The night was dark.

Tonight, the night sky in New York is obscured by thick clouds, so thick that you can't see the moonlight, let alone the stars.

Of course, the residents of New York don't care about the night sky, the city's neon lights still flicker, and people who don't know that a meteorite is coming, are still fascinated by their lives.

Night bars, dogs and horses, drunk and dreaming of death.

In the dark alleys, crime is not closed, and robberies and thefts are still going on.

As always.

When the White House arrives at night, it is lit up, making the white building appear in the endless night.

As a symbol of the Federation, it is in darkness from the end.

Never!

But it's not the same as usual.

Tonight, many rooms in the White House that don't normally turn on the lights are brightly lit tonight.

People passing by near the White House are able to see cars haunting from time to time, and even helicopters landing or taking off.

The White House has never been as lively as it was tonight.

However.

The fact that the White House is so lively does not bode well.

In the president's office.

Rick, who is over fifty years old. Archibald stood by the window, his heart heavy.

He remembered how many things he had done and how many dangers he had experienced since he was elected president.

And the most dangerous one is to acquiesce in the operation against the motherland.

After the failure of the operation, he met the Motherland in his office.

On that day, Archibald was already praying to God in his heart that he would enter the kingdom of heaven when he died.

But the Motherland did not kill him.

This took him by surprise.

At the same time, I also felt a glimmer of hope.

Although the motherland was crazy and willful, the man still maintained restraint.

This restraint gave Archibald hope.

Tonight.

Mr. President wanted to be able to see the man.

Footsteps were heard.

The presidential secretary whispered in Archibald's ear: "Sir, your wife and children have been sent to a safe place. ”

The Minister of Defense walked over and said as well.

"Mr. President, you should go to the bunker while there is still time."

Archibald shook his head and said, "As the supreme head of the Federation, I won't go anywhere. ”

"If I'm gone, I'll cause panic."

The young Minister of Defense whispered, "We will secretly arrange for you to leave, and no one will find out, sir." ”

Archibald laughed: "But we can't fool ourselves, can we?" ”

"Okay, let's not talk about that."

"How is the contact from the motherland's side, has he replied?"

The Minister of Defense's face immediately turned ugly: "He hasn't been found yet, Mr. President." ”

"I've been in contact with the Group of Seven since the morning, and I've contacted Ashley, the assistant of the Motherland."

"But until now, there has been no news of the motherland."

"Instead, Ashley and the Tower of Seven superheroes want to leave New York, but we've taken them into custody."

"Looks like Ashley leaked the news."

"Mr. President, if we can get through this."

"We must hold the motherland and Walter accountable!"

Archibald smiled bitterly, "You plan to hold a superhuman accountable that a nuclear bomb can't kill?" ”

"Mr. Minister, this is far beyond our means."

The president quickly perked himself up and said loudly: "The people of the motherland should not be able to participate in tonight's operation, then, let's follow the original opportunity." ”

"Use our Raptor fighter jets to send nuclear bombs into the air and bomb large meteorites known as 'bad boys' as they enter the atmosphere."

"Now, issue an air raid alert and try to direct as many New Yorkers as possible to the various underground spaces as quickly as possible."

"Parking lots, underground malls and whatever."

"Let them hide."

"As for whether or not you will survive this night, that can only be left to God."

One of the generals said worriedly.

"Sir, this may cause panic."

Archibald looked at him and said, "That's better than watching them die under the attack of the meteor shower, and besides, after tonight, even if we try to hold on to the news, the paper can't contain the fire." ”

"At this point, all we can do is minimize the losses."

"And, pray that we can survive the disaster."

"In that case, we will have a chance to apologize to the people."

When the general heard this, he could only nod, then clenched his fists and said, "The motherland should be fully responsible for this!" ”

Mr. President, rather than being as angry with the Motherland as the General, exclaimed, "Besides, I need a definite and feasible strategy." ”

"'Bad boys' are just an appetizer, gentlemen."

"The 'Destroyer' is the main meal, and we will eventually face this 'big guy' who may lead to the extinction of the human race."

"Isn't there a practical way for the space agency to do it right now?"

The Minister of Defense looked embarrassed and said hesitantly: "They just submitted an idea that is not an idea. ”

Archibald looked at him.

The Minister of Defense coughed dryly: "They think that maybe they can use spacecraft to send nuclear bombs to outer space." ”

"Then, like a demolition building, the nuclear bomb is buried in the 'Destroyer', and finally it is remotely detonated by our ground command center."

Archibald asked, "Will this work?" ”

The Minister of Defense said with an embarrassed face: "The odds can be said to be quite low, but given the current situation, this may be the only way to be more feasible." ”

The previous general put down his mobile phone at this time and said: "Mr. President, astronomical institutions in other countries have also discovered the 'Destroyer' one after another. ”

"They want us to share the message and find a solution together."

Archibald nodded: "Take the plan of the Aviation Administration as a preparatory plan, and immediately prepare spacecraft, nuclear bombs, and related personnel and materials." ”

"If you can't find a better way, use this solution."

He looked at the general again: "Let Stephen of the Space Agency. Burton contacted the World Astronomical Organization to put together the information we currently have, as well as the data, including the scheme that seemed unreliable. ”

"It's all out there."

The general was nervous: "Mr. President, will this expose some of our military strategic arrangements?" ”

Archibald looked at him: "General, if there are only less than three days left in the history of mankind. ”

"Well, let it be exposed."

The president clapped his hands again: "Alright, let's get moving." ”

Orders and messages are constantly being sent from the White House to all corners of the Federation.

Soon, at one of the federal air bases, a Raptor fighter with a nuclear bomb on board entered the runway, ready to go at any moment.

And this time.

In a Chinatown apartment.

Cindy, a superhuman who has been following Azu since leaving the 'Sage Grove', is now eating ice cream.

On the floor, Ryan is playing with a model airplane.

At this time, a news item suddenly appeared on the TV.

Moreover, it was not a journalist who appeared on camera, but President Rick . Archibald!

"What's going on?" Cindy stops for ice cream and tells Ryan to be quiet.

I listened to the president on the screen say with a solemn face.

"Residents of New York, I'm sorry to have to share some information with you."

"Not long ago, the aviation agency discovered that a meteorite was coming towards the earth."

"Among them, a meteorite the size of a stadium and tentatively named 'Bad Boy' will enter the atmosphere in the early hours of the morning and land in New York."

"Now that we've got a countermeasure, we're going to use a nuclear bomb to detonate the 'bad boys' as soon as they're in the atmosphere."

"But when the time comes, there will be debris coming into New York. So from now on, the air raid sirens will be sounded in New York, so please don't panic the residents of the city, the National Guard and the police will guide you to the nearest underground facilities to evacuate. ”

"If you have a similar facility in your home, you can start preparing it now."

"In addition, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, etc., have been hit by meteorites."

"However, meteorites in these areas are small in size and will be further reduced in size after entering the atmosphere and burning, causing limited harm."

"But we still ask the residents of these areas to take precautions."

"Everyone."

"The last thing I want to say is that no matter what the outcome is tonight, I'm going to be in the White House and get through this together."

"May God bless the Federation."

After listening to this news, Cindy was stunned.

"Meteorite?"

But Ryan looked excited: "Cindy, it's a meteorite." ”

"I know."

"What are you happy about, it's not fun at all."

Cindy stood up: "Let's go, we have to take refuge." ”

At the same time, outside the apartment building, the sound of cars sounded.

A moment later, men in black suits and sunglasses rushed up to the building and knocked on the rooms of Cindy, Kimiko, Lin Aida and others.

In various names, take them away.

These people were sent by Angelina, who would pick up Cindy and the others to take them to the airport and then leave New York on a private jet.

And when Ryan they got into the car and drove down the street.

Looking out of the windows, people scrambled to be the first to run on the streets, and even blacks took advantage of the fire to loot and engage in firefights with the police in the streets.

Time passed little by little.

By the time the wee hours came, the people on the ground could already faintly hear the sound of thunder.

As soon as those who had not yet taken refuge in the underground facilities looked up, they saw a faint flash of fire in the cloudy night sky.

NASA.

Command Center Division.

Director Stephen. Burton stood on the bridge and looked at the big screen.

"It's coming!"

"The first meteor shower is coming!"

"'Bad Boy' will enter the atmosphere in 8 minutes!"

Below, in the work area, there are already monitors screaming hoarsely.

"It's finally here."

Stephen clenched his fists and said loudly: "Notify the air base immediately, inform them, now it's time to go!" ”

So, the Raptor fighter on standby on the runway, spewed flames from its tail.

After a few moments, it rose into the sky and continued to climb high into the sky.

The pilot of the fighter plane nervously held the control stick, and when the plane emerged from the thick clouds that obscured the sky, he saw the image of a lifetime.

Above him, below the starry sky, hundreds of fires appeared.

Every flash of fire is the result of the friction between a meteorite and the atmosphere.

Among them, there was one flame that was the most powerful.

Without a doubt, that's the 'bad boy'!

That super meteorite the size of a football field!

"Here we are."

The pilot bit his lip, reported his situation to the ground center, and then piloted the plane to the sky.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

Meteorites like meteors, carrying light and heat, swept around the warplanes, smashed into the earth, and fell to the cities of the Federation.

With skillful skills, the pilot steered the fighter to avoid one meteorite after another.

Until.

There was only that super meteorite above his head.

Bad boy!

"This is Raptor 3, and I'm Pilot Kelsen. Don, I apply for an attack. ”

"Raptor 3, this is the ground command center, and I'm Commander Gladstone. Pete, I authorize you to attack. ”

"Attack now!"

Authorized to do so, the pilot immediately opened a safety and locked onto the supermeteorite overhead.

"Die!"

He screamed and attacked.

The belly of the Raptor cracked, the mechanical frame poked out, and a nuclear missile ignited and launched on it.

Boom.

The missile flies vertically to high altitudes.

The Raptor quickly turned around and swept to the ground.

Just behind the pilot, the missile soared into the sky and eventually hit the super meteorite 'Bad Boy'.

Rumble!

In the dull sound of an explosion, a powerful flash of light appeared, and then the entire night sky was lit up.

The huge and terrifying shock wave shook the Raptor fighter violently, sweeping away the thick clouds below.

So people on the ground can clearly see that a 'sun' has appeared above 10,000 meters in the sky.

Dark Night.

Such a spectacle makes people stunned.

There are even some who are not afraid of death, and they don't run, and they even take out their mobile phones to take pictures.

That's the case with a black man.

After he finished taking the photo, he suddenly saw a black dot appear in the 'sun' on the screen of his mobile phone.

Then the second and the third, and in the blink of an eye, countless black dots appeared in the 'sun'.

Boom Boom!

With a thunderous sound of breaking the air, the 'bad boys' who had been shattered by the nuclear bomb landed in the form of fragments.

Fragments of meteorites, large and small, streaked across the night sky and fell into New York.

They knocked down the Statue of Liberty, they smashed into the building of the world, they landed in the White House, they landed on the streets of New York.

Explode! Explode! Explode!

In an instant, New York was shattered by a meteorite.

Countless buildings caught fire and smoke rose from them.

The whole city was like a terrorist attack, and the sound of explosions, sirens and screams never stopped.

When New York was attacked, other cities were not spared.

Meteorites fell into Yellowstone National Park, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago and other cities.

From above, the entire territory of the Federation is constantly flickering with fires.

The Destroyer is not yet here.

The Confederation is in danger.

However, at the moment when almost every area of the Federation was hit by meteorites.

On that 'map' where the fire flickered, there was one place, an insignificant, inconspicuous place.

It was a piece of commercial land that Angelina had bought at an auction house, where an experimental base was already being built.

It was also baptized by meteorites.

The difference was that in the sky above that base, there were circles of diamond-shaped ripples.

Under the protection of this ripple, the meteorite falling from the sky will smash itself to pieces, but the ripple does not even appear a ripple.

On the roof of a newly built building, Azu crossed his arms, and the constant fire above his head and elsewhere illuminated his face.

The corners of his mouth were raised, and he said with a smile: "What a grand firework." ”

The attack ended after 17 minutes.

Finally.

No more meteorites fell from the sky.

However, several large cities in the Federation have been devastated.

Among them, the biggest and most serious losses are, of course, New York.

New York, White House.

President Archibald shook off the lime off his body and coughed a few times.

Although the White House was not directly attacked by a meteorite, a meteorite fell not far from the outside, smashing a big hole in the ground.

A huge crack appeared in the ceiling of the president's office, from which from time to time mud and sand fell.

Archibald was escorted out of the office and outside.

He looked up at the night sky, where there was still a faint glow flickering high in the sky, but no meteorites had fallen.

Just from the White House, all of New York is on fire, the buildings are crooked, and smoke rises.

The sounds of ambulances, police cars, and other vehicles could be heard from afar.

The city's rescue mechanism has been activated, but Archibald has no idea how many people can be saved.

"Something is strange, Mr. President."

The Minister of Defense came over with a tablet: "This is the data that the Aviation Agency has just collected, in the past meteorite attack, we have more than ten major cities, suffered major attacks. ”

Archibald was a little puzzled: "Is there anything strange about this?" ”

The Secretary of Defense pointed the screen of his tablet at the president, and a federal map appeared on the barrier, with red dots of light indicating the areas hit by meteorites.

Immediately after that, the Minister of Defense opened another chart.

In this chart, the entire territory of the Federation is marked with points of light.

Compared with the previous one, it is not difficult to see that in the first chart, the light points are concentrated in the large cities of the Federation; In the second chart, almost all cities are affected, but the red dots are clearly not as dense.

"What's the next chart?" Archibald asked.

"The latter one is the location where the first wave of meteorite showers landed, as originally expected by the Aviation Administration." "In other words, the Aviation Agency suspects that these meteorites adjusted their orbits after entering the atmosphere. ”

"It's not a natural disaster."

"Sir."

"It was a premeditated, targeted attack."

"The Aviation Agency believes that this may be an extraterrestrial life contact incident!"

Archibald's eyes widened: "Is this possible?" ”

The Minister of Defense was not sure: "This is just a guess by the Aviation Administration, but if there is no error in the computer, then the meteorite rain did adjust its orbit after entering the atmosphere, which alone is very suspicious." ”

"Now, though, we don't have direct evidence."

"It may take the Aviation Authority's side to review tonight's events and find hard evidence."

Mr. President nodded: "Let them know as soon as they have a conclusion." ”

"Also, get our troops ready and activate Level 1 Alert!"

The meteorite rain has stopped, and people are starting to walk out on the ground, facing their devastated homes, not knowing where to go.

And at this moment, in one of the holes in a street that had been smashed out by a meteorite.

As an ambulance passed, the headlights shone into the hole, causing a slug-like mass clinging to the stone to quickly burrow into the shadows.

(End of chapter)