End of the Sky (Multiverse's End)

War is an eternal topic, and there are many explanations for its root causes, such as living space, natural resources, overpopulation, social productivity and production relations.

For example, the just-concluded World War II was caused by the unbalanced economic and political development of the participating countries!

Since the emergence of human beings, war has never stopped. It runs through the long river of history with brilliant civilization, catalyzes the progress of civilization, and threatens the survival of human beings.

In fact, before the appearance of human beings, war already existed. War is not the monopoly of human beings, even ants.

Putting aside complicated concepts, war is for resources, attacking, plundering, and strengthening oneself.

On the prairie of Africa, the tribes each possessed extremely rich resources, and they had no worries about food and drink. It seemed that there was no reason for a war to break out.

But human nature likes leisure and hates work. Compared with obtaining resources from nature, it is faster and easier to plunder the resources of other tribes, and the returns are more generous. While growing yourself, you can also squeeze the living space of other tribes, killing two birds with one stone.

Azuli could only make the above guesses before he knew the real reason for the outbreak of the war. He had seen many tribes perished due to the war, and he knew the cruelty of the war. Now that the situation is internal and external, and war is unavoidable, he will go all out to fulfill his kingdom's responsibilities and protect Wakanda like his ancestors.

At the frontline headquarters, Azuli felt helpless when he heard the sparse gunshots from his own position. He sold Zhenjin to make a deal with the U.S. imperial government and built a U.S. military force, but the warriors of the tribe looked down on long guns and short cannons, and stubbornly used the bows and arrows they had practiced since childhood.

This is the disadvantage left by Wakanda's closed country. There is no foreign cultural shock, and the tribal people are conservative in thinking and unwilling to accept new things.

Azuli realized something was wrong when he took the throne, especially the outbreak of World War II, which made him see the backwardness of the country. He intends to promote national basic education, but the elders of other tribes are very resistant to this policy, thinking that it will shake the foundation of the country, so the plan has been shelved.

It's not that the elders of the tribe are short-sighted, but that the ruling class's control over knowledge is extremely harsh. Compared with a group of ignorant people with little culture and a group of intellectuals with their own ideas, the fool knows which one to choose.

The times in the outside world are progressing too fast, and Azuli also knows that there is no rush to reverse the pedantic thinking of the elders, so his method is to implement the strategy of strengthening the country in the golden tribe with the least resistance, and wait ten or even twenty years before being pulled away The other tribes with a gap can only follow the general trend in order to survive, and backward ideas will collapse on their own.

Governing the country is not something that can be accomplished overnight. In Azuli's plan, his generation will change their primitive and backward thinking. Wakanda will become really strong in the next generation, after he paves the way, his son will inherit the throne and lead the country to complete its rise.

For now, his plans are going pretty well, save for this sudden war!

"Your Majesty, why didn't you launch a charge?" Elder Bai Yuan said impatiently: "Short combat is Wakanda's advantage. If we continue to fight like this, we will only be overwhelmed."

"Our firepower is weak, and a strong attack will only increase meaningless casualties, and the number of enemies on the other side is too large. We must avoid attrition, so as not to be completely defeated." Azuli pointed to the defense line on the map, and patiently explained: " Close combat is really our advantage, so I'm waiting for them to charge and wipe them out in the trenches in contact."

When the four elders heard that this made some sense, they no longer insisted, but as time passed,

The expected enemy's charge did not happen, and Elder Bai Yuan couldn't sit still anymore.

"King, unleash the war machine and tear the enemy apart!"

The so-called war machine of the elder White Ape refers to a giant rhinoceros wearing vibrating gold armor. Radiated by the vibrating gold veins, the rhinos in Wakanda are extremely huge. The sharp horns on the head are thicker than the thighs of adult men, and they are powerful Infinite and extremely fast, once it rushes up, it is the tribal version of blitzkrieg.

"It's not yet time..." Azuli's eyes flashed, strategic weapons should not be revealed easily, and victory must be established as soon as they appear, otherwise it will be troublesome to find countermeasures for the enemy.

"Then when do you think it's appropriate?"

Neither this nor that, the irritable Elder Bai Yuan couldn't help but lose his temper, he had never fought such an aggrieved battle.

"Elder White Ape, you must know that I am the king of Wakanda after all, and the military leader of the country. I have the final say here." Azuli snorted coldly, and waved someone to drive Elder White Ape out.

The remaining three elders looked at each other in blank dismay. Azuli had always been an image of a wise man, and he rarely had a domineering side. Today, he suddenly became so tough that they didn't know how to respond.

"Three elders, I have already made a battle plan, please see if there is anything else that needs to be added..." After driving away the reckless White Ape elder, Azuli revealed his plan.

The three elders all nodded when they heard the words, they were full of admiration for Azuli's resourcefulness, and suppressed their faint coveting for the throne. Except for Elder Bai Yuan who was kicked out, he felt that he was being suppressed maliciously, and he wanted to be a king even more.

...

On the other side of the battlefield, Russell was bored in the tent.

There were no planes occupying air supremacy, no artillery bombarding positions, and no tanks driving straight in. The most powerful firepower is heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. The two sides dug trenches and fired at each other. There was no brilliant war, as if they were still in the period of World War I.

"Maybe I'm thinking too much. The current Wakanda is indeed not as powerful as in the later period." Russell threw away the deformed metal remote control in his hand. He transformed the Cybertron jet fighter, and found out embarrassingly that no one could drive it except him. , can only be made into a remote control version.

At the foot, the panther squinted its eyes and dozed off. After all, Russell couldn't bear to starve it to death, ordered someone to hunt an antelope, and fed it into a ball.

This is a big lazy cat. After eating and drinking, it leans against Russell's feet and dozes off.

Russell squatted down and rubbed twice, the panther lifted his chin very cooperatively, and hummed comfortably.

Crackling!

"Aww"

Russell withdrew his hand with a displeased face. The expression of the black panther just now made him feel that he was not raising a pet, but serving it as a slave.

...

Two days passed in a flash. At night, the soldiers in the camp rested one after another. Except for the mercenaries on duty and patrolling, the whole camp became quiet.

In the past two days, the routines of the Wakanda people have been gradually unearthed. They stick to their positions and do not take a step. They often start to fight back when they charge into their trenches. The seemingly outdated shields are extremely defensive, and the spears are even more indestructible. The careless mercenaries suffered heavy casualties for a while.

There is also a strange thing on the battlefield. The mercenaries think that the Wakanda people have witchcraft, and the totem-painted shield seems to have some kind of magical power. They should shoot and kick, but they can't help aiming at the shield.

The charge was repeatedly frustrated, and the mercenaries were not in a hurry. They learned how the indigenous soldiers of the tribe paddled, and occasionally shot a few headshots.

The temperature in Africa at night was getting cooler. Two soldiers were leaning against the trench, smoking and bragging. As soon as they lit the cigarettes, they felt abnormal, and their feet trembled like an earthquake.

"earthquake?"

The two looked at each other, the vibration was not strong, like the aftermath of a distant earthquake spreading here. But the sound of thousands of troops marching in parallel from far to near made the two couldn't help being frightened, and they hurried out of the trench to look forward.

Seeing this, he was stunned and his eyes widened.

"Big... elephants! It's a herd of elephants!"

"Stupid, that's a rhino!"

The two straightened up in fright, and ran to the rear in a hurry. They were so frightened that they forgot to shoot back.

There was shouting and shouting in the trenches, the awakened soldiers went into battle, and fire snakes bloomed in the night.

rumbling

With the help of the moonlight, the appearance of the rhinoceros was revealed, with thick and powerful limbs, and the rhino horns shone with metallic luster. It was more than twice the size of an ordinary rhinoceros on the grassland.

Looking around, there were as many as half a hundred of these giant beasts, charging in a line, the momentum was extremely frightening.

The bullets hit the rhinoceros, making a jingling sound. They were wearing armor made of vibrating gold. Except for a pair of eyes exposed, the front half of the body was almost completely covered.

Seeing that hot weapons could not stop the giant beast's charge, the soldiers in the trench became uneasy. As the vibration approached, fear began to spread. A large number of soldiers abandoned their positions and fled backwards. The few who threw grenades also followed the crowd and began to flee for their lives.

Several clusters of flames exploded in front of the position, and the flames and explosions aroused the wildness of the rhinos. They accelerated their charge and ran over the trenches in one leap.

The soldiers with only two legs were overtaken by the herd of rhinos, and were trampled into flesh by the iron hooves amidst the screams. Behind the herd of rhinos, Wakanda warriors holding long swords followed closely after shouting, smashing the front line in one fell swoop.

...

In the camp, Russell opened his eyes suddenly, and strode out of the tent.

The ground rumbled, the sound of killing in the distance shook the sky, and there was a scream from nowhere. An invisible sense of fear spread in the camp like a virus. Before the sleepy soldiers figured out what happened, they ran for their lives with the others.

rumbling

The herd of rhinos rushed into the camp, their huge bodies rampaging, crushing tents one after another, and knocking soldiers into the air.

The collapse was on the verge of breaking out and spread rapidly. Many soldiers began to flee before putting on their pants. They don't know where the enemy is, but they are influenced by other people, subconsciously join the fleeing team, and then... don't want to run slower than others.

Bucky came to Russell and spoke quickly: "Sir, the Wakandas suddenly launched an attack, and the battle line..."

Russell interrupted directly: "Have we gathered all the people? Let's leave here first!"

"Then what do they do?"

"A group of rabble, whether they live or die has nothing to do with me."

At the same time, a dark figure came quietly, focusing on Russell and his party.