Hades' Cursed Luna novel Chapter 450

Chapter 450: A Decade In The Making

Eve

Hades nodded. "Every breadcrumb they dared to leave behind, we have studied and weaponized against them. The tissue samples from the ferals we eliminated, their behavioral patterns, their weaknesses during combat—all of it has been analyzed and incorporated into our defense strategies."

"What kind of ammunition?" Dr. Amelia asked, her scientific curiosity evident.

"Platinum-core bullets with a specialized toxin derived from a concoction of Silver and wolfsbane that specifically targets the forced Lycan integration," Kael explained. "It disrupts their enhanced regeneration and causes systemic failure in their mutated physiology. What would take dozens of regular bullets to bring down a feral now requires only two or three precise shots."

Gallinti was sitting straighter now, color returning to his face. "So we can actually fight them effectively."

"More than that," Hades said, his confidence growing. "We have aerial support designed specifically for this conflict. Our aircraft are equipped with night vision, thermal imaging, and the new ammunition. They’re designed to hunt ferals from above while our ground forces maintain defensive positions."

"And our Gammas?" Silas asked.

"Equipped with enhanced armor and the specialized weapons," Montague added. "Every piece of gear has been field-tested against feral capabilities. We’re not sending our people into battle unprepared."

I felt tears prick at my eyes—not from despair this time, but from overwhelming relief. "You’ve been planning this for years."

"A decade of preparation," Hades confirmed. "Leon died before he could see it come to fruition, but every contingency he and I discussed has been accounted for. Darius may have ancient magic and superior numbers, but we have tactical advantage and home field preparation." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Hades leaned forward in his wheelchair, his eyes scanning each council member with renewed authority. "Now that you understand the scope of our preparations, I need honest status reports. Each of you has been overseeing critical components of our defense strategy, and with six weeks left, I need to know exactly where we stand."

He turned to Montague first. "Ammunition production?"

Montague grimaced slightly. "We’re at about seventy percent capacity for the specialized anti-feral rounds. The wolfsbane extraction process has been slower than anticipated. If we push production to round-the-clock shifts, we can have full stockpiles ready with a week to spare before the Blood Moon."

"Silas," Hades continued, "agricultural sustainability?"

Silas looked uncomfortable. "Food stores are complete for three quadrants, but the eastern quadrant is only at sixty percent. The hydroponic installations in two stadiums hit delays due to equipment failures. We need another month of intensive work, but we can make it if we redirect resources."

"Water systems?"

"Those are fully operational, thank god."

Hades nodded grimly before turning to Gallinti. "Communications?"

"The hardened networks are installed, but we’re still working on backup systems. If our primary communications go down, we’ll be operating partially blind for the first few days. I need three more weeks minimum to have full redundancy."

"I am going to need a full report from your quadrants in four weeks," Hades announced. "Comprehensive to the dot of the i’s." His eyes grazed over everyone.

"Yes, Alpha," they replied.

Hades sighed. "Morrison is still AWOL, so Kael will be covering his quadrant with the help of his Luna who has taken over his duties."

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