Even worse... several intercontinental ballistic missiles were launched before it could be canceled!
Oh my god!
The Pentagon and the White House were in chaos, and Obama's face turned pale... Although the Red Hackers on Tongchi Island quickly regained control of the U.S. military, canceling the order required execution step by step and coded instructions from the President and Secretary of Defense. In the end, it was too late. Three intercontinental ballistic missiles had already been launched, targeting Tongchi Island!
Moreover, not only these three, but the autonomous destruction systems of all intercontinental ballistic missiles have been infected by a terrible virus and directly damaged. In other words, the Americans currently have no way to destroy these three missiles that have already been launched. At this point, it is completely impossible to mobilize other systems to catch up with these three missiles!
In an instant, militaries around the world received the news—the United States launched three intercontinental ballistic missiles, targeting—Tongchi Island!
Chapter 411 The All-Conquering Island Defense System
The missiles were set to hit their targets in ten minutes. The Pentagon and the White House were in complete chaos; they had no way to salvage the situation. The thought of the missiles striking Tongchi Island was horrifying—one aimed at the island's residential area, and two at the central commercial district—a district populated entirely by civilians, and half the companies there were American-owned! These included giants like Microsoft and Cisco!
The consequences of a missile hit are something even the arrogant Americans dare not imagine. Moreover, Tongchi Island is not one of those forces that they can easily manipulate. When the US missile destroyed the Chinese embassy in the former Yugoslavia, it was simply dismissed as an "accidental injury." But is Tongchi Island so easily fooled?
The likely outcome... would be war! After all, those three missiles were launched from the United States. Obama could only look on in despair, ordering the White House to immediately contact the authorities on Tongchi Island, hoping they would evacuate the civilians in time to avoid greater casualties—or rather, save as many as possible.
The White House and the Pentagon were all sullen and prepared to be slaughtered by Tongchi Island—after such a huge blunder, Tongchi Island was furious, and its mech fleet might soon be deployed to the coastlines of New York and Washington. Even the mech squadrons currently helping the US fleet defend against the mutated creatures might immediately turn on the US troops and begin a massacre!
However, after the communication and television connection was established, Chen Xu on the other end only frowned slightly upon receiving the news.
Then he said, “Your Excellency President, although this was a mistake, it was far too dangerous. After this is over, I need an explanation from you, and... compensation.”
What could the Americans say? But what they were more curious about was Chen Xu's attitude. Some staff members maliciously speculated that this guy might deliberately not report the incident and let the missiles kill a group of civilians and employees of major companies around the world, so that he could extort more compensation.
But at that moment, Chen Xu, who was watching TV, pressed a button and said, "Fully activate the Tongchi Island defense system!"
What is the defense system of the island that can eat everything?
A piercing alarm blared across the skies above Tongchi Island, and the island's communication systems simultaneously sounded the alarm: "We are now entering Level 1 defense. The protective shield is activated. All maglev vehicles will be returned to their garages in five minutes. Except for the airport, all aircraft are prohibited from flying. To reiterate, all aircraft are prohibited from flying. The defense system is activated. In ten minutes, any flying object over Tongchi Island will be targeted! Residents, please do not panic. This is for everyone's safety. Please follow the instructions of the island's security personnel. It is best to stay indoors and not go out."
Construction began in 2008, and it opened in 2010. In the past four years, Chen Xu has been desperately raising money from all over the world. Based on future technology, he has spent tens of trillions of euros to build the world's most advanced technology and military island, which has finally shown the world his terrifying strength for the first time!
Above Tongchi Island, a colorful eggshell appeared. This eggshell, like a thin film, was thousands of meters high and completely enveloped the island. Everyone on the island stopped in their tracks and stared at the strange sight in the sky!
This is the ultimate defense system of the All-Eat Island! A protective membrane covering the entire island!
Around the perimeter of the defensive shield, countless spherical objects emerged from the seabed, each resembling a giant eyeball. These objects, densely packed around and above the shield, numbered in the thousands, with the furthest extending over a kilometer beyond the shield itself!
Shortly after these spherical objects were launched and positioned, all three missiles reached the airspace above Tongchi Island.
All forces capable of using satellites to observe Tongchi Island were staring intently at the images transmitted by the satellites. Just how powerful were these things, which were touted as Tongchi Island's ultimate defense system?
The missiles descended rapidly, their warheads spreading out and hurtling towards Tongchi Island!
At this moment, one of the electronic eyes at the highest point suddenly fired a blue laser beam at the nearest warhead. Then, thousands of giant eyeballs below opened their "eyes," and a dense array of blue laser beams intertwined above the island and the defensive shield!
These blue lasers formed an incredibly dense and powerful laser net, instantly destroying all the warheads and detonating them directly in the air!
"Such a dense defense!" Everyone gasped in shock. With this kind of defense system on Tongchi Island, no missiles would be effective. The island could intercept and detonate them all at an altitude of several thousand meters! Unless you use a nuclear weapon… anything detonated at several thousand meters would render missiles useless!
However, although the missile was detonated, countless shrapnel rained down on Tongchi Island like a shower of flowers.
These shrapnel fragments will likely cause some damage or even casualties.
However, a star appeared that left everyone speechless.
The shrapnel landed on the eggshell thousands of meters above Tongchi Island and remained motionless on the eggshell!
That eggshell, radiating iridescent colors, wasn't some virtual object; it was a real thing! A tangible protective shield! Under its protection, not a single piece of shrapnel falling from the sky touched the ground!
A distinct red light appeared on the eggshell, starting from the very top arc. The red light spread outwards from the top, and all the metal fragments on the eggshell, "cleansed" by this red light, slid down the arc of the eggshell into the sea…
The eggshells disappeared, leaving the island of All Eaters completely dumbfounded...
Three intercontinental ballistic missiles were just like three beautiful fireworks in the sky, and then... nothing!
Those giant eyes that filled the sky have also sunk to the bottom of the sea.
This... this is the ultimate defense system of the All-Eat Island?
Good heavens, what could possibly threaten this defense system besides nuclear warheads?
Listening to the comments, Chen Xu smiled without saying a word. So what if it's a nuclear warhead? As long as the warhead is redirected to another location to detonate, it won't cause any damage to Tongchi Island... The ultimate defense system, is that name just for show?
In fact, he didn't need to activate this ultimate defense system at all. With just three missiles, Tongchi Island had plenty of ways to snipe them. However, in order to show the world his strength, it was still necessary to do so.
Moreover, these three missiles should allow Tongchi Island to extract a lot of benefits. Putting aside everything else, just activating this defense system once will cost a considerable amount of money!
The missile issue has finally been perfectly resolved, but the US military is seething with hatred!
Fortunately, nothing major happened this time, but it was still a blow to the Pentagon's reputation. The issue of the three missiles was impossible to suppress; the military network, which they had always boasted about, had become so vulnerable. They simply couldn't explain this to the public. As for the current enemy, whoever they were, they had to be completely wiped out… After that, they would probably have to purchase some technology from Tongchi Island. Otherwise, if just anyone could control the military systems to launch missiles, then the destruction of the Earth wouldn't be far off.
Therefore, the Pentagon immediately ordered a massive bombing campaign, relentlessly bombing the island and leveling it to the ground, regardless of the amount of ammunition used!
Moreover, with the devastation of the intense artillery fire, the strange magnetic field that permeated this sea area seemed to disappear as well. It was as if this magnetic field was created using a special device, and the artillery fire had inadvertently destroyed some of the devices, causing the defenses here to become ineffective.
In this way, planes can also be sent out for high-altitude bombing.
However, out of caution, the US military first sent several unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to fly over this area to see what was on the island!
The drone was dispatched, and the moment the camera cut to the sky above the island, an enormous fireball suddenly appeared on the screen! Then, the entire island began to shake violently!
Even the carrier battle group located far outside this sea area sensed the abnormality in the ocean.
"Retreat! Full speed turn! Retreat!" Just a dozen seconds later, the Pentagon frantically issued the retreat order.
Because what they saw before them was a huge island, no smaller than the Hawaiian Islands! The island had many modern buildings, and even anti-aircraft weapons! But right in the middle of the island, a massive volcano began to erupt, spewing huge fireballs into the air, and the entire island shook!
This is no ordinary volcanic eruption; it's the end of the world!
The entire island shook, split, and sank! The last shot from the drone showed the massive blast wave and debris from the volcanic eruption relentlessly crashing onto the aircraft, while huge waves surged up—at the same time, intelligence detected another powerful earthquake in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
The tremor was stronger than magnitude 10!
Such a terrifying tremor, powerful enough to sink an entire island, coupled with the accompanying massive tsunami, was practically a force capable of destroying the world! The surrounding aircraft carrier fleet was in grave danger!
The mech squadron on Tongchi Island received orders immediately and began a frantic retreat.
Each mech was desperately spewing flames from its bottom as it flew into the sky, for the sky was the only safe place right now!
In contrast, the US fleet moved much slower, and before it could even turn around, towering waves had already swept countless massive rocks and reefs over it…
The Pentagon was deathly silent...
This battle was utterly humiliating.
The enemy was unknown, and the military network had been hacked. In the end, the island sank into the sea before it was even seen. The earthquake, which was more than magnitude 10, was accompanied by a tsunami that swept across thousands of miles of surrounding sea. Many coastal cities in the Pacific Ocean were severely damaged. The Hawaiian Islands were almost completely washed away by the waves, resulting in heavy losses!
If even these places suffered such heavy losses, one can imagine what the fate of that US fleet would be... Almost no one was able to escape. Only a few exceptionally lucky ones were rescued after the disaster by the Tongchi Island mech squadron, which quickly took to the air.
And that mysterious sea, that mysterious island, that island closely related to the legendary Mu civilization, has finally sunk to the bottom of the sea. From the satellite, that place still looks the same, an empty ocean... But what lies beneath the ocean?
This incident was so far-reaching that it was astonishing. An entire US aircraft carrier strike group was wiped out, the Hawaiian Islands were devastated, and even the Hawaiian volcanic belt showed unusual activity... The whole world was shocked.
However, those in the know can only suffer in silence.
This is a natural disaster, a terrible natural disaster, a natural disaster that human beings cannot resist.
Since it's a natural disaster, there's nothing we can do to resist it; the only ones who suffer are the insurance companies.
However, there was some good news as well... Tongchi Island immediately conducted an investigation of the island that had sunk to the bottom of the sea and discovered a large number of modern technological products. Although most of them were damaged, relevant data were found from some of the wreckage.
That island is the legendary continent of Mu! It's a secret base that Taro has always kept under his control, and later, the X organization also joined in!
In other words, this was indeed the last base of Tarot and the X organization. Now, this base has been destroyed. Judging from the timing, the reason for its destruction is not a coincidental natural disaster, but rather that Emperor Tarot ordered the activation of the island's destruction system, which triggered the already unstable local crust. This is similar to the tactics that countries are currently secretly preparing: once war breaks out, they first bomb the enemy's unstable or active crustal areas... using minimal force to trigger a chain reaction in the crust, thus causing a terrible natural disaster.
However, it is truly astonishing that the Tarot Emperor possesses such courage.
Does this mean that... Emperor Tarot wasn't actually on the island at the time, and that he knew things were beyond repair—this hidden area had been discovered, surrounded by the powerful US Navy and the mech forces of Tongchi Island—which is why he resorted to this desperate tactic?
Or is it that the island no longer has any use for them?
In short, this unexpected operation unexpectedly destroyed the base of Tarot and X, which had been elusive for so long. Even though some of their leaders had escaped beforehand, it still wiped out most of their forces.
"Earth's core force... what is this?" The deep-sea exploration team from Tongchi Island has been salvaging around that area for some time, bringing up anything that might provide clues, such as damaged servers and computer hardware. The Red Hacker team on Tongchi Island is using the most advanced technology to try to reconstruct this data.
Clearly, the other side had destroyed all the data on the island's hard drives before the island sank. However, with the island's superior technology, even though the data was deeply formatted and the hardware was dilapidated, they were still able to recover some of the data.
This island was once the continent of Mu, destroyed over ten thousand years ago for unknown reasons (there is very little information available, and the reasons for the destruction of the former Mu continent are vague; the only relevant explanation is the mention of the Earth's core force). The former Mu continent was vast, large enough to be called a continent, but after the cataclysmic changes over ten thousand years ago, only an island remained.
Tarot calls this island Kadan, or Kadan Island.
Kadan Island was discovered many years ago by an expedition and later fell into the hands of the Rothschild family, then one of the most powerful families in the world. However, during World War II, the Rothschild family suffered an unprecedented catastrophe, with many of their elite members killed. Faced with a survival crisis, the then-head of the family was forced to seek help from outside. Finally, a powerful European family accepted their plea, saving the remaining members of the Rothschild family from Hitler's clutches. But the price the Rothschild family paid was the secret of Kadan Island.
After World War II, the Tarot organization was established, with its headquarters on Kadan Island. However, the records make no mention of the true identities of the organization's leaders. No one knows their origins.
On this island of Kadan, which was once the central region of the continent of Mu, the previous civilization has been preserved in a fairly complete manner, including many records of the Mu civilization and some advanced technologies.
The records state that 12,000 years ago, the civilization on the continent of Mu was punished by a massive fireball that rained down from the sky, splitting the continent into several parts, some of which sank into the sea. The humans on the islands were also punished, with only a few surviving. However, these people lost the technology of the Mu civilization and regressed into primitive humans—in reality, ancient civilizations like the Mu civilization were different from modern civilizations.
In this ancient civilization, it seems that they did not value things like equality for all or universal education, which are highly valued in modern civilization. Their methods were somewhat theocratic. Although their civilization was highly developed and the records mention a lot about the transformation of humans or animals, they were still like primitive people, worshipping totems, practicing monarchy, and most of their subjects were ignorant and uncivilized ordinary people.
Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why, after that cataclysmic disaster, the remaining inhabitants of the island reverted to a primitive, savage lifestyle of worship.
After acquiring the island, Taro dedicated himself to the study of human modification techniques found in the Mu civilization's extensive records, aiming to create super soldiers who were a fusion of human and steel. However, decades ago, the technology of that time was far from meeting the requirements, and much of the Mu civilization's writing was incomprehensible, requiring gradual translation. It wasn't until the early 1990s that significant progress was made in the manufacture and grafting of these "prosthetics," and it wasn't until Miwad joined the team that the technology became truly mature.
Of course, the result of the workings of Heaven is also partly due to this.
The document also mentions that Tarot and X weren't originally working together after their defeat. Although they were in the same boat, they weren't particularly cooperative. However, about six months ago, X's research base—located on an island near the Arctic—had to leave due to a severe earthquake in the Arctic region. Their leader led X to join Tarot. The document refers to X's leader as "SHE," meaning... X's leader is a woman!
The document repeatedly mentions the term "Earth's Core Force." Due to the severe damage, the information consists of fragmented pieces. However, when pieced together and analyzed, it seems that both the X Organization and Tarot are researching this so-called "Earth's Core Force," as if this research could grant people extremely powerful abilities... From these few words, this is probably all we can deduce.
What exactly is the Earth's core force?
Just as Chen Xu was at her wit's end, Guan Yi came to report that her father, the old man who was in charge of the housekeeping, had arrived at Tongchi Island.
Chapter 412 The Father-in-Law Arrives
Mr. Guan was specially invited by Chen Xu because the world is not peaceful right now. If something happens to the old man in Las Vegas, wouldn't Guan Yi skin him alive? After thinking it over, it's safest to stay on Tongchi Island.
It wasn't just Grandpa Guan; in fact, many of the employees' relatives moved to Tongchi Island. Dong Qingjie's father, Dong Tianxing, also arrived early, as did Chen Xu's parents—who now visit Gao Xiaojie's parents every day.
The fact that Chen Xu has two girlfriends is basically known to the whole world. When the media first learned of this news, they publicized it extensively. However, Chen Xu, with his thick skin and a "what the hell" attitude, said: "Yes, I have two girlfriends. What are you going to do about it?"
If Chen Xu had tried to hide it, the media could have made a fuss about it. But since Chen Xu openly admitted it, there's not much they can do. As for moral or legal issues… well, in this day and age, many people are indifferent. Apart from a few people lamenting that good women are being taken advantage of, most netizens are quite amused. There are so many men who keep mistresses these days, but Chen Xu is the only one who dares to do so and openly admit it. Frankly, with his status and wealth, he could easily support two, let alone two hundred. Some netizens even say that if Chen Xu appeared on a dating show like "If You Are the One," where gold-digging women abound, all 24 lights would be on the entire show. He's incredibly wealthy; two years ago, he was already the richest man on the Forbes list, and there are countless women eager to be his mistresses. It is said that a hacker hacked Chen Xu's publicly available 163 email address (this was the first email address Chen Xu registered and used during his university years, but it was later leaked by a classmate and exposed by the media, and it was filled with emails, so he stopped using this email address). As a result, the email address was filled with tens of thousands of love letters!
The attached photos of beautiful women in the letter could easily fill a beauty pageant. There were young girls, mature women, youthful women, sophisticated women, innocent women, seductive women, women with no makeup, women with makeup and Photoshop, women who had undergone plastic surgery, and even some who were nude—truly a diverse array, more diverse than a garden of flowers. Most of them genuinely didn't care how many wives Chen Xu had… as long as he had money.
But he currently has two girlfriends, who are said to be very much in love. Apart from that mysterious girl, his teacher Zhan Jing of SMMH has no scandals at all. There are many beautiful female celebrities on the island who have been with him, but it seems that Chen Xu has been with both of those two girls. Among such wealthy people, Chen Xu is considered to be very self-disciplined. What else is there to say?