Chapter 1437 - 468: Charge! Charge!

Chapter 1437: Chapter 468: Charge! Charge!

When negotiating with the enemy, don’t fall into the traps set by their topics.

Morrison did not want his attention diverted by the opponent, nor did he want to be threatened by them.

He directly ordered his staff, saying

"Prepare to deploy the nuclear missiles. I don’t believe that after killing all the people in Cuba, you will have any more troops."

He had already given up counting the number of players.

Because the opponent was completely unreasonable, with large-scale skirmishes happening recently where both sides suffered at least thousands of casualties, shouldn’t they stop for a moment?

Yet, as it turned out, their numbers were still the same, continually attempting to penetrate inward with small units. The Europeans were exhausted, even leading them to suspect whether Horizon Corporation had obtained cloning technology.

Moreover, the opponent wasn’t using mere human wave tactics—they were elite troops, getting better at tactical cooperation by the day, making them increasingly difficult to deal with.

So there’s nothing to say to this bunch of cheats—taste my nuclear missile!

"Oh?"

Family Joy chuckled softly.

"Even if the Capitol is bombed, it doesn’t matter?"

"....."

Morrison’s expression changed rapidly, face cold as ice.

"Do you think I would believe you?"

He originally thought the opponent would say the nuclear bomb was placed in Havana or on some missile, but the direct mention of the Capitol genuinely startled him.

"How could you transport a nuclear bomb to Europe, and even to the Capitol? Do you think the European Community’s customs are just for show? Before you threaten others, I suggest you find a good excuse."

Customs?

Family Joy was extremely speechless.

When all of you are madly selling military supplies and smuggling goods to Europe, why didn’t you consider whether your own customs were reliable?

The money from selling military supplies and smuggling goods couldn’t just be held onto, it had to have a destination.

And the few fund products established by the AS Investment Bank founded by West Fire Grass had outrageously high returns, naturally attracting mad buy-ins from those already part of this interest group.

As for whether the interest rates have problems, that’s not for them to consider, as long as they can withdraw the principal in time, all the rest is pure profit.

Their expansive smuggling interest group shelters everything—what can’t be transported to Europe?

What customs dares to check military supplies?

Yet....

"Whether it’s an excuse, you’ll find out soon enough."

Family Joy forcibly transmitted a photo to the command room’s big screen.

The photo showed a nuclear bomb device so familiar to Morrison that it couldn’t be more familiar, specifically the one from the lost Valmy.

And the bomb was placed by the window, with the Capitol visible far out the window.

The atmosphere in the command room suddenly grew tense; without needing Morrison to order, technicians immediately began checking whether the photo was AI-generated.

But the photo was as real as could be, with AI generation likelihood extremely low.

Once the result came out, everyone was suffocating.

A nuclear explosion in Berlin, Germany, could at least eliminate all living beings within two layers, and with some nuclear waste added as a dirty bomb, all of Berlin would be devastated.

The consequences would be far worse than Huangban Tower being bombed.

Yet while the photo was true, the bomb was fake.

Family Joy couldn’t be so mad as to use Berlin’s citizens as leverage—even if the opponent did drop a nuclear bomb, he couldn’t let innocents perish, good deeds should have a bottom line and not stoop to the opponent’s unscrupulousness.

But using it as a false card was harmless—what is fake becomes real, and vice versa.

Morris gripped the second-floor railing tightly, glaring at the photo, even grinding his teeth till they might shatter.

"Madmen! You really are a bunch of madmen! Do you know where that is? That’s Berlin! If anything goes wrong there, you, those behind you, and Night City will have to perish together!"

If he wasn’t aware of this, or pretended to be oblivious, and forcibly launched the nuclear bomb to kill everyone, even if Berlin got bombed, he wouldn’t be blamed.

But now with so many people witnessing, he couldn’t feign ignorance.

"So I’d advise you not to cross that line; it’s best for all of us."

Successfully establishing nuclear deterrence, Family Joy was not truly happy.

Only by installing explosives on these upper echelon lords themselves would they behave honestly.

The focus is not on whether I would do it, but to make the opponent believe I might do it.

Considering Horizon Mercenaries’ deeds, it’s hard to believe there’s anything they wouldn’t dare to do.

"Moreover, what I showed you was a nuclear bomb, but it doesn’t mean it’s the only thing we have. Showing you Berlin doesn’t mean Berlin is the only thing in our hands."

"Additionally, there’s a hundred kilograms of botulinum toxin aerogel warheads deployed in each nation’s capital, so let’s make a deal, General Morrison."

Morrison summoned a messenger in Family Joy’s presence, instructing him to immediately find a way to contact the European Community’s security, initiating a thorough search.

Even if it means digging three feet deep, these things must be uncovered.

"What do you want?"

"I want nothing; let’s fight unhindered with everything we’ve got, except for things we can’t use, the rest—do as you please."

"Who exactly are you, and why should I trust you?"

The identity of Horizon Mercenaries is a mystery, despite having their identification in Night City, everyone knows those are bogus.

"I am the chief commander of Horizon Mercenaries."

"So it’s you...."

Morrison dared not underestimate the opponent anymore; they had suffered quite a bit under the other’s precise troop command in recent days, now directly checkmated by them.