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At the very center of the underground arsenal is a huge circular area resembling an ancient amphitheater.

In the very center of the area, a colossal structure, brimming with grotesque and violent aesthetics, stands silently.

This is the ultimate weapon that the mechanics poured all their efforts into creating—the electromagnetic rail prototype codenamed "Genesis".

Its cannon is thirty meters long and made entirely of an unknown black alloy. Its surface is covered with complex energy circuits that shimmer with a ghostly blue light.

The cannon barrel wasn't large, only the size of a fist, but everyone knew that what would be fired from it was a world-destroying beam powerful enough to pierce an aircraft carrier's deck and even evaporate a small city.

At this moment, the mechanic was standing in the main control room below "Genesis," his eyes burning with fervor as he stared at the ever-increasing energy readings on the main screen.

"Power connection complete!"

"The cooling system is functioning normally!"

"Final parameters entered successfully; system self-check complete!"

Reports kept pouring in from various positions, making the mechanics' smiles grow increasingly sinister.

"Very good! Excellent!"

He licked his chapped lips and gave his final command into the communicator.

"Charging begins! Target power 100%! I want to witness the birth of a new era!"

"Buzz—"

At his command, the light in the entire underground city dimmed suddenly!

A massive amount of energy, like a floodgate opened, poured wildly into the cannon of "Genesis"!

A piercing buzzing sound resounded throughout the space. The energy circuits on the surface of the cannon barrel lit up section by section, emitting an increasingly brilliant light. The terrifying energy fluctuations caused the surrounding air to distort and ionize violently, bursting out tiny electric snakes.

Lin Chen, who was escorted to the corner of the control room, still played the role of the terrified bookworm, cowering in the corner and trembling.

However, his [God-level Hearing] and [God-level Danger Perception] had already allowed him to monitor the energy flow within the entire prototype machine in detail.

"Energy charged to 30%... System stable."

"Energy charge is 60%... Core temperature has risen slightly, but it is within a controllable range."

"Energy charged to 90%... All data is perfect, no anomalies whatsoever."

The researchers in the control room held their breath, their faces filled with excitement and anticipation.

In their view, the test was 99% successful.

The mechanic clenched his fists in excitement, as if he could already see himself ruling the world, using this divine scepter to control the fate of the world!

"95%!"

"97%!"

"99%!"

The charging progress bar has finally reached that crucial critical point!

"emission!"

The mechanic roared hysterically.

However, in that very instant his voice fell! In that fraction of a second before the cannon was about to unleash its destructive beam!

The fatal "resonance frequency error" that Lin Chen implanted deep within the formula has erupted!

boom--!!!

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

Instead, there was a deafening, soul-crushing roar!

Inside the cannon barrel of the "Genesis" prototype, the terrifying energy, which was originally perfectly contained and comparable to the core of the sun, instantly went out of control!

Lin Chen's meticulously designed "harmonic gain" was triggered!

The energy, in an instant, went on a crazy, geometric progression!

"Warning! Warning! Energy overload! Core meltdown! Unknown harmonic resonance has occurred!"

The piercing alarm instantly resounded throughout the control room, but it was all too late!

The 30-meter-long cannon barrel, made of the world's hardest alloy, began to collapse and twist inward in an extremely bizarre way, as if it were a soda can being squeezed by an invisible hand!

The next second, the blue light turned into a deathly pale white!

Boom!

An unprecedented electromagnetic storm completely spiraled out of control inside the prototype!

The seemingly indestructible alloy cannon barrel is as fragile as paper in the face of runaway energy, instantly shattering, disintegrating, and vaporizing!

A violent, solidified white current, like billions of awakened lightning snakes, swept wildly in all directions from the center of "Genesis"!

"No--!!!"

The mechanic's face, initially filled with ecstasy, was instantly replaced by utter terror and despair! He watched helplessly as the white sea of ​​deathly lightning devoured the entire testing workshop in an instant!

Those elite armed guards standing on the perimeter, wearing heavy bomb suits, didn't even have time to scream before they were turned into strands of black charcoal along with their equipment by the powerful electromagnetic pulse that could instantly melt steel!

The entire underground arsenal's power system was utterly destroyed in the face of this catastrophe!

Countless lights exploded, all the machines stopped, and the entire underground city was instantly plunged into apocalyptic chaos and darkness!

Inside the main control room, a violent shockwave, mixed with countless arcs of electricity, crashed in!

The mechanic was thrown away by the terrifying blast of air and slammed heavily against the alloy wall more than ten meters away like a tattered sack, making a dull thud.

"puff--"

He spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs. The eye beneath the half-metal mask stared intently at the ruins outside, now a hellish landscape of lightning, filled with resentment and bitterness.

Failed!

His life's work, "Genesis," and his dream of ruling the world, vanished in the most tragic way at the height of his glory!

And it was amidst this chaos, darkness, and despair.

A figure slowly stood up from the corner.

He calmly raised his hand and tore off the thin, holographic camouflage patch from the back of his neck.

Ripples like water flashed by.

The image of that hunched, dull, and powerless bookworm vanished instantly.

Instead, there was a man with a tall, straight figure, deep, unfathomable eyes, and an aura of dominance that exuded control over everything!

Lin Chen!

He has returned to his original form!

The raging electric arcs around him seemed to encounter an invisible barrier when they came within a meter of his body, and were strangely twisted and bounced away, unable to harm him in the slightest.

He was bathed in lightning and sparks, with ruins of destruction and wailing behind him. He looked like a thunder god descending from the heavens to judge the sins of the world!

He slowly walked up to the dying mechanic, looking down at him with a cold and mocking smile.

"Weren't the fireworks beautiful?"

"This is what I give you, 'Genesis'."