“Oh, right, we are also preparing to test our space-based weapons. If there's a slight miscalculation and we hit the territory of the Beautiful Country, we hope you won't mind.”
Upon hearing the Dragon Country spokesperson's blatant threat, the scene erupted in an uproar. They had never imagined that the Dragon Country, always advocating for peace, would have such a domineering moment.
In the Black Palace of the Beautiful Country, the Commander-in-Chief of the US military, upon witnessing this, burst into laughter.
“He’s flustered, he’s really flustered! It looks like we’ve truly struck a nerve this time.”
Hudson Allen, the representative from the Beautiful Country's Bayer Pharmaceutical Group, chimed in, “Precisely! Jing Mingqiu is finished! His shield is gone. If there are any further issues with the medical pod, the Dragon Country will either have to produce another scapegoat or reveal the true inventor.”
“No matter which choice the Dragon Country makes, it will be the best time for us to steal the genuine research data…”
While Hudson Allen was plotting his scheme, on the other side, Eddie Wutham, along with soldiers from Afghaniistan, finally managed to lift the core component of the laser emitter to Jing Mingqiu’s room after considerable effort.
With a sweeping blow, Jing Mingqiu sliced two approaching bio-mutants into minced meat. Without looking back, he said, “Eddie Wutham, you’ve worked hard. Just leave the item at the door, go to the adjacent room, close the door, and don’t worry about anything else. I’ll handle it.”
“Okay, okay!”
Eddie Wutham quickly directed his men to carefully avoid the still-writhing corpses of the bio-mutants on the ground. They placed the laser core on the floor, then quickly turned and fled into a nearby small room.
Their movement stirred the predatory instincts of the bio-mutants. Several smaller ones abandoned their attack on Jing Mingqiu and lunged towards Eddie Wutham and his men.
“All of you, come back!”
With a flick of his wrist, Jing Mingqiu unleashed more than ten grappling hooks from his wrist-mounted launcher. They pierced the flesh and bones of the smaller bio-mutants, securing them tightly.
Then, Jing Mingqiu raised his arm, the internal motor of the launcher spinning rapidly. The steel cables retracted swiftly, forcibly dragging them back.
*Clang, clang!*
With two quick slashes, Jing Mingqiu bisected the bio-mutants and then strode to the doorway. He single-handedly lifted the laser emitter that had taken over twenty of Eddie Wutham’s men to barely carry.
Next, Jing Mingqiu patted his waist, pulling out several cables and connecting them to the laser emitter.
After a brief delay, the indicator lights on the side of the laser emitter illuminated. Jing Mingqiu casually patted it a couple of times, revealing a satisfied smile.
“Not bad, not bad. Although the energy consumption is a bit high and many auxiliary devices are missing, it's enough to deal with these low-level pests!”
Saying this, Jing Mingqiu turned and, facing the smaller bio-mutants that had just revived and were climbing up from the ground, pulled the trigger.
Due to the removal of the aiming device, the scorching laser beams scattered, instantly filling the entire room. At this moment, Jing Mingqiu seemed like a blazing sun.
Hiding in the adjacent small room, Eddie Wutham suddenly smelled a pungent burning odor. Out of curiosity, he stood up and walked to the doorway. Just as he opened the door to peek, a wave of heat washed over him.
His skin instantly shriveled, and his hair began to burn. Eddie Wutham quickly shut the door and started rolling on the floor to extinguish the flames.
Five minutes later, Jing Mingqiu, drenched in water, pushed open the fire door of the small room. He raised an eyebrow at the disfigured Eddie Wutham and pulled a bottle of potion from his pocket, tossing it over.
“Eddie Wutham, there’s an old saying in our Dragon Country: curiosity killed the cat! You’re demonstrating this saying with your actions.”
Eddie Wutham took the potion and, without a second thought, drank it down. He then spoke with difficulty, “Professor Jing, are those monsters still there?”
“Completely dead,” Jing Mingqiu shrugged, pointing at a few people casually. “Your flesh will regenerate a bit, and it might feel itchy. To avoid scarring, remember to hold him down and prevent him from scratching himself.”
Having lived in a war-torn country, Eddie Wutham didn’t care about his appearance at all. He was about to ask Jing Mingqiu how he had eliminated the bio-mutants when the ground suddenly began to shake violently.
Everyone was terrified and scrambled to take cover.
Hudson Allen remained very calm. Instead of rushing to a corner, he first asked Jing Mingqiu, “Professor Jing, is this an earthquake? Or is this base going to self-destruct?”
Jing Mingqiu waved his hand, “Neither. It’s just the space-based weapon crashing down.”
After speaking, Jing Mingqiu looked up, gazing into the distance through the thick yellow sand above the base. Using the satellite's perspective, he saw a gray mushroom cloud erupting over a US military base more than a hundred kilometers away.
Trenches, bunkers, watchtowers, underground air-raid shelters.
Various sturdy military structures were reduced to nothing. With the detonation of large quantities of ammunition in the ordnance depot, the entire military base was engulfed in flames.
Upon hearing the report from his subordinates that their own space-based weapon had destroyed their own military base, the Commander-in-Chief of the US military was stunned. He quickly summoned Professor Reed Richards, the person in charge of the "God's Scourge."
“Didn’t you say that after precise calculations, it would definitely hit Jing Mingqiu? Why did the missile land on our own people!”
Professor Reed, who was brought in, remained very calm. “Your Excellency, first of all, this is the 'God's Scourge,' a high-density metal rod. It is not a missile, and its maneuverability is not that high.”
“Secondly, the technology for the 'God's Scourge' is not yet mature, and there is insufficient data. Due to calculation errors, combined with the influence of solar storms, the weapon’s landing point deviated, and hitting our own people was unavoidable.”
“Putting aside everything else, at least now, we can narrow down the accuracy to within a hundred kilometers!”
“But, but!” The Commander-in-Chief of the US military was so angry he could barely articulate his words, “We just threatened that we would accidentally injure Dragon Country's troops, and now it’s hit our own people…”
Reed Richards replied without turning back, “Isn’t that perfect? It just averted a world war!”
“You!” The Commander-in-Chief of the US military was about to curse when Reed Richards had already walked away.
At this moment, the Dragon Country convened another press conference.
At the meeting, the Dragon Country spokesperson, facing reporters from various countries, put on a schadenfreude expression.
“We thank the Beautiful Country for demonstrating the dangers of space-based weapons by sacrificing an entire overseas military base. To avoid accidentally harming innocents, we have decided to postpone the test of our space-based weapons!”
“Oh, and by the way!” The Dragon Country spokesperson paused, then added, “In the spirit of a community with a shared future for mankind, we are willing to provide humanitarian aid to the US military base.”
“Of course, this was not caused by us, so you won’t find us for compensation. The US military's weapon hit the US military's own base; this bitter fruit is something you’ll have to swallow yourselves!”
“Ahhhhh!”
Upon watching this, the Commander-in-Chief of the US military, enraged, smashed his computer into pieces. Before he could summon Hudson Allen and others to discuss countermeasures, a new video suddenly went viral online, igniting a new wave of public opinion!