Kryptonians: Man of Steel

Chapter 1408: Overwhelming Oil!
There was dead silence in the command center.

People looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock and fear.

The "swarm of monsters" that spread out like a dark cloud seemed like a doomsday scene from a science fiction movie, but it appeared so realistically before their eyes.

"Initiate the emergency plan immediately!"

The commander of the island nation's Air Self-Defense Force was the first to break the silence, "All fighters, take off immediately and head to Mount Fuji to deploy defenses!"

As the emergency combat order was issued like thunder, airports across the island nation were instantly shrouded in a tense yet orderly atmosphere.

Fighter planes with eye-catching logos, their engines roaring, like steel eagles ready to take off, roared up from the runway, cut through the sky, and rushed towards Mount Fuji.

Their target is the sky shrouded by an unknown "group of monsters". An unprecedented aerial battle is about to begin.

"This is the 5th Air Regiment. We have arrived in the airspace of 'Mount Fuji' and are building an air defense network."

The captain of the fighter formation reported to the command center via radio.

However, before he finished speaking, his tone revealed a bit of solemnity, "But the number of enemies is far beyond expectations. Request immediate support! I repeat, the number of enemies is huge. Request emergency support!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the fighter formation had already encountered the "group of monsters" that covered the sky and the sun head-on.

What a scene it was!

The sky seemed to be covered by countless darkness, dense and boundless, like a surging black ocean, surging towards them.

These "monsters" were later confirmed to be the "most ferocious poisonous insects from hell." Their number and density were so great that pilots did not need to aim at them. They only needed to launch air-to-air missiles to create dazzling explosions in the "monster tide."

However, to the "monster group", these explosions were just like a small stone thrown into a lake, and the ripples it caused were fleeting.

The next second, those "most ferocious poisonous insects of hell" continued to move forward densely like an enraged swarm of bees. Their flight paths seemed chaotic, but in fact they contained some strange rules, as if they were driven by some unspeakable will.

"These guys...can't catch up with us at all."

A young pilot said in a teasing tone over the radio, trying to ease the tense atmosphere.

After all, they are flying the most advanced F-35 fighter jets in the world today, which have the ability to cruise at supersonic speeds, while those "most powerful poisonous insects of hell" can only rely on their fragile wings to fly. It is nothing but a pipe dream to want to catch up with them.

But the fighter jets have limited ammunition.

With round after round of fierce attacks, the fighter group's ammunition reserves were quickly exhausted.

They circled in the air for several times, trying to find new opportunities to attack, but faced with the overwhelming and seemingly endless "swarm of monsters", the pilots couldn't help feeling powerless.

In the end, they had no choice but to give up the plan to continue the attack, sent a request to the command center to return, and once again emphasized the urgency of needing more support.

In desperation, the fighter formation had no choice but to retreat, temporarily leaving the sky covered by the "swarm of monsters" to the subsequent support forces.

At this time, the armed helicopters that came from below also joined the battle. They were like giant steel beasts, circling in the air, constantly firing missiles, and their machine guns spewing out hot armor-piercing shells, trying to use their powerful firepower to block the speed of the "demon tide".

But all these efforts seemed so pale and powerless when facing the dense and seemingly endless "Hell's Most Powerful Poisonous Insects".

Those "poisonous insects" seemed to have endless vitality and combat power. They didn't care about the attacks of the armed helicopters and continued to advance at an almost crazy speed.

"This is a disaster..."

A ground commander muttered to himself as he watched the images on the screen.

His eyes were filled with shock and helplessness, as if he saw human civilization crumbling in the face of this unprecedented disaster.

He had never seen such a difficult enemy. These "most powerful poisonous insects of hell" were not only huge in number, but also seemed to possess some kind of strange vitality, able to maintain their momentum under fierce attacks.

The atmosphere in the command center was extremely tense.

People sat around a huge screen, their eyes fixed on the approaching "tide of demons", their hearts filled with despair and helplessness.

Around Mount Fuji, an unprecedented military buildup is quietly taking place.

The Maritime, Ground and Air Self-Defense Forces were all on alert, and their armored vehicles, warships and fighter jets formed an impenetrable line of defense around Mount Fuji.

At the same time, the America's Third Fleet and Fifth Fleet, which came from afar, also joined the operation. The huge aircraft carrier battle group moved slowly on the sea, and carrier-based aircraft took off from the deck from time to time, cutting through the sky and joining in the monitoring and blockade of the Mount Fuji area.

In addition, the US military bases stationed on the island country have also been fully mobilized. The soldiers are fully armed and on high alert, as if preparing for an unprecedented war.

However, behind this military operation lies an unknown secret.

America and some scientific research institutions in the island country are secretly conducting a taboo experiment.

A bold idea emerged in their minds: If they could extract tissue components containing magical powers from these organisms and modulate them, would it be possible to create a serum that could give humans extraordinary powers?
Once this idea was proposed, it quickly attracted great attention from America.

In America's view, if this technology can be successful, they will have an unprecedented strategic weapon and may even usher in a whole new era - the extraordinary era.

The island nations are both excited and concerned about the success of this technology.

They are excited because they have finally mastered a technology that can change the destiny of mankind; but they are worried that once this technology is leaked, it will likely cause turmoil and chaos on a global scale.

However, America has no qualms about this as they see the huge commercial value and strategic significance behind this technology.

Under America's promotion, the "Magic Power Serum" began small-scale human trials.

The test subjects are mostly strictly screened volunteers who are either terminally ill or physically disabled and hope to be reborn through this technology.

The results of the experiment were shocking: these originally weak people miraculously recovered their health after being injected with the "magic power serum", and even possessed strength and speed beyond ordinary people.

(End of this chapter)