Chapter 348: Chapter 222 Jerusalem, Chaos Reigns. _3
Any corrupt bribe-taker, irrespective of the amount, position, or strength, shall be put to death without mercy!
Anyone causing irreparable loss to the national plans, regardless of age, will have their entire lineage exterminated,
Even if they escape Great Russia's borders, the strongest New Human Squadron will hunt them down to the ends of the earth and eradicate them completely!
In times of chaos, harsh laws must be enforced!
This ironclad rule quelled all second thoughts and ulterior motives among those who wanted to skim off the top.
For everyone saw the rising, chilling intent to kill emanating from this decree!
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Apart from Great Russia, all major human powers also began national preparation for war after emergency meetings.
In no time, countless countries restarted large-scale conscription.
Many steel companies resumed melting steel day and night.
Energy companies likewise began reserving enough energy for decades of peace and prosperity.
Various military hardware companies went into full gear crafting the most advanced and durable technological weapons.
Besides the Science Alliance, research institutions of all major powers also worked overtime developing new technological weapons, energy potions, and more.
Even the nuclear weapon arsenals of major powers began undergoing upgrades!
The entire world entered a frantic state of war preparation,
and the military strength of all major human powers surged at an unprecedented pace amidst the fervent preparations.
Then, a few days later,
when the entire machinery of Russia began operating at high speed, the elite soldiers who had gone to the Arctic Tundra to hunt down the terrifying mutated creatures finally returned.
What was once an army of tens of thousands and dozens of New Human elites was now reduced to merely a few hundred ragged survivors who had fled back.
The siege in the Arctic was a critical matter for Russia.
Upon their return, numerous high-ranking officials rushed over.
However, those who had escaped returned with their spirits seemingly heavily crushed, becoming somewhat feeble-minded.
When presented with food, they rushed to grab it like wild animals.
Many fought desperately over food.
This prompted Mord, the highest commander in Northern Siberia, to step forward and kick the front-line soldiers away, sending them sprawling and tumbling dozens of meters.
Yet, upon rising, they still lunged desperately for the food!
Eventually, in the crowd, Mord spotted a major who once bravely fought under his command, and he yanked the major, who was now only focused on clutching food, directly out of the crowd,
then smacked him hard several times, bellowing, "Loris! Damn it, have you never eaten before? Tell me, didn't you undergo starvation training in my special operations brigade? I, Temo, want to know what exactly you've been through? How could it turn a once steely soldier under my command into this pathetic excuse for a human being?"
The close-range shouting and hefty slaps from Mord gradually brought some lucidity back into Loris's eyes.
But he was still profoundly slow to respond,
and after a long while, when Loris finally recognized the face of his former superior officer, he gave a pitiful smile and said, "Boss, everyone we went with is dead, all dead."
But afterward, no matter how Mord questioned him, this once brave and capable subordinate no longer responded.
Days later, the mental state of these returned survivors somewhat stabilized.
It was then, through a psychiatrist's inquiries,
that Mord learned from their mouths a piece of news that sent a chill down his spine.
Several Heavy Armored Combat Brigades and dozens of New Human elites had almost all perished on the Arctic Tundra!
The Invincible Fierce Tiger had not been hunted by humans,
and the power of the White Wolf they had encountered was far beyond anyone's expectations.
The speed of the White Wolf exceeded the peak speed they had ever seen, making even the Sixth Generation Invincible Warplane lose track of its shadow.
Just with its incredible speed, it could stir up a ten-kilometer Ice Shards dragon.
Felix, having consumed the Shamanism Totem and transformed into a giant, even a monster in the end, was eventually brutally murdered by the White Wolf!
His fate was too gruesome to describe.
As for the returnees, in the unforgiving icy wilderness with no food, they had survived by eating the flesh of their comrades.
When Mord heard these words, he knew that while they might seem like a lighthearted comment in his ear,
for the soldiers who had escaped, the experience must have been indescribably painful.
So much so that many had become feeble-minded.
At that moment, after a long silence, Mord took a deep breath and signaled his aide to relay the news to the higher-ups.
When the news reached the higher-ups, virtually the entire official hierarchy was shocked.
Everyone felt a creeping chill rise from deep inside.
They couldn't imagine just how powerful the White Wolf was!
Because the White Wolf was still alive, that meant that the Rat King Beast that had led the endless Rat Tide had died!
A King-level Exotic Beast with a terrifying horde at its side had fallen under the claws of the White Wolf.
This left the Russian officials feeling deeply unsettled.
After all, the Harsh Arctic was too close to Russia,
and if such a terrifying speed-type exotic beast ever ventured out of the Arctic on a killing spree, the entirety of Russia would likely live in constant dread!