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The ICBM that made the members of the Council so cautious is not an ordinary warhead. It is the most powerful weapon that has been developed so far. In the area of weapon development, it has exceeded Earth.
The Railgun is a powerful weapon with great lethality, but in terms of power, it is not as good as the Atomic Bomb researched to complete the planetary test. But the use of Nuclear Weapons is too restrictive, especially during the match, as it can't be used as a conventional weapon.
Decades have now passed, and the Hydrogen Bomb, which is more advanced than the Atomic Bomb, was developed long ago. The power of the Hydrogen Bomb is much more powerful than the Nuclear Bomb. And in theory, the equivalent is infinite. That is to say, as long as the equivalent of the Hydrogen Bomb is sufficient, it can implode a planet.
Of course, this is impossible. The equivalent of a Bomb has an upper limit because the chain reaction of uranium has a limit; no matter how much uranium is added after the chain reaction reaches the limit, the reaction will not occur.
In the One Piece World, after directly destroying Leif, Elizabeth and many other high-level officials know that such a dreadful weapon is impossible to use easily. This is even more of a problem on the field as the size of the venue is limited. There is simply not enough distance; it will affect the Astra Militarum, which is a very troublesome thing. No one wants to use this weapon, but in the face of the Five-Headed Dragon, only this weapon can handle it.
"Start evacuating." Lando glanced at the Five-Headed Dragon and then ordered.
The venue is only so big; to use that weapon, the Astra Militarum must be withdrawn from here. The Scarab Walker began to change direction and walked towards the planet passage, while the Guardsmen and scientists were all sitting in the vehicle. Pikachu follows behind while the Giant Kong stands at the back.
Above the sky, the Fighters were also ordered to evacuate. A total of 900 Fighters evacuated, but there were still 100 left in the field. These Fighters will fly higher and farther in the sky to avoid the damage that may come.
Of course, the main reason is that, according to the rules of the competition, although the planetary passage is accessible during the game, they can only come in and go out once. That is to say, the Astra Militarum withdrew from the planet passage, which means quitting the game, but new reinforcements can be sent.
In general, most of the contestants sent the main power to the field, unlike Sebastian. If you need reinforcements, there are millions more after that. Once all the Astra Militarum and the Fighters have left, it also represents Sebastian automatically admitting defeat, but some Fighters must be left inside.
When the Scarab Walker approached the planet passage in an orderly manner, even the Fighters turned back, and the spectators outside sighed. In their view, this is Sebastian ready to throw in the towel.
"He still admits defeat." Huo Kong shook his head helplessly, and he didn't know what to say.
Shia, Patton, and the others were silent. In this situation, besides admitting defeat, what else can you do?
"Generally speaking, it is the initiative to admit defeat." Bru nodded and said, "But this method is not bad; it can save some reputation."
After all the teams on the field side have disappeared, the competition will be on the other side, automatically determined to win.
"Are you finally going to admit defeat?" A smile appeared on the corner of Augustus's mouth. He stretched and got ready for the celebration.
The Astra Militarum evacuated quickly, and soon, all passed through the planet passage and returned to Greater Terra. Within the playing field, only a hundred Fighters and a hundred Drones remained.
Through these Drones, Lando and other high-level officials and scientists can observe various situations within the field in real-time, while waiting for the bombing. They have had actual combat experience, but the Hydrogen Bomb, it has never been used in combat; there is only one test.
Not long after the Astra Militarum withdrew, everyone who thought the game was over found something wrong. Above the sky, how can there be Planes left?
"Ok?" Sergey and Jeffery blinked. They looked at each other, and they both saw a trace of confusion in each other's eyes. What the hell is this? If you want to get out, get out of it. Why keep these Planes?
"What are you doing?" Mok frowned and said, "If you want to admit defeat, just be a little bit more dawdling. Do you want to be repulsive on purpose?"
On a huge square, many people are discussing. They were all puzzled by Sebastian's actions. Even though a group of experienced people thinks it is incomprehensible, they have never seen such a situation. But if you say, Sebastian is deliberately being shameless. Everyone thinks it's not possible, this is the final, and this is not necessary.
"I see." Bru suddenly said, "This little guy wants to procrastinate."
"Procrastination?" Svananóg was stunned for a moment, and immediately, he also responded, "Although the Pilot cannot harm the Five-Headed Dragon, its speed is very fast."
Bru continued: "The Five-Headed Dragon can't do anything about the Plane. But if it's the Infantry on the ground, it's dangerous. So Sebastian let them withdraw first, leaving only the Pilot. This way, the two sides are in a deadlock."
Not just Bru, but the others quickly figured this out, too. Volkmar, who presided over the competition, said, "This method won't work. After an hour, the field will shrink rapidly. It shrinks in half every ten minutes, but in the end, the Pilot will still run into the Five-Headed Dragon. This is nothing but a waste of time."
Everyone nodded. In the highest level of competition, such as the Stars Competition, it is impossible to allow you to exploit the loopholes. All competition formats have been fully considered.
"I don't think Sebastian would do this." Huo Kong opened his mouth.
Shia, Patton, and others who knew Sebastian also agreed with this; it doesn't fit Sebastian's character at all.
"Huh? Look." At this time, Huo Kong suddenly discovered something. Pointing at the Fighter Jets in the projection, he said, "Why did these Planes suddenly go up so fast?"
The others also noticed this. There is a quote, "Where there's smoke, there's fire", especially for the Planetary Lord with a strong instinct. As soon as they saw the situation of the Fighter, they immediately felt that something was not right, but no one could guess the intention of the Fighter.
"What does this little guy want to do?" Bru couldn't help but ask.
No one answered this question, not even the most knowledgeable Volkmar, who also frowned for the first time. Forget about Volkmar; even the other Planetary Lords don't either.
In the Imperial Sector, many are drinking; at this point, they stopped. Some people looked at this scene in the projection from a different place.
"What exactly does this kid want to do? Why is he struggling? Isn't it good to surrender quietly?" A big man said impatiently.
"Whatever you do is useless, and you don't have to waste your efforts." Many nodded in agreement.
"How do I feel..." But a Planetary Lord frowned slightly and said, "Something is wrong, how does this feel like..." He stared at the picture for a long time; only then did he continue: "I want to vacate this space."
"What can you do with this space?" Another sneered: "Haha."
Everyone else laughed, too. Even the missiles just now have a 10 times or 100 times increase, but it is useless, because it still can't hurt the Five-Headed Dragon. These people were right, the Astra Militarum wants to vacate the venue and wait until the Fighters flew to a safe distance.
Inside the silo near the Royal Tombs Mountains, an ICBM is ready to be launched. After some deliberation, what the top executives are going to use is an ICBM with a range of more than 10,000 kilometers, which is much larger than the diameter of Greater Terra.
With the final order issued, this weapon shot from inside the silo. On the warhead, it is the most powerful weapon at present, also known as a Hydrogen Bomb. The main principle of the Hydrogen Bomb is Nuclear Fusion. Light Nuclear Fusion reactions can only occur at extremely high temperatures; that is to say, they can happen in large numbers only when the temperature is greater than 40 million degrees, and the collision probability is large enough.
Detonating a Hydrogen Bomb is extremely difficult, as the detonation requires a small Nuclear Bomb to be placed inside, and the reaction condition temperature is reached instantaneously. During the explosion, the ultra-high temperature is first generated by the fission of uranium 235 or 239 in the center. Under these conditions, it will undergo a thermonuclear reaction. It releases a huge amount of energy and generates large numbers of fast-impacting neutrons.
The energy is very large; under the continuous bombardment of such a high-speed neutron stream, the uranium-238 atoms in the outer layer, which are usually not easy to fission, release huge amounts of energy. To obtain the explosive power of the Hydrogen Bomb and Nuclear Bomb, Imperium used a two-stage process. The fusion reaction is caused by the release of heat from the fission reaction, which releases more energy because the fusion of light nuclei is triggered by the fission of heavy nuclei.
The Bomb is a layer of depleted uranium material outside the ordinary Hydrogen Bomb. Uranium-238, a cheap material, is usually quite safe, but when a Hydrogen Bomb fuses, it produces a lot of high-energy neutrons. The uranium nucleus of U-238 causes fission, energy, and fission neutrons are produced. The former enhances the lethal power, and the latter, in turn, hits the material in the Bomb, thus creating a new atmosphere and intensifying a new round of fusion.
The reasons for using the ICBM are mainly two. One is accuracy, and the other is high speed. Currently, the fastest weapon in the Astra Militarum is not the Railgun; instead, it is the ICBM.
After the launch, the ICBM is divided into three flight stages: the propulsion acceleration stage, the mid-flight stage, and the re-entry stage. During the mid-flight phase of the flight, the ICBM is mainly used for suborbital flight along elliptical orbits outside the atmosphere, and the trajectory is close to a parabola. So the faster the engine is when it is shut down, the farther it goes.
The Missile launched this time is the most advanced. The range exceeds 10,000 kilometers, and after being accelerated layer by layer, the speed can reach Mach 28. Even the average speed during the flight is also Mach 20. At this terrifying speed, there was nothing to dodge or intercept at all.
Not to mention the carried Nuclear warhead, its power is startling. This Hydrogen Bomb is named "Arrow Power". Imperium naturally has a more powerful Hydrogen Bomb that can be dispatched, but to deal with a Five-Headed Dragon, there is no need to waste excess; this is enough.
In the vicinity of the Royal Tombs Mountains, at this time, the speed soared to nearly ten kilometers per second. At this moment, it went into the planetary passage. The accuracy is very high, so there are no errors. Relying on the particularity of the planetary channel, after entering the playing field, the speed of the ICBM has not decreased.
In the sky, the huge Five-Headed Dragon still held its head high, like a noble king overlooking everything around. The Dragon army is behind, including the Golden Dragon. And in the dozens of minutes that the Intercontinental Missile was flying, many people were a little impatient waiting.
"This kid doesn't want to drag time?" In the space of stars, Augustus was not in a hurry. He looked at the Fighter Jet that was hiding far away, it was like watching a clown.
In the Imperial Sector, the noise of the crowd was very loud.
"Just now you said that this Sebastian wanted to do something wrong, now what?" A person sneered at the young Planetary Lord who felt that the Fighter was doing something wrong.
"Maybe I'm thinking too much." The young Planetary Lord smiled helplessly. Originally, he was still somewhat optimistic about Sebastian, but he waited so long that there was no sound.
Not just them, many spectators also frowned.
"It's really..." On a huge square, a man shook his head speechlessly.
Another snorted coldly: "Although this kid is talented and is the most powerful freshman in history, his temperament really can't make people optimistic. I can assert that the road for his planet in the future will be very difficult."
"Maybe, what Sebastian might have planned." Svananóg retorted with some force.
"What's the plan?" The man sneered: "Isn't this situation very obvious? Even if you do anything, it's just a futile struggle."
"Yeah, this is the finals of the Stars Competition that has attracted much attention. In the Endless Star Region, how many forces and how many bigwigs are concerned? Is this Sebastian here to lose face?"
"It's ridiculous, it's just a champion, it's worth so much respect, this disposition is really bad enough."
"Damn? Let so many people wait for him." Many are very dissatisfied.
Svananóg and Bru frown; they are familiar with Sebastian, so they know his character. It is impossible to do such a thing. But how to explain the current situation?
"Quiet, quiet." Volkmar said loudly, "The match is still going on. As long as the rules of the competition are not violated, anyone can continue the game. Everyone, don't be impatient, it's okay to wait an extra hour or two."
"If there is suspense, don't talk about it for an hour or two; I'd be happy to watch it all day." A person sneered: "But now, what else is there to see? Is it a joke?"
"I have paid attention to this Sebastian before; he should not be such a person." A person who is optimistic about Sebastian spoke for Sebastian.
"Then what is he trying to do now? Let so many people see the air?" The man asked.
"This is..." The man who was optimistic about Sebastian frowned slightly. I don't know how to explain it.
Svananóg has also been questioned by many people. Just at this time, inside the huge square, suddenly there was a loud bang, and the people who were discussing were slightly startled.
"Lord, look." Huo Kong said in surprise.
Svananóg and Bru stopped arguing with others; they all raised their heads. Just to see, on the projection screen, there is a huge black shadow.
Inside the star space, although Augustus has been preparing for the championship ceremony, he didn't let down his guard. And the Dragon army's innate vigilance is very strong, so when the ICBM flew in, the Five-Headed Dragon and Augustus found it right away.
This behemoth attacked like a phantom. Augustus' pupils suddenly widened, and his face changed instantly. From the Missile, Augustus felt an unprecedented, terrifying, and destructive aura; it was an aura that made him shake. Augustus could feel it, not to mention the people outside.
"My God! What is this!?" A person directly exclaimed.
The other had surprise written all over their faces because the light was seen from the speed of this shadow. It's more threatening than the shell fired by the Railgun.
The Five-Headed Dragon stood tall in the air; there was a hint of vigilance in its eyes as it stared at this uninvited guest. The Five-Headed Dragon, at this time, is more than 30 kilometers away from the Planet Passage. At the speed of the ICBM at this moment, it only took four seconds.
When Augustus and the spectators outside had not fully reacted, the Missile had already arrived in front of the Five-Headed Dragon, and the Five-Headed Dragon felt the destructive aura emanating from this thing. With no dignity, subconsciously, it wanted to turn around and run away.
But it was too late; the next moment, the power of the ICBM bombarded the Five-Headed Dragon.