Chapter 116: 3,000 Nuclear Bombs Break the Sky (1)
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Lunar base, control room.
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“Would you like to spend 100 tech points to raise Mathematics from 1.99 to 2.00?”
“Yes!”
Zhao Yu had only 15,000 tech points left, he had to be careful not to squander them, incrementing the seven basic sciences one bit at a time.
Once he had increased all seven basic sciences to 2.00, the Type I Particle Black Hole Propulsion Device finally appeared on the exchange list.
The cost was within his estimation, only requiring 10,000 tech points.
“Do you want to spend 10,000 tech points to get the Type I Particle Black Hole
Propulsion Device?”
“Yes, sir!”
[Base: Level 2]
[Experience: 110800/300000]
[Technology Points: 4230]
[Type I particle black hole thruster under construction. Time remaining: 7 days.]
“7 days should be enough time!”
Zhao Yu let out a sigh of relief. The gravitational wave detector indicated that the Moro fleet would not reach the Inferno frontline for another 15 days.
Before the enemy arrived, his s.p.a.ceship would be modified. Although it was not as advanced as the enemy’s, his Type 1 Particle Black Hole Propulsion Device could level the playing field in terms of speed.
Earth, Xia Du Base.
“We have received a transmission from the Moon!”
Colonel Chu and others were busy with nuclear bomb deployment when someone suddenly reported the situation.
Everyone was surprised and immediately inquired about what the extraterrestrial beings on the Moon had said.
“The Moon has issued a warning to us, stating that if one of their Sky Shriekers goes missing or is damaged on the Blue Star, for any reason, they will launch a Star Destroyer cannon towards the area with the densest activity of life forms on our Blue Star…”
“What?!
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“This is outrageous!!”
“How can a mining machine be compared with a living person?!”
“This is too much!
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People expressed their outrage.
Senator Zhou, however, heaved a sigh of relief, “It seems they haven’t noticed our activities yet…”
“The chances are slim…”
Colonel Chu shook his head, “The move to mobilize nuclear weapons is too significant, they couldn’t have missed it. I think they haven’t mentioned it because they are likely unable to stop it at the moment…”
“Unable to stop?”
The council members looked confused.
Colonel Chu nodded, “The Universal Federation must have put tremendous pressure on them, making them hesitant to act rashly now…”
“This means, we just need to break through the Protective Shield’s defenses, and we’ve succeeded…”
“What are we waiting for then? Get them moving!”
“Yes, we can’t afford any delays, breaking through the Protective Shield is the key!”
Without wasting any time, they picked up their keys, entered their unique councilor’s codes, and activated the nuclear commands.
Biyang City, located overseas near the North Pole, was chosen as the main location for the attack on the Protective Shield.
Mid-air, over a thousand fighter jets were live broadcasting the attack on the Protective Shield to the world, each equipped with a camera.
Almost everyone around the globe was glued to their TVs, closely watching the Earth’s joint counterattack operation.
“The aliens will definitely try to stop us, we have to find a way to fight back…”
“Don’t worry, our Earth’s think tanks surely have various contingency plans…”
“In my opinion, this attack on Biyang City might just be a decoy, the real attack could be somewhere else…”
“Will the person above please shut up, don’t leak any secrets…”
At this moment, the world was watching. Everyone was on edge, worrying that the aliens might interrupt at the crucial moment.
Many even temporarily abstained from eating meat, praying for the operation to go smoothly.
“What do you think, how will the aliens respond?”
“They have a robot army, 1 think they might deploy them to fight…”
“Not scared, we have millions of troops stationed in Biyang City, and dozens of aircraft carriers at the sea…”
“Maybe they will send warships to attack Biyang City…”
“Yes, I once had the privilege to see an alien transport ship, it was incredibly huge, covering the sky, at least 10 kilometers long…”
“If their transport ships are 10 kilometers long, wouldn’t their warships be even more terrifying?!”
“Can we really win?!”
“We must win, justice will prevail!”
Many people spoke confidently about winning, but deep down they were worried, fearful of losing this battle.
Because they understood that if they lost, the Blue Star would enter an age of eternal darkness, with no light to speak of.
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It’s started!”
In the live broadcast, a ground launch pad opened, revealing a rocket carrying a nuclear weapon equivalent to 100,000 tons of TNT.
With a violent tremble, the missile took off, speeding towards the sky.
Over a thousand fighter jets aimed their cameras at the nuclear-armed rocket, watching from afar.
The rocket climbed rapidly. In a short while, it had pierced through the clouds.
Just as it was about to enter outer s.p.a.ce, a laser suddenly came down from above.
“Boom—!”
The nuclear bomb, not yet detonated, was triggered at that moment, exploding high in the sky.
A mushroom cloud appeared out of nowhere, the sky’s clouds instantly cleared, forming a vacuum zone.
Visible shockwaves spread around.
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It’s been intercepted!!”
Everyone watching this scene around the globe felt a harsh tug at their hearts.
“Look, there are more rockets!”
As people were struggling with the reality, on the ground, over a hundred missile launchers stood up. One after another, rockets carrying nuclear weapons ascended rapidly, heading towards the mushroom cloud.
“Boom-!” “Boom-!” “Boom-!
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Lasers shot down from outer s.p.a.ce, continuously triggering the nuclear weapons on the rockets prematurely.
The entire sky was filled with nothing but the light and smoke from various explosions.
“We must win!!”
“Come on!!”
The internet was flooded with words of encouragement. The global community stood united against a common enemy, demonstrating a level of unity never seen before.
“Wait, look at the shockwaves…”
Someone sharp-eyed noticed that the fighter jet’s camera had zoomed in.
Higher up in the sky, layers of visible shockwaves, like huge waves, burst through the horizon, reaching the heavens.
“Sizzle —!”
From beyond the sky, ripples started appearing on the visible transparent sky curtain, causing people to feel extremely excited.
“It’s working!”
People soon found that these shockwaves seemed to disrupt the laser system, causing the nuclear weapons, which would normally be detonated at a certain height, to ascend further, flying an extra third of the distance before detonation.
A number was rapidly changing on the bottom of the live broadcast screen.
“150…166…215…”
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215 nuclear bombs have been launched already…”
“300…”
As more nuclear bombs were launched, the height of the mushroom clouds also increased.
This meant that the origin of the laser shots was affected by the shockwaves.
“I get it, the laser system is indeed strong, but within the planet, where there’s atmosphere, it’s easily disrupted by shockwaves, delaying its lock-on time…”
“As long as our shockwaves are continuous, we can eventually break through the laser system’s lock, and finally destroy the Protective Shield!”
On the internet, some amateur scientists seemed to understand the key to this attack.
And indeed, just like they said, the Earth’s nuclear bombs were being launched one after another, like they were free.
The mushroom clouds from the explosions grew bigger and bigger. Later on, a single nuclear bomb’s mushroom cloud was even larger than the cloud from a hundred nuclear bombs previously.
“We’ve reached the megaton range…”
“I wonder what the yield is now!”
“Judging by the range, it should be at least 10 million TNT equivalent. This is absolutely ridiculous, one could destroy an island…”
“A thousand nuclear bombs have been launched, that’s one-tenth of our reserves…”
“The effect is obvious, the mushroom clouds are very close to outer s.p.a.ce where the lasers are coming from…”
“Faster!”
“Go for it!”
People all over the world were excited, wishing they could turn into a nuclear bomb themselves and break through a few meters into the sky.
“1500…”
“2000…”
The closer they got to outer s.p.a.ce, the slower the nuclear bombs seemed to break through.
People’s hearts were in their throats, their eyes unblinking as they stared at the sky on their screens.
“3000…”
“Boom —!”
Above the sky, one rocket broke through the encirclement, hitting a base point before the laser could fire.
With a thunderous bang, the transparent shield in the sky shattered like gla.s.s, scattering in all directions.
In just a quarter of an hour, the sky curtain covering the entire globe disappeared completely.
“We’ve won!”
“We’ve achieved victory!!!”
The Protective Shield was broken, several fighter jets raced across the sky, daring to cross the clouds and fly into outer s.p.a.ce.
“There’s no attack, no lasers, we’ve really succeeded!
The whole world cheered.
But soon, people noticed a change on the screen.
The fighter jets that had flown into outer s.p.a.ce aimed their cameras at the universe.
In the screen, the vast universe, not too far away, was sparkling with constant fireworks.
Like billions of bundles of fireworks bursting open, bright and spectacular.
“Looking at the location, it seems to be near Mars…”
“Where do fireworks come from in s.p.a.ce?”
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No, this is a war, a war on a cosmic scale!”
“It must be the Galactic Federation fighting the evil moon aliens….”