62: The allied fleet fled in panic!

Inside the laboratory.

The other Engineers heard Lin Chen and the others talking.

They instantly became excited and energized.

They all harbored a deep, unforgettable hatred for the Japanese devils.

The countless crimes the Japanese devils committed on Chinese land in those years, every single one of them, were like sharp knives carved into the hearts of every citizen, never to be forgotten.

Now that technological development had caused the nation's military strength to skyrocket, it was time for revenge.

All the Engineers put their utmost effort into their hearts, determined to work harder to develop even more advanced technology to make the motherland stronger.

Only by becoming strong could they avoid being bullied.

Only then could the people live and work in peace, and the nation be prosperous and safe!

...South China Sea.

Inside the command center of the Eagle Sauce's Ford Aircraft Carrier.

A signal soldier scrambled in, holding the latest battle report, his face filled with panic.

“Commander, Commander!”

“Sakura Country... the remaining 14 warships of the Sakura Country, they all sank!”

Sweat snapped his head up upon hearing this, his eyes filled with disbelief.

“What did you say?”

“They all sank? How is that possible!”

He snatched the battle report and looked at the contents.

“Laser Cannon... 40 beams of light... sinking one vessel in less than ten seconds...”

Every word struck his heart like a heavy hammer.

Cold Sweat instantly soaked through his uniform.

He remembered the scene he had just witnessed!

The izumo was blown into two halves by the Laser Cannon, and the massive sound of the Aiyan's keel breaking could be felt even through the screen.

He had thought that a few of the remaining warships might manage to escape.

After all, 14 warships—even if the Great Xia Country's Laser Cannon was powerful—there should have been time to react.

But the result... they all sank.

“Madmen... these madmen...”

Sweat muttered to himself, a chill running down his spine.

He suddenly remembered President Trump's words!

“Don't push the Great Xia Country too far.”

At the time, he thought the President was making a mountain out of a molehill.

Now he understood that it wasn't that the Great Xia Country was afraid to act.

It was that they had never witnessed the true strength of the Great Xia Country.

“Quick!”

Sweat suddenly roared, his voice cracking.

“Immediately notify the entire Allied Fleet!”

“Get away from the Great Xia Country's waters immediately! The farther the better!”

“Also! Announce the end of the military exercise!”

“Now! Immediately! Right away!”

The aide beside him recovered from his terror and quickly replied, “Yes, Commander!”

He turned to leave but was stopped by Sweat.

“Wait!”

Sweat stared at the direction of the South China Sea on the screen, his eyes filled with dread.

“Tell them, if they encounter a Great Xia Country warship, they are not allowed to provoke it! They are not allowed to stop!”

“Even if the opponent fires a warning shot, they must only retreat!”

The aide's heart sank, and he quickly nodded, “Understood!”

On the Allied channel.

As soon as Sweat's order was broadcast, the channel exploded.

The Commander of the South Korea Fleet questioned, “aishibal? The military exercise is over? Why?”

The captain of the India aircraft carrier was even more anxious: “Sweat! Our carrier is still nearby! Retreating now, won't that make the whole world laugh at us?”

Sweat interrupted them directly, his voice icy: “A joke? Better than sinking in the South China Sea!”

“Fifteen warships of the Sakura Country—all sank! In less than half an hour!”

“Do you want to test the Great Xia Country's Laser Cannon?”

The channel instantly fell silent.

No one dared to refute him again.

The South Korea warships, which had been trying to brush the edge of the Great Xia Country's territorial waters, immediately turned their bows and opened their engines to maximum power upon hearing this.

The two India aircraft carriers were even more exaggerated, turning around immediately and fleeing frantically toward their home country.

The Gaul Chicken and Sun Never Sets Country warships, which had been observing, also retreated without hesitation.

The entire Allied Fleet, like a group of frightened rabbits, desperately fled the South China Sea.

On the sea surface, the previously neat fleet formation instantly became chaotic.

Aboard the Ford Aircraft Carrier.

Sweat watched the trajectory of the Allied Fleet's escape on the screen and let out a long sigh of relief.

But immediately, he remembered something else.

“Aide!”

“Contact the White House immediately!”

“Tell the President that the Great Xia Country's Laser Cannon is more terrifying than we imagined!”

“Tell them to quickly figure out countermeasures, or our maritime hegemony will be lost!”

The aide nodded and turned to make the call.

Sweat walked to the window, looking at the distant sea horizon.

The sunlight was dazzling, yet he felt cold all over.

He suddenly had a premonition.

Starting today, the maritime structure of Blue Star was about to change.

And the era of Eagle Sauce's hegemony might... be coming to an end... Meanwhile.

In a certain area of the South China Sea.

On the deck of the type 055 destroyer.

Zhang Junfei looked at the trajectory of the Allied Fleet's escape on the screen, feeling somewhat unsatisfied.

“They just ran away?”

“We haven't had enough fun yet!”

The First Officer leaned over and said excitedly, “Captain, should we chase them? Give them a lesson!”

“No need.” Zhang Junfei shook his head, his gaze sharp:

“They haven't entered our territorial waters.”

“If we really chase them, that would be a direct declaration of war.”

“Taking care of the Japanese devils this time counts as a great harvest!”

He paused, picked up the walkie-talkie: “Notify all sister ships to maintain vigilance.”

“If any blind fool dares to turn back...”

“Fire immediately!”

A crisp, uniform reply came through the walkie-talkie: “Received!”

The sea breeze swept across the deck, making the military flag flutter loudly.

Zhang Junfei looked into the distance, his eyes full of anticipation.

“Eagle Sauce...”

“Next time you dare to come to the South China Sea, it won't be as simple as sinking a few warships.”

...At this moment.

Inside the Xia Academy of Sciences laboratory.

Lin Chen was holding parts of the Anti-Gravity Engine, inspecting them carefully.

Li Jianguo walked over and said with a smile, “Xiao Lin, the Allied Fleet has retreated.”

“Sweat even announced the end of the military exercise.”

Lin Chen nodded, his hands not stopping their work.

“It's good that they retreated.”

“It seems they are afraid.”

“Next, we can focus on preparing for the next project!”

Li Jianguo was stunned for a moment, then laughed: “You, ah, you only have your research and development in your heart.”

Lin Chen looked up, a gleam flashing in his eyes.

“Heh heh!”

“This is only the beginning.”

“Once our aerospace fighter jet is developed...”

“At that time, the skies of Blue Star will also be due for a change.”

Li Jianguo felt excited, looking at Lin Chen with eyes full of anticipation.

That's right.

They had just collected a little interest on the debt owed on the sea.

Shouldn't they start settling the debt owed in the skies too?

...Trump, far away in the White House, was still unaware of Sweat's report.

He was sitting in his office, looking at the map of the South China Sea on his desk, a smug smile playing on his lips.

“Great Xia Country... soon, you will be begging me to negotiate.”

He picked up his coffee cup, just about to take a sip.

The red telephone on his desk suddenly rang.

This was the emergency line, used only for the most critical matters.

Trump's heart sank. He put down the coffee cup and answered the phone.

“Hello?”

Sweat's urgent voice came from the other end of the line.

“Mr. President! Something terrible has happened!”

“The Great Xia Country... the Great Xia Country's Laser Cannon sank all 15 warships of the Sakura Country!”

“Our Allied Fleet has fully retreated!”

Trump froze on the spot, unable to react for a long time.

“What did you say?”

“Fifteen ships... all sank?”