Heo Phung had just fainted, with no obvious external injuries and still wearing a durable protective suit. They could hook a rope to his feet and drag him back.
Jing Mingqiu was covered in wounds, and his mecha was already in tatters. Dragging him back with a rope would undoubtedly cause great difficulty. Just then, a large transport aircraft flew over.
Immediately after, two beautifully shaped mechas with smooth lines descended from the sky.
A soldier quickly shouted a warning: "Be careful, don't go over there, there's high-concentration radiation!"
The pilots of the two mechas were none other than Mo Ruixue and Jing Rou.
They ignored the soldier's warning and instead rushed in eagerly, holding Jing Mingqiu with concern.
"A Qiu, are you alright!"
"Nothing major," Jing Mingqiu glanced at his own scan results and forced a smile. "Just lost the use of my limbs, and my lungs, spleen, and kidneys have all rotted away by seventy to eighty percent."
Jing Rou, concerned and flustered, said anxiously, "A Qiu, what time is it? You're still joking! Don't speak, I'll take you for treatment immediately."
Mo Ruixue, having been with Jing Mingqiu for a longer time, quickly calmed down. "With a medical pod capable of regenerating severed limbs, this is indeed not a major issue. A Qiu, we'll take you out for treatment right away."
"Don't rush," Jing Mingqiu rested his head in Mo Ruixue's embrace. "Although I had the mecha's protection, due to the high-intensity radiation, the genes within my body have mutated extensively. If I use the medical pod directly, I'll definitely turn into a monster."
"My mental strength is depleted, and I'm about to faint. Xue'er, there's a USB drive in my arms. Take this USB drive and find Wen Liu. Have her configure a gene repair fluid according to this formula, mix it with the limb regeneration potion, and add it to the medical pod..."
Before he could finish speaking, Jing Mingqiu's head tilted, and he collapsed into Mo Ruixue's arms, falling unconscious.
An hour later, in the highest-level VIP ward of the Central Medical Research Institute of the Dragon Kingdom.
Jing Mingqiu lay pale in the medical pod. Yi Wenliu, sweating profusely, was carefully adding the freshly prepared gene repair fluid to the medical pod. The thickened door of the ward was suddenly pushed open.
The highest leader of the Dragon Kingdom, accompanied by the Commander of the First Military Region and a host of other high-ranking officials, walked in with solemn expressions.
The highest leader, looking at Jing Mingqiu's riddled body through the transparent glass above the medical pod, felt a pang in his heart. Just as he was about to ask, he noticed Yi Wenliu was busy and quickly raised his hand in a gesture for silence.
Everyone stood silently in the room, watching Yi Wenliu work in front of the medical pod.
Fifteen minutes later, Yi Wenliu finally managed to mix the two medications perfectly. He let out a sigh of relief and wiped the fine sweat from his forehead. Just as he was about to sit down and rest, he suddenly noticed a large group of people had appeared in the room at some point.
"Wen Liu," the highest leader asked in a low voice, "Is Mingqiu alright? When can he recover?"
Yi Wenliu shook his head. "I'm not entirely sure! However, according to the information Mingqiu gave me, after adding the gene repair fluid, he should recover normally in three to five days at the shortest, or one to two weeks at the longest."
"It will take at least three days, right? Okay, I've noted that." After confirming Jing Mingqiu was safe, the highest leader did not linger. "The ward needs quiet. We won't disturb you. Please notify us when Mingqiu wakes up."
After leaving the ward, the highest leader led a large group of senior officials back to the First Conference Room and declared resolutely.
"Although Jing Mingqiu is not dead, we must seek justice for the United States of America dropping nuclear bombs on our country!"
"Dignity is only on the tip of a sword; truth is only within the range of artillery! This time, we will not just lodge a verbal protest. We will command our army to make a show of force in front of the American bastards, to let them know what they should and should not do!"
One official, worried about escalation, hesitated and said cautiously, "What if they really act? Will it lead to a full-scale war?"
The highest leader replied without hesitation, "If they want war, then I will war!"
"The era of enduring humiliation for the sake of development is over. The Dragon Kingdom needs to let out its own roar to the entire world!"
"Let's start the vote now. Those in favor of sending troops, please raise your hands!"
The United States of America had gone mad enough to drop nuclear bombs on the Dragon Kingdom's homeland. Even the peace faction was seething with anger at this moment. The official who had spoken up earlier was merely concerned about escalation and the possibility of a World War.
They exchanged glances, and then all raised their hands in unison.
Unanimous vote!
The Dragon Kingdom's two newly formed carrier strike groups, along with a large number of cruisers, destroyers, and frigates, set sail from the East Sea, heading majestically towards the United States of America.
In the parlance of the United States of America, the Korean Peninsula, Japan, and a group of small Southeast Asian countries had formed the first island chain to blockade the Dragon Kingdom's oceans.
Faced with the formidable Dragon Kingdom fleet, they dared not even make a sound. They quickly recalled all their navies, fearing they would attract the Dragon Kingdom's attention.
The first island chain, the second island chain, the third island chain.
The three island chains, which the United States of America was so proud of, claiming they could permanently blockade the Dragon Kingdom, turned out to be a huge joke in the face of the Dragon Kingdom's vast army, much like the supposedly impregnable Maginot Line.
Facing the aggressively advancing Dragon Kingdom carrier fleet, the President of the United States of America, in the White House, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
He summoned Dulles Troy, the Commander-in-Chief of the United States of America Navy, and roared at him to immediately mobilize twenty United States of America carrier strike groups to sink and shatter the Dragon Kingdom fleet that was showing off its power.
"Mr. President," Dulles Troy said with a grave expression, "We cannot fight!"
The President was furious. "Why! Has the navy of our great United States of America declined to the point where it cannot even fight a ragtag group assembled by a small Eastern country? The Dragon Kingdom's aircraft carriers only have size, not strong enough fighter jets, they are just empty shells!"
"Alas," Dulles Troy sighed deeply. "If we were to fight, the Dragon Kingdom's fleet would definitely not be our match. But what's the use of that? At least three of the Dragon Kingdom's nuclear submarines have disappeared from radar and entered silent mode."
"Each nuclear submarine carries at least twenty nuclear warheads. If they decide to go all out and launch them from nearby waters, our interception system can at most intercept seventy percent. The remaining twenty nuclear bombs are enough to destroy all our major cities."
The President was stunned at first, then his face turned fierce. "So what if they are destroyed? Our great United States of America can withstand the loss of twenty cities."
"Mr. President, it's not just twenty," Dulles Troy's face grew even more grim. "Three nuclear submarines, each carrying twenty nuclear warheads, that's data from fifty years ago."
"The Dragon Kingdom's data on nuclear submarines is highly classified, and our spies cannot infiltrate. We haven't obtained any real and credible data for a long time."
"No one knows how many nuclear submarines the Dragon Kingdom, which has always suffered from a fear of insufficient firepower, has secretly built, or how many nuclear bombs each submarine carries. But we all know that the Dragon Kingdom has publicly declared that it will not be the first to use nuclear weapons."
"This means that they possess a very strong second-strike capability after enduring a nuclear attack."
"To avoid a third world war and mutual annihilation, I absolutely will not allow anyone to launch an attack on the Dragon Kingdom."
After saying that, Dulles Troy ignored the now frenzied President, pushed open the door, and strode away.
Hearing the unbridled curses from the protesting crowd downstairs and the signs demanding "Step down" and "Get out of the United States of America," the President seemed to lose all his strength, sliding down the wall and collapsing onto his chair.
He could not understand how the world's number one power, which had once dominated the globe, had fallen to such a state.
Just then, the door opened, and Hudson Allen, a representative of the pharmaceutical group, walked in with a grim expression. The President, seeing him as his last hope, lunged forward.
"Mr. Hudson, save me! Only you can save me now!"