Chapter 41: Let the tyrant in the sky have a good look at the stars shattering
According to the data displayed by the radar that Joyce temporarily created, the missile would fall at their current location in ten minutes at most.
"Is this... an intercontinental missile?" Tesla said doubtfully.
"No, that's an Honkai fission missile."
Leanna, who had already woken up, stood up and said slowly to everyone:
"Because of the inspiration from the Berlin disaster three years ago, the headquarters secretly developed a bomb that can instantly recreate the destructive power of the Honkai explosion - the Houkai energy fission missile."
As the chief Valkyrie of Schicksal, she knows many secrets of the branches that the others do not.
"What is that...?"
Joyce asked, somewhat puzzled.
"...The Honkai fission missile uses a physical chain reaction to artificially aggregate and explode a large amount of Honkai energy on the imaginary side in a very short period of time, thereby achieving the effect of destroying everything around it."
Reanna explained.
Because of its terrifying destructive power, the experts and scholars who developed it unanimously regard it as the ultimate trump card against the Herrscher and Honkai Beasts in the future.
Unexpectedly, it is now used on its own people first.
Reanna glanced at Joyce. Well... in a sense, it was indeed used on the Herrscher.
The production of Honkai fission missiles is extremely troublesome and cumbersome in this era. Even with Schicksal's current financial resources and R&D capabilities, it can only produce one every ten years.
Therefore, it can be regarded as Otto's last resort, his final trump card to eliminate dissidents.
All they need to do is to solve it next time.
After her explanation, everyone quickly understood what they were about to encounter.
Joyce said with some difficulty:
"If that Honkai fission missile explodes here..."
Reanna nodded and said calmly:
"That's right. Not only are we in danger, but all the efforts that Miss Edison and Kirataka have made to protect the city will also be meaningless."
"…This is too ridiculous!"
The blue-haired young man clenched his fists.
"Don't worry, I have a plan to counter Otto's last resort."
Reanna said with a smile.
As a battle-hardened warrior, she can always find a way to survive in despair.
Then, she calmly told everyone her plan:
It's a very simple principle. Before the Honkai fission missile hits the ground and explodes, use the withering power of the Black Abyss White Flower to destroy its explosive device in the air.
Her Soulium body has built-in rocket thrusters, and it was this mobility that enabled her to quickly approach Edison with Kirataka.
As long as she could pinpoint the missile's location, she would be able to approach it in the air.
Of course, as participants in the implementation of this tactic at close range, she and her Black Abyss White Flower would definitely be affected and lose their tactical value afterward.
To be precise, the Black Abyss White Flower, which was made with special craftsmanship, might still survive the Honkai explosion and simply fall into the sea, but the ordinary Soulium that made up Reanna herself would probably evaporate directly under that level of Honkai energy impact and high temperature.
The Valkyrie named Reanna will also completely disappear from this world.
"However, even if I successfully destroy the detonator, due to its overly powerful kinetic energy, this missile, which has a certain amount of Honkai energy stored in it, will still continue to fly due to its huge inertia, fall into the city and cause damage."
Reanna continued.
Although it is no longer possible to launch instantaneous attacks through chain reactions, for ordinary people and buildings, it is still a devastating attack accompanied by the infection of Honkai energy, enough to destroy most of the city.
"So, Welt, I need you... After I destroy the Honkai fission bomb, protect this city from the aftermath at all costs."
Reanna demanded.
This is not an arbitrary request.
She had seen before that the power of the Star of Eden could be used to construct an energy shield to protect the user.
Therefore, as long as the power of the Star of Eden is amplified on this basis and principle, a shield can be created to protect the entire city.
——A giant barrier with a radius of twenty kilometers.
"However, this level of creation out of nothing is likely to exceed your own Honkai energy output limit and endanger your life..."
Reanna reminded.
"I agree with this plan."
Joyce said without hesitation.
Einstein seemed to want to say something but ultimately chose to remain silent.
The atmosphere suddenly became quite solemn and no one spoke.
"Everyone, I have a plan that will satisfy both parties. Perhaps it won't require sacrificing anyone. Do you want to hear it?"
At this moment, Kirataka said abruptly.
he doesn't know if it's because he's not a character in the play, but when Joyce and the others were thinking about countermeasures, they wouldn't take his abilities into consideration unless he brought it up.
If it were only Joyce and Reanna, facing the Honkai energy fission bomb, they would probably have no other choice but to repeat everything that had happened in history.
But if, with his help... everything would be very different.
"…What plan?"
Tesla asked hurriedly, as if waking up from a dream.
"As you have just seen, I can launch objects using the principle of electromagnetic induction, and I can also continuously accelerate them to increase their power and speed before they hit the target."
Kirataka explained:
"If it were just an ordinary object, even if it was made of Soulium, it would burn up due to the high temperature of air friction after exceeding a certain distance. But now... we still have a special ammunition."
He slightly hooked his hand and attracted the Star of Eden that had rolled to the ground to his side.
Yes, that's the special ammunition he was talking about.
Both in size and shape, it is extremely suitable for being fired as ammunition for a super-electromagnetic gun.
Moreover, as the special material of the Divine Key, it can also ensure that it retains its complete structure before hitting the opponent.
"As long as the angle is right, the power is sufficient, and the coordinates are accurate... I can launch this ammunition and accurately hit the Honkai fission missile."
Replace the devoted Reanna with the Star of Eden.
Of course, if that's all, it's far from enough.
Kirataka said solemnly:
"Joyce, I need you to remotely activate the zeroth rated power of the Star of Eden the moment it hits the Honkai fission bomb."
Joyce, who already knew all the information about the Star of Eden, knew that its zeroth rated power was to create an existence called a "pseudo-black hole."
Black hole - he had read about this physics concept in Einstein's paper.
In most cases, true black holes are the result of the gravitational collapse of the cores of stars with a mass more than three times that of the Sun after the fuel for nuclear fusion has been exhausted.
Everything will eventually collapse into a point, around which nearly infinite gravity will capture everything.
No matter what it is, nothing can escape its capture, not even light, even... Honkai energy.
Although the pseudo black hole created by the power of the Divine Key is far less powerful than a real black hole, the effect is almost the same, but the range of influence is limited to the surroundings of the pseudo black hole.
"...You plan to use the pseudo-black hole created by the Star of Eden to devour the Honkai fission bomb?"
Joyce suddenly understood Kirataka's plan.
As long as the Star of Eden can hit the Honkai fission bomb and instantly create a pseudo-black hole, the properties of the black hole can be used to completely devour the Honkai fission bomb.
Whether it is the detonator or the warhead loaded with Honkai energy, it will be completely absorbed by the black hole and will not be able to produce the destructive power to destroy the city.
From this perspective, it is a perfect solution.
Kirataka nodded and said:
"This requires the cooperation of the three of us. Reanna will go into the air and provide accurate coordinate information. I will launch the Star of Eden, and then you will... create the pseudo-black hole."
Without any one of them, the plan cannot be completed.
Reanna took a deep breath and agreed to the plan:
"I agree with this plan."
The rest of the people naturally had no objection to this.
One is a plan that will sacrifice two people, and the other is a plan that will bring a happy ending to everyone. There is no need to say more about which one to choose.
There were less than ten minutes left before the Honkai energy fission bomb arrived at the city. Without much hesitation, everyone started to work together.
Although Kirataka had just fired a super-electromagnetic cannon when rescuing Edison, which consumed most of his strength, he also found sufficient energy supply for the next attack.
——Behind him were several electric wires that were pulled out from nearby. At this moment, he was frantically absorbing the city's electricity.
Living in a modern society, obtaining electricity is not a difficult thing.
Although it would probably cause a temporary power outage in the surrounding area, it was better than letting an Honkai energy fission missile fall to the ground.
Reanna had already taken Joyce into the sky to find a suitable observation point.
Endless electric light gathered around Kirataka, and then condensed in his hands.
The azure Star of Eden was being induced by electromagnetic force and was now spinning continuously in a warm-up manner.
Einstein, Tesla, and others are accurately calculating the launch angle of the Star of Eden based on the coordinates and data sent by Leanna.
Soon, after completing the calculation, Tesla raised her head, rushed over suddenly, adjusted Kirataka's angle, and ordered:
"In five seconds, fire hard in this direction!"
Kirataka nodded and concentrated on controlling the Star of Eden in his hand, loading the ammunition and ready to go.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1——
A Certain Scientific Railgun: Eden's Planet VER, fired.
A deep blue meteor rose from the ground and flew straight into the sky at a speed that ordinary people could not even watch directly.
But unlike the previous purple meteor, this one brings hope.
"——Let the tyrant in the sky have a good look at the stars shattering."
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