From Earthbound Spirit to Tokyo Evil

The helicopters, having run out of ammunition, had begun to turn sideways, preparing to return to the base. Only the two helicopters in the front were still using their machine guns to madly fire at the giant bear, slowly approaching it.

In the firelight, something suddenly flashed by, and the leading helicopter was hit by an ice spike that was almost as big as itself, and it disintegrated directly in the air, breaking into several pieces and falling. The next second, several similar ice spikes streaked across the sky at an astonishing speed, shooting down all the helicopters!

The giant bear climbed up again, and its body, which had just recovered, was torn apart again and bleeding. This made it roar, and it continuously spit out huge ice spikes around, smashing the tall buildings one by one.

The shells struck again, but this time, the explosion occurred in the air several meters away from the giant bear.

The ice crystals that appeared out of nowhere shattered into countless pieces in the explosion, forming a large white mist that enveloped most of the ruins. Under the cover of this mist, that huge body ran out of the ruins at an extremely fast speed and rushed towards the prosperous city center of the Thousand Peaks City!

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"This damn thing..." Long Qingting muttered.

From the TV screen, he couldn't see the artillery groups that might be hidden more than ten kilometers away or even further, and he had no idea what actions the Cheka's mind controllers and werewolves had taken. But based on his personal judgment, the role that mind controllers and werewolves could play when facing such things might not be as good as modern weapons.

Even he would definitely try to avoid confronting this ghost thing head-on. But the scene before him made him start to think, if something like this fell from the sky above the Demon City, what should he do?

At first, it was obvious that it did not know the attack methods and power of modern weapons, but after suffering a round of attacks, it immediately took the most advantageous way to respond. This is enough to show that it is not an alien in the general sense.

"It is very likely that they are the gods who were exiled to the kingdom of God in the legend." Xia Chuan made such a judgment.

As a human being, Long Qingting might not be able to understand it, but Xia Chuan, who is also a god, immediately knew what kind of power allowed it to recover so quickly after suffering such a fierce artillery attack.

The spirits of those who were killed by it in a cruel manner, and those who witnessed these scenes and inadvertently generated wishes out of fear and despair.

The power of wishes on the scene alone should not be enough to produce such an effect. Xia Chuan soon realized that the biggest purpose of the TV broadcast they were watching might be to spread fear to people all over the world in this way, so as to achieve the purpose of collecting power of wishes.

Everyone who saw this scene and was afraid of the monster in the picture may have unintentionally provided it with a tiny amount of wish power. After these wishes traveled across a long distance, the amount that could be received by it might be even smaller. But who knows how many people are watching these pictures like them now?

One billion? Two billion?

There is no doubt that as time goes by, more and more people will gather in front of the TV, watching the strange events happening in the world with extreme anxiety and fear. This also means that unless they can cut off this live broadcast, it will be difficult for them to completely eliminate these monsters.

"Master, although I'm not sure, could it be that they got the inspiration from you?" Paul suddenly whispered to him.

Xia Chuan was a little stunned.

Is this really the case?

Because he successfully obtained millions of wishes through live broadcast in Tokyo and successfully prevented the conspiracy of important person A, so, in turn, it inspired A to plan the scene in front of him?

"If they can affect all TVs, then there shouldn't be any problem affecting mobile phones. The reason why they left mobile phones alone is probably so that people can continue to tell more people about these things through their phones, creating more fear and despair among each other?"

"Paul...it was you who came up with the idea of ​​the live broadcast." Xia Chuan interrupted Octopus's chattering.

"Well, I don't deny it, but..." Paul's tentacles trembled in the air, and finally let go in frustration. "I am very, very sorry, Master."

"Then come up with a way to fight them!" Xia Chuan said. "Before more of those damn things fall!"

Chapter 289 Adding insult to injury

Long Qingting had no idea that such a conversation was taking place between Xia Chuan and his Shikigami.

As the giant white bear rushed towards the bustling downtown area of ​​Thousand Heads City, causing destruction and death along the way, the scene that had been tracking it suddenly began to switch between different major cities as before.

Not only that, more and more cities appeared in the picture. Although many of the phantoms that appeared later on the cities were far from comparable to the initial ones, such scenes were enough to create fear in more places around the world and make this fear spread rapidly.

Long Qingting began to make phone calls to learn more about the situation in other places, and at the same time asked about the follow-up of what was happening in the Thousand Peaks City.

"Because Lucia attacked Area 51 first, A retaliated against them. So, is Daxia still planning to launch a nuclear strike on Area 51 as planned?" Xia Chuan asked.

"They haven't made a final decision yet." Long Qingting was somewhat helpless. "It is almost impossible to evacuate nearly 20 million people in the Demon City. They are trying their best to evacuate the people near the Demon City Tower and at the same time, they are trying to mobilize stronger forces there as much as possible."

"So you're scared?" Xia Chuan sighed.

This move by key figure A was indeed vicious.

Although everyone knew that even if they did nothing, those things would eventually fall. As the strongest opponents of the Watchers, Daxia and Lucia would definitely become the two chickens used to scare the monkeys no matter how hard they tried.

But human nature is like this. After seeing the tragic situation in Lucia's capital, Daxia could not just pretend nothing happened.

"I just want to say that A must have turned a city into a target much faster than they could evacuate it. No matter how hard they try, they can't avoid large-scale casualties. A must have a reason for doing this. If he has more time, the situation he will face in the future may be ten or a hundred times worse than what he would face now."

Long Qingting nodded, but sighed again: "Given the national conditions of Daxia, it is impossible for them to treat human lives as lightly as the Russians do. I will tell them what you said..."

But Paul screamed at this time: "Master, look!"

Its tentacles pointed at the laptop computer used to view satellite images. The smoke and dust caused by the two Lucia tactical nuclear missile attacks had gradually dissipated, allowing people to evaluate the effectiveness of the attacks through satellite images.

The buildings on the ground looked completely destroyed, and the famous long runway in Area 51 was also severely damaged, with the middle part near the buildings reduced to ruins. The strong explosion and shock wave lifted the sand and soil that originally covered the surface, exposing the huge underground fortifications.

Parts of it were obviously badly damaged, but the damage was insignificant compared to its huge overall size.

But what surprised it was not this, but the fact that on the radar map next to it, there were two small dots rapidly approaching Area 51!

That is?

Paul operated the computer quickly and soon found the two high-speed moving objects.

Two heavy transport aircraft belonging to Lucia!

"They are going to..."

At this time, several missiles separated from the fuselage one after another, emitting brilliant tail flames and rushing towards Area 51 at a rapid speed!

"The Russians are really... indifferent to life and death, they will just fight if they don't agree." Xia Chuan couldn't help but sigh.

"Since the Thousand Peaks City is already like that, it doesn't matter to them, right?" Long Qingting said somewhat sourly.

From an outsider's perspective, this approach is certainly refreshing, but if the residents of the City of Thousand Peaks have the power to express their opinions, they will most likely have different views.

Paul quickly switched the screen, tracking the trajectories of the missiles, while providing scientific knowledge to Xia Chuan.

This should be a so-called ground-penetrating missile specifically used to attack underground bunkers, but because it is a highly confidential new weapon, Paul does not know its specific power. He can only guess from past battle examples that it should be able to penetrate at least eight meters of reinforced concrete, or twenty to thirty meters of rock.

"I just don't know where the shelter below is..." It said to Xia Chuan. At this time, all the missiles flying in the sky were directly detonated. The next moment, the two heavy transport planes carrying missile launchers were also hit by some force and exploded directly in the air, turning into fireballs.

"This..." Xia Chuan and Long Qingting were stunned again.

After a moment, Long Qingting said: "He clearly had the ability to stop the previous nuclear strike, why..."

"He just wants to show us the bunker." Xia Chuan said.

He can guess what A will say at this time.

You have already seen that nuclear bombs and the like have no effect. Don't even think you can use the power of those weapons. Xia Chuan, if you want to stop me, then come here yourself.

why?

Did he really want me to go there? What was his purpose?

A moment later, the black light that had appeared before suddenly flashed again. Paul immediately began to track the direction of the black light, but found that this time it was not a certain city that was damaged, but a dozen small cities surrounding Area 51.

The destructive power of each of them was much weaker than the one that destroyed the casino, but without exception, they all destroyed the entire city just right.

As the ruler of the United States, A is obviously very clear about the population and scope of each city and knows how much power should be expended.

"The number of victims in this wave is between 1.6 million and 1.8 million..." Paul quickly calculated the possible number based on official US data. "There are not many people left in Nevada, but neighboring California has a population of 40 million... This wave just took away several small cities in California."

"Watch TV!" Long Qingting said at this time.

The scene turns back to the City of Thousand Heads. Large areas of ruins have appeared in the huge city. Explosions are still happening. The body of the giant bear can be seen to be bloody, but it is not affected at all and continues to cause destruction.

At this moment, the ominous phantom in the sky began to fluctuate again. A moment later, another ugly monster broke free from its restraints, successfully passed through the barrier between the two worlds, and fell heavily into the ruins of the Red Palace.

But it was obvious that it could no longer obtain replenishment like the giant bear, and could only stand up in its current broken state, raised its head and howled, then rushed off in another direction.

"The Thousand Peaks City is finished." Long Qingting made a quick judgment. "Perhaps we will soon see them destroy their own capital with a nuclear bomb."

Xia Chuan turned his gaze back to the laptop and looked at the screen of Area 51.

"Paul, haven't you thought of a solution yet?"

"Master...please give me a little more time."

Chapter 290 A

Xia Chuan did not completely rely on Paul's ideas, but his thinking had not yet truly broken free from the shackles of being a human being. As a spirit pet and a shikigami, Paul did not have such restrictions, but had acquired a lot of knowledge about this world through the Internet. The difference in thinking might help him find a way out in such a situation.

It is becoming increasingly clear that A is very eager to go to Area 51, even to the point of doing some seemingly unreasonable things.

Based on the existing information and what is happening, Xia Chuan cannot help but reasonably speculate that if he really goes to that place, he might help A achieve his real goal.

Moreover, he has not yet found a way to crack A's black light.

Previously, the evil god, whose body was only temporarily taken over by A, could use this move to directly penetrate his body. If it happened in A's home court and faced A's full force, the result would only be worse.

But it is meaningless for him to be here, because it is obvious that A no longer needs the pitiful willpower replenishment from the Cactus Kingdom. Instead, it has entered the extinction mode and directly exchanged the lives of millions of Americans for power.

Who is more like the evil god?

"I've got an idea!" Paul said at this time.

"What method?" Xia Chuan was full of anticipation. What sudden and brilliant idea would it come up with?

"We should launch nuclear bombs to the area around Area 51 and kill everyone before A makes his move! That way, A won't be able to gain power this way anymore!"

Its words left Xia Chuan dumbfounded. Although in a sense this answer was not entirely wrong, but... why did he have a subtle sense of déjà vu?

Didn't a filial son do this? What was the result?

"Based on what just happened, do you think the nuclear bomb has a chance to land? Moreover, even if everyone knows that they may become sacrifices at any time, will they be willing to die like this? I don't know how Daxia and Lucia persuaded them to agree to the two countries' nuclear bombs to attack Area 51, but if the scope of the attack is expanded to tens of millions of people around, do you think they will watch this happen and do nothing?"

"Why don't we use nuclear weapons? Let's just quietly go over and kill them all?" Paul was a little hesitant. But it was obviously not because he thought there was anything wrong with Xia Chuan killing so many people personally, but because he was worried about whether he would get too close to A and whether there would be any hidden dangers.

"The Russians killed that monster!" Long Qingting, who had no idea that they were secretly discussing such anti-human topics, breathed a sigh of relief at this time.

"Which one?" Xia Chuan's spirits were lifted. Finally, there was good news.

"The second one." Long Qingting replied. "The tactical nuclear weapons have been launched, and the first monster should be coming soon."

Xia Chuan originally thought that in this situation, A would switch the camera to other places to avoid letting people see the destruction of the monster he summoned. However, unexpectedly, the camera not only kept staring at the monster that lacked knowledge of modern human weapons and was ignorant of its own fate, but also suddenly split the screen to play scenes from nearby residents' homes, ultimately letting people watch helplessly as the family and the monster were burned to death in the high temperature generated by the nuclear explosion.

A tactical nuclear bomb failed to kill the monster directly, but in a sense, it also played a role similar to Paul's suggestion. When the residents of the Thousand Peaks City were burned to death in large numbers, the giant bear also lost its most direct and powerful source of power replenishment. Soon, under the repeated attacks of various missiles, shells, armor-piercing shells, and incendiary bombs, it let out a shrill and unwilling roar, fell in the ruins, and was torn apart by the continuous artillery fire that continued to pour down, and burned to ashes.

Xia Chuan didn't know how President Lucia would interpret such a "victory", nor did he know whether the people of Lucia would understand and accept such a "victory", but shortly after the giant bear fell, a vague figure appeared on the screen.

"Ignorant humans, this is the fate you are about to face." Xia Chuan was very familiar with his voice. It was none other than A, an important member of the Watchers.

After hiding behind the scenes for so long, he finally showed up for the first time!

"You will become the nourishment for the resurrection of the ancient gods, and the sacrifice for their revenge on the world. Or, like the people you just saw, you will be worthless, like ants, and be killed without mercy by those you regard as hope. Yes, this is the fate you are about to face."

There was nothing surprising about A's voice, and it had no effect on extraordinary people like Xia Chuan and Long Qingting, but it had powerful magic for ordinary humans who had just suffered a great shock and whose spirits and beliefs were beginning to crumble.

He didn't speak a specific language, but just like what Xia Chuan did in Hawaii before, his words were so touching that even a deaf person could understand the meaning of his words without a doubt.

“The destruction of mankind is inevitable. No matter where you are, what position you hold, whether you are poor or rich, healthy or old and sick, everyone will face the same fate.” The vague shadow said perhaps the most desperate thing in the most plain tone, which made the people who were listening to these words feel more panicked and sad.

"But you have another choice." At this moment, his words suddenly changed. "Confess to me with all your heart and beg. If the majority of people in your area can come to their senses, then you can be saved. Remember my name is Astaroth."

"Astaroth?"

Paul immediately began to recall whether he had seen this name before, while Long Qingting began to call the database to find out if there was any special meaning behind this name.

Xia Chuan could only smile bitterly.

This move cannot be said to be similar to what he did in Hawaii, it can only be said to be almost exactly the same.

Did I really give A inspiration and make him determined to do this?

It is conceivable that at this moment, countless wishes are pouring towards the place where A is from all directions all over the world. Maybe he can't purify these wishes as easily as Xia Chuan, maybe he can't use these forces as efficiently as Xia Chuan, maybe the distance will greatly consume the spiritual power they contain, but once it is measured in units of "billion", he absolutely cannot ignore the existence of this situation.

"He is not A!" Long Qingting had already confirmed what he wanted to verify. "At least he is not the A who founded the Watchers!"

The information on the computer screen also only contained a very blurry black-and-white photo, which looked very much like the shadow that had just appeared on the TV screen. However, his name was not Astaroth, but Arthur Adams.

Chapter 291 Happy Death Day

It is no longer known what happened.

Perhaps from the very beginning, Arthur Adams, a human being, became a superhuman because of the existence of Astaroth, and successfully hid his true identity. He used this power to create the Watchers, became A, provoked the outbreak of that war, and used the war to destroy most of the remaining superhumans in the world, causing the aliens and the living forces of several major religions to kill each other and cause casualties, thus giving the ancient gods who had long been exiled a chance to revive.

It is also possible that while studying the mysterious knowledge taken from all over the world, A accidentally became a puppet of Astaroth, and he took control of his body and became the medium and tool for the ancient gods to return to the world.

"They must be stopped!" Long Qingting said with a pale face.

At this point, there is no need to consider personal ambitions. Look at those strange and terrifying figures in the sky, look at A's determination to kill millions of people at a time, and humans are nothing more than ants to them.

If we really let them return to this world, the result might be no better than nuclear doomsday.

"How to do it?" Xia Chuan asked.