Chapter 59

Operation: Ruin commences with simultaneous offensives across four territories. Carl boards Party Planner with Louis for a bombing run, discovering stowaways Skarn and Bonnie just as Reaver missiles attack. Meanwhile, the Dream faction executes a bold counter-strategy, teleporting a massive force to assault the FUPA headquarters while leaving their own castle vulnerable.

Carl provides detailed tactical briefing on Operation: Ruin, a coordinated four-pronged assault involving multiple commanders and contingencies. His personal role is to eliminate Houston in the Madness territory alongside Elle, after supporting Louis's bombing run over orc lands. Samantha joins Carl aboard Party Planner with new victory-roll hairstyle, fresh from entertaining soldiers. As the airship rises into stealth mode toward orc territory, Louis detects incoming Reaver missiles despite the smoke screen. Carl discovers Skarn and Bonnie stowed aboard—the two had been explicitly banned from combat. The missiles force immediate evasive action; Bonnie calmly mans the upgraded ballista gun and shoots down three incoming missiles before they can strike. Communications flood in reporting tactical developments: Dream artillery targets multiple locations simultaneously rather than the FUPA as expected, and a massive Dreamer force teleports directly outside the headquarters, forcing Tipid to activate base defenses. Rosetta coordinates rapid deployment of the 105th Scream Warriors to defend the FUPA while maintaining reserves. Elle reports opening a gate into Reaver territory. Two Feral Gods manifest—Meatus appears near the Dream castle, prompting Harpocrates to be summoned in response. Rosetta orders an abort of the planned digger assault on the Dream castle to avoid the newly manifested deities, but the message's timeliness is uncertain.