27: Chapter 27 The War of Information Begins: Western Media Smear China for Fabricating Claims!

"Mr. President, the retreat order has been issued. The ten-nation joint fleet is currently withdrawing from the South China Sea region in full." The intelligence officer's voice was weary, carrying a hint of undisguised humiliation.

Inside the underground command center of The White House, the atmosphere was like frozen ice—heavy and oppressive. Mr. President's eyes were bloodshot. He stared fixedly at the map of the South China Sea on the big screen, which showed the areas already evacuated. His fists were clenched tight, his knuckles white. Before Dragon Country, his military hegemony had suffered an unprecedented, crushing defeat! Hundreds of elite Navy SEALs had been wiped out, and the entire vanguard fleet had been simulatedly destroyed without even catching a glimpse of the enemy, and without the slightest ability to fight back!

"Damn it! Damn it!" Mr. President slammed the water glass on the table onto the floor, producing a crisp shattering sound. "What kind of black magic did these Dragon Country people use?! Exoskeletons? Drones? This is technology that humans simply cannot master!"

The Secretary of Defense's face was livid. He knew that the failure of this military operation would completely shake Eagle Sauce Country's global military hegemony. The powerful force they had once been so proud of was, in front of Dragon Country's "Shenwei" exoskeletons and "Kunlun" drones, like a paper doll—utterly vulnerable.

"Mr. President, we must take action immediately to salvage our reputation!" the National Security Advisor said in a deep voice. "If we allow the combat power of Dragon Country's 'Shenwei' exoskeletons and 'Kunlun' drone units to spread, the confidence of our allies will completely collapse!"

"Salvage? How do we salvage this?!" Mr. President roared. "Are we going to tell the whole world that our most elite Eagle Sauce Country troops were unilaterally slaughtered by a group of 'super soldiers' wearing steel armor, without suffering a single casualty?! That our fleet was simulatedly destroyed by a swarm of 'flies,' without us even shooting down a single enemy aircraft?!"

The conference room fell into dead silence once again. This kind of crushing defeat was impossible to explain to the outside world. Once the truth was exposed, Eagle Sauce Country's international prestige would plummet, and it would completely become the laughingstock of the world.

"Mr. President, we cannot admit to this," the CIA Director suddenly spoke, his voice sinister and calm. "We can... deny everything!"

Mr. President looked up abruptly, looking at the CIA Director, a glint of sharp insight flashing in his eyes. "Deny?"

"Yes, deny!" The CIA Director's eyes flashed with a cold light. "We can claim that this was entirely a self-directed performance by Dragon Country! Their exoskeletons, their drones, their 2nm chips, and even all their previous technologies are fake! It is a despicable trick they used to mislead global public opinion through false propaganda!"

He paused, his tone becoming more seductive: "We can mobilize all our media resources, utilize our information hegemony, and package this 'military failure' as a 'victory in information warfare'! We can slander Dragon Country, claiming that their so-called 'Shenwei' exoskeletons are just inferior products using special effects, and that those 'simulated strikes' are just fake, computer-generated images!"

"We can say that the so-called 2nm chip does not exist at all! Their 'Pangu Chip' is nothing more than stolen technology from us, followed by false propaganda! Their 'Lithium-Air Battery' is even more of a bluff!"

In Mr. President's eyes, a cruel light gradually ignited. This was exactly what he needed! Although he could not defeat Dragon Country militarily, he could at least smear and attack Dragon Country in the court of public opinion!

"Good! Let's do exactly that!" Mr. President slammed the table, grinding his teeth as he said, "Order all media to take action immediately! Smear Dragon Country! Drag that bastard Lin Yun through the mud! Turn his so-called 'miracles' into a global joke!"

Soon, the flames of global public opinion were fully ignited by Eagle Sauce Country!

"Shocking! Dragon Country's 'Shenwei' Exoskeletons Exposed as Fake! Sci-Fi Special Effects Deceive the World!"

"Uncovering the 'Pangu Chip' Scam of the Century! 2nm Technology Does Not Exist!"

"Experts Question: Dragon Country's 'Lithium-Air Battery' Data Faked; 2,500km Range is False Advertising!"

All sorts of hearsay and out-of-context reports came flooding in like a tide from Eagle Sauce Country and Western media. They used their powerful media control to wantonly twist facts and smear Dragon Country.

Captain James, who had witnessed the power of the "Shenwei" exoskeletons in the South China Sea with his own eyes, was accused by Eagle Sauce Country media while in his hospital bed of being "mentally unstable." His statements about the "Steel Soldiers" were dismissed as the ramblings of a deranged mind.

The Eagle Sauce Country Department of Defense issued a statement claiming that the South China Sea military exercise went perfectly smoothly and that no "encounter" had ever occurred. Those so-called videos of "Shenwei" exoskeletons were all fake, computer-generated images created by Dragon Country, aimed at misleading the international community.

For a time, global public opinion was in an uproar. Some uninformed members of the public began to doubt, and some countries that had been long brainwashed by Western media also began to question Dragon Country's high-tech achievements.

"Report, Comrade Lin Yun, Eagle Sauce Country's propaganda war has begun!" Little Zhang placed reports from international media in front of Lin Yun. Inside Dragon Country's supreme command center, the atmosphere became heavy once again.

"They are truly shameless!" Little Zhang's face was livid with anger. "They actually slandered us for faking it! It was clearly us who defeated them with hard evidence!"

Elder Chen looked at those malicious reports, his eyes flashing with anger. "Comrade Lin Yun, we cannot sit idly by! Once public opinion is controlled by them, it will cause serious negative impacts on Dragon Country's international image and the promotion of our technological achievements!"

Lin Yun sat on the sofa, holding that same cup of clear tea in his hand. He calmly watched the reports on the screen that were maliciously attacking Dragon Country, his eyes without a ripple. He knew this was an inevitable tactic for Eagle Sauce Country to take after failing militarily.

"Do they think they can distort the truth using the media?" Lin Yun said softly, the corners of his mouth curling into a dangerous arc. His God-level Physique allowed him to sense the malice and calculation hidden behind this misinformation.

"Comrade Lin Yun, what is your countermeasure?" Elder Chen looked at Lin Yun, his eyes full of anticipation. He knew that every time Lin Yun made a move, he could bring surprises that transcended the norm.

Lin Yun put down his teacup and gazed out the window. Night had fallen, and the lights of ten thousand homes in the capital were dazzling. He knew it was time for Eagle Sauce Country's media hegemony to be broken.

"Since they like to play the propaganda war, we will accompany them to the end," Lin Yun said softly. His eyes flashed with a cold and dangerous light. "However, the game we play will be bigger and more real than theirs."

He knew that in the System Mall, there was something that could completely destroy Eagle Sauce Country's media hegemony, and even make the darkness of the entire world have nowhere to hide! That would be a "Grand Exposure of the Truth" that would shock the entire world!

"Elder Chen, have you ever heard of the 'PRISM Project'?" Lin Yun suddenly asked. His voice was very light, but it carried a chilling, profound meaning. Elder Chen was stunned, a trace of shock flashing across his face. The PRISM Project—that was Eagle Sauce Country's highest level of national security secret! How did Lin Yun know? What was he going to do?! Lin Yun ignored Elder Chen's shock; he just smiled slightly, his eyes flashing with a cold light. A propaganda counter-offensive against Eagle Sauce Country was about to be launched globally in a way they had never imagined!