Chapter 98: Chapter 98: Use Nuclear Weapons When Needed
From sunrise to sunset, and again from sunrise to sunset…
The war had officially started, and three days had passed.
Yet the pace of the war not only hadn’t weakened, it had even intensified.
Just in the Hua Da Mountain battlefield alone, both sides had already committed over ten million soldiers!
Such a scale was unprecedented in the long history of mankind!
The number of daily sacrifices was unimaginably high!
Corpses piled up into hills, the streams running through the mountains were all covered in blood, and in some places, the soil had turned a dark brown from clotted blood and flesh, the air seemed to carry an unshakable scent of rust.
That was the smell of fresh blood.
Even Shen Hao, in these three days of intense combat, felt the limits of his body.
The “Sovereign” was not omnipotent, and the human body didn’t have some gene lock that, once activated, enabled endless surges of power; even if one could freely tap into the full potential of one’s body and even soul, there were still limits.
Potions were consumed one after another continuously.
Shen Hao could no longer remember how many Blood Demons he had killed, it should be said, since the war started, it was the first time he faced a large mass of Blood Demons that neither committed suicide nor were killed by the Matrix.
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Expanding the battlefront as much as possible, dispersing forces to break through, was the only way the Blood Demons could contain Shen Hao.
Rigid, but indeed effective.
The maximum range of the Dominator’s Suppression had increased nearly a hundredfold from the beginning, yet it was still only about eight or nine kilometers. Maintaining this maximum range required at least a second or two to make low-level Blood Demons give up resistance and kneel, and if they were Level 4 and 5, they could even resist for a few more seconds.
After all, Shen Hao was only Level 8, and his basic three-dimensional stats hadn’t even met the requirements for class transfer, theoretically, a Chosen One of this level was far from having the ability to destroy cities at a strategic level.
His invincibility was built on the foundation of Mythical Talent.
The attack range of Thunder was broader, even without summoning thunderclouds, he was already able to accurately kill Blood Demons from high altitudes with the help of maps from distances of thirty to forty kilometers.
But releasing hundreds of strikes at once was also his limit, and he needed at least seven or eight seconds to initiate a second wave of attacks.
In just these three days, Shen Hao had killed over four hundred thousand Blood Demons.
Just this portion alone had earned him one hundred and thirty million points!
Averaging over one hundred and thirty thousand Blood Demons per day, all fell by his hands!
The efficiency of earning points was naturally not as high as when the Blood Demons were concentrated in cities, but it was already the peak of what he could achieve now!
Besides, point feedback from the Legion had also finally begun to explode in potential.
In such a cruel and intense war, soldiers wielding the weapons he provided and Chosen Ones using the equipment he provided kept killing Blood Demons in large numbers, continuously providing him with points.
This portion of the points had also skyrocketed to sixty million in these three days!
Moreover, as the battlefield became fiercer and weapons produced with his brought technology and equipment began to be transported to the front lines from around the world, this number of points kept increasing.
In these three days, Shen Hao had earned nearly two hundred million points!
He was only one hundred million points away from the five hundred million points required for the White Level 11 Mall.
At this rate, he could reach it in two more days at most.
However, behind this number was also a tremendous number of sacrifices.
In the process of rushing to far-off places to provide support, Shen Hao, taking advantage of this rare rest period, listened to Dong Gong’s summary report on the three-day war and top-level strategy of the Global United Front.
“The total number of casualties has reached two million and one hundred thousand, among them, just the Hua Da Mountain battlefield saw one million and four hundred thousand casualties!” Dong Gong spoke with a somewhat heavy tone, “The total number of Blood Demons killed is around one million and three hundred thousand, and of those, four hundred thousand were dealt with by you alone; another two hundred thousand were dealt with by thousands of Chosen Ones, actually reaching a combat loss ratio of three to one! The number of Chosen Ones sacrificed has also surpassed three hundred.”
Three humans for one Blood Demon.
This was still under the condition where humans had preemptively occupied favorable terrain and carried out comprehensive defenses.
Once the Blood Demons completely breached the defenses and shifted the battlefield to plains or urban areas, this ratio would drastically increase!
A missile landing in an open area might cause casualties to only one-fifth of those it would hit, but striking a similarly dense group of human troops would result in casualties exceeding eighty percent.
New weapons had yet to reach a production efficiency comparable to older versions.
“This is why, two hours ago, the Global United Front made a decision to massively start ‘Parasite Volunteer Registration’, according to current research, with the use of drugs and a low-priced product, the success rate could reach eighty-seven percent, and each successful individual would consume an average of eighty points, the project also needs your approval and support,” Dong Gong said again.
Research on Blood Demons had been ongoing, especially after the initiation of the Global United Front, when death row inmates worldwide were gathered and put into relevant research, significantly increasing research efficiency.
However, considering the cost, an 87% success rate had already reached the limits of what could be achieved in a short period.
Even if the success rate were to be increased further, the costs involved could not be widely distributed on a large scale.
Nevertheless, the role these “Extraordinary Humans” could play in the Blood Demon battlefield was also incredibly astounding. If it were genuinely possible to create an army entirely made up of “Parasite Failures,” it would undoubtedly bring a powerful new force to the battlefield.
“87%?” Shen Hao repeated the number.
It might only be 13%, but once widely implemented, that meant the deaths of at least tens of thousands of people.
However, more people died on the battlefield!
This project, being public, didn’t have to worry about lacking participants, not to mention those who had no choice but to step onto the battlefield, especially those heading to the meat grinder at the West State frontlines, who would definitely sign up enthusiastically.
Once they survived, not only would they possess extraordinary powers, but they would also become the nemesis of the Blood Demons!
Therefore, after confirming this, Shen Hao did not hesitate and agreed immediately.
“I will first buy properties worth 30 million points to gather an army of 500,000 to test the effects,” he said.
“Yes,” Dong Gong responded.
Then he continued to deliver the following content.
This content, however, was about nuclear weapons.
“The headquarters is now discussing whether to increase the use of nuclear weapons,” Dong Gong paused, then further explained, “They have already been used more than a dozen times, mainly to destroy some factories. The direct damage to Blood Demons themselves isn’t significant because they are too scattered now. Even the support to the frontline is incremental. To have a decisive effect, carpet-bombing would be necessary, requiring the use of over five hundred megatonnage nuclear weapons. The impact of that number is not only on the southern region of West State—it would result in large amounts of radioactive dust entering the atmosphere and spreading rapidly, threatening over a billion people with higher-than-standard radiation. More importantly, according to experimental results, Blood Demons possess far greater resistance to radiation than humans. Their true core comprises only a small part and could essentially be considered an Extraordinary Race.”
Although the power of nuclear weapons is immense, one should not be over-reliant on them.
The core lethality of these weapons is still relatively concentrated.
The damage range is mainly supported by thermal radiation and shock waves, but in the current situation, nuclear weapons pose a greater threat to humans themselves than to Blood Demons. A radius that is fatal to humans is not significantly harmful to Blood Demons.
This is also the main reason why they have not been used on a large scale on the open battlefield until now.
The strategic dispersion and prolongation of the battle line by Blood Demons is also, in a sense, a prevention measure.
In some respects, Shen Hao was akin to a human-shaped nuclear weapon, perhaps even more exaggerated than one.
For Blood Demons, once they clustered too much in one area, the loss brought by a dropped nuclear weapon could not compare to the greater damage caused by Shen Hao’s sudden arrival.
This situation provoked inevitable hesitation in command.
“Let’s wait another day,” Shen Hao finally said, “The White Level 11 Mall will also open tomorrow.”
“Understood,” Dong Gong’s tone finally included more confidence.
“Use the nuclear weapons as necessary, even if full coverage, large-scale usage proves costly, we can first alleviate some pressure on the frontline,” Shen Hao expressed his stance again, “As for the radiation problem, there will be many opportunities to resolve that later. With the mall, our technology is also rapidly advancing; today’s problems may not persist in the future.”
“Yes, indeed, some people hold this opinion,” Dong Gong responded.
He was not just reporting this time, but also seeking Shen Hao’s opinion.
Although Shen Hao was not directly involved in the strategic command at the rear, his influence was omnipresent.
It was not just because of his formidable individual strength, comparable to an army, but also because he held the future of civilization in his hands.
Indeed, the mall.
So far, aside from Shen Hao, the highest-level mall opened by other Chosen Ones was only Level 6.
The gap to Level 11 was simply too significant.
Just several hours after Shen Hao expressed his views, the Global United Front swiftly responded. Over thirty megatonnage nuclear weapons exploded in various areas in the southern region of West State the same day!
Although it was still unknown how many Blood Demons were killed, it indeed had some effect.
The tremendous pressure on the frontline was also temporarily eased.
Meanwhile, after another day of rampant slaughter, Shen Hao’s total points finally reached 200 million!
White Level 11 Mall, open!