civilwarnovels Chapter 3727 Doomsday (2)
Chapter 3727 Doomsday (2)
Chapter 3727 Doomsday (Twenty)
The discussion in the command center grew even more heated. Most people were quick to adapt, immediately agreeing: "That's right! Since taking damage costs energy anyway, why not use that energy to power the engines and just ram them?!"
"That's exactly what we should do!" another young general slammed his fist on the table and said, "Run those sons of bitches over!"
“I also agree with crashing it,” Strange said. “In fact, the energy required to start the engines and protect the Earth during the impact is not as much as to withstand 24 shots. Crashing it would save some energy.”
“But I must remind you,” Valkyrie said, “that the main guns of the capital ships of the three great empires have automatic target locking capabilities, and they don’t just fire one shot and that’s it; they fire continuously like lasers. Even if you ram one or two ships, you might still get hit by others.”
The atmosphere in the command center froze. At that moment, another politician in a suit stood up and said, "I don't think we need to ram the ships that are attacking people. We can ram other ships instead."
"Tell me in detail," the others chimed in.
"If we go after those ships that are attacking, we're bound to get hit. But if we go after the other warships around us, should we attack them or not? If we don't attack, we can save some energy; if we do attack, we're bound to accidentally hit friendly forces. I don't think those three get along very well..."
A discussion also broke out among the politicians, and someone immediately chimed in: "I think we shouldn't run anywhere else, but rather run behind Mengyu Star! I don't believe they would dare to fire on their own homeland!"
"Right, right! Let's run behind Meng Yuxing. They can't fight each other, can they?"
"That's right. I heard that the queen is still in their hometown. Don't you think it's treason for their own fleet to fire on their own capital?"
"Of course it counts! When they start fighting amongst themselves, we can sit back and watch them fight it out. That would be so interesting."
Valkyrie watched from the sidelines, somewhat speechless: "These humans are really full of evil intentions!" But soon, she realized that she had underestimated the extent of humanity's despicable and shameless nature.
"Ahem, I'd like to say a few words." A figure stood up from his seat at the United Nations. It was Nick Fury, the current director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Everyone else turned to look at him.
"Just hiding behind Meng Yuxing isn't safe enough. I think we can do this..."
The others in the command center listened quietly to Nick's plan, and then everyone silently gave him a thumbs up.
"What? You mean... wouldn't that be a bit too unethical?" Wanda said with a troubled look. "Going is fine, but... okay, I understand. It's all for the sake of Earth."
After hanging up the phone, Wanda sighed to Jarvis and said, "I really don't know who came up with this wicked idea, but I still have to go to the mutants. I need to find two helpers."
Jarvis nodded to her and said, "Rakshasa is guarding that side now. I've already spoken to her, so you can just go over there."
The mutants are now all stationed in the new Shangdu Kingdom, and the Inhumans on the moon have also withdrawn. They are currently being accompanied by Professor X on a tour of the capital city of the new Shangdu Kingdom, City X.
Black Bolt was actually quite reluctant, because he knew that once he left, he might not be able to return. On one hand, China had been eyeing that piece of land on the far side of the moon for a long time. Although they hadn't directly seized it, their intentions were clear—if you didn't leave, don't blame others if you ended up as a foundation stone for construction. On the other hand, ever since Earth developed engines, these humans had gone mad, even daring to throw the moon at people. How many peaceful days could he and his people possibly have on the moon?
So even if they didn't want to, they had no choice but to seek refuge with their relatives on Earth. Regardless of whether Inhumans and mutants are considered relatives, they are not ordinary people, so they can all stick together for warmth.
Black Bolt had initially thought this way, but now it seemed that wasn't the case. Mutants weren't some poor relatives on Earth; they not only had their own country now, but their capital was quite well-developed. Whether they were willing to accept him was another matter entirely. Don't be fooled by Professor X's smiling face; Black Bolt knew better than anyone that this guy was full of malice. If he didn't blew his hand this time, he probably wouldn't be able to take him down.
While the two were negotiating, Wanda had already arrived at the rooftop of the city hall. Rakshasa and Shadowcat greeted her. She didn't even go inside the building, and went straight to the point saying, "I've been given a mission. I need two helpers. No other requirements, just that they need to be fast, brave, and quick. We need to go pick up some things."
"I'll go!" said Phantom Cat. "Blink can come with us too; we're really efficient at our work!"
Wanda thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "I originally wanted to send Pietro, but he's clumsy, I don't think it'll work. You and Blink come with me."
Wanda quickly set off with Shadowcat and Blink. At first, Shadowcat and Blink didn't know what they were going to do, but after hearing Wanda explain the whole plan on the way, they couldn't help but gasp: "Who came up with this plan? It's so despicable. But I like it."
The three of them acted rather stealthily, first going to Kamar-Taj to obtain an application to leave the magical defense network, and then, with the help of the Crimson Power, flying out invisibly and quietly making their way to the accident site of the ships that had previously dragged away the Flying Feather Star.
At this point, the 24 capital ships had entered firing range, but in order to maximize the output of their main guns, they still needed to charge up their power.
The Shi'ar generals weren't stupid; they knew the Earth could move, so these 24 ships almost completely blocked all of Earth's escape routes, and their positions and angles were all different. Even if the Earth tried to escape, it would at least take a few hits.
Sure enough, just as the main cannon was about to finish charging, Earth's engines ignited. All the captains tensed up—although they knew Earth was going to move, none of them wanted it to head towards them; a collision could be fatal.
"Don't fight them head-on!" the general immediately ordered. "If they try to run, let them out. We're faster than them; just chase them down and attack!"
The warships that Earth was aiming at quickly moved aside. Even if they could be resurrected, no one wanted to die. Besides, losing a capital ship under their command would result in a court-martial, and no captain wanted their ship destroyed on their own.
Sure enough, Steve, who was observing the situation from the command post, had a glint in his eye: "That collision really worked. They don't dare to confront us head-on."
Everyone knows how hard the Earth is, and everyone knows that colliding with it would be pointless except for losses and embarrassment. The Earth hadn't even started its journey before the runway was completely cleared.
Engines ignited, charging and accelerating. The instant Earth surged forward, the main guns of 24 capital ships completed their charging, their dazzling light radiating across almost half the galaxy. More than half of the capital ships' main guns fired at Earth.
Before cheers could erupt in the command room of the capital ship, they sensed something was wrong—the Earth was hurtling straight toward the nearest gas giant.
The main guns of the capital ship were indeed quite powerful. Besides consuming the energy of the magical defense network, the impact was also considerable. Because they didn't stop Earth, but instead a whole bunch of ships were aimed at its rear, the huge impact actually propelled Earth forward, completely skipping the acceleration process, and sending it hurtling towards the gas giant at extremely high speed.
The Feather Galaxy is different from our solar system. After all, it's the homeland of the Shi'ar Empire, one of the three great empires, and has long been well-developed. This gas giant planet serves as a resource supply station for the capital and is protected, making it difficult to be destroyed.
More importantly, this giant planet is larger than Jupiter, with a diameter more than 20 times that of Earth, making it clearly impossible to collide with. So what was Earth doing?
Before anyone could react, Earth collided with the giant planet, triggering a gravitational slingshot effect. Earth's speed instantly increased by about four times, and it even used the impact to veer off course, heading towards Mengyu Star at near-light speed.
"Damn it! He's going to crash into Mengyu Star again! Quick, quick, quick!! Stop him!!!" The generals of the Shia Empire shouted in the communication channel.
The queen and nobles on Mengyu Star were also shocked. "Hey buddy, how come he's getting a second chance?! Again?!"
They were utterly panicked, because Earth was moving even faster than last time. If they were hit... wait, the area outside the Feather Galaxy is now full of gravitational traps!!!
"Quick! Planetary frigate gravity pull! Pull it in now!!!" The Queen was practically screaming.
The planetary escort ship's traction system was always connected, so no preparation was needed. However, the escort ship still needed time to accelerate. Earth, with its near-light speed, was reached in an instant.
Bang!
Another silent yet powerful impact resounded, and Meng Yuxing was sent flying again.
This time, however, Earth did not stop; instead, it chased after the flying Feather Star and flew away together.
Even after the initial velocity was reduced by the impact, Earth still had propulsion and could maintain a relatively high speed; the impacted planet, Mengyu, did not. Although its speed was high at the moment of impact, it immediately slowed down. The two planets thus drew closer and closer.
"Now!" Jarvis's calm voice came through Magneto's earpiece.
He transformed into a bolt of lightning, lunging directly at the nearby planetary shield of the Fierce Feather Star. He then tossed several items onto the surface of the shield before returning to the magic defense network.
Stark was intently watching the screen in the lab when he noticed the red dots lighting up one by one. He yelled back, "Activate the gravity traction device!"
Buzz-buzz-
A buzzing sound came, and several beams of light lit up between Earth and Mengyu Star. Then the super-light engine accelerated in another direction, pulling Mengyu Star back from its flight and sending it running in another direction.
This series of events stunned everyone in the galaxy. The supreme intelligence, already aware of humanity's madness, immediately issued an order: "Don't approach Earth! Get away from them!"
The Kree Empire's warships scattered in different directions, but the Skrull and Shia Empires were not as quick to react. The Skrull Empire's capital ships were mostly concentrated in one place, not yet able to disperse. The Skrull Emperor was aboard one of the Magellan-class capital ships, watching helplessly as Earth, towing the Fierce Feather Star, hurtled towards him.
Upon reaching the vicinity of the warship, Earth came to an abrupt halt, spun 720 degrees on the spot, and swung the Fierce Feather Star in a wide arc before crashing it towards the warship.
Bang!
(End of this chapter)