The military had clearly gotten serious about wiping Alvin out for good.
Only in the Marvel Universe could this happen. How could Orbital Kinetic Weapons and High-Energy Plasma Weapons possibly exist along the normal course of history?
Moreover, even the military would face enormous pressure for doing this without a direct order from the president.
That alone showed just how desperately Chester wanted Alvin dead.
When Alvin told them that the military had prepared High-Energy Plasma Weapons in addition to its orbital weapons system, the two of them had all but guessed what was about to happen!
"They... they're going to blow this place up?!"
Carter could hardly believe it. Then a profound terror surged through her.
To seize control of the Warp, something that would clearly destroy humanity, Chester was actually willing to blow up the entire base?!
The man was simply a... complete and utter lunatic!
"If I'd known, I never would have let him go..." At that moment, Carter was consumed by guilt and self-reproach. If she had known Chester was this insane, she should have put a bullet in the bastard back then!
But, unfortunately...
There was no remedy for regret in this world.
She had insisted on letting the law judge Chester, only to end up with this result.
"Howard, is... is there anything we can do?" She tried to place her last shred of hope in Howard.
But Howard shook his head, his face ashen. "There's nothing we can do. The signals have already been jammed."
He lowered his head bitterly, his eyes hollow and seemingly unfocused, and delivered his bleak verdict. "There are no defenses here. The base's shelters aren't strong enough to withstand the impact of Orbital Kinetic Weapons and High-Energy Plasma Weapons... We're finished!"
"**No, there has to—there has to be