Chapter 181: Chapters 178, 179: Beach Landing (Double extra chapters for monthly votes) Chapter 181: Chapters 178, 179: Beach Landing (Double extra chapters for monthly votes) When Barry woke up, it was already the third day.
Ravenous, he opened the fridge and grabbed some bread and water, devouring them quickly. He noticed his appetite had increased significantly.
In his mind, the insect could communicate directly with him, *”Your body is too weak. My ability to transform your body is limited.”*
*”If your body is transformed into a Zerg, you will break the limitations of human lifespan and no longer be troubled by human diseases. My fellow beings are about to reach the shore.”*
*”In short, you need to quickly obtain more resources to cultivate land-based Zerg.”*
“I need money, so you’d better provide some information!” Barry said.
“Piece of cake,” the insect suggested, “I suggest you start with cancer. Don’t you want to be a scientific giant? How great would it be if a physiologist conquered cancer?”
“Those capitalists would rush to give you money. You’d become a guest of honor among the bigwigs. We just need one opportunity to begin our plan.”
“Let’s begin,” Barry closed his eyes, and the insect shared a segment of information with him, some knowledge about cells and genes.
It had been thirty days since He Xingzhou announced the Zerg’s attempt to attack the river mouth.
During this time, the Zerg gathered more and more and had begun to take action.
The closest location to them was naturally the Rikugun River’s entry point in Diaozi District of Sakura Island.
Japan had been preparing for a month, during which they urgently deployed all their forces for defense.
In the waters near the river mouth, four quasi-aircraft carrier ships, along with submarines, large-tonnage destroyers, escort ships, and various mine ships and patrol ships, constantly patrolled, occasionally launching some fish or deep-water bombs to bombard the gathering mutant creatures.
On the land, they built a coastal defensive line using sand and trenches, equipped with tanks, armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery, ground artillery, missile trucks, heavy machine guns, etc., deploying a large amount of their land forces.
During this time, the armaments factory operated at full capacity, continuously producing new weapons. As one of the world’s top industrial countries, their assembly lines churned out a large number of weapons daily.
The entire defense personnel at the Rikugun River mouth was armed to the teeth.
“Warning: Zerg movement detected, they are beginning to converge on the river mouth and will enter the alert zone within ten hours!” A message appeared in the command center.
Commander Ishii Koji suddenly stood up and shouted over the communication channel, “Everyone prepare, the Zerg are about to attack!”
“The Zerg are coming?” The commanders sent by Bai Ying to assist were also present, two in total: Land Commander Jonah and Sea Commander Harvey.
Though Harvey was defeated last time, losing an entire aircraft carrier fleet, Bai Ying did not revoke his position, considering his opponent was alien and a hydrogen bomb couldn’t even kill the Deep Sea Giant Beast.
Instead, they allowed him to continue participating in related command; currently, Harvey was the only commander with combat experience against the Zerg, with significant command authority.
Harvey directly stated, “Immediately deploy as many mines in the sea as possible. Do not be stingy with firepower against the Zerg!”
“Submarines and warships should keep their distance from the Zerg, attack from afar! We have no advantage in close combat against them!”
“Use underwater nets and small submarines to block the river mouth! Don’t let the Zerg enter the river!”
“All underwater detectors should be ready, especially the radiation detectors. If a giant beast appears this time, don’t hesitate, deploy the hydrogen bomb! Our aircraft carrier is on standby in nearby waters!”
Last time’s Deep Sea Giant Beast had left him traumatized. If such a creature landed again, what could stop it?
“Start interception!” Ishii Koji ordered, and the warships began searching for targets to fire upon.
But the Zerg were clever, hiding over a thousand meters underwater, a range in which hardly any weapon could harm them.
“They will surface sooner or later; the shallow waters are close; stay calm!”
The news that the Zerg would land within ten hours quickly spread across Sakura Island, leaving everyone tense and uneasy.
The public near the relevant area had long evacuated, but the island was too small, and they couldn’t go far.
If they couldn’t hold the line, they would still face danger.
“Are they really coming? Can we defend against them?”
“We can definitely hold the line! The land is full of weapons, and we have a fleet in the sea!”
“Let the Zerg come, we will be the first nation to defeat them!”
“Mutant creatures are just large beasts in the face of modern weapons! There’s nothing to fear!”
“Those are alien creatures; they must have some means we don’t know about!”
The situation here also drew worldwide attention.
Sakura Island’s military strength ranked among the world’s top, and Bai Ying’s assistance made this war against the landing Zerg a crucial first confrontation between human civilization on land and the Zerg, with the outcome being particularly significant!
“What are their odds of winning?” The Xuanwu Executive Officer discussed the matter.
“The forces they’ve deployed could defeat 90% of the world’s human countries,” Qin Peng said, “but they’re facing the Zerg this time. Nobody knows the Zerg’s strength, and there’s no specific data to analyze.”
He Hongwei said, “If a Deep Sea Giant Beast like the last one appears, none of these defenses will hold. However, no Deep Sea Giant Beast has been detected so far.”