The Ghost Captain had managed to deploy such devastating weapons in orbit without anyone noticing. That meant the world's Reconnaissance Satellites were essentially useless against his stealth technology!
And this was only the weapons system he had voluntarily revealed. Did he also have the legendary Rods from God?
Such simple, brute-force Kinetic Weapons were less technologically sophisticated than the nuclear shield, but their destructive power was far more terrifying than that of laser weapons.
The Ghost Captain had left everyone in the dust and fully entered the interplanetary age. Not only his technology, but also his strategic geographic advantage, utterly outclassed every nation on Earth. Everyone was beginning to grasp that clearly.
Some countries that had just thought they still held bargaining chips were left dumbfounded. He had confiscated their last trump card-their nuclear weapons. Did he really have to be so ruthless?
Under normal circumstances, everyone would certainly have protested. After all, this was much like America deploying THAAD.
But he had already finished deploying everything. Wouldn't crying "No, please!" now sound a little like the whining of a sore loser?
Wisely, no one stepped forward to protest the Ghost Captain's hegemonic behavior. After all... if they joined the Earth Defense Force, he might become their employer.
What if they annoyed their employer and he docked their bonuses?
After a stretch of silence, everyone exchanged looks. Just then, many of their phones began ringing frantically.
Since today's meeting concerned the proposal for the "Earth Defense Force," the leaders of virtually every country had been following developments closely. Even so, they had underestimated the scale of its impact.
The world... was about to change!
So, while this meeting was still underway, countries around the world were also holding emergency meetings to discuss which side to take, while actively contacting their