novelraw Chapter 443 - 436: Learned at a Glance
Chapter 443 - 436: Learned at a Glance
What is it like to be bombarded by a nine hundred million ton nuclear weapon?
The members of the Grass Hut Academy looked up at the sky with varied expressions.
Some had their pupils contract and breathed rapidly.
Others had blank expressions, their bodies stiff.
The Mu Hai Bow, since World War II, has ascended to the divine altar, becoming the ultimate strategic weapon in the minds of Earth humans. Nations worldwide tirelessly advertise its power and its destructive impact on the environment humans depend upon for survival.
Under such relentless propaganda, even Extraordinary Ones would subconsciously feel fear and dread when facing nuclear weapons, considering it fortunate to unleash seventy to eighty percent of their power.
Watching the members of the Academic Society around him, Ma Ran nodded slightly.
After the previous life-and-death struggle, everyone had been slightly injured, and the training effects had manifested.
At least when facing the nine hundred million ton nuclear weapons densely arrayed over the Grass Hut Academy, no one turned into cowardly weaklings, collapsing on the spot.
When death arrives, some people close their eyes awaiting it, while others widen their eyes and roar at the enemy.
The former are ordinary people, while the latter are warriors.
No matter what these members were like before joining the Grass Hut Academy, they had at least been nurtured into Guardians carrying fear but not bereft of courage.
"Explode!"
Zhang Heng’s indifferent voice echoed throughout the whole society.
His command set off a rapid chain reaction in the nine hundred million ton Mu Hai Bow group.
In the sky, blinding, dazzling light suddenly burst open.
Mushroom clouds rose up one after another.
The tempered glass, already shattered by the aftershock of Su Qiangwei’s "Annihilation," quickly broke under the terrifying shockwave, shattering and disappearing.
Infinite high temperatures, in an instant, carbonized and pulverized the trees.
Some uninhabited houses were smashed to pieces by the shockwave, and the exposed steel-reinforced concrete inside was instantly melted into bright, scalding, turbid droplets.
The light, heat waves, shockwaves, and the explosive effect hit head-on, making everyone in the Grass Hut Academy almost think they would die on the spot.
But, oddly enough...
The vast energy instantly released by the nuclear reaction seemed to be blocked outside, completely unable to harm anyone on the scene.
Ma Ran inserted his left hand into his pocket, raised his right hand, flicked out an index finger, and gently pointed at the void ahead, his expression calm, as if he had long anticipated this situation.
It’s just a nuclear weapon.
Honestly, Ma Ran felt nothing for this thing at all.
Before rebirth, the Earth community had long abandoned nuclear weapons.
This is just a fancy big toy, seemingly glamorous, with paper data blowing up.
But in reality...
It’s only useful against ordinary humans.
Using it against aliens or slightly more adaptable enemies is equivalent to funding the enemy.
These things are a typical "bully in one’s own nest" weapon, unworthy of the title of "ultimate force."
In his past life, Ma Ran could take a bath in the Mu Hai Bow’s fire. In this life, he’d only be stronger.
A mere nine hundred million ton nuclear weapon.
In Ma Ran’s view, it was just at the Low Martial level, a rather down-to-earth probing attack.
"What a terrifying guy..."
In the crowd, Li Tang swallowed dryly, finding his mouth extremely parched.
After the mecha was decomposed, he stayed among the society members, perfectly blending into the group, looking like a bad youth with dyed blue hair and pitch-black cosmetic lenses.
But he was, after all, the Eldest Prince of Chuanke, a strong one who had reached the Vacuum Level realm.
He wasn’t afraid of nuclear weapons at all.
Even with only Surface Level strength left, Li Tang had six ways to survive such bombardment, guaranteeing not a scratch on himself.
As for radiation...
Sorry, to him, that was almost like a nutrient, an ownerless energy dissipating on the battlefield, not only harmless but even helping him quickly recover his strength and replenish his consumption.
The problem was...
Ma Ran’s move seemed plain and unremarkable to the society members, showing no intricacies.
Yet Li Tang couldn’t help but widen his eyes.
He possessed eyes capable of perceiving the essence through appearance.
The Chuanke Imperial Family’s descendent, with full marks in insight and analytical ability, had already reached a fairly high level in the route of biological evolution.
Li Tang distinctly saw Ma Ran flick out a finger, creating a peculiar, pitch-black vortex with a small curvature radius.
Because of it, the nearby space was slightly distorted.
All shockwaves, heat waves, and radiation were instantly devoured upon reaching this twisted space, seemingly vanishing from the cosmos entirely.
This level of killing move...
In Li Tang’s view, many veteran Vacuum Level experts couldn’t withstand it.
At least, at his peak, he certainly couldn’t withstand this move.
Swallowing another gulp of saliva, Li Tang found his palms full of cold sweat.
What was he thinking back in Busan?
Recruited such a person under his command?
Wasn’t this finding himself a surrogate father?
Li Tang widened his eyes as much as possible, trying to analyze more, yet sadly found he could only see a little more than those in the Grass Hut Academy, unable to delve into the essence and truly understand the mystery of Ma Ran’s move.
Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Li Tang began to feel grateful for his previous decision.
Although Zhao Guanlan and Wudang didn’t come, Ma Ran’s individual combat power had already far exceeded expectations.
"Why the hell am I scared!"
Li Tang pinched his arm, looking at Ma Ran with complex feelings.
Now, he’s on the same side with this person.
The stronger Ma Ran is, the better!
Buzz...
Ma Ran slowly lowered his right hand.
The infinite light between heaven and earth gradually receded and dissolved.
The shockwave also completely vanished.
The radiation, the most criticized and feared aspect of nuclear weapons, seemed to leave no residue.
Su Qiangwei did a sit-up, leaping up from the stretcher, and fiercely looked at Ma Ran: "That move just now, although different in form, is clearly the core of ’Annihilation!’"
Ma Ran glanced at the girl lightly: "It’s not any powerful move, just figured it out at a glance."
Su Qiangwei was so exasperated she almost wanted to throw a chicken leg at his face.
But upon thinking it over, at least he didn’t say, "Basic operation, just need hands."
That’s still acceptable.
"..."
Su Qiangwei found her acceptance ability greatly increased.
However, the issue is that ’Annihilation’ is created by combining various superpowers.
Ma Ran’s superpower is only [Limited Foreknowledge], unrelated to combat; how did he imitate it?
No!
This isn’t simple imitation!
He not only perfectly grasped the core and true meaning of ’Annihilation’, but also innovated, developing a move in his own style.
Su Qiangwei’s beautiful eyes sparkled, as she pondered for a moment, then resolutely said, "This is..."
"The inclusion capacity of the ’Burning Martial’ system!"