Countries with nuclear weapons are not limited to America! There are others like Alvin, who harbor suicidal intentions and possess nuclear launch authority. Even after the complete outbreak of the Blood Plague Virus, over eighty percent of the global population was infected and turned into zombies.
Yet even so, Xu Zhengyang could not be certain whether the nuclear countermeasures set up in advance by various nuclear-armed nations would still be effective.
If they are effective...
Just thinking about this made Xu Zhengyang furrow his brow involuntarily, saying, "Then the Earth will be updated to a new version.
I will have to face the challenges of both a biohazard crisis and a radioactive wasteland, right?"
Fearful as he was, Xu Zhengyang felt relieved when he thought about the current development of his shelter.
"Fortunately, my shelter has already achieved a sustainable food cycle.
Even if the Earth really enters a wasteland era soon, the impact on me won't be as severe as I imagined.
At worst, I can just control robots when I go out, while my main body stays hidden in the shelter."
As Xu Zhengyang spoke, he followed Alvin's guidance to recover the nuclear missiles that were about to be launched from the U.S. military base.
While recovering the missiles from the silos, he also had Da Bai hack into the silo's system.
He checked the original preset destinations of these silos.
He was shocked! This military base had a total of 273 intercontinental missiles, covering all major cities in China and Russia!
Some key cities even had double-digit nuclear warheads deployed, aimed at completely destroying them! After seeing this data, and recalling how America had established so many military bases in Asia...
Xu Zhengyang suddenly felt a chill run down his spine! After a moment, he said to Da Bai, "Since we have plenty of power and aren't afraid of exposure, let's activate the shelter's Electromagnetic Shield immediately. All power supply should prioritize the Electromagnetic Shield, and it shouldn't be turned off for even a second!"
"Understood, Master."
Da Bai responded and immediately activated the Electromagnetic Shield of the shelter according to Xu Zhengyang's instructions! This military base not only had 273 high-yield nuclear warheads mounted on intercontinental missiles.
There were also more than twenty B-61 tactical nuclear bombs that Xu Zhengyang had used before.
To deal with that giant squid, the B-61 tactical nuclear bomb was sufficient.
...
"Boom—"
With a mushroom cloud rising into the sky, the blood-sucking squid resting in the harbor was instantly turned to charcoal by Xu Zhengyang's explosion! Immediately after, a series of system prompts appeared before Xu Zhengyang's eyes:
[Limited-time emergency mission: Blood-sucking squid (completed)]
[Reward: Cosmic Adaptation Body Transformation Serum]
...
[Cosmic Adaptation Body Transformation Serum]
[Effect: After use, your physical attributes will increase by 20 points, and you will gain the directed Awakening Skill [Cosmic Adaptation Body]]
(Note: This serum is only for carbon-based life forms)
"Cosmic Adaptation Body is a skill?"
After seeing the system notification, Xu Zhengyang hesitated for a moment, then chose to use it directly! Even if this skill wasn't as powerful as he imagined, it would at least boost his physical attributes by 10 points! As the serum was injected.
A series of new system notifications appeared before Xu Zhengyang:
[You have used the [Cosmic Adaptation Body Transformation Serum]]
[Your physical attributes have increased to 20 points]
[You have gained the directed Awakening Skill: [Cosmic Adaptation Body]]
After seeing the system prompts, Xu Zhengyang immediately looked down at his attribute panel to check the details of the Cosmic Adaptation Body skill:
[Cosmic Adaptation Body: You can adapt to most cosmic environments.
Whether it's cosmic rays, ultra-low temperatures, or radioactive environments, none can harm you.]
After reading the introduction of the Cosmic Adaptation Body, Xu Zhengyang was overjoyed!
Just a moment ago, he was worried about what to do if the Earth was ravaged by nuclear bombs.
But now.
With the Cosmic Adaptation Body skill, even if Xu Zhengyang stood in a radiation zone, he wouldn't have to worry about his physical condition! "Not bad, not bad!"
Xu Zhengyang nodded in satisfaction, then went to the optical lens production facility next to the blood-sucking squid and packed all the equipment he needed into his Dimensional Space Pocket.
After finishing all this, Xu Zhengyang returned to the military base and asked Alvin, "Now it's my turn to fulfill my promise.
I can take you all away from here, so where do you want to go?"
Upon hearing Xu Zhengyang's words, Alvin immediately excitedly replied, "I want to go home! Even if I die, I want to die under the oak tree my father planted right in front of my house!"
"I want to go home too! My home is in Ohio..."
"My home is..."
...
As soon as Alvin finished speaking, the other surviving soldiers also expressed their wishes!
Xu Zhengyang fell silent for a moment, then said, "I don't have time to take each of you home.
But you can now go inside the military base and prepare a vehicle loaded with fuel, food, and weapons.
Once I reach American territory, I will find a safe place to drop you off.
At that time, what you choose—life or death—will depend on yourselves."
The survivors had just witnessed Xu Zhengyang's sudden ability to make missiles disappear.
So they had no doubts about his words and immediately scattered to prepare their vehicles!
...
An hour later.
Xu Zhengyang packed the vehicles prepared by the survivors into his Dimensional Space Pocket.
Then he switched the Hurricane Light Multi-Function Mecha to FPV drone mode, and finally loaded the survivors into a container and lifted it, flying directly towards America!
...
To ensure the "passengers" in the container had a good flying experience and wouldn't freeze to death or suffer from sudden death.
Xu Zhengyang flew relatively low and didn't dare to go too fast.
Because of this, it took Xu Zhengyang a full ten hours to bring them into American territory.
Immediately after.
Xu Zhengyang handed over the vehicles loaded with various supplies to them as promised.
Then he unleashed the full speed of the Hurricane Light Multi-Function Mecha to begin his return journey! Watching Xu Zhengyang disappear into the horizon, Alvin and the others showed expressions of having survived a disaster.
Then Alvin was the first to get into his vehicle, rolled down the window, and excitedly said to the others, "If I drive fast, I can be home in two days!"
"Hahaha, my home is very close; I only need four hours!"
"I need a day!"
...
Half a day later.
Xu Zhengyang had returned to the shelter and installed the equipment he had brought back, completing the main quest [Main Quest: Glass Processing Plant (Completed)]
[Reward: Solid-State Battery (Blueprint)]
(End of Chapter)