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Chapter 358: The Battle of Earth Begins_1

In midair, "The Waterdrop" and more than thirty J135s moved at an extremely fast pace, akin to insects flitting around a summer street light, darting this way and that in total chaos.

However, the attack by the eighteen J135s was orchestrated, first surrounding "The Waterdrop" with "Avengers" before beginning to shrink the encirclement.

At the same time, "The Waterdrop" slowed down considerably in the process of maneuvering. Perhaps in another second or two, it would have been hit.

The fiery halo at "The Waterdrop's" tail suddenly became dazzling, and even though a force field obstructed them, Jiang Yu and Ai AA could feel the surrounding air become significantly hotter.

But "The Waterdrop" wasn't using heat to attack, rather a wave-like ripple emanated from its head.

It was this type of "ripple" that had caused Jiang Yu such severe injuries before.

Over forty years ago, the team dedicated to studying "The Waterdrop" had already concluded based on Jiang Yu's injuries and description: this was a special form of quantum shockwave.

This shockwave, unlike radiation, could penetrate the protective suits, destroying every cell, every chromosome, and every gene in Jiang Yu's body.

But at that time, "The Waterdrop" had adjusted the intensity of the shockwave so precisely that the destruction wasn't complete, which was why Jiang Yu survived.

The force fields maintained by a few J135s could only defend against shockwaves from certain directions, and the barriers they produced couldn't achieve complete defense.

A small antenna-like device emerged from the left chests of five J135s, and around these small antennas, five smaller "ripples" also formed.

Indeed, with the rapid advancements in the foundational physics of the Solar System State, this technology had already been breached.

As of now, the best way to defend against such quantum shockwaves was to create similar shockwaves to neutralize them.

Upon contact, the two sets of "ripples" indeed vanished, yet the collision produced a sharp, piercing noise in the air, causing some pain in Jiang Yu and Ai AA's cochleae.

However, the attack launched by "The Waterdrop" was clearly not as simple as just quantum shockwaves; four J135s became paralyzed for unknown reasons and fell to the ground like puppets with cut strings.

Another seven or eight J135s showed a significant delay in their movements.

But the J135 commander seized this opportunity and struck "The Waterdrop" on its left rear side.

The spot hit on "The Waterdrop" shifted rapidly from its original smooth and shiny surface to black, visible to the naked eye, much like a drop of ink spreading through a large water drop.

"The Waterdrop's" final struggle failed, its speed slowed again after being struck, and then it took a hit to the head.

Most of "The Waterdrop" turned black, the halo at its tail became unstable, and it plunged into the ground.

This was not an escape maneuver but a complete loss of control.

The high temperature transformed the area of its fall into a small pool of magma; "The Waterdrop" struggled within, always falling back just as it managed to lift itself slightly.

Two J135s equipped with electromagnetic weapons fired twice, breaking through "The Waterdrop's" black shell and destroying its internal structure; the unstable halo at "The Waterdrop's" tail disappeared completely.

These two J135s, as if prepared, withdrew their guns and swiftly salvaged "The Waterdrop" from the magma.

Two other J135s had already removed a silver-white box from a truck; four J135s worked together to pack the damaged "The Waterdrop" into the box.

The reason electromagnetic weapons were used instead of plasma weapons was to preserve "The Waterdrop's" integrity.

This small piece of weaponry was definitely a technological gem from the Trisolarans over two hundred years ago, holding immense research value.

Under the commander's direction, the J135s swiftly split up to clean up the battlefield.

The entire exchange, from "The Waterdrop's" assault to its successful destruction, took only half a minute.

Both "The Waterdrop's" speed and that of the J135s greatly exceeded human predictive capability; relying on intelligent beings to command them, it would be hard to react quickly enough.

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Thus, the war between the two entities unfolded amidst artificial intelligences, and with the Solar System State's rapid advancements in quantum computers, it had already begun to possess the capabilities suitable for space warfare.

Jiang Yu was rather impressed with the performance of J135, and seeing a "Waterdrop" get annihilated had put him in a really good mood.

After landing, an elated Jiang Yu glanced at Ai AA, who seemed lost in thought, before preparing to board the command vehicle to depart.

Ai AA suddenly became alert, "To what extent has the Solar System State become powerful?"

At the command vehicle's door, Jiang Yu turned around and smiled, "You should be worried about when the Trisolarans will invade the Solar System if deterrence fails!

"The battle for Earth has begun! You can only cower in the corner, tremble and watch the Solar System State, like a lion, fight fiercely against the Trisolarans!

"Whether the Solar System State loses or wins, your fate won't be any better!"

Jiang Yu, with a playful smile, stepped back, and the vehicle's door automatically closed.

By this time, J135 had already finished cleaning up the battlefield, and the convoy took off once again, flying into the mid-air like a plane and quickly disappearing from view.

Ai AA stood there, dazed, for a long time without recovering her senses.

It was not until Cheng Xin, holding the switch for the deterrence signal transmitter, came up from underground via the elevator.

The Waterdrop had clearly charged over, but why hadn't they destroyed the Gravitational Wave Transmitter?

As the elevator doors opened, Cheng Xin was completely stunned by the sight of Deterrence Square. Had she gone to the wrong place? Why had everything completely changed within just half an hour of her leaving?

What was the deal with all those combat vehicles and the wreckage of the J75 on the ground?

Had something plowed through that soil over there? Why were the buildings and the ground melted?

And what about those heaps of powder in different colors?

Why did the entire square look like it was the end of the world?

Cheng Xin hurried over to Ai AA's side, "What happened here?"

Ai AA suddenly snapped back to reality and blurted out without thinking, "Jiang Yu has ushered in a new era for humanity!"

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Jiang Yu entered the command vehicle and immediately asked Galaxy One, "What about the other two 'Waterdrops'?"

Galaxy One, "They were rushing toward Earth from different directions. One tried to destroy the command post at Desert North Farm but immediately retreated after failing in its surprise attack.

"The other attempted to destroy the newly deployed space weapons center in near-Earth orbit but was destroyed by the defending forces, and the cleanup of the wreckage has already been completed."

Jiang Yu muttered, "They weren't targeting the Gravitational Wave Transmitter?"

He then asked, "Has there been any news from the Science Academy or the Governing Council, from either side?

"Why aren't the Trisolarans afraid of the 'Dark Forest' deterrence anymore? Could it be…"

Could it be that the Trisolarans had summed up a new universal law of the cosmos which could effectively neutralize the Dark Forest's deterrence?

Jiang Yu thought for a moment then shook his head, that's impossible. A new law would be a powerful supplement, but wouldn't neutralize the deterrence.

Galaxy One replied, "Sophon just announced that she will give a public speech in three hours, disclosing the latest form of 'Dark Forest' deterrence!"

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