The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse-Chapter 662 - 655: Should Be Graceful

The nuclear bomb was placed into a deep well, then a layer of sand was used to pad around the well’s mouth. At last, an M1A2 tank was driven over the well opening.

The seal wasn’t particularly good, but it was enough.

"Time!"

Zhang Yong immediately put an electronic timer in front of Gao Yuan, which showed there were 42 minutes and 37 seconds remaining.

Watching the countdown on the timer, Yang Yi had not a moment’s hesitation. He entered 42 minutes and 40 seconds into the timer.

Watching Yang Yi enter the numbers, Zhang Yong hesitated for a moment, but then he still couldn’t help saying, "Will the time be a bit too short? Just three seconds? Shouldn’t we set it for an hour? What if the Serpent People are late? What if the altitude isn’t enough? Manual operation might be more suitable, right? I’ll stay behind to prepare for manual detonation."

Yang Yi completed the input and watched the numbers on the detonator start to flash, indicating that the timer had been set. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "No need. The timing of the Serpent People is precise enough. There’s no need to leave too much time. I am more worried that the Serpent People’s mothership will leave again rather than not arriving on time."

Zhang Yong cautiously said, "This... Will it work? Your detonator is useless now, why keep it?"

Yang Yi shook his head. He pocketed the detonator, which had been set and could not be reversed.

"A keepsake."

Yang Yi clapped his hands and said, "Anyway, this is the first time since the Serpent People’s invasion that humanity has gotten precise tracking of their movements and timing. It is also the first time since their invasion that humanity has obtained effective military intelligence and launched an ambush based on it. So, success or failure aside, we have at least carried out an ambush."

After finishing, Yang Yi with a calm face said into the walkie-talkie, "Water Organization calling Black Devil, standby time three seconds."

"Black Devil received, three seconds."

Yang Yi put down the walkie-talkie. Zhang Yong couldn’t help saying, "What good is this tank? Explain to me, why do we need to cover the well with a tank after putting it in there?"

Yang Yi looked up at the spaceship in the sky.

"The ’Well Cover Plan’ originated from a reason made up by Spark Squad, led by Gao Yuan, on their expedition. After hearing about it, I thought the plan had potential for success because we finally have precise knowledge of the Serpent People’s movements and timing, and we also got two nuclear bombs and a deep well, which is not rare in the city."

Yang Yi looked at Zhang Yong. His voice was still calm as he said, "Thus, I decided to turn Gao Yuan’s offhand lie into reality."

Zhang Yong scratched his head, then he said seriously, "I get all that, but what does ’cover’ signify? Why call it the ’Well Cover Plan’? You could call it the ’Tank Plan’ or even ’Fireworks’; why ’Well Cover Plan’? Oh, oh, I get it; the tank is like a well cover when placed on top. But why did Gao Yuan call it the ’Well Cover Plan’?"

Xiao Ran frowned and said, "Brother Yong, stop interrupting, let’s get out of here."

Gao Yuan waved his hand, then he explained to Zhang Yong, "It’s called the ’Well Cover Plan’ precisely because the plan did in fact start with a well cover. In 2957, the Americans conducted an underground nuclear test. They detonated a nuclear bomb in a shaft 150 meters deep and 1.2 meters in diameter. Then, that iron well cover over the shaft shot into the sky at a speed close to 70 kilometers per second and disappeared, becoming the fastest object ever made by man."

Zhang Yong nodded and said, "Oh, I see. It was just a well cover, huh? And then?"

"The nuclear bomb we’re using now has a yield of one million tons, and the tank weighs 60 tons. It might not be as fast as that well cover, but it could still surpass it. The tank will become a metal jet under the impact of the nuclear explosion and the intense friction in the air. Some of it will vaporize and some will scatter and disappear, but according to calculations, at least five tons of the residual jet should be able to reach an altitude of three thousand meters. Um, the Serpent People’s mothership is hovering at a height of six thousand meters above the ground, and at this altitude, the metal jet would take about one hundred milliseconds to reach it."

Thinking it over, Zhang Yong then said very seriously, "How long is one hundred milliseconds?"

"One second is a thousand milliseconds, so forty milliseconds is one-tenth of a second."

Zhang Yong pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Hmm, that’s very fast, we can work with that."

Xiao Ran couldn’t help but ask Zhang Yong, "Did you really understand that?"

Zhang Yong waved his hand and said, "No, I just know it’s very fast, and that’s enough."

Just then, the voice of Grewatov came through Yang Yi’s earpiece.

"All set, three seconds."

Black Devil had completed the hoisting of the nuclear bomb, the placement of the tanks, and the timing of the detonation.

Three seconds after the arrival of the Serpent People’s spacecraft, the nuclear bomb would detonate, turning the two tanks into jets aimed at the Serpent People’s mothership.

The Serpent People knew Earth possessed nuclear bombs and were aware of their power, and indeed humans had used nuclear bombs in retaliation against the Serpent People.

But the effectiveness of the nuclear bombs was unsatisfactory; apart from clearing zombies on the ground, they had little to no effect when it came to dealing with the Serpent People’s spacecraft and mothership.

But manhole covers had never been launched with nuclear bombs, simply because there had never been the opportunity to do so.

Now that the Water Organization and Black Devil had set up the nuclear bombs and manhole covers, no one knew if they would be effective or to what extent.

Yang Yi stayed put, waiting for news from Black Devil.

"Good, thirty minutes left, plenty of time," he said.

Grewatov said gravely, "We’re considering leaving one behind in case manual control is needed."

Yang Yi replied indifferently, "It’s not necessary; there’s no need. If timing doesn’t work, manual control won’t be of help either. We are spies; disappearing quietly after making the necessary preparations is our style. Black Devil is no longer a youngster seeking thrills and passion."

Grewatov said heavily, "No, you don’t understand; all sorts of accidents can happen."

Yang Yi continued, "I believe the Water Organization can do everything perfectly. If everything is perfect before action, there’s no point in remedying after a failure. I believe Black Devil can also do everything perfectly, so act in a manner befitting of Black Devil."

Grewatov was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "But that is a relic from the Soviet era, Poseidon."

Yang Yi looked up at the spaceship above again and then said with a smile, "You can’t operate it manually unless you go down."

"Yes, I want to go down," Grewatov said.

Grewatov didn’t trust the timing detonator or the remote detonator. When he spoke of manual control, it meant being right next to the bomb.

After thinking for a moment, Yang Yi said softly, "At any time, I wouldn’t choose to increase the reliability of an operation with suicide. I hope none of you have gone down yet. I think sitting in a safe place, drinking, and watching our masterpiece unfold is what a spy should do. Don’t let the style of Ram affect you; remember you are Black Devil, and Black Devil should be elegant."