The entire continent is racing toward war.

In the Far East of the Central Continent, a confrontation persists between Jilin, the traditional Eastern hegemon, and Polisia, a superpower from the New World across the ocean. While no direct conflict has erupted, tensions remain at an extreme high. Polisia and Jilin are fiercely competing for dominance in the semiconductor and defense industries; Polisia is increasing its regional carrier strike group and ground force deployments, while Jilin responds by rapidly expanding its army and naval power.

In the Eastern part of the Central Continent, a large-scale ground war is already underway between the Schwartzwaffen Federation and the Vestrna Federation. Schwartzwaffen is pushing the front line forward, backed by the Kingdom of Nordenrike and the United Kingdom of Brenstric—nations of essentially the same or similar bloodlines with massive capital—along with superior industrial productivity represented by Rheinmetall, formidable tank forces, and excellent doctrine and technology. The KF51 Panther, Schwartzwaffen's new tank appearing on the front, has become the terror of the battlefield, unilaterally destroying Vestrna's main battle tanks with the firepower advantage of its 130mm smoothbore gun.

In the same region, the rivalry between the Grand Duchy of Chestina, a staunch ally of Polisia, and the Socialist Republic of Bratislania, an ally of Vestrna and Jilin, intensifies daily. Unlike Chestina—a wealthy liberal democratic constitutional monarchy with advanced technology, mega-corporations, and immense industrial power despite lacking nuclear weapons—Bratislania is a poor rogue dictatorial republic armed only with nukes and missiles. With Vestrna's support, Bratislania is attempting to improve its military quality by developing the new Cheonma-2 tank, hypersonic glide vehicles, and new Aegis destroyers. To make matters worse, as Polisia-Chestina relations have soured slightly due to Polisia's 'America First' style policy stance, calls for nuclear armament are rising among the Chestinan public, and support for right-wing nationalist parties is skyrocketing.

In the Western part of the Central Continent, the situation has temporarily simplified as Brenstric and Schwartzwaffen have formed a tactical alliance. However, political, economic, and military tensions among the Brenstric-Schwartzwaffen-Triomphante trio still exist and are actually strengthening in a quiet manner. Triomphante currently finds itself diplomatically and politically cornered as its centuries-old rival Brenstric and the continental powerhouse Schwartzwaffen have joined forces. In response, Triomphante is implementing a military buildup plan, including the construction of the Triomphante Libre-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

The Northern part of the Central Continent remains peaceful, but Vestrna's pressure on the nominally neutral Kingdom of Nordenrike is intensifying. Nordenrike, often called the "Schwartzwaffen of the North" for its immense industrial power, is following a path of military expansion by increasing weapon production and expanding military cooperation with Schwartzwaffen.

In the deserts of the Southern Central Continent, Abelia—having had its wrath truly provoked by an unprecedented terrorist attack—is going on a rampage. Mobilizing its full air and ground power, Abelia is literally crushing not only terrorist organizations but also the neighboring countries that supported them through precision strikes, carpet bombing, and scorched-earth tactics, all with the strong backing of Polisia, Schwartzwaffen, and Chestina. Abelia's F-35I, F-15I, and F-16I are unilaterally violating neighboring air defense networks to destroy numerous targets with precision, while Abelia's latest AI-equipped tank, the Merkava Mk. IV Barak, is showing remarkable results—neutralizing urban guerrillas in city fights and using its APS to block enemy drones and anti-tank missiles in open-field battles while obliterating armored forces.

Moving away from the previous bipolar system centered on the Polisia-Vestrna rivalry toward a multipolar system, conflicts are expanding, and all signs point to total war.