Chapter 4: New Era (15)
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“Calling Ocean City Temporary Command Center! Calling Ocean City Temporary Command Center!”
“This is the Ocean City Command Center, I am Commander Zhao Nanyang.”
“According to upper command’s instructions, the air force will carry out strategic bombing on the Sky Island and will deploy paratroopers for landing. Please ensure that your troops stay at least ten kilometers away from Sky Island to avoid friendly fire.”
“Got it, understood.”
At this moment, the Sky Island, which previously belonged to the center of Ocean City, had lifted into the air. Except for Lin Nan and Ouyang Le, most people were busy clearing out the black mist and carnivorous plants outside, thankfully not getting sucked into the Sky Island.
Due to the bizarre phenomenon of the Sky Island appearing, people observed from a distance that a large group of horned aliens had emerged on the surface.
It’s needless to say, the formation of Sky Island could not be unrelated to them.
To eliminate the potential threat as quickly as possible and prevent the situation in Ocean City from spilling over into other cities, coupled with the fact that Ocean City had become a ghost town aside from the combat troops—its remaining residents had been slaughtered by the enemy—the upper command decided to immediately bomb the surface of Sky Island comprehensively, then send in paratroopers to clear out the remaining enemies.
“Retreat! Quickly retreat to a safe area!”
With the coordination of the command center, forces began a systematic withdrawal from the urban area.
“But Bureau Director Lin and Bureau Director Ouyang are still on Sky Island…”
Members of the Special Operations Bureau were unhappy, and during the live broadcast, they saw Lin Nan moving steadily through the dark underground air-raid shelter.
“Rest assured, the air force has confirmed that both directors are currently active within Sky Island and will not be affected by the bombing for the time being.”
Air force bombers and fighters that had taken off from the nearby airport appeared in an instant.
After preliminary observations, they identified where the enemy was massing, and dozens of high-yield precision-guided missiles immediately launched.
In their eyes, even if these guys had unique supernatural abilities, they were still flesh and bl**d—how could they resist the culmination of human civilization—the weapons of mass destruction?
“Boom! Boom!”
An astonishing scene unfolded before everyone’s eyes.
The entire Sky Island seemed to be wrapped in a protective shield. The moment the missiles touched this invisible shield, they detonated, causing continuous booming sounds and thick plumes of smoke to gradually fill half the sky.
However, the otherworldly beings inside the shield were unharmed, even pointing mockingly at the direction of the oncoming fighter jets.
As the fighters split away from the Sky Island, the bombers arrived overhead, releasing nearly a thousand gasoline incendiary bombs.
But the outcome was still shocking; those incendiary bombs slid down the Sky Island’s shield, falling straight down into Ocean City. Flames erupted instantly, engulfing nearly half of Ocean City in a roaring inferno.
“d*mn it!”
Zhao Nanyang slammed his hand on the table.
Although this situation couldn’t be blamed on the air force, watching Ocean City about to go up in flames felt worse than having his flesh cut off.
Countless residents of Ocean City stared blankly at the flames igniting their city.
Wasn’t that the place they’d fought their whole lives for?
After barely scraping together enough money to buy a home, thinking they could continue living in Ocean City, they never expected the continuous upheavals would rob them of any hope of returning to their past lives.
Ah, at this moment, just surviving was already quite good; how could they hope for more?
“Paratrooper plan canceled! Repeat, paratrooper plan canceled!”
Within the Ocean City Temporary Command Center, everyone’s hearts sank lower and lower; was everything going to depend on Lin Nan and Ouyang Le?
What if they failed too?
“Commander, Nie Zhengchu is calling.”
“The Special Operations Bureau requests to launch an offensive on Sky Island. The island might be immune to physical damage, but for operatives with supernatural powers, the island’s shield may not pose a problem.”
“Alright, you guys can give it a shot. Remember, if you encounter danger, retreat immediately. Don’t push yourselves; each of you is a treasure of the people.”
“Understood.”
Not just the Ocean City Special Operations Bureau, nearly five hundred operatives from across the regions were all set and armed to the teeth.
This was a mighty force.
With the two highest-ranked—Lin Nan and Ouyang Le—already inside the Sky Island, this special operations team was under the temporary command of Nie Zhengchu.
Facing the roaring flames ablaze in the city, forty helicopters stood by, ready to transport the operatives to Sky Island at a moment’s notice.
Meanwhile, on the surface of the Sky Island.
Ever since the Sky Island separated from the ground, the demon race, previously hiding in the city’s extensive sewer system, finally saw the light of day.
After the upheaval in Thousand Bird City, the energy consolidation chamber that Fu Yetian had stolen from the Floating City had given the Ji Shen organization a wealth of inspiration.
This technology originally didn’t exist in the Asking Dao Continent, and its origins were self-evident.
The Divine Realm!
Only the Divine Clan could create such a complex device, allowing every part to perfectly integrate and function.
After research, the Ji Shen organization provided Fu Yetian with a rudimentary method for energy aggregation, allowing them to similarly create their own Floating City.
It operated on principles somewhat reminiscent of the bl**d of All Spirits Formation.
Using the bl**d pool to amass d*ath energy while placing power-releasing gems at various nodes underground.
But the release of the gems’ power required human control, which was the reason Fu Yetian dispersed the demons throughout the surrounding sewers based on his maps.
Clearly, everything was going smoothly.
Except, at the last critical moment, Ouyang Le turned the remaining humans into ice sculptures.
Luckily, Fu Yetian had been prepared.
After Lady Rong Ji’s d*ath, the great demons originally controlled by her began to show signs of unrest, seemingly on the verge of a collective rebellion.
He quickly seized the moment when their consciousnesses were just awakening and spirits unstable, locking up the group led by the Tiger Demon in a sealed room and taking control of the remaining little demons.
As long as the little demons had not seen their leader d*e, they wouldn’t turn traitor for the time being.
Bringing them to the side of the bl**d pool, Fu Yetian unleashed a slaughter, and the little demons’ bl**d replenished the last bit of power.
The Sky Island finally ascended successfully.
Eric, as one of the indispensable commanders in the plan to occupy Ocean City, naturally received rewards from the system.
The entire demon army gained at least a 10% boost to all attributes, which quelled their long-held grievances from residing in the sewers, and they all raised their weapons, eager to challenge the intruders in a battle to the d*ath.
“Warriors, as long as we can hold out for 12 hours, we shall receive rewards more bountiful than before.
From the moment we escape this cursed place, what army in this continent would dare to stand shoulder to shoulder with us?”
Eric swept away his past aged appearance. Though the incessant stench wafted from his flailing arms, it couldn’t obscure the radiant image he projected in the eyes of the soldiers.
“Buzz! Buzz!”
The sound of helicopters approached from afar.
Eric pointed at the approaching enemy and rallied with fervor, “Annihilate them! We are the strongest warriors!”
“k*ll! k*ll! k*ll!”
