Chapter 70: We Don't Need Support, We Just Need a Nuclear Bomb

Suzuki Kō and the others, upon hearing this, exchanged glances, hesitated for a moment, then gritted their teeth and nodded.

The next instant.

"Go notify America; we need their support, but not now, and not troop support. We only need one thing: the nuclear bomb!!"

The moment the words were spoken.

The entire hall fell silent. Whether busy officers or guards, their bodies shuddered violently, they spun around abruptly, their expressions turning pale with terror.

A nuclear bomb?!

Even a three-year-old child clearly understands what a nuclear bomb signifies.

Suzuki Kō and the others actually... actually intended to deploy a nuclear bomb, and moreover, on their own soil.

"Go tell America: we will open the eastern sea lanes, allowing a government nuclear submarine carrying a nuclear bomb to come. If necessary, we will need that nuclear bomb."

Suzuki Kō spoke.

One could hear his voice trembling as he uttered these words, heavy and solemn.

As he finished speaking, he gritted his teeth, his gaze unyielding and firm.

"No matter the cost, the Six-Eyed Demon must be killed. It absolutely cannot be allowed to leave Higashi-Ochiai."

They were not fools. Although the destruction currently caused by the Six-Eyed Demon was still within an acceptable range, this destruction signaled an extremely dire situation. Based on the current outlook, the worst-case scenario was failing to injure the Six-Eyed Demon, resulting in an unavoidable great disaster for Tokyo, Japan.

The best-case scenario would be killing the demon, but that situation was nearly zero.

For no other reason: the Six-Eyed Demon's displayed combat power was too absurd, its terrifying defense, its bizarre attack methods—far more exaggerated than the Angels in the anime EVA.

Given their current military strength, it was very, very difficult, unless they poured in all their military forces.

But once they poured in all their military forces, the consequences would be too great; should another nation invade at that time, they would be powerless.

Therefore, they could not consider pouring out all their military forces; they could only consider exhausting the military strength within an acceptable range, retaining enough remaining power to counter other nations. And if they still could not kill the Six-Eyed Demon by then, they could only rely on the American nuclear bomb.

The nuclear bomb was the last resort, and also the least desired resort.

But they understood: if they did not eliminate the Six-Eyed Demon, it would not work! That was a catastrophe; it must be eliminated!

Destroying one Higashi-Ochiai with a nuclear bomb in exchange for peace—is that a loss? A great loss, but it is the best possible outcome. Moreover... eliminating the Six-Eyed Demon might bring not only peace, but very likely great gains, if they could obtain the demon's remains.

Once the demon's genes were researched, they would far surpass the entire world in technology and military fields. Therefore, using the destruction of one Higashi-Ochiai to exchange for these things was not only not a loss, but a huge profit.

As for what they had heard earlier: Director Takahashi was rushing to Higashi-Ochiai, seemingly bringing a supernatural entity, possibly to eliminate the Six-Eyed Demon.

That was not within the scope of consideration.

The reason was simple: that was too vague and ethereal, with too much uncertainty. They dared not bet everything on uncertainty; they needed to make a second plan, namely military support and the nuclear bomb...

"How much longer until Director Takahashi and the others arrive?" Suzuki Kō asked.

"Report: only a few minutes."

And at this moment.

"Retreat! All forces retreat!"

Upon receiving the retreat order, officers shouted to notify soldiers at all positions on the front line.

The next instant.

Iron chains and tracks turned, engines roared; tanks and armored vehicles at all positions on the front line turned around and exited the combat zone at maximum speed. Soldiers either ran or jumped onto vehicles, retreating in an orderly fashion.

They retreated very quickly, almost retreating the moment the order was received; the execution of military orders was terrifying.

But the truth was not so; they were simply afraid, terrified, fearful of the Six-Eyed Demon, having long lost the courage to fight. If not for the fact that the demon was on their soil and their families were also on their soil, forcing them to fight, they would have fled long ago.

Now that the retreat order had arrived, they ran faster than anyone else.

This scene was ironic: the First Division had arrived majestically, sweeping from all directions, yet ended up fleeing like a rat crossing the street, in a wretched state.

In the live stream, many people were cursing, angry that soldiers would retreat; was this planning to let the demon run wild? What would they do? Others remained silent, saying nothing. If they were at the scene, they would probably run even faster than these soldiers.

A very realistic scene: at the moment of life and death, who cares about protecting the home and defending the country? Saving one's life is paramount.

And just as the army retreated, while countless people had various thoughts.

"What? Want to run after finishing the fight?"

A voice, cold to the bone and carrying a hint of mockery, spoke as the Six-Eyed Demon grinned, looking toward the First Division, which was about to flee.

"I haven't had enough fun yet."

In an instant.

Countless people's faces changed abruptly.

Centered on the Six-Eyed Demon, everything in all directions—buildings, tanks, armored vehicles... all exploded, turning into the most dazzling flames.

The explosion's radiance rose like little suns, some large and some small; the flames were blinding, with deafening roars. It was as if stars were surrounding and guarding the Six-Eyed Demon, blooming with the most brilliant light, competing in beauty to illuminate it.

The world seemed unable to be quiet at this moment, noisy and clamorous.

The roar echoed, lingering around the ears; clusters of brilliant flames entered the eyes.

Everyone was stunned.

For the first time, this was the first time humanity witnessed a scene unlike any other in the world. They suddenly remembered certain anime, those animated characters who could destroy heaven and earth in an instant, those animated scenes of destroying vast cities.

These scenes, which once seemed awesome and exhilarating to them, now happened in reality, in the world they inhabited. They no longer felt awesome or any exhilaration; there was only boundless fear.

For the first time, they truly knew what emotions one should have when facing such a scene.

Boom!

In the combat zone, a building made of dozens of tons of reinforced concrete collapsed and poured down, engulfed by the flames of exploding tanks and armored vehicles, raising dust that filled the sky. Everyone's minds were shaken along with it.

Compared to Higashi-Ochiai, the Metropolitan Police Department conference room and the Eastern Regional Headquarters were as quiet as death.

The two: one extremely turbulent, the other extremely solemn; the scene and atmosphere were contradictory, but the meaning expressed was the same.

Fear!

Trembling!

Pitter-patter.

As if mourning the total annihilation of the First Division, a rustling light rain began to fall from the sky, quickly turning into a downpour.

The torrential rain doused the smoke and dust; blood mixed with rainwater, spreading out and washing over this bloody battlefield, yet it could not cleanse the gloom in countless hearts.

"It... it... it's... laughing..." Before the live stream, a sharp-eyed viewer pointed a trembling finger at the screen.

The Six-Eyed Demon was laughing.

Gazing at the heavy rain, the sea of fire, the bloodstained water, the ruins of buildings, and the bloody corpses of armies strewn across the ground, forming a cruel scene no one in the world could forget, it let out a light laugh.

"This low-level world is too interesting; it has no trace of Life Force, yet it possesses destructive power beyond the Void Entry realm."

In its words.

It did not stop its steps, continuing to stroll until, just as the words ended, it stopped directly before the person closest to him.