Chapter 117: Volume 2 Chapter 60: Extraterrestrial Interception Battle - Critical Moment
In space, two Ghidorah's Wings in different locations were simultaneously struck by hundreds of nuclear weapons. Enveloped in searing, spreading nuclear flames, they roared in fury.
ROAR!!
Nuclear missiles swarmed toward them, some detonating prematurely under Skynet's control to disrupt the radar systems of the Ghidorah's Wings, rendering them unable to accurately target the incoming missile swarms.
A single 80-megaton nuclear warhead might not kill or even seriously injure a Ghidorah's Wings.
But if 10,000 80-megaton nuclear warheads detonated around it in succession?
It would certainly die.
Even with just 100 warheads, the damage would be enough to critically wound it.
The surfaces of the two Ghidorah's Wings were sublimating under the extreme heat, as Skynet orchestrated relentless waves of cluster attacks. The closer they descended to Earth's atmosphere, the more intense the bombardment became.
Faced with this onslaught, the Ghidorah's Wings altered their course, adopting an entirely new posture—something humanity had never observed before.
The Ghidorah's Wings folded their wings together, and small vents appeared along the wing bones. From these vents, flames erupted.
The folded wings now resembled jet engines, allowing the Ghidorah's Wings to perform sudden acceleration during their descent and evade the pursuing missile barrage.
Simultaneously, their bodies unleashed laser beams from every possible emitter, destroying anything that attempted to approach them.
This was likely the maximum power they could muster.
Thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit over East Asia continued to surround and attack the glowing Ghidorah's Wings. Meanwhile, a new wave of nuclear weapons was closing in.
Although the full-power laser interception made it harder for the missiles to reach their target, it did not make it impossible.
Under Skynet's coordination, the number of missiles in each subsequent wave began to decrease after the third and fourth strikes.
However, the number of hits on the Ghidorah's Wings remained consistent. By the time they were at an altitude of 2,300 kilometers above the surface, over 520 nuclear warheads had struck the two Ghidorah's Wings over East Asia.
No matter how one calculated it, they were now critically wounded.
The nuclear explosions in space formed two blazing paths, stretching from beyond the atmosphere at 3,500 kilometers down to 2,300 kilometers.
The fiery trails created by countless nuclear detonations became walls of flame spanning the skies over East Asia. Even Godzilla in distant Australia could clearly see them.
Fireballs from countless nuclear explosions merged into one, and the Ghidorah's Wings plummeted within this fiery corridor.
From every direction—above, below, north, south, east, and west—nuclear warheads continued to strike, detonating around them and subjecting their bodies to pure, unrelenting heat.
Ghidorah's lasers intercepted the incoming missiles, its body radiating an intense brilliance as countless beams swept in all directions, destroying the nuclear weapons around it.
While continuing its laser onslaught at full power, the Ghidorah's Wings descended toward Earth.
Their altitude now stood at just 2,000 kilometers.
But this final stretch of 2,000 kilometers might prove insurmountable.
Skynet had found their weakness.
Within the nuclear clouds, the warheads pressed forward, disrupting Ghidorah's targeting and penetrating the densely-packed laser barrage around it.
And then—
They detonated.
Through precise calculations, Skynet determined that detonating the warheads inside the nuclear fireball zone would result in too much wasted ordnance.
Instead, they detonated a few kilometers outside the fireball zone. The pure thermal radiation inflicted greater structural damage on the Ghidorah's Wings.
The crystals that focused their lasers had a temperature limit. By melting these crystals completely, Skynet could neutralize the Ghidorah's Wings's offensive capabilities.
High-energy lasers and nuclear flames intertwined in the upper atmosphere, and finally, the Ghidorah's Wings entered the outer layers of Earth's atmosphere!
The atmosphere scattered the lasers instantly. The Ghidorah's Wings, now emitting countless beams, looked like miniature suns falling from the sky.
"Mamma mia…"
At this moment, everyone witnessed two "suns" descending from space, dragging fiery nuclear trails behind them!
Brighter than any meteor, the two suns, as if torn from myth, plummeted from the heavens, igniting the cosmos!
The fire from the skies engulfed the Earth, eclipsing the light of the real sun. Underneath the heavens, two burning suns descended!
The "suns" collided with the atmosphere, dancing amidst nuclear fire. Blossoms of crimson bloomed ceaselessly ahead of them, and the Ghidorah's Wings plunged ever closer to the Earth below!
The glow of these two "suns" could be seen across the world, scattered by the atmosphere's 2,000-kilometer thickness.
Ahead of the "suns" lay the blue Earth, the end of a journey spanning tens of millions of kilometers.
Yet the last 2,000 kilometers were anything but insignificant.
Below them, countless nuclear missiles formed an unbreakable wall.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!
As the Ghidorah's Wings maneuvered to evade the trailing missile barrage, other satellites launched more nuclear warheads to intercept them from below.
It wasn't just one network of satellites firing; multiple networks joined the assault.
Dozens, then hundreds, of nuclear fireballs erupted behind the Ghidorah's Wings. They plunged through the outer atmosphere, taking heavier damage with every meter they advanced.
Small-yield nuclear weapons continuously wore down their bodies. Their surfaces sublimated, releasing glowing gas trails. With each successive strike, the Ghidorah's Wings suffered grievous injuries.
The Ghidorah's Wings, after all, were not Ghidorah itself.
The laser-focusing surfaces began to melt, and their ability to generate high-energy beams weakened further. At this rate, they were on the brink of total destruction.
In desperation, the two Ghidorah's Wings made a final decision.
Their wings folded backward, and flames erupted from their wing bones!
They began ejecting not just gas but also metallic material from their own bodies. Their very structures were being jettisoned.
The Ghidorah's Wings accelerated dramatically, reaching speeds that rendered missile interception impossible.
At last, nuclear weapons could no longer stop them.
The Ghidorah's Wings's wings touched the Earth.
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