In the North American command center, hundreds of officers sat in their respective positions in silence. Behind them, generals, members of parliament, and the heads of various departments stood scattered in a square formation. They all stared at the electronic map on the screen. On the map, the red light that represented the Seafolk was constantly spreading across the western coast. The western coast was adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean was the birthplace of the Seafolk. Countless red algae grew in the Pacific Ocean. Compared to the Atlantic Ocean, which also had the Seafolk, the Pacific Ocean was several times stronger in both quantity and quality.
"I hope the children will forgive our actions …" The major general, who was waiting for the final moment, took off his glasses and pretended to repent while wiping them.
"The United States is only a place with Americans. Our only extravagant hope is to survive. Only by surviving can we have a future …" A young brigadier general's face was as resolute as steel. There were no emotional fluctuations, but there was a touch of sadness in his eyes that could not be faked. He was not as cold-hearted as he appeared to be.
"It's all the fault of those fellows from the Genesis for refusing to take out the technology of the supernova bomb. The neutron bomb's effect isn't very good. Otherwise, with our ability …" This was a member of parliament in a suit. After the apocalypse, humans were all very young, and it was rare for them to be over 40 years old. Before the apocalypse, they were the leaders of various industries, and many of them were CEOs. Managing a company or a department was not as complicated as managing a town. The best of these people were the elites who held the future of the United States in their hands.
"No matter what, we have to win this war. This is an invasion. In order to protect our homeland, even if there are sacrifices, it is worth it. Even if we have to bear the infamy, it is better than losing our future …" In the end, the oldest president made the final decision. This middle-aged man, who was in his fifties but was healthier than the younger ones, was the only remaining official. He was also one of the people closest to the center of power. It was precisely because of him that the United States was able to develop to its current level. Otherwise, they would not even have been able to obtain the nuclear briefcase.
"Time's up …" When the electronic clock on the large screen reached zero, an officer said absentmindedly. Ten green lights flew up from every corner of the western coast. These lights moved inch by inch on the electronic screen, their targets were the ten Red Algae on the surface of the sea.
If Canada and South America were included, there were a total of thirty-two red algae spots on the western coastline of the United States. This was only a small portion of the red algae in the Pacific Ocean. The Americans did not have to worry about North America and South America, but the ten red algae spots near the United States were a major problem for the Americans. According to the Americans' way of thinking, no enemy should be allowed to set foot on the United States' territory. Otherwise, it would be considered a dereliction of duty by the military. This was why there were layers of obstructions. Unlike Australia, the Americans were really anxious. They had mobilized more than 500,000 troops and trained more than a million soldiers. However, they were still losing ground under the harassment of the merfolk. Even the aircraft used in World War II had begun to be used in battle.
These ten red algae spots converged with the green lights in less than five minutes. It was a very simple convergence, and it did not simulate the explosion of a nuclear bomb. However, everyone felt suffocated at this moment. Each red algae spot was more than a hundred square kilometers, and each nuclear bomb had the equivalent of a million tons of TNT. The effective area of a nuclear bomb with the equivalent of a million tons of TNT was 1.5 million square kilometers. They believed that the red algae spots that had their roots cut off would definitely not be able to withstand an attack of this scale.
In fact, ten huge mushroom clouds rose on the western coast of the United States. The radiation storm was like a world-destroying flame that blew a large number of red algae forests into ashes. A large amount of seawater was evaporated, causing the mushroom clouds to expand even more. All the land that was close to the explosion point was swept up by the shockwave and layers of soil waves. The merfolk and mutated beasts that were crowded within ten kilometers of the beach were instantly sent flying like rice straws.
In the same hall, the drones sent mushroom clouds back to the command center. Many people waved their fists fiercely, as if they had personally punched the merfolk. At the same time, a large number of the merfolk and mutated beasts that were scattered on the land like an army of ants were in chaos. Many of the merfolk sped up, while others turned around and returned to the ocean to help.
At this moment, a sudden message from the Goddess of Twilight shocked the major general. "Sir, the red algae in the Pacific Ocean has changed. The red algae in Canada and South America have begun to move …"
"Continue to launch the nuclear bombs. Let the nuclear bombs boil the Pacific Ocean …" The sudden order interrupted the commander's thoughts. When he turned around, he saw the fanatical officers and parliamentarians. At this moment, they had long forgotten the destruction caused by the nuclear bombs and were all immersed in the great power. The Americans had created this kind of weapon that could destroy the world. They had stored 6,600 nuclear bombs in their arsenal, which cost a lot of money. They had never thought that they would be so excited when they used them. They had once believed that they could do anything with this kind of weapon.
"The Americans have paid a price to resist the merfolk, and now it's time for them to pay the price. Besides, we are also doing this for the world …" The politician put it nicely. In order to kill the merfolk, the Americans had detonated nuclear bombs in front of their own homes. No one could predict the possible disasters in the future. Since the Americans had made a statement, other countries should not be alone. This was the way of thinking of the Americans. If they could not recover, neither could they.
In order to exterminate the merfolk, the Americans had irresponsibly emptied their nuclear stockpile. Hundreds of million-ton nuclear bombs were launched just like that. They did not care if it would pollute the ocean. Perhaps they had decided to never eat seafood again. Hundreds of intercontinental missiles had emptied the Americans' long-range stockpile. In the name of nuclear deterrence, a considerable portion of the nuclear bombs were aimed at Russia, China, and the Americans' subconscious enemies. However, this kind of deterrence required the Americans to be on high alert at all times. It was impossible for the Americans to prepare too many nuclear bombs. Most of the nuclear bombs had either been stored for 60 to 70 years or were on strategic bombers or nuclear submarines.
Hundreds of nuclear bombs would take at least 10 minutes to launch, and even the slowest would take a few minutes. After all of the nuclear bombs had exploded, everyone could only wait quietly for the moment when the mushroom cloud would disperse. However, they did not know that Zhang Xiaoqiang was cursing loudly at this moment.
The Americans had decided to go all out and take care of 80% of the Red Algae in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Naturally, the 100,000 square kilometers of Red Algae in Hawaii were taken care of as well. Although the Americans were not as crazy as the Soviet Union and wanted to create a nuclear bomb with a yield of 100 million tons, there were still quite a number of nuclear bombs with a yield of 1 million tons. The Red Algae in Hawaii had been bombarded by more than 30 nuclear bombs at the same time.
The 30 nuclear bombs had covered an area of more than 40,000 square kilometers, almost covering the entire Red Algae in Hawaii. This caused the Red Algae in Hawaii to disappear from the satellite's surveillance. From this moment onwards, humans all over the world had fallen into the clutches of nuclear radiation. Nuclear energy had never been a safe source of energy. Nuclear radiation had always made people pale at the mention of it. The reason why humans did not use nuclear weapons was not because of the power of nuclear weapons, nor was it because the nuclear radiation would last for a long time after the explosion.
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident that year did not only affect the Soviet Union. More than half of Europe was shrouded in nuclear radiation. The Pacific Ocean's monsoon could bring radiation particles to any corner of the world. Japan's nuclear power plant accident had turned vegetables and fishes within a radius of a hundred miles into dangerous food. The tens of millions of miles of ocean could not absorb all the dangers, and the land would definitely be affected.
Australia was the first to bear the brunt of the nuclear radiation. It was unknown if the Americans were stupid, but they had actually taken care of the Red Algae that surrounded Australia. The New Era was the clearest about whether the nuclear bombs were effective or not. The New Era had more than one nuclear bomb, and they had used it in the Pacific Ocean. Compared to the Americans, the New Era was more careful when it came to using nuclear bombs. Their combined nuclear bombs did not have a yield of one million. They were all small nuclear bombs of five thousand today and ten thousand tomorrow, and they would stop immediately if something went wrong.
Zhang Xiaoqiang was angry because of this. From the moment he found out that 100 nuclear bombs had exploded, he guessed that he would have to wear a radiation mask when he went out. If not, he might not even have an anus when he gave birth. The warning had also been sent to the entire world. At this time, Crescent Moon had arrived at England's last defense base. Together with Sophia, she was clearing out the Seafolk that had besieged the base. However, she did not expect that all of the Seafolk would escape without a fight. They left behind countless corpses and ran towards the ocean. While they were celebrating, they did not know that the entire world had changed …