Chapter 41: Laser
Damn it, ensure international peace!
Damn it, don’t be too mentally sensitive!
Daniel really wanted to tear the document in front of him to shreds, then throw it from ten kilometers away right into the face of the person who drafted it.
You shoot a gun next to my head, with the bullet only 1 centimeter from my head, and you’re telling me not to be mentally sensitive?
What’s the difference between an intercontinental missile flying over our heads and shooting a gun 1 centimeter next to my head?
Who knows if your hand might shake and the bullet will shatter my head? Just like who can guarantee your missiles won’t suddenly fall down?
Another multinational joint emergency meeting was convened, and consensus was quickly reached.
“Jointly issue the strongest warning to that Eastern Country, demanding it immediately stop this intercontinental missile test launch plan.
If the other side refuses, then… retaliate in kind!
Our side will also send an intercontinental ballistic missile over their territory! Moreover, our side will take all measures to intercept their intercontinental missile!”
At this moment, the international situation suddenly became tense, and many small nations were silent with fear.
On the network, discussions about this intercontinental missile were boiling over, with everyone anxiously waiting for that day to arrive.
Perhaps… all-out nuclear war is really coming? Is the world really going to be destroyed?
Time quietly passed, and in the blink of an eye, the scheduled day arrived.
Jiang Yang and Zhou Yu came to the command room again, watching the intercontinental missile launch live broadcast together with everyone.
At this moment, countless people around the world had their eyes focused on this screen.
“Three, two, one…”
Countdown ended.
Jiang Yang saw a burst of dazzling firelight suddenly erupt from the originally lush mountain forest.
A colossal cylindrical missile, as tall as dozens of stories, slowly rose into the air, rapidly accelerating amid smoke and firelight, and within just two minutes, it had rushed into the sky and disappeared.
Instantly, countless somewhat terrified discussions appeared on the network.
It launched, it really launched!
On the other side of Earth, in the International Security Joint Meeting Room, Daniel’s whole body was trembling slightly.
Our side’s missile interception system was already fully prepared. But whether it could actually intercept it, no one dared to be sure.
If it couldn’t be intercepted and it really fell on the city where he was…
Intelligence showed that this model of intercontinental missile could carry ten hydrogen bomb warheads, with the yield of a single hydrogen bomb warhead up to 1.5 million tons of TNT.
A single warhead could destroy an entire large city.
Moreover, it had the capability to release warheads individually. That is, release one while flying over this city, and release another when flying over the airspace of another city.
In theory, this one missile could destroy ten large cities, causing over 100 million casualties.
This was a true strategic-level killer weapon.
At this moment, he knew his life might have already entered a countdown.
He heard his superior’s voice also carrying some trembling.
“Intercept, organize interception immediately!
Launch our missiles! Launch!”
In the vast jungle, another giant missile dozens of stories tall flew out, drilling into the sky and disappearing.
Apocalypse Base No. 7.
Even after experiencing several life-and-death trials, Jiang Yang still felt a slight tension in his heart at this moment.
“Our missile should be intercepted, right? At the same time, the other side should have launched missiles too, our interception system…”
Gu Changshan remained composed, his voice still steady and calm: “Don’t worry, it’ll be fine.”
Phew…
Jiang Yang let out a gentle breath and refocused his attention on the live broadcast screen.
For the public-facing view, it was now an animation simulation screen. But at Apocalypse Base No. 7, it remained real-time footage, composed jointly from missile signals, satellites, ground bases, and other signal sources.
At this moment, Earth on the screen had taken on a spherical structure, clearly indicating the missile had climbed to an extremely high altitude.
Several red dots were rapidly approaching their side’s missile.
Jiang Yang’s heart slowly rose.
He knew these were initial-phase interception missiles, that is, missiles to intercept the target missile in its early launch phase when its speed was slower and it was still working hard to gain altitude.
Those few red dots did not converge with their side’s missile.
Jiang Yang breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked at Gu Changshan: “Did we intercept their missile?”
Gu Changshan shook his head: “We haven’t started intercepting yet.”
Jiang Yang was stunned for a moment.
At the other end of Earth, Daniel stared fixedly at the screen, his heart racing.
“Missile successfully ascended, no enemy interception missiles detected during the process.”
“Phew, phew…”
This could probably be considered good news.
Their side’s interception of the opponent’s missile had failed, but the opponent hadn’t stopped their missile either.
The initial phase, also known as the ascent phase, lasted about 5 minutes.
At this moment, the originally massive intercontinental missile had shrunk dramatically, now only less than ten meters long.
Its massive body had completed its task and separated from the warhead.
At this moment, the warhead was about 2000 kilometers above the ground. Under the inertia of its initial speed, it began “gliding” along an elliptical orbit, with speeds reaching several kilometers per second, and it could reach the target in about 20 minutes.
During this process, it had only minimal propulsion, sufficient only for minor adjustments to attitude and orbit.
Time slowly passed in solemnity.
Jiang Yang knew that at this moment in space, not only was their side’s missile flying toward the opponent, but the opponent’s missile was also flying toward them at considerable speed.
“Interception begins!”
Gu Changshan issued the command in a deep voice. The next moment, the image of a satellite quietly hovering in space orbiting Earth appeared on the large screen.
Its surface equipment slowly moved, exposing several windows like glass lenses.
After a short few-second countdown, Jiang Yang saw its lens seem to flicker slightly, like lighting a candle in the darkness, not blinding at all.
This brightness lasted less than a second before returning to darkness, then lit up again after a moment, then darkened again.
Between bright and dark, it was like sending some signal.
“This is…”
Jiang Yang couldn’t understand what this was doing.
But the next moment, Gu Changshan’s voice came through.
“Interception… successful!”
Jiang Yang abruptly looked up.
How was it successful just like that?
What did you do?
Gu Changshan’s expression remained serious, his tone still steady, without any emotional fluctuation: “Our laser interception satellite activated a total of 55 times in the previous ten minutes, hitting the opponent’s missile warhead 48 times, successfully destroying key components such as the opponent’s warhead’s navigation, communication, attitude engine, and more.
This was our first time using the laser interception satellite in actual combat. Very good, it did not disappoint us.”
