True Apocalypse Game

"BOOM—"

"BOOM—"

"BOOM—"

A muffled, thunder-like sound rumbled continuously from the seabed of the Wormhole Sea Region. The entire area, already ravaged by the previous battle and nuclear detonation, had long since spawned several tsunamis that were now surging in all directions.

The human United Fleet, having withdrawn several hundred nautical miles away, was now being tossed about by the waves.

The heat from the explosions and the battle, coupled with the energy dissipating from the Space Wormhole, caused a massive amount of seawater to evaporate. The sky was now covered in dark clouds, and large raindrops fell incessantly, combining with the tsunamis to create a torrential downpour.

However, more than the terrifying tsunamis and the violent storm, what truly worried the members of the United Fleet was the continuous, muffled rumbling.

The few remaining unmanned Submersibles were still faithfully transmitting images from the seabed via beacons floating on the surface. Although the feed wasn’t very clear, it was enough for humanity to understand what was happening down there.

The "Poseidon" Super Cavitating Nuclear Torpedo had only slightly injured two of the giant beast’s tentacles, causing no significant damage at all.

And now, it was extending more tentacle tips through the Space Wormhole, gripping the seabed on this side and releasing arcs of blue electricity as it continuously expanded the wormhole’s size.

That tremendous noise was the sound of the Space Wormhole expanding.

The physical diameter of the wormhole had already reached three hundred meters, and it was still growing, bit by bit.

The wormhole’s phantom image, meanwhile, spanned a diameter of over a thousand meters.

But the giant beast showed no sign of stopping.

Apparently, the wormhole was still not big enough for it; it was still too narrow.

This scene was also being broadcast to the meeting hall of the United Nations emergency response committee, as well as the offices of various heads of state.

Watching those unimaginably huge tentacles, everyone felt as if they were in a dream.

"Cthulhu... Could this be Cthulhu? Was Lovecraft telling the truth?" a middle-aged man with salt-and-pepper hair muttered at the United Nations meeting. It was the Eagle Country’s Secretary of Defense.

"I don’t know if the Cthulhu mythos is real or not, but I do know that starting today, a lot of charlatans are going to jump out and use this as a gimmick..." the Hua Country official at his side said with a sigh. He then took a stack of documents from his briefcase and began distributing them.

"Mr. Li, what is this?" asked the United Nations Secretary-General, who was presiding over the meeting, after a moment of surprise.

The man from Hua Country spoke with a solemn expression:

"Everyone, the navies are completely out of options. Fortunately, we have one last plan: construct coastal defense fortresses! This monster isn’t indestructible; it’s just incredibly difficult to attack while it’s in the sea. But if it dares to surface, it will face the most frenzied of assaults. My country proposes that all coastal nations quickly establish a belt of coastal defense fortresses, using heavy artillery, massive warships, and missile clusters to keep this monster confined to the sea!"

He then looked around at the various national representatives present and said:

"Given that nations have different infrastructural capabilities, Hua Country can provide construction teams to all countries at a low cost. And, of course, large-caliber artillery as well. This is a moment of life and death for all of human civilization. I hope we can all work together with one heart and one mind to build a defensive belt of fortresses sufficient to withstand the giant beast’s assault. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Hearing this, the representative from England gave a wry smile and said:

"Is human civilization returning to the age of coastal batteries? I never thought Hua Country would be the first to make such a proposal... I also hope your nation will honor its commitment and help my country build our coastal defense fortresses..."

The Hua Country representative nodded and said:

"Rest assured. To be perfectly honest, just a few hours ago, my country began pilot programs for coastal defense fortresses in several coastal cities. We are currently test-building a thousand-meter-tall defensive tower. Furthermore, the development of space-based satellite weapons should also be fast-tracked onto the agenda."

At these words, the expression of the Eagle Country representative at his side hardened. He stared at the Hua Country representative with an extremely sharp gaze, while the other national representatives around them also showed looks of surprise.

For a long time, they had suspected that Hua Country was secretly developing space-based, ground-attack satellite weapons and that they were likely close to success. They never expected them to admit it so openly.

But on second thought, considering the situation human civilization was now facing, they all understood.

’What time was it to be holding back? If they didn’t bring out their trump cards now, were they going to wait until after the giant beast had wiped out human civilization?’

At this thought, the Eagle Country’s Secretary of Defense sighed and said:

"We... also have some things like laser weapons and sonic weapons. They can all be shared... on the condition that they must be operated by Eagle Country soldiers..."

The German representative nodded and said:

"We can provide support with some intelligent machines to strengthen the defensive forces..."

The representative from France also said:

"My country is developing a new type of viral weapon based on the Petrification Disease and the Evil Spirit Virus. The research base is in... uh... West Africa."

The moment he said this, an uproar broke out among the representatives of the African nations present. One after another, they glared furiously at the French representative.

As the historical suzerain of West Africa, France had always used its influence to bleed the region dry, but no one had expected them to even use it as a testing ground for biological viruses.

But at a time like this, many things could only be temporarily set aside, to be settled after the crisis.

The Secretary-General chairing the meeting looked at the more than one hundred representatives present and said:

"Since we have the first proposal, and given that the events currently unfolding in the Wormhole Sea Region are extremely urgent, we will now proceed to a vote by a show of hands. We will dispense with the lengthy and complex deliberation phase. Will the representatives who approve of the Global Coastal Defense Fortress Plan please raise your hands."

The entire meeting was also being watched by the heads of state of every nation, and all their decisions were relayed to the representatives in real time.

Soon, the vast majority of the hundred-plus representatives in attendance raised their hands in approval.

The Global Coastal Defense Fortress Plan was thus passed.

The Secretary-General nodded and said:

"Then... we shall move on to the second proposal: the ’Giant Combat Robot and Mechanized Armor Plan’ proposed by Germany..."

「Two days later.」

Just as the nations of humanity, having hastily united, were passing one seemingly fantastical anti-beast resolution after another and beginning to implement them on a global scale, the diameter of the underwater wormhole expanded to five hundred meters and finally stopped growing.

Then, biological detectors placed on the seabed detected a super-massive biological reaction signal appearing on this side of the wormhole.

A giant beast had once again crossed through the underwater wormhole.

The good news was, the super-massive Exotic Giant Beast with tentacles tens of thousands of meters long was still lingering on the other side of the wormhole.

The bad news was, there was more than one giant beast, and a different one had come through.

A "little beast" about three thousand meters long.

Before humanity even had time to react, this "little beast" had already passed through the Bering Strait and was heading south.

Destination: San Francisco.