"Oh no, oh no, it's a ghost! Sir, let's run!" Lin Lele gripped Chen Yu's arm tightly, her face pale with fright.
"A ghost? Then I'll see if the 'ghost' is more powerful, or if my H-bomb is more powerful!" A cold glint flashed across Chen Yu's face.
"Airship formation, retreat at full speed!" Chen Yu ordered.
Then, he picked up the briefcase next to him and took out a laptop containing the software for granting weapon firing permissions.
Next, open the Merica option, select a nearby H-bomb silo that is still operational, and designate the current aircraft carrier group as the target.
Half an hour later, the three airships had retreated 50 kilometers, and were now 70 kilometers away from the enemy target.
Chen Yu then ordered the airship to hover in mid-air and opened the combat interface on his laptop, preparing to execute the next step of the plan.
Just as Chen Yu was about to press the launch button, Liu Menghan, who had been watching the playback video, suddenly pointed at the screen and shouted, "Wait! Chen Yu, look at this!"
Chen Yu's finger hovered over the mouse, and he turned his head with a furrowed brow to look at the screen that Liu Menghan was pointing to.
The screen image, illuminated by gunfire and bright lights, was as bright as day, yet it was completely empty, devoid of anything.
However, Liu Menghan used the mouse to select an area and then performed image enhancement.
As the technology was processed, a blurry shadow gradually appeared.
As the technology was further processed, the blurry shadow gradually became clearer, and a faint outline could be seen, revealing an unprecedented biological form—its body seemed to be composed of countless tiny, transparent particles, appearing almost imperceptible.
"It really is a 'ghost'!" Lin Lele exclaimed in fear.
She remembered what the soldier who had been imprisoned in the cage had said: "Doctor, he's a devil!"
She had initially thought that the word "demon" was an adjective, but now it seemed to be a noun!
Chen Yu also frowned and said to Liu Menghan, "Continue playing."
He wanted to see how the other side destroyed those drones.
Upon hearing this, Liu Menghan played a frame from the next frame.
“Image enhancement,” Chen Yu said.
“It has been maximized,” Liu Menghan replied.
"Continue playing," Chen Yu said.
"This is the last frame," Liu Menghan said with a wry smile.
Upon hearing this, Chen Yu took a deep breath and continued, "What's the situation up ahead?"
Liu Menghan played two frames forward, and the semi-transparent 'ghost' materialized again.
"Hmm~?" Chen Yu frowned deeper and deeper, completely unable to understand the image he was seeing.
"Could it be due to an exposure problem with the camera?" Zhao Feng interjected.
Then he pointed to the screen in front of him and said, "Look, at the same time, the footage taken from this angle did not show that semi-transparent 'ghost' image."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yu turned his gaze to the screen in front of Zhao Feng. Sure enough, the white figure in the image from that angle was somewhat blurry, but it was not translucent.
“Commander Zhao, the footage in front of you was captured by an ordinary camera at a speed of only 120 frames per second, while the footage we just saw was captured by a professional military portable high-speed camera at a speed of 10 million frames per second,” Liu Menghan explained.
"You mean, that 'ghost' only took one ten-millionth of a second to switch between its physical and transparent states? And within that one ten-millionth of a second, it destroyed our drone?" Chen Yu raised an eyebrow, his tone filled with disbelief.
“Yes.” Liu Menghan nodded, her expression grave. “Based on image analysis and the fact that our drone lost contact, that’s indeed the case. Moreover, its transition was almost instantaneous; our cameras were already at their limit in capturing it.”
Chen Yu remained silent for a moment, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the screen and the crowd.
He then took a deep breath and said coldly, "No matter what, let's fight first. I don't believe he can withstand an H-bomb!"
“Mr. Chen, I’m afraid the H-bomb really won’t work on him.” At this moment, Newsk, who had been silent all along, suddenly interjected.
"Old Niu, what are your thoughts?" Chen Yu looked at Niu Si Ke with a hint of expectation in his eyes.
Neusk took a deep breath, his expression unusually serious: "Mr. Chen, do you know about neutrinos?"
"Neutrinos?" Chen Yu's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing this, clearly indicating that he was familiar with this scientific term.
“Yes, neutrinos. These are particles that hardly interact with other matter. They can easily pass through the Earth, and even the entire solar system, with almost no obstruction, hence the name ‘the ghost of the universe,’” Newsk continued, his voice echoing inside the quiet airship.
"A ghost?" Lin Lele exclaimed in surprise, "It really is a ghost! A ghost from outer space! We're doomed, we're doomed, why are we so unlucky?"
Lin Lele was almost in tears. Cold sweat beaded on her forehead, and she felt as if she were being watched by some supernatural being.
Chen Yu glanced at Lin Lele with some disdain, looking speechless.
“Secretary Lin, you’ve misunderstood. The ‘cosmic ghost’ mentioned here is just a metaphor, referring to neutrinos because of their elusive nature, not ghosts in the true sense,” Liu Menghan explained patiently.
"Why are you paying attention to her?" Chen Yu said to Liu Menghan with a hint of helplessness.
Then, he looked at Niu Ke: "Old Niu, you continue."
Nosk nodded and continued, "While neutrinos are difficult to detect, they are theoretically not capable of destroying matter. However, I suspect that this so-called 'ghost' may be using some kind of neutrino technology that we do not yet understand, or a more advanced unknown physical phenomenon, to achieve its ability to rapidly transform and destroy drones."
Chen Yu frowned even more deeply: "Then what exactly is it? Is it a human or some kind of unknown energy-based creature?"
“I’m not sure about that. After all, this technology is beyond our current understanding.” Nilsko shook his head, his gaze deep. “But whatever it is, we can’t be complacent. If it can really utilize neutrinos or more advanced physical phenomena, then our conventional weapons may be completely ineffective against it.”
"Aren't you a tech person? How could you not know?" Lin Lele looked at Niu Ke with some anxiety, her words filled with helplessness and fear.
Newsk sighed helplessly, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes: "Secretary Lin, technology is an endless ocean, and each of us is just a small boat in it. Besides, I'm just a businessman, not a scientist."
"Sir, let's run away! We can't fight this Merika!" Lin Lele's voice was trembling with tears; she was truly terrified by the unknown creature before her.
“Mr. Chen, Secretary Lin is right. If this creature can really use neutrino technology, it can destroy us in an instant. Even if we get to Merica, we can completely spare it. There’s no need to continue entangled with it.” Niu Ke added anxiously, his voice trembling slightly, clearly also shocked by the power of this unknown creature.
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