Chapter 627

Chapter 627: Unforgivable Mistakes

Qingyun, Jingdu City

Today, Jingdu City was as calm as usual, but the roads were crowded as always. Many drivers were stuck in traffic, sitting in their cars and cursing.

"Oh, what’s that?"

Suddenly, a driver noticed that the screens on the outside walls of a building ahead were showing surveillance-like footage instead of the usual advertisements.

More and more people began to notice, and someone shouted, "The people on the screen are the Minister of Defense, the Minister of Foreign Affairs…"

"It looks like they are planning something."

"It’s a rebellion. Eight years ago, there was a rebellion in a small country in the western part of the Shen Continent, and they were behind it."

"Can we really watch this kind of video?"

"Quick, record it."

"I remember that rebellion caused a humanitarian crisis, and our country donated billions. Hmm…"

More and more drivers were stopping, even getting out of their cars to take videos with their phones of the surveillance footage.

Unlike the drivers on the street, the President of Qingyun was feeling very tense. He was urgently gathering his advisors and ministers for a meeting because just half an hour ago, they had received reports from numerous institutions like the army factory, large hydropower plants, thermal power plants, universities, and others. Their networks had all been hacked by hackers, and the computers across Qingyun were crashing at a rate of tens of thousands per minute. Their security personnel were fighting back with all their might, but with little success.

This was a terrifying disaster. In this era, most of Qingyun was controlled by computers, and everything was highly electronic. If all of Qingyun’s computers were taken control of, Qingyun could face a catastrophe.

"This couldn’t have been done by private hackers. This is a state action, it’s the Huaxia Federation…"

One of the advisors asserted that while there might be few very skilled hackers among the public, they wouldn’t be able to breach their defense system. They didn’t have such advanced equipment.

Only the Huaxia Federation had the most powerful computing power, the strongest team, and was an official team.

They were still discussing countermeasures when suddenly, the video conference screen started showing static, and then a person with a ghostly face appeared.

"The first wave of attack was just a warning. If I don’t receive news of my husband’s safety in the next half hour, we will take control of all missile systems in Qingyun and launch indiscriminate attacks on all 230 major cities in Qingyun and its surroundings."

"The first wave of attack was just a warning…"

Words filled with warnings kept playing on the screen over and over again, until ten minutes later, the cybersecurity expert of Green Cloud regained control.

Right after that, everyone in the video conference received their own calls, almost all of them were bad news, like the bank systems, financial systems, all being attacked by hackers, even the risk of the military weapons systems being compromised.

Hearing this bad news, the president of Green Cloud turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, one of the top three countries in the world was facing such a threat, it was not just a matter of losing face.

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"Report, report, the Skynet positioning system is malfunctioning, requesting return."

In the west of Green Cloud, a fighter jet quickly reported back to the command center, they had just discovered that the positioning system on the fighter jet had malfunctioned, if they didn’t return quickly, there was a risk of crashing.

Inside the command center, General Dai of Green Cloud looked pale, he had just received a message from higher-ups, Green Cloud’s computer systems were experiencing a massive paralysis, their missile systems were under attack, they needed to prepare for physical isolation, they must not let hackers control the missile system and launch missiles into Green Cloud’s territory.

Now the fighter jet was in danger again, he was starting to feel lost, he had never imagined such a problem would occur.

"General Dai, I’m done for."

"I messed up too. We made a terrible mistake because we were too careless."

General Dai said. Were we too careless? Maybe not. For this battle, they sent their two best special forces units and used all their high-tech weapons. This force was strong enough to conquer a medium-sized country in another continent, yet they still lost, and it was a very tragic defeat.

Both special forces units were almost completely wiped out. Now, as the enemy strikes back, they couldn’t even withstand the first wave.

"General Dai, I refuse to accept this."

"I refuse to accept it too."

"We’re probably going to die anyway, so why not give it our all?"

"Okay, I’ll go with you."

General Dai nodded. They knew they were doomed, but they refused to accept it and wanted to give it one last try. If they succeeded, maybe their families could have a peaceful ending.

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Green Cloud, Western Region

After the special forces were wiped out, they endured a long period of artillery shelling. The remaining special forces, under the cover of tanks, arrived nearby. Lin Jiang instructed Chen Yuanhua and their team to launch an ambush.

Thanks to the captured weapons, their firearms were all high-caliber with armor-piercing rounds. They also had some heavy weapons that could barely threaten the enemy tanks. This prevented the enemy from breaking through their defenses, otherwise the secret of the spatial fragments would be at risk.

"Sir, we are running out of our healing pills, we cannot destroy the enemy tanks, they might break in."

"Don’t worry, the second defense line has been set up. Let them come in."

Lin Jiang nodded. They dug trenches inside the spatial fragments, preparing to resist step by step. Lin Jiang also planned to ambush the enemy at the entrance of the spatial fragments.

Chen Yuanhua led his team into the second defense line, while Lin Jiang covered himself with the soil lifted by the shells, hiding in a corner.

Five minutes later, under the protection of three tanks, a large number of infantry rushed into the spatial fragments. They were greatly shocked by this unfamiliar space.

Lin Jiang suddenly appeared, wielding his spear, swiftly eliminating all the infantry on his side. Out of bullets, Lin Jiang once again used the Burning Life Secret Method, using his long knife to kill the remaining soldiers.

"*Bang*"

Afterwards, Lin Jiang slashed at the tank’s barrel with a sword. It didn’t break but twisted. He slashed and twisted two barrels in a row, then jumped onto the third tank. With a strike, he blew off the hatch, jumped inside, and after a moment, climbed out again.

Before long, Lin Jiang and Chen Yuanhua took care of the remaining soldiers inside the other two tanks.

"Can you operate the tank?"

"I can."

A bodyguard jumped out and quickly entered another intact tank, changing its direction.

"Guard the entrance, dismantle the machine spears on the two tanks, aim them outside, and keep the entrance secure. They will never break in."

"Sir, we forgot the supplies."

"Oh, it’s okay. Let’s search for supplies."

Lin Jiang paused for a moment. They hadn’t brought any food or water, and the intense battle had been going on for hours. Many people were exhausted from the fighting, which required a lot of energy.

Lin Jiang found some food and water, allowing people to rest in shifts. The entrance to the cave wasn’t very big and was easily defendable.

The biggest advantage of the spacecraft debris was that high-tech methods from outside were almost useless. Even missiles couldn’t penetrate it. The only way in was through the entrance.

So, the next battle became a show by Chen Yuanhua and his team, who had received proper military training and were experienced soldiers. With a tank and two heavy machine spears, they firmly defended the entrance, repelling multiple waves of enemy attacks.

"Sir, it has been over five hours since we were attacked."

"Send someone out to check if communication has been restored."

"Let’s all work together to push the damaged tank out."

"Okay."

Immediately, Lin Jiang and Chen Yuanhua teamed up to push the tank out. This tank was not like the old ones from World War II – it weighed seventy to eighty tons, making it impossible for Lin Jiang to overturn.

When the tank appeared, it immediately came under cruel attack. But Lin Jiang saw that the satellite phone had regained signal, which lifted his spirits. He asked Chen Yuanhua to hold on and then called the secretary team.

"Sir, you are okay, which is great."

"Forget everything else, tell me about the deployment right away."

"Yes, sir."

Sister Yue quickly informed Lin Jiang about the deployment over the phone. Lin Jiang nodded in approval silently, finding Sister Yue’s plan acceptable.

Afterwards, Lin Jiang shared some secret strategies with her, asking her to execute them. At the same time, he instructed Sister Yue to launch an attack on Zhou Liao’s side, knowing that Zhou Liao’s troops were among the enemies to be eliminated.

An hour later, twelve missiles from Huaxia bombarded the outer perimeter of the Qingyun forces in space. Seizing the opportunity, Lin Jiang, along with Chen Yuanhua and others, escaped the space debris and made contact with the receiving troops.

"World, prepare to tremble."

Lin Jiang sighed deeply. Firstly, this time he hadn’t offended anyone. Secondly, he was ready to strike back.