297: What cannot be avoided will ultimately be avoided.

"Grand Secretary, news just came from Meijian Country saying they are also aware of this matter."

"However, because the situation developed too quickly, no one expected Huaxia Country to actually make a move this time! So they told us to wait a little longer. Although Huaxia's actual drill has already begun, it's still uncertain where the opponent's dongfeng express will ultimately land."

"Once their cruise interception system detects that the dongfeng express is indeed flying in our direction, it will still be timely to implement countermeasures and intercept it."

Upon hearing this, the Grand Secretary was so infuriated that he couldn't help but curse out loud!

"He's spouting nonsense!!"

"If their thing really flies into our airspace, everything will be too late."

"By the time they take countermeasures, I'm afraid our Yamato Nation will have become a historical relic!"

Beside him, the Minister of Defense was also dizzy from the scolding, scurrying around like Ant on a hot pan.

"How about, how about we immediately contact Huaxia Country and ask them to change the launch trajectory?"

"Don't they have an ancient saying, 'A wise man submits to circumstances'? The express has just been launched, there's still room for maneuver. I believe with Huaxia Country's current technology, they can definitely change the final flight trajectory of the express."

"Once it's too late, I'm afraid we'll really have to bear it ourselves."

On the other side, the main combat faction, hearing this, paled in shock and quickly stepped forward to retort.

"Absolutely not! Grand Secretary! Absolutely not!! If we really do that, won't our Yamato Nation become the laughingstock of the world!"

"We just held a press conference a few minutes ago, saying we would definitely protect all citizens of our Sakura Country from disaster. This act of retreating without a fight, isn't it equivalent to directly raising our hands in surrender? This is even more humiliating than when our ancestors were utterly defeated!"

"Moreover, in such a situation, if the citizens see what we've done, if we don't even have the courage to resist, it will completely chill their hearts."

The Grand Secretary, hearing this, furrowed his brows and found himself in a dilemma.

He wanted to protect the safety of his citizens, but he also didn't want to lose face.

But if he continued to stall like this, time would become even more pressing, and once the event occurred, there would be no turning back.

In desperation, he could only grit his teeth and make a decision in his heart.

"Initiate full aerial interception!! Do everything you can to shoot this thing down for me!"

"If you can't shoot it down, not a single one of your positions will be safe!"

"You're fed and housed well every day, but when it comes to the crunch, you can't even solve a problem like this. What good are you!"

The Grand Secretary of Sakura Country was now cornered and could only bite the bullet, issuing orders for his country's defense system to intercept.

Regarding the imminent threat, to be honest, he had no confidence at all. He could only silently pray in his heart, hoping that the current national defense capabilities could resolve the matter.

If the express really landed.

Then his final recourse would only be to use the power of international public opinion to issue a strong humanitarian condemnation against Huaxia Country!

As things stood, his lifeline was completely in the hands of others.

What a tragedy!

Time was ticking away, minute by minute.

In the Sakura Country's combat command center, everyone stared intently at the large screen, praying that it was all just a joke from Huaxia Country.

But soon, the red dot flickering at the edge of the screen made them completely abandon their last hope.

No one knew who suddenly cried out in the huge command center.

The next second, everyone's eyes widened in fury, their attention fixed on that flickering red dot.

The red dot was flying at an incredibly fast speed; in just a few breaths, it had advanced several positions on the large screen.

Calculating at this speed, the express could reach the near-shore waters of Sakura Country in at most two minutes!

In less than three minutes, it could directly reach the sky above the Grand Secretary's council hall!!!

"Target has entered the Level 3 alert range, maximum speed has exceeded Mach 20! It is about to reach the maximum electromagnetic interference range!"

The technical staff shouted, reporting the observation in real-time.

"Activate long-range electromagnetic interference interception!!"

With the command from the Minister of Operations, the entire command hall quickly sprang into action.

"Long-range electromagnetic interference activated!!"

"Power has reached the extreme threshold!"

The technical staff furiously typed on the command computer, their fingers moving so fast they created afterimages.

But unfortunately, after ten seconds, the red dot flickering on the detection radar screen still showed no sign of stopping, continuing its direct approach to the mainland with a piercing alarm.

"Minister! This thing doesn't seem to be aimed at the near-shore direction; its destination looks more like our Parliament Hall!"

The sweating technical staff member threw his hands up, pushed away the keyboard in front of him, and completely gave up struggling.

"Baka!"

A furious curse rang out, followed by a crisp slap.

The technical staff member covered his face, crimson blood trickling from the corner of his mouth; it seemed the slap had knocked out a tooth.

"Anti-air missile interception!! Immediately activate the anti-air missile system for me!"

"Minister, all anti-air missiles are ready!"

"Launch! Launch them all out for me!!"

"Immediately call the Grand Secretary and tell him to evacuate to the underground safe room! The defense level there can withstand the maximum extent of an attack!"

"Yes, Minister!"

...For a moment.

In the mainland of Sakura Country, countless anti-missile systems that were originally hidden in the dark revealed their fangs.

Overwhelming anti-missile missiles were launched into the sky like a swarm of locusts.

Since the quality of interception was limited, they could only rely on quantity to win.

When countless missiles intertwined in the depths of the sky, forming a giant network of firepower, perhaps they had a glimmer of a chance to intercept this express from space beforehand.

That's right.

The dongfeng express was not an ordinary flying object traveling within the atmosphere.

Once launched, it could easily break through the atmosphere, then fall from space to complete its third stage of acceleration.

Trying to block it with anti-air missiles was as difficult as trying to hit a sniper rifle bullet with a handgun bullet fired head-on in mid-air.

The result, naturally, was obvious!

The almost fully deployed missiles flew wildly in the sky like headless chickens, but still failed to hit the express falling from the sky. Not only that, the express easily broke through a full ten layers of firepower networks, plummeting straight towards the ground.

And watching the red dot on the radar screen get closer and closer, everyone in the Combat Operations Department closed their eyes in despair!

They knew that what couldn't be avoided, ultimately couldn't be avoided!