From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 455 Missiles
Half past nine in the evening.

Liu Haiyang, accompanied by five members of the deep-sea combat team, approached Lu Heng, stood at attention, saluted, and reported:
"Reporting to the commander, we have received orders from the Southern Theater Command to proceed to the waters off the Cairn Islands for an emergency mission."

"What mission?" Lu Heng asked casually.

"The command center did not issue any specific orders, only instructing us to reach the destination sea area as soon as possible," Liu Haiyang replied in a firm and resolute voice.

"Was the order issued directly by the theater command? To whom is it directly responsible?" Lu Heng asked, somewhat surprised.

Because Liu Haiyang's Deep Sea Team belongs to the Dragon Might sequence, which means they are mercenaries.

Now, the Southern Theater Command is issuing orders directly to Liu Haiyang without going through Long Wei.

This situation is rare.

Of course, the Southern Theater Command does have this authority.

Although Longwei is a mercenary, he has a military background.

This is also what makes Longwei so special.

The deep-sea combat team led by Liu Haiyang was originally elite soldiers transferred from the Southern Theater Command, so it was normal for them to accept orders from the Southern Theater Command.

When he received the order from the war zone command, he came to report to Lu Heng, which already showed his respect for Lu Heng, the regimental commander.

Lu Heng had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on, and waved his hand, saying, "Go ahead. Complete the mission well and show your dragon might."

"Yes!"

Liu Haiyang and his six companions snapped to attention and saluted twice, then turned and quickly rushed out of the cabin, diving into the sea through a hidden passage at the bottom of the cruise ship and disappearing into the dark water.

……

Lin Zeyu had been listening nearby and was very puzzled. He scratched his head and asked, "Why did the war zone transfer Liu Haiyang and the others?"

Lu Heng beckoned and said, "Bring the map over."

Su Muyu had already walked to the wall, taken the world map hanging on the wall, and laid it flat on the table.

Lu Heng moved his finger across the map, finally stopping at the islands near the equator in the Eastern Ocean.

This archipelago is called the Kane Islands. It is located near the equator in the Eastern Ocean, but it does not belong to the White Eagle Federation. Instead, it belongs to the Lionheart Empire.

Liu Haiyang was referring to the waters near the Cairn Islands.

The Kane Islands are not close to the White Eagle Federation, and it's hard to guess what Liu Haiyang and his team's mission is just by looking at the map.

Lin Zeyu was even more puzzled: "Why go so far? And there's nothing there."

The waters near the Cairn Islands are indeed unremarkable and tend to be overlooked.

Lu Heng recalled the request for long-range strikes he had submitted to the war zone two hours earlier and had figured out the reason.

Lin Zeyu was shrewd. He could tell from Lu Heng's expression that Lu Heng knew the reason. He was so curious that he scratched his head and pressed on, "You must know, right? Tell me quickly, why did the war zone send Liu Haiyang and the others to the Cairn Islands?"

Lu Heng smiled and uttered only two words: "Submarine".

A glint flashed in Xie Shi'en's eyes, and he added more precisely, "Moreover, it's a strategic nuclear submarine."

Strategic nuclear submarines are truly a major asset of a great power and also the type of ship with the highest level of secrecy.

To date, the world has not truly utilized the role of strategic nuclear submarines.

In peacetime, the true role of strategic nuclear submarines is deterrence.

Moreover, the effectiveness of strategic nuclear submarines is greatly reduced once they are discovered by the enemy.

Therefore, strategic nuclear submarines are always the most deeply hidden deterrent force.

However, with the advent of the Abyss Era and the emergence of marine-type ability users, the rules of the game were completely changed.

Strategic nuclear submarines are indeed powerful, but they would be in trouble if they encountered ocean-type ability users.

The most powerful feature of a submarine is its stealth. Once it loses its stealth, a single bomb can cause devastating damage to the submarine.

Therefore, in this era, strategic nuclear submarines have a natural enemy: powerful marine-type ability users.

Fortunately, the strongest deep-sea combat team in the human world is in Daxia.

The most likely reason why Liu Haiyang's deep-sea team was transferred to the Cairn Islands was to provide escort for strategic nuclear submarines.

So the question is, why do strategic nuclear submarines need deep-sea escort teams?
The answer is obvious: this strategic nuclear submarine is on a mission.

……

After figuring this out, Lu Heng knew that his application for remote strike had been approved.

It won't be long before missiles bomb the Valkyrie 213 bloodline conversion experiment building.

Lu Heng turned to Lin Zeyu and asked, "Did you leave any eyes on Valkyrie 213?"

Lin Zeyu nodded and replied, "Of course I kept one. How could someone as cautious as me forget a backup plan?"

Lu Heng gave him an affirmative look and asked, "Will Berg moved with Fiona, right?"

"I did see them get into a car and leave," Lin Zeyu replied.

"Is the Blood Demon still inside the building?"

"Yes, but the entire building is being moved; the experimental equipment has already started to be moved out."

The location of this experimental building has been exposed, and Will Berg will certainly have the lab moved.

However, such a large laboratory building cannot be moved in just a few days.

……

Xie Shi'en had more to think about and asked doubtfully, "Wouldn't launching a missile at this distance be detected by the White Eagle Federation? If the White Eagle Federation is sensitive and initiates a nuclear counterattack, that would be a big problem."

Because intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) are expensive, it is not cost-effective to carry conventional warheads. Therefore, it is generally accepted among countries that ICBMs carry nuclear warheads.

Once an intercontinental ballistic missile is launched, all nuclear-armed nations in the world will be on high alert.

For this reason, Lu Heng initially applied for long-range missile strikes just to try it out, not knowing whether it would be approved.

It now appears that it has been approved by the theater command.

Of course, the objective this time is only to destroy a bloodline conversion laboratory, so there's no need to use nuclear weapons; ordinary warheads will definitely be used.

However, the other country doesn't know that.

Isn't the theater command worried that the White Eagle Federation might suddenly go mad and initiate a nuclear counterattack?
Lu Heng was also curious: "Perhaps our country has already mastered a way to block missile early warning systems."

Before the abyss descended, several major powers on Earth possessed space-based infrared early warning satellite systems.

This system can detect the flight trajectory of a missile during its boost phase.

Under normal circumstances, a missile will be detected by a space-based infrared early warning satellite system within 30 seconds of launch.

These space-based infrared early warning satellites can basically cover the entire globe without any blind spots.

In other words, it is virtually impossible to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile without being detected.

However, since the theater command approved the application to launch the missile, there must be a reason.

What Lu Heng could think of was that the military had already mastered the technology to shield the space-based infrared early warning satellite system.

This is entirely possible, after all, the technological data retrieved from the Sykes civilization has been handed over for over a year.

Major technological revolutions will take time, but smaller technological breakthroughs are certainly emerging one after another. The technology to shield space-based infrared early warning satellite systems is not itself a groundbreaking technology.

With the help of the technological data from the Sykes civilization, overcoming this technical problem is not a difficult task.

……

In addition, Lu Heng felt that the theater command's decision to launch missiles was also a deterrent to certain countries.

The order of the Abyss Era is on the verge of collapse.

The crisis of the bloodline invasion is escalating, and the bloodline humans will inevitably break out first in the White Eagle Federation.

If the White Eagle Federation continues to act like a world hegemon and refuses to fully eliminate the Bloodline race, this crisis will become increasingly difficult to handle.

Therefore, in this chaotic world, it is necessary to have the strength to deter opponents.

At this point, it is necessary to demonstrate strength.

……

After Liu Haiyang's deep-sea team set off, Lu Heng kept an eye on the direction of the Valkyrie 213 experimental building.

About half an hour later, a violent explosion occurred above the Valkyrie coastal highway.

Flames shot into the sky, illuminating it for a moment.

After seeing the flash of light from the explosion, it took a long time before the booming sound of the explosion was heard.

Because of the distance, the explosion was not loud, but you can imagine how violent it was.

Su Muyu's Azure Phoenix had been scouting near the Valkyrie coastal highway. After the explosion, it immediately reported the situation: "The missile hit the experimental building, and the entire building is gone. The power is terrifying."

Lin Zeyu's Void Eyes could also see the most spectacular moment of the explosion, and several Void Eyes were even affected by the force of the explosion and instantly destroyed.

He exclaimed in amazement, "This power is too ferocious! When will my supersonic energy high-explosive bomb have this power?"

After his initial surprise, he asked curiously, "Liu Haiyang and his team only set off 30 minutes ago, they shouldn't have even reached the Cairn Islands yet, right? How come the missiles arrived so quickly? Weren't they supposed to be escorting the submarine?"

Looking at the distant explosion and flames, Lu Heng said leisurely, "After the submarine launched its missile, it returned to the seabed. Liu Haiyang and the others rushed over there to prevent the White Eagle Federation from sending an anti-submarine team to capture the nuclear submarine."

Before the abyss descends, the main force of anti-submarine warfare is anti-submarine aircraft and anti-submarine ships.

In the Abyss Era, marine-type ability users also need to be added.

Given the distance, it would be too late for the White Eagle Federation to send anti-submarine ships. Therefore, the only options are to send anti-submarine aircraft and airlift marine-type ability users.

Liu Haiyang and his team don't need to pay attention to the anti-submarine aircraft; they just need to stop the ocean-type ability users who are parachuting.

……

As Lu Heng had predicted, the Valkyrie 213 building was hit by missiles immediately.

The White Eagle Federation responded by searching for the missile launch location.

However, the space-based infrared early warning satellite system did not react at all, leaving the White Eagle Federation with no idea where the missile was launched from.

By compiling various pieces of information, it was roughly determined that the missile originated from a sea area near the equator.

As a result, various anti-submarine aircraft and anti-submarine fleets were deployed to search the waters near the equator, gathering intelligence and narrowing down the search area.

Because the missile was only detected a few minutes before hitting its target, there was no chance to intercept it.

Moreover, after the missile explodes, it is obvious to the naked eye that it is not a nuclear warhead, so there is no reason to launch a nuclear counterattack.

Even the White Eagle Federation couldn't determine who launched the missile; they could only guess who it was through roundabout intelligence.

……

After the missile explosion, Lu Heng visited Eric and the other elven recruits to inquire about their progress in completing the challenge mission.

When Eric saw the challenge, he looked surprised: "My first challenge is showing as (8/5)."

The first challenge for the Elven recruits is: [1. Defeat 5 Abyss Recruits.]

Since there are 10 Bloodline Demons recruited, the challenge mission will not require killing them all; killing half of them is already considered a lot.

Their challenge is now showing as (8/5), meaning that 8 Blood Demons have died.

A single missile not only destroyed Valkyrie Experiment Building 213, but also killed eight of the Blood Demons inside.

However, two bloodline demons are still alive.

Lu Heng felt that the Bloodline Clan's Great Demon, Bloodthirsty General, should still be alive.

With General Thirst for Blood's combat prowess, even a powerful missile would have a hard time killing him.

Eric also saw the explosion and flames coming from the experimental building and hurriedly asked, "Is General Fiona alright?"

Lu Heng nodded: "Will Berg has already moved Fiona, we just need to figure out a way later."

Eric lowered his head, sighed, and said, "I never imagined that you humans could be so destructive."

In terms of destructive power alone, even demigods would have to give way to weapons created by humans.

……

the next day.

News about the missile attack on the Valkyrie coastal highway in the White Eagle Federation has gone viral online.

No country or power has publicly claimed responsibility for this incident.

The White Eagle Federation held a press conference, claiming that the news was a rumor and that the explosion on the Valkyrie coastal highway was an explosion in a laboratory.

As the theater command's discussion concluded, the White Eagle Federation indeed denied being hit by missiles.

Because the world's superpower was attacked by missiles and was unable to take any interception action, and did not even know who the opponent was.

This is a complete technological crushing defeat, and an insult to the world's superpower.

If the White Eagle Federation were to admit to this, their military deterrent power would plummet, so even if it means losing face, they must deny it.

……

Following this incident, the White Eagle Federation reconvened the anti-nuclear summit and proactively invited Great Xia to participate, hoping to formulate a new international convention to prevent a nuclear winter from descending.

The slogans were grand and righteous, but this was a reaction made only after being attacked by missiles, which was a bit too obvious.

Daxia, however, had little interest in this so-called anti-nuclear summit and did not agree to participate.

In addition, the Great Xia Dynasty issued a "Bloodline Invasion Crisis Announcement".

The announcement clearly pointed out the dangers of bloodline invasion and reminded certain countries to strictly control bloodline conversion experiments.

At this point, those who truly know the inside story understand what happened.

More and more people believe that the Valkyrie Coastal Highway on the west coast of the White Eagle Federation was indeed attacked by missiles.

Furthermore, claims have surfaced online that Valkyrie 213 was a bloodline conversion laboratory.

This incident is no secret among major powers.

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(End of this chapter)