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The trajectory of Dongfeng Express launches is not much different from that of carrier rockets in the early stages. Otherwise, Kyushu would not use some Dongfeng Express as carrier rockets. Sometimes, when the mission is particularly urgent, there is not even time to paint the green coating on the express.

And this delivery is even less important. This wasn't a space mission, but rather an attack mission, so things like painting aren't that crucial.

The green Dongfeng log rose into the air and then approached the Kármán line at a speed of Mach 4 or 5. After crossing the Kármán line, the speed increased even more.

As the speed increased, the height of the Dongfeng Big Round Log above the ground also continued to rise, its unprecedented speed leaving those observing it in awe.

It wasn't just the Dongfeng log that was impressive, but also the warhead it carried—a giant mushroom bomb. Although it hadn't been shown to have a large yield before, other countries probably thought it was quite powerful.

After all, this is a global debut. If the scale is too small and there isn't a spectacular scene during the live broadcast, the subsequent effect will definitely not be very good. Therefore, considering all factors, it's better to choose a larger scale.

Kyushu has always maintained a secretive approach, so no one in the world knows the exact yield of its giant mushroom bomb. Everyone knows that the largest mushroom bomb is the Tsar Bomba, but whether there are even larger ones hidden in secret, no one knows.

The giant mushroom chosen by Kyushu this time has a total yield of about ten million tons, equivalent to one-fifth of the Tsar's. If this yield were made public, no country in the world would believe that Kyushu's largest yield is only ten million tons.

While these countries were considering the yield issue, the Dongfeng Big Round Tree had already flown to a position of 500 kilometers, and at that moment, in the Kyushu TV live broadcast room...

The host is talking to an expert on giant mushrooms next to him about the differences between giant mushrooms exploding in space and exploding on Earth.

This can be considered as popularizing knowledge about mushrooms for the general public who are not very familiar with them. If someone asks questions such as why there is no mushroom cloud, someone can explain it to them.

If a large group of people don't see the mushroom cloud during the live stream, a lot of uninformed people will claim that Kyushu fabricated the whole thing, and that will really cause a stir.

In the live broadcast room, experts explained to the viewers what would happen if a giant mushroom bomb exploded in space.

Those watching the program at that moment, after hearing the expert's explanation, realized that explosions in space do not produce large mushroom clouds, and the scene is completely different from what would happen on Earth.

As people learn about the giant mushroom bomb's space explosion, the trajectory of the Dongfeng Big Round Log has brought a sense of relief to all nations.

Because its trajectory was straight towards outer space without any sign of turning back, they were now truly relieved. All that remained to do was continue to monitor the movements of subsequent large mushroom bombs.

The giant mushroom bomb, carried by the launch vehicle, continued its journey toward the location of the spaceplane.

Right now, those who can have the most comprehensive view of the whole situation are precisely the viewers in front of their televisions, since this is a live broadcast being conducted from multiple cameras.

The footage that viewers are most interested in is the shot taken by the Kyushu reporter in space, because their camera had just spotted the large log that was trying to fly towards them from Earth's direction not long ago.

As time passed, the large log got closer and closer to them, and as the distance closed, they gradually completed the process from seeing to seeing clearly.

As the two sides drew closer, viewers watching the live broadcast on television suddenly realized something: the spaceplane carrying the Kyushu reporter was rapidly approaching the giant log.

The general public became uneasy, thinking that the giant log was going to space to conduct a nuclear test, and if a nuclear test was going to be conducted, would the spaceplane that was so close to the explosion center be safe?

"Could it be that Kyushu abandoned everyone on that spaceplane at this moment, sending them up to their deaths?"

All the viewers couldn't help but have this thought, and the reason is that Kyushu didn't explain the effect of the spaceplane's energy shield to the general public.

As the missile approached the spaceplane, its speed gradually decreased, and as it passed the spaceplane's location, its speed continued to decrease even further.

The camera on the spaceplane never left the large log, while viewers in the live stream were frantically leaving comments. Of course, there were all sorts of opinions, but the most common one was urging the spaceplane to leave as soon as possible.

There are other languages ​​as well, but those who leave comments in these languages ​​are a minority, and the things they say aren't exactly kind.

The host in the live broadcast room did not respond to these comments, acting as if they hadn't seen them, and simply continued to focus on the situation in space.

After passing the spaceplane, the large log continued to fly forward for ten kilometers. It was at this point that the large log completely lost power. However, it did not stop in space after losing power.

The large log continued to fly forward at the same speed, but a change occurred inside the spaceplane.

The snowy owl rose from the pilot's seat and walked over to the reporter who was filming the large log. At that moment, the live broadcast also included a view of the aircraft's interior.

The snowy owl walked over to the reporter, took the microphone from him, and began speaking into the camera inside the plane.

"Hello everyone watching on television, welcome to the upcoming space nuclear explosion experiment in Kyushu. This will be the closest you will ever get to nuclear physics in your lifetime."

After the snowy owl finished speaking, it raised its left hand, pressed a button on it with its right hand, and a handheld remote control appeared on its left arm.

The snowy owl took the remote control from the camera and, after doing all that, raised it up to the lens and continued speaking.

"Everyone should have seen this little thing in my hand. Actually, this is the big mushroom remote control that Kyushu Military Command gave me. I am grateful for the trust of the leaders of Kyushu."

Next, I will carry out my mission. The giant mushroom bomb has now reached its designated detonation location. Please stay tuned and watch the live broadcast of the explosion.

After the snowy owl finished speaking, without the slightest hesitation, it began the countdown in front of the camera.

The two reporters on board were extremely nervous at that moment. Although experts had explained the shield of the spaceplane to them when they accepted the mission, they were still unsure.

Although they were nervous and uncertain, seeing the calm on the faces of Snow Owl and the others, they knew that the information they had received earlier was probably true. Now that they were up here, they could just do their best in their current tasks.

The reporters have now come to their senses, and Snow Owl and the others who are with them are even less worried, because they have experienced this kind of nuclear explosion before without any problems, so they are not worried at all about this explosion.

This Kyushu TV program should be considered the highest-rated program since the station's inception, because the explosion to be performed is related to the future situation of the entire Earth.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, all eyes were fixed on the remote control held in Snowy Owl's hand. Under the intense gaze of everyone, Snowy Owl pressed the only button on the remote control with her right thumb.

As the snowy owl pressed the button, the large log that the Kyushu TV reporter had been pointing at flashed a bright light, along with a large amount of high-intensity radiation and electromagnetic pulse.

These things spread outwards, like ripples in water, from the center of the explosion in all directions, while an indescribable light accompanied them, extending into the distance.

As for what the scene actually looked like, just look at the Crab Nebula to understand what the explosion looked like, or you can think of the shape of an adult brain.

Subsequently, because a powerful electromagnetic pulse was continuously emitted from the explosion into the surrounding area, communication between the spaceplane and Earth, which was not far from the explosion, was also interrupted.

This rare sight was captured on camera, but after the light came on, the camera that had been filming the center of the explosion lost its view.

That's because the camera's image sensor was damaged by the strong light. With the image sensor broken, the image is lost.

This happened very quickly, probably in less than a second. The main screen of Kyushu TV on the ground turned into static, and everyone watching the program gasped in surprise; it all happened so suddenly.

The people of Kyushu were worried about their astronauts in space, while the United States and other countries were overjoyed, because based on what they could see, it was clear that the plane in Kyushu's sky had an accident.

Since the footage of the explosion has disappeared, doesn't that mean there was a problem with the Kyushu plane?

It was as if the Sword of Damocles that had been hanging over their heads had vanished in an instant, and the feeling was incredibly liberating.

But before they could celebrate for long, the officials received a briefing from Nasa about what had happened in space. After reading the briefing, their joy was immediately dashed.

Kyushu anticipated the situation that would arise after the explosion from the very beginning, and therefore made corresponding arrangements.

At that moment, in the Kyushu live broadcast room, the host asked the expert again about the loss of space footage. After the expert's explanation, all the people of Kyushu were relieved.

After the experts explained, everyone understood why they couldn't see the images in space: the strong electromagnetic pulse from the explosion had cut off their communications.

After realizing this, everyone was watching the live stream, eager to see what would happen next.

The live stream room fell silent at some point, and no one commented anymore; instead, everyone sent candle emojis for blessings.

The Kyushu TV host looked surprised when he saw the uniform candle emojis in the live broadcast room, because using candles for blessings in this context was somewhat unlucky.

Fortunately, everyone meant well, and the host didn't say much, pretending not to see it, and was chatting with the experts in the live broadcast room about the short nuclear explosion video that had just been transmitted.

At this moment, the spaceplane floating not far from the nuclear explosion in space is still standing still, but its energy shield is now operating at maximum power.

Furthermore, the energy shield's color is now particularly beautiful; it was originally a slightly reddish color, but it is now turning into a deep red.

These golden crow particles, which have turned deep red, contain extremely high energy. The energy shield of this spaceplane is facing even greater pressure than it faced during the last close-range nuclear explosion.

Fortunately, they were some distance from the explosion's epicenter this time. If they hadn't been so far away, even with the energy shield, they probably wouldn't have survived.

At the epicenter of the explosion, more than ten kilometers away from them, there is still a tiny, sun-like dot in the same spot, although that dot is shrinking.

Around the small dot, some things that looked like blue lightning bolts radiated outwards, which is the phenomenon produced after a nuclear explosion in space.

The snowy owls and their crew were perched on the window, watching the spectacle unfolding in space, while the reporter, who had been filming, turned to look at the flight crew.

"Comrade, shouldn't we move away from here now? After all, we're too close to the explosion's epicenter. Wasn't this explosion supposed to be radioactive? Will we be harmed by the massive amount of nuclear radiation we've been exposed to?"

The snowy owl didn't even turn its head to answer the reporter's questions, continuing to gaze out the window at a sight it would never see again in its lifetime.

"It's alright, our shields can block and eliminate nuclear radiation. As long as we're on the plane, we'll be fine!"

Time passed second by second. The nuclear explosion affected an area of ​​more than 4,000 kilometers, and its main impact on the surrounding area was electromagnetic pulse waves.

Within a 4,000-kilometer radius of a nuclear explosion, all electronic products were reduced to scrap metal; the only exception was the spaceplane protected by its energy shield.

During the period when they lost contact, both sides were worried about each other. The seven people on the spaceplane were relatively okay, but the ground control center and the people of Kyushu who were watching were really worried.

As the strong electromagnetic pulse gradually dissipates, the connection between the two parties slowly resumes.