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Chapter 313: Compensation

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Stop.”

“Captain, is that the wrath of God?”

“No, that’s just a natural phenomenon, an extreme thunderstorm.”

“Then the drilling platform must be…”

On the Korean warship, the first officer and the captain, watching the lightning and thunder ahead, both had a bad premonition.

“Captain, our electronic equipment is being affected.”

“Send a message to headquarters immediately, report the situation here.”

“Yes.”

After receiving the message, Korea promptly relayed it to America, waiting for a response.

America was already aware of the thunderstorm. However, the sudden appearance of such an extreme event, without any prior signs, was puzzling.

“Based on the current information, I believe the cause of the thunderstorm could likely be the unknown influence of an alien spacecraft on the seabed.”

“I agree. Earlier, Ike reported that he was only a centimeter away from penetrating the hull of the alien spacecraft.

After that, both the drilling platform and the submarines suddenly lost contact. Penetrating the hull of the alien spacecraft likely triggered some kind of change.”

“So, what now? Korea’s warships can’t enter the thunderstorm area; that region is now off-limits.”

“We can only wait for the thunderstorm to clear up. We’ll immediately instruct Korean military to seal off the coastline to prevent the discovery of any unusual situations after the storm ends.”

Following America’s orders, Korea quickly began to evacuate the crowds from the coastline and dispatched troops to take over the coastal defenses.

Due to the urgency of America’s command, the first to arrive at the coast were Korea’s rapid response forces, the special forces.

They were not far from the coastline and reached in three minutes by helicopter.

“Captain, look over there, the weather is so strange.”

“Maybe our scientists are conducting experiments, like those weather control weapons.”

“Quite possible, otherwise why would they be so eager to have us deploy along the coast? They must be afraid of being discovered.”

“Alright, enough talk, stay alert.”

But at that moment, the brightness in the distance suddenly increased by several magnitudes, and a sun seemed to rise.

Then, they saw a beam of light shooting into the sky.

“Captain, what is that?”

“Is this our new weapon? Wow, impressive.”

“Just is… urn…”

The third person was about to speak but suddenly collapsed, eyes rolling back.

The others tried to help him but also fell to the ground, one after another.

At that moment, not only them but also the warship at sea watched as a massive energy shockwave erupted.

However, the shockwave did not sink their warship.

It only destroyed the external equipment.

But the ship’s integrity didn’t mean the crew was safe. Everyone inside collapsed at that moment.

They were too close to the epicenter.

Exposed to high-intensity neutron radiation, they died instantly.

Those farther from the site were unharmed; they could only see the beam of light shooting into the sky.

“What is that?”

“A light wave?”

“Who’s releasing an energy wave?”

“Quick, take a picture with your phone.”

At that moment, people all over the world could see the light beam reaching the sky.

Many took out their phones to capture the moment.

Inside the Blue Army Command Center.

The three people watching the screen on the big monitor all sighed in relief, thankful that nothing went wrong this time.

“Mr. Tang, won’t there be any radiation residue?”

“Don’t worry, after the energy burst is over, I’ll continue to clean the area with lightning.

Luckily we’re far enough, otherwise, the neutron radiation would have been enough for us.”

Tang Rui thought for a moment before speaking, feeling somewhat relieved.

It was good that they reacted quickly.

If they hadn’t realized what was happening and allowed the mushroom bombs to explode, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

Not to mention other things, just the volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis caused by the movement of the Pacific Plate would be enough to devastate coastal areas.

Not to mention the radiation pollution caused by the explosion.

By then, both Korea and Japan would be doomed.

And it wouldn’t be beneficial for China either.

Only neutron radiation was the least costly, after all, it couldn’t reach China.

Even Korea suffered only a small area along the coast.

The decay time of accelerated neutron radiation is short.

In a few days, everything would be back to normal.

“Mr. Tang, we shouldn’t use this weapon again in the short term. Everyone who knows about this must adhere to strict confidentiality measures.”

A bigwig from a special department spoke up.

“This thing was never known to anyone else. Apart from the three of us, no one else knows about it. I haven’t even uploaded the data to the confidential database.”

Tang Rui’s secrecy measures were commendable.

He was afraid that if the higher-ups knew about it, they wouldn’t let him test it.

So, the only ones who had witnessed the power of the magnetic field controller were the three of them. Not a single other person.

Lin Chao could only guess.

“That’s good. Is there any possibility that this weapon’s use could be discovered?” the bigwig asked again.

“Impossible. At most, they will find that the magnetic field has unusual fluctuations. Trying to deduce the source from the magnetic field data is basically impossible.”

“So you’re saying, no one knows or can detect that this is man-made?”

“Yes, you could say that. Even if there are guesses, there’s no evidence.”

“Okay, I understand. Korea owes us compensation now.”

The bigwig smiled slyly after hearing this.

“Compensation? What compensation?” Tang Rui was stunned.

“They conducted a mushroom bomb test without authorization, violating the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and also caused permanent environmental damage to the Bohai Bay, severely impacting our fisheries. No matter what, they need to provide adequate compensation,” the bigwig spoke righteously.

Tang Rui was speechless, only able to internally applaud the cunning strategy.

After a while, once the chain reaction and fusion reaction energies were exhausted, the sky-reaching light column disappeared, leaving only the dust particles within the magnetic field.

Tang Rui controlled the magnetic field to accelerate, ejecting these radioactive dust particles out of Earth.

No need to worry about them falling back.

In the ejection process, he used electromagnetic acceleration of seawater, firing these particles out of Earth using magnetohydrodynamic propulsion.

After all this, he again controlled lightning to strike the sea for a while before gradually dissipating.

By this time, there was nothing left to see in the entire sea area.

The drilling platform was gone.

Not even debris remained.

As for the model of the spaceship on the seabed, it too was swept away by the lightning during the recent outburst.

Leaving only a deep pit on the seabed.

All traces were obliterated under the devastating thunderstorm.

After hanging up the video call, the bigwig from the special department immediately reported the situation to the higher-ups..