318: Chapter 318 Planetary Bomber Cannon: Energy Accumulation Preparation!
Rumble!...
Upon receiving the highest-level launch command,
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silos deployed across Eagle Sauce territory
erupted simultaneously with a massive roar!
Watching the green dialogue boxes representing successful launches light up one after another on the large screen,
Charles laughed maniacally.
"Huaxia, oh Huaxia!"
"You have brought this upon yourselves!"
"Over 1,000 ICBMs—I want to see how on earth you intend to intercept them!"
“Hahaha!!!...”
In this world,
no nation's anti-missile system
is capable of intercepting over a thousand ICBMs simultaneously!
Even Huaxia's Xuan Nu Aerospace Fighter
absolutely cannot do it!
...
Meanwhile,
in Eagle Sauce airspace,
the Luan-niao Aerospace Mothership was cruising at a constant speed of Mach 10 in suborbital flight.
Suddenly,
a piercing alarm blared abruptly within the main control center!
"Warning!! Warning!!"
"A total of 1,162 intercontinental mushroom missiles within Eagle Sauce territory have been launched simultaneously!"
"Estimated time until they escape the Luan-niao's maximum interception range: 5 minutes and 23 seconds!"
"Authorize interception?"
"If no command is received, Luan-niao will initiate interception by default after a 60-second countdown!"
"60!..."
"59!..."
"58!..."
Hearing the alarm clearly,
Captain Gu Hongyi of the Qilong Ship's expression changed drastically.
Over a thousand intercontinental mushroom missiles...
Do they intend to drag all of humanity on the Blue Planet down with them???
One must realize
that it only takes about 5 minutes for an ICBM to transition from the boost phase, break through the atmosphere, and enter the mid-course suborbital flight phase!
Once they enter suborbit,
the difficulty of acquisition and interception increases exponentially!
If the numbers were smaller,
the Xuan-Nu Fighter Jet formations could still achieve a 100% interception rate.
But if more than 500 ICBMs are launched at once,
there is a certain possibility that some will be missed!
And 1,162 missiles...
Captain Gu Hongyi took a deep breath,
feeling incredibly fortunate in his heart.
Damn Eagle Sauce,
to be so utterly insane!
If the Luan-niao Aerospace Mothership had not already been commissioned,
this anti-human act of terror by Eagle Sauce
might actually have had a chance of succeeding!
Time was of the essence.
Captain Gu Hongyi had no time to overthink;
he quickly reported this emergency situation to the Huaxia Tactical Command Platform.
Shortly after,
the combat orders from Chief of Staff Zhou Wuzheng, Marshal of the Three Services, arrived.
"Qilong Ship, hear your orders!"
"Immediately intercept all intercontinental missiles launched by Eagle Sauce!"
"Once the interception mission is complete..."
Zhou Wuzheng fell silent for a moment.
His voice, suppressing endless fury,
rang out again in the main control center.
"Prepare the Planetary Bombardment Cannon for charging!"
"Proceed immediately to Huadun City!"
"Level the Pentagon!"
...
Eagle Sauce.
The Pentagon.
Inside the command center,
looking at the countless green indicators of successful ICBM launches,
the high-ranking Eagle Sauce military officials looked at each other,
unsure for a moment of what to do next.
At this time,
Charles, in the primary seat, had stopped his frantic laughter.
His face was full of mockery
as he looked at everyone present and spoke.
"Accomplices, why are you still standing there?"
"Come, take a seat!"
As soon as these words were spoken,
everyone's expressions instantly became exceptionally grim.
Seeing that no one moved,
Charles immediately burst into laughter.
"I say, everyone!"
"You've followed me for so long, and I personally promoted all of you!"
"You wouldn't be so foolish as to think you can distance yourselves from me now, would you?"
"No way, no way... you can't really be that naive, can you?"
"Isn't that right,"
"my dearest Chief Technology Officer, Joseph?"
Subjected to Charles's sarcasm,
Joseph's face turned as dark as coal.
Without hesitating for long,
Joseph took the lead and sat down in the deputy's seat.
Seeing this,
the others hesitated slightly before
also taking their seats one after another.
Charles was right...
Now that things had developed to this point,
none of Charles's old subordinates
could truly escape responsibility!
"Sigh!"
Joseph leaned back against his chair
and let out a long sigh.
"Mr. Secretary, if you really intended to do this, couldn't you have told me earlier to give me some psychological preparation?"
Charles replied with utter disdain.
"Tell you in advance?"
"Heh, so you could go and report me?"
Joseph was choked for words,
saying helplessly,
"Now I only hope"
"that Huaxia's Xuan-Nu fighters can intercept at least 1,000 of those ICBMs!"
"According to previous calculations,"
"if more than 150 Sentinel III ICBMs are detonated within a short period,"
"the Blue Planet will fall into a sunless nuclear winter!"
"The entirety of human civilization might be destroyed because of it!"
At this point,
a look of despair appeared on Joseph's face.
"Unfortunately..."
"intercepting over 1,000 ICBMs at once is something that absolutely cannot happen!..."
As soon as Joseph finished speaking,
the high-ranking Eagle Sauce military officials, who had just calmed down slightly,
saw their faces turn grim once again.
Eagle Sauce's Sentinel III ICBMs
each carry 15 nuclear warheads.
Any single one of them possesses an explosive power exceeding ten million tons of TNT equivalent,
which is greater than the explosive power of 100 'Little Boy' bombs!
No matter how miraculously powerful Huaxia's Xuan-Nu fighters were,
trying to intercept so many ICBMs simultaneously
was nothing but a pipe dream!
After hearing Joseph's words,
Charles remained indifferent.
"What is there to fear?"
"Even if we are to die, the Huaxia people will die first!"
Joseph said angrily,
"What do you mean they'll die first?"
"Lord Charles, this is the end of the world—the apocalypse!"
"No human on the Blue Planet will escape!"
Charles smiled and waved his hand.
"Who says we won't escape?"
"I didn't expend all this effort just to perish along with those damned Huaxia people!"
Hearing this,
Joseph asked suspiciously,
"Could you... have made some preparations in advance?"
Charles immediately burst into laughter,
saying triumphantly,
"Of course!"
"Having served as the Eagle Sauce Secretary of Defense for many years, I already foresaw that a full-scale mushroom war would eventually break out on the Blue Planet!"
"To tell you the truth, I had already thought of a perfect escape route during the early stages of the Yanhuang Elimination Project!"
"I'm not hiding it!"
"I have already sent people to secretly build an ultra-large-scale doomsday shelter 300 meters underground!"
"Even if the Blue Planet enters a permanent winter due to a mushroom war, it's those damned social dregs who will die!"
"While we, the elite, can peacefully enjoy a lifetime of happiness in the shelter!"
"As for the survival of human civilization..."
The madness on Charles's face grew even more intense.
"After I'm gone, what does it matter if the floods rise to the heavens?"
"Hahaha!..."
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