novelraw Chapter 278
Chapter 278
278~ Confrontation~
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"Princess!!!"
"Xiao Xi? You're awake?"
The Little Princess gently soothed Maid Xiao Xi. At this moment, it was as if their roles had been reversed.
Previously, it had always been Xiao Xi comforting her, taking care of her. Now the situation was reversed. It had become her soothing and taking care of Xiao Xi.
How to put it? It just felt wonderful!
"Princess... Am I still okay?"
"What are you thinking? How could I let anything happen to you by my side?"
Even if she wasn't the real Maid Xiao Xi, she couldn't possibly let anything happen to her. That genuine sincerity had already broken through the boundaries of falsehood.
"Also... Her Majesty the Empress of Scarlet Phoenix Nation?"
"Mo just helped you clear away that shadow. You should rest well first."
Right now in this location, that shadow couldn't possibly spread so fast as to reach here.
But before long, she suddenly discovered something was wrong. In her magic power perception view, she discovered many living bodies.
Something was wrong, ninety percent wrong. These living bodies were approaching them?
"Freezing Point Ice Seal!"
Ice created by magic directly surrounded the perimeter. Those living bodies outside began growing restless, fiercely crashing against the ice surface.
"Has it spread here this quickly?"
She was already breaking out in a cold sweat.
No, these didn't spread here. Rather, they were a portion split off from the shadow. They should be vanguard scout hounds!
In that case...
"Dancing fire spirits, devour them!"
Boom------
An attack containing immense magic power instantly destroyed the surroundings. Aside from within the ice wall, everything within a radius of several dozen meters turned to ash.
And these vanguard scout hounds, because they weren't the shadow itself, had essentially no recovery ability. So they directly turned completely to dust under this single magic attack.
"There's no safe place left. Mo, let's go back."
Rather than letting that thing continue expanding, better to face the shadow directly. Right now, the dream control authority was in their hands. Although it wasn't complete, if the two of them used it together, it should have sufficient effect.
And Chen Ze, from start to finish, had been in a completely bewildered state the entire time.
Whatever the Empress and Little Princess did, he just defaulted to it being right.
The world had already become like this. Most of Pengcheng had been swallowed by an unknown monster. What was the point of talking to him about science? Science was done for! (not)
If it weren't for this experience that had shattered all his worldviews, he would probably still be that upstanding criminal police captain.
But recent events had been far too impactful. His worldview had been completely shattered.
"Mm, then let's go back."
There really wasn't any better solution... might as well go back and take a gamble.
It seemed even the Empress wasn't omnipotent...
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"Hey, hey, hey! Chen Ze! You little brat, where did you run off to!?"
Over here, the old bureau chief who had finally gotten through to Chen Ze's phone directly started cursing.
"Don't you want to live? With such a big commotion over there, you dared to drive straight there? Are you safe now? Where are you!?"
"I'm currently... heading back to Pengcheng."
"Huh? Where did you run off to, kid? Also, don't come back to Pengcheng! Pengcheng is already in complete chaos! I just received orders from above. They're preparing to directly implement a nuclear strike once the evacuation is mostly complete..."
The shadow's spread rate far exceeded everyone's imagination.
When this thing was detected by the military, it was already as large as a major community. And during missile deployment, it directly expanded several times over, bringing disaster to many common people who couldn't escape in time.
And right now, it was still accelerating its outward expansion at an alarming growth rate. It had reached a completely uncontrollable point.
So the higher-ups directly decided to implement a nuclear strike. If even nuclear weapons had no effect on this thing, then all of humanity would truly be finished.
"Hey! You little brat! Did you hear me!?"
"Bureau Chief."
"Mm?"
"You didn't used to call me that. You used to call me Old Chen."
Hearing this, the old bureau chief's mouth twitched sharply.
"You brat, is now the time to discuss this? Hurry up and drive away from Pengcheng!"
"Sorry, Bureau Chief, I have more important matters here."
He still had to drive to send the Little Princess and Empress back to Pengcheng, so the two could use supernatural powers to fight against that thing.
Only magic could defeat magic. This was something he'd learned during previous training. And there truly existed magic in the real sense now. The disaster level also wasn't something humans could stop. So they needed to use magic to defeat magic even more!
"Bureau Chief, if I can't make it back alive, please tell my mother that the bank card has my savings from these past ten-plus years..."
"Hey, hey! You little brat! Say those words yourself! Hey!?"
Before he could finish speaking, the phone was hung up. When he tried calling Chen Ze again, it already displayed that the other party's phone was in a powered-off state.
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This mother-raised little brat! Why was he so stubborn? There was a period before when he suddenly wasn't stubborn anymore, and he'd even thought Chen Ze had corrected this bad habit!
But right now, it was also impossible for him to run deeper into Pengcheng. Evacuating the masses was most important. They had to ensure everyone completed their evacuation as much as possible.
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"Officer Chen, are you really okay with this?"
The Little Princess inquired.
She had heard. Pengcheng was going to implement a nuclear strike strategy, directly using nuclear weapons to deal with this shadow.
But she didn't think a nuclear strike could eliminate that thing, because this entire world was her dream, and that shadow was etched in the depths of her heart. For the people in the dream to conduct a nuclear strike trying to eliminate something more fundamental than this world, just thinking about it was a pipe dream.
Before long, air raid sirens blared violently above the city. Everyone's phones received a message, which was to rapidly evacuate Pengcheng. Echeng's citizens also began organizing evacuations. The military would implement a nuclear strike shortly, dropping three nuclear weapons.
The codenames were "Savior," "Azure Dragon," and "Red Star" respectively. Three nuclear weapons would directly cover all of Pengcheng, directly razing Pengcheng to the ground to prevent any possibility of that thing surviving.
The highway leaving the city became congested in an instant, while the highway section entering the city didn't have a single car left. Everyone turned around and immediately distanced themselves from Pengcheng.
The advantage of this was that the four of them had unobstructed passage on the road into the city. Chen Ze directly floored the gas pedal and welded it down, driving the car to speeds he had never dared reach before.
"Two and a half hours until the nuclear strike..."
By the time the four entered the city, not much time remained.
"Looks like I'm destined to stay behind today."
Chen Ze laughed bitterly.
Clearly, he should have cherished his life. Clearly, he could have directly let the others drive the car. Even if Maid Xiao Xi's physical condition wasn't very good, she should still be able to drive. He couldn't understand why he'd brought the three people back on a hot-headed impulse.
"You can leave. I've attached Acceleration Magic to the car. It's enough for you to get away."
After speaking, the Empress's hand left Chen Ze's beloved car, and the car was also covered with a Magic Circle she had personally set up.
A magic that could make objects operate at triple speed. It would definitely be enough for Chen Ze to drive to the wilderness.