J. Wesley McCullough was a veteran of Odaria's old army. The only reason he was alive was his luck: just a week before the disastrous battle with the dinosaurs he was discharged because he was deemed 'too unstable'. That was the only reason why he hadn't been slaughtered like everyone else. After that event, he had been reintegrated into the army by force of circumstances, since almost all the officers were dead, and from a simple captain he had been promoted to colonel. Since more than 90% of the army had disappeared, he had easily obtained a high-ranking position, also because he had very high-level acquaintances.However, everything had recently changed. Householders had been eliminated and McCullough had lost his ties with the government with them. Then, the new nation began promoting peace with the dinosaurs. To which McCullough had firmly opposed. He had founded his own party, Defense Humanity, and had promoted a defense policy against the enemy. Much of the surviving army had su

"So this is the strategy of the Colonel and the NMWA..." Jocelyne smiled. "If he didn't put the country and humanity at risk, I could almost praise them"Odaria's new president sat in her study, listening to Al's words. The allosaurus had explained to them everything Snock and Rambo had discovered.The two were not alone in the room. All the people most loyal to Jocelyne were gathered there with them. There was Jackson, the new foreign minister, who had returned promptly given the emergency situation; there was Abe, the defense minister, who obviously couldn't miss a meeting like that; there was Malcolm, the interior minister, and there was his friend Dreyfus, the new chief judge; obviously there were her parents and there were some collaborators with him.“We did well to put so much pressure on the NMWA and to speed up the peace projects so much” Jocelyne murmured. “If we hadn't, the Colonel could have recruited many more people and fomented a civil war. Instead now we can put an end

"The fleet is three hundred kilometers from the target""Optimal. No signs of retaliation from the dinosaurs?" Quaritch murmured, chewing his own saliva. "It is now impossible that they have not spotted us"“It is probable, but they still do not act. Not even the marine reptiles are doing anything: our submarines confirm that there are no signs of life underwater" replied the man on the radio. "It seems they want to use our ultimatum to the last"Quaritch sighed deeply. “Keep your eyes open. Don't be fooled: they are around there somewhere”. He stared intently at the screens in front of him. “Let's move on to phase one. Let all the jets take off and bomb the coast"As soon as his command reached the fleet, a flock of planes rose from the aircraft carriers. At least 150,000 jets lifted off the ships' decks and set off for the coast.Three hundred kilometers was not a huge amount for jets that could fly at supersonic speeds. Most moved at 980 km/h, but there were also some special models

The Colonel looked at the man who had appeared in front of him. "What a surprise... Abraham, the new minister of defense" he laughed. “Or rather, a security guard playing minister of defense. But I imagine that being close to the president has the advantages of her "Abe didn't give in to the provocation. "It's over, McCullough!" he said. “You have already lost. We know all about your plan and all the intrigues the NMWA has set up. Let's avoid further bloodshed. Give up now and cooperate, and maybe the law will be kind to you""Tsk!" The Colonel wasn't intimidated. "Do you think I'm falling for it? I have studied my strategy for a long time. You may know something, but it is impossible for you to know everything. And even if that were the case, you can't hope to stop us. You are too few and we have the best weapons"“Even if you manage to reach the Eternal Palace, how do you think you can rule the nation? With the support of the NMWA?" Abe asked. "Stupid! You'll just be their puppet, M

"President, Abe has announced that he has completed his assignment" Jackson said as he entered the room. "The NMWA's army is defeated"“I was already aware of that. Al informed me”Jocelyne replied. The girl was talking to the allosaurus, who was quickly explaining what had happened. "How many losses have we suffered?""About two hundred, plus a few dinosaurs" Jackson replied."We dinosaurs have suffered eight casualties" Al completed.Jackson lowered his head. "Yes. Excuse me, Mr. Ambassador""I understand" Jocelyne murmured. “I will immediately announce the results of the battle live nationally. In the next few days we will have a monument built at the site of the battle to commemorate those who fell on this day""Sounds like a sensible choice" Jackson said. "Abe asks to know what he can do with the seized weapons"“Tell him he can keep them all. As defense minister he will know how to make them pay better than me” Jocelyne replied. “Well, we're done for today. Now it's all in the han