3 days later, the dreadful ballistic war that was the opening sequence of the Civil War was still ongoing.
The first retaliatory salvo from the Freegrid Army was not the climax. Just like expected, it was merely the opening sequence.
It was almost like both factions wanted to engage in a money and resources war to test the limits of each other's defensive depth and technology.
On that first day of the clash, within just the first hour, every early-warning satellite across the planet switched on as they began tracking thousands of heat signatures just to keep up with the war.
Missile defense networks, artificial intelligence command systems, and quantum communication relays became the true front line of the conflict.
Across two vast territories, launch silos awakened, mobile launch platforms emerged from mountainsides, and hidden arsenals beneath cities and deserts revealed themselves one after another.
Then the bombardment truly began.
