Chapter 274: Invader Game

The spaceship, which lacked a main gate, flew to an altitude of ten thousand meters in the blink of an eye, its transparent Energy Shield perfectly blocking the gale outside.

Iris stood at the entrance, looking down at the earth.

"Finally!"

"Completely free!"

He spread his arms and tilted his head slightly, as if embracing the whole world, momentarily intoxicated by the excitement of regaining his freedom.

When he first woke from his century-long slumber and learned of the technological level of this world and the environment he was in at the time, he knew it was impossible for him to escape the encirclement of Yingjiang Country.

Therefore, he deliberately hid his strength; after a great battle, he pretended to be defeated and captured, letting the other side believe his strength was nothing more than that, and that they could handle him.

Only in this way would he have a chance to turn the tables.

Because he knew that since the technological level of Blue Star was far inferior to his own and they could not possibly crack the various devices of the spaceship, one day they would inevitably be unable to resist letting him start the ship.

As long as he could start the spaceship, he could control it and sweep across Blue Star.

It was just that even he had not expected this day to come so quickly.

After sighing for a moment, Iris walked toward the nutrition pod, instructing as he did so:

"Xiao Yi, shield the radar and hide in the clouds; I need to replenish my nutrition."

When he walked to the door of the nutrition pod, the door opened automatically; after he lay inside, the door closed again automatically, and a certain light green viscous liquid was rapidly injected.

The news that Iris had flown away with the spaceship caused a great shock among the high-level officials of Yingjiang Country.

The person who made this absurd decision was directly dismissed, and many related personnel were also punished.

At the same time, Yingjiang Country mobilized many departments to begin searching for the traces of the spaceship with great fanfare, causing a wave of vigilance among various countries.

But they always gained nothing.

It was as if the massive spaceship had completely disappeared from Blue Star.

Until one week later.

The spaceship, which appeared to have been repaired, suddenly appeared above a certain city in Yingjiang Country, hovering brazenly at an altitude of over a thousand meters, attracting the attention of some people on the ground.

At the same time, all television programs currently being broadcast globally began to flicker with static, and then a brand-new image appeared—

A tall and upright figure, dark green all over, stood with head held high, a faint smile hanging on his face, which was covered in scales.

The next moment.

A cold, chilling voice came from the television:

"Humans of Blue Star, listen to me."

"I am of the Moling Race from Kelo Star, and my name is Iris. From today on, I officially announce that I am the master of Blue Star."

"All of you humans, all living things, all mineral resources, and all supplies, including the air, are my, Iris's, private property!"

"Of course, I know that there must be those who are unconvinced, so I have decided to play a little game with everyone, called 'Resisting the Invader'."

"I will play the invader and randomly attack certain places, while you can defend with all your might, or use every means at your disposal to counterattack."

"The game will last for three days."

"Within three days, if you win, I will leave myself to your disposal and will obediently cooperate with you, handing over whatever you want."

"If you lose, then obediently cooperate with my rule; otherwise, I will directly destroy all the countries that do not obey."

In front of their televisions, hearing Iris's arrogant declaration, countless people around the world looked at each other in dismay.

"This guy is a bit like the green-scaled modifier that appeared before, only the scale color is darker and the design is better-looking; in reality, isn't he still just a modifier?"

"The scales look more textured, and his temperament seems more intimidating; I guess he's an upgraded version of the green-scaled modifier."

"What's with pretending to be an alien?"

"Is he crazy?"

"However, he directly hacked our television; this method is actually a bit impressive."

"I don't know if only the televisions in our area were hacked, or if others were too; hurry up and go online to check the news."

Just as many people were discussing this while opening their phones to go online.

Iris's voice continued to sound:

"Alright, now, the game begins!"

The moment the words fell, the television screen suddenly switched to a perspective outside the spaceship.

Just as everyone was curiously watching the spaceship, they saw a cannon barrel quietly extend from beneath it, with a crimson ball of light brewing on it.

The next moment.

The ball of light suddenly shot out, forming a crimson beam of light that pierced through heaven and earth, landing straight on the city street below the spaceship.

And then it exploded with a boom!

A visible shockwave swept wildly into the surroundings, directly overturning the road, flipping all vehicles and pedestrians into the air, and even causing the high-rise buildings not far away to collapse instantly.

Buildings collapsed in rows.

Dust and smoke danced across the sky.

People wailed in despair, fleeing desperately into the distance, only to be ruthlessly crushed by the various ruins kicked up by the shockwave.

In just an instant, the originally prosperous and noisy street scene turned into a living hell.

I don't know where the camera equipment came from, but it shifted the perspective to the landing point of the light beam at the right time, clearly recording all of this and faithfully sending it into the eyes of all the viewers in front of their televisions.

Someone was stunned, perhaps still unable to believe the fact of an alien invasion, and smiled reluctantly:

"Could this be a prank by some company? Using footage from a sci-fi movie to scare us?"

"Perhaps it's a deliberate gimmick to create buzz and promote a movie."

The friend beside him immediately retorted excitedly:

"Bullshit!"

"What movie would show such bloody scenes? With severed limbs and arms everywhere?"

"What movie would so clearly display the entire process of people being swallowed by ruins, crushed, deformed, their faces twisted, their internal organs and blood exploding, and the whole person becoming a meat patty?"

"And hacking into television lines for promotion? What film company could be this crazy?"

"This is really, f*cking aliens!"

In front of television sets and on the internet, countless people were moved by the appearance of the aliens.

Various countries also acted rapidly because of the aliens' public appearance.

Yingjiang Country, which was taken as the first target by the alien Iris, was the first to dispatch three fighter squadrons, over thirty fighter jets of various models, as well as electronic reconnaissance aircraft, airborne early warning aircraft, tankers, and other various supporting aircraft types.

Added to this was the coordination of satellites in high altitude, as well as various equipment such as ground military radar vehicles.

Soon, a powerful and complete air strike force was successfully assembled and rushed toward the location where the spaceship was.

Brewster Mohan, who was urgently appointed as the person in charge of this defensive counterattack mission, was currently standing in the base command room, looking at the big screen.

There were several images on the big screen, including images captured and transmitted by satellites, as well as images captured remotely by high-magnification optical cameras.

There were also images transferred from television signals, which were the images actively transmitted by Iris after hacking into global television signals.

Among them, the clearest, most stable, and best-angled ones were the television transfer images.

It was just like a carefully filmed and edited movie scene, with the perspective adjusting at any time, occasionally able to see the overall situation, and occasionally able to see close-ups.

One could see in the television transfer images that the cannon barrels at the bottom of the spaceship were continuously firing beams of light cannons, which landed in the city below.

Every time a cannon landed, it would cause devastating strikes to various buildings in a large area, along with the deaths of a large number of humans.

Such scenes made everyone in the combat command room look heavy-hearted.

"How much longer until the combat squadrons arrive?"

"About one minute."

"Have you found the aliens' filming equipment?"

"Not found yet."

"Based on the angle of the video images, you still can't find the aliens' filming equipment?"

Brewster frowned.

The battle hadn't even started, yet the opponent's filming equipment had already taught them a lesson.

Filming equipment is not just as simple as transmitting images; it is also a sharp tool for gathering intelligence.

If, under the circumstances where the opponent was actively releasing images, they still couldn't even find the opponent's filming equipment, it meant that the opponent's intelligence-gathering capability exceeded their scope of response, and it also meant that the entire Yingjiang Country was like someone stripped naked, left to be filmed by the aliens from every angle.

Furthermore, they had also not yet found a suitable way to defend against the hacking of television signals.

This also meant that the opponent's level of information warfare was definitely more than a notch higher than that of Yingjiang Country.

In modern warfare, information offense and defense is an extremely important link, and can even be said to be one of the core elements that determine victory or defeat.

Since the opponent could hack into television signals at will, they might also be able to hack into their communication channels, affect their fighter jets' perception of information, intercept their communication content, and learn their every step of the combat plan.

If that were the case, this battle would be equivalent to having lost half of it before it even began.

Brewster's heart grew heavier and heavier.

When he knew he had to fight against aliens, he had already made various psychological preparations, but when truly facing the aliens, having perceived various unfavorable factors from the start, he still felt extreme unease in his heart.

"Report to the commander, the Ninth Fighter Squadron has arrived near the target area!"

At this moment, a voice called Brewster's chaotic mind back.

"Good! Let them try to attack first!"

Brewster gave the order.

But immediately, his subordinate exclaimed:

"Report to the commander, the pilots report that the fighter radar cannot detect the target!"

"What?!"

Brewster was suddenly shocked.

"All pilots say the radar cannot detect the target; phased array radar, electronic scanning radar, infrared radar, and AESA radar have all failed. The enemy spaceship's stealth capability is too strong!"

"Damn it!"

Brewster was shocked and furious.

With all radars losing their function, even the most advanced fighter jets were just a group of blind people; the pilots could only rely on the naked eye to lock onto the target.

Most importantly, this meant that if the opponent wasn't deliberately staying there and actively exposing themselves, it would be basically impossible for them to discover the opponent.

If the opponent changed locations and roamed around to fight, they would likely turn the entire Yingjiang Country upside down, and they would still have no way to deal with the opponent.

The entire Yingjiang Country, and even the whole world, would become the aliens' backyard; the opponent could stroll however they wanted and strike however they wanted, completely occupying the initiative.

It's not like they could rely on the naked eye to stare at the vast sky and patrol every day, right?

Why do all countries want stealth fighter jets?

It is precisely because its threat is too great.