Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 72 Life and Death, Success and Failure
Underground cavity?

Jiang Yang looked up and saw that as the automatic analysis and drawing program ran, the light, shadows, lines, and numbers on the large screen in front of him were changing rapidly.

Overall, it is a 3D simulation of the moon. The image rapidly expands and converges on a special area of ​​the Sea of ​​Tranquility on the moon. Then, the layer below rapidly becomes transparent, and different shadow areas are quickly revealed.

Some of the shadowy areas were thicker, while others were lighter, and there were dozens of them, varying in size and shape.

As time goes by and more data enters the automated analysis and plotting programs, those shadows gradually begin to become clear.

Jiang Yang's pupils began to slowly contract.

He vaguely sensed that after several cycles and several attempts to concentrate the nation's resources to launch an attack on the apocalypse, at this moment, his side had finally touched upon a bit of the truth about the apocalypse.

It is almost certain that the underground cavity is the root cause of the anomalies in the Mare Tranquil Plain on the moon, and the culprit that released high-energy neutrinos that precisely annihilated all of humanity!

What's inside it?!
Are they some naturally occurring physical reaction processes that are beyond the current level of human understanding, or are they facilities left behind by some unknown extraterrestrial civilization?
On the large screen, the images of this underground cavity continued to change until they finally stopped moving.

Jiang Yang knew that the data regarding this chamber had been analyzed. With no new data to supplement it, their side would no longer be able to deepen their understanding of it.

But the image on the big screen was still blurry, and even the exact location and size of the cavity could not be determined.

"Could it be any clearer?"

Jiang Yang looked at Professor Li Jiaming, who then said, "It's not possible under the current circumstances."

While some data was not included in the analysis, that was for research purposes and had no relevance to the chamber itself.

This is the limit of what we can do now.

Jiang Yang stared quietly at the images of the underground chamber on the large screen, realizing that their attempt to resolve the apocalypse through more targeted and effective means had already failed.

Discovering the existence of this chamber was the culmination of hundreds of giant rockets and countless human and material resources.

So what's the next step...?

He turned to look at Sun Changhe and saw that the old man seemed to have anticipated this situation: "50 intercontinental ballistic missiles are ready and can be launched at any time."

Since more targeted and effective methods have failed to resolve the apocalypse, the only way to combat it is through direct bombing.

In a simple and brutal manner, without asking any questions, they directly projected the most powerful force at humankind onto the moon.

Like the assassins of ancient times, they will give it their all and fight with all their might, their life and death, success or failure, all depending on this one battle!
Jiang Yang checked the time and saw that it was already past midnight, 00:17.

An intercontinental ballistic missile takes 22 hours to fly. We have less than two hours left in our launch window.

"it is good."

As the command was issued, the image on the largest screen in the center of the command hall switched again.

A massive launch tower with more than a dozen launch sites came into view. Previously, there were only five launch sites available for the Giant Spirit II rocket because it was so large.

But intercontinental ballistic missiles are different. Even with boosters, their size is at most comparable to that of conventional launch vehicles, and they can be launched from any launch site.

At this moment, all preliminary preparations have been completed for the 50 largest intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of carrying out nuclear strike missions to the moon.

Of course, China possesses more than just these 50 intercontinental ballistic missiles; it also has many other types of missiles. However, those missiles cannot fly to the moon and can only carry out Earth-based strike missions.

There are many nuclear warheads, but since the number of warheads that can be loaded is limited, it is natural to load the ones with the largest yield.

Fueling is complete, and all preliminary preparations are in place.

The first batch of 17 intercontinental ballistic missiles stood silently in front of the launch pad, like 17 gleaming spears, silently pointing to the sky.

Even though they were just standing still, Jiang Yang could still feel the chilling killing intent emanating from them.

This is the most powerful weapon that human civilization has been able to create up to this point. A single weapon can destroy several cities, kill hundreds of millions of people, and is a super weapon capable of shattering the sky and making the entire earth tremble!
In these final moments before the end of the world, only they can possibly shoulder the responsibility of defying fate and preserving the entire nation and civilization!
Without any hesitation or delay, the on-site commander issued the order swiftly. The next moment, just like the previous launch of the Giant Spirit II rocket, blazing flames once again erupted from the missile's tail.

More refined and hotter than the Giant Spirit II rocket, because these missiles use special fuel.

They have a stronger burst of power and can accelerate missiles to higher speeds in a shorter time.

Amidst the violent roar, the air was compressed to its limit, and the hundreds of tons of projectile rose rapidly under an overload pressure of 20G.

This means that its acceleration reaches an astonishing 200 meters per second. If there were someone inside at that moment, the overload pressure alone would be enough to crush bones and turn a human body into a lump of flesh.

However, the missile bodies and internal equipment, manufactured using special processes, withstood these pressures. Furthermore, even in environments far harsher than those of rockets, their reliability can still be guaranteed.

Across the vast territory, at 17 launch sites, 17 modified intercontinental ballistic missiles were launched simultaneously.

Before the thunderous roar in the sky had subsided, preparations for the launch pad began swiftly. At the same time, the next batch of missiles, which had been standing not far away, were immediately moved toward the launch pad by the mobile launch platform.

Just 10 minutes later, the second batch of missiles was in position and launched again. Ten minutes later, the final batch of 16 missiles was launched.

A total of 50 missiles were launched, and the entire process, from the issuance of the order to the final takeoff, took no more than 20 minutes, and all were successful without a single failure!

The view on the big screen switched to a space perspective.

And what is presented is not an animated simulation, but a real-life shooting scene.

At this moment, the eastern side of the Earth has rotated to the opposite side of the sun, and the entire land is shrouded in darkness.

In this darkness, 50 faint lights slowly rose from the earth, like 50 spears, carrying an indomitable and tragic momentum, a murderous aura as powerful as falling meteors, carrying the hopes of everyone, and flying towards the vast and deep space.

In the distance, that disc-shaped planet still hangs silently.

(End of this chapter)