179: Chapter 179 When in doubt, one can borrow the east wind.

The command vehicle was terrifyingly quiet.

Su Mingyuan turned around and looked at Tao Zhe: "Run a wargame simulation first."

The projection screen lit up, showing red and blue in a standoff.

Red represented the Swarm, pouring out of the canyon and surging toward the defense line like a tsunami.

Blue represented human defenses: mechs, tanks, armored vehicles, and fifty thousand soldiers.

Data was being calculated rapidly.

Current firepower assessment:

12 mechs, single-unit kill efficiency of 8,000 per hour.

1,500 tanks, single-unit kill efficiency of 50 per hour.

2,000 armored vehicles, single-unit kill efficiency of 20 per hour.

Infantry firepower, individual kill efficiency of 0.5 per hour.

Ammunition reserve assessment:

Mech ammunition can support two hours.

Tank shell reserves at 15,000 rounds.

Armored vehicle ammunition reserves are sufficient.

Infantry ammunition averages 300 rounds per person.

Comprehensive kill capability:

Under ideal conditions, approximately 1.5 million Zerg can be killed.

Swarm count: 17 million.

Kill ratio: 1:11.3.

Conclusion: Conventional weapons cannot stop the advance of the Swarm.

Tao Zhe's hands pressed onto the table, veins bulging on the back of his hands.

He stared at the screen, his lips moving a few times before he finally squeezed out a sentence:

"Unless the number of mechs reaches 800, otherwise..."

He couldn't continue.

Because everyone knew that Daxia had only produced a total of 15 mechs.

12 was already the limit that could be mobilized. The remaining three had to deal with crises that might arise at any time in the Giant World.

It was impossible to have 800 mechs to support the Zerg World.

The last line of text on the screen —— "Conventional weapons cannot stop the advance of the Swarm" —— flickered a few times and went dark.

The red Swarm surged like a tide, swallowing the blue human defense line.

The command vehicle fell into a dead silence, leaving only the humming sound of equipment operating.

After a long time, Su Mingyuan broke the silence: "It seems conventional weapons truly cannot stop these bugs."

He walked to the corner and opened a black briefcase.

The sound of the box opening was very light, a faint click, but exceptionally clear in the quiet command vehicle.

Inside was a set of encrypted communication equipment, and the screen displayed: Connecting to the Otherworld Development Leading Group of Daxia.

Signal encryption level: Maximum.

Su Mingyuan pressed the call button.

Beep ——

The sound of the communication connecting rang out.

"Elder Qin, Su Mingyuan reporting to you."

An elderly man with grey hair appeared on the screen, his gaze as sharp as a knife.

The background was a conference room, where the figures of several other people could be seen.

"Speak." Elder Qin's voice was deep, but steady.

"A tens-of-millions-level Swarm has appeared in the Zerg World. Requesting strategic-level weapon support."

On the other side of the screen, Elder Qin's expression changed.

It was not surprise, but solemnity.

His fingers tapped twice on the table, which was his habitual action when thinking.

"Confirm it's a tens-of-millions-level Swarm?"

"Drone real-time footage has been transmitted, conservatively estimated at 17 million, and it is still increasing."

Su Mingyuan pulled up the data and transmitted it simultaneously.

The progress bar on the screen jumped rapidly, and hundreds of gigabytes of data were transmitted within 0.3 seconds.

The Leading Group fell silent.

Five seconds later, Elder Qin spoke: "Initiate the emergency voting procedure. Of the seven members of the Leading Group, five votes in agreement are required."

He turned to the side, his voice raising: "Everyone, the situation in the Zerg World is critical. Group Leader Su requests the use of tactical weapons. Let us vote now."

The screen split, and seven small windows appeared simultaneously.

Su Mingyuan could see the faces of the seven leaders, all of whom he had seen during previous meetings.

They were all white-haired elders, and at this moment, without exception, their expressions were solemn.

"Agree!"

...

"Agree!"

All seven votes passed.

There was not a single opposing vote, nor a single abstention.

"Approved to use the Dongfeng series tactical weapons in the Zerg World." Elder Qin looked at Su Mingyuan, complex emotions in his eyes, "How many do you need?"

Su Mingyuan glanced at the Swarm distribution map.

The canyon was five hundred kilometers long and one hundred kilometers wide.

The Swarm density was extremely high, requiring coverage of the entire area.

The kill radius of the Dongfeng-17 is ten kilometers. Considering the terrain and Swarm distribution, grid coverage is required.

"Thirty Dongfeng-17s, equipped with tactical weapons, adjustable yields, for precision strikes."

Elder Qin nodded: "Approved. Departing from Tianmen Base in ten minutes."

He paused, his voice softening: "Mingyuan, stay safe."

"Yes! Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

The communication disconnected.

The screen turned black, and the image of the conference room disappeared.

The people in the command vehicle were all stunned.

General Chen was the first to react: "Dongfeng? What Dongfeng?"

He looked at Su Mingyuan, wanting to ask but not daring to.

Because he had never heard of this name before, but he could sense from Su Mingyuan's attitude that this was no ordinary weapon.

Lin Wan was also puzzled: "Is it a new type of weapon? Like the mechs from before?"

She had seen the power of the mechs; a single mech could slaughter tens of thousands of Zerg.

But Su Mingyuan's expression told her that this time's thing was different, and to some extent even more formidable than mechs.

The survivors of the Zerg World whispered among themselves:

"What is Dongfeng?"

"Could it be a more powerful mech?"

"Or a special artillery shell?"

"Could it be a rocket?"

"Probably, it seemed like one was launched just now, but it didn't do much, right?"

...

No one knew the answer.

Su Mingyuan turned around and raised his voice: "Attention everyone!"

Everyone immediately quieted down, even their breathing becoming lighter.

"All observation equipment, immediately adjust to the blast center coordinates!"

"Data recording team, prepare to track the strike effects throughout!"

"Communications team, maintain a real-time connection with the Command Center!"

"Technicians, check the status of all sensors!"

Command after command came, clear and resolute.

General Chen frowned: "Group Leader Su, what kind of weapon are we using after all? What preparations do we need to make?"

Su Mingyuan glanced at the countdown on the screen and said calmly: "A weapon that can wipe the map clean."

"What? Wipe the map clean? What weapon could possibly possess this kind of power?" General Chen was stunned.

Lin Wan pressed on: "Wipe clean? You mean ——"

Su Mingyuan interrupted her: "The blast center is 1,100 kilometers away from us, so there's no need to worry about safety. But we must make good observation records. This might be the first time humanity uses this type of weapon in the Otherworld."

General Chen opened his mouth, wanting to ask further, but seeing Su Mingyuan's expression, he ultimately said nothing.

Lin Wan also fell silent. She vaguely felt that what was about to happen next would completely change the rules of war in this world.

The other survivors of the Zerg World looked at each other in dismay, not understanding what "wipe the map clean" meant, but judging from the solemn expressions of the Daxia soldiers, it must be some kind of power beyond imagination.