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Mexico.
West Coast.
On the island.
The Marlowe brothers were elated.
Jars, on the other hand, was in agony.
With such intense vibrations, it was evident that the devoted fighters on the surface were unlikely to survive. Going out there meant certain death, and as for escaping by sea? Ha, it was obvious that wouldn’t work.
Fortunately,
the base had an emergency escape tunnel.
Although it couldn’t safely evacuate everyone, it was enough to get the management of the experimental base out. This kind of secret base was designed with situations in mind where both land and sea routes were blocked.
"Your people?"
Jars looked at Marlo.
Marlo grinned, "Yes."
Upon hearing this,
Jars squinted his eyes: "Who?"
"The ones who want all of you dead." Marlo had no idea who it was. At this moment, if he wanted to live a bit longer, he had to outwit Jars. If he said he didn’t know, it was a certainty that he would be killed the next second.
Claim to know.
Then maybe they might take him hostage.
Sure enough,
upon hearing this... Jars’s urge to kill grew stronger. If the message had gotten out from Marlo, he couldn’t escape the blame. As long as Marlo was alive, it was an additional burden on him.
Hostage?
Marlo was overthinking it.
At this point, Jars had no desire to complicate his own situation.
Immediately,
Jars turned his head.
He gave a sign to his men.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
...
At this moment,
viewed from above,
flames and black smoke were engulfing the island where the experimental base was located.
"Leave the buildings, quickly."
"Find cover."
"Spread out."
...
In such chaos, the guards had also panicked. They were skilled at dealing with enemies on land, but they were helpless against this unseen foe. They had guns in their hands but didn’t know where to shoot.
On the eastern coast,
inside a cave,
one minute earlier,
their radar locking system had crashed, unable to identify targets.
Without targets, the anti-missile weapons were just for show, because they couldn’t direct them to any specific task. At this time, what they cursed most was the manufacturer of this device.
Damn it.
Weren’t they touted as the world’s most advanced?
What about the promised ultra-low failure rate?
The moment something happened,
it just spectacularly struck.
Where was the professional integrity?
At that moment,
"Alert, you have been locked on, alert, you are being..."
...
Watching the smoking objects flying in from the distant sea,
they fell into despair.
Advanced.
Is this where the advancement lies?
They recognized the problem.
But couldn’t solve it.
FUCK.
"Boom~~"
There was no time to escape.
The cave was hit, and in an instant, everything inside was destroyed, ’boom boom boom~~~’ The confined space amplified the destruction, and all the disruptive devices detonated together.
"Boom... Whoosh..."
Huge rocks were blasted away from the mountain,
falling into the sea.
There were thirty-one such caves around the entire island, not all equipped with these intercepting weapons; some were for surveillance, some for close defense, and others were ventilation ports for the underground experimental base.
All were swept away in one stroke.
Especially the wharf,
which was given special attention.
Now,
this island in the Pacific had become a field of ruins on the surface, its entire defense system destroyed, access blocked, turning it into a complete ’isolated island overseas’.
...
Shanghai Stock Market.
At this moment.
Tang Qing was having dinner with Lin Jiaxue.
Through his glasses,
he observed the situation in Mexico, where that evil Experimental Base of ’Kovalro’ was located—the target for this "Startle the Snake" operation. As the largest Biology Experimental Base owned by ’Kovalro’, it carried significant weight.
To build it,
’Kovalro’ had invested at least six billion US dollars, with annual grants of no less than three billion US dollars that were steadily increasing every year. Nearly two thousand security personnel and scientists worked there.
On the surface,
there was nothing more than a two-story building,
but underground,
there was a base that extended tens of meters deep. Only security and general service personnel worked on the Earth’s Surface; all research was conducted below ground because a basic standard of biological experimentation is to avoid contact with outside air.
Once they touched it,
’Kovalro’ would definitely be up in arms.
Apart from the innocent captives,
there was not a single good person.
Either they were enabling tyranny or committing heinous crimes. Allowing them to descend and atone for their sins was also an act of charity. Thus, an order was given, and an indiscriminate attack began.
Firstly,
it was a probing attack.
Those weapons
originated from the Deep Sea Submersible – this normally treasure-hunting Submersible did not even require modification. It directly brought the Teleportation Node to the predetermined location and then transported the Weapons modules.
The modules ascended to the Sea surface,
then, according to coordinates provided by satellites,
took off into the air.
Each Weapons module consisted of twenty large pieces.
Externally priced over a million dollars each, but thanks to Large-scale manufacturing, the cost was not high. Initially, Tang Qing even boredly tested ’Kovalro’s interception capabilities and found them to be quite good.
However,
that was all they were – quite good.
Because during the testing,
he had turned off the stealth systems of those weapons and even reduced their flying speed. There was no helping it; since things were "inexpensive," not making an effort would make Tang Qing feel like he wasn’t living up to his reputation.
Hmm,
it was just such willfulness.
But the second time,
they weren’t so fortunate.
Not only were the stealth capabilities activated, but the satellites also blocked the wireless signals in the area. With wireless signals blocked, radars were rendered useless. Without radar waves reflecting back, a radar is just for show.
In this way,
once all modules were in place,
the second batch
completely destroyed the functionality towers on the Island.
The third batch
destroyed the Island’s interception and heavy equipment points, even targeting the weapons hidden underground. By that point, the Island’s surface had lost its defensive capabilities.
When there were no significant targets left,
fifteen kilometers from the Sea Island,
the calm Sea surface began to churn.
"Buzzzz~~~"
Soon after, a large object emerged from underwater – a Bat aircraft roughly the size of a Boeing 737 hovered quietly above the Sea surface with the noise of its Engine. 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘱𝘶𝑏.𝑐𝘰𝑚
The Engine pivoted,
accompanied by an orange tail flame.
"Boom..."
The Aircraft skimmed the Sea surface, rapidly heading toward the Island.
Vertical takeoff and landing technology,
honestly,
was not difficult to design.
The difficulty lay in manufacturing.
The Laboratory’s scientists, along with Little Two’s computational power, had long since designed mature Sonic Speed Aircraft capable of vertical takeoff and landing. However, most of the current designs were for Transportation purposes.
Because for combat,
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles were more convenient.
The Bat aircraft
was Tang Qing’s masterpiece.
In his spare time,
he had come up with such a gadget; he was responsible for the appearance and interior design, while scientists were responsible for implementing the features Tang Qing required. Eventually, a few prototypes were produced. Mass production? Nonsense.
It wasn’t for sale,
Tang Qing used them for his own amusement.
He would Magical Modification it from time to time,
adding or removing Weapons,
altering equipment,
adjusting the Appearance,
thoroughly enjoying himself.
However, previously, this toy could only fly in the sky until recently, when scientists made a technological breakthrough that enabled quick switching of the power systems between underwater and above water,
This time,
it was set to make its debut.
Inside the Aircraft.
Each passenger was a Fighter clad in a Special combat suit. Tang Qing, seeking to design a satisfying model, drew inspiration from numerous science fiction works and comics, ultimately settling on an Armor that was both commanding in appearance yet not cumbersome.
This suit of Armor
was also making its debut today.
