Chapter 451 - A Million Dead Or Injured (2/2)

The second option was to launch a crackdown on the Tonghuang and Mugu clans by inflicting serious damage or to eliminate both. While he was eliminating this threat, he would also shift the focus of the Jinwu clan at the same time.

The third option was to attack all three Protoss clans at the same time. He would eliminate all clans harboring ill intentions against the Chen family.

Chen Jin first ruled out the second option.

“Even if the Tonghuang and Mugu clans have been hit hard, thus shifting the attention of the Jinwu clan towards them. This change in their focus would only last a few days. After this, the Jinwu clan will still carry out their previous plan to swallow up the Chen family. This option would only delay things for a short period of time.”

On the other hand, after the second and third most powerful clans were hit hard, the Jinwu clan would probably become even stronger and more difficult to resist.

Chen Jin thought about the remaining two options and ruled out the third.

“We could eliminate three threats by striking three clans at the same time. However, after an investigation by the Protoss’ senior administration, they will coincidentally discover that these three clans have recently been plotting against the Chen family. But they were also attacked at the same time. The biggest suspect can be easily inferred.”

And when that moment arrived, the Chen family would be facing the full force of all the Protoss on Earth; they would be facing the oppression of countless Protoss from all sides.

Even though the aces he had up his sleeves were strong, it was impossible to fight against billions of Protoss.

Once such an incident occurred, the Chen family would be done for. He could only escape to Haierfa to avoid the fallout and he would never dare to return to Earth again.

Then, this was the only option left – to take action against the Jinwu clan.

“Master, the reason why the Tonghuang and Mugu clans want to deal with the Chen family is because the strength of the Jinwu clan has been increasing at an unprecedented rate for the past two years. Hence, they felt threatened. They can only re-balance the power between the three clans by taking action against the Chen family.”

“However, if we attack the Jinwu clan and inflict heavy damages on them, the Tonghuang and Mugu clans would have no reason to do any more checks and balances against the Jinwu clan. There would be no need for them to unite against the Chen family.”

“After the Jinwu clan has been hit hard, their benefits and interests will be up for grabs and this will trigger large-scale chaos. The Tonghuang and Mugu clans will definitely join in the fight for the loot. This will at least buy us a few months.”

“A few months later, the Tonghuang and Mugu clans will probably, once again, think about swallowing up the Chen family. However, there’s no possibility of the two families joining forces. They will independently target the Chen family to maximize their own interests… It’s better to have the treasure all to themselves than to split it between two forces.”

“But when that time comes, our family would have made adequate preparations in all aspects. Even if we could not hold off the practitioners of the Shenguang Order, I am confident that the Chen family’s fortress would be able to kill or injure practitioners from less powerful Orders. Forces that plan to take action against us must be prepared to suffer losses.”

“Of course, the best choice would be to take the initiative to win over the Tonghuang and Mugu clans. We’ll share some of the benefits to temporarily appease them. At the same time, we will have to display our ability to defend ourselves so that they would have second thoughts about attacking us.”

“If the above measures turn out to be ineffective, and there remain forces determined to eliminate the Chen family, then we would have no choice but to have a showdown, use all the aces and try our best to kill all the Protoss.”

However, Chen Jin did not want the situation to deteriorate into that critical stage.

“All right, this is the only way.”

Chen Jin nodded and a murderous glint flickered across his eyes. “Let the Jinwu clan have a taste of the full force of our aces.”

…

The next day, at 4:00 a.m.

Even the Protoss were sleeping deeply.

At this moment, just off the East China Sea and at a depth of 10,000 meters in the Mariana Trench, a huge submarine with a length of more than 200 meters seemed to have awakened from a deep sleep. It suddenly activated the water spouts around its body, drilling out from the seabed sludge.

The stirring in the deep sea caused the water around the submarine to turn muddy and foul.

Five kilometers… four kilometers… three kilometers…

The mysterious submarine was rising towards the surface without stopping at all. It was like a shadowy mass, like a large beast from ancient times as it moved towards the surface.

Glug glug glug

Many air bubbles were generated on the surface of the submarine, which was made of a special material.

One kilometer… eight hundred meters… five hundred meters…

It reduced its speed as it approached the surface, the water pump at its tail started up. The submarine began to adjust its attitude and direction to maintain a relative balance.

Three hundred meters… two hundred meters… one hundred meters.

The submarine fixed its position.

Immediately, several mechanical sounds could be heard inside the fully automated cockpit.

“Receiving target’s position parameters…”

“Parameters entered successfully. Activating missile and warhead, opening missile launch lid…”

“Ready to launch!”

“Start launching!”

Boom boom boom

Glug glug glug

After the missile launch lid was opened, a thick missile covered in a large amount of spray and bubbles rushed towards the surface of the water with the aid of the ejector.

Within a few seconds, a water column rushed out of the calm sea. Then the motor ignited, and the thick missile was dragging a dazzling flame on its tail. It first shot straight into the sky before turning towards the northwest direction according to the position parameters on the homing system.

It was accelerating.

It gained an increasingly higher altitude and quickly entered outer space.

Then, it re-entered the atmosphere with ever-increasing speed.

Five Mach… Ten Mach… Twenty Mach.

The missile took only five minutes to arrive at the spot where it would launch its attack; it was a distance of nearly two thousand kilometers.

…

At the headquarters of the Jinwu clan.

It was a free city covering more than 50,000 square kilometers.

The Jinwu clan occupied the most central zone in the area. They had built a shrine-like city that was also surrounded by nine other cities.

The essence of the entire free city was concentrated in this zone.

Most of the master practitioners in the Jinwu clan, the clan’s vast resources, and the entrance to an “alternate space” were all concentrated inside a radius of 100 kilometers.

But at this very moment, a beam of light reminiscent of a meteor flare lit up the southeastern horizon. The beam of light was moving straight towards the central area.

Just as the beam was approaching the area, causing heart palpitations, the resplendent meteor flare suddenly split into ten offshoots, corresponding to the central shrine and the nine acropoleis; depicting the red colored trajectories. The missiles reached the air above the ten targets.

Subsequently, the black was dyed a pure white.

Ten suns suddenly appeared in the night sky.

Multiple ring-shaped shock waves destroyed everything on the surface.

…

The next day, early morning.

A piece of news hit the solar system at the speed of light.

The Jinwu clan had suffered a mysterious attack in which ten cities were turned into ruins and countless powerful practitioners were dead. In addition, more than one million innocent Protoss were dead or injured.