Rejecting Tsinghua and Peking Universities: I Will Lead Harbin Institute of Technology to World Lead

After Lin Feng issued the order, all countries in the world mobilized.

This time, it was no longer a solo battle for China, but a matter of life and death for the entire Blue Star civilization. Past political disputes, ideological clashes, and geopolitical games all became insignificant before that silent giant planet.

China was naturally the first to take action.

The fact that photon weapons had no effect on the planet, and were even absorbed and strengthened by it, made everyone realize that they needed to change their approach. Since energy attacks were ineffective, they decided to try the most primitive physical attacks.

nuclear weapon.

This ultimate weapon, which once terrified humanity and nearly destroyed itself, has now become their last hope.

At the same time, the Western Federation, the Northern Federation, and the Southern Federation also mobilized rapidly. Nuclear arsenals scattered around the world were activated urgently, long-dormant intercontinental ballistic missiles were removed from their silos, and strategic bombers carrying nuclear warheads flew to space launch platforms.

The largest nuclear weapons assembly in human history was completed in just three days.

Thousands of nuclear weapons were transported into space and suspended above that giant planet.

Looking at the screen in the command center, the nuclear missiles were lined up densely, like a flock of silent crows, waiting to pounce on their prey.

The giant planet remained motionless.

It hovered quietly at the edge of the solar system, its dark red patterns flowing slowly, seemingly indifferent to the thousands of nuclear bombs overhead that could destroy the blue planet countless times.

This silence is even more unsettling.

Although Lin Feng was in the laboratory at the moment, his eyes never left the live footage of space.

Thousands of nuclear weapons are already in place, ready to be unleashed at a single command.

But Lin Feng did not give the order immediately.

He was waiting, waiting for the perfect moment, waiting for all the nuclear weapons' detonation systems to complete their final synchronization check. This strike had to be simultaneous and devastating. Any premature detonation could trigger a chain reaction, destroying the other nuclear weapons and ruining this attack orchestrated by all of humanity.

At the same time, his hands were not idle either.

The nuclear attack plan had been implemented, but he knew it was only the first step. If nuclear weapons also failed, humanity would have to have a backup plan.

Six top research projects are currently facing some challenges—the energy compression model of the photon shockwave needs fine-tuning, the coverage algorithm of the planetary version of the Home Guardian has a deviation, the clinical trial feedback of the Golden Dragon Elixir needs optimization, and the micro-element absorption efficiency of the Xingtian Armor is not as expected.

While keeping an eye on the images of space, Lin Feng quickly dealt with these problems.

His brain was working at an unprecedented speed, switching back and forth between the countdown to the nuclear launch and research data.

"General Lin, all nuclear missiles are ready for launch at any time." The commander's voice came through the communicator.

Lin Feng glanced at the countdown on the screen, then at the Golden Dragon Potion formula he was working on.

"Wait another thirty seconds."

Thirty seconds.

For thousands of nuclear warheads hovering in space, it's just a moment. But for those waiting, it feels like a century.

Lin Feng's fingers flew across the control panel, and the final formula was verified.

"That's fine."

He looked up, his gaze fixed on the planet on the screen.

"put!"

The moment the command was given, the entire universe seemed to freeze.

Thousands of nuclear weapons simultaneously detached from the hovering platform, like a flock of crows blotting out the sun, hurtling toward the massive planet.

They trailed long, fiery tails, leaving thousands of dazzling streaks of light in the darkness, like a grand meteor shower, but each meteor was enough to destroy a city.

shhhhh--

There was no sound, only endless flames.

Thousands of nuclear warheads arrived at their targets almost simultaneously.

At that moment, a new sun shone at the edge of the solar system.

The combined power of the nuclear explosions distorted the very fabric of space. A blinding white light instantly engulfed the massive planet, and shockwaves spread in all directions, unleashing a monstrous surge of energy.

The screen in the command center went completely white as the automatic light filtering system activated instantly.

Everyone was waiting, waiting for the white light to dissipate, waiting to see the result.

A few seconds later, the image gradually became clear.

At that moment, deafening cheers erupted in the command center.

That giant planet was finally injured.

This time, the dark red light streams did not absorb the nuclear explosion. They surged wildly, trying to devour the energy, but the nuclear explosion was a physical destruction, a terrifying release of kinetic energy in an instant, not photon energy that could be easily absorbed.

The combined power of thousands of nuclear weapons exploding simultaneously directly destroyed nearly half of the surface of the giant planet.

The dark gray rock layers cracked and collapsed, hurling countless fragments into space. The dark red veins were shattered, and energy and matter scattered everywhere. The planet's surface was riddled with enormous craters, and in the deepest parts, one could even see... some kind of structure inside the planet.

Humanity's all-out attack finally paid off.

"It works!" Old Chen's voice trembled with excitement. "Nuclear weapons work! They can't absorb physical attacks!"

Cheers erupted in the command center; some embraced and wept, while others pumped their fists in excitement. Three days and three nights of intense preparation, and the unleashing of thousands of nuclear warheads, had finally yielded this precious result.

However, the cheers lasted less than three seconds.

Roar--

A terrifying roar echoed from the depths of that planet.

The sound pierced through the vacuum, traveled countless kilometers, and exploded directly in the depths of everyone's consciousness.

Roar roar roar—

One shout after another, growing louder and more furious.

That was not a sound that any known creature could make. It was a roar from ancient times, filled with a destructive will, powerful enough to make the soul tremble.

The command center fell into a deathly silence.

The smiles on everyone's faces froze.

They stared blankly at the screen, at the planet that was nearly half destroyed, at what was faintly visible beneath the cracked rock layers…

That's not a rock.

That was the shell of some kind of giant creature...

Dark red energy patterns surged from the planet's depths, flowing like blood across its shattered surface. Within the massive craters created by the nuclear bombs, something was writhing, awakening.

Planet, not a planet.

That's an egg.

It's a cocoon.

It is a place that existed in ancient times... a place in slumber.

Lin Feng's pupils suddenly contracted.

He finally understood.

Why did this planet remain silent? Why didn't it retaliate? Why did it simply follow the light-speed warship back to the solar system?

Because it doesn't require any action at all.

It is waiting.

It will wait for humans to actively awaken it.

And now, they've done it.

Roar--

Another roar exploded, even more furious and violent than before.

The remaining rock layers on the planet's surface began to crumble on a massive scale. Dark red light shone through every crack, illuminating the entire planet as if it were hell.

Something is waking up.

Lin Feng took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. Fear was pointless; what was needed now was action.

"Attention all units." His voice, calm and clear, came through the communication system to every combat unit. "The target has not been destroyed; it is awakening. All weapons reload, nuclear missiles remain ready. Whatever it is, whatever its power—"

He paused, his gaze fixed on the collapsing planet on the screen.

"If it dares to move, beat it until it shuts up forever."