Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

Chapter 367: Chapter 197: The Power of the Nuclear Bomb (Part 3)

The energy of the nuclear bomb is truly terrifying, even with the joint efforts of the three King Tiers, it still broke through layer upon layer of obstruction.

The release form of nuclear bomb energy is mainly light radiation and shock waves.

The former’s overpressure can destroy steel-reinforced concrete buildings hundreds of meters away from the center, while the latter can form thousands of degrees of high temperature in the central area!

The four were about a hundred meters away from the center of the nuclear explosion. At this distance, the most terrifying was the super high-temperature firestorm formed by the combination of the two, which is typically the fiery mushroom cloud people witness in a nuclear explosion.

Within seconds, it can heat everything around to thousands, or even tens of thousands of degrees! The force of the shock wave can destroy everything!

Fortunately, though, the initial and strongest power of the nuclear explosion had already been mostly dissipated by the three King Tiers. Especially the first wave of explosive shock wave pressure, all Chu Xiu needed to do was to resist the continuous light radiation until the power of the nuclear bomb spread further out.

He had already summoned all the ghosts, forming a huge flesh and blood shield in front of the four!

These creatures, even the weakest Yin Ghosts, have a constitution comparable to an elephant. The defensive capability of the Fierce Ghosts is on par with heavy tanks, so though made of flesh, it is practically equivalent to a steel city wall formed by thousands of tons of iron!

Furthermore, under the control of the Ghost General, the light and heat could rapidly diffuse inward to maximize resistance capability.

And Chu Xiu also directly exhausted his remaining mana to apply the ”Command: Hold Firm” effect to all the ghosts.

But when the light and heat arrived, the bodies of the ghosts were immediately ignited, emitting painful screams, and even before they were completely incinerated, they began to melt at a visibly rapid speed!

First went the outer layer of thousands of Yin Ghosts and Fierce Ghosts, followed by the inner layer of four hundred Fierce Ghosts, and finally, the ten behemoth Ghost Generals!

Watching the ghosts he painstakingly gathered burn away in front of him made Chu Xiu’s heart bleed!

Fortunately, this last line of defense finally withstood the power of the nuclear explosion.

When there were less than a hundred Fierce Ghosts left, the devouring light around began to dim, indicating that the light radiation was gradually diminishing.

Once the light radiation was fully released, the nearby temperature would no longer rise. Instead, it would rapidly cool down.

Chu Xiu estimated that the remaining energy could be blocked by the Iron Armor Corpse.

”The silver lining is that the Ghost General was preserved.”

Chu Xiu had already prepared to consume the ”Primordial Blood” and instantly evolve the Heaven-Reaching Blood Vine to its full General Tier state for a hard counter against the nuclear explosion, but fortunately, it didn’t come to that in the end.

Chu Xiu exhaled lightly, put away the remaining ghosts, and quietly waited inside the Iron Armor Corpse.

A few minutes later, the massive body of the Iron Armor Corpse burst through the debris and surged to the surface, its body opening up as Qin Xiang and Chu Xiu stepped out.

As for Li Zhan and Wen Feiyan....

Their worries were justified. At the first moment of crisis resolution, Chu Xiu and Qin Xiang tacitly launched an attack on them.

It was just their bad luck. Although Chu Xiu suffered huge losses, his retained strength remained relatively intact compared to others.

The four engaged in a fierce battle amidst the lingering thousands of degrees of high heat. Li Zhan, whose energy was nearly exhausted, couldn’t hold on first. After disabling his defense skill, he was ignited by the high temperature in the area and was then smashed in the head by the surrounding Ghost General.

Wen Feiyan didn’t fare much better. After being restrained by Qin Xiang, she too died with a face full of unwillingness under the hands of the Ghost General.

This made Chu Xiu feel a bit better; killing two King Tiers was more than enough to compensate for his losses.

After all, as long as there was enough flesh and blood, the ghosts could be replenished quickly. And a King Tier’s possessions were unknown treasures.

”Chen, thank you so much this time.” Qin Xiang had a relieved look of surviving a disaster as he sincerely thanked Chu Xiu.

Surviving from a desperate situation, even with his composure, he couldn’t help showing a look of ecstasy on his face at this time.

”I won’t take any of Li Zhan and Wen Feiyan’s items, and I will give lavish thanks in the future.” Qin Xiang said solemnly.

Chu Xiu nodded; he wouldn’t refuse any benefits offered.

However, at this moment, Qin Xiang seemed to have thought of something, and with a serious face, he said, ”But Chen, your plan was still too risky. How were you so sure that the four of us could withstand the nuclear bombs? Although you saved me, I’m very grateful, but I hope next time you’ll prioritize ensuring your own safety first!”

Saying this, a touched look involuntarily flashed in his eyes. To be honest, he never expected Chu Xiu would come back to save him.

But Chu Xiu just looked at him strangely and said, ”Senior Qin, you’ve thought too much. This place is a military base, and moreover a military base in a state of combat readiness, the last fortress of humanity, surely there wouldn’t be just one nuclear bomb.”

”And if I were the Calamity, I would have planted nuclear bombs in other places in advance to maximize the damage.”

Qin Xiang: ”....”

He was speechless for a moment, then after a while, awkwardly laughed: ”Uh... I suppose so.”

In fact, he should have thought of such a thing, but he only didn’t think thoroughly because he believed he was bound to die at that time, and neglected to think more carefully, yet ended up seriously lecturing Chu Xiu...

Thinking of this, his face turned red immediately.

Embarrassing!

At this time, Chu Xiu’s voice continued to sound in his ear: ”Look, seeing the devastation below should also tell you that the exploded nuclear bombs were definitely not just one.”

Qin Xiang looked down to see a scene like hell.

The extreme heat melted a large amount of rock, forming scorching lava, while the shock wave completely destroyed the geological structure, triggering a massive mountain earthquake, causing the entire underground shelter to completely collapse.

The originally relatively flat bottom of the pit was now full of cracks and fissures, as well as...

The bodies of Awakened trapped in the rubble, crushed into pulp by the earthquake.

In this sudden large-scale mountain collapse, even Awakened at the Warrior Tier could die if they were careless, as for Mortal Tier Awakened, their survival entirely depended on luck.

The surviving Awakened gasped for breath with lingering fear, those whose legs or arms were severed lay in the rubble moaning in agony.

Roughly estimating, more than three hundred Awakened at least died in this disaster!

Qin Xiang’s face went several shades darker, and even Chu Xiu was silent for a moment.

But now was not the time for them to mourn.

In the depths underground, magma still roiled.

Both could feel that a strong presence was rapidly approaching the surface.

The Calamity was still alive.