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| “ | The Allied Nations remains a serious threat, forcing Yuri to bring his ace card into the play early. As a certain object is descending onto the Earth, the Chinese navy on the Pacific Ocean tracks its impact location to an island held by the PsiCorps forces. | ” |
| —Mission description |
Operation: Dance of Blood is the seventh Epsilon Act Two campaign mission.
Briefing[]
Yuri's Message: "As the Allies' new superweapon is right now the biggest threat to our plans, I must bring my trump card into play sooner than I thought. While you were busy gathering armies and resources before our assault on Moscow, Proselyte, back at our unreachable fortress on the Moon, I have been working on something that will allow us to bend the minds of everyone on the planet. Alas, there wasn't enough time to work out all of the complications, but the Allied remnants cannot be allowed to continue their reclamation any longer.
What remains of the Allies is not the only problem we have. Our conquests of China's territories have been road blocked at each and every turn; they are proving to be a formidable foe. They've even adopted a new stratagem which aims to snuff out any turncoats and spies in their midst, effectively negating any attempts I make to dismantle them from within. I have determined that, in order to deal with China, my main work must be finished; right now any attempt to invade their nation would be a waste of resources, with no guarantee of success. Unfortunately, a shuttle carrying cargo from the Moon was noticed by the Chinese forces patrolling the Philippine Sea, and they have traced its landing trajectory to our base on Totoya Island. I fear a major part of the Chinese navy has set sail for the island in hopes of intercepting the shuttle. That base is ill-suited for an invasion of this scale. Hold out until the cargo arrives and, when it does, use its 'contents' against the foolish Chinese who dare intervene."
Objective 1: Protect the Landing Zone until the shuttle arrives.
Objective 2: Destroy the invading Chinese forces.
Objective 3: The Shuttle's cargo must not be destroyed.
Events[]
Island defense[]
Yuri did not foresee the invasion of the Chinese fleet against Totoya Island. As a result, the northeast coastal defenses were falling quickly to the initial invaders (mostly due to the inconvenience of explosive barrels).
The shuttle was too close to be diverted elsewhere, so the PsiCorps forces organized their defense as quickly as they could. Soon enough, the bulk of the Chinese fleet arrived from the southwest, that were tasked in clearing out the coastal defenses (that were also filled with barrels) from the northwest and southeast portion of the island.
The new Gehenna Platforms and other anti-air defenses were stationed in the southwest to deal with the incoming Chinese air force, whereas the new Marauders and plenty of ground troops were deployed on the only entrances to the PsiCorps base.
As the Chinese assault progressed, both sides were paradropping reinforcements and taking loss after loss. The situation began to worsen for the PsiCorps as the Chinese have deployed 3 bases in the northeast, southeast and northwest, with the northeastern base notably deploying an Iron Curtain.
Constant Kirov assaults, Foxtrot airstrikes and countless Chinese ground forces that were unloaded made it impossible to counterattack, so defending the landing zone that had the proper equipment to land the rocket was imperative.
"Her" arrival and tipping the scales[]
The arrival of Libra
After a lengthy clash, the rocket containing the powerful but psychotic Libra had arrived. At that point, the sky had become bloody red and the Chinese had stopped their advances completely, leaving them at her mercy. She devastated every hostile in the island, while being assisted by surviving PsiCorps forces and the new Resheph submarines, whose psychic decimators proved efficacious in laying siege to the Chinese encampments.
Aftermath[]
| “ | It seems the Chinese have realized their futile struggle against us and lost their will to fight once my Creation arrived. You have guaranteed the safety of her descent, and now we have the most important piece towards our victory almost right where we need it. | ” |
| —Yuri's message |
The Chinese forces tucked tail and run upon seeing Libra's wrath, realizing that they have no way to defeat such a blood lusted and deadly psychic. With Libra's arrival on earth, the Epsilon finally have a chance to turn the tide of the war into their favor and ensure eventual victory over the Allies and the Soviets.
But for the Proselyte, he had no room to rest: Rahn’s operation in the Philippines not only reported on the Chinese attack on Totoya Island, but also received information on their large research base in Kashmir, and they seemed to have completed a fully automatic siege crawler development. What was puzzling is that the contingent troops sent to the raid have been killed under a MIDAS, together with Chinese troops and Latin Confederation troops that somehow also heard.
It was still unclear where China’s MIDAS came from, but fortunately, the remnants used Mind Readers to see through the seemingly tricky planner, Yunru. The Proselyte was tasked to assassinate her and destroy the crawler before she brings more surprises.
Difficulty changes[]
Casual[]
- Starting credits: 65000
- Chinese army is the least aggressive.
- Arrival time of Chinese naval and air support units is slower.
- Player will be supported by a squad of Lasher Tanks and Gatling Tanks shortly after the start of the game.
- A firepower crate and armor crate can be found just southwest of the landing zone.
- Countdown of enemy EM Pulse: 10:00
Normal[]
- Starting credits: 35000
- Chinese army's attack intensity has been greatly increased on the casual difficulty.
- Player will be supported by a squad of Lasher Tanks and Gatling Tanks shortly after the start of the game.
- The Chinese will let Foxtrots detonate barrels directly, making the defense line crash earlier. Also, large amounts of Foxtrots will attack the Rocket Launchpad.
- Countdown of enemy EM Pulse: 9:00
Mental[]
- Starting credits: 25000
- Chinese army is the most aggressive.
- The Chinese will let Foxtrots detonate barrels directly, making the defense line crash earlier. Also, large amounts of Foxtrots will attack the Rocket Launchpad.
- After the battle has been going on for a while, a team of veteran-level Nuwa Cannons will land and attack from the west of the island (players will be prompted with a message).
- Countdown of enemy EM Pulse: 8:00
Behind the scenes[]
- Initially the island where this mission takes place is named "Exilian", but because it turned out that the real-life Totoya Island is on the exact same location and has a similar horseshoe-like shape with the in-game island, the name was changed in 3.3.2 to match.[1]
Easter egg[]
There are two guard towers on the map, one on the west side of the island (near the Tech Field Hospital) and one to the south (near the ally Epsilon defense line). Capturing a tower with your engineer will cause the tower to blow up and spawn in a armor & veterancy crate.
Trivia[]
- The music used in this mission's gameplay is Relativity (Alternative link) by Black Ice 9 who composed Epsilon's soundtrack.
- After Libra arrives, a unique music (named Libra Requiem in the game files) will be used for the rest of the mission, which is also used in Blood Rage.
- This mission is a remake and role reversal of Escape Velocity, the fifth Soviet mission in Yuri's Revenge.
- Libra doesn't have voicelines in this mission. According to Speeder, the lead developer of Mental Omega APYR, this is intentional.[2]
