"Cool... wow..."

An explosive flash so intense it was nearly impossible to keep your eyes open!

Even Hideki, shielding his face with his hand and squinting, could barely look directly at the blinding light!

And beneath this sun-like explosive flash, a strange and massive rolling wave of dust and smoke swelled up like suddenly expanding cotton.

Immediately after, a visible violent shockwave carrying tangible black destruction barriers erupted outward from the explosion center!

Rumble rumble—

Zoooooooom—! ! !

In an instant!

The world turned blood red!

[Nuclear explosion incoming! Hold on tight...]

Boom—! ! !

Only now!

Did the deafening explosion sound finally roll in!

Hideki's eyes were filled with terror!

He felt as if his heartbeat had stopped at this moment, and all his internal organs seemed to resonate with the earth-shaking nuclear blast impact!

The hemispherical shockwave expanded like a rapidly growing bubble.

Three Osprey aircraft and several armed helicopters were instantly swallowed by the shockwave, instantly turning into balls of explosive flames!

And in the blink of an eye!

The shockwave reached them!

Boom—! ! !

Hideki felt as if he had been hit head-on by a speeding truck, his entire body flying up inside the cabin, crashing heavily against the wall, then thudding to the floor!

Beep beep! Beep beep beep!

Instantly!

All the aircraft's warning lights began flashing frantically, red alert lights spinning continuously, and the helicopter immediately went out of control, spinning wildly!

"Ah—! ! !"

A scream erupted!

The female pilot from Cobra who had just been rescued was thrown into the air!

Hideki reacted quickly, instinctively reaching out and grabbing the female pilot's hand!

But it was only for a moment—under the powerful inertia, the female pilot was still thrown out through the cabin door, instantly disappearing from sight!

The explosion carrying crimson sand and dust rushed toward them!

A metallic taste faintly appeared in Hideki's mouth!

Inside the spinning helicopter, amidst the chaotic alarm sounds!

Hideki looked up!

A scene like hell on earth was unfolding before his very eyes!

Everything turned into the scorching crimson of hell, with rolling heat waves and shockwaves causing buildings to collapse and break apart!

The sky turned gray, the entire city enveloped under this terrifying red cloud!

Buzz buzz buzz—Whoosh—! ! !

With a violent crashing sound!

Hideki felt his vision go black, his chest suddenly tight!

At this moment!

Both Hideki in the livestream and the viewers in the chat barrage fell completely silent!

Heavy panting slowly sounded.

In Hideki's blurred vision, flames surged.

Crackle—

He struggled to move his body, crawling toward the outside of the cabin,

Outside the cabin, the dark mottled dust falling from the sky resembled the ash snow of Silent Hill.

Scattered residual explosions drifted with the wind, making popping sounds as they hit the broken iron sheets on the ruins.

Rumble—

In the distance, buildings collapsed into rubble,

Creak—Clang—

The sign on the concrete pillar of the bridge also fell with the wind,

Ruins, dust, embers, flames...

Thick smoke covered the entire sky with a heavy layer of haze!

Hideki felt the metallic taste in his mouth seemed to grow stronger.

His entire body felt as if he had been badly beaten, every joint aching unbearably.

"Ugh............cough...cough..."

He barely managed to stand up, his eyes filled with fear and a faint confusion.

At this moment, the world seemed to have fallen deathly silent.

No more commands from the lieutenant, no more urgent shouts from teammates, not even the screams of enemies.

Only the sound of wind and the clattering of metal debris could be heard,

Looking around, several soldiers wearing the same uniform as him lay motionless on the ground.

Though one soldier managed to stagger to his feet, he collapsed like a demolished chimney after taking just half a step.

In this crimson hell, Hideki stared blankly ahead.

There at the very center of the town—

A massive mushroom cloud shot straight into the sky, like a pillar of destruction tearing a hole in the heavens.

Shasha—

Thump!

Amid heavy panting, Hideki managed only two steps before he could no longer support himself, collapsing to the ground with a thud.

Everything in his ears grew increasingly muddled, as if sinking into the sea.

The light before his eyes grew increasingly blinding, finally submerging him in a piercing white light.

[Alaszad detonated a nuclear bomb located at......]

[This operation... all...]

[According to incomplete statistics... thirty to fifty thousand people...]

[...combat personnel killed...]

...

On the satellite map, a visibly huge impact and destruction rose from the city center.

Four full data columns displayed on the screen, scrolling with the names of personnel killed in this operation.

Jack Wilson, Kamarill, Jessie Sanderson...

Vasquez Joan...

Paul Jackson...

Sergeant, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Colonel...

As the earth shook and mountains trembled.

Just as Nikolai, who had been rescued by the S.A.S., had said, this was a massive trap.

All U.S. military personnel participating in this large-scale military operation were completely annihilated.

None survived.

Shock!

Intense shock left everyone in the livestream in prolonged silence!

Perhaps only when such incredibly realistic nuclear explosion was presented so starkly before them, would reflections on aggression and war arise in their hearts.

Memories of 1945 resurfaced in every Neon citizen watching the livestream.

As the younger generation, perhaps they really should reflect.

Reflect on whether their arrogance and ambition would eventually lead to bitter consequences again.

Reflect on what unjustly provoked wars and invasions had truly brought to ordinary people like them.

'So this is how terrifying the strikes back then were...'

After a long while, such a comment finally slowly scrolled across the chat barrage.

And immediately after, more thoughtful comments came flooding in.

'So shocking, this is literally hell, thirty to fifty thousand people vanished in an instant...'

'This might be the ultimate anti-war message Gu Sheng wants to convey, letting players face nuclear explosions directly, understanding the immense trauma of war'

'And this is just a game, an incomplete experience reduced countless times, presented only through visuals and partial physical sensations'

'Sincerely hope there will be fewer wars and conflicts in the world, after all war's cruelty can now be experienced even in games'

'Indeed, though from a gameplay perspective the S.A.S. line seems more fun, but in terms of impact and depiction of battlefield cruelty, the U.S. military line is more shocking'

'Sigh, Paul, who survived through so much gunfire and was slowly growing into an excellent soldier, taken directly by a nuclear explosion'

'And from colonel level down to sergeant level, none spared, total annihilation'

'I think this is the real horror game'

'Definitely, because other games' horror might be sci-fi fiction, but this terrifying nuclear strike realistically displayed before us could actually happen...'

...

Unprecedented!

Although players had known before the game's release that in this Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Gu Sheng would boldly create a nuclear explosion scene for the first time!

Most players only guessed they would witness a nuclear explosion, never expecting they would personally experience the nuclear blast impact and directly die in this hellish nuclear strike, becoming one of the thirty thousand U.S. military casualties!

This level's release shocked the world!

Countless streamers were dumbfounded, exclaiming that Gu Sheng was simply a crazy designer!

"Holy shit! A real nuclear explosion damn! I actually experienced a nuclear explosion in a game! I'm gonna have nightmares tonight damn!"

"God damn, what the fuck, how dare this guy create such a scene... he actually detonated a nuclear bomb right in front of me!"

"So terrifying, I need to take a break, oh fuck, the immersion is so damn scary, I feel like I've been irradiated already..."

"No no no fuck... I need to stop and drink some water... those long casualty lists are so oppressive..."

As for the hot searches and keywords on major gaming forums, they exploded with discussions like they'd been nuked!

"Absolutely unprecedented! So fucking shocking! This is literally the most spine-chilling FPS game I've ever seen!"

"Who the hell lets players experience nuclear explosions firsthand! I thought we'd just watch from far away!"

"When the shockwave came I got kicked right out of the motion-sensing pod, it was really terrifying..."

"This is the real horror game... Lisa and Eveline seem weak in comparison..."

"Good thing Call of Duty came out after Resident Evil 7, otherwise Eveline would seem too weak"

"Definitely, no Resident Evil can withstand 105mm, and if they can withstand that, bring in a nuclear peace Defender..."

"Holy shit nuclear peace Defender hahahaha?"

"What the fuck! This will probably win next year's Game of the Year award..."

"Hard to say, depends if GW makes Modern Warfare 2 next year, if a sequel comes out, there might be even bigger surprises"

"Anyway this nuclear explosion completely blew my mind..."

"Indeed..."

...

Terrifying!

One nuclear bomb!

Thirty thousand U.S. troops killed instantly!

When the news spread, the world shook!

And now!

The S.A.S. team, having confirmed Alaszad's escape, needed to speed up their pursuit across borders to capture Alaszad!

After all, no one knew if this crazy warlord, with Warsaw Pact rebel support, had other nuclear bombs under his control, or where he might detonate them next!

The world-shocking explosion that just occurred proved he definitely wasn't someone who treated nuclear weapons as mere threats.

He was truly willing to detonate them!

[S.A.S.]

[Nikolai: Alaszad is a coward, Captain Price, Alaszad would never sacrifice himself to die with the U.S. military...]

[Nikolai: Alaszad has a hideout in Azerbaijan, I'm sending you the coordinates now, he'll most likely go there after escaping, you need to move quickly...]

[Captain Price: Understood, thanks Nikolai. Gaz, assemble the team, we're heading to Azerbaijan.]

[Hideout]

[Day Four - 02:00:37]

[North Azerbaijan]

[Sergeant "Soap" MacTavish]

[22nd Special Air Service]

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