Dawn of a New Era

Chapter 732 - 705: A New Era (Part 1)

The sky poured down with torrential rain, and thunder and lightning roared.

On the muddy road, the traffic jam formed an endless line of vehicles, while countless wild animals darted out from the bushes on either side of the road, crashing about like headless flies as if a catastrophe was imminent.

Many wild animals even directly rammed into trucks, meeting untimely deaths.

However, at this moment, no one paid the slightest attention.

All the soldiers turned their heads towards the sky, their expressions fearful and bewildered.

In the distance, the edge of the sky was tumultuous, with clouds swirling. The originally ink-black thunderclouds were eerily dyed into a fiery red sky, accompanied by an earth-shattering rumble that continued endlessly.

It was akin to rolling thunder, yet countless times louder than thunder, the air vibrating intensely, even sending shivers through the body.

The atmosphere was oppressive and heavy; everyone felt like their chests were weighed down by a giant stone, struggling to breathe.

A young soldier couldn’t stop trembling, facing a scene that seemed apocalyptic, his mouth moved:

"It...it’s...the Lord of Lightning!"

After saying this, his face turned deathly pale.

Calling a god’s name directly was taboo, known to every soldier, especially in this somewhat mystical Flame Continent, where countless soldiers, either by luck or carelessness, have died without knowing why.

Fortunately, the loud noise in the distance completely drowned out his voice, and no one noticed what he said.

Even the Lord of Lightning probably had no interest in noticing an ant at this moment.

The loud noise lasted for just over a minute before suddenly stopping abruptly. The fiery red sky began to fade quickly, everything returning to silence, as if nothing had happened. Even the oppressive atmosphere gradually dissipated.

The originally quiet crowd began to stir quickly, the noise growing louder.

"What happened!?"

"What’s going on?"

"Was a nuclear bomb launched!?"

"Looks like that’s the case."

Everyone’s faces were filled with tension, fear, unease, mixed with excitement, agitation, and hope.

Many couldn’t help but cry, but under the rebukes of their squad leaders, their crying gradually turned into sobs, and soon, the sound of military songs became loud and clear.

...

The Command Center.

The place was in chaos.

Phones rang one after another, and even walking was done at a jog.

"What, General Manager Chen went to face the battle, reckless!"

Zhang Huaihe was being scolded harshly while holding the phone, barely managing to explain: "It was General Manager Chen’s own decision, I..."

His words were abruptly interrupted.

"Then why didn’t you stop him, and only revealed it now? You must have ulterior motives, what exactly do you intend to do?"

Zhang Huaihe gritted his teeth, under pressure, agitatedly said, "General Manager Chen’s life is life, but aren’t the soldiers’ lives also lives...that Barbarian God descended, and with our current human power, we simply can’t stop it. Only General Manager Chen has a sliver of hope...

If he can block it once, maybe he can block it a second time. If General Manager Chen is unfortunately sacrificed, I’ll atone with my life."

The person on the other side was silent for a long time, breathing heavily. After a while, he spoke heavily:

"You’ll atone with your life? If something happens to General Manager Chen, humanity will have no hope. Executing you a hundred times won’t be enough to redeem you, and you’ll be humanity’s sinner!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he slammed down the phone.

Zhang Huaihe held the phone, listening to the buzzing tone, dazed and crestfallen, as if he had aged several years in an instant.

At that moment, the office door burst open, startling Zhang Huaihe as he saw the head of the information and intelligence department rushing in, his face full of excitement.

"Chief, something’s happened!"

Hearing this, Zhang Huaihe felt a wave of dizziness, his body swaying slightly. He mustered his spirit and quickly asked, "What happened?"

"Acc...According to radar, the target has disappeared!" The officer gulped with difficulty and continued, "Also... including General Manager Chen, who was battling with It, both are now missing, life or death unknown."

Zhang Huaihe’s eyes widened, his scalp tingling as if electrocuted, his face flushing slightly: "What did you say? Are you sure!"

The officer excitedly repeated it again, then handed over the final radar coordinates detected.

Zhang Huaihe suppressed his excitement, paced back and forth a few times, then snapped out of it and said, "You may leave now!"

"Yes, Chief."

The officer saluted and left the room, closing the door respectfully.

Zhang Huaihe looked at the radar coordinates on the document, his body trembling uncontrollably, his face showing mixed expressions. He quickly picked up the phone, his hand trembling as he dialed the number for the nuclear strategic forces.

No one can guarantee whether the Lord of Lightning is dead or not, in case...

Facing this most terrifying adversary in human history, the most secure method is a nuclear strike.

Only the Barbarian God reduced to ashes is a good Barbarian God.

But after a long time, he didn’t press the last number. He suddenly hung up the phone, then quickly picked up the receiver and dialed another number:

"Comrade Xu Chunwei, I order your unit to proceed immediately to coordinates X:***, Y:***, and rescue General Manager Chen at all costs. This is an order!"

He hung up the phone, only to realize that his back was completely soaked.

...

"Hahaha..." Chen Shouyi looked at the divine manifestation covering half the sky, laughing heartily, feeling extremely delighted.

This terrifying existence from another world has finally met its end, eternally vanishing amidst the heavens and earth.

The Powerful Divine Power now seemed nothing to him.

Unfortunately, there was no one here, no one paying attention, making him feel somewhat uninterested.

After laughing for a while, he stopped out of boredom.

Chen Shouyi stood up, shrinking his body, and threw the massive Divine Corpse on the ground into space.

From start to finish, Chen Shouyi never got a clear look at what the opponent looked like.

During the battle, It was covered in Lightning Divine Power, now reduced to a pile of rotten flesh, completely unrecognizable.

But Chen Shouyi didn’t mind either.

Just like an honest person taking over doesn’t need to care about a goddess’s past.

When eating meat, why care about what the opponent looked like?

As long as it’s delicious!

He conjured a set of clothes, leaping out of the massive crater he had made, several kilometers wide. From high above, the surrounding mountains had been flattened, the vegetation turned to ashes, the ground looking as if hit by a meteorite, full of pits and craters, with some areas even flowing with lava.

The range affected by this battle spanned tens of thousands of square kilometers, and if placed in densely populated areas, the casualties would easily reach tens of millions.

Fortunately, it was far from the front lines, and with the migration of believers, all the people here had already headed towards Bujumbura, avoiding a catastrophe.

Chen Shouyi glanced around but saw no human corpses, then quickly accelerated, leaving a sonic boom cloud in his wake, his body streaking swiftly towards the Spatial Passage.

After such a long time, those two little ones must be getting anxious.