Cosmic Year 125, May 23, 23:59.
At this moment, leadership across the world watched live broadcasts from their nations' war correspondents.
In one minute, a war that would affect the entire world would begin.
The leaders of every nation had their own calculations.
Neither the Skywing Mercenary Group nor the Dion Empire wanted either side to win decisively. Their most desired outcome was mutual destruction.
However, analysts from many major powers had concluded that even if the Skywing Mercenary Group suffered a crushing defeat in the coming battle, though it would sustain losses, its foundations would not be affected. Many troops from its branch bases had not deployed to the Third Location.
In contrast, the Dion Empire could only win, not lose. If it lost, especially if it suffered a crushing defeat, the foundations of the entire nation would be affected.
Therefore, many major powers believed the possibility of mutual destruction was extremely slim.
The most ideal outcome at present would be a narrow victory for the Skywing Mercenary Group and a crushing defeat for the Dion Empire.
That would give the United Army another opportunity to attack the Mars Sphere. This time, they would bring enough Nuclear Missiles to deal with the Martian satellite cannons. By launching Nuclear Missiles from every direction, no matter how powerful the Martian satellite cannons were, they would be unable to wipe out all the incoming Nuclear Missiles.
Therefore, the leaders of the major powers most hoped that the Skywing Mercenary Group would not win too decisively. Once the Skywing Mercenary Group achieved a great victory—
The Skywing Mercenary Group would most likely attack the Mars Sphere directly.
If the Skywing Mercenary Group captured the Mars Sphere, it would most likely absorb the Mars Sphere's advanced technology.
If the two sides' black technologies underwent