Chapter 527: Announcing to the World: The Military's Collapse

East Sea District Base.

This was the largest base of the Human Federation, bar none, and it was also the military's final fortress.

"Councilor Kairisi has colluded with aliens, betrayed the Human Federation, and attempted to merge the forces of the Human Federation and the aliens, letting them annex us—Bang!"

The Grand Marshal was furious to the extreme; he slammed the table and roared.

In normal times, his actions would naturally have drawn criticism from other marshals, but now, no one had the mood to fight for power. After all, power was on the verge of collapse; continuing to fight for it was meaningless. Instead, power at this moment had become a hot potato.

It was like a company riddled with debt. Before the debt, everyone envied the company's CEO, but once the company was in debt, people's gazes shifted from envy to pity.

The situation was the same now. Before the rebellion, the position of Marshal was a post everyone dreamed of because it represented power and money. But after the rebellion occurred, and as the military was about to collapse completely, everything became a nightmare. At this time, the position of Marshal represented not power and money, but suffering.

Ordinary soldiers might be able to escape a catastrophe, and even mid-level officers might survive, but for these marshals, it was absolutely impossible. The best outcome was house arrest, and the worst was a bullet to the head.

"Do you have any way to deal with them? For example, Q-bombs, or the Planet Destroyer Cannon." The marshal who had slammed the table swept his gaze over the crowd, hoping to see a reasonable plan in someone else's eyes, but unfortunately, everyone remained silent.

"Could it be that the military elites present cannot even think of a small solution?"

A small solution? The various marshals and generals present sneered inwardly. What "small solution"? It was clearly a massive problem. The military had already collapsed completely. They had lost the power to counterattack. To regain power, the robots over there would all have to die.

As for the Planet Destroyer Cannon and Q-bombs, those were even more absurd.

If they didn't use the Planet Destroyer Cannon, there was still a glimmer of a chance to survive. If they used it, there wouldn't even be a chance to survive. Moreover, everyone had family and friends; dying themselves was one thing, but dragging their family and friends down to be buried with them was not good.

When facing Councilor Kairisi, they could use these things to threaten, but a threat didn't mean they would definitely use them. In reality, they were just gambling with Councilor Kairisi, gambling on the opponent's courage, gambling on whether the opponent dared to perish together while holding the absolute advantage.

As for Q-bombs, they could be used, but Q-bombs didn't have much use.

A Q-bomb that could destroy a small asteroid, when converted to the scale of this planet, could only destroy one continent. To completely destroy this planet, ten or so would be needed. And those ten or so would need to be distributed to cover the entire planet.

Of course, the most important thing was how they would transport the Q-bombs out. Airplanes? The planes had all been shot down. Submarines? The submarines were all gone. Q-missile warheads? The Human Federation's perfect interception system could ensure the missiles were shot down the moment they took off.

They had now become turtles in a jar. If it weren't for Councilor Kairisi fearing the Planet Destroyer Cannon and Q-bombs in their hands, those robot armies would have already broken in.

However, even so, they were only barely protecting themselves. Wanting to counterattack was a case of having the heart but lacking the strength.

Facing this situation, for the Grand Marshal to ask them to come up with a "simple" solution was asking too much.

"You military elites, just like those councilors in the political world, are all good-for-nothings. No, you are even worse than those councilors. When the masters behind those councilors get angry, they at least know how to think on their feet and come up with some sleazy solutions, but you?" The Grand Marshal was furious.

Unlike the insidious and cunning councilors, the military elites appeared much more "upright."

"Then what good solution does the Grand Marshal have?" Finally, a marshal who couldn't stand it anymore retorted sarcastically.

In this marshal's eyes, things had reached this point, and this Grand Marshal still only knew how to "bully" them and vent his anger on their heads. It was simply unbearable.

"If I had a good solution, would I still need to ask you?" The Grand Marshal continued to rage.

"Then our Grand Marshal is also a good-for-nothing, just like the councilors in the political world. No, perhaps you are even worse than those councilors. When the masters behind those councilors get angry, they at least know how to think on their feet and come up with some sleazy solutions, but you?" That marshal returned everything the Grand Marshal had said, slapping the Grand Marshal in the face.

"You..." The Grand Marshal was about to faint from anger. As the Grand Marshal, he was as powerful in the military as the Councilor was in the political world. Which other marshal would dare to talk back like this? But today, someone had done it.

"Calm down, calm down." The Grand Marshal said to himself, slowly suppressing his anger. He understood that in the current situation, anger would only make him more chaotic and lead to his defeat faster.

"Once the crisis here is resolved, I will come to find trouble with you." The Grand Marshal looked coldly at the marshal who had retorted, calculating in his heart to deal with him after the crisis passed.

In reality, the Grand Marshal had always believed he could still turn the tables. It was simple: he had the Planet Destroyer Cannon in his hands. Whether it was Councilor Kairisi or the aliens, they would all fear his Planet Destroyer Cannon and thus not dare to make any offensive moves. In this way, they were effectively in an invincible position.

And occupying an invincible position, they could counterattack the enemy at any time. So in the Grand Marshal's eyes, the situation was far from being so rotten that they were about to perish.

"It's bad." A soldier suddenly rushed in, saying loudly, "It's bad, it's bad."

"Audacious! The Marshal is holding a meeting, and you dare to barge in?" The Grand Marshal shouted, "Someone, take him away."

"Wait a moment." The marshal who had previously retorted to the Grand Marshal continued to resist the Grand Marshal's order, "Ask clearly what exactly is 'bad' first, lest we delay military intelligence."

He had naturally felt the Grand Marshal's cold gaze just now. Knowing he had completely offended the Grand Marshal, he was not afraid to continue offending him. Instead, he wanted to strike at the Grand Marshal's prestige and make the Grand Marshal step down.

"It's bad." The soldier who had rushed in anxiously was startled by the Grand Marshal and trembled all over. When the marshal came to his rescue, he finally reacted and hurriedly said, "The robot army outside has attacked."

"What?" The Grand Marshal was shocked. It wasn't just him; all the marshals and generals present stood up, looking at the soldier in disbelief.

"Could it be that the aliens are not afraid of the Planet Destroyer Cannon? Perhaps the aliens don't care about this planet?"

This thought popped into everyone's mind. Councilor Kairisi wouldn't dare to attack, so the one who ordered the attack must be the aliens who had just merged with the Human Federation.

"The situation is not good. Generals and Marshals, let's go take a look together."

"Good." The Grand Marshal also felt he should go out and see the situation for himself, so he agreed.

It was just that they didn't notice that the soldier, who should have addressed them as "Sir," had used the titles of "Marshal" and "General." Perhaps someone noticed, but they didn't care, thinking the soldier was just in a hurry.

When the marshals and generals walked out the door, they immediately bumped into a squad of soldiers walking over.

"This is wartime. What are you doing here?" The Grand Marshal shouted angrily.

"Taking your lives." The soldiers suddenly made their move, aiming their guns at these marshals and generals.

Having never enjoyed such treatment before, the marshals and generals were instantly terrified.

"Sir, why did you make your move so quickly? Didn't you say to wait until they reached the base gate before making a move?" The soldier who had reported to the marshals complained.

"We couldn't wait, and I think this is quite good too." The leading officer of that group of soldiers shrugged, "All the soldiers have gone out to intercept the robot army. There is no better time than this."

According to the original plan, they should have ambushed at the gate and captured them in one fell swoop when the soldier brought the marshals and generals to the gate. This was mainly because so many people walking around inside the base was a bit too conspicuous.

But the arrival of the robot army had actually attracted all the soldiers, leaving no one else except for the few guards standing post here and there.

So he made a prompt decision and brought his brothers over, just happening to encounter these military high-ups coming out. And so, the scene just now occurred.

"So that's how it is." The soldier was still brooding over not having reaped the greatest credit, but soon, he became worried, "But what should we do about the robot army now?"

"The robot army outside is already the army of His Majesty Ye Nan. We only need to cooperate with them, and we can naturally leave." The leading officer waved his hand. When he saw his brother's brow furrow slightly, he immediately said, "Who isn't pledging allegiance to someone? And this is the trend of the times. You wouldn't want to go and oppose the robot army, would you? I'm not scaring you; there are at least hundreds of thousands of robots in the robot army outside. No one can stop them."

"What's there to fear about hundreds of thousands of robots? One Q-bomb can solve it." The Grand Marshal said disdainfully, "As long as you let me go, I can promise you the position of Marshal. Believe me, they won't be able to break in."

"Q-bombs? You're not the only ones who have Q-bombs." The leading officer sneered, "To tell you the truth, that base of yours in the New Zealand town has already fallen into Ye Nan's hands. The Q-bombs and the Planet Destroyer Cannon are already in our hands. Want to turn the tables? No way."

"My God." The Grand Marshal rolled his eyes and fainted. (To be continued.) ===== CHAPTER 528 =====