Light Fortress Chapter 1911 - 8: Rather Bear Infamy for a Lifetime (Part 2)

"Please look."

Gu Nanfeng slightly raised his sleeve, and dozens of spirit projections appeared before the conference room, these are images stored in his own Spirit Sea.

"Whoosh..."

The sound of wind and snow immediately filled the conference room.

The screen showed a series of alloy bases, situated deep in the tundra, shrouded by wind and snow.

You could faintly see that deep in the snow, there were dozens if not hundreds of hidden chills.

"Is this... the Gu Family’s secret bases buried in the tundra region?"

Meng Xizhou was momentarily stunned.

Because the West Continent withdrew from the alliance with the North Continent and joined the Central Continent’s camp, over the years, Central City and Changye withheld intelligence from them... During those years, Meng Xizhou happened to be imprisoned in the Secret Dungeon, and the temple’s leader, Gao Mo, was unaware of what happened deep in the tundra.

"You all must already know... the Divine War is inevitable."

Gu Nanfeng softly said, "Long ago, the Gu family, or rather Changye, was preparing for this destined war. The Heavenly Sheath weapon is the Gu family’s biggest trump card in this war, and it is the reason I proposed directly attacking the Central Continent."

Initially, the Gu family developed two Heavenly Sheath weapons.

One named [Child], the other [Meat Mountain], [Child] was detonated at the Frozen Lake, and even now, a line marking "Do Not Enter" remains around the detonation point.

The [Meat Mountain] was gifted by the Gu family to Central City.

"Are you planning to directly deploy the Heavenly Sheath weapon?"

Lin Chou’s expression turned grim.

Because this weapon, imbued with the potent power to "eliminate the Extraordinary," was once believed to have a chance of harming the Divine Throne... of course, the prerequisite was delivering the Heavenly Sheath weapon into the Divine Throne’s domain.

Over the years, the Heavenly Sheath strike has been continuously upgraded.

With the help of the Tomb Ghost, the Storm Release formula has been fully derived, and the utilization of Heavenly Sheath fragments has increased to 95%.

This is an absolute battlefield weapon.

However... its side effects are terrifying.

Once a "Heavenly Sheath Strike" is deployed, in a radius of nearly a hundred miles, no extraordinary creatures will survive, the Heavenly Sheath fragments will directly obliterate this entire area’s "Extraordinary Power," only the incredibly powerful Transcendents can barely survive, and even then, just barely... being harmed by the Heavenly Sheath leaves almost no cure.

The reason there is "almost".

Is because of an exceptional example like Gu Shen in the East Continent.

During the mission to eliminate threats at the Frozen Lake, the Transcendents harmed by the Heavenly Sheath fragments received treatment.

Gu Shen can neutralize the poison of the Heavenly Sheath.

Where there’s one, another may not be impossible.

"In seven years, the Gu family has produced a total of one hundred and four Sky Shield Missiles."

Gu Nanfeng calmly stated, "These one hundred and four Sky Shield Missiles can destroy Upper City ten times over, I know [Deep Sea] has established an extremely strong defense system... but only ’Heavenly Sheath Strike’ is what it failed to calculate."

Since there was already vigilance against [Deep Sea].

The Gu Family Base in the tundra region used a completely closed Spirit Network, which is outside [Heavenly Eye]’s monitoring range.

These bases are extremely remote.

The production of the Heavenly Sheath weapon is a top secret mission exceeding S-level confidentiality.

Every scholar, Night Watchman entering the base is not allowed to leave the Snowfield until this big weapon, "Heavenly Sheath," is fully exposed.

For today!

"Enough to destroy Upper City ten times..."

Even someone as composed as Meng Xizhou couldn’t help but wipe the sweat from his forehead.

She looked at the reflected wind and snow images and couldn’t help but ask, "After destruction... what happens?"

"Upper City becomes barren land."

Gu Nanfeng said, "The strike point will be completely ’obliterated’, the area covered by the Heavenly Sheath fragments’ radiation will have no existence of ’Transcendents’. In the game, even the strongest player needs pieces... after the Heavenly Sheath strike, all the pieces [Deep Sea] can control will be completely destroyed."

Silence.

The entire conference room fell into silence.

One hundred and four Heavenly Sheath weapons, once released, won’t just strike Upper City...

Luo Yu had long prepared the strike diagrams for the Young Master, pinpointing the Central Continent, and the Southern Continent, those important cities, regions, and suspected "secret base" locations. These Sky Shield Missiles can precisely cover and strike these locations comprehensively, and with the current deployment technology of the East Continent, these strikes can be completed within half a day.

The name of the Heavenly Sheath weapon, just like the giant sword that descended from the heavens six hundred years ago.

Once it falls.

It brings an unstoppable might.

Plunging into the earth, then slicing it into fragmented pieces.

With all one hundred and four Sky Shield Missiles firing in unison, the Central Continent is bound to shatter... but along with it, the Gu family’s reputation will also shatter.

"This plan... is feasible."

Osmond pressed down his hat brim, his voice trembling, "If the Heavenly Sheath weapon truly has such power, and [Deep Sea] cannot intercept or block it, then the war will soon come to an end."

"But."

"Young Master Gu, do you understand the consequences of doing this?"

"You are not just obliterating war, but tens of millions, perhaps more of extraordinary lives..."

Osmond said hoarsely, "[Deep Sea] has no life, no form, it will not just be obliterated by this. Heavenly Sheath cannot truly erase the Central Continent from the map, many people will survive, they will first feel fear, then anger... even if the war ends, as the mastermind of this plan, you will be inscribed on the ’Pillars of Shame’ in human history."

"..."

Meng Xizhou did not speak.

After listening to Gu Nanfeng’s idea, she fell into thought.

Using the Heavenly Sheath for a destructive strike.

This is a plan whose results are difficult to predict; from a purpose-driven perspective, it is absolutely a good plan.

Because the strike of the Heavenly Sheath is just too powerful.

But...

The side effects of this plan are significant.

There are millions of innocents in the Central Continent, the true "enemy" is only [Deep Sea], once the Heavenly Sheath strike is deployed, [Deep Sea] can stand on the moral high ground and, utilizing the power of billions, will directly crush Gu Nanfeng.

All the reputations of esteemed families, all the legend of the War God.

Gu Nanfeng is the war-initiating rogue, the culprit of destroying millions of innocent lives.

Only...

This war, when dragged out, will lead to what, no one knows.

The Extraordinary Era has already arrived, [Deep Sea] is continuously absorbing computational power.

Eleven upgrades, it has already created the shocking "Chanyi City Incident".

With twelve upgrades, can humanity still compete with it?

"If this war drags on for years, the Five Continents will be drawn into an extremely embarrassing situation by the Central Continent. The research on the second Spirit Network will still take a very long time, the birth of [Deep Sea] itself was an unrepeatable miracle, surely everyone should be clear at heart, the Three Continents Alliance can no longer create a second [Deep Sea]..."

Gu Nanfeng said, "No matter if this war erupts in the Southern Continent or elsewhere... the forces the Three Continents Alliance invests to confront [Deep Sea] and the sacrifices required are unavoidable. Heavenly Sheath strikes will cause losses, just as prolonged war will lead to losses. Ladies and gentlemen, do you want to see the people you protect, your citizens, losing their families and lives due to the outbreak of war?"

Silence.

The conference room fell silent again.

As soon as the war breaks out, many people will definitely die... if viewed from a high standpoint, the "losses" caused by a prolonged war may not necessarily be less than the losses from the "Heavenly Sheath strike."

Gu Nanfeng’s proposal is very extreme, very inhumane.

But...

This is the plan that maximizes the benefits for the Three Continents Alliance.

Rather than worrying about how to ambush, how to plan battles, how to strategize.

Directly using the Heavenly Sheath for a comprehensive strike is the simplest, most direct, and most effective strategy—

None better!

"If this can end the war... I don’t care what happens to me."

Gu Nanfeng gently said, "I’d rather be cursed for a lifetime, to relieve generational worries for my descendants."