NOVEL NEXT Chapter 401: Impact
The sky suddenly turned gloomy.
Wang Jixuan's spiritual sense was pulsating wildly.
Wang Daoist, who was hunting down an old lady spirit cultivator, looked up, and his eyelids twitched crazily.
What the hell is this?
He immediately realized.
Hei Yao is taking action!
Wang Jixuan glanced at the old lady, his mouth twitching several times madly, the desire to kill, the wailing of resentful souls in his mind, and the impulse rising at this moment made him completely unable to calm down.
But;
How can I let you succeed!
Wang Jixuan's figure soared into the sky, the Dao Realm elevated temporarily by the power of countless resentful souls erupted fully, with numerous flying swords and array bases surrounded by his mana, making it seem quite formidable.
But as he rushed towards the high altitude, his Dao Heart sank.
This thing's diameter was much larger than it seemed.
This is definitely not formed by magic; it's more like some method was used directly to teleport an asteroid here.
Wang Jixuan has basic knowledge.
For example, kinetic energy depends not only on mass but also on speed, and this thing's speed doesn't seem slow either.
When Wang Jixuan got closer, his mouth began to twitch wildly.
Better off dealing with that old thing just now!
If it were an equal area of land, he could obliterate it given time to set up an array.
But now, there's no time.
Just relying on his mana, it would take at least half an hour, which is one hour, to shatter it, and the thing is falling faster and faster.
What to do?
Wang Jixuan instantly recalled all the skills he had learned in his life.
He needs momentum.
Even if he can't destroy this thing, he can try to weaken the impact it causes!
"Hei Yao, you idiot!"
Wang Jixuan shouted angrily:
"I will kill you, Daoist!"
Meanwhile, Hei Yao, who had already retreated further away, upon hearing these words, his smile became even more genial and radiant.
...
"Commander! Above! A huge asteroid has appeared above!"
On the battlefield of giant beasts.
Fu Jian, who was delaying the attack of a pillar blade beast, instinctively looked up upon hearing this, glancing at the top display screen of the Super Large Mecha cockpit.
The sky had turned into a dark cloud.
An overwhelming sense of oppression made Fu Jian's mechanical body feel a long-lost sense of suffocation.
He made the decision almost instantly.
"All units immediately abandon the main battlefield! Fully open autonomous permissions for mechanical bodies! Mu Dan, immediately issue orders, let the mechanical bodies help humans through the current crisis, and protect our living forces as much as possible!"
"D8 forts abandon Upper City, transfer to Middle Lower City, open all gates, await rescue!"
Fu Jian glanced at the roaring pillar blade beast ahead, as well as countless blade beasts, then looked up at the land seemingly about to topple from the sky, and sighed softly.
Originally thought blade beasts were the primary enemy;
Unexpectedly, such a formidable enemy was hidden behind the blade beasts.
Fu Jian didn't think much and continued charging at the pillar blade beast, waiting for the Supercomputer Center to give the upcoming 'natural disaster' danger level.
Seconds later, Fu Jian saw a string of numbers.
His movements became more steady, he opened the command channel, glanced at the emergency retreat order issued by Dongfang Zhenghong, confirmed no oversight before neglecting further.
Black fog;
A descending asteroid.
Is this truly an enemy humanity can fight against?
Today, Fu Jian developed a hint of doubt, but his actions had no hesitation. The Super Large Mecha flipped backward over the pillar blade beast, then along with surrounding mechas such as him, began charging towards the outer edge of D8.
Now, the elite forces on the frontline can only do one thing.
In three minutes when the asteroid crashes, do everything possible to survive.
Not only are they retreating, but the blade beasts are also retreating now.
Except the blade beasts bore into the ground first, retreating deeper into the earth, farther from the center of D8.
Human fortresses in this area began strictly executing transfer orders, unfortunately, there's too little time, all fortresses' Upper Cities cannot be evacuated, and what follow-up disasters will occur after asteroid impact is also un-simulatable at this moment.
Earthquake, volcanic eruption, land impact, even continental plate strikes.
Whether the fortresses can stay strong, currently it's a question mark.
And after the impact, there's the even deadlier blade beast tide.
Human terrestrial military forces will face massive blows, blade beasts can quickly burrow, while they can only seek a cover nearby.
The energy burst from the landing asteroid far exceeds the total history of the human nuclear arsenal.
Human observation of asteroid impacts, the most convincing and representative, is the extinction of dinosaurs caused by an asteroid impact.
That asteroid had a diameter of about ten kilometers.
And the one currently 'slowly' descending above their heads, although its speed is slower, not as fast as celestial impact speed, has far superior mass.
Earth's surface will surely greet gigantic global disasters next.
All Fu Jian can do now, is to save this Super Large Mecha.
"Commander," Mu Dan's voice suddenly sounded from an auxiliary mechanical body next to him, "Dongfang Zhenghong the commander is currently in the direct collision zone of the asteroid, and his spaceship carrier cannot escape the collision zone."
Fu Jian:...
Mu Dan asked, "Commander, there is now a rescue plan with a survival chance of about 0.3 percent, should we execute it."
"Focus on preserving combat strength after the disaster!"
"Yes!"
Mu Dan's voice no longer sounded.
She already knew what to do.
...
At the same time.
The temporary command center in this battle, aboard the space battleship.
Dongfang Zhenghong sat on a chair, his legs trembling. The space battleship was escaping at the fastest speed, but they were positioned right at the center of the giant shadow on the map displayed.
The captain kept shouting, lowering altitude, shedding load, full power propulsion, yet they couldn't escape the shadow's area.
Dongfang Zhenghong's throat moved up and down.
He wasn't afraid of his own death;
he was feeling a deep sorrow and helplessness for humanity.
In the corner of the command center screen, a multitude of rocket tail flames ignited. It was the last resistance from distant fire positions, just trying in vain to use nuclear energy to blow up this massive 'meteor'. Clearly, it was a fantasy.
"Commander! The missile escape pod might be worth a try! Although there is little hope, but!"
"Hmm?" Dongfang Zhenghong glanced at the captain beside him, whose eyes were almost red.
Dongfang Zhenghong smiled and shook his head.
It's useless.
The aftermath of the impact would release vast amounts of energy, directly affecting the entire D8 Combined Combat Zone and some areas of D6, D7, and D9 Combined Combat Zones.
There was no time to hide underground Fortress.
Even the underground Fortress is not safe.
Ultimately, it was the end of the road.
Dongfang Zhenghong wanted to do something, yet his body was in fear, a fear instinctual, as if he had exhausted his strength, suddenly realizing that all efforts only led to despair.
Does humanity truly have a future?
Suddenly.
"Black Storm is attacking the target celestial body!"
The messenger shouted in the corner.
Dongfang Zhenghong looked at the screen, just in time to see the sudden emergence of radiant sword light.
The sword light expanded nearly twenty kilometers, shining at the corner of the asteroid, chopping it in an instant.
The edge of the asteroid, already wrapped in scorching flames, showed weak tremors.
At this moment, they were only remotely filming, unable to hear Wang Jixuan's angry shout.
This was no ordinary celestial body.
This was a projectile processed with technology by some ancient civilization.
A special projectile to execute planetary civilization extinction operations, relying on gravity and rear propulsion!
Wang Jixuan's figure changed direction, directly circling to the backside of the asteroid to destroy those propulsion devices.
'Ah, he hasn't given up yet.'
Dongfang Zhenghong took a deep breath, stood up again.
He took two steps forward, stood in front of the command console, his brain began to run rapidly.
"Order units directly affected by the disaster to unleash all their firepower!"
"Aim at the Blade Beasts!"
"Activate winter mode in fortresses worldwide, hoping our civilization can survive the coming Earth winter."
"Connect to the full military speech."
"Yes... connected!"
Dongfang Zhenghong was silent for three seconds, his figure appeared on the screens of the nine integrated combat zones, the three Space Fortresses, and each command center.
Dongfang Zhenghong held his military cap, without wasting time, started speaking quickly:
"Everyone, we are experiencing an almost irresistible disaster, this headquarters will face destruction in a few minutes, the future of our civilization is uncertain!"
"Black Storm is trying to prevent the asteroid's fall, but it's evident that the asteroid cannot be completely destroyed in a short time!"
"After the massive asteroid hits the ground, Earth will face a series of disasters, our civilization will suffer severe trauma, a large number of Blade Beast remnants are expected on the other side of Earth, and the battles that you will face next will be even more brutal!"
"We may face shortage of resources, face extreme climate deterioration, face a frenzied revenge from Blade Beasts.
"We may lose this war, may be unable to protect the residents in fortresses, may let the flame of human civilization extinguish in our generation.
"But! Everyone!
"Please don't stop fighting!"
"Please do not hold any hope for mercy from Blade Beasts!"
"Please continue to ignite our bodies, souls, faith, to carry forward the flame of our civilization! To pass down our history, writing, culture, spirit."
"We may become cave-dwelling primitives, may be plundered by Blade Beasts to become Fake Spiritual Slaves, may endure a fate unimaginably cruel, a hundredfold, a thousandfold more severe.
"But Earth humans will never surrender to invaders!"
"Human civilization will prevail!"
What Dongfang Zhenghong didn't see was the huge firelight that had already appeared above the space battleship.
Behind him, rolling heat waves appeared.
The shield of the space battleship was being constantly illuminated by the rolling hot air.
Dongfang Zhenghong put on his military cap, adjusted his collar and buttons, raised his hand in salute.
In front of screens everywhere, men and women raised their hands in salute.
They witnessed firsthand, as the firelight was about to invade the bridge, the sesame-sized black shadow that appeared on the screen.
That seemed to be the rapidly approaching Black Storm.
But it was too far.
Wang Jixuan found the battleship just when it was too late for rescue, he could only use the Escape Skill to rush out of the asteroid's bottom, helplessly watching the space battleship desperately descending, being shattered to pieces by the lowest end of the asteroid's shock wave, the figures inside almost instantly vaporized...
Wang Jixuan's outstretched left hand couldn't grab those red-hot heat waves.
He suddenly raised his head, eyes filled with anger, at this moment he could only use the Escape Skill to rush into the asteroid, desperately destroying everything, attempting to collapse the reinforced structure inside the asteroid.
"Sir! Quickly leave there!"
Wang Jixuan moved with the speed of the wind, array bases, demonic qi, magic treasures, carrying the nuclear bombs, all explosive substances were being constantly detonated.
The exterior of the asteroid showed cracks!
But at this moment, the asteroid was less than a kilometer from the ground, the energy of the impact was already spreading through the air.
That day, humanity looked up to the sky, seeing nothing but deep despair.
In the distance, human soldiers could only see the full scope of this impact through space-shot footage.
The massive asteroid slammed into Earth's surface, countless substances splattered into space, shock waves cleansed the atmosphere, while the ground plates cracked.
D8 Combined Combat Zone, parts of the D6, D7, and D9 Combined Combat Zones, thoroughly annihilated.