The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 245 - 240

Chapter 245: 240

"Hello."

Gao Yuan said in a tone that was both solemn and ashamed, and after hesitating for a moment, he suddenly bowed to everyone present.

"We don’t have any secret mission at all; we are the last survivors of Shenzhou."

When Gao Yuan made this statement, Zhao Qiang was the first to be shocked. He looked at Gao Yuan with surprise, but it seemed his astonishment was not just at Gao Yuan’s words themselves but also because he wondered why Gao Yuan would tell the truth.

"The entire Earth is now left with only Dushanbe as a city. Due to its unique geographical advantages, you are the last city in the world. As for other places, there are only scattered survivors now," said Gao Yuan with a face filled with helplessness and sorrow.

The conference room fell silent, every person stunned by Gao Yuan’s words. Even those who had been sitting during the fierce argument stood up.

Gao Yuan took a deep breath and said, "Do you know? The aliens have gathered all their spacecraft here because Dushanbe has now become the final bastion of humanity. By annihilating you, the aliens would completely occupy Earth. I don’t know why the virus is ineffective here, but indeed, the aliens have not released the virus again against you."

Mosavizadeh said in astonishment, "What are you talking about?"

Gao Yuan continued solemnly, "We resisted, but eventually failed. However, we have developed a vaccine that makes the alien virus completely ineffective, but we need to produce it in large quantities for it to be useful."

Everyone was immediately stirred, but as soon as Gao Yuan spoke again, they fell quiet.

"We want to save humanity, but now we also just want to escape, to find a safe place to hide. Since we’re not afraid of the virus, we can survive and grow old until the natural end of our lives," Gao Yuan continued with a face of helplessness.

"How do you produce the vaccine!"

"We need a high-level laboratory. We have found that Europa has a preserved lab; that’s why we want to go to Europa. But we did not expect the aliens to actively attack Dushanbe. All of our cities and shelters have been captured by the aliens, and we’ve discovered ways to fight the aliens, but, but it’s too late."

Gao Yuan spread his hands and then, with a face of helplessness, said, "We had planned to escape because along the way we have seen too much ugliness. But your passion and kindness moved me and made me decide to tell you some things so that you could survive the aliens’ attacks. However, I do not think you can survive after the aliens have gathered all their ships."

Gao Yuan’s eyes filled with tears; he wiped them away and looked up, saying, "I don’t think you have the ability to compare with the soldiers from our nation, even though you haven’t suffered from the virus, unlike most of us who turned into zombies. I still don’t think you have the ability to fight against the aliens."

Mosavizadeh frowned and said, "What are you talking about? Are you few going to save humanity?"

Gao Yuan lowered his head and said, "Believe it or not, or think of any reason to tell yourself what we are planning to do—it doesn’t matter. This place is the last hope of humanity, but this place is also doomed, just like every other place; now it’s done for. I do not have the courage to fight the aliens with you, just as you do not have the courage."

Gao Yuan gave a wry smile and then whispered, "A single ship destroyed my country, but here, there are seven ships. All of them! The entire fleet of the aliens! Carrying all the monsters!"

The Serpent People have two motherships, incredibly large, so big that it is unbelievable. Yet, one of those motherships is above the skies of Shenzhou, and the other above America. They are not visible from here.

Gao Yuan felt like his words were an insult to people’s intelligence, but who was there to expose him?

Who could tell the people here about the aliens’ two vastly enormous ships, rather than only the seven tiny ones the size of grains of rice?

In today’s world where all communication has been severed, who can speak the truth?

Moreover, those smaller ships of the Serpent People are quite large as well, at least to those who have never seen the Serpent People’s Mothership, these ships would appear shockingly large.

"Explain in detail."

"Speak more specifically."

"Is what he’s saying true?"

Mosavizadeh waved his hand, silencing the noise in the conference room, and addressed Gao Yuan, "Tell me exactly who you are, what your purpose is, and why you are telling me all this!"

Gao Yuan looked at Mosavizadeh with a vacant and desperate expression and spoke in a barely audible voice, "What’s the point in saying these things? Can you hold them back? Since you can’t, you might as well escape with us. Maybe some of us can survive, a few hundred? A few thousand? It’s possible. There are still many people in this city, some are bound to get out. That’s why we asked you to evacuate the civilians... maybe some can really make it."

Mosavizadeh took off his military cap again and said angrily, "Clarify your words! Is there any chance of success? How can we possibly defeat the aliens in the sky? Tell me how!"

Gao Yuan thought for a while, then whispered, "The whole world is overrun with zombies now, there’s no way to defeat the aliens. We do have a way to destroy those ships, but only if..."

"Only what! Stop beating around the bush, you bastard, and spit it out!"

Gao Yuan sighed and said, "Missiles can’t be launched because the aliens would shoot them down. That’s why we detonated a nuclear bomb on our own territory, right on the ground. The electromagnetic pulse from the bomb brought down the alien ships, and we captured four aliens who had lost their way. We dissected and researched them."

A collective gasp filled the room.

With a serious look on his face, Gao Yuan continued, "We found that aliens are carbon-based life forms too; the bacteria and viruses of Earth are lethal to them as well. So we thought, why can’t we use viruses to counterattack the aliens? Damn it, I can’t keep making this up."

Zhao Qiang, who was translating, almost relayed that last sentence but managed to keep his mouth shut just in time, then gave Gao Yuan a helpless look.

Gao Yuan continued seriously, "But we found we couldn’t use viruses against the aliens because there was no opportunity."

Struggling to keep his composure, Zhao Qiang continued to translate Gao Yuan’s words.

There was a mournful sigh throughout the meeting room.

Gao Yuan went on, "However, we still found the right weapon. After research, we discovered that as long as the speed reached a certain threshold, breaking through the limits of the alien’s defensive weapons, we could attack them."

The people in the room once again felt a glimmer of hope.

With a grave expression, Gao Yuan said, "Do you know what’s the fastest flying manhole cover on Earth? The Americans conducted a nuclear test once, a very simple experiment. They dug a hole 150 meters deep, placed a small nuclear bomb at the bottom and detonated it. They put a ten-centimeter thick iron manhole cover on the hole, and then the manhole cover was launched into space at a speed of seventy thousand meters per second."

After speaking, Gao Yuan sighed, then said in a grave voice, "Calculations show that this speed is sufficient to break through the defenses of the alien spaceships. We were in fact already working on this, but we failed. However, if we have enough vaccines to coordinate with survivors around the world, then maybe there is a chance of success."

Before translating, Zhao Qiang looked at Gao Yuan with a very helpless expression and said, "Your words are full of loopholes, they’re inconsistent. You just said there was no secret mission, but what you’re talking about now... I don’t even know how to translate this..."

"Be content. Given my limited knowledge, I’ve still managed to come up with so much on the spot without any preparation. What more do you want? Can’t you see they’re already nodding? Just translate it," Gao Yuan retorted.

Having said this, Gao Yuan sighed deeply, a look of pain on his face, "Our last base was attacked by the aliens. We can’t continue with this plan anymore. It required a lot of people to execute, and we’re the last survivors. So, there’s no one left to give us orders, and we can’t accept any new missions, but we still want to make an effort. Maybe, we really can defeat the aliens."

Having somewhat addressed the previous inconsistencies in his story, Gao Yuan continued, "I understand if you want to run now. Even if you fight... I’m not doubting your abilities, but those creatures are just too strong. Therefore, Dushanbe, the Land of the Chosen, might still be unable to avoid its fate of destruction. Then, if you resist, many soldiers will die. If you don’t resist, at least the soldiers might live a little longer than the civilians. So... forget it, I really can’t make this up anymore, you finish for me."

Zhao Qiang relayed Gao Yuan’s words, then said softly, "We don’t know what to do either. It’s up to you to decide."

Mosavizadeh was silent for a moment, then he looked toward the group of officials and colleagues.

"You’ve all heard it. Should we give up or make a final stand?"

Before anyone could answer, Mosavizadeh looked gravely at Gao Yuan and said, "Your plan..."

Gao Yuan waved his hand and said, "Stop, we don’t have time. If you want to hear the whole story, it would take a very long time, but unfortunately, the aliens will be attacking soon. If you plan to escape, we should leave this place together now."

With a somber face, Mosavizadeh declared, "We fight to the end! Even if we fail... we will buy more time for the civilians. It’s our duty! But if we succeed, what should we do next?"

"Succeed? If we do succeed, separate the civilians and soldiers. Don’t gather in one place; try to preserve your fighting strength for the day when the vaccine is fully developed and successful. If one more of you survives, we’ll have a greater chance to strike back in the future. Remember, the aliens only attack with viruses and creatures; we’re not really afraid of the creatures, only the viruses. If viruses are no longer a threat, then we will have hope."

With a slam of his hand on the table, Mosavizadeh shouted, "Fight! You just mentioned flamethrowers; we have eight TOS-1 flamethrowing tanks here. What is the best way to deploy them? Also, how do the alien attacks usually begin?"