love you too, Rey."

Tao's fleet returned to the Elizabeth and Tyler nodded as he retook the wheel.

"Alright. We're setting sail for Lisana. Along the way, everyone get their sea legs and rest. Once we're back in port we'll discuss the next campaign."

The japanese officer was heard on the radio.

"Hy, Tai-cho. Our heading?"

"Veer north at 30 and full ahead."

"Aye aye, Tyler-Sama."

Selena looked over from the radio.

"All ships accounted for and responding, Tyler. All registered as well with our onboard radios."

"Good. Alright. Razgriz. SET SAIL!"

The fleet of several dozen ships moved in a loose formation with the jet black Elizabeth in the front while the hurricane raged around them. Tyler smiling as he handled the wheel and Rey the instruments.

"Kinda cool fighting the sea in a storm."

The pink eyed blonde smiled at that as she looked over.

"Yeah. Kinda soothing really. What's the next step for the floor, Tyler?"

"for one, a heavy rearm and refit for the fleet. Tao gets Heartbreak 1 as her ship and we'll need to plan the next raid on Herlia Island too.....actually? We'll wait until we return to the port and I get the maps out in front of me again."

Selena frowned.

"A direct assault."

"We DO have the numbers."

"we DO. But put it aside for the time being until we have the maps out as you said. There are aspects of a War Leader I'd like to keep you from developing."

"Sure."

John's deep voice was heard from the radio.

"Ammo is at half, Tyler."

"Fuel?"

"Half as well. we will need to resupply before we return to Lisana."

He nodded and looked at Selena.

"Get a status on fuel and ammo reserves from the fleet."

"Aye, aye."

Rey went to the map of the floor now to see about locating a nearby merchant fleet as Selena looked over.

"we are holding at half reserves, Tyler. The battle took a lot."

"I figured. Rey."

"There's an island port to the east. A minor supplypoint it seems but we';d be able to resupply the fleet as it's an enemy port."

"Alright."

He looked at the island in question and nodded.

"It's a waystation on the way to the Arches. We take it we push the enemy line further away from the Arches. Plus would be able to slow the next attempt at a blockade."

He took the radio.

"All ships. Course correction. Hard to starboard bearing 45. Moving to assault supplyport for fleet resupply and rearm."

Tao's voice was heard.

"Aye, aye Tai-cho! All copy!"

The fleet moved as one towards the nearby port and Tyler smiled as he looked at Rey.

"Now THIS is kinda cool."

She laughed at that one as the pirates of the carribean theme started playing in his speakers.

"VERY cool."

The port in question was merely a supply station and surrendered as soon as the several dozen strong fleet entered it's harbor. The resupply took three full hours but ended with all ammo and fuel being completely topped off. Then they were off heading for Lisana. Tyler and Rey left the bridge and went to their room where the soldier and his girlfriend went a few rounds in the sheets before they cuddled together naked on the bed and he kissed her.

"I love you, Rey."

She smiled happily as she rested her head on his chest.

"I love you too, Tyler."

He held her tightly as the blanket was pulled up.

"I can't wait to see you do a bikini angel."

"I can't wait to fuck you again."

RETURN TO LISANA.

DAY 38.

RANK: ADMIRAL.

FUNDS: 175,000,000.

Tyler woke next to Rey on the 6th day of sailing to Lisana. His beautiful blonde haired girlfriend was sound asleep on her belly beside him with his arm around her back and he smiled as he leaned in her ear.

"I LOVE you Rey. So much."

She woke with a shiver and a smile.

"I love you too, Tyler. So much more."

He kissed her and they snuggled a moment on the bed before the pair showered together and returned to the bridge where Selena was at the wheel.

"All quiet. We'll be arriving at the port in a half hour."

He nodded as he took the thing.

"Alright. Once the ships are docked, have the leaders report to the Elizabeth's war room. we have a lot to hash out for the upcoming battles."

The heads nodded as the port appeared in the distance.

"Lisana sighted. All ships prepare to dock."

Tao's ever crisp voice was heard on the radio.

"We will be ready, Tai-cho."

He brought up Bridget and the woman advisor sighed.

"I have news."

"World war TRON?"

"World War Tron. About halfway through your trip, the first shots of a new player war were fired. Now the first floor is the sight of a three way revolving door war between the various Player Forces, the Italican army that got caught in the crossfire, and the NAzericks that hate them BOTH. NO further players will be able to reach you, Tyler. Not unless you come down here yourself to pick them up in Gliepnir."

The soldier chuckled as he looked out the window.

"That just goes to show. Even WITH a world wide crisis facing it, humanity is just NOT CAPABLE of working together for ANNNNY reason."

Bridget sighed deeply.

"We as a species have failed. When we needed a coehesive unit across all of humanity, humanity just could not get passed it's own differences. The forces involved in the war are being drecryed the world over for their intolerant ways and extreme idiocy."

Tyler's eyes flashed and Bridget smirked.

"The Alliance has already denounced them. And the leaders of the Alliance are in talks about sending in a fresh force to PUSH the bickering forces aside to allow for reinforcements to reach you on the higher floors. Once a secure line is established, the Warring FActions will be abandoned."

Tyler nodded as the fleet entered the port.

"We'll discuss this one more later, Bridget. we've entered the port."

"Understood."

The ships were docked in individual slips with Elizabeth getting her own entire yard due to the size of Tyler's own personal fleet. Once the soldiers were securely on shore, the leaders of the various factions met in the war room of the Elizabeth. The room bow being nearly filled to capacity with Tyler, Rey, Wisp, and Selena at the front of the room with their own crew at the front and Tao off to the side. Tyler pulled the various screens of maps down.

"Alright people. We need to get off the floor. And set the chain of command."

He leaned on a wall.

"I'm the TOP leader. Rey is second in command with Selena third and Wisp fourth. They've been around me the longest and have ALL been fighting beside me since the near getgo. Tao is fleet commander below us, and I'll let her pick her subcommanders."

The black haired lady bowed a little.

"I will be most careful in my choices, Tai-cho."

He nodded.

"Good. On land it'll be easier since we'll more or less be fighting in tanks and the like so we'll go from there. Now."

He tapped the port of Harliet.

"This is the main port of Nazerik on this floor. If we take it, we advance to the next floor. Problem is just how well defended it is. It's got 30 twenty-four inch guns, 20 sixteen inch guns, 10 sets of Antiair flak guns, several dozen ships, and a garrison of close to 45,000 men all to defend it. We could attack it RIGHT NOW. And with our levels, we'd win."

Selena took the podium now.

"I am advising him against a direct assault for a few reasons. One. We already have our plan and thus far has been working. Two. It would be an unnessecary meat grinder with immense casualties on BOTH sides. And 3. I DO NOT want Tyler to turn into the War commanders we are all used to dying under. Right now he is an accomplished commander, but still remembers what it's like on the frontline."

A blonde haired lady with piercing blue eyes and pale skin sighed in a heavy accented b reath.

"That be a virtue, knowing what it be like on the front with the grunts. Capytan Tyler. What is our next goal?"

He smiled as he tapped another port.

"Our next step is this port here. Heulia. Note it's position on the map ladies and the rest."

TAo blinked.

"Tai-cho. It is in the direct center of the game map."

"exactly. Heulia is a KEY link in the Nazerick supplylines for the floor. If we take it, we can cut off literally HALF THE MAP FROM THE MAIN PORT. we do this, the flagship Indominus will attack the fleet directly. We take the Indominus, we can attack Harliet since her defenders' spirits will be on the verge of buckling entirely."

Rey took up the thread now.

"Once Harliet is ours, we'll advance to the third floor. And brace. It's a Winter floor. Black Forest."

A mass of shivers went up and the same blonde speaker smirked.

"Tch. That be a mere chill compared to Siberia's icy embrace."

Tyler lit a cigeratte with a chuckle.

"I can't WAIT to get you Russians back in the snow. Something tells me it'll be PURE intimidation."

The soldiers chuckled at that one as Tyler looked at the map.

"We have our battleplan for this floor. Now. Tao."

"Sir."

He looked at her.

"Pick a crew. Heartbreak 1 is your flagship. we'll keep the Elizabeth and the Enterprise."

She nodded with a new vigor.

"I will serve you to the day you die, Tyler-Sama. I will pick the bEST."

"No offense? My crew's the best."

She smiled at that.

"They are at that."

Tyler looked at the map.

"Hmm. We'll take a three day break and let the men take a breath. Then we'll go for another hard push. We pushed the enemy lines too far back from the port for a counterattack to come anytime soon so we have time. So long as we KEEP the initiative, we'll be off this floor in a mere few weeks."

He looked at the rest.

"Look to your equipment and vehicles. Do oddjobs, grind, whatever. Three days. Then a hard push. Dismiss."

The group left and Tyler called Bridget again.

"The ruling from the Alliance on the Threeway War is to let them kill each other for the time being. The Alliance is calling muster on their militaries and putting them through WW1 era trainings until you reach the third floor. Then a mass invasion of the game world will begin with but one objective. To break through the idiots and reach floor two. From there, the forces will need to be retrieved for floor three. But, the general consensus is that wouldn't be too much of a hassel as by that point you'll be PRETTY overpowered for either floor."

Tyler smiled at that.

"By that point we'll be terminators in our own right."

Bridget smirked at the reference before she sighed again.

"So for the time being you are on your own up there, Tyler. AGAIN."

"It's fine. I more or less expected it since the get go."

He kissed Rey and she smiled at the affection as the soldier looked at the advisor.

"we'll get back to it, Bridget. Let the world know that while the rest of the player base has been dicking around, I and my crew will have cleared TWO floors while the rest are stuck on the first."

She nodded gravely.

"I will do so."

The screen died and Tyler looked at the collection of maps on the wall and Selena stood beside him.

"Looking for Nazerick's reply?"

"That and building ur backup plan if the supply line cut falls through."

The blonde captain nodded as she looked at the wall. Rey smiled as she pointed to an island ABOVE Haliet.

"That one looks important, Gore."

"It is, Rey. as a backup supplypoint. We take it we can attack merchant fleets bringing resupply to the Nazerick. We'll hit it after we attack the port. Right now there is no reason we shouldn't be able to take it. It'll be nice having Elizabath crewed the right way for once."

Selena chuckled as she lit a cigarrete.

"That it will. We'll be able to focus on the cannons and defenses."

Tyler nodded and went to the bridge where he set the pamphlet for the ship out.

"She's a level 15 now. And we have 175,000,000 to play with. we'll put her in for another mass upgrade. Better armor on her decks and bands, better supplies, a better tower, more antiair defenses, and we'll add the plane catapalt too."

Selena nodded as she looked.

"Upgrade the sleeping quarters as well. A good night's rest is paramount on any campaign."

"AND the kitchens."

"You're thinking! That'll be 75,000,000. And will take all her upgrade slots for the time being."

"It will. Which is why I'll sink some cash into my monowing."

He set the pamphlet out.

"THAT is a level 25. Better engine, wings, controls, guns and bombs. All told it'll cost 500,000 and that'll make it able to keep up with anything in that sky at the moment. Our tanks are set since they haven't been leveled up in a while and the same with our guns. Gliepnir needs upgrading."

He set the pamphlet for their armored train out and Rey tapped the coal tender.

"we need to upgrade the engine and firebox, Gore. Those were our most common problem."

"And upgrade the thing for winter combat as well. Iron Steed we'll use for a dual assault while Gleipnir is our mobile command unit. That'll set us back 2,500,000. I'll also upgrade the command car with better bunks, better shower, food and kitchens. Next is the cars available for the train. Another artillery car packing a 16 inch gun, another machinegun car for 40 shooters, a better antiair car....oh. Oh that's cool."

He looked at Selena.

"I can get a medical car. Like a mobile hospital. with it on the line we can revive fallen soldiers like with Candice an me so long as we have the needles on hand."

That made her smile.

"Good. Get two."

"One is our current limit and I'll also upgrade the medical bay in Elizabeth. Oh, Rey? We'll play with Candice, Lily and Gloria tonight."

she smiled.

"NPCs are FINE. PEOPLE are NOT."

"Love you too, Rey."

She smiled triumphantly and Selena sighed with a smile.

"and I miss out again. Dammit."

They chuckled as Tyler put in the orders for the upgrades. The price tag was 150,000,000 in total. Then he went to the job board for their tanks and smiled as he saw the highest rated one was a mere 5 star. An assault on an enemy supply depot. He looked at Rey and she smiled.

"I'll get Wisp, Selena and one more."

"Tao."

"Sure."

Tyler then went to pick out a tank for their crew as Tao came over with a salute.

"Tai-cho."

"Hey Tao. We're looking to stay busy and put some work into our tanks."

"I will not disappoint."

"Ha. Relax. we're out for some fun."

She smiled smally at that as he stopped in front of Big Bertha. Their MK VI.

"We'll take you out this time. I'll take a cannon, Selena the commander chair, Rey drives, Wisp on loader and you'll be the other gunner, Tao."

"I NEVER miss."

"Ha. This is also part recon op too since most of the land mass hasn't been explored yet. There could be literally ANYTHING out there."

The girls arrived and Tyler passed the bill around. Wisp chuckled.

"A classic and a VERY easy run. We'll load in."

Tyler climbed through the sponson hatch and noted the shells were fully stocked. Selena took her spot in the commander hatch and the girls all got comfy before Rey fired up the engine and they were moving. Tyler smiled as he panned the cannon around.

"Now this is gonna be fun in a tiger or a panzer."

Tao smiled as she looked over from her spot.

"Tyler-Sama, I completely agree. and my tank is the Chu-ha."

"Nice. Mine is the Panzer IV."

The japanese commander smiled.

"Panzor VOR!"

"Miporin."

"I LOVED that one."

Tyler chuckled as they rolled out of the city.

"I have it in my collection. On slow days we binge anime in the war room."

Tao chuckled.

"Witchblade?"

"Cubed, cursed, curious?"

"I submit."

"Omai wa ne shinderiu."

"NANI?"

Rey smirked and looked over her shoulder at her flirting boyfriend.

"Tyler."

"Weebs unit."

"GOOD. ANSWER."

Wisp chuckled as she looked out her hatch.

"Rey's sure tightened her leash lately. And my GOD is it hilarious."

Rey smiled sweetly.

"He's MY boyfriend. NOT YOURS. GET your own."

Tyler just smiled as he looked out the scope of his sponson rather then inspire Rey to a murder. Selena chuckled as she looked at him.

"Smart man."

The tank rattled on with it's mission until they crossed a hill and were faced with a small town that served as the supply outpost. Tyler nodded as he pulled a set of binoculars.

"That's the place. My count is 500 men, 15 tanks, that armoured car, and what looks like three 105 artillery guns. we'll take the guns and the tanks out and go from there ladies."

They nodded and the cannons were loaded. Tyler aimed for the larger building that served as the commander's post and smirked.

"Fire!"

The twin 7 pounder guns bellowed and the rounds arced into their targets. Tao had aimed for the artillery while Tyler put a round through the window on the stone house. The result saw the house's roof explode along with the artillery guns.....and nothing else happened. Tyler blinked as no alarms were sounded, no men were seen running to respond, nothing.

"Waaaait what is this?"

The artillery gun's fire went out and the smoke from the command post disapated. Still no reaction from the outpost. Selena frowned.

"I don't like this."

Tyler nodded as he looked at Rey.

"Swap out, Rey. There is something VERY WRONG here."

She nodded and he took the controls as Tao looked over from her screen.

"The army is on alert, Tai-cho. Your orders?"

"Hmm. We're moving in to investigate. Be ready for a mad dash to support."

"Hy!"

Selena had her rifle ready as Tyler moved their tank into position at the end of the street with a cautious feel.

"Be VERY careful Tyler. If this outpost was deserted, there's a reason for it."

"Oddly enough? I am thinking a surprise Zombie event. Say the force was overrun by undead hordes before they could send for help."

"If that's the case,"

"We'll have the army do a sweep AFTER we confirm the truth. MAss desertions ARE common in war where the leadership leaves their soldiers to die."

The soldier rolled the tank slowly towards the town's main street keeping an eye out for mines and antitank measures....only to notice something as they drew closer.

"The town got attacked by something, Selena."

The blonde nodded as she saw the spatterings of blood on the walls and bullet ridden doors.

"Something feral too. Looks like when we found Enterprise."

Tyler nodded as they entered the town line.

"Rey, Tao, put rounds in those buildings there and there. They're the barracks."

"Got it."

"Hy."

"FIRE."

The cannons bellowed and the sound echoed throughout the town as the explosions shock the shutters in many buildings. The two buildings lost a wall each. That in turn set off a mass moan from a horde of zombies now POURING out of the buildings to attack the lone tank. Tyler smirked as he saw this.

"LIGHT em up!"

The guns opened up as he backed the tank over another pile of zombies before parking the thing and pulling his colts to shoot out of the driver's hatch. The town had maybe 15 buildings and all of them were spilling zombies. From above it seemed as if a large flood of black were rushing the lone tank and Tyler noted many of the zombies bore wounds from other zombies.

"The garrison was attacked by zombies and turned. Not bad for a surprise event."

Rey chuckled as she sent her latest 6 pounder shell through a mass of the undead.

"And a clever twist. we just expected another massecre of enemy forces. Well. we got our massecre."

Tyler chuckled as he reloaded his colts.

"We did indeed. Shellcount!"

Wisp chuckled.

"Still at 3/4s!"

Selena chuckled as her Lewis dropped zombies by the dozen.

"Give it a half hour then ask again."

Tao smiled as her latest shell left a path of destruction.

"Target practice."

The zombies didn't stand a chance and once the last was put down Tyler rolled the tank over their corpses and into the town proper.

"We'll claim an artillery gun for ourselves this time around. Same with any tanks we think are pretty. Loot and resupply."

The heads nodded and the tank was parked. Tyler went to the remains of the commander's room and found the dead man with a pile of zombies around his eaten corpse. And smiled as he saw the revolver in his fist.

"A colt lightning. Rey'll love it."

He put the green revolver in a holster and found some documents on the zombie attack.

"So they found an unknown corpse on the beach during a routine exercise and brought it back for examination. The thing then came back to life and bit a medic. And so it went. I guess it came from the Enterprise. Which means there are more of these type outposts along the shore. That's a cool thread."

He left the room and found Rey waiting outside with a smile. He smiled as he kissed her and slid her latest revolver into her belt.

"I love you, Rey."

She looked and smiled happily.

"A colt Lightning? Yay! I love you too!"

He patted her with a smile as she passed him a pamphlet.

"The tanks were the same as what we have already. This is for the artillery gun."

"Thanks Rey. And it looks like this place got overrun by a single zombie from the Enterprise."

"Makes sense. We looted the place and are ready to go."

They left the outpost and returned to the port where they got their 2,500,000 payment. Tyler looked at the level of the tank and smiled.

"She leveled up to 4. Makes sense."

Tyler set the pamphlet back in his duffal bag and loked at Rey as she came up.

"Now we got three days. Bender?"

The pink eyed blonde smiled.

"I'd prefer staying busy. Let's take a further out job."

The lovers went to the nearby job board where the Soldier looked at the options.

"everything on this board's either a four star or a 2 star. Haven't seen a skull in a while or even a 5 star job. This one's a supply transport to the next port. 50,000 payout with a three day drive."

Selena came over then and looked at the bill in question.

"It's merely a supply run?"

Tyler nodded.

"We're overpowered for the floor as is, Selena. We're not gonna see anything higher an a five star until we reach floor three or attack Harlina. Even that's a mere 1 skull job."

The blonde captain sighed at that one and looked at the board.

"Stick to the plan and we'll be fine."

"Yeah. Kinda tired of seeing nothing but saltwater."

She and Rey chuckled at that one with the girlfriend kissing him.

"I feel it too. we'll get it done right, Tyler."

He smiled and they took the supply run. Wisp appeared like magic.

"So we're delivering trucks to Hungri port. An easy run."

"When we get back it'll have been three days. We'll take our crew as we're used to this."

"Sure."

Tyler took the bill and the friends loaded the trucks themselves before the Soldier took the commander's seat in their Bis. Rey, Wisp, Selena, Paige, and Emma manning the rest of the positions while the ten truck convoy was guarded by their tanks. Once the friends were loaded in they got moving. Tyler had the map of the floor out and looking at the sail from Lisana to Heulia and smirked.

"Hey, Selena."

"See something else?"

"That bunker side quest island is on route to the next port."

Rey smirked.

"So we'll hit that too."

"Absolutely. We'll follow these breadcrumbs up through the floors. After that we'll hit the port."

He then traced a finger up the map to Hara port.

"And from there it's a three day sail to Hara.....there's an idea."

Selena blinked.

"Lightning strikes twice?"

"Yup. we'll take the port and swing IMMEDIATELY into the sail to hit the main port. Or we split the fleet. I take a detachment to hit Hara, and Tao leads the assault on Heulia. We've the numbers for mass assaults like that."

Tao frowned at the idea.

"Tyler-Sama. i am honored by the trust. yet splitting the force in such a manner runs the risk of cut off. Say you take the port and we are unsuccessful for a reason, we will have merely lengthened our time on the floor."

He nodded.

"That was my worry, Tao. Yet at the same time? If the assaults are launched at the SAME TIME, the Nazericks would be VERY hardpressed to launch anything even RESEMBLING counteraction. You'd have Heartbreak 1 and we'd take Elizabeth. Once Elizabeth was sighted in their port, the Nazericks would throw EVERYTHING THEY HAD at her to sink her. So in turn would pull resources....there's another idea."

He smirked and looked at selena.

"Let's pull a drive by."

She blinked.

"Show up, fire a few volleys, and RUN?"

"JUST to piss them off. we swing arounf and attack Hueliet then have the second fleet do the SAME THING and run. They return to Heuliet and resupply as WE complete the clock and attack for REAL. The time table involved would put Tao's fleet in perfect position for heavy support and a surprise reserve once we're on shore."

Rey chuckled.

"THAT one is WAAAAY overcomplicated Gore. Like WAAAAY too complicated. just stick to the plan."

"Yes Rey."

She beamed smugly as the rest of the ladies chuckled at the exchange. Selena shook her head with a smile as she looked out her hatch.

"Lovey dovey idiots."

Tyler smiled at that as he looked at the map again. He closed it and reopened it for a refresh and tilted his head.

"Hm."

Wisp smirked.

"See something ELSE?"

"Indominus is on the floor now. No way in hell is she not. And since she's so BIG there's only a few select ports that can handle her. Hungri and Lisana are two. Hara is another. But going off this? From the port's we've seen? Those were IT. They were the ONLY ports able to berth such a massive battleship safely."

Selena blinked as she saw his train of thought.

"You think she's been bled."

"Along with her fleet. Which is why we haven't seen them besides Heartbreak 1. They're all stuck at Hara. and when we take Hueliet, we'll have pushed the frontline all the way to their front door. And they'll respond in kind."

The heads nodded and Tyler looked out of his hatch.

"HAra will either be the most intense battle of the floor, or just another day in TWOG. I'm betting a bit of both."

They nodded at that and Paige shivered.

"Anyone else NOT looking forward to snow warfare?"

They chuckled at that one as the convy moved along. Rey climbed into the hatch beside her boyfriend and he held her tightly as they went. She smiled and he kissed her lovingly.

"NOT in a moving TANK you two lovebirds."

The lovers chuckled at Selena's dry tone before refocusing on the road ahead. Convoy stopped for the night alongside the rpad and Tyler played with Rey in their tent for a few hours before laying in each other's arms.

"Good night, Rey. I love you."

"Good night, Gore. I love you too."

ONE SUPPLY TRIP LATER.

DAY 44.

RANK: ADMIRAL.

FUNDS: 35,000,000.

Tyler and Rey smiled as they returned to Lisana port. The supply run having been utterly uneventful for the friends aside from nightly sex. The Soldier smiled as they rolled into port.

"Alright. All leaders report to Elizabeth for the Final Preperation for launch."

The heads nodded and tanks parked. Then the various leaders of the Razgriz Army convened aboard the Elizabeth. Tyler tapped the centeral port of Heuliet in the war room.

"Alright. Sanya, what's the status of the other troops?"

A tall, blonde haired blue eyed Russain beauty smirked from her seat. Her voice a soft breath.

"Commander. ALL troops are well rested and eager to continue battle."

"Good. Tao."

"Hy! All ships are green and freshly resupplied."

"Alright. Wisp."

"All planes and pilots ready to kick some ass."

Tyler nodded.

"we'll head for the port then. Of note."

He tapped the bunker island.

"There is another Nazi Zombie challenge on the floor at this point. Myself and my team will explore it. We clear it we'll get serious loot and another thread on the next challange. Afterwards we'll assault Hueliet. We're going for rapid attack and seziure. Any questions?"

He got crickets.

"Good. BREAK."

The ship commanders gave the order for their crews and soldiers to board as Tyler gave the same for all hands. The warrior smiled as he stood in Elizabeth's bridge with it being fully crewed for once. His crew were in the guns and handling navigation and coms but the rest of the ship's functions were finally crewed to maximum. Rey looked over from the gauges.

"All green."

"Selena."

"We've incoming from Allied command. The NPC Military is still bogged down by Huelit and are unable to aid us. But our forces are secure and ready."

The Soldier nodded and looked to the leader of the japanese forces aboard his ship. A man by the name of Keiskue. A carreer Japanese navy commander.

"Keiskue."

The man turned and bowed with a voice of oil.

"TYler-Sama! All hands are ready to depart!"

"Alright. Tao."

The fleet commander's voice was heard on the radio by the wheel.

"Tai-cho. We are ready."

He smiled.

"Razgriz....SET SAIL! Bearing 40 heading solid west!"

The powerful fleet surged out of the port with a mass of horns and roaring engines with the jet black Elizabeth in the lead. Tyler smiled as he had the pirates' theme playing over all the ship's speakers. Making a fair few of them chuckle as Selena looked at him.

"Bridget has an update."

He brought the brunette up and she smiled.

"THAT is an INTIMIDATING in cinematic Tyler."

"I WILL get a copy right?"

"Absolutely. Now. The latest on World War Tron."

"How bad?"

She sighed tiredly.

"Oh it's in full swing. The leaders of the factions are yelling ideals like America does NOT work together with terrorists or North Korea is Supreme or some other such bullshit. So far 3 million soldiers are fighting and the death tolls are ever increasing."

"The Alliance?"

"HAs deployed their forces to the gameworld. Wanna know something funny?"

"Shoot."

"The Warring Factions are holed up in the WESTERN region of the first floor! Tao's efforts to keep them away from her troops had more of an impact then we thought. Look at your map."

Tyler brought their map of the first floor up and smirked as he saw the mulitcolored sections indicating enemy lines.

"Anything WEST of tragonia is a warzone. Everything EAST is fair game. Which mens Heulit is free real estate."

Bridget nodded.

"Right now the new forces are mobilzing to retake Tao's port and dig in as their home base. Once they're secure they'll begin immediate grinding and practice on the game."

"Good. any word on zombie discoveries?"

"Actually there's been a fair few discoveries. One for example was a goblin den. they found that out when a group of American forces explored a cave seeking a way into the enemy camp. They were overrun....but NOT killed. Most were women. You do the math."

He whistled.

"They rescued?"

"They were...after a week. And now are broken women. The cave was firebombed."

"Ha. did they learn anything?"

"Nope. Happens all the time."

"Any of the Veterans left?"

"About 1,000 even. No one cares about them anymore so."

"Alright. We're en route for Heuliet."

"Understood. It's a 5 day sail right?"

"Yes but we're raiding another zombie bunker."

"Ah."

Tyler looked ahead.

"Scopes."

Keiskue looked over.

"Tai-cho. There is a merchant fleet bearing Nazerick colors 5 degrees north."

TYler looked with his binoculars and smirked.

"It's a supply fleet. Two frigates, a cruiser, a destroyer, and three merchant vessels. We'll sink the escorts and loot the merchants. Tao, take three ships and take them."

"Aye-aye Tyler-sama!"

The four ships broke off and Tyler watched from the bridge as the merchant fleet were attacked, sunk, and looted.

"Report!"

"Anything good?"

The fleet commander had a shrug in her voice.

"150,000,000 in gold bullion, a new tank, A MKVIII in fact, a resupply on fuel and ammo, and a mass of looted firearms, Tyler-Sama. These have been issued to the forces."

"Eh. More target practice. Alright. Let's keep at it."

The assault fleet returned and Bridget chuckled.

"Like I'm watching some higher budget navy show. I'll get back to it, Tyler."

The screen closed and rey looked over from her spot at the window.

"All clear over here, Tyler."

"Love you too, Rey."

The force moved at a decent clip with Elizabeth in rhe fore as both leader and dare to any that would try them. Tyler smiled as he steered the now black leather wrapped wheel.

"Now THIS is awesome."

The friends chuckled at that one as an island came into sight and the scouts reported in. Keiskue looked over.

"Tyler-Sama. We have discovered another enemy port. Your orders?"

Selena looked up from the floor map.

"It's called Han Port. It's a small one in line with Heuliet."

"Hm."

Tyler looked at it's location before shrugging.

"either way it'll relay our presence to the Nazericks. We take it, it'll merely provide practice and some minor loot. Alright. We'll take this one too. All battleships take up bombardment positions. Aircraft Carriers, Kaga, Akagi, and Sukkaku, ready bombers. destroyers one through four ready to deply troops to secure the port. Timetable is 2 hours entire operation."

The fleet moved into position with Elizabeth taking up a centeral position in the fleet as a series of white flares were fired from the port. Selena laughed.

"They surrendered on sight! And are now allied forces! THAT is HILARIOUS!"

Tyler chuckled as they got resupply on gold and gas before moving on.

"Makes sense. Looking out to sea just to see a line of heavy cannons looking back is hellua intimidating."

Keiskue came over with a supply report.

"Ti-cho."

"Thanks Keiskue."

Rey gave a report on the gauges.

"all green Gore. we haven't even made her take a proper breath yet."

He chuckled as he looked at the report.

"Still at high tide for supplies. Odds are Heuleit will surrender soon as we're spotted in the bay. We'll have the minesweepers go in first since they've had ample time to reinforce their defenses."

Selena nodded as she looked at the island on the map.

"The port's built inside a meteroite crater like that one port with the battleship. it's a bowl and we can expect gun emplacements as well."

"we'll send in a flight of attackers to deal with the gun emplacements while we assault the main fleet."

The heads nodded and Tyler looked at Rey.

"weather report!"

"still clear skies. startin to thing the hurricane was deliberately triggered by the devs."

"Would not surprise me at all, Rey. and would be kinda funny if they did just for no other reason then astethic."

They chuckled at that one one as the fleet moved along. Tyler looked at his smaller map beside the wheel and noted the bunker island was approaching.

"All ships the Zombie island is approaching. Wisp and Razgriz, ready a dingy and heavy assault. Keiskue take the wheel."

"Hy!"

Tyler and his friends headed to the main deck where his assault team were waiting beside a lifeboat upgraded with a powered engine. John looked at the thing doubtfully as the rest got in.

"I am very relieved I know how to swim."

The friends chuckled as the big man tenderly got into the rather flimsy craft. Tyler had his BAR up as the boat was dropped into the water and they sped away towards the island. Rey had the intel on the island out while her long golden hair flew behind her.

"we're looking for a single door encased in cement. From what the report tells me, the door was sealed with more cement after the crew escaped."

TYler nodded.

"Moss loves to grow on concrete. so we're looking at any large walls of moss."

Selena looked over from her sector.

"Look for an unusually large cluster of fungi Tyler. Human blood grows mushrooms in large numbers."

"MAkes sense."

The island was about the size of four football stadiums as they ran aground in the soft sandy beach. The crew dragged their boat above the tideline before the Soldier looked at the place. Namely the large set of cliffs near the rear.

"If i was a zombe researching prick, I'd build my base into the stone walls of the cliffs. per the stereotype."

The friends chuckled at that and headed over in that direction. TYler then noted something about the rather dense jungle of the island.

"Okay. It is WAY too damn quite for a tropical island like this."

John nodded as he looked at the trees.

"It is. I spent time in tropical jungle during the filming of Predator. These forests are next to deafening for their denizens."

"Hey, look there."

Rey's point made them look. A small, worn stone path wound it's way into the jungle. Tyler pulled the charging handle on his BAR back.

"Let's check it out everyone."

The troops advanced along the path cautiously with Tyler in the lead. The path was 4 feet wide and had once been very well maintained. Now however it merely rotted with shoots of grass growing out of the crakcs between stones. Neo looked around before he spotted a sign.

"There's a sign, tyler."

He looked and John frowned as he read the german langauge.

"It says Research Bunker access. About forty yards ahead."

Tyler smirked as they followed the sign's direction.

"Makes sense for floor two."

The path led the friends through the forest until they came to a literally moss wall. a sheer wall made entirely of moss rising several meters overhead. Selena looked at the ground and spotted something.

"Look. A shell casing from a shotgun. The door is behind the wall."

Tyler nodded.

"Set charges and back up."

A set of dynamite and limpet charges were placed on the wall before they backed up. Tyler took the lever and hit the thing. The blast blew the wall to high hell and when the dust cleared the friends were faced with a set of stairs leading into the darkness. Tyler smirked when he saw the remains of bodies and rotting blood on the cement.

"Flashers on and let's see what they got for us."

The group nodded and Tyler led the way inside. The stairs were coated in long dry blood and rotting corpses from zombies and defenders alike decorating the halls. The Soldier looked into the darkness as the stairs spiraled downward into the depths. It took them ten minutes to finish the descent and when they shown their flashlights around, Tyler smirked.

"we found a main hub for Zombie production. Oh this is gonna be bad."

The heads nodded at the tables, instruments, electrical equipment, and massive tube thing sitting inside a gigantic tesla coil. Selena went to one of the medical tables and looked at a faded clipboard.

"Looks like these experiments were into creating a new race of supersoldiers. And zombies were the unepxected byproduct."

"They tell where the leap from Captain America to Overlord came from?"

"Not this one. More a list of procedures and results. The test subjects are merely referred to as Z-1 or something similar."

Tyler nodded as rey was heard.

"I got a lever here, Tyler. I think it's the power switch."

"Stack up on Rey people. She'll throw the lever and we'll see what they got down here."

The group formed up and Rey pulled the heavy lever. the result saw the base flicker to life for some reason with the oddly still intact lightbulbs firing up and the interior being filled with a clean light. Tyler looked at the floor and whistled.

"That blood crust is EASILY an inch thick. The stone floor is blood. That's kinda scary."

Selena nodded as she looked around now.

"fucked up part is I'm seeing tables for people of all sizes. Soem are smaller then teenagers and even some infants. Jesus."

"Good LUCK sleeping tonight."

Wisp frowned as she looked around.

"Where's the zombies, Tyler?"

"Odds are they're locked inside a lower level or door. Watch. someone'll open a door and bam. Horde mode engaged."

The friends moved around the lab looking at different papers and clipboards until they came to a steel door leading further into the facility. Tyler walked over to it and the thing ws seen to slam against the latch holding it sealed. Tyler smirked and took aim.

"30-06 rounds'll go right through it."

The slam came again and Tyler opened fire on the door. There was an inhuman yelp of pain before the sound of something dropping to the floor was heard. Wisp got the latch and tore it open to reveal a zombie dog dead on the less blood encrusted floor on the other side of the door. Tyler put another round in the dog's head and it shattered.

"Fuckign dogs."

He reloaded the box magazine and into the darkness they went. The next hallway was less covered in blood but was still covered in blood. An odd detail was the amount of bloody footprints of booted feet leading into the depths. Selena saw them.

"I recognize the tread. These are from the Enterprise crew."

"Alright. The holding cells will have the hordes. Which is a trope in and of itself."

The hallway led the friends deeper into the facility until they came to a set of dormitories for the staff. These were covered in blood and bullet casings while the rows of bunkbeds had ben trashed. Tyler looked at the floor and noted the footsteps led through the place.

"Let's follow the Enterprise's crew. Odds are they'll lead us to the good stuff."

The group chuckled at that as they walked and Tyler frowned as he saw another set of bloody prints in the mess.

"I'm seeing the bare feet of a child in the mess everyone. watch yourselves."

They nodded and Rey kissed him.

"Was missing the feeling."

He smiled at her at that sheepish explaination and Selena sighed.

"Lovey dovy BASTARDS."

They chuckled at her fury as they left the dorms and proceeded to the mess hall. This room was massive with high ceilings and a blood encrusted floor. As they walked in, a little girl's giggle was heard around them and Tyler sighed as he hefted his gun.

"Kid you are not going to like pissing us off. Come out, NOW, or we will DRAG you out."

The girl giggled again and a low maon was heard from the far end a the hall. Then a flood of zombies appeared in the three doors leading out of the hall ahead of them and Tyler sighed as he set his BAR on it's bipod.

"drag you out it is. LIGHT EM UP."

The lead flew thick and fast as the skilled squad took a doorway between them and shredded everything that stepped out of them. Tyler dropped an ammo box in the center of their pocket as the horde kept coming. Rey saw the piles of bodies eating the lead for the walkers and threw a stick of dynamite on an antitank grenade into each of the piles. The blast leveling the nearly thtree foot tall piles of dead and allowed the horde to be dropped with more efficency. Tyler smiled as he reloaded his BAR again.

"we'll get some serious weapon levels from this one!"

They chuckled at that one as the hordes thinned after a while before stopping. The last zombie fell and the piles demo'd to prevent a surprise. Then the friends reloaded from the box and got moving. The girl's giggle came again s they walked through the door at the far end of the hall to be faced with a nearly pristine corridor. Tyler noted the lack of bullets, bulletholes, blood, and real damage and frowned.

"Looks like the mess hall was as far as the investigators got. Makes sense."

The raiders moved along the corridor until they came to another door. Tyler opened it and they were faced with the commander's office for the bunker. The man himself was dead at his desk with a gunshot to the head and Tyler noted it WASN'T a revolver this time but a solid gold P08 handgun. He smirked.

"So THERE'S my golden gun."

The group sighed at that as he took it nd Selena looked at the reports on the desk.

"The experiments in rising the dead as soldiers eas successful. But then an incident involving an escaped subject sent the base into chaos. ONE zombie escaped and attacked a doctor. the doctor attacked a soldier and the first attacked another doctor. In a mere hour the base was overrun by turned personel and the bunker lost. Looks like the Enterprise found them after."

Tyler nodded.

"They say anything about the lower levels?"

"The holding cells housed 4,000 head for their tests. The base had maybe 1,500 personel. So we got a lot of zombies to put down."

Tyler shrugged as he looked at the room.

"Makes sense. How's the hall?"

Wisp looked.

"The second horde found us."

They set their guns to the walls and fired into the packed solid masses of undead. Tyler chuckled as the now groaning hallway was impassable.

"Classic. We'll blast our way through once we're done in here."

Rey threw a limpet charge like a frisbi into the masses on a timer. The door was slammed shut and when the dull boom was heard the door was reopened and the gunfire picked back up. The horde thinned after a few minutes and their bodies exploded into dust once the last dropped. Tyler shrugged.

"Come on."

The friends moved to the second door leading off the mess hall and into an armory. Tyler smirked as he saw the masses of weapons on the walls.

"we can take them ALL people."

Rey cracked her neck.

"Load up. We'll strip mine the place and issue these to the troops."

The friends got to work collecting pamphlets and guns from the walls as Tyler went to the far wall in the back seeking anything of interest. It did not take long before he found something that made him chuckle.

"I got a PAnzershreck here ladies."

Selena came over and whistled as he took the antitank rocket down.

"There's a relic. What's the charge, Tyler?"

"looks like a 60mm rocket. Makes sense."

He took the shielded rocket launcher as the soldier blonde noted something on some peg board.

"Hey, Tyler, look there."

He did and smirked at the handgun sitting on the shelf.

"A solid gold M1911. That is so many kinds of cool I dunno where to start."

He took the thing and Wisp came over with a smirk.

"Armory's empty, Tyler."

"Good. Alright. We'll head to the last door and see what else they got down here."

Rey came over and got a hug from her boyfriend.

"Anything good?"

"A golden M1911 and a panzershreck."

"Oh. Cool. I got nothin."

She shrugged and he kissed her lovingly as they left the hall. The last door was a wide set of stone steps leading into the bunker and Tyler had point as they descended. The Soldier smiled as they reached the bottom to be faced with a mass of holding cells packed solid with more zombies. And no other door at the other end of the hallway.

"Kill em all."

And the gunfire started up. Tyler had his BAR bellowing while the other machineguns cleaned the various cells out of zombies until they reached the end of the hall. Tyler slapped the wall with his rifle butt before the girl's giggle was heard again.

"You're pretty good!"

Tyler chuckled as he turned around to be faced with the pale outline of a small girl in a red dress.

"So YOU'RE the legendary Sally I keep hearing about?"

The girl giggled into her hands as she turned a spin.

"Yup! That's me! You people are fun to play with!"

"Got anymore friends for us?"

She thought for a moment.

"Hmm, not in here! You beat them all! Find me again kay? i wanna play again!"

Tyler smiled as he looked at the giggling girl.

"Sure thing, Sally. hey, howabout next time YOU come play with us too?"

She smiled and shuffled her bare feet in a puddle of blood shyly.

"maybe! You're really nice mister Goreleech! I like you!"

"Says the freakin cutie!"

"Teehee! See ya soon!"

The girl vanished and left behind a duffal bag. Tyler walked over and opened it.

"Ha. A mass of cash, a resupply on ammo, three upgrade pamphlets, the pamphlet to the bunker we now own, and this."

He lifted a teddybear from the ba and Rey smiled.

"We have to give it to her, right?"

"Yup. we'll figure out why at the next one. but I got a few theories already."

"Lonely girl spirit?"

"Yup. Come on everyone."

They left the bunker and Tyler smiled as he saw Sally's outline sitting on a rock looking out to their fleet curiously.

"You're welcome to come along, Sally. So long as the others don't follow."

The ghost girl giggled.

"Kay! They don't like the water anyway! Sides. You're cool!"

She faded out and Tyler smiled as he looked at Rey.

"We got a ghost girl aboard ships now."

"Oh great."

They chuckled and returned to the fleet where Tyler gave the update on their new resident giggler while the crew unloaded the new guns in the armory. Keiskue chuckled as Sally was seen sitting on a console by the ship's wheel.

"This is going to be very interesting, Tyler-Sama. All present and correct."

Tyler nodded as he took the wheel.

"Alright. All ships move out!"

The fleet got moving again as sally swung her little legs by Tyler's wheel as she looked at him curiously.

"Sooo what now?"

He patted the ghost girl's blonde hair and she smiled.

"I felt that Mister Goreleech!"

"You got soft hair Sally."

"Thanks!"

He smiled and looked out to sea.

"Now we're heading to Heuliet to capture it."

"What do I do?"

"Enjoy the show. You wanna explore the ship go for it. Just try not to scare people in the guns, okay?"

"Sure! I usually sleep during the day anyway."

"My room's empty."

She hugged him.

"Thanks for not being scared of me. everyone else is."

He smiled at the small ghost.

"Thank YOU for the bullet food."

"Sure! I'll find more soon enough!"

"we'll have fun then."

Sally faded out to sleep in his room and Rey smirked.

"HER relationship bonus?"

"Oddly enough I think another revive. Say I die and she keeps me from crossing over."

"Weird yet cool."

The friends shrugged at that as they sailed the waves. Selena looked up from the map.

"We're still on schedule Tyler. We hold the course we'll reach the port in 4 days."

"Good. Second shift ready?"

"Aye-aye, Captain."

Tyler looked at the sun's position and noted it was setting.

"Alright. We'll swap out in a few hours."

The heads nodded and Rey smirked.

"Yes we'll have our pile with Candice and Lily, Rey."

"GOOD."

The ship chuckled at that one as the time passed and the friends had dinner in the now active mess hall. Tyler and Rey went to their room together with their blonde NPC pilemates before they had a wild orgy. Sally watched with a giggling intensity and when the lovers were spent she snuggled on Tyler's chest as Rey took his arm.

"Nice ladies! Night, Rey. I love you."

"Night, Gore. I love you."

"Night Sally."

"Teehee! Night Mister Goreleech!"

THE BATTLE FOR HEULEIT.

DAY 48.

RANK: ADMIRAL.

FUNDS: 135,000,000.

Tyler woke to see Rey's sleeping face beside him in their bed. Sally firmly snuggled in her ghost form between them like she was their girl. The ghost girl's blonde hair had soft steaks of white to denote her spirit nature and it made her that much cuter as she clutched his arm in her sleep. He kissed Rey awake and the pink eyed blonde smiled as she saw their ghostly cutie.

"She's so cute."

"Yeah. I like her."

He pair hugged the sleepign ghost girl and she woke with a squeaky yawn.

"Mornign Miss Rey, Mister Goreleech. I like sleeping here."

Tyler smiled as he tickled her white gown covered belly, making her giggle.

"We like cuddling with you too, Sally. We'll get back to it today."

"Kay! I'll keep the bed warm!"

"Cute."

The lovers showered together before having breakfast in the mess hall. Fed the pair retook their spots in the bridge and Selena looked at them from the nav table.

"We're approaching Heuliet port, Tyler."

He nodded and Keiskue walked in.

"Tai-cho."

"Status."

"All hands are ready. All systems green and nominal. Ammo is full and so is fuel."

"Alright. Tao."

"Hy! All ships responding and all hands ready."

Tyler nodded as the port came into view.

"Alright. Aircraft carriers Mistbreaker and Stormbreaker, ready bomber flights and fighter flights. Minesweeper Konnig, ready for sweep."

"Konnig responding! Ready to deploy!"

"Alright people. Let's get this done. Elizabeth leads the opening bombardment. Once the enemy fleets are silenced send in the assault boats. Once the sky has been scrubbed, all aircraft switc to close airsupport. Any questions?"

He got crickets.

The Soldier nodded and looked at the port as the two tone siren for a raid went up.

"Alright then. Razgriz Fleet, ENGAGE!"

The ships roared to their positions with the named carriers' flight decks emptying and the sorty launched. Tyler hit the button for the livefeeds and Selena had her binoclars out.

"I got eyes on four enemy carriers emptying flight decks. Bearing 90. Spotted. All batteries....FIRE!"

The 24 inch guns of the Elizabeth opened fire with the rest of the fleet. Tyler smiled as the shells arc'd cleanly into the enemy fleet's carriers. the results were them simply exploding and sinking as the minesweeper worked under cover of their cannons to clean out any mines. Tyler smiled as he had the ship gliding at an angle to the enemy port while in the sky the planes were dancing with Nazerick fighters. while the Razgriz bombers unloaded their payloads on critical Nazerick infrastucture. Rey looked over from her time at the scope.

"Five enemy ships sunk Gore. Planes are dropping like flies."

"Alright. Status."

Tao's voice was heard on the radio.

"Light Crusier Tokyo has been crippled Tai-cho. She is dead in the water but all hands rescued. Carrier Ataki is taking on water but is continuing battle. end of report!"

"Alright. How's the weather topside?"

Keiskue answered.

"Tyler-Sama. Our planes are dominating with a mere ten planes lost. The pilots have survived and are awaiting rescue in the waters."

"Have a frigate pick em up."

"Yes Sir."

Tyler looked at the minesweeper now.

"Konnig status."

"Sir! Thirty mines thus far destroyed! They put a lot of em down!"

"we'll shoot em. Get outta there."

"Aye Sah!"

Tyler looked at Selena.

"Load water piercers, Selena. we're hitting the underwater mines."

"On it."

Tao was heard on the radio.

"Tyler-Sama! we have enemy ships to the rear!"

The Soldier poked his head out the window and smirked as he saw the shapes.

"That's the Indominus carrier and Destroyer fleets. Alright. We'll pirate them and all that'll be left is the Indominus itself. Watch yourselves. The carrier is another Enterprise but with a battleship cannon defense."

Selena was heard.

"All cannons loaded."

KOnnig was clear and Tyler nodded.

"FIRE!"

The thunder rang out with the shells setting off the underwater mines. The result was an immense line of explosions stretching into the distance on either side of the fleet. Tyler smirked.

"Mines are out of the way! MOVE in with the assault ships!"

The troop deployers sailed into the decimated harbor as the thunder from the reinforcement ships started. Only for the heavily armored fllet to play defense. The assault ships made landfall at the port and their troops successfully deployed. Tyler smiled as he saw this.

"We'll have the port in fifteen minutes."

His word proved prophetic as the report from the shore came in exactly that amount of time. Selena smiled as she got the report.

"The port is ours, Tyler. As we speak the entire force is turning to the Indominus fleet."

"Alright. we'll sink their escorts and pirate the flagships."

The entire force spun around now to assault the enemy vessels. The massive 1,250 foot long aircraft carrier Bahmit and the nearly 800 foot long destroyer Bizmat were now scrambling to swap form aggressive charge with their combined fleet of thirty ships to a defensive posture. But Tyler's fleet were firing all cannons with near pinpoint accuracy while in the sky the pilots were making it rain planes. Tyler smiled as Elizabeth's cannons fired and the resulting impacts sank close to fur ships from one salvo.

"Keep it together people. we're nearly done here."

The chuckles were heard as Bahmit was hit in the bridge with a heavy shell, crippling her. Bazmit was left and she too was crippled with a well aimed bomb from a plane. Tyler smiled.

"Board them and seize the pamphlets. we'll divvy loot later."

Two cruisers flitted between them and the marines boarded the immense vessels. the good news came over the horn a few minutes later and Tyler smiled.

"Alright. we got our ships. Sink the rest and we'll resupply in the port."

In the space of a few hours, Heuleit was taken by Razgriz Fleet. Selena chuckled as she looked up from the radio.

"Allied forces are moving to secure the port as we speak. we've effectively severed the supplyline to the frontline. Heulit has lost resupply capabilities. And all remaining Nazerick forces were ordered to retreat to Hara and reinforce. we got them on the run tyler."

He nodded.

"Resupply and rearm people. We'll keep the momentum and swing right into the sail to Hara. From here it's a three day sail. we will be on floor three in a mere 5 days max. Good work today everyone."

The cheers echoed from the fleet ad Tyler smirked.

"Annnd let's not forget it's a WINTER LEVEL. BLACK FOREST."

The cheers went to boos and he laughed at that one. Rey kissed him.

"That was fun."

"Love you too, Rey."

The ships all filtered in one battlegroup at a time to resupply until it was Heartbreak 1 and Elizabeth's turn. Once the fleet was resupplied they set sail for the next port. Bridget appeared on the screen clapping approvingly.

"Well done, Tyler. Damage report?"

"100 men lost during the land assault with ten planes lost during the assault. The pilots survived and the 100 were saved by medics."

"Good. So you scored a bloodless victory?"

"Basically. How's the world?"

"The Alliance has adopted the rules across the board and the abolition of censorship. Oddly enough life has continued as normal but for the removal of censors. A few were outraged by their removal but they were silenced by their governments saying don't like it move. Crime has seen a slight uptick due to the new rules, but again thanks to those very rules, the cases were settled very quickly. A rapist was shot to death by the family of the girl he attacked, a muggr was beaten within an inch of his life by the one he tried to rob, a child abuser was stabbed to death by the children she abused, and yeah. we're getting reports of upticks and decreases across the board."

"Good. We'll take Hara port and be on floor three in a mere few days."

"The next wave of soldiers is ready for pickup at Harlin Tyler. Once you have a secure foothold on floor three, a second linkup will be attempted?"

"Yup. we've crippled the Nazerick occupation on the floor to the point it'll take serious time to rebuild. By that poind we'll have preformed our link up."

"A detachment will keep the floor secure while you assault the third floor."

"Good. Once we've secured the foothold, we'll be able to send regular reinforcement sorties lower."

Bridget nodded and Tyler looked ahead out of the windows at the upcoming sea.

"Alright. we'll refocus on Hara and go from there."

"Right."

The screen closed and Tyler looked at the map on the nav table of the port.

"Alright. we're sailing into another lion's den. But this time we're not doing it alone. The Nazerick Morale has GOT to be hurting right now. We'll step our pace up and make the sail in two days. The survivors will have JUST reached the port by then and we'll catch them midreport. Indominus will be there to support their defenses. She's to be crippled as well. Then we'll have a fill battlegroup ready for when our own needs replacing."

Rey looked over from the gauges.

"We'll head right to floor 3?"

"we will. And chase them out of the ocean."

"NO chance of a counter attack?"

"Not really, Rey. Unless they pooled ALL their remaining ships on the floor into the defense of Hara, which would take both time and resources. Two things they do not have."

He looked at the map and slid an overlay on it for allied forces' occupation.

"And from this alone, nearly 75% of the entire floor is under Allied control. Only a few islands and minor ports are Red. And from this, they're actually under attack as we speak from NPC forces that were also cut off from the main force.we got our window."

Selena smiled as she looked at the map.

"What's the goal for the next floor, Tyler? You said it'll be primarily tank focused?"

"THAT I DON'T know yet.We'll reach the floor and the commander will give me the ultimate objective."

"Alright. Floor ten is World War 2 right?"

"I think so. Oddly enough I got contadicting answers there. One report said floor 5, the other said floor ten. I'm putting my hat in the ring of floor 5 since WW1 is VERY bland compared to the following wars. And people would get VERY tired of this era VERY quickly. So it makes sense business wise to have the war EVERYBODY and their mother knows well and is kinda milked to death be readily reached. So we'll say floor 5."

The blonde nodded eagerly.

"I want my own tiger."

"Bitch please. I want my own Panzer IV. and a Tiger."

They chuckled at that as Rey came over for a hug.

"Love you!"

And she went back. Tyler chuckled.

"Cute."

She smiled happily at that and he retook a spot at the wheel. The fleet relaxed after a trying day of war and Tyler swapped out for one of the crew as the sun went down. He and Rey went to their room and snuggled with the ever giggly Sally the ghost girl in their bed. The blonde ghost smiled as she got comfy.

"You two are awesome! even if yuo didn't REALLY do anything."

Tyler chuckled at that solid point.

"We'll be back in the dirt soon enough, Goldilocks."

"Kay!"

Rey hugged her.

"Night Sally."

"Night Rey! Night Gore! This is nice!"

"Night Rey, I love you. Nigyt Sally. You;re better."

"Night gore. I love you too."