A city appeared at the end of the horizon. It was surrounded by tall buildings and a stone wall. It stood on this piece of wasteland. Even though the sun was still high in the sky and there was no night view to prove its prosperity, it was not a wasteland, it was not a wasteland.
By then, another convoy was heading their way. It was the Angel City's convoy. There were armored vehicles and tanks.
There were also a few helicopters rumbling in the sky.
Gu Jun was shocked. Be it Ah Bao, Da Niu and the rest on this truck or the men on the other trucks, they were all cheering.
This was a cry of desperation, it was filled with the determination to die.
"Ah Bao?!" Gu Jun asked anxiously when he recovered, "Do we have enough people here?"
"Yes." Ah Bao said excitedly. He waved his fists. His young face was burning. "That's more than enough for us to be here, ha ha ha!"
Gu Jun knew that even though these people were uncouth, they were not stupid. Especially the leaders, they must have been through a lot of hardships. They would not have brought a whole group of people with 20 cars just to die. There must be a chance of victory, that was why they were willing to risk their lives …
His gaze suddenly fell on the red flatbed truck in the middle of the convoy. What was covered by that tattered canvas?
That should be what these people were relying on.
"You've trespassed into the territory of the Angel City!" The loudspeaker boomed. "Leave now! Leave now or you'll be treated as trespassers! "
"Come on, come on!" Ah Bao's screams became more and more frantic. Da Niu and the rest joined in. "Come on, Flying Locust!"
At that moment, Gu Jun's eyes widened. Locusts filled the sky above the City of Angels. The brownish-yellow insects swooped down like a dark cloud. The buzzing of their flapping wings formed a torrent that shook every crack on the parched land.
"That … that is?" He asked.
"The Flying Locust have used a curse. They know we're not to be trifled with, right?" Ah'Bao laughed and screamed, he was both angry and happy. "Those are not the Locust Gods they worship, they are just some small bugs. But if you get bitten, your whole body will be covered in rashes and blisters, and you will die from the pain. That's how my dad died, and so did my brother. "
However, at this moment, everyone in the caravan was even more excited.
They had already set up their guns and rocket launchers, firing at the helicopters in the sky.
Although the guns looked shabby and crude, they really had firepower. One of the helicopters was hit squarely, and the convoy immediately cheered.
Gu Jun could not take it all in. The Flying Locust did know spells, and they knew spells very well …
The Spell Department already had a hard time summoning a Great Nightingale. To summon so many locusts, how many Spell Department members and how much mental power did they need?
However, even though one of the Flying Locust's helicopters had been shot down, at the same time, the combat vehicles on the ground were also rushing over. There were hundreds of vehicles. Whether it was in terms of quantity or quality, the Flying Locust had an absolute advantage.
"Ah'Bao, does the truck in the middle have some kind of secret weapon?"
Even though he was trying to pry for information, Gu Jun had no choice but to ask. "Or else we won't be able to defeat them …"
"Brother, you have a good eye!" Ah'Bao turned to the truck and his eyes glowed. "Today, the Angel City is doomed, everyone inside it will die!"
"What kind of weapon is that?" Gu Jun asked urgently.
"Brother, I wonder if you've heard of something like this before." Ah'Bao laughed. "It's a nuclear bomb."
Gu Jun was startled. Then he saw someone on the red truck peel off the canvas to reveal the thing hidden inside. It was a large missile. The cylindrical shell was painted army green and the conical warhead reeked of death. So there were several people operating it inside the canvas. It appeared like it could explode at any moment.
'Nuclear bomb? ' His expression shifted again.
"It has a huge yield!" Ah'Bao screamed. "It's enough to flatten the Angel City, ha ha ha!"
Cold sweat broke out on Gu Jun's forehead. He said urgently, "The explosion radius is huge and there will be radiation. This place is going to be destroyed …"
"Don't worry, our settlement has already retreated to a safe location!" Ah'Bao laughed. "Brother, you sure know a lot. We know a lot too."
Someone on the helicopter probably saw the missile because the loudspeaker turned frantic. It warned them not to act recklessly if they wanted to negotiate.
The swarm of locusts was right in front of them. Suddenly, the soldiers in the caravan fired their guns. Gunshots rang out amidst the frenzied shouts.
"Where did you get … a nuclear bomb?" Gu Jun was still in disbelief. Could it be a normal missile?
"That day, an outsider came to our place." Ah'Bao said enthusiastically. "He came in that truck with many strange tools and materials. We've never seen him before and we don't know him. He taught us what science was, how to make guns and cannons. Every day he taught us something new. He even gave us this nuclear bomb. He found it at an old military base. "
"Where is he now? Where is the outsider? "Gu Jun's mind was in a mess. Who was he? How come this doesn't sound right …
"Didn't he die inside that cage? He was killed by the Flying Locust." Ah'Bao hissed. So the leader was lying when he said he didn't know him.
Gu Jun was confused. Then the poster he was holding did not belong to the dead man inside the cage? Or else why had Ah'Bao not seen it before?
Nuclear bomb? If it was a real nuclear bomb …
"Wait!" He couldn't help but shout toward the car where the leader of the convoy was. "There must be another way. Wait!"
However, no one was willing to listen to him. Furthermore, his voice was not as loud as the crowd.
The countless locusts flew over, and were the first to enter the vanguard vehicle. In an instant, they covered the four strong men and bit them. Their screams rang out, and at this time, the leader shouted without hesitation, "Detonate!!!"
"Angel City is doomed!" Ah'Bao screamed. Beside him, Skinny and Da Niu cheered in joy, some teared up while others laughed.
Gu Jun did not have the time to stop them. He saw someone inside the red truck press the button to detonate the nuclear bomb.
The army-green steel armor was filled with highly enriched uranium. The gunpowder inside was ignited, and the resulting pressure pushed the warhead forward. Within a few seconds, the critical mass caused a nuclear chain reaction, and a huge destructive energy burst out …
In a few seconds, this strange convoy was swallowed by the locusts. The excited cheers turned into screams of pain.
Ah'Bao, Da Niu and Skinny's faces were covered in locusts but their eyes were comforted by the cold and terrified faces of the Flying Locust members …
Suddenly, there was a loud explosion and a giant mushroom cloud.
The voices from both sides disappeared. Everyone's faces were pulverized. All the cars, helicopters and locusts disintegrated into nothingness.
The huge city in front of them was still standing on the barren wasteland a moment ago, but in the next moment, it had been flattened into complete ruins.
In that instant, the residents of the city didn't even have time to react. They still retained their original expressions before they were vaporized.
At that moment, Gu Jun seemed to hear Ah'Bao and the rest shout a strange name, saying they had succeeded. It was the name of the outsider.
"Nyarlathotep."
That sounded like it.
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