67: Qin Zheng's reluctant decision!

Finally,

The screen froze on Wilson's face, twisted with fanaticism, as he delivered the final ultimatum to the camera!

Intelligence Director almost spat out each word:

"Wilson, representing the so-called Blue Star Alliance, has issued a final ultimatum to us, Divine Summer: within 72 hours, unconditionally surrender all star-patterned vibranium reserves and the ownership of the Xuanming Island ore vein, disband existing armed forces, accept the Alliance's 'supervision,' and publicly declare ourselves a vassal state of the American Guys! Otherwise..."

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes:

"...The American Guys will lead all members of the Blue Star Alliance to launch a full-scale extermination war against us, Divine Summer! Currently, all naval forces of the American Guys and their allies in the Pacific are detected rapidly converging towards our East Sea!"

Dead silence!

Absolute dead silence enveloped the entire conference room!

Terrifying Level 80 sea beasts!

Level 50 human powerhouses!

The Blue Star Alliance army, pouring out in full force!

Every word was like a heavy hammer, fiercely striking everyone's hearts!

Immense fear and despair, like a cold tide, instantly drowned the slight warmth brought by Kraken's survival.

"Bastards! These damned American Guys! Damned bandits!"

"They never learn! When we defeated the Polar Giant Crab, we should have pressed on and wiped them out directly!"

Lei Zhen's eyes were bloodshot, his fists clenching with a cracking sound, yet he felt a surge of powerlessness.

Level 80... what kind of concept was that?

The menshen mecha would probably be just slightly harder toys in front of it!

However,

Qin Zhenshan shook his head with a solemn expression.

"The American Guys have the Freemasons; even if we had launched a full-scale war against them at that time, we would have only ended up humiliated."

"Hahahahaha! The American Guys have the Freemasons, and Divine Summer also has us, Kunlun Ruins!"

"Now, War God Qin!"

Jiang Zhenyue's voice rang out again, full of triumphant arrogance and certainty,

"You should be sober now, right?! Even if you can dig out that Kraken in four days, what can a mere Level 7 waste, with less than 2000 power, do in a war of this magnitude? Just be a snack for the Thorned Giant Serpent?!"

Song Qingshu scoffed in agreement:

"Maybe that Kraken will just climb out, see this spectacle, and immediately tuck its tail between its legs and flee back to the deep sea! Such a beast isn't even qualified to be a snack for our Rock-Armored Spirit Turtle!"

Pressure, like a mountain collapse and a tsunami, bore down on Qin Zheng.

He slowly closed his eyes, his chest heaving violently.

When he opened them again, his eyes were filled with a resolute iron-gray.

His gaze swept across the room, his voice calm yet carrying an undeniable final decision:

"Immediately submit an application to the council!"

"Effective immediately, Divine Summer enters the highest wartime state! All strategic meat reserves will prioritize supplying Kunlun Ruins' Rock-Armored Spirit Turtle!"

"All 'menshen' mecha units, all naval vessels, army mobile units, and all air force fighter jets are to cancel all leave, deploy all personnel, penetrate deep into the sea, and hunt high-energy mutated sea beasts at all costs!"

His voice suddenly rose, like a drawn sword:

"Objective! At all costs! The Rock-Armored Spirit Turtle must be evolved to Level 80 or above... in the shortest possible time!"

"The fate of Divine Summer rests on this battle!!!"

"Yes—!"

The earth-shattering response carried both tragedy and determination.

"Hahaha! A wise choice!"

Jiang Zhenyue stroked his beard and laughed heartily, full of self-satisfaction,

"War God Qin, rest assured, my Spirit Turtle has unparalleled defense. Once it advances to Level 80, blocking that American Guys' long worm will be absolutely no problem!"

Song Qingshu even glanced triumphantly at Qin Zheng, sneering:

"War God Qin, that vibranium-wasting drilling project, can it be stopped now? What's the point of rescuing a useless creature, other than wasting food? Compared to our Rock-Armored Spirit Turtle, he's a joke!"

The Kunlun Ruins group,

Surrounded by their disciples, laughed wildly and strode away.

In the conference room, the atmosphere was suffocatingly oppressive.

An official approached Qin Zheng and whispered:

"War God... that drilling project... vibranium is indeed scarce... should we pause it for now...?"

"Build it!"

Qin Zheng suddenly turned his head, his gaze sharp as a knife, fiercely pinning the official's face,

"Why not build it! Kraken possesses the ability to foresee the future; he represents infinite possibilities! The sooner he is freed, the more hope Divine Summer has! Execute the order!"

Qin Zheng knew very well that,

Currently, the nationwide feeding of Kunlun Ruins' Rock-Armored Spirit Turtle was merely a desperate measure to counter the American Guys' attack.

Kraken,

Was the true National Guardian Beast in his heart!

"Yes!"

The official trembled in fear and quickly bowed his head.

Qin Zheng's gaze turned back to Intelligence Director, his voice extremely low, yet carrying a bone-chilling coldness:

"Intelligence Director, the American Guys repeatedly receiving aid from giant beasts far beyond their own strength is absolutely abnormal! I suspect they are being used as pawns by alien races!"

"Your intelligence department, immediately use all resources, including the highest-level sleeper agents, to investigate for me! Who are the 'strange' people who have appeared around Wilson recently! I want to know the truth!"

"Yes! I guarantee the mission will be completed!"

Intelligence Director nodded heavily, his figure quickly disappearing out the door... Three days passed swiftly amidst suffocating pressure and a nationwide frenzy of war mobilization.

"War God!"

When Intelligence Director reappeared in Qin Zheng's office, his eyes were bloodshot but gleamed with sharp light.

He placed a top-secret document on the table.

"It's been investigated! The Sea God Cult! The mastermind behind it is an organization called the 'Sea God Cult'! Both the previous Polar Giant Crab and the current Thorned Giant Serpent originated from their hands! And the core members of this organization... upon confirmation, are not of our race! Their life fluctuation characteristics highly match the 'Shadow Scale Clan' described in Lord Kraken's warning!"

Snap!

The pen in Qin Zheng's hand instantly snapped!

He suddenly stood up, his eyes bursting with terrifying brilliance:

"Indeed! It is them! The vanguard of the Shadow Scale Clan... driving a tiger to swallow a wolf... what a vicious scheme!"

"That idiot Wilson! He's inviting a wolf into his house! If Divine Summer falls, the American Guys will be next!" Intelligence Director gritted his teeth.

Qin Zheng quickly calmed down and said in a deep voice:

"Immediately send all intelligence we have on the Shadow Scale Clan and the Sea God Cult, as well as Kraken's complete warning, to the American Guys' White House via the highest encrypted channel!"

"Attach my personal letter: I hope President Wilson will prioritize the overall situation of the Blue Star, pull back from the brink, and not bring joy to our enemies and pain to our loved ones! Divine Summer is willing to stand with the American Guys to resist foreign enemies!"

"Yes!"

...American Guys, White House, underground strategic intelligence room.

A huge circular screen was playing the encrypted data sent from Divine Summer.

The biological characteristics and social structure of the Shadow Scale Clan, images of Kraken's prophetic stone, clues about the Sea God Cult's activities... all pieces of evidence gradually became clear.

The conference room was dead silent, and the faces of the American Guys' high-ranking officials and generals changed constantly.