Chapter 30
Commander of the National Defense Air Observation Base.
General Mikhail erupted in frustration at the report from his aide.
“─What the hell does that mean!? Why did it suddenly go haywire!?”
“We… we’re still looking into it. It’s just…”
“Just what?!”
“For some reason… there’s not a shred of evidence…”
“What kind of nonsense is that!?”
There was a clear reason for the general’s furious outburst. He had just received a report that all military satellites belonging to the base had been destroyed. What was supposed to be a straightforward planetary orbiting operation had spiraled into chaos, and the satellites had melted down on their own.
If that was all, it would be somewhat manageable, but the real problem was there was absolutely no idea why perfectly functioning satellites suddenly went berserk.