novelraw Chapter 207: Nuclear Bomb
Chapter 207: Nuclear Bomb
Next came...
A terrifying roar so deep and heavy it felt utterly suffocating!
The entire ground, along with the massive fortress walls, shook violently, trembling uncontrollably!
A hundred times more ferocious than any previous impact!
Then came the world-shattering shockwave!
Centered on the explosion point, it swept outwards madly in all directions!
"Get down!! Hold on tight!!!"
The experienced veterans screamed with all their might, clutching desperately at any fixed objects themselves.
Without a second thought, Su Zhan pressed Xu Hao and Liu Ziming down behind cover, then threw himself flat against the ground.
Feng Jue and Xie Xi also dropped down simultaneously."BOOM——!!!"
The shockwave slammed violently into South Cang Fortress!
Countless battlements shattered, temporarily built firing positions were directly torn away!
Many unprepared soldiers and monsters were swept up like leaves in a hurricane, screaming as they flew off the wall!
Su Zhan felt an irresistible force smash into his back, his organs feeling like they'd been rearranged. His ears filled with buzzing roars, hearing nothing else.
A full ten-plus seconds passed before the terrifying shockwave gradually subsided.
The wall was a scene of devastation, countless dead and wounded.
But fortunately, the nuclear explosion had occurred deep within the mist. Most of its destructive energy had been absorbed and constrained by the eerie mist itself, the shockwave being merely residual force.
The deadly nuclear radiation and contamination were mostly confined within the mist, not spreading out to pollute the human world.
When the survivors shakily raised their heads, struggling to stand, they witnessed an unbelievable scene.
The flood of monsters surging from the churning mist visibly thinned and slowed.
Though numerous monsters remained below the walls, the pressure had suddenly decreased by more than one level compared to the previous endless waves.
"Nuclear... nuclear bomb..."
Liu Ziming's jaw hung open, his face full of shock and lingering fear: "Holy shit... that's really... fucking brutal..."
Xu Hao collapsed to the ground, tears of survival mixing with blood and grime.
Xie Xi and Feng Jue also struggled to their feet, staring at the significantly thinned beast tide with shock-filled eyes.
Su Zhan wiped blood from the corner of his mouth shaken loose by the blast, his gaze fixed intently on the gradually calming depths of the mist.
Humanity's ultimate weapon had forcibly choked the Mist Surge!
The cost might be enormous, but the effect was immediate.
"The pressure's decreased..."
Feng Jue spoke hoarsely.
Yes, the pressure had decreased tremendously!
The battle was far from over.
Monsters still needed clearing below the walls, but that suffocating sense of hopelessness had vanished with that earth-shattering explosion!
"What are you still standing around for!"
The officers' shouts rose again: "Clear the walls! Kill the remaining scum! We held! We held!!!"
"Kill!!!"
Deafening battle cries erupted once more, but this time filled with hope and release!
Su Zhan took a deep breath, suppressing the severe pain and exhaustion in his body, and tightened his grip on his twin blades.
"Anyone who can still move! Get up! Keep fighting!"
The scales of battle had clearly begun tipping toward humanity's side!
The monsters emerging from the mist became sparse and disordered, no longer the continuous stream from before.
Many monsters seemed affected by the nuclear shockwave too, their movements slowing.
"Kill! Kill them all for me! Leave none alive!"
The officers screamed themselves hoarse.
On the walls, human morale reached its peak!
All remaining firing positions roared with fury once more.
Bullets and shells poured down onto the chaotic monster horde below!
"Haha! You damn bastards! Running out of steam now!"
Liu Ziming struggled upright, hurling arcs of fragmented lightning at the disorganized monsters below.
Xu Hao also forced himself to stand.
Feng Jue remained silent, his Startling Swan Sword gleaming coldly again.
Like a tireless killing machine, he specifically sought out the Mist Creatures still putting up resistance.
Where his sword light passed, they were often severely wounded or slain outright.
Blood still seeped from his wounds, yet it seemed to have no effect on his resolute sword technique.
Xie Xi took a deep breath, forcibly summoning the Destruction Scythe once more.
Clearing the chaotic lower-level monsters was still like cutting melons and slicing vegetables!
Su Zhan's pressure greatly reduced.
His twin blades danced, chopping down monsters trying to climb the walls one after another.
Amidst advantage, the role of medical and logistics support became even more prominent.
Medics frantically scurried about, carrying the severely wounded down for treatment as quickly as possible.
Logistics personnel rapidly replenished ammunition and repaired damaged defenses.
Sporadic monster counterattacks were swiftly extinguished.
Corpses piled like mountains below the walls.
But the number of living monsters was sharply decreasing.
Many monsters even began retreating instinctively, trying to flee back into the mist.
The battle gradually shifted from brutal defense to one-sided cleanup and pursuit.
Su Zhan leaned on his blade, breathing heavily.
They had held.
On this hellish wall, they had survived.
The joy of victory hadn't yet fully blossomed on people's faces.
"Woooo——!!!"
A sound utterly unlike anything from humans or any known creature.
An incredibly deep, low hum.
As if rising from the earth's core, or emanating from the mist's depths!
This sound instantly drowned out all the battlefield's noise!
Everyone who heard it felt their hearts and blood nearly freeze solid!
Immediately after.
The dense mist in the distance, which had somewhat calmed after the nuclear blast, began churning violently as if boiling!
An immensely huge, horrifyingly ferocious silhouette rapidly enlarged within the mist, slowly approaching!
Before it had even fully appeared, the shadow it cast already enveloped most of the wall section and the people upon it!
When it finally stepped out of the thick mist, revealing its world-ending form, the entire battlefield fell into deathly silence.
What kind of monster was this!?
Its height surpassed the hundred-meter-high grand wall by nearly half!
Like a moving, living mountain range!
Its body wasn't flesh and blood, but seemed composed of countless giant rocks and some dark metal.
Molten, eerie green energy veins flowed through its crevices.
Its shape vaguely resembled a humanoid, but it possessed several massive arms.
Its head lacked facial features.
Only a constantly swirling vortex of eerie green light.
Merely looking at it made one's mind reel, whispering madness!
With each step it took, the earth groaned under the strain, shaking violently!
The oppressive feeling from its colossal form made the previous tide-like Mist Creatures seem as insignificant as insects!
"What... what is that..."
The wild joy on Liu Ziming's face froze completely.
Primal fear from the depths of life made his teeth chatter uncontrollably.
Xu Hao collapsed directly, his pupils dilated to their limits.
The phantom of the Destruction Scythe in Xie Xi's hand instantly dissipated, despair from absolute power difference overwhelming her.
Feng Jue stared fixedly at the colossal figure, his eyes devoid of life.
Su Zhan felt a chill shoot from his feet to the top of his head, his heart pounding frantically, almost bursting!
This was simply an existence they couldn't possibly oppose!
On the walls, after a brief deathly silence came completely shattered despair!
"Calamity... Calamity-level... It's a Calamity-level!!!"
A knowledgeable veteran screamed with utter desperation.