Nuke Miko: Chronicles of America

But the street scene in Portland is appalling at the moment, with traces of violence from the post-zero dollar shopping frenzy everywhere.

——There are smashed parking meters everywhere on the street, as well as charred and broken cars, and barbed wire fences are stretched around the burnt jewelry store, but the sidewalks are still full of rubbish and no one is there. After cleaning, there are layers of graffiti covering the walls, which looks dirty.

In the five-star hotel area where Megumi Akiyama stayed overnight, soldiers stood guard and patrolled 24 hours a day. Sandbags were piled up at the intersections, and checkpoints and separation walls were set up.No matter day or night, there are heavily armed armored vehicles swaggering through the streets, as if in a battlefield city in the Middle East.

What's even more confusing is that even though the Pentagon has sent troops to the city, it only suppressed half of Portland to the south.As for the Chinatown area in the north of the city, it is still dominated by tent cities, homeless people and all kinds of strange people.

Those seemingly armed and majestic military police just retreated to the wealthy neighborhoods in the south of Portland, and at the same time drove all kinds of unstable elements here to the poor neighborhoods in the northern half of Portland. , let it fend for itself, don't bother to take care of it...

Perhaps, this unwillingness to get rid of all evils is also an important source of the ongoing riots and zero-dollar purchases in American cities?

After another long journey, Megumi Akiyama, her two attendants, and Ms. Freya finally arrived in the suburbs of Seattle.

Then, Megumi Akiyama saw a huge military camp surrounded by high-voltage power grids (to guard against ghosts), as well as mourned and dejected American soldiers, and several stunned "living statues"—unfortunately, they were hit by "human beings". Body skills" unlucky guy.

The strange thing is that although it looks like a defeated battle, there is no sense of fighting will to fight against the enemy in the barracks. Of course, there is not much negative atmosphere of fear and despair. On the contrary, it is full of exhaustion and numbness, and the brain Empty ennui...

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It feels like a group of migrant workers who were forced to work overtime for 48 hours without closing their eyes by their unscrupulous bosses. They have been burned out and even lost their thinking ability.

When Akiyama Hui walked into the barracks, he saw that some of the soldiers were sleeping, some were smoking, some were taking drugs, and some were eating canned food.

——In the past, the U.S. military recruited more carefully. Background checks were required, and those with criminal records and drug use were not accepted. Later, they gradually relaxed, and did not care so much about criminal records and drug history. No matter how much credit you have, you don't expect to be an official.

In view of the current atmosphere in the US military, even simple and innocent good people go in, there is a high probability of becoming addicted to drugs when they leave the army.

After the outbreak of the epidemic this year, it is said that the U.S. military has really become a bandit army, directly recruiting soldiers in prisons, and being a soldier will directly exonerate the crime...

So don't be surprised by the lack of discipline in the U.S. military - many of them may be gangsters and have only recently been released from prison.

The officers gathered in a huge tent, around a long table, throwing dice to gamble...

Oh, no no no, it's rolling the dice, but it's not gambling, because on the table are a bunch of figurines of people and monsters, plus house models and cards.And in front of the fat man with glasses on the table, there is a curtain of hosts made of cardboard!

This is playing a board game!

I could only hear the acne-covered myopic fat man wearing the black cloak and pointed hat of a COS magician, reciting aloud:

"...You are a group of fledgling newcomer adventurers living in the peaceful countryside. Since the environment in your hometown is very comfortable, there is no room for you to display your skills. Therefore, you decided to go to the distant forest to try your luck.

However, that forest is the holy land of the forest goddess Melika..."

Well, it turned out to be a DND board game!I don't know if this short-sighted fat man is an authentic Wizard of the Coast from Wizards of the Coast?

Well, compared to gambling, board games are a slightly more refined thing to do.

Although in essence, it is just a group of people around the dice to associate and make up brains.

But playing a board game in a battlefield barracks...how should I say it?It always makes people feel that the painting style is wrong...

Of course, the scenes of wrong style in this frontline barracks are far more than that.

Behind the barbed wire fence on the side of the barracks, you can see the direction of the mysterious giant tree in downtown Seattle from a distance. A large open space was deliberately vacated, and more than two dozen wheeled armored vehicles, tracked armored Thunder cars and military trucks surrounded it.

On the bed of one of the trucks, boxes were used to make a temporary podium, carpet was laid, and a unicorn flag was hung on a wooden pole.

A woman in a dark green coat, animal skin wrapped around her waist, and a garland on her head was talking to the soldiers in the open space:

"...all intelligent beings can live in harmony with nature without destroying each other. There is no need to be afraid of the wilderness, but to embrace it...You should protect [Oneness to Balance] and learn the many aspects of life, but also The active growth nature of nature must not be forgotten.

It is up to you to protect the creatures of the forest, to defend every tree, to replant where trees have died or been felled, and to seek to restore the harmony of nature disturbed by loggers and arsonists.Consider yourself a part of the forest, and teach others to do the same..."

——To be honest, this lady's speech level is really average, and the words she speaks are quite long and difficult, which makes people dizzy.

But the problem is, just looking at the golden and green aura lingering on her body, and her supernatural ability to let the grass sprout and grow on the muddy ground with a wave of her hand, and the emerald green vines instantly surround the audience, all the people present can't help but shudder. , have held their breath and stared wide-eyed.

"...Is she...the priest of the goddess of the forest and rangers, Melika? Has the preaching spread to the enemy camp?"

Akiyama Megumi complained, and at the same time continued to follow the female soldiers leading the way, and came to the division commander's office of the 25th Light Infantry Division.

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The 1 U.S. troops currently assembled in the suburbs of Seattle—of course, I am afraid that there are no more than [-] people now, and there may only be seven or eight thousand left, although they are composed of "elite soldiers and strong generals (rookies and weak chickens)" selected by three divisions , but since it is a battle, there must always be a supreme commander.

Because the commanders of the other two divisions of the U.S. military who participated in the war claimed to have just been infected with the COVID-19 virus unfortunately, they are in self-isolation and did not come to the front line in Seattle.Therefore, the post of commander of the Battle of Seattle fell on the commander of the 25th Light Infantry Division from Hawaii.

Speaking of which, the 25th Light Infantry Division of the US Army in Hawaii is actually an old unit with a glorious military history, known as the "Tropical Lightning".

Because, the 25th Light Infantry Division was formed on the eve of the attack on Pearl Harbor. It participated in the entire Pacific War, fought bloody battles on tropical islands, fought all the way to Okinawa, and took the lead in landing in Tokyo as an occupying force. The armed forces of the Japanese army can also be regarded as illustrious military exploits.

But what is a little embarrassing is that the current acting commander of the 25th Light Infantry Division, Colonel Daniel, is a Japanese immigrant...

——Under normal circumstances, a colonel is naturally not qualified to be a division commander, but now that the "Corona" plague is rampant in the U.S. military, there are too many senior officers who died or were disabled at once because of their old age. There is anyone who can be replaced by seniors.

It's just that it feels a little embarrassing for the US military's meritorious troops who fought the entire Pacific War in the past to be commanded by the Japanese...

But considering that the former commander of the US Pacific Fleet was also a first-generation Japanese immigrant born in Japan...

Therefore, the 25th division of "Tropical Lightning" has a Japanese-born division leader, which seems to be nothing at all?

It was Halsey and Admiral Spruance who beat the Japanese devils violently in World War II. If the underground knew about it, they would probably be so angry that they would scratch the coffin board?

"... On the way from California, I have heard a lot of rumors and news about Seattle, but in order to confirm the truth, I still want to ask you, what happened in Seattle the night before yesterday Things? What has become of the city now?

What is the attitude of Governor Jay Inslee of Washington State and the Pentagon in the capital to the current situation in Seattle?

What are you going to do with my mother?And the group of people in Seattle who have obviously been blessed by the true god? "

Megumi Akiyama was sitting on a folding chair, exchanged a few words with Mr. Daniel, and said straight to the point.

At the same time, from the corner of her eye, she was still secretly looking at the command post, which was transformed from a prefabricated room made of composite metal panels.

I have to say that the headquarters of this Japanese-born acting division commander looks very different from other places. In addition to the civilian soldiers in military uniforms holding documents, there are also many strangely dressed, seemingly fantasy-style anime COS models. guy, typing on computer, playing mobile phone and reading a book.

Although the outside looks like a normal military camouflage painting, surrounded by barbed wire, but the inside of the headquarters is full of fantasy-style decorations, such as crystal balls, small statues, and even the map of Seattle laid on the desk. Also painted on a parchment scroll.

It makes people wonder whether the teacher emptied a certain board game store, or simply forcibly seized the warehouse of Wizards of the Coast (Wizards of the Coast).

In addition, the attitude of American officials towards the "Seattle Commune" in the Safeco baseball field seems to be changing day by day.

When the Battle of Seattle was first launched in an attempt to clear the entire city, the Pentagon naturally shouted and declared that it would be banned.

After the towering "World Tree" rose from the lawn of Safeco Baseball Stadium, the awe-inspiring power swept over, and countless green vines stretched out from the ground and the cracks in the wall, instantly crushing a battalion of the US military Only then did the Pentagon soften its attitude and put on a posture of negotiating.

But no matter how you look at this attitude, it feels more like the kind of insincere negotiations between the police and the robbers when the bank kidnapping happened.

In other words, it means to continue fighting, or at least it means talking while fighting.

Therefore, Akiyama Hui insisted on going north by land at first, and delayed a little more time, not wanting to meet her mother so soon.

——Although Akiyama Yukie abandoned her husband and daughter before and came to the United States to remarry, her blood connection with Akiyama Megumi is endless after all.

Besides, Megumi Akiyama has no trust in the U.S. imperialist authorities, nor does he have a good impression of them. He really has no idea of ​​"killing his mother to prove the truth" for the Pentagon.

What's more, before she was sure what was going on in Seattle, she didn't know if she could beat her mother now!

But then, as Akiyama was heading north, things quickly went from bad to worse.

Governor Jay Inslee of Washington State suddenly stood up and held a press conference. He simply "spitting on his face" said a good word about the "Seattle Commune", saying that "the free will of the people" and "Seattle Citizens' right to self-determination" and so on.

Several members of Congress also gave speeches, declaring that order in Seattle should be restored, but the Seattle Commune should not be treated as criminals.

The Pentagon also sent drones into downtown Seattle to fly around the Safeco baseball field, but it was not for reconnaissance, but as a communication relay, providing mobile phone signals to people in the baseball field, so that they can Continue to tweet and update personal YouTube videos on the Internet.

All of a sudden, the forest goddess Merika and the "World Tree" that descended on Seattle, as well as Melika's voter "Poison Ivy" Yuki Akiyama, became the latest hot news on the Internet around the world, even overwhelming "Nuclear Witch" Akiyama Megumi released a mushroom cloud in Los Angeles.

The mother-daughter relationship between the "Poison Ivy Girl" and the "Nuclear Witch" has also been leaked, making netizens all over the world talk about it.

All kinds of DND players and DC comics fans have used their imaginations to write countless "superpower mother-daughter battle" jokes.

And Warner Bros., which owns the film adaptation rights of DC superhero comics, also took the opportunity to soar their stocks.

——No matter how successful the Marvel movie universe is, and how half-dead the DC movies are, the heroes of Marvel so far are only virtual characters, while the Catwoman and Poison Ivy of DC are one after another in reality. It popped up...Will Warner's stock not go up?

Chapter 156, Mother and Daughter Reunited

Combined with the "military-civilian party" scene seen in the frontline barracks today, Akiyama Hui felt that the battle in Seattle might not be fought.

If it can be resolved peacefully in this way, it seems good, at least there will be no risk of anyone forcing him to "kill his mother to prove the way".

"...Hey, what happened in Seattle the night before yesterday is really an unfortunate misunderstanding, which makes people feel extremely regrettable."

Sure enough, as soon as Division Commander Daniel opened his mouth, he set the tone for the armed conflict the night before yesterday. He seemed to have completely forgotten the humiliation of a battalion of soldiers being defeated and disarmed by "civilians". When negotiating with civilians at Safeco Ballpark, someone inadvertently fired a rifle, wounding several hapless Seattle commune members, and then triggered some people's impulses.

If no one can stand up to contain the deterioration of the situation, there will likely be a bloody tragedy.

In order to prevent more tragedies from happening, the great forest goddess lowered her power at that time to let your mother show her supernatural power, raised a huge world tree from the baseball field to frighten everyone, and stretched out vines to entangle you The impulsive personnel of our army were captured, and they were calmed down with the immobilization technique.

Next, after communication and exchanges between the two parties, Governor Jay Inslee has initially cleared up the misunderstanding with the Seattle Commune and reached a certain consensus.In order to show our sincerity, our army has used drones to restore the wireless network communication in some urban areas of Seattle, so that social activist groups trapped in the city can continue to tweet and update their personal webpages online, and publicize their current situation and Latest Faith.

Then, according to the request of the Pentagon, the Seattle Commune also sent back here this morning the officers and soldiers of our division who were imprisoned by the immobilization technique the night before—that is, those people who were placed outside. Everything will be back to normal…”

Uh, at first glance, this is really a set of harmony between the military and the people, full of affection, and happy for all!

If this story was placed in other units, maybe Akiyama Hui would believe it, but the 25th Light Infantry Division "Tropical Lightning" in front of me...

Uh, even among the U.S. military, which has always had mediocre military discipline, the 25th Light Infantry Division in Hawaii is known for its bloodthirsty brutality.

——As the main army force in the US Pacific Theater, the 25th Light Infantry Division in Hawaii has been used by the Pentagon as a fire brigade since the beginning of the Cold War. It has been used in brutal and savage urban combat all year round, but rarely participates in field battles, so it deals with civilians in the theater very often.

Of course, this way of dealing with people will definitely not be a joyful military-civilian friendship, but full of the breath of death and bloody color.

As early as 1950 on the Korean battlefield, this army repeatedly opened fire and massacred South Korean civilians, especially in Seoul.During the Vietnam War, the 25th Light Infantry Division was even more famous for its brutal style of driving the entire village of aborigines into the house, and then burning the people and the house together into coke.

——The battlefield identification principle of "shoot first and then ask questions", "the one who will run in the face of bullets is the Viet Cong, and the one who does not run is the well-trained Viet Cong" was the 25th Light Infantry Division in Hawaii from the very beginning "Tropical Lightning" was invented on the front lines of the Vietnam War.

And the result of "Tropical Lightning" killing all the way to the end is well known-the trees in Vietnam are forced to talk!

Decades later, on the battlefield in Afghanistan, the 25th Light Infantry Division "Tropical Lightning" once again fought the urban security war. How to wipe the ass of these murderers and get a headache.

Such an army, which can be called a bloodthirsty beast, can suddenly become a good example of law-abiding after returning to the United States?

——Whether others believe it or not, Akiyama Megumi absolutely does not believe it anyway.

So, according to her imagination, what happened in Seattle the night before yesterday probably went something like this:

First of all, at the beginning of the clearing operation, a battalion of the No. 20 Fifth Infantry Division was ordered to break into the mob-ravaged urban area of ​​Seattle, and go straight to the perimeter of the Safeco baseball field where the "culprit" Seattle Commune is located.

——Although before the "Seattle Commune" was transferred to the baseball stadium, the entire city was disconnected from the Internet, but when the U.S. military arrived at the front line in Seattle and carried out the mission of clearing the field, they would definitely be able to find the Safeco baseball stadium through reconnaissance planes and satellite photos Abnormal gathering of people.

Not to mention, this is the mainland of the United States after all, and God knows how many informants from official intelligence agencies are there in downtown Seattle.

Even within the "Seattle Commune", there might be spies from the FBI or other intelligence agencies.

You must know that this "community" is not caused by the common people, but by the government. At first, there were serious state councilors and city councilors in it!

Therefore, before the clearance operation began, the US military must have had some understanding of the situation in downtown Seattle.

Next, with the 25th Light Infantry Division's consistent style of "shooting first and questioning later", it must be a shot of ammunition to open the way at the door.

As for the cheap mother Megumi Akiyama at the Safeco Baseball Stadium, since she has become the priest of the true God and was elected as the leader of the commune, she probably has a bit of a temper. Apply "Sylvan's Retribution".

Specifically, it is to absorb the magic power in the surrounding environment, so that the Safeco baseball field suddenly grows a towering giant tree, so as to deter the invading enemy, and at the same time stretch out a large number of vines to entangle the soldiers of the US military and vehicles, so that they do not continue to fire and kill.

The last is the release of divine power or fear, causing the US officers and soldiers to lose their will to fight, and they either slumped on the ground or turned around and fled.

——Only in terms of destructive power, the magic and divine arts of the DND system may not necessarily be comparable to powerful modern weapons.

But the problem is that when humans are engaged in war, the real target they deal with is never the enemy's weapon, but the enemy behind the weapon.

No matter how powerful a weapon is, if it is held in the hands of a coward with no fighting spirit and a broken heart, it is still no different from scrap metal.

It is certainly impossible for American soldiers at this moment to have magical equipment for mind protection, and they will not have such a strong will to pass the test.

In this way, the battalion of the 25th Light Infantry Division sent to Safeco Ballpark slipped out of downtown Seattle in dismay.

The troops entering the city from other directions also chose to abandon their mission and retreat under the harassment of the "ammunition is useless" evil spirit.

But this does not mean that the U.S. military on the outskirts of Seattle really has nothing to do with the "world tree" in the city.

——Don’t mention any high-end atmospheric short-range ground-to-surface missiles or air force strategic bombing, just set up artillery positions, set up howitzers, or drive a few self-propelled artillery over to aim at the eye-catching giant tree and blast a few waves... ...that's enough for Megumi Akiyama's cheap mom to drink a pot of.

It doesn't matter whether such an approach is meaningful or not, but at least it can make them vent their anger.

However, the fact is that in the following day, not only did the U.S. troops on the outskirts of Seattle not launch any new attacks, but they fought with the "Seattle Commune" or the "Merry Goddess of the Forest and Ranger" led by Megumi Akiyama's cheap mother. Kay" Church, started a friendly and close communication.

At the same time, not only did the U.S. military not blockade the information of the just-appeared Forest Goddess Church, but it also offered to help connect it to the Internet, so that it would be convenient for the other party to speak out to the world—mainly the United States.Even in the official public opinion propaganda, it is mainly based on covering up and understanding.

Even the Golden Retriever King of the White House did not ridicule or criticize, but only declared that he "believes that Washington State is capable of handling its own internal affairs."

Such humiliation can be called a low-key practice. In Akiyama Hui's view, it can no longer be described as "fear of supernatural power".

It can only be said that during the time when Megumi Akiyama was on his way to Seattle, the two parties must have colluded to a certain extent.