NOVEL NEXT Chapter 658 The Start of the WW III
— Japan - Mori Clan Castle —
Everyone in the hall during the live conference greeted the war declaration with enthusiastic applause. It was as if the attendees were acting out of self-interest, devoid of any hidden agendas or greed.
"Mother, we should leave," Koyuki urged from the traditional Japanese room. "Danny said he'll come to pick us up any minute now," she added, busy packing their clothes into a travel bag.
"Our home is here, and our people are here. It's not right to abandon them to fend for themselves," replied Koyuki's great-grandfather. Despite over a hundred years old, he remained active and alert as a mage.
"Daniel mentioned that his anti-ICBM satellites are spread too thin; he only has four left. Two are protecting Russian territory, one is stationed at the Sultanate of Aqaba, and another is focused on South Korea, the Ming Federation, and us."
"And what is the problem, lass? Didn't those fancy Anti-ICBM satellite thingies work fine?" The old man asks, confused at his great-granddaughter.
"Gramps, the problem is that all of these are spreading too thin; it needs at least 6 of them to fully cover the area. According to Nexus Prime calculation, except for the Sultanate of Aqaba, Russia, and our area have a 5% chance that a nuclear warhead might slip through the net and strike the target." Said Koyuki.
"It's just 5%. Why are you bothering? The chances are very minuscule. Ahhh, girls, they always take their husband's side, huh?" The old man started to complain while Mayumi chuckled at the old man's antic.
"Gramps, the Qing Empire is estimated to possess over 3,000 nuclear warheads, while the United States has around 1,500. This doesn't account for other countries that might join in sharing New Atlantis Technology. Overall, we need to be prepared for the possibility that the enemy could launch more than 5,000 nuclear warheads at us in a worst-case scenario. This means about 250 warheads might evade our defenses and hit their targets." Koyuki explains.
Alarmed by this, the old man did not panic; he only sweated slightly. "But what about our people? Will you leave them alone?" he asked.
At this time, Daniel arrived from the basement where the teleportation portal was. "Are you ready?" Daniel asks the moment he arrives. Experience more content on empire
"Look at my mom and gramps; they don't want to move. Can you say something to them?" Koyuki tells Daniel like a student tells a teacher how their friend has bad behavior.
"Daniel-san, It's ok; we will stay here and fight alongside our people against anyone who dares to invade us. Thank you for your help all his time." Mayumi said with a smile.
Seeing his mother-in-law's eyes… Daniel can only sigh inside his heart. That's the eyes of the people who won't budge no matter what he did.
"Sorry Koyuki… But it seems both mother and great-grandfather don't want to leave their homeland. And I understand it." Daniel said, patting Koyuki's head, trying to console her.
"Danny… can you help with anything?" Koyuki asks; she is still worried about her mother and great-grandfather.
Daniel thinks about a bit on his own to fix this…, and then it comes to his mind. This is a good chance to test the new function of New Atlantis.
"I'll move New Atlantis near here. Then, its military district has a super fortress controlled by Nexus Prime. That will close the ICBM defensive net in northeast Asia, including the Ming Federation." Said Daniel.
"Are you going to be ok? Isn't the whole point of creating New Atlantis because you want to limit access to your country in case of a war? If you move it here, they won't need to go far to reach you… especially, the bunch of the force that will invade you will be from the Qing dynasty." Koyuki asks worriedly.
"Don't worry, I have a plan. It all covered up." Daniel dismissed the worry from his beloved.
Of course, all of the contingency and many sleepless nights he spent is for this moment. This war… will be a surprise for them… a surprise that these people will not dare to mess with his life again. Control by magic or not, he doesn't care. Should he not shoot a thief who invades his home because said thief is mental? That's ridiculous; he wouldn't wait for death and let those so-called mental patients murder him or his family.
— A week later —
The first thing that appears on the global news of all the countries is the news about New Atlantis moving toward northeast Asia. It's the Northeast Asia triangle, to be precise. The exact new position of the New Atlantis was concluded after a few days of calculation and guessing from all the people who were eyeing the New Atlantis like a piece of meat.
Two strange things happened during a week-long trip while New Atlantis traveled across the ocean.
First, there was no interference from opposing forces. This may be caused due to the Qing Empire's troops focusing on the Russian border, as they were allied with New Atlantis. But, it's not making sense; all the countries that are eyeing New Atlantis like a slap of meat should have interfered while it's traveling, but no… there's none.
Not even a missile was fired at them, no ICBM, no cruise missile, not even a blockade. As if the opposing forces were waiting for something…. Or maybe someone was guiding them not to interfere with New Atlantis.
In WW3, two sides were at war: the Allies and the Axis. The allies, of course, consisted of the Qing Empire, the EU, A lot of smaller countries that had hidden Agendas against New Atlantis, and lastly, the USA, under the new president's regime, had changed from the staunch allies of New Atlantis into enemies.
And, of course, the Axis consists of New Atlantis, Russia, Japan, Korea, the Ming Federation, and the Sultanate of Aqaba.
And the second is that the ones who should join the Allies, like the United Kingdom, have declared themselves neutral in this war. Aren't the UK government under the influence of the Hightower? This made Daniel curious: Why is the UK fence sitting right now?
How curious… he'll take note of this. The enemies that prefer to stand and watch in the darkness are more terrifying than those in the open, or so they say.
New Atlantis finally arrived at the Northeast Asia triangle; it anchored near South Korea to help support both South Korea and also close the ICBM defense net in the region. The defensive net can now be considered without any flaw, and the interception rate is more than 99.99% in this region.
The moment when New Atlantis anchored near South Korea. The war officially started, and hundreds of cruise missiles from the Qing Empire were fired toward the New Atlantis. In contrast, a hundred more were fired from North Korean territory. The war started like this as they learned from the mistake the Seraphines island made that sending troops against New Atlantis would turn into a bloodbath.
Amongst these missiles are some nuclear warheads mixed in, but all of them were intercepted by the Anti-ICBM satellite because the satellite has excellent reading and detection equipment to differentiate the nuclear warheads from standard missiles.
As for the standard missiles, they were either intercepted by the automated defense drone that Nexus Prime installed all over Korea or crashed against the large mana shield erected in all Major cities in Korea.
Yes… the Qing Empire used nuclear warheads and cruise missiles to strike civilians and military targets alike.
At this time, North Korea's military moved into the border. Still, the South Korean Soldiers who used the advanced version of Power Armor met it with heavy resistance.
Unlike the old power armor that Astral Corp sold to the US. This advanced version is more durable and flexible than the old version. Also, it has a mini-point defense system in case some missiles or rockets are thrown at them.
The fight was one-sided and ended with a complete victory for the South Korean soldiers. Even though the soldiers who use power armor are in the minority because of its cost, The South Korean soldiers still obliterate the opposition without much hassle.
That was to be expected because the South Korean soldiers had better support from their Government, and besides… they were the defending side. The morale of the defending side is higher because they are fighting to protect their homeland.
In the evening, the gunfire comes to an end, and the North Korean soldiers retreat because they have too much casualty. They changed tactics into bombarding the defensive position with their artillery instead. But the mana shield blocked all of the artillery shells, making them look more like fireworks in the sky than the menacing artillery bombardment.
At this time, all of the TV channels around the globe were hacked, seized, and controlled. All of the night broadcast was interrupted, and the live feed of Daniel standing behind the podium with a black suit and red tie started with a solemn speech.