Light Fortress Chapter 1947 - 22: Countermeasures (Part 2)

No, instead of calling this a prophecy, it is better to say this is the inevitable result obtained by the Deep Sea through meticulous calculations.

"Do you all remember? The Chanyi City Incident was plotted by the Deep Sea, using the Northern Continent Three Generals as pawns to exchange for the spiritual sacrifice of the Traveler Tribe... If it controls the Traveler Tribe, opening the Portal to bring the Storm from the Old World to Gu Castle shouldn’t be too difficult."

The reason the Traveler Tribe evolved the ability to open the Portal is because they were chased by the storm; they had to escape, and they had to escape quickly.

But now.

The Deep Sea controls the travelers and has opened this Portal.

Then the torrent pours out, distant but directly aimed at the Northern Continent.

The conference room once again fell into dead silence... a suffocating sense of despair loomed in everyone’s hearts.

If Gu Shen’s speculation is correct.

Then the storm at Gu Castle Fortress is just the beginning.

This storm’s scale surpasses records from the past six hundred years, but judging by its strength sufficient to destroy the Starship Civilization, the storm destroying Gu Castle should just be a prelude to the Super Giant Source Material Storm, not even an appetizer for the main course.

However, what’s truly making the upper echelon of the Three Continents Alliance feel hopeless is—

The storm tonight was released in sync with the rhythm preparing for the Heavenly Sheath Strike.

If this is the layout of the Deep Sea, can it be understood that the Deep Sea has long been aware of the actions humans plan to take in this war.

How to counter the Heavenly Sheath?

This storm is its countermeasure.

In an instant, everyone in the conference room fell silent.

The Deep Sea has already completely violated the three commandments set by Mr. Turing, and declared war against the human world... And at this moment, the enemy the Three Continents Alliance faces is not just the Central Continent.

There is an extremely high probability that the travelers from the Old World could be involved as well.

"Three minutes left."

Gu Nanfeng said hoarsely, "The original Heavenly Sheath Strike plan must be stopped."

They cannot bear the consequences of a complete Heavenly Sheath strike.

This storm attacking Gu Castle has driven a fierce blade into the main artery of the Three Continents Alliance.

What’s even more worrying is the travelers on the other side of the Portal.

"Stopping the plan is inevitable, but the current trouble is... what to do about Gu Castle next?"

Meng Xizhou rubbed her temple forcefully.

The ominous foreboding secretly brewing in her Heart Lake has proven true.

The "hope" that the Three Continents Alliance has been waiting for has now declared its demise.

This war will not bring about an end.

Instead, it will plunge into a long "struggle".

This spiritual meeting declared a brief intermission amidst the dead silence so every leader can think carefully about strategies before it resumes in half an hour, allowing Gu Nanfeng a chance to cancel the original Heavenly Sheath Strike plan.

...

...

Gu Shen’s spirit returned to the Prime Number One, bringing back the desolate scene of Gu Castle Fortress.

Alf looked at the collapsed gates of Gu Castle City and symbolically expressed silence for a few seconds before incredulously lamenting, "Is this what you call the ’Heavenly Sheath Weapon’? Surprisingly powerful, it actually inflicted damage on the Source Material Storm."

Alf had also witnessed the storm just now.

The power was immense.

At the level of Five Continents Civilization, it shouldn’t be so easily blocked.

It can only be said that Central City storing the Meat Mountain in Gu Castle back then was an extremely correct choice.

"It has had an effect but it’s still not enough." Gu Shen got straight to the point, asking, "The Source Material Storm attacking Gu Castle hasn’t dispersed, but rather lingers at the landing point... If we want to ’eliminate’ it, how many Sky Shield Missiles would still be needed?"

The Three Continents Alliance cannot utilize the computing power of the Deep Sea to calculate this question.

But thankfully... there is still the Prime Number One.

Several seconds later, Alf provided the answer.

"To completely eliminate this storm, you will need to deploy at least seventeen more Heavenly Sheath Weapons within two hours and must repeatedly strike the same location."

He solemnly stated, "The regeneration and propagation speed of the Source Material Storm is rapid, reaching this purity of storm can almost certainly be determined to be a derivative product of the ’Super Giant Storm’, once delayed it will quickly spread..."

Gu Shen gritted his teeth, "Seventeen?"

The entire human world’s reserves currently stand at a hundred and four, with one already used at Gu Castle Fortress.

If another seventeen are deployed to eliminate the storm.

The reserves would then be eighty-six.

He pondered whether the remaining eighty-six Sky Shield Missiles were enough to support the Three Continents Alliance in continuing the Heavenly Sheath Strike plan.

"Don’t even think about it; it’s not happening."

Alf spotted Gu Shen’s concern, calmly reminding him, "You surely realize... that storm wasn’t accidental, the Deep Sea is watching your every move, even if you cut off the main network, it can still predict your actions. This storm was just a probe; if you really dare to launch the Heavenly Sheath Strike and exhaust the reserves, the ensuing storm will sweep down from the Northern Continent, quickly shattering all the Transcendent Power of Central City and Changye."

"This is a ’self-destructive’ act at the cost of sacrificing a massive amount of human lives."

Gu Shen’s voice was cold.

"Flipping the table is not something only humans do."

Alf was instead very calm, understatedly saying, "Since humans are determined to deploy the ’Heavenly Sheath’, regardless of the cost to wipe out Central Continent... then releasing the source material torrent by the Deep Sea to undermine Northern Continent is the only ’countermeasure’. This way, this war can return to a balance. No, this is not equilibrium... the Deep Sea holds the ’traveler’ as a pawn. Once the Three Continents Alliance runs out of pawns, the arrival of the Traveler Tribe will completely change this war."

This is the "future" it predicted.

Gu Shen’s voice was hoarse, "Once the travelers get involved in the war, the nature changes."

"Really? I don’t necessarily agree."

"Little Xiuzi once told me, in the Deep Sea’s program settings, ensuring human survival is its greatest mission."

Alf turned to look at Gu Shen seriously, asking, "Suppose an extreme situation, if in the future one day, the human world after being scourged by the Super Giant Storm dies out ninety-nine percent, leaving only a tiny portion alive, would the Deep Sea consider the task completed?"

Gu Shen couldn’t find the words to answer.

But the answer is obvious.

Of course, it counts.

Compared to another outcome: total extinction of the human world.

"Based on the program’s settings, everything the Deep Sea did was to preserve the ’spark’ of the human race."

"However... the Traveler Tribe also counts as a branch derived from humanity."

Alf softly remarked, "In fact, both travelers and humans are ’sentient species’ left by the Starship Civilization back then; they simply evolved differently in different environments. To me, there isn’t much difference, nor a dichotomy of good and evil. If the Five Continents Civilization cannot be preserved, preserving the travelers also fulfills the mission."

Of course, the Deep Sea would choose the greatest solution.

Thus, the Deep Sea opened the Portal to let this storm impact Gu Castle Fortress.

Because it seeks to topple the Three Continents Alliance and completely gain the Five Continents’ "popular faith."

"Gu Shen."

Alf said meaningfully, "The war of the Five Continents no longer has the optimal solution. You have created a monster that even the Starship Era never witnessed... The amount of effort humans spent cultivating it, demands tens of times more effort to slay it."

To try to end the war with Heavenly Sheath and kill the Deep Sea.

It’s too difficult, too difficult.

"The ’Heavenly Sheath Strike’ plan is dazzling, but unfortunately... this method cannot kill the Deep Sea."

Alf said solemnly, "My suggestion is to use some strength to eradicate the crisis of Gu Castle Fortress, and leave the rest to deal with the Deep Sea’s ensuing challenges. If one day a larger source material storm arrives, perhaps these things might still be of use."

Gu Shen was silent for a long time; he knew Alf was speaking the truth, stating the facts.

After a while.

He asked, "Alf, tell me honestly, the storm attacking Gu Castle, compared to the storm faced by the Starship Civilization back then..."

"Not worth mentioning."

Alf interrupted Gu Shen’s inquiry.

"You managed to develop the Heavenly Sheath Weapon, that’s impressive, but still not nearly enough."

It mocked its own laughter, saying, "The storm that submerged the Hunter God back then, even if you owned a thousand Sky Shield Missiles, you couldn’t stop it, let alone eliminate it..."

"That storm was the real ’Super Giant Storm.’"