Eradication

"We must kill them in one blow; we can't win if we keep at a disadvantage," Hamis said, frowning.

"Looks like we'll have to use that," Novaru said in a deep voice.

"Haha, it should have been used a long time ago! We were hesitant and indecisive. Weapons were invented precisely for this moment!" Arther laughed heartily.

The three highest-ranking officers on the front lines reached a consensus, and the order was quickly issued.

Because it was necessary to strike dozens of battlefields around the world simultaneously, more than a hundred warships located in different positions in the orbit of Laze Planet slowly opened the launch silos on the lower sides of their hulls.

A massive missile, 35 meters high and 7.6 meters in diameter, with a cone-shaped front, was slowly launched from its silo; each warship launched at least two of these behemoths.

As the missiles accelerated, their Fire Control System activated, locking onto their respective targets with the assistance of the warship's artificial intelligence.

Minutes later, hundreds of suns lit up on Laze Planet, and unlike the incendiary bombs, these suns were persistent.

This is the latest nuclear weapon deployed by the Riken Race.

This nuclear weapon employs a more powerful structure and formula, and in addition to the energy released by nuclear fission in traditional nuclear weapons, it is also encased in a material composed of radioactive elements.

Then, the high temperatures generated by nuclear fission are used to trigger nuclear fusion again, releasing the energy contained therein.

The theory behind this nuclear weapon was already well-developed by the Riken Race had even created it before. However, it was destroyed because of its immense power, extreme danger, and difficulty in preservation.

After the Riken Race unified the land, they no longer needed this weapon, until the emergence of the Swarm.

Compared to the 200 million tons of nuclear weapons that the Riken Race once released on Proxima Centauri, these new nuclear weapons have a yield of a terrifying 1 billion tons.

When hundreds of these super nuclear weapons explode simultaneously, even though the vacuum prevents the generation of shock waves, their immense power still covers an area of dozens of miles.

Within a radius of several kilometers from the explosion's epicenter, everything—rocks, dust, metal ores, Ground-Based Artillery, and Creep —was vaporized into nothingness, leaving only a giant semi-circular crater.

Hundreds of small suns shone for a long time before gradually fading away, leaving hundreds of craters on the Laze Planet. The Purple-Gray Plates that had previously caused the Riken Race so much trouble also disappeared without a trace.

Seeing the once smooth Laze Planet reduced to such a riddled state, Hamis sighed softly.

Hearing the sigh, Arther, who was on a video call with him, joked, "What? Are you pitying our enemy?"

Hamis shook his head and said, "I never thought it would end up like this."

To be honest, the technology behind this new type of nuclear weapon is far less advanced than that of the energy beam cannon, but Hamis is extremely wary of it.

It's not because of its power.

Arther, who always believed that weapons were meant to be used, understood Hamis's meaning and fell silent for a moment. After a while, he said in a low voice, "Stop thinking about it. We can only focus on the present. If we can't get through this, what future is there?"

When Godzilla released his "Atomic Breath" on Big Origin Star, the total yield was only around 10,000 tons, but the Riken Race civilization in another star system could observe it with instruments.

Therefore, the Riken Race were well aware of the dangers of this weapon.

Each Vortex Galaxy contains hundreds of billions of stars. These stars hang high in the void, and hidden within them are numerous civilizations of different levels.

However, none of them knew which star system the others were in.

However, an abnormal fusion reaction is tantamount to revealing the coordinates of one's own civilization, extending an invitation to other civilizations capable of detecting such energy fluctuations.

The Riken Race detonated hundreds of nuclear weapons with a yield of 200 million kilotons in the Proxima Star System, not only to hinder the Swarm army's pursuit but also to expose the coordinates of the Swarm's lair.

If we could attract some neighbors of similar civilization levels to come and investigate, causing some trouble for the Swarm and keeping them preoccupied with the Riken Race, allowing the Riken Race to take the opportunity to develop, that would be excellent.

However, this approach also carries some risks, such as attracting higher-level civilizations who, after dealing with the Swarm, might target them next.

At that time, all they could do was pray that the Swarm would become stronger, giving the Riken Race some time to develop.

Although decades have passed since the nuclear explosion, the danger cannot be ruled out, because if the travel speed cannot exceed the speed of light, then spending decades or even centuries on the road is quite normal.

Perhaps one or more civilizations, drawn by the previous nuclear explosion, are on their way to investigate.

But this nuclear explosion on Laze Planet was even more massive.

If Godzilla's Atomic Breath was like lighting a match in the darkness, then the nuclear explosion in Proxima Star System was like a firework bursting in the night sky.

So, this nuclear explosion is like firing a flare directly at night, completely blocking out the light from the fireworks.

If there were spectators who were drawn in by the "fireworks," they will now surely be diverted to check out this "flare."

The Laze Planet, where the nuclear explosion occurred, is a planet in the Mother Planet of the Riken Race.

This is a huge hidden danger.

But as Arther said, if the alien races of the T85 Star System were to occupy Laze Planet, they would have a base in the Riken Star System. Coupled with the enemy's unpredictable technological system, the Riken Race would likely be defeated.

As a defeated civilization, what future could it possibly have?

Therefore Riken Race could only focus on the immediate situation.

Fortunately, despite the cost, those persistent purple patches were finally removed from Laze Planet.

The Rikens couldn't believe that the alien monsters could still exist in those vaporized, semi-circular craters.

Because the new Nuclear Bomb react with radioactive elements again, they do not leave behind a radioactive zone after they explode. Compared to the previous version, this is considered very clean.

Without the threat of high-radiation zones and without the need for additional radiation suits, reconstruction on Laze Planet began quickly after the war. According to reconnaissance by Sentry, a new wave of Swarm forces had begun to assemble near the outer asteroid belt of the Riken Star System. The Riken Race had to restore all or part of their defenses before the next Swarm attack.

Numerous transport ships and functional vessels flew in from within the star system, delivering a large amount of engineering machinery to Laze Planet, and mines, smelting centers, and land-based artillery production plants were built.

After the initial transition, a steady stream of parts were transported to various parts of the planet, and airships carrying intelligent engineering machinery traveled back and forth, assembling these parts one by one.

Meanwhile, in the planet's orbit, vacuum smelting plants and shipyards have already taken shape.