When it came to the nuclear missiles, since El-Elf also agreed that they posed no threat, he naturally had no objection to Xiao Ran personally piloting a machine to shoot down the three missiles.
Seeing that Xiao Ran was completely ignoring her, Tessa immediately puffed up her cheeks and said loudly, "No! I won't allow you to do something so dangerous. There must be another way to deal with this."
"Of course there are other ways to handle it." El-Elf nodded and said, "But if Danner's Son cannot resolve this situation, then using a Variable Fighter will be necessary."
"Why?" Tessa frowned at El-Elf. "They could clearly use their Missile Defense System to intercept them."
"Even if they can, we cannot let them." El-Elf gave Tessa an indifferent glance. "This nuclear strike is a warning directed at that country. They surely understand that the detonation points are outside their territorial waters."
"Taking the initiative to intercept another country's missiles that will not fall within their territory, especially when both sides understand it is a warning, would completely tear apart any pretense between the two nations. It would drag that unprepared country into the vortex of war."
"I believe certain people in that country do not wish to see that happen. They may not care about a warning, but they will care whether you have the ability to respond to such a warning and buy them enough time, and whether you can exert sufficient deterrence against certain nations. This concerns who will hold the dominant position in future cooperation with that country."
"If we rely on that country's strength, your standing in their eyes will decline. They will think that you are merely an ordinary person who still needs others' help. And when the time comes, whether they offend a great