232: hard choice

Boom.

With a loud bang, MacArthur's solid wood table instantly shattered into pieces.

After hearing Lin Tianwei's incredibly domineering statement, MacArthur roared in anger, saying:

"This is outrageous, absolutely outrageous."

"When did a Tiger-style ever make America surrender?"

Overwhelming rage consumed MacArthur's reason, causing him to lose control and slam his fist heavily onto the wooden table in front of him.

Wood splinters deeply embedded in MacArthur's skin, making him bleed profusely.

However, he didn't care in the slightest.

His mind was filled only with Lin Tianwei's seemingly arrogant words... surrender or die!

Who did the Tiger King think he was?

He had only just defeated America's elite forces, so what right did he have to demand such a choice from America?

At this moment, MacArthur still didn't know that Lin Tianwei's Domineering declaration was aimed at the entire Blue Star.

He still thought it was just Lin Tianwei delivering an ultimatum to him.

An ultimatum to America.

However, as the anger receded, it was replaced by deep fear.

And boundless despair.

Annihilated.

Completely annihilated.

All of America's elite forces were completely annihilated.

Annihilated by the Tiger King with the strength of a single Tiger-style.

Facing such a powerful opponent, did America, having lost its elite forces, truly have the strength to fight again?

If it refused to surrender, would America truly face death?

Could they really withstand the mad Tiger King?

Fear even made MacArthur's heart stop beating, and his face turned incredibly pale.

After taking several deep breaths of fresh air, he finally managed to recover slightly.

His eyes filled with confusion, MacArthur slumped weakly onto the sofa.

At this moment, he didn't look like America's decision-maker, but rather like a helpless loser.

A moment later, MacArthur seemed to remember something and cried out in a panic: "Adolf, where is Adolf?"

"Adolf, come in quickly, I need to discuss something with you."

However, MacArthur's shouts received no response.

After a long time, MacArthur realized that his deputy, Adolf, was the commander of this battle.

He had left his side to participate in that terrible battle.

"Etna, quickly tell me what's going on now?"

This time, MacArthur finally called out to the right person.

As the channel connected, Etna's voice soon came from the other side, saying:

"General MacArthur, our current situation is very bad."

"Although we only have one day, I think it's better for us to make a decision sooner rather than later."

"Others might still have time to observe."

"But as the Tiger King's neighbor, if we delay in making a choice, what awaits us might be death."

Hearing Etna's words, MacArthur was stunned and asked: "What do you mean by that?"

"Others? Does it mean that others have also been given an ultimatum by the Tiger King?"

Looking at the bustling data analyst communication channel, Etna sighed and said:

"The Tiger King's ambition is far greater than what General MacArthur, you imagine."

"His ultimatum was not only given to America."

"The entire Blue Star has received his shameless declaration of overlordship."

"Everyone, like us, is facing the most difficult choice."

Hiss.

MacArthur gasped.

The entire Blue Star had received the Tiger King's domineering statement, which meant that the Tiger King had the power to spread his will across the entire Blue Star.

This terrifying power was simply astounding.

But then MacArthur breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Although the Tiger King's strength was ten thousand times more terrifying than imagined.

But it was good.

It was good that this time, America was not the only one facing the Tiger King.

At least he wasn't the only one with a headache.

It was also time for others to experience the Tiger King's difficulty.

Even, there was even a possibility.

Perhaps there was still hope.

Thinking of this, MacArthur's eyes lit up, and a light called hope flickered within them.

The Tiger King was truly arrogant to the extreme.

He actually made such a domineering declaration to the entire Blue Star, actively standing against all living beings.

Although America had lost, Blue Star had not yet lost.

With the combined strength of the entire Blue Star, they would definitely be able to eliminate the Tiger King.

By then, America would still be that powerful America.

It would only take a little time for America, temporarily in trouble, to emerge from its current shadow and rise again.

To stand at the pinnacle of Blue Star once more.

Thinking of this, MacArthur eagerly asked: "What do the others say?"

"Are they preparing to unite and resist the Tiger King together?"

"They absolutely cannot sit idly by like us."

"With the combined strength of all humanity, I refuse to believe we can't take down a Tiger-style."

"Tiger-style? It should be kept in a Zoo as a plaything for humans to admire."

However, facing MacArthur's incredibly confident statement, Etna's expression was difficult to describe.

He glanced at the data analyst channel, which was full of comments like "Let's surrender."

Although there were also silent people, at least no one took the lead in saying they wanted to initiate resistance.

Thinking of this, Etna honestly said: "General MacArthur, things might be a little different from what you imagine."

"These foolish people are very short-sighted and lack the spirit of resistance."

"They actually decided to surrender to the Tiger King."

"They are simply traitors to humanity, utterly despicable."

Although Etna also wanted to say, "Let's surrender," considering that he was facing General MacArthur, he ultimately did not make such an irrational statement.

Even America's strongest forces had been completely annihilated by the Tiger King without a single casualty, so how could America have any chance of recovery?

Etna's words made MacArthur's face turn ashen; he never expected that at such a time, no one would stand up.

After some thought, he finally asked: "What do China and Russia say?"

People from those small places were just fickle opportunists; only the choices of these two large places were worth paying attention to.

Facing MacArthur's inquiry, Etna reviewed all the chat records.

He finally found that Zhang Lin and Ochulov were silent, as if they weren't in this channel.

With such a major event happening, it was naturally impossible for the two of them not to be present.

The only possibility was that neither of them could make a choice.

Unable to make the most correct choice at such a moment, which would determine the fate of countless people.

They were still hesitating, still wavering, about what the most correct choice truly was.

Seeing this, Etna cautiously replied: "General MacArthur, neither of them has made any statement."

"Perhaps they are not in the data analyst communication channel."

"After all, our data analyst channel is just a niche channel, and not that many people pay attention to it."

Niche channel?

He could fool himself with such words, but he shouldn't take them seriously.

Although the data analyst channel was not the most precise channel, as truly important decisions for the entire Blue Star still needed to be discussed by the main leaders of various countries.

However, as a front-line channel for the trends of various countries, the words in the data analyst channel often represented the direction.

And now, Zhang Lin and Ochulov's silence, to a large extent, proved their attitude.

They naturally couldn't be absent from the channel; the reason they weren't speaking might indicate that they were already leaning towards another choice.

After all, if they chose to resist, the time humanity had to organize this resistance was not long.

One day, twenty-four hours!

Let alone uniting all of humanity, even just getting America's elite forces to assemble was unrealistic.

America had prepared for a full month in advance for this earth-shattering punitive plan.

Thinking of this, MacArthur's face turned ashen, and he cursed under his breath: "Cowards, all of them cowards."

"How foolish must you be to plan to surrender to a Tiger-style? It's simply a disgrace to humanity!"

After a pause, MacArthur said to Etna: "Go to your channel and send a signal."

"That is, America is willing to organize this resistance, and ask how many people are willing to respond."

Etna was stunned.

Resistance?

General MacArthur still planned to resist?

Had he not seen the corpses of the Tiger-style, tianqing no., Black Fiend, Natters, and countless American elites?

Did America truly still have the strength to resist?

However, MacArthur was, after all, America's decision-maker, and Etna had no choice but to listen to him, so he could only bite the bullet and speak:

"Ladies and gentlemen, are you truly content to surrender to a Tiger-style?"

"Humanity will never yield."

"America is willing to take the lead in organizing resistance against the Tiger King; you only need to respond."

"It's time to stand up and fight against this demon who attempts to enslave all humanity."

"I believe you will not fail to see the situation clearly and make the wrong choice at this most critical moment."

Etna had considered many possibilities.

Perhaps everyone would reject or perhaps agree to his proposal.

However, Etna never imagined that the channel, which had just been boiling like hot water, would fall into an eerie silence after his statement.

It was as if he had used administrator privileges to mute everyone at once.

No one spoke again.

Half a minute.

One minute.

Three minutes... ten minutes!

The data analyst channel seemed to have died, and no one spoke again.

Recalling the scene where a single call would elicit a hundred responses, Etna felt deeply hurt.

At the same time, a sense of desolation arose in his heart; when had he fallen to such a state?

Sighing, Etna replied to MacArthur: "General MacArthur, the situation might be a little different from what you imagine."

"For a full ten minutes, not a single person responded to my call."

"These foolish people might have already been scared out of their wits by the Tiger King and have no will to resist at all."

"Even with America's guidance, they are still unwilling to stand up and resist."

"These useless people only deserve to be the Tiger King's food; they are not worthy of being America's vassals."

An answer that was both expected and unexpected.

MacArthur had long known that these opportunists were unreliable.

After a moment of thought, MacArthur said to Etna: "This matter still needs to be deliberated at length."

"Don't worry, I will make the most correct choice within one day."

"The correct choice that can continue to guide America towards prosperity and strength."

With that, MacArthur directly hung up the communication.

The evening sun streamed in through the window, hitting him and making him appear incredibly desolate.

A deep sense of powerlessness arose spontaneously.

Blue Star, the times have changed!

---

After seeing Etna's outrageous statement, Tofur couldn't help but run to the small channel and speak:

"Etna really treats others like fools."

"Who doesn't understand the principle of the early bird getting the worm?"

"Who would dare to be the first to openly oppose the Tiger King at this time?"

"The tide has already turned, yet he still pretends to be a leader for whom? It's truly disgusting."

"To put it bluntly, America?"

"It is even inferior to our Lu Country."

"If it weren't for the distance, I'd really want to go and mock this fallen dog."

"If it weren't for the wrong stance, I'd really want to praise the Tiger King for fighting such a beautiful battle."

"With absolute strength, he achieved victory without losing a single soldier."

"And he completely annihilated all of America's forces."

"Such a battle outcome is truly unprecedented in human history."

"How many times weaker must one's strength be to cause such an exaggerated effect?"

In fact, this battle also made Tofur feel uneasy.

Although Lin Tianwei had always shown incredible strength, he had not displayed overwhelming power.

Or rather, in order to maintain a game of cat and mouse, Lin Tianwei had not completely pushed his opponent into despair.

It wasn't until his true form descended that he completely displayed his crushing power.

It wasn't until the dust settled that Tofur suddenly realized.

The ultimate victor of this battle between America and the Tiger King would actually be the Tiger King, this Tiger-style, which was simply incredible.

Was America not strong?

No.

America had already displayed enough power to crush everything.

The cutting-edge combat forces it dispatched, each one was capable of easily annihilating a country.

And it was this terrifying cutting-edge combat force that America dispatched a total of three at once.

Not only that, even that elite force was powerful enough.

Gundam-style standardized mechas.

Terrifying Transformer.

Various high-tech weapons.

Accumulated, this was a terrifying and unparalleled force.

So America's failure was not because it was not strong, but because it was not strong enough.

Not strong enough to match the even more terrifying strength of Lin Tianwei.

Or rather, it was because the Tiger King was excessively strong; any country facing him would only be defeated.

It was precisely under these circumstances that everyone fell silent at the mention of resisting Lin Tianwei.

In the face of Lin Tianwei's incredibly powerful strength, no one could muster the courage to resist.

This was also the main reason why everyone completely ignored Etna.

As soon as Tofur finished speaking, Kolado began his statement, saying:

"I have reason to suspect that America is fishing, to be able to say such an absurd thing." (End of chapter)