I'm the administrator of the National Fortune Arena at the start of the game; I'll hand it

To wage a conventional war against a country that has mastered controlled nuclear fusion? That would be humiliating.

Nuclear war? Putting aside whether we could win, once it started, it would be the end of the world, and everyone would perish.

Economic sanctions? Technological blockade?

Do not make jokes.

Now, it is the Dragon Kingdom that holds the future in its hands.

It should be others who are sanctioning and blocking them.

Are we just going to stand by and watch China rise, and watch the United States gradually decline, eventually becoming a second-rate or even third-rate country?

Do not!

"We haven't lost yet!"

Just then, a fierce and insane voice broke the deathly silence of the command center.

The speaker was a man wearing a five-star general's uniform with a hideous scar on his face.

He is General Davis, the most radical hawk in the US military and the Secretary of Defense.

"Mr. President, gentlemen."

General Davis walked up to the huge world map, his gaze fixed on the vast territory of the Dragon Kingdom like a hungry vulture.

"We all admit that in the arena of national destiny, we are no longer a match for the Dragon Kingdom."

"Their captain, Wang Yi, has grown to a level that we cannot reach."

"But!" General Davis's voice suddenly rose, filled with inflammatory rhetoric, "The arena of national destiny is only one aspect! War never has only one battlefield!"

"They can beat us on the virtual battlefield, so why can't we deliver a fatal blow on the real battlefield?!"

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this.

On the real battlefield, deliver a fatal blow to them?

What does that mean?

Does he really want to start a war?

"General, please calm down," a refined-looking Secretary of State said, frowning. "To start a war with the Dragon Kingdom now is tantamount to suicide."

"Of course I know we can't go to war with them!" Davis sneered. "I'm not talking about conventional warfare."

He slowly turned around, and in his single eye gleamed a terrifying, beast-like light.

"Didn't the Dragon Kingdom acquire the technology for controlled nuclear fusion?"

"Aren't they preparing to start an energy revolution and soar to new heights?"

"However, technology requires people to research and implement it."

"What if... all the top people who could have achieved this technology are dead?"

General Davis's words, like the whispers of a devil from hell, seemed to lower the temperature in the entire situation room by several degrees.

Everyone stared at him, wide-eyed and incredulous.

They all understood what Davis meant.

Assassination!

He actually thought of sending people to China to assassinate the country's top scientists!

"You're insane! You're absolutely insane!" The Secretary of State was the first to stand up and object. "This is blatant state terrorism! Have you thought about the consequences if it's exposed?!"

"This would directly trigger World War III!"

"Consequences?" Davis scoffed dismissively. "What do we have left that we can't afford to lose?"

"As for being exposed? Heh, when has our beacon nation ever needed to explain to others what we've done?"

His words were extremely arrogant, yet they also expressed the sentiments of some people.

Yes, the beacon of the world, when have we ever been afraid?

They are the rule-makers of this planet!

"I agree with General Davis's plan."

"I agree, this is our only chance."

"Fortune favors the bold! Without taking risks, we're just waiting to die!"

Soon, more than half of the people in the situation room sided with Davis.

They are all beneficiaries of the US's hegemonic power, and they cannot accept their fate of falling from the top of the world.

To protect their status and interests, they are willing to risk everything!

The president was also struggling internally as he looked at the almost one-sided situation before him.

Reason told him that this was an incredibly crazy and dangerous plan, and that the slightest mistake would lead to utter ruin.

But emotions, and the precarious presidency, tempted him to take this last gamble.

Ultimately, the desire for power and the fear of failure overwhelmed everything.

"it is good."

The president slowly stood up from his chair, his eyes becoming incredibly cold and resolute.

"Let's do it this way."

"Activate, 'Project Ghost'!"

When the president squeezed out those words through gritted teeth, the entire presidential situation room fell silent.

All eyes were focused on General Davis.

Clearly, he had planned this crazy scheme long ago.

A smug, cruel smile appeared on General Davis's face.

He walked to his seat and took out a thick document marked "Top Secret" from an encrypted briefcase.

"Mr. President, gentlemen."

He distributed the documents to everyone present.

"This is the detailed plan for Project Ghost."

As soon as they opened the document and read only the first page, they felt a chill run down their spines and straight to their brains.

The first page of the document was a long list of assassination candidates, filled with photos and personal information!

The list is filled with China's top scientists, the most national treasures!

There is Academician Zhang, a world-renowned leading figure in the field of theoretical physics.

There is Professor Li, who has made outstanding contributions to high-energy physics and particle collider projects.

There are also top experts in various fields such as materials science, engineering, and artificial intelligence!

Each and every one of these people is a national treasure of China and a pillar supporting the country's technological development!

And now, their names, their photos, their home addresses, their lifestyles... everything is clearly listed on this death list.

"Davis! Where...where did you get this intelligence?!" The Secretary of State's voice trembled as he looked at the appallingly detailed list.

"Heh." Davis chuckled smugly. "Mr. Secretary of State, you don't really think that the CIA and FBI spend hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayers' money every year just to make movies, do you?"

"We have planted countless seeds in the Dragon Kingdom, and they have been waiting for many years."

"Now is the time for them, for our warriors, to give their lives for the great beacon of our nation."

Davis's words sent a chill down the spines of everyone present.

This madman, he had been planning all this all along!