Unbeatable
In an instant, pandemonium engulfed the globe!
"Surrender to you?"
"What an absurd notion!"
"Hahaha, how entertaining! To barge in here with such arrogance, and yet anticipate our submission!"
"Let's resort to nuclear weapons, we cannot allow him to rampage freely!"
In their perception, Lithos was merely flesh and blood, regardless of his towering stature.
Three hundred meters tall? Insignificant.
Impervious to conventional weaponry? Irrelevant.
Did he genuinely believe that by swatting a few aircraft, he could render himself invulnerable after a mere jaunt around Earth?
Did he presume that weaving a few lies would suffice to inspire awe?
Direct submission?
They viewed it as an affront to all of humanity!
Did he truly believe Earthlings had no tricks up their sleeves?
"Reject him, then declare war."
This sentiment resonated through the earpieces of nearly every nation's representatives!
In this matter, irrespective of nationality, they displayed surprising unity!
The diplomatic experts from the five permanent members of the Security Council exchanged glances and stepped forward, speaking in unison.
"Apologies, but we cannot acquiesce to your demands."
Observing the five individuals, Lithos remained impassive, yet a flurry of emotions churned within him.
How many millennia had Lithos traversed the cosmos, witnessing myriad civilizations, even obliterating some.
Whether advanced or prosperous, when faced with hopelessness, they would all opt to kneel and plead for mercy, willing to do anything to survive.
Compared to those civilizations, Earth exhibited some semblance of backbone.
This elicited a sense of relief in Lithos.
However...
"I believe the primary reason for this is your failure to comprehend the chasm between us..."
Lithos cast a profound gaze towards the distant fleet, evidently poised for assault.
"This primitive civilization, having never truly explored the universe, is akin to frogs in a well..."
Lithos sighed faintly, rising slowly as intense golden flames descended from the heavens.
The representatives of all nations found themselves enveloped, hearing Lithos's dispassionate voice in their ears.
"I trust you now grasp the disparity between us."
"Still brazen enough to address me in this manner!" "Initiate the assault!"
The leaders of all nations were no simpletons; they hadn't ascended to their positions lacking strength.
From Lithos's tone, they already discerned the inevitable outcome!
They acted decisively.
Thus, they issued the order to attack without hesitation, seeking to seize the initiative!
In an instant.
The well-prepared U.S. military boldly initiated the first strike!
"Fire!"
Amidst desperate cries echoing through their earpieces.
'Boom! Boom! Boom!'
Explosions permeated the atmosphere, and the steel fleet upon the sea surface bared its formidable claws!
Armed with state-of-the-art rapid-fire cannons, they depleted their initial arsenal in the blink of an eye!
Smoke billowed!
The dense crimson rain of bullets formed a curtain that nearly obscured the heavens!
The skies reverberated incessantly!
Nearly a thousand fighter jets circled above, unleashing a barrage of high-powered missiles from their wings!
Thousands of missiles hurtled downwards like celestial bodies!
Even the depths of the sea remained unrestful!
Hundreds of submarines stealthily positioned themselves beneath the cosmic platform, akin to specters of the abyss, gradually surfacing and launching ferocious torpedoes towards the colossal figure above!
Even along the U.S. coastline, missile launchers had been erected long before Lithos called for negotiations, affording them ample preparation time!
"Launch!"
Thousands of missiles were simultaneously launched, leaving white trails in their wake, all aimed at Lithos!
In an instant, assaults from sea, land, and air sealed off any conceivable escape routes for Lithos!
It was a scenario of utter annihilation!
This comprised almost the entire U.S. Navy and a substantial portion of its Air Force!
Such firepower could instantaneously eradicate any city from Earth's map!
Its potency far surpassed that of the incident at Mount Fuji in Japan!
As for the negotiators from various countries encircling Lithos, they had already steeled themselves to sacrifice for humanity and their respective nations upon arrival.
A cursory glance revealed naught but a dense array of missiles and gunfire.
However...
Lithos's countenance remained unchanged.
Within his fiery golden gaze, there lay neither astonishment nor elation, whilst his golden armor continued to gleam resplendently, mirroring the blazing firmament.
"You appear thoroughly prepared." Lithos remarked calmly.
'Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!'
Explosions persisted unabated!
The earth quaked!
Within a radius of tens of kilometers, the space surrounding the platform was utterly enveloped in gunfire!
'Rumble!'
Resembling a rupturing sun, blinding light and scorching heat nearly vaporized the seawater in an instant!
Magnificent explosions, dazzling and resplendent, erupted from the sea, rousing waves a thousand feet high and stirring hearts!
Yet, it was far from over!
Nearly a thousand aircraft materialized in the skies anew!
Countless submarines resurfaced!
Hundreds of warships arrived, unleashing their fury upon Lithos from afar!
Accompanied by a series of 'beep beep' sounds, dozens of intercontinental missiles traversed half the globe, homing in on Lithos at the epicenter of the conflagration!
These fleets and aircraft were outfitted with the most advanced technology procured from other nations!
No country pinned their hopes on negotiation!
They had preemptively mobilized their cutting-edge technology for battle!
This was more than a standoff between the U.S. and Lithos!
It signified the entire world, the entirety of human civilization, against Lithos!
'Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!'
Explosions reverberated, casting orange shockwaves across the firmament and terrain!
Surveying their surroundings, the sea churned with explosions!
Even the heavens were shrouded by steel wings!
Thousands of aircraft from diverse nations darted through the atmosphere, swooping down to discharge their payloads from underwing armaments!
This spectacle was unparalleled in the annals of Earth's history!
This sea teemed with upheaval!
The seawater seethed, the atmosphere crackled with searing heat, and even upon the fleets hundreds of kilometers distant, respiration felt akin to inhaling sulfur!
This relentless bombardment endured for ten minutes!
Countless individuals watched anxiously before their screens, tuning into the designated channels designated by the U.S., bearing witness to this spectacle.
They trembled!
"Is he vanquished?"
Yet, ere they could ascertain the outcome, all fleets on the scene withdrew!
Submarines submerged into the abyss!
Fighter jets ascended into the heavens!
Even as individuals before the screens remained perplexed, ten heavily armored fighter jets materialized.
Then, amidst conflagration and detonations, they released ten missiles emblazoned with nuclear insignia.
A few keen-eyed observers gasped in astonishment!
"That's... a nuclear bomb!"
"It's a nuclear weapon!"
Without hesitation, the United States had indeed elected to employ nuclear armaments outright!
The antecedent missile barrage, fleets, and aircraft all served as a diversion!
These ten nuclear warheads.
Constituted the genuine article!
A solitary nuclear bomb had once wrought devastation upon Japan, and now ten descended in unison...
The United States had ventured forth with the mindset of absolute triumph!
As the nuclear bombs plummeted beneath the rapt gaze of multitudes.
"Thud!"
A dull reverberation.
Like thunder from the celestial expanse, an indescribable oppression descended.
Ten nuclear bombs detonated upon the sea surface in an instant!
Blinding brilliance, incomprehensible infernos, mushroom clouds ascended from the depths!
Countless individuals
stood stupefied.
Watching the scene unfold upon the screen, they were rendered speechless, shaken to their very core!
However, in the ensuing moment.
What transpired left them utterly dumbfounded.
The nuclear bombs erupted, flames billowed forth, and shockwaves that verged on palpability propagated in all directions.
Yet, in the subsequent moment.
These shockwaves inexplicably reversed.
Not only that, but the conflagrations spawned by the nuclear bomb explosions similarly receded.
Even the remnants of the missile explosions dispersed in the air were drawn back towards the epicenter.
Even the mushroom clouds overhead appeared to be ensnared by an unseen force and pulled downwards!
It was but an instant.
The entirety of the sea surface, instantaneously restored to its former state!
All that had unfolded prior—the nuclear bombs, fighter jets, explosions...
Had it not been for the smoldering barrels adorning the distant fleets, all would have seemed naught but a dream.
Only Lithos remained upon the cosmic platform.
In his grasp, he clutched a continually pulsating fireball.
Lithos raised his gaze, his golden armor resplendent.
The terrifying fireball, capable of obliterating Hawaii in an instant, now resembled naught but a bauble.
Crushed by Lithos with naught but a snap of his fingers.
The ensuing moment saw a veritable metamorphosis in the heavens, as the myriad fighter jets encircling above, nearly two thousand in number, detonated into an array of fireworks!
Aircraft and pilots alike plummeted into the ocean!
"Now, tranquility reigns."
Lithos lifted his visage, still devoid of expression, whilst his fiery golden eyes flowed akin to molten lava.
"Any other weapons? Bring them all out.."