As a result of the impact of the first wave of meteorites, the buildings of the White House have been damaged in many places and have become unsafe.

So many tents were erected in the open space outside the White House. Archibald was in one of the tents, where he issued orders and tried his best to turn the tide of the situation.

At this time, the Minister of Defense walked over with a gloomy face and handed a tablet to Archibald: "Mr. President, you have to look at this." ”

"Here are some of the previous episodes of the Federation being hit by a meteor shower."

"In addition to the meteorites that are concentrated on our important cities, some meteorites also fall to other places."

"It's just that there aren't that many of these meteorites, and the trajectories aren't that concentrated."

Accompanied by the Secretary of Defense's commentary, Archibald swiped through one video after another.

Suddenly, he stopped at one of the videos.

In this video, it's a building like a base that's under construction.

It was also attacked by meteorites, however, those meteors that fell from the sky were intercepted by a protective shield that only appeared in science fiction works above the base.

The shield is made up of a circle of diamond-shaped ripples that circulate and diffuse inconsistently.

Let the meteorites that fall into the area smash themselves to pieces as soon as they hit the shield.

So the building under the protective cover was not damaged in the slightest.

Compare the rest of the federation with the current situation in New York.

Such a picture is somewhat unacceptable to Mr. President.

"Is this a new technology?"

"Which company developed it, and why not share this technology with the Federation."

"In that case, we won't have to be so embarrassed!"

Archibald said angrily.

The damage tonight is too great, the property damage is secondary, and the most important thing is the loss of the people.

According to incomplete statistics, even though the federal government has tried to evacuate the residents of the city, more than 100,000 residents in the whole territory are still dead or missing.

And that number is rising.

The Minister of Defense coughed dryly: "Sir, you look carefully. ”

He enlarged the screen on his computer.

So Archibald saw a man standing on the roof of one of the buildings.

The fiery red cloak fluttered in the wind behind him, and the blonde-haired and blue-eyed man had a faint smile on his face.

The demeanor is relaxed, as if watching a fireworks display instead of a deadly meteor shower.

Archibald gasped: "Motherland? ”

"He didn't leave the country?"

"Where is he now?"

In the base named 'Garden of Eden' by Angelina, Azu has put away the 'Absolute Realm'.

After this talent has been raised by one level, the scope that can be enveloped has expanded, not to mention a base, it is not difficult to envelop a New York.

After putting away the 'Absolute Realm', Azu looked in the direction of New York: "Well, it's almost time to greet the guests. ”

He flew up, off the rooftop, and fell to the ground.

Walk into a newly built, but not fully renovated indoor arena, which is planned to be open to the employees of the base for their leisure and entertainment.

Now only one corner of the house has been renovated.

It's a golf corner.

Employees can play golf here.

Of course, because it's indoors, don't expect the venue to be spacious.

At best, it's a swing and it's enjoyable.

Azu picked up a club, swung it gently, knocked a golf ball out, and watched as it rolled into a hole.

After about half an hour of playing, he heard the sound of a helicopter spiraling outside.

Just outside the indoor arena, several helicopter gunships landed, and Archibald was escorted out of the helicopter by several bodyguards with his head pressed on his head.

Then we went to the indoor arena.

Walking in, the president saw Azu swinging.

He coughed dryly.

Azu smiled at this time, but did not turn around: "It's really rare, Mr. President." ”

"I don't think you have time to be here right now."

"I'll calculate how long it will be before the Destroyer arrives on Earth."

"Probably 48 hours left."

Archibald refused to be followed by bodyguards and other officials, and strode forward to Azu's side.

"Because the Destroyer is still 48 hours away from reaching Earth, I should be here."

"Motherland, the Union needs you."

"You should be able to destroy that meteorite."

Azu waved his hand and said, "No kidding, Mr. President." ”

"That's a meteorite the size of a state, what can I do."

"Do you play a hand?"

He handed Archibald the club in his hand.

The president did not pick it up, but said solemnly: "Motherland, I know that it is my fault that I did not disclose your identity as a general to the people as soon as possible. ”

"I beg you to believe that the office of a general is a matter of great importance, not only for the Federation, but also for international influence."

"So, there's a lot of preliminary work to be done at the federal level before it is announced."

"I assure you that after destroying the 'Destroyer', I will immediately announce to the people and the international community that you have become a Federation General."

As if he hadn't heard, Azu walked to a vending machine next to him: "Have a drink, I'll treat you." ”

"Motherland!"

Archibald's patience was polished by Azu, and he said loudly: "Now I order you, in my capacity as President of the Federation, to set out immediately, immediately, to destroy the 'Destroyer'!" ”

Azu kept moving, bought a bottle of his own endorsement drink from his vending machine, turned his back to Archibald and the many federal officials, and took several sips with his back.

He turned around, his eyes lit up, and the temperature of the entire indoor arena rose rapidly.

"Orders?"

"What arrogance."

"Federal President?"

"In my eyes, what is the difference between you and ordinary people?"

"The reason why you are still able to breathe fresh air is because I don't hate the world at the moment."

"I love the hustle and bustle, I love food and entertainment."

"Otherwise, with your attitude alone, I don't have to wait for the 'Destroyer' to come, and I can send you to God."

Click.

Bodyguards and soldiers raised pistols and automatic rifles.

"Oh, I was wrong."

"I shouldn't have said such arrogant things."

"Please, don't shoot."

Azu raised his hands.

Then he shrugged his shoulders.

Suddenly, two beams of light shot out of his eyes, and the beams swept across, and in the corners of the defense minister's eyes, one by one, his head exploded.

The bodyguards lay down, the soldiers lay down.

Bang!

The last soldier's head exploded, and his eyes fell on the shoulder of the Minister of Defense.

The deadly beam of light stopped a few centimeters away from the minister.

It flashed twice and disappeared.

The Minister of Defense's legs went limp and he almost fell to the ground.

Right at his feet, blood pooled into a thin 'river' that spread nearby.

Archibald turned and looked at the corpse, his chest heaving.

"Why do you do that?"

"You know, they can't threaten you."

Azu glanced at him and laughed: "Cockroaches can't threaten you, why do you want to step on it when you see it?" ”

He picked up his drink, took a few sips into his mouth, walked to the side of the lounge, and sat down on a couch.

"It's not impossible to want me to make a move."

"But it depends on your attitude and what conditions you can come up with."

"The identity of a general is far from enough."

Archibald's body trembled slightly, and his voice was hoarse: "Motherland, once the 'Destroyer' comes, everything you like will disappear. ”

"Even if it's not for the Federation, it's not for anyone else."

"Aren't you going to do it for yourself?"

Azu shrugged his shoulders: "I don't think that the flood or the earthquake will kill me." ”

"Admittedly, the 'Destroyer' has arrived, and I probably won't have food or entertainment after that."

"But it's also interesting to watch survivors struggle with the apocalypse."

"So, yes."

"I don't mind the Destroyer coming."

Archibald suddenly felt exhausted.

He sighed, and the man suddenly aged a little.

Walked over and said.

"Tell me about your conditions."

Azu smiled and said, "First of all, I hope that the federal state can be handed over to me. ”

"I would like to have the autonomy of the state, the annual revenue"

Before he could finish his sentence, Archibald had already jumped up: "This can't be! ”

"Absolutely impossible!"

With a population of more than 8 million and an average family income of about $90,000 a year, New Jersey is known as the 'Garden State' and has pharmaceutical, tourism and agriculture as its main industries.

Such a state is actually going to be handed over to the Motherland, and it is necessary to hand over the right to administer it, financial revenues, etc.

If there are no surprises, fiscal spending will have to be supported by the Federation.

In other words, the Federation wants to give away a piece of fat for nothing.

How could Archibald accept it.

Azu shrugged his shoulders and said, "If you can't even negotiate the first condition, then you don't need to talk about it." ”

"Now you can get out."

"I'll give you 10 seconds."

“109”

The president's face changed, and he wanted to say something, but in the face of Azu's indifferent eyes, he quickly got up, and then left the indoor arena with the rest of the people.

After the sound of the helicopter outside gradually disappeared, Azu stood up and picked up the phone: "Angelina, send someone over to clean up." ”

Inside the helicopter, the Minister of Defense wore headphones and said, "Mr. President, what now?" ”

Archibald sighed and said, "I can only save myself." ”

"What does the aviation authority say, how is their global conference going?"

The Minister of Defense looked at his phone and said, "They haven't worked out a feasible countermeasure yet." ”

"Then don't wait."

Archibald said in a deep voice, "Let's start the backup plan, we don't have much time. ”

The Minister of Defense nodded and said, "Then let's go directly to the Aviation Bureau, that plan needs ground support from the Aviation Agency." ”

"Yes."

As a result, the helicopters changed direction in mid-air.

It didn't take long.

Archibald arrived at NASA.

Walking into an office, the head of the aviation commission, Stephen . Burton greeted him personally.

"Good evening, Mr. President."

"Excuse me from the pleasantries, can that alternative plan begin?"

Archibald sat down and said straight to the point.

The director of aviation said with a difficult face: "Time is too urgent, although we have prepared for this for a day, but it will take some time, Mr. President." ”

"When can we start."

"Tomorrow morning at the earliest."

Archibald nodded: "As soon as possible." ”

"I'll spend the night here tonight."

Stephen hurriedly said, "I'll prepare a room for you right away." ”

By the next morning.

Mr. President walked into the office with a tired face, sat down and said, "How is it, Stephen, can we start?" ”

"That's it."

Stephen pointed the screen of a laptop at the president: "The launch base is ready, and the personnel and supplies are in place. ”

"Now they're putting nuclear bombs on spacecraft."

"Later, we will launch spacecraft, and when they get to outer space, they will refuel at a Russian space station and fly to the 'Destroyer'."

"After arriving at the 'Destroyer', our astronauts will install nuclear bombs into the crevices of meteorites, and when all the nuclear bombs are dropped, we can remotely detonate them on the ground."

"By then, bang."

Stephen made an explosive motion.

Archibald crossed his fingers: "What are the odds of success?" ”

"This"

Stephen was puzzled: "It's hard to say, Mr. President. ”

"But now, there's no better way, are we?"

Archibald couldn't help but think of the Motherland, and the president had already asked himself more than once.

Last night, should we promise better conditions for the motherland?

But now, the motherland refuses to communicate.

He had no other choice.

"yes, we don't have a better way."

"I can only hope for this operation."

There was a knock on the door.

An Aviation Authority officer said, "Mr. President, Director Stephen, the USS Independence is ready. ”

Stephen looked over to Mr. President.

The president took a deep breath and then said in a deep voice, "Let's go!" ”

In downtown New York, a man pushes a bicycle with a large box strapped to it, and a golden retriever follows him.

The man stopped and led the golden retriever into the open-door supermarket in front of him.

He rummaged through it for a while and finally found a can of luncheon meat in perfect condition.

He laughed and left the supermarket with the dog.

A man and a dog sat on the floor next to the supermarket, the canned luncheon meat was opened, and the man gave some to the golden retriever, and ate the rest for himself.

At that moment, a sound sounded on the radio on his bicycle.

"Just now, a White House spokesman said that the Federation has launched a spacecraft called 'Independence.'"

"The spacecraft carries a large number of nuclear warheads, and the Independence will fly out of Earth, fly towards the Destroyer, and destroy the meteorite with a nuclear bomb before it reaches Earth."

"The White House spokesman claims that this is an unprecedented space war, and that the Federation, as well as all of humanity, will emerge victorious!"

(End of chapter)