Chapter 250: The Prelude to the Final Battle?
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In the heavily guarded conference room, the atmosphere was so heavy it felt suffocating.
Operation Dragon Hunt, targeting the Dragon Kingdom's Aerospace Carrier, was like a taut bowstring, ready to loose a fierce arrow.
Before implementing this plan, US President Biden gathered all the high-ranking military generals into one room.
His serious expression and the solemn atmosphere allowed every general who stepped into the room to feel the gravity of the situation.
President Biden's expression was grim.
The generals before him were the core of the US military power!
And what they were about to face was an unprecedented, massive challenge from the Dragon Kingdom.
He waved his hand, signaling his assistant to play the footage of the Dragon Kingdom's Aerospace Carrier debut.
When the image of that massive and stunning Aerospace Carrier appeared on the screen, the entire room seemed to be shrouded by an invisible force, instantly becoming so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.
The Aerospace Carrier's sci-fi, imposing exterior was simply too shocking.
Those smooth yet powerful lines and the immense hull left anyone who caught even a glimpse of it deeply shocked.
It was like a steel behemoth from the future, floating in the air and exuding an awe-inspiring aura, seemingly declaring to the whole world that the Dragon Kingdom's technological prowess had reached a whole new level.
At the same time, it served as a reminder to all nations not to attempt to provoke a waking lion!
At this moment, an Air Force general broke the silence first!
His voice carried a hint of nervousness and urgency as he asked President Biden:
"Mr. President, what do our experts say?"
President Biden turned his head slowly, his gaze serious and sharp as he looked at him.
After a moment of silence, he spoke slowly:
"Our experts didn't say anything special, they just felt that given our country's current technological level and R&D progress, we shouldn't even think about developing something like this flying machine within at least fifty years."
His words were like a giant boulder thrown into a calm lake, instantly creating a thousand ripples.
The other generals looked at each other, seeing deep shock in each other's eyes—a sense of astonishment and disbelief at the rapid development of the Dragon Kingdom's technology.
In their past understanding, although the Dragon Kingdom had been striving to develop, it had always been putting all its effort into catching up to them, and there had always been a significant gap between them.
Yet now, upon witnessing the power of the Dragon Kingdom's Aerospace Carrier and looking back at their own country's technological achievements, they realized with a start that the Dragon Kingdom had already vanished behind them!
It had surged ahead of them like a dark horse!
The Dragon Kingdom's current technological prowess had already left them far behind.
A general couldn't help but clench his fists in anger, slamming one onto the table and roaring:
"Damn it, why didn't we have any intelligence on the Dragon Kingdom's Aerospace Carrier?"
"Are our CIA agents all a bunch of idiots?"
His face turned beet red, and flames of anger burned in his eyes!
He felt immense anger and frustration at the negligence of the intelligence department.
If they had known even a little bit of information beforehand, they wouldn't be so passive; at the very least, they could have made some preparations!
Yet the CIA provided nothing at all!
They were just like a bunch of useless bums!
President Biden shrugged helplessly, his eyes revealing a hint of exhaustion and frustration as he said:
"Don't talk about Smith like that; he's already been hospitalized from the anger."
"I don't blame him for this; I can only say that the Dragon Kingdom's intelligence security work is quite impressive."
"Besides, it's too late to say these things now. The urgent priority is to deal with this latest war weapon from the Dragon Kingdom."
Speaking of which, he paused, his eyes becoming even more solemn:
"Speaking of the latest, the Dragon Kingdom's Individual Combat Mecha are also quite troublesome!"
"If the Dragon Kingdom uses the Aerospace Carrier as a carrier to transport their Individual Combat Mecha, then it will be very difficult for us to deal with them!"
President Biden's words plunged everyone into imagination.
In their minds, they couldn't help but picture the silhouette of the Individual Combat Mecha that had once struck fear into the hearts of enemies on the battlefield and annihilated Daishin.
Those agile, heavily-armed Individual Combat Mecha had left a deep impression on them.
If the Individual Combat Mecha were combined with the Aerospace Carrier, it would give birth to the most powerful paratrooper unit in the world, the combat capability of which was simply unimaginable.
Thinking of this, they felt a shiver run through their bodies, as if they had already seen the terrifying scenes on future battlefields.
But at the same time, this fear only further fueled their determination to destroy the Aerospace Carrier.
They would absolutely not allow the Dragon Kingdom to act wantonly on the world stage with such a super weapon.
A burly general named Derek slowly stood up!
His brawny figure cast a huge shadow under the lights, giving people a sense of oppression like a small hill.
His eyes were firm and serious, and his tone carried an unquestionable determination:
"No matter what, we must destroy the Dragon Kingdom's Aerospace Carrier."
President Biden nodded slightly, expressing agreement: "That is certain."
However, General Derek waved his hand, his expression becoming even more solemn as he said:
"No, Mr. President, fellow generals, you might not understand what I am really trying to say."
An Army general said somewhat impatiently:
"Come on! Don't be mysterious; isn't this just a larger airplane?"
"I really don't know what the Dragon Kingdom is thinking! To actually come up with such a thing! Such a big target, are they testing whether our missiles are accurate or not?"
His words carried a hint of disdain, as if he hadn't truly realized the massive threat of the Aerospace Carrier.
He also thought everyone was being too nervous!
You have to know, they were the invincible US!
"If you think so, you are dead wrong!"
General Derek raised his voice, his eyes revealing a hint of disdain!
He stood up, and with heavy, powerful strides, walked over to the monitor frozen on the image of the Aerospace Carrier.
He extended a thick finger, pointing at the Aerospace Carrier on the screen, and said slowly:
"This Aerospace Carrier is far less simple than you imagine!"
"As far as I know, the true purpose of the Aerospace Carrier is not within the planet, but..."
He paused for a moment, then slowly raised his finger and pointed toward the sky.
Everyone looked in the direction his finger pointed. At first, they wore confused expressions, but subsequently, as they gradually understood the meaning behind General Derek's words, expressions of disbelief appeared in their eyes one after another.
General Derek looked at everyone's expressions and said seriously:
"Wake up, everyone!"
"The Dragon Kingdom is now preparing to explore the universe; they don't intend to include us anymore."
"If we don't destroy their Aerospace Carrier, in the future, we can only watch helplessly as they colonize planets outside our Blue Planet, leaving only scraps for us."
"And by that time, the Dragon Kingdom will be the nation with the most abundant resources on the Blue Planet, because they will possess the development rights to the entire universe."
"And when that time really comes, we can only gaze in envy; it won't even be a matter of jealousy anymore."
General Derek took a deep breath, as if marveling at the Dragon Kingdom's magnificent future space exploration plan, while also feeling deeply anxious about the US's future.
After speaking, he stopped talking and slowly walked back to his seat to sit down.
And at this moment, the people before him were all stunned.
The entire conference room fell into a dead, silent silence. Sometimes, silent stillness makes one feel the gravity of the situation more than noise.
At this moment, they finally truly and deeply realized that Operation Dragon Hunt was of great significance!
They could not tolerate the Dragon Kingdom stepping into the vast expanse of the universe alone; they would absolutely not allow others to take the first step. In their hearts, the Aerospace Carrier must be destroyed!
This was no longer just a military confrontation, but a life-and-death struggle concerning the US's status in the future world and even the universe.