"Look! Everything on the second level of the underground base has disappeared!"

Daly jumped up from his seat, his fingers flying across the monitor screen, his voice almost distorted.

“Mr. President, it seems we made the right bet. Lin Dong... really is underground in Lozer.”

Defense Minister Ludarin wiped the cold sweat from his palms onto the hem of his general's uniform and excitedly echoed:

"With a one-minute countdown to the nuclear explosion, he can't escape!"

President Hilald nodded slowly, his tense body finally relaxing.

"Notify the Lozelle Province to immediately implement earthquake preparedness measures and control public opinion."

"The first thing to do after the nuclear explosion is to assess the extent of the damage underground."

"I understand." Lu Dalin took out his satellite phone, found a number, and dialed it.

Of these people, Antoine is currently the most emotionally stable, having opposed the so-called "Nuclear Winter Plan" from the very beginning.

A superhuman capable of confronting aircraft carriers and the armies of major powers, he is somewhat worried about whether a nuclear bomb could kill him.

Given the nature of the Chinese, they will always keep some cards up their sleeve.

Confined in a limited underground space, and simultaneously subjected to attacks from two nuclear bombs with a yield of 200,000 TNT, Antoine couldn't imagine who on this planet could survive.

But the last shred of reason deep inside him kept reminding him: a nuclear bomb might not actually kill Lin Dong!

"General Daly, was the surveillance footage recorded in real time?" Hilack asked.

"Yes, it's recording now, Mr. President." Daly's eyes never left the monitor screen. "The underground nuclear explosion, I'm really looking forward to it."

The surveillance footage showed that even the countless supplies on the first floor had almost completely disappeared.

This strange Eastern man, even on the verge of death, still cares so much about these material possessions.

"The alloy door closed a long time ago; he can't get out. There are only 3 seconds left before the nuclear explosion!"

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230 meters underground.

Lin Dong's mental strength was always at its peak.

He could keenly sense the remaining time of the nuclear explosion, as if he were watching a timer screen with his own eyes.

He could perceive every sound around him, even the slightest ripple in the air.

This strange tactile sensation had never occurred before.

Lin Dong understood that under the immense pressure of the crisis, his mental strength had been greatly enhanced once again.

"3 seconds left!"

After collecting the last batch of supplies from the first floor, Lin Dong felt as if he could see the imminent threat of death.

A burning pain, as if on fire, shot through the center of his forehead.

What else can he do in three seconds?

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February 7th, 10:09 AM.

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Lozère department.

The epicenter was located in the high-altitude mountainous area 120 kilometers from Mangde, the provincial capital.

Many people in Mande and the surrounding towns felt the tremors.

Fortunately, the epicenter was far from the city, so the damage was not significant.

Following the earthquake, local municipal authorities dispatched several rescue teams to towns and cities near the epicenter to carry out disaster relief efforts.

While some buildings collapsed, the number of casualties was not considered severe.

However, the winding mountain road in the mountains has seen dozens of landslides and fractures.

I heard that when the earthquake happened...

More than 20 military trucks that drove out of the mountains were crushed under piles of rocks and fell off the cliff.

The number of casualties among the transport troops is unknown.

......

News media in Gaul and around the world reported on this immediately.

Those unaware of the details couldn't help but sigh:

Is Gaul having run into bad luck?

Is this a year of bad luck?

Another air force base was destroyed, another nationwide martial law was declared and warehouses were moved, and unrest broke out in Paris.

Now even God can't stand it anymore, so He's even sending earthquakes to them?

One hour after the “earthquake” in Lozer, a mysterious force dressed in white protective suits landed in the epicenter area by armed helicopter.

The surface ruins of the No. 1 National Strategic Underground Base have mostly collapsed, leaving behind a mountain that was originally relatively intact.

The entire mountain peak was sheared off by more than 50 meters by the shockwave.

The road leading into the mountains was buried by landslides and rubble, and the tunnel leading into the mountains had long since disappeared.

The mysterious unit retrieved a crust detector from the helicopter. After some investigation, they confirmed that the 300-meter-thick rock layer from the mountain to the ground had been blasted into chaotic fragments by a nuclear bomb.

This level of damage.

Let alone a human, even a rat wouldn't survive.

The message was relayed back.

The Élysée Palace was filled with jubilation.

The surveillance footage from the underground base is no longer available, but the champagne must still be opened.

President Hilald made an unprecedented announcement:

Today, everyone working overtime at the Élysée Palace will receive a bottle of long-necked champagne personally presented by the President.

The reason given was to reward the colleagues who had worked hard for a day and a night.

......

As daytime arrived, the fighting in District 13 unexpectedly ceased.

The martial law in Paris has not yet been lifted.

But the military trucks on the streets were nowhere to be seen.

The patrolling police, along with the passing soldiers and tanks, indicated that the war was far from over.

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