Ark Journey

The disaster, which seemed like the roar of a god, had just ended, and another sun appeared in the sky again.

At first it was just a tiny flash, but in the blink of an eye it expanded rapidly like a lit star and turned into a dazzling light.

As the light approached, the sky was torn apart, and the mushroom cloud and dust cloud formed by the previous nuclear bomb were easily dispersed. Another huge energy was released in an instant, and the entire world was shrouded in a dazzling light.

This is a fierce collision between technology and the laws of nature.

At the apex of the light, a huge fireball suddenly formed in the air, just like the sun really descending to the earth, illuminating everything around it like daylight.

The fireball was surrounded by tumbling air currents and scorching flames, which expanded wantonly and devoured all dying objects.

The fireball itself continued to expand into new mushroom clouds, with strange shapes and dim colors, as if the gods had brought down their wrath.

On the even more dilapidated ruins under the mushroom cloud, the shadow of radiation quietly spread. They were invisible and intangible, but omnipresent and pervasive, strangling the cautious seeds of life in the cradle.

At the epicenter of the two nuclear bomb explosions, Xue Zhi could no longer sense the presence of any living creatures. The steel battleship had been torn into pieces, with only some extremely hard parts retaining their original appearance.

The damage caused by high temperature, shock waves and radiation destroyed all life.

A deep pit tens of meters deep appeared where the nuclear bomb was placed, and there was still a little flame there.

In the distance, another attack fleet also suffered a huge blow after witnessing the power of the nuclear bomb.

Although they resisted the direct impact of the nuclear bomb, the huge energy emitted in the form of light energy at this distance accurately blinded anyone who dared to face the light of the nuclear bomb.

For a moment, the bridge was filled with wailing, and everyone was rolling on the ground with their hands covering their eyes.

The damage caused by radiation is relatively small. On Terra, because of the existence of Originium radiation, the three defenses of these warships are very strong.

After detecting a huge amount of radiation, the shipboard computer immediately and automatically closed all passages between the ship and the outside world and began an internal circulation.

However, those standing outside the bridge were in a miserable state.

The invisible killer invaded their bodies, and a large number of cells and DNA died and were destroyed in an instant.

The exposed skin on the body surface suddenly becomes extremely dry and peels, accompanied by redness, swelling and blisters, as if every inch of skin is telling of the pain it is suffering.

The scorching air was blown by the storm, and some people put up shields, but then the blood flowing out of their seven orifices made them feel puzzled.

"Wait, bro, why is your hair falling out?"

Another gust of wind blew, and the dry and lifeless hair flew away easily.

"this..."

The man touched his scalp and when he looked up he found that everyone was losing their hair.

"You too..."

Before they could finish their last words, eternal sleep came. These elite warriors did not last long under the attack of nuclear radiation before they fell down forever.

The condition of the artillery positions not far away was slightly better. The increased distance greatly reduced the power of the nuclear bomb, but many soldiers still showed serious discomfort symptoms.

"What is that? The Empire's other secret weapon."

The artillery commander who had just stood firm was thinking about his next move. The communication he had just sent to the headquarters fell on deaf ears and there has been no response until now. He now has to make a decision on his own.

After much deliberation, in order to avoid being punished by military orders, he ordered the attack to continue.

Most of the surrounding artillery commanders issued such orders, which would once again destroy a group of the empire's elite troops.

Only a small number of officers who felt something was wrong led their troops to evacuate.

The truck drivers who were driven away or blocked by the army instantly stopped being resentful about taking a long detour and instead felt grateful.

"So the military officials wanted to prevent us from suffering this kind of disaster. It seems I am too narrow-minded."

The two explosions were also observed by several observatories not far away, but they had no idea what they were.

"A natural disaster?"

Walking in the deadly radiation zone, Xue Zhi did not suffer any effects.

"This place may be a restricted area for life for a long time to come."

His current essence is an energy creature in the form of a human, and his internal organs are simulated by pure energy. This level of radiation cannot affect him at all.

Looking at the battleship in the distance that was unscathed but covered in dust, Xue Zhi said to herself:

"Now, send the others on their way."

A huge white ball of light appeared beside him and then flew towards another flagship.

Some smaller ones flew towards the frigate nearby.

An explosion was heard, much smaller than a nuclear bomb, but it was enough to destroy almost everything.

Those frigates that had been specially armored to try to buy time in a fight with Xue Zhi were annihilated in a white light without playing any role.

The points continued to increase and soon exceeded the cost of nuclear bombs and explosives.

The wreckage of the warship was burning behind her. Xue Zhi washed herself with water and flew towards the Wuyan border without looking back.

"Now I'm really not a good person."

Chapter 20: The Empire's Response

In the city where the highest authority of Ursus is located, a young emperor is sitting on a high seat and questioning the people below.

"How's the investigation going? Have you found any survivors?"

The investigators knew that the emperor was easy to talk to, so they revealed their findings without hiding anything.

"Your Majesty, we... did not find any weapons left. We only detected several types of radiation similar to but different from Originium radiation that remained in that place. As for the survivors, unfortunately, they all sacrificed their lives for the Empire."

"Not at all?"

"No, not at all."

The supreme emperor has not spoken yet.

One of the ministers below cursed:

"A bunch of trash!"

This act of usurpation made the young emperor very unhappy.

So he waved his hand and asked the soldier who reported the matter to leave first.

"I understand the news you brought. Go down and have a rest. You have worked hard."

The newly born minister wanted to say something, but swallowed it back when he saw the emperor's cold look.

After the soldiers left, the emperor glanced at the ministers around him and said:

"What do you think of this hunt?"

When it was their turn to speak, they couldn't even fart.

"this..."

The emperor, knowing exactly what kind of people these people were, smiled mockingly.

Then the emperor asked something else.

"It seems that you don't know anything either. So what do you think about the culprit who might have caused this accident?"

The ministers finally had something to say about this issue.

One of them stood up and said sternly:

"Your Majesty, he must be a spy sent by Yan Nation to sabotage our Ursus. He may even be a fragment of the Year Beast. We must hold them accountable!"

The emperor nodded with a smile on his face.

"It's possible, but where's the evidence?"

A condemnation had been issued earlier, which roughly stated that Ursus condemned the Yan State for allowing the fragments of the Sui Beast to run rampant in its country.

The Yan State was completely confused after receiving the condemnation. Chongyue, who was stationed in Yumen, was immediately recalled to the capital to discuss the possibility of this matter. However, as the eldest brother, Chongyue was not clear about the whereabouts of each of his younger brothers and sisters.

This condemnation caused a huge stir at the international level, and the countries of Terra followed suit and condemned Yan Country for failing to restrain its own people.

In the whole farce, only Yan State itself did not know what exactly happened in Ursus.

Although the condemnation has been issued, the discussion between the emperor and his ministers in Ursus cannot be concluded so easily.

"His strength is very strong! It's so strong that it's almost impossible for ordinary people to achieve it!"

The emperor nodded. When there was no other evidence, extraordinary power could be used as evidence.

But he still didn't believe that Yanguo couldn't restrain those fragments.

"That's a good reason, but it's not just the fragments that have this power. Other entities may also have this power, don't you think, Duke Koschei?"

Sitting next to the emperor was a silver-haired man. He had a handsome face and a kind of beauty that was difficult to distinguish between androgynous, but his gloomy temperament destroyed this beauty.

Duke Kosice, who had not participated in the discussion and was resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes.

He pressed his temple and said:

"Your Majesty, that is not the Year Beast, but something else."

The injuries from the fight with Xue Zhi, or rather the one-sided crushing, still tormented him day and night.

The ability of psionic energy to attack along the line of cause and effect makes it useless even if he cuts his soul or even replaces his body.

"My dear, do you know?"

"That is all I know, Your Majesty."

The young emperor sighed in disappointment and then talked about other important matters.

"Okay, let's talk about something else. There's intelligence that he's from the infected organization - the Reunion Movement. Is that true or not?"

The minister in charge of intelligence gathering and processing began his report.

"It's true, Your Majesty. It seems that the mobile city that disappeared silently was probably his work. He has the ability to do this."

"So what's the situation of the Integration Movement now?"

"We were tracking them before, but now we have given up because we don't know if those people have the same weapons."

Hearing this answer, the emperor's face looked a little strange and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

"Oh? Are we just going to let them run wild in the empire?"

The minister showed a look of disdain.

"They are just a bunch of low-class people. They only attack some mines and villages. They can't achieve anything big."

The emperor was silent for a moment, then he laughed.

"Hahahaha, yeah, they're just a bunch of lowly people. They can't accomplish anything."

But behind his smile there was a hint of coldness.

This young emperor was different from previous emperors of Ursus. He was more compassionate, or more on the left side of the political spectrum.

His ideal is to allow everyone in Ursus to live fairly.

However, seeing the expressions of the ministers below, he felt that there would be great obstacles in implementing his ideas.

The meeting did not last long. After discussing some unimportant topics, most of the ministers left, leaving only Kosice and the emperor himself.

"Duke, what kind of man do you think that is?"

"I do not know."

"Even you who can easily read people's minds, don't you know this?"

The young emperor had great respect for Kosche, as he knew that he was the god who protected Ursus.

Kosice shook his head, a rare admission of defeat.

"Your Majesty, I am not omnipotent. I cannot figure out what that man is thinking. Perhaps he lives purely according to his own ideas. Some news came from the North. They obtained a flower that can purify the pollution of evil spirits. This flower was given by that man."

The emperor stroked his chin and said:

"It seems that he is at least on the side of humans."

"Yes."

The emperor stood up with his hands behind his back, walked to the window and observed the people living and working in peace and contentment in the capital and the endless flow of vehicles.

His thoughts flew to the distant snowfield, where there was a group of people struggling to stay alive.