"Rumble—"

As the light that illuminated the world gradually faded, the rumbling sound arrived from afar.

Then a wind comparable to a category twelve typhoon swept through the entire area around the volcano group.

Unimaginable, even at such a great distance, it caused such strong winds on our side. How powerful was that explosion really?

Inside the massive safe zone at Alliance Headquarters.

Chen Tianzhi and others watched as the blinding light at the horizon slowly vanished, a serious expression briefly flashing across their eyes.

They had insufficient perception and were also unclear on what the symbolic power of Celestial-level creatures was.

So they couldn't begin to guess what was happening in that direction.

In their understanding, what could cause such a terrifying phenomenon was likely a battle between super creatures.

But what kind of super creature could make such a terrifying commotion?

And because of the pressure issue on this side, hot air balloons and satellites couldn't ascend too high, and without long-term preparation, they could explore only within a few thousand kilometers.

But the origin of that light was at least tens of thousands of kilometers away, beyond their exploration range.

Initially, Chen Tianzhi even thought it might have been a hydrogen bomb.

But the phenomenon similar to hydrogen bomb explosions happened thousands of times, maybe even over ten thousand times.

So he dismissed that thought directly.

Because—

All the hydrogen bombs of Earth's civilization...especially of such large yield, didn't add up to that many.

And ultimately, that light that lit up the world made him completely dismiss 'it was a hydrogen bomb' as a possibility.

Because a hydrogen bomb simply couldn't reach that level.

That damn thing could practically end the world!

If such a powerful explosion had occurred on the old Earth, it wouldn't just be the surface; the entire Earth might be in jeopardy.

"Was it this world's Mountain Gods and demons?"

"Or some kind of super creature engaged in battle with the Drought Fiend?"

"If it really were some super creature fighting the Drought Fiend, that would be ideal."

"Ideal, my ass! What if one side couldn't win and fled in our direction? Even if they're just passing by, they'd trample us to death like ants!!"

These human leaders discussed with dark faces, feeling that the situation was very dire.

Previously, on the route of their escape, they had relied on black-tech created by a Mechanician to obliterate an evil Mountain God blocking their way.

But that Mountain God was, at most, Earth Level, and nowhere near Earth's Limit.

And such black-tech consumed too much; they could barely use it a few times, naturally, it couldn't cause such a massive phenomenon.

"It's truly...misfortune never comes singly."

Chen Tianzhi said gravely, "Prepare for battle at full strength. We must assume the worst possible situation, where we might be attacked from both sides, not just by the Volcano Race but possibly by an unknown enemy."

He didn't dare think the other side could be friendly; it just didn't seem likely.

Because the strongest superpower users of the first batch awakened in Earth's civilization were all here.

Such a thing as latecomers surpassing the earlier ones could happen, but even so, it would only potentially surpass them, and it couldn't reach such a level.

At a certain moment, he remembered the Conceptual Superpower User mentioned by the captain of the 13th Independent Regiment before.

The other side seemed to have once said that they hoped to kill the Drought Fiend.

But as soon as this thought appeared, he suppressed it, thinking that it was probably exaggerated by the other side to ask for resources.

Because—

If nothing went wrong, even if the Conceptual Superpower User really existed, it was likely they had awakened later.

Otherwise, the 13th Independent Regiment wouldn't have reported it only now.

It's known that escape teams with Creator Conceptual Superpower Users would receive significant resource allocation.

No one would resist such a temptation.

And a Conceptual Superpower User who awakened later shouldn't be able to create such a terrifying thing...right?

Suppressing such a thought that even he found absurd, Chen Tianzhi quickly ordered, "Mechanical unit in position, tank unit on standby...also, be ready to teleport the Mechanician and other seeds at any time!"

"Demon Extermination Division, issue a bounty asking Demon Extermination Teams or freelance Demon Hunters to investigate the Volcano Race's movements."

"Alliance forces on standby..."

"Scouts in position..."

"Intelligence department, always ready to report important information!"

...

As Chen Tianzhi transmitted orders one by one, the entire headquarters safe zone began operating swiftly.

At this time, even the leaders of major forces that appeared united but were internally divided dared not stir up trouble.

Because if something went wrong, the upper echelon of Earth Civilization might be wiped out here.

Though Earth Civilization wouldn't go extinct, as there were many dispersed teams far away unable to converge.

But they themselves might die!

These high-ranking officials or major forces who, after coming to this world, saw the possibility of longevity, who would be willing to die?!

...

Dai Changlin and others, still dozens of kilometers from the volcano group, recovered from the dazzling light on the horizon.

"Though something extraordinary may have happened in that direction, it has nothing to do with us."

Dai Changlin ignored matters in that direction, saying, "My current task is to gather as much information as possible about the Volcano Race, and this task is extremely dangerous. Are you all mentally prepared for this?"

"Captain, we've come this far; no need to say that."

"Exactly, we wrote our wills before coming."

"Let's continue; dawn is breaking."

The nine team members responded expressionlessly.

Dai Changlin nodded, said no more, and led his team forward, resolutely heading toward the Volcano Race's location.

...

Inside the pitch-black Ancient Ruins.

As the incandescent light illuminating the world slowly faded, the world regained its colors, and the energy shield covering the entire Ancient Ruins also gradually disappeared.

Subsequently, the demons harnessing the power of the Ancient Ruins, like they had fulfilled their mission, one after another, the humanoid specters forming their bodies turned to dust and vanish.

'I, the master of the Xu Race's ruins, only just revived for three years, to perish so aggrieved, failing to secure any resources for the Xu Race...'

Before vanishing completely, its Uncanny Valley-like face showed a trace of human-like indignation as if in a final flicker, then completely dissipated.

Following that, strange silhouettes appeared once more in the lower complex of buildings.

However, if someone observed carefully, they would find that these re-emerging eerie figures seemed less spiritual and had become considerably more mechanical.

And when the first ray of dawn emerged at the horizon, these newly reappeared figures vanished silently.

Disappearing along with them was the cluster of continuous building complexes.

The area once again reverted to a state of ruins.

However, not a single member of the 13th team noticed this scene.

Because at this moment, in the safe zone...

Or rather, where the safe zone used to be, lay in utter ruin.

Only two safe houses, one large and one small, remained.

Because the entire safe area had been blown away by the earlier fierce wind, with no light, it was pitch black here.

In such conditions, an ordinary person could barely see their hand in front of their face.

Only superpower users could barely perceive their surroundings.

At this moment—

All the other people who had been hiding behind the radiation-proof safe house had vanished.

Instead, in the distance, every seven or eight meters or dozens of meters apart, silhouettes lay either prone or flat.

This scenario extended out for several thousand meters, where silhouettes were scattered everywhere.

Anyone unaware might think it was a dumping ground for corpses.

The earlier terrifying storm simply wasn't something a few barely human-level Wind Superpower Users could settle.

In fact, those few superpower users themselves got swept away.

Many of the people on the ground had their clothes torn to strips, which then burned away completely in the earlier high temperatures.

Only specialty clothing could withstand the high temperatures from before.

Many were burned by the high temperatures directly before.

"Ow...I...damn!!!"

Tan Zhiming struggled to rise from the ground, "My...old back..."

Nearby, others also got up one after another.

Many were injured from the fall.

Some who were unlucky broke their arms or legs.

And there were many such cases, but people like this mostly passed out.

A hundred meters away from Tan Zhiming.

Zhang Peng sat up from the ground, full of suspicion, looking around at the pitch-black surroundings without finding the cooler.

Then he gazed at the sky, not seeing the night sky nor the Drought Fiend.

So he exclaimed, "The temperature seems to have dropped?!!"

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