novelweb Chapter 1240 Launching the Staff of God, A Mutual Destruction
Chapter 1240 Launching the Staff of God, A Mutual Destruction
Dozens of ferocious birds and beasts slaughtered indiscriminately, regarding the lives of 100,000 imperial soldiers as worthless, intending to divide and devour them.
"Unless nuclear weapons are used, these big guys simply cannot be killed!" a high-ranking military official exclaimed, pounding his chest in frustration.
There were nuclear weapons present, but a group of ferocious beasts had already charged into the midst of the 100,000 imperial soldiers, so the nuclear weapons couldn't be launched. Otherwise, even if God lost 800 of his own 1,000, the 100,000 imperial soldiers would not survive.
However, not launching them was not an option either. If they simply sat and waited to be killed, with the incredible fighting power of those dozens of ferocious ancient birds and beasts, the 100,000 imperial soldiers would soon be wiped out, leaving not even a scrap.
Moreover, the situation at the alien base was still unknown at this time. The extent of the great battle, whether the aliens had won or the Eastern Demon King had won, was all still uncertain.
If the aliens win, that's fine.
If the Great Demon King of the East wins, the Stars and Stripes Empire will face an even greater disaster.
"It's all the work of the Great Demon King of the East! If I don't kill him, I won't be able to die in peace. I want him dead, dead, dead, dead..." The head of the empire was so angry that he shouted dozens of "death" words in one breath, his eyes wide with rage, and his big gold teeth were almost ground to powder.
Suddenly, he made a decision, a difficult one.
Instead of launching nuclear weapons, we'll launch the Rod of God directly to destroy the alien base. This will ensure that we can eliminate Chen Yang while also taking down a group of dozens of ferocious beasts on the ground.
Of course, the 100,000 imperial soldiers will probably also have some fun, just consider it as being sacrificed for the empire.
It is said that everyone must die, but some deaths are heavier than Mount Tai, while others are lighter than a feather.
To die for the empire is the glory of 100,000 imperial soldiers; their deaths are heavier than Mount Tai.
"what?"
"Launch the Rod of God directly?"
"That, that, that..."
……
Hiss!
When the leader announced that he would launch the Staff of God directly, all the bigwigs present were stunned.
Take 100,000 imperial soldiers with them as a sacrifice!
That's a ruthless person!
An unprecedentedly ruthless person!
Of course, everyone can understand that His Majesty made this decision out of necessity.
His first priority was to eliminate the Great Demon King of the East, and only then could he deal with the dozens of ferocious birds and beasts from other planets.
Launching the Staff of God can solve all problems once and for all, just like formatting, rendering everything useless and starting all over again.
Otherwise, the death of the Stars and Stripes would not have been as simple as the loss of 100,000 Imperial soldiers; it would have been many more.
There is even a possibility that the country will perish.
“Alright, launch the Rod of God! But before we launch, we big shots have to leave to avoid being caught in the crossfire,” a military leader said, preparing to evacuate first.
Although the words are shameless and brazen, that's just how reality is.
The Rod of God cannot be launched unless the bigwigs leave.
Otherwise, what's the point of launching the Rod of God if we wipe out all the big shots?
Did it all just benefit the great Eastern power?
In fact, it would be easy for them to leave, because they are now at the air force base, and even the Führer has already boarded his Flying Fortress One.
Boom boom boom!
Whoosh whoosh!
The Flying Fortress-1 was the first to take off from the runway, followed by several other aircraft that sped off at full speed into the distance.
The plane was filled with imperial bigwigs and high-ranking military officials.
As for the 100,000 imperial soldiers on the ground, there was nothing they could do to help; they would only be able to sacrifice themselves for their country later.
"With so many planes taking off at the same time, did the leaders leave first? Did they all sneak away?"
"Asking knowingly."
"Damn it, they left first, leaving us here to fight as cannon fodder."
"You're really trying to rebel, you son of a bitch."
……
Seeing that the leaders had fled as soon as the battle began, the Imperial soldiers were so angry that they cursed loudly.
They had no idea that a great disaster was about to befall them.
When the Imperial Head's Sky Fortress-1 reached a height of a thousand meters, the order to launch the Rod of God was issued.
Several seconds later, four superalloy spear-shaped projectiles, each over ten meters long and as thick as an adult's thigh, resembling spears, were launched from space orbit. Under the influence of gravity, they hurtled towards the ground, accelerating and accelerating again.
According to theoretical calculations, when it hits the ground, the speed of the Staff of God will reach an astonishing forty times the speed of sound.
Forty times the speed of sound, what does that mean?
Anything exceeding six times the speed of sound can be called a hypersonic aircraft.
The first cosmic velocity for an artificial satellite orbiting the Earth's surface is only Mach 23.
Our Dongfeng Express can only fly up to Mach 27 at its fastest.
The second cosmic velocity at which an artificial celestial body can escape Earth's gravity is Mach 33.
The third cosmic velocity for escaping the solar system is Mach 49.
In other words, the speed at which the Rod of God fell to the Earth's surface was between the second and third cosmic velocities; with a little effort, it could have flown out of the solar system.
Although the Rod of God has no actual combat experience, with today's advanced technology, computers can simulate the power of the Rod of God and the energy it can release.
Numerous simulations have shown that the power of the Rod of God is on par with a high-yield nuclear weapon, capable of destroying the world.
Moreover, it is all-natural, pollution-free, and free from environmental pollution.
To some extent, the critical hit effect of the Staff of God falling to the ground is equivalent to the combined effect of a volcanic eruption and an earthquake—a double destruction.
The "Rod of God" launched by the American Empire was not simply a series of tungsten steel superalloy spears; it actually incorporated a considerable amount of alien advanced technology, enabling it to multiply its power. The force of a single explosion was equivalent to a nuclear weapon with a yield of tens of millions of tons.
The four together make up a nuclear weapon with a yield of over 100 million tons.
Even the Tsar Bomba launched by the Soviet Union decades ago is a little brother compared to it.
What can withstand such a heinous and devastating weapon?
Who is qualified to resist?
He could kill any god or ghost he encountered!
At this moment, all four of the Staffs of God are pointing towards the alien base, that huge underground bunker.
The cover plate on top of the bunker is said to be able to withstand a nuclear explosion, but the possibility of it stopping the Rod of God is practically zero.
Furthermore, the power of the Rod of God can be multiplied when it explodes in a confined space.
Even if the alien spaceship were incredibly sturdy, it wouldn't be able to withstand the force and would inevitably be reduced to ashes.
Of course, it wasn't just this one spaceship; everything in the underground base would be reduced to ashes, whether human or alien, whether Earth technology or alien technology...
"Let it all end! No destruction, no construction; destruction precedes construction. After this battle, a brand new Stars and Stripes Empire will emerge."
Sitting in Sky Fortress One, the Imperial leader rubbed his aching solar system and muttered to himself.
Everyone envies his aura, calling him the most powerful person in the world, an executioner, a warmonger, but everything he does is for the benefit of the empire!
He was a selfless man who could not tolerate any dissent; anyone who threatened the interests of the empire was his enemy.
Also to prevent Chen Yang from discovering the Rod of God in advance and escaping, in addition to the Rod of God, the leader also ordered the launch of nuclear weapons to cover the area above the alien base and the surface.
The alien base is underground, an incredibly sturdy underground fortress. Even if a nuclear weapon explodes on the surface, nothing will happen underground.
However, a nuclear explosion on the surface, creating several mushroom clouds, can prevent people inside from escaping.
A few minutes later, the Rod of God arrived, capable of instantly penetrating the protective layer of an underground bunker at dozens of times the speed of sound.
The Stars and Stripes Empire is not lacking in nuclear weapons, and when the 100,000 Imperial soldiers gathered there, they brought quite a few with them.
In addition to the target of the alien base underground bunker, the head of the empire also approved the use of nuclear weapons against the ferocious birds and beasts of the prehistoric world.
In such a short time, some of the ferocious birds and beasts had already rushed far away, and by the time the Rod of God arrived, it might not be able to kill them all.
Boom! Boom!
Rumble!
And so, mushroom clouds rose one after another from the air force base in Area 541.
Some exploded above the underground bunkers of alien bases, while others chased after alien beasts and bombed them.
Even if it resulted in the accidental injury of many imperial soldiers, it was not worth it.
The effects of nuclear weapons were immediately apparent; several ferocious alien beasts were killed on the spot.
Above the alien underground base, mushroom clouds rose one after another, and craters appeared one after another, completely sealing off the exit of the underground bunker, leaving everyone inside trapped.
The moment the Staff of God falls, all the living beings inside will turn to ashes.
……
The alien beauty teleported all the ancient ferocious birds and beasts to the surface for two purposes:
Firstly, the alien spaceship was damaged, and the cage was no longer sturdy. They were worried that these ferocious beasts would break out and cause trouble, destroying the spaceship or even killing the brother and sister.
Secondly, they wanted to lure Chen Yang out of the spaceship and follow these ferocious beasts to the surface.
As it turned out, the alien beauty miscalculated; Chen Yang hadn't left at all and was still inside the spaceship. The Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain magic treasure he possessed could disable the guiding divine light.
"Why don't you go out? Do you know how much disaster these ferocious beasts can bring to your Earth?" the beautiful alien woman asked Chen Yang in disbelief.
"So what? This is the Star-Spangled Empire, not my great Eastern power. There's the Pacific Ocean in between. I'll wait until they wreak havoc on the Star-Spangled Empire and invade my great Eastern power before I make my move," Chen Yang said calmly.
This woman's thought process left him speechless.
Sending him out to fight against ferocious birds and beasts of the primordial era is simply insane.
He desperately wanted these ferocious beasts to wreak havoc on the Stars and Stripes Empire, ideally until before liberation, so that he could subdue them without a fight.
For our great Eastern power, this would also be a huge windfall, allowing us to leapfrog into becoming the world's strongest nation.
"Now, you two are my prisoners, and this spaceship belongs to me as well. If you dare to resist, I will crush you!" Chen Yang weighed the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain magic weapon in his hand and said to the alien man and woman in front of him in a threatening tone.
Although the alien spaceship was badly damaged in the battle and might not be able to fly again, advanced technology is everywhere. Chen Yang plans to seize it and hand it over to the relevant national departments for research, as a way to show his patriotism.
"Don't even think about it! Believe me or not, I'll self-destruct the spaceship and take you with me!" the alien man said viciously.
It's better to kill him than to take him prisoner.
"Self-destruct? I don't believe you have the guts," Chen Yang said aggressively, showing no concern whatsoever.
Bang bang bang!
Holding the magical artifact of the Primordial Magnetic Mountain, he approached the alien man step by step.
This man is completely unreasonable; I might as well just slap him to death.
woo woo woo...
But at that moment, a loud alarm sounded from inside the spaceship.
This is a danger alert, and the highest level of danger alert at that. It can only be issued when a danger that could destroy the spaceship is imminent.
Upon hearing the danger alarm, the alien brother and sister both had their pupils shrink.
"Is this... the spaceship about to self-destruct?" Chen Yang's pupils shrank, a sense of utter dread washing over him. He roared, "Damn it, you really dare to self-destruct?"
He thought the alien man had secretly used some means to make the spaceship self-destruct.
"Foolish natives, it's not that the spaceship is about to self-destruct, it's an alarm sounded by the spaceship when a great danger is imminent!" The alien beauty scolded angrily, and immediately took off running towards the control room.
The alien man cursed under his breath and charged forward as well.
Chen Yang followed.
The alien beauty said a great danger was coming, and he wanted to see what that great danger was.
If anyone dares to fool him, I'll kill them without hesitation.
……
Meanwhile, the military of my great Eastern power has been closely monitoring the every move of the military of the Great Stars and Stripes Empire.
We knew about it years ago when the Rod of God of the Stars and Stripes was launched into space, and we've been monitoring it ever since.
Just a short while ago, the Stars and Stripes changed the trajectory of the Rod of God, bringing it over its own Area 541.
Thus, the military of our great Eastern power can be almost certain of one thing: after Chen Yang was abducted by the alien spaceship, he most likely arrived at the legendary Area 541.
The Stars and Stripes' shift in the trajectory of the Rod of God is most likely aimed at Chen Yang.
However, what our military finds hard to believe is that this country actually dared to launch the Rod of God, and even launched it from within its own territory.
This is like launching nuclear weapons in your own country; it's a terrible thing.
"Oh no! The Great American Empire has launched the Rod of God, possibly targeting Chen Tianren. What should we do now?" a high-ranking military officer on our Eastern side exclaimed in alarm.
"What can we do? We can only accept it. They launched the Rod of God within their own country's borders, and we can't interfere. Besides, this thing is too fast; it's impossible to intercept. Once launched, it's almost unstoppable!" another high-ranking military official said bitterly.
The words may be crude, but the principle is sound; this is indeed the case.
All we can do is contact Chen Yang and tell him to escape immediately.
But no one answered the phone no matter how many times I called.