84: The US is so clever for its own good!

"What should we do?"

Wilson suddenly turned his head, his face contorted by madness and despair, and he waved his arms,

"We, America! Have dominated the Blue Star for nearly a century! We were, and we must continue to be the Overlord! We have the world's most powerful military! We have the most nuclear bombs! Divine Summer? A parvenu who rose by luck! They think they can shake our position? Pipe dreams!!"

He suddenly looked at the head of the Strategic Command, his voice hoarse but filled with hysterical determination:

"Transmit my highest directive! Immediately! All national intercontinental missile silos! All strategic nuclear submarines! Enter maximum readiness state! All nuclear warheads... unlock to pre-launch procedures!"

"Mr. President, forgive my bluntness, but nuclear bombs alone do not seem enough to make Divine Summer wary now."

Elias interjected.

"Yes! Divine Summer might not fear our nuclear bombs!"

Wilson grinned maliciously, his eyes flickering with destructive madness,

"But what about other countries?! Immediately announce our 'Doomsday Allocation' plan to the world!"

"Warn Divine Summer—if they dare set foot on American territory! Our five thousand-plus nuclear bombs deployed globally will be randomly fired according to predetermined coordinates at the capitals and major cities of the other 196 countries on the Blue Star! If we die... we die together! Let all humanity be buried with us!"

Admiral Halsey was stunned for a moment, and then a pathological ecstasy appeared on his face,

and he suddenly slapped his thigh:

"Brilliant! Mr. President! This plan is truly brilliant! Haven't the Divine Summer people always publicized the threat of the Shadow Scale Clan? Haven't they called for global unity? If they dare to attack, they will be the criminals who drag all humanity down! This massive anti-humanity label... they cannot bear it!"

Inside the Command Center,

A group of American high officials and generals seemed to grasp a life-saving straw,

all showing joy and celebrating prematurely!

"Hahaha! This way, our fate is tied to all humanity!"

"If Divine Summer moves against us, they will be enemies of the entire world!"

"Don't they pride themselves on being a responsible great power? Let's see if they dare to incur universal condemnation!"

"Perfect! This is the wisdom of America!"

Soon,

The American government issued this earth-shattering, utterly insane announcement to the world!

The announcement gravely reiterated that America was facing an "unreasonable threat,"

and attached a shocking "Global Nuclear Strike Allocation Map"!

It clearly marked the number of American nuclear bombs that the major cities of nearly two hundred countries worldwide would be "allocated"!

In an instant, the world was in uproar!

The other nations on the Blue Star, who were originally just watching the show, were instantly dumbfounded,

[WTF?! What does this have to do with us Gauls?! Why does Paris have to take 100 nuclear bombs?! American Guys, screw you!]

[F*ck! Who did our Kangaroo Country offend?! None of Sydney or Melbourne are safe?!]

[American psychos! You can't beat Divine Summer, so you take the whole world hostage?! Shameless! Despicable!]

[God... stop these maniacs...]

[Protest! Strong protest! Where is the UN?! Stop them!]

The internet was instantly filled with curses and panic!

Yet many American netizens, after a brief shock, shamelessly began to rationalize and support it:

[Oh, this is a necessary choice for freedom and democracy. Blame Divine Summer's aggressiveness!]

[Divine Summer forced us! They are the real culprits!]

[Peace-loving Divine Summer people, please stop! Don't force us!]

[We Americans will never yield! And we will never let Divine Summer people step onto our land!]

The conflict originally targeting Divine Summer and America was instantly shifted by America's outrageous maneuver of "kidnapping all humanity,"

transforming into global fear and collective condemnation of America!

At the same time,

The Divine Summer Ministry of Foreign Affairs also issued a response to this incident.

There was no anticipated thunderous rage,

no stern condemnation or refutation,

not even the slightest emotional fluctuation.

The spokesperson's voice, broadcast through the screen, was calm, as if stating a fact unrelated to themselves:

"We have taken note of the latest statement from the United States of America."

"Since the American government and its people so strongly resent and reject any form of Divine Summer aid, even going so far as to threaten the survival of global humanity..."

The spokesperson paused slightly,

looking calmly straight into the camera, speaking every word with perfect clarity:

"Therefore, the Divine Summer Republic solemnly announces: All forces of our nation, including the Kraken, will strictly adhere to this wish and will absolutely not set foot on American territory."

"We also hope America... will look out for itself."

As the words fell,

The spokesperson nodded slightly and turned to leave the podium. No questions from reporters were answered.

The World: "???"

A brief, eerie silence enveloped everyone watching the events unfold.

It's... just over like that?!

This nuclear kidnapping, arguably the most insane and shameless in history... was just... lightly... accepted?!

[No... seriously? Divine Summer just... compromised?! It's over?!]

[God... I thought there would be at least a fierce diplomatic shouting match or even an ultimatum...]

[Wuwuwu... Is this Divine Summer? To prevent all humanity from plunging into a nuclear inferno, they are actually willing to swallow this humiliation...]

[Who said Divine Summer had hegemonic ambitions before? Step forward! This is the true responsibility of a great nation!]

[If America possessed the Kraken... the world would have been in chaos long ago...]

[Tears streaming... Truly... Compared to America, Divine Summer is simply too great!]

The tide of public opinion on the internet instantly reversed. Countless countries and citizens who had previously been suspicious of Divine Summer,

now felt an indescribable complex emotion surge in their hearts,

including relief, gratitude, and intense indignation toward America's shameless actions!

...America, West Coast Underground Command Center.

Dead silence.

All the officials and generals in the Command Center looked at each other, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.

"They... just agreed like that?"

A staff officer subconsciously mumbled, the smoothness of it making him feel incredibly strange and uneasy.

"Impossible! It's definitely a trick!"

President Wilson slammed the table. Far from showing joy, his face became even more savage and suspicious,

"The Divine Summer people are extremely cunning! Their main army has already mobilized! The Kraken has also disappeared! This must be a delaying tactic! They want to paralyze us! To make us drop our guard!"

He roared hysterically into the communicator: "Give the order! The entire military! Maintain the highest alert level! Turn the radar to maximum power! Sonar monitoring must not miss any anomalies! Especially the seabed! Divine Summer people love launching sneak attacks! They must be hiding in the nearby waters! Waiting for us to relax so they can deliver a fatal blow!"