[b][i]Mission Five - La Naval de Manila, Segunda Vez/Segundo Beses/Second Time[/i][/b] [b]Type-004 Guandong-class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier - 12/25/2022, 5: 21, UTC+8[/b] [center] [url=https://www.imgchest.com/p/md7oqkxr4p6][img]https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/46acqewxpp7.webp[/img][/url] [i]The owner of this media, RXY398, hereby permits anyone to use this piece, provided that they credit the owner. Taken from the Modern Warships Wiki.[/i] [/center] Viktor Raja and Cristina Bernardino followed Wu Shufen and his group of mundane troops as they ran from the spreading flames of the melting deck, towards a relatively open space at the center of the floor. He then turned around to face them as his bodyguards formed a closely-packed, square-ish formation just behind him, then [i]grinned[/i]. And from nozzles on the flight deck gushed a mix of water and specialized firefighting foam, foam that covered flammable liquids and prevented them from igniting once more. The water was strong enough to knock several grown men overboard, and would be enough to fling Mikey and Nil off the deck unless they found a way to avoid the full force of the 'wash-down system'. Viktor and Cristina were thus in a position to see their comrades in trouble; sprayed with water and fire extinguisher at best and flung off the ship at worst. But their troubles were not over yet, as Wu Shufen slammed his staff onto the ground, [i]duplicating Viktor's shockwave from before[/i] and buffeting the two TFO members with an ergokinetic wave that had the force of two trucks. Then he 'blinked' in front of Viktor, teleporting close to him using a duplicate of one of Cristina's powers, and swung at him with his staff even as his bodyguards fired to suppress Cristina. Small firefighting vehicles laden with hoses, dry powder, and more foam were rolling through the decks; each of them had dedicated firefighters as well as PLA Marines with assault rifles with armor-piercing ammunition. These doubled as crowd control now, as they were firing their hoses not just at the fires set, but also at the members of Task Force Obsidian, and the hoses and dry powder were joined by the PLA Marines' bullets... [@Chiro][@Digmata][@ctrlsaltdel][@Ducksworth][@Gerlando][@Terry Bogard] [hr] [b]ROKS Sejong the Great - 12/28/2022, 5: 29, UTC+8[/b] [center] [url=https://www.imgchest.com/p/md7oqkxr4p6][img]https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/4nec85pb854.jpg[/img][/url] [i]ROKS Sejong the Great[/i] [/center] Admiral Yi Yeol knew that the ASEAN/Allied Flotilla can withstand the twelve corvettes and ten destroyers of the enemy's first wave. What was important was to keep the Guangdong and Lioning - The other PLA Navy Aircraft Carrier - pinned down or destroyed so that the enemy's second wave would lack strength, coordination, or the morale that came from having two Capital Ships at their backs. This was a job made much harder by the fact that the Liaoning was untouched, ready to support the potential second wave as the first one began to crumble underneath the determined fire of ASEAN ordnance. As Lotus Squadron and the various ASEAN Air Wings that had deployed to support it held the skies in vicious combat against an overwhelming flock of PLA Air Force fighters, the Admiral knew he had to remove the other Aircraft Carrier as a factor. The ongoing fight between Wu Shufen and his assailants was tempting to continue, same for the ongoing engagement between the Guangdong deck's defenders and the rest of Task Force Obsidian. But he knew that Cao Bao was not there, or had been ordered to let his comrades die in droves to sharpen a surrpise, and so keeping TFO on the now-damaged Guangdong was a gamble. And Admiral Yi Yeol knew when an offered prize was just tempting enough to sieze, yet a distraction from the real goal, Victory. While he sympathized with the individual Arms Masters' desire to destroy Wu Shufen and the Guangdong's compliment of aircraft, he knew that sometimes, one just had to let go of bait that had lost its value to the ones grabbing it. So he opened a line to Callie as she focused on overwatch, while sending a message to Myron... [hr] [b]BRP Jose Rizal - 12/28/2022, 5:21, UTC+8[/b] [center] [url=https://www.imgchest.com/p/md7oqkxr4p6][img]https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/yd5ceo5qw64.jpg[/img][/url] [i]BRP Jose Rizal[/i][/center] "Specialist Lindmann," the Admiral's voice could be heard from Callie's speakers, interrupting her presumed observation of the situation. "We have established that Cao Bao isn't on the Guangdong, while the Liaoning - Their other Aircraft Carrier - is in full fighting form. We've seen what you can do back in Lingayen; [i]destroy both Aircraft Carriers[/i]. Then evacuate Task Force Obsidian back to the BRP Jose Rizal's infirmary afterward." Special Agent Myron in the BRP Jose Rizal's control room received a similar message through text, [i]If Specialist Lindmann is somehow unable to evacuate Task Force Obsidian, do so.[/i] [@Nimbus] [hr] [b]La Trinidad de Manila Academy - 12/25/2022, 5:21, UTC+8[/b] [center] [url=https://www.imgchest.com/p/md7oqkxr4p6][img]https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/45xcvve9ja7.jpg[/img][/url] [i]Far Eastern University In Real Life; the location and structures are used for La Trinidad de Manila in this timeline for convenience[/i][/center] Cornelio Malong of the Philippine Government of National Salvation's intelligence agency faced Director Bathala as both looked at the bladed mirror that was the former's Noble Arm, but it was the latter who spoke a cold, terrifying truth. "Lei Qingshe, Cao Bao, and many others on both sides of this conflict have vanished. It appears to be a variation of Japan's Crown Prince's ability to retcon himself from this plane of Reality, only [i]people still remember them[/i]. The New Disablers and False Turing are growing in strength." The response from Cornelio in his wooden seat was, "How long till the endgame, then?" Director Bathala's expression was dour, very much grim, as he said, "A few more months; enough time for the People's Republic of China to either crumble in an uprising or overrun the Philippine Archipelago. Either way, False Turing will [i]break the wheel[/i] by Easter 2023 next year..."