Chapter 295: World News (1)

Several discussions and interviews were made worldwide as to how the world could recover with the withdrawal of the WGP. A prominent news channel in the Americas was able to set up an international news channel in the midst of the chaos and began to broadcast news worldwide.

"We are living in the point of chaos. Without the WGP to hold us back, we might as well fall into another World War! And the problem is that we have another player in this field! Someone who can challenge and defeat an Atlantis and a Kraken! Three Emperors are believed to be dead! We have reports of battles and skirmishes all over the world! And they are not even hiding anymore!" A world-leading war analyst explained.

"Sorry to interrupt you, sir. But we have a groundbreaking news report from the Caliphates. It seems that this report has been hidden among the other news. But Caliphates has reportedly was attacked, and on of its coastal bases is said to have been decimated." The reporter interjected. 

"The Caliphates? A decimated base? Do you know how difficult it is to bring down a Caliphate base? Not even firing a weapon of mass destruction can effectively destroy a coastal base!" The war analyst explained.

"Is it because of Dune World?"

"Yes! Dune World's sand powers make it difficult to raid the area. The sandstorm becomes a different form of a shield that is even harder than the force field technology of the EAA! What exactly happened?" The war analyst asked.

"We have received and compiled all related news and will be presenting in the order that our correspondent sent. Our correspondent believes that all of these news reports are integrated. The first incident that is associated with this even happens in Africa!"

"In Africa? As expected! Africa and the Caliphates have always been at odds. But what happened? The African nations don't have the techs that could decimate the Caliphates!"

"That is indeed a mystery? The Caliphates have never been conquered since the establishment of the WGP. Even with Africa's fruitless attempts to attack them, no base has truly fallen or land that has been surrendered. And so, here is the report of our correspondent. Due to the limitations of our server, we only have his full script as to what has happened." The reporter paused to allow the script to be displayed to his prompter.

"The situation in the Caliphates is believed to correlate to the events that occurred in Africa. The situation begins with the first attack. A WGP vessel, believed to be a Pegasus, was sighted within the African region. An Australian EMP bomb was deployed inside the city. As the base was very unprepared for it, nor was there any signs of a weapon being launched, it is believed that the EMP weapon was stealthily delivered or assembled within the African region." The reporter paused and turned to the war analyst.

What do you make of this, Mr. Blanco?"

"An Australian bomb in Africa? That's very difficult to do. Of course, we've seen the reports that New Great Britain and even Phil-Pangea suffered from that attack. Is it the Australians? We don't know. The Sacking of Australia that followed the Australian Avarice could have been an opportunity for many nations to do it. But we know neither the Caliphates nor Africa had the opportunity to take part in it!"

"So who could it be? Is it the WGP?"

"That's the logical conclusion. But let's not forget that there is this mysterious player. Going by the common belief is that this organization that is challenging the WGP, the so-called Lost Primordial, could be a group of nations. Right now, I'll be keeping my own opinions to myself. We are on the first part of the report, and I don't think it's wise to make conclusions."

"Fair enough. Let's go on the report. I would also like to inform our readers that this message has just been received and will be read immediately regarding the other reports we've been receiving. With the servers across many nations, we pride ourselves in being the first to deliver such news fresh and unaltered. So let's continue with the report."

"The bomb exploded and brought several cities to a blackout. The military bases of Africa were unprepared and had not enabled any protocols for possible Australian attacks. Mr. Blanco, why is this? Could you enlighten us as to why the bases would be unprepared? Or is Africa unable to defend against EMP?"

"No. No nation is incapable of fighting off the techs of another. Especially techs that have already been revealed. We can recall the second wave of attacks that New Great Britain had against Australia, where they revealed specific technologies and how most war analysts mocked New Great Britain's decision. This is because, once the tech is revealed, the nations will work to defend against it. Even allied nations have to share more than a basic level of techs so that these allied nations can defend against each other! How much more for nations that have a neutral stand against them? Every nation has its corresponding counterattacks against revealed techs. That is a fact."

"Then why did Africa suffer from an EMP bomb? While it isn't classified as a weapon of Mass Destruction, the effects alone are equal to it."

"Let me explain it this way… We in the Americas. What techs are we most guarded against?"

"Canadian and Russian techs."

"That is correct. But since the World's Helm is nearby, we are also guarded against all techs. This is why we are generally referred to as the Miscellaneous techs! It is because, since the WGP has a nearby base, our scientists are doing what they can to guard against a possible WGP attack. Our northern cities and bases are guarded and apply anti-Canadian techs. And we also have protocols for that in place. However, what if Australia attacks us? The truth is, we won't ever be fully prepared for it!" 

"So you mean to say that Africa was guarded and employed protocols that counter Caliphate and Egyptian tech?"

"Exactly. There was a fault in their defenses. But frankly, it's hard to keep up. If an attack using Chinese techs occurs at our northern fortresses, we'd have a hard time defending it!"

"Thank you for that explanation. We now continue with the reports." The reporter smiled.

The war analyst, Jason Blanco, smiled and felt good about himself as he was able to answer the questions precisely. 

"The attack opened an opportunity for the Caliphates to attack the bases."

"See? This here is why we received the report in a late fashion. I have a feeling that the Caliphates didn't report the attack to the WGP Kraken nearby. And for some reason, Africa couldn't as well. It had to do with the EMP."

"I see…" The reporter nodded in enlightenment.

"The Caliphate army attacked but was allegedly stopped by a WGP unit patrolling the area. The WGP used Nuke Emitters, which killed off a large amount of the Caliphates and even pushed back. It is said that the Caliphate base itself was subject to attacks from the WGP. However, our sources are not able to verify this." The reporter instinctively turned towards the analyst.

"Nuke Emitters. Nasty small weapons. It could be as large as a gauntlet worn on an Exoskeleton. Delivers weapons and explosions of great proportion that it could rival a European Big Bang Boom. The soldiers would have stood a chance if it was on Caliphate soil. But this battle over the Red Sea? Only death is expected."

The reporter read on.

"No further attacks were made, and the WGP retreated. However, an important event that ties to the events that follow is necessary to be reported as the correspondent believes the two unlikely events to be linked."

The reporter paused and read the next line.

"The WGP was said to have conducted raids in Africa as several Exoskeletons matching the standard gear of what WGP Commanders wore was reported all over the nearby cities of Africa. Wait. This doesn't make sense. Why would the WGP attack the Caliphate and raid Africa? Why didn't they just wait for the Caliphate to attack? Wouldn't that be easier?"

"It's genius." Jason Blanco smirked. He glanced towards an empty spot as if trying to pierce through the shroud of intrigue of the WGP's actions.

"Genius?"

"The WGP must have been after something in Africa, but the Caliphates launched an EMP attack. This would risk the WGP's plan in searching for that weapon as a war would have occurred."

"A weapon? You believe that the WGP is after a weapon?"

"Yes. I am confident of my deduction. The correspondent believes that the attacks on the Caliphates are linked with these raids in Africa. Whoever that correspondent is, give him a raise! The Caliphates is the real target. But they needed a weapon in Africa! Hence this misdirection! The only question is, what weapons were raided in Africa?"

"It's a good thing we have a distinguished war analyst so that we the people could understand what's happening."

"It's part of my job. No need to praise me." Jason Blanco laughed.

"Now, let's see what weapons the WGP stole in Africa, shall we?" Jason motioned towards the prompter.

The reporter obliged.

"Several kinky shops selling lewd sex toys were raided by Exoskeletons. Key witness accounts tell of similar elements, which makes us believe that the Exoskeletons were Commander Grade WGP soldiers. Several boxes of dildos were stolen." The reporter paused for a bit.

"I'm sorry. We seem to be having some technical issues here." The reporter apologized as he looked towards the camera and began to gesture to the other staff members who were off the cameras.

"I'm sorry, what? Is it the right report? No technical issues?" The reporter murmured.

"Did I read-read it correctly?" The reporter turned to Jason.

"Dil-dildos?" Jason read the teleprompter.

"Are we sure that we didn't have a mistype or autocorrect?"

"That's probably it! It must be some form of autocorrect." The reporter concluded.

"Sex toys… lewd sex toys… kinky shops…" Jason read and reread the teleprompter.

"Let's just move on to the next part of the report." The reporter stuttered and motioned at his people to show the next line of messages.

"The incident brought such curiosity as these WGP Exoskeletons demanded to meet the suppliers who were making these objects. The factory that produced this was also attacked and raided and several more boxes were stolen. The local news has confirmed that several unidentified flying objects were roaming Africa's coastal areas and robbed several of these kinky shops. But since supply for dildos was reportedly 'too few,' the robbers kept on demanding more. This event is now known as the WGP Dildo Raid."

Jason couldn't believe his eyes and ears.

The reporter didn't know what to do. But so to follow his job, he turned his attention towards the expert analyst who may discern what was going on.

"Erm… Mr. Jason. Are dildos… you know… weapons of warfare?"