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Chapter 4687 - 3763: Doomsday (19)

Chapter 4687: Chapter 3763: Doomsday (19)

"This move of yours is truly a bit despicable." In the hospital room, Steve crossed his arms and looked at Shiller, who was conducting psychological therapy on Star Lord, and said, "Using Peter to acquire the forbidden knowledge of the Outer Gods, then having JARVIS hack into the Shi’ar Empire’s spaceship system to spread the forbidden knowledge, making them willingly sacrifice themselves to summon Helada—you’re really something."

"Don’t worry about whether it’s despicable or not, just tell me whether this move is effective." Shiller said as he glanced at Star Lord’s brainwave data, "What do you think the greatest advantage of the Three Great Empires is?"

Steve thought for a moment and said, "When facing Earth, they have an advantage in almost every aspect. Whether it’s technological level, weapon scale, or population size..."

"You’re right; their greatest advantage is indeed their population size." Shiller scribbled on the data and said, "Currently, the total population of the Three Great Empires is about 600 billion, and this is just the resident population. The other two mechanical civilizations can produce a military force about three times their resident population in a short period. Other than the Shi’ar Empire, the other two nations have all citizens serving as soldiers, so the number of deployable active forces can reach over ten trillion. And Shi’ar Empire citizens can be resurrected, which means their military force virtually has no limit."

"Although they have many spaceship weapons, these have relatively more technical content, require rare materials, take a long time to manufacture, and are much more expensive than soldiers. So, in the end, this war is really a battle of forces."

"Humans can fight with fewer against many, and the single soldiers of the Three Great Empires almost have no impact on us. But we’re not robots, carbon-based life forms get tired, which is our greatest weakness and their greatest advantage."

"Moreover, once there are casualties on the human side, the blow to our morale would be significant. Even if they can be resurrected, the dead feel pain and fear, which can also affect those around them. It’s totally not worth it."

"So, we need to reduce their forces, to be precise, make them wary to the extent that they don’t dare to conduct human wave tactics, let alone wheel wars. Only then can we turn passive into active, proactively creating advantages until we inflict losses they cannot accept, forcing them to retreat."

"So retreating has never been an option?"

"No." Shiller shook his head and said, "Win or die."

Steve took a deep breath and said, "I still feel it’s not that simple, you’re never a gambler. If something really goes wrong that results in our loss, what then?"

"I’ve already told you, when it comes to that step, I have a way. But it’s best not to make me use that method."

"Alright, so summoning Helada is your method of reducing their forces?"

"Exactly. According to the information Jarvis sent back, the current force level of the Three Great Empires within the star system has already reached about 60 billion, which is ten times Earth’s resident population, and it’s still increasing. It is estimated that the Three Great Empires will eventually increase their forces to 180 billion. Do you know what that means?"

"What?... Wait, you mentioned before that Helada kills randomly, but their numbers are 30 times ours, so their probability of being killed is much higher than ours."

"Exactly, but that’s not the most important thing. The most important thing is that this will make the Three Great Empires dispatch more forces to dilute the probability of being picked."

Steve understood after a brief thought and said, "In a situation where everyone has an equal chance of being killed by Helada, the larger the number, the smaller the chance of key figures being killed. To ensure that key figures who execute orders are not killed, they must send more people to dilute the probability."

"That’s right." Shiller nodded and said, "I think they should have already realized this by now."

"But aren’t you trying to reduce their forces? Wouldn’t this increase the forces they send over?"

"What I’m looking to reduce is their overall strength; the more forces they send, the greater their losses."

The face of the Skrull Emperor was somewhat heavy, and the Imperial Guard in front of him said tremblingly, "General Lai De can’t be blamed for this; no one expected the captain of the Escort Ship to be suddenly killed. Although the first mate took over quickly, it was still chaotic for two seconds, leading to a collision..."

"Collision? The main gun of the battleship was hit askew, and you call that a collision?" The Skrull Emperor raised his voice and said, "Immediately replace that fool! Get Asatu down there..."

"Report!" A communicator saluted at the doorway and said, "Frontline battle report, Your Majesty. General Asatu was unfortunately killed in the recent battle."

"Battle? What battle?"

"Just, just with the Demon God called Helada..."

With a bang, the Skrull Emperor threw down the cup in his hand. The advisor next to him, who was looking at the Star Map, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this is not a solution. The opponent clearly wants to create chaos with this trick. If we continue to do nothing, the situation will slowly deteriorate."

"Then what do you suggest? We can’t hit them, nor can we break this. Are you just eating and doing nothing?"

"Your Majesty, I have an idea." Another counselor stepped forward and said, "After our recent investigation, we found that the targets of this particular Demon God are completely random. Everyone has an equal chance of being targeted and killed. Since that’s the case, we can definitely bring in more troops to dilute this probability, which will greatly reduce the losses at the top."

The Skrull Emperor rubbed his aching forehead and said, "These humans are surely targeting us, and this strategy gives us the most losses!"

"Indeed." The counselor nodded and said, "The Kree Empire is entirely controlled by Supreme Wisdom, and every soldier is merely its puppet. Even if they die, it doesn’t matter. The Shi’ar Empire can also revive its dead, though it takes some time; ultimately, they don’t really lose anything. Only we lose our carefully trained officers. Earth’s strategy is truly vicious."

"We can’t be the only ones losing!" The Skrull Emperor gritted his teeth and said, "Transfer all three legions from the Virgo constellation over here!"

Another counselor next to him hesitated slightly and said, "But then our forces in the Fierce Feather Star System could reach about 70 billion. Isn’t that too much? The Shi’ar Empire might..."

"Even if they become suspicious, we can’t worry about it that much." The previous counselor spoke, "After all, we can’t be the only ones taking losses, right? Allies should also be aware of our situation. Besides, the Shi’ar Empire has no alternatives..."

"Let’s do it then," the Skrull Emperor said, "Mobilize the troops. Also, have the two legions from the Andromeda Galaxy move closer, and let the remaining one keep an eye on the Mutant Base."

"What? Skrulls have brought over two more legions?!" Within the palace of Ferocious Feather Star, Lilandra slammed the table and stood up, "What is he trying to do? Does he still remember this is the capital of the Shi’ar Empire? What’s he trying to achieve by bringing so many troops?!"

The faces of the noble elders below were also unsightly. One of them stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, we must reject their unreasonable request. The entire Ferocious Feather Star has only 50 billion troops, and they are bringing 70 billion troops with numerous equipment and weapons. Once the Earth matter is resolved, it might be easy to invite gods but hard to send them away."

Lilandra slowly sat back down and said, "I know why they’re doing this. Those despicable and crafty humans brought in that damned Demon God who’s randomly killing people. They don’t want Hydra to target important officers, so they brought in more foot soldiers, naturally reducing the risk. The root of the issue lies with the humans."

"Crick." She called out.

"Your Majesty, I’m here." A young noble stepped forward and bowed, "What are your orders?"

"We can’t move the Moon for now; we still need to find a way to deal with Earth. Are the sixteen Double God-level star ships we prepared earlier ready?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. All Double God-level and Ferocious Feather Level star ships have been thoroughly checked, but..." The other hesitated for a moment before saying, "Our main gun cannot break Earth’s Magic Defense Network."

"At least we have to make an attack," Lilandra said, "We can’t let them continue being so arrogant, can we?"

"I also think we should try some offensive measures first." Another older noble said, "Even if we can’t break through, we must at least try. If we do not retaliate for a long time, it may make our allies look down on us. So no matter what, we must strike first."

The young noble bowed and left. Soon, twenty-four main battleships from the Shi’ar Empire sailed toward Earth. This was quickly detected by JARVIS.

The space station landing on Earth’s surface had become the temporary command center for this operation. JARVIS took full control of the electronic systems here and immediately projected the images from space into the command center.

Most of the people in the command center were generals from the ordinary human government, with a few advisors who were mutants and superpower users.

Surface warfare is different from interstellar warfare. Ordinary humans haven’t fought in interstellar battles before, so they might take a while to adapt their thinking. As for superpower users with interstellar war experience, there actually weren’t many—what Magneto did is more akin to highway robbery than warfare. So they had brought in a few Asgardians to provide them with interstellar warfare strategies and ideas. Valkyrie was among them.

"This is not easy to handle." Valkyrie stroked her chin and said, "The Shi’ar Empire acting at this time is merely to show their strength to allies. Although their main battleships aren’t the most powerful among the Three Great Empires, their main guns sure pack a punch. With all twenty-four battleships firing simultaneously, even Odin would have to temporarily retreat."

"Noble Master, can the Magic Defense Network withstand this attack?" a human general asked.

Strange was stationed at the New York Temple, and his holographic projection was here. He pondered for a moment before saying, "Even if all the main battleships in this star system fired at us simultaneously, we could withstand it. It’s merely a matter of how much energy is consumed. Energy is not lacking for the time being, but I would still suggest you conserve it wherever possible, as this might turn into a prolonged battle."

"Makes sense, we mustn’t waste energy no matter what," another general said.

"Actually, I have an idea." A young American general stood up, raising his hand, "We don’t have to just stand there and take it. Now that Earth has engines, we can simply avoid it."

A discussion erupted in the command center. Most people slapped their foreheads—they fought so many ground wars that they suddenly forgot home can sprout legs and run. And another older general promptly suggested, "No, we shouldn’t run—we should directly collide with them!"