The Experimentals were attacking from both the east and west. The opening in the north seemed to be the only way out in the entire stronghold.
Ren Xiaosu took the lead and ran out, while Zhou Yingxue followed closely behind.
But when it came to Li Ran and the others, it did not seem to be going so smoothly. A large number of escapees were crowding around the entrance of the cave, and Li Ran and the others could not move at all.
Someone cursed loudly after getting stuck at the entrance of the cave. Why couldn't they get through in an orderly manner?
Meanwhile, he was still trying his best to squeeze his way forward. It was useless to say anything at this moment. Could politeness and order be more important than his own life?
Because of this trivial matter, only a few people managed to get out of the cave behind Ren Xiaosu and Zhou Yingxue. They were all stuck at the entrance.
There were still a large number of escapees waiting to get out of the stronghold behind the entrance. But with the entrance blocked, no one could get out!
Ren Xiaosu did not have time to care about them. If these people died because of this trivial matter, he would not feel they had died in vain.
Fortunately, the people at the back had a strong desire to survive. They forcefully kicked the group of people past the entrance. Only then did the crowd rush out of the stronghold like flowing water.
Ren Xiaosu turned around and had a look. He had thought the entrance would be blocked again, but he realized these people had suddenly become a lot more orderly.
Puzzled, he took another look and was surprised to see Old Li and Qin Sheng standing guard at the entrance of the cave and organizing the escapees to evacuate.
The two of them had also caught up to the stronghold and were heading north with the crowd. However, they did not intend to escape by themselves. Instead, they stayed at the entrance of the cave and brought up the rear.
Right after, the two of them even went up to meet the Experimentals that were chasing after them. Fortunately, there were not many Experimentals chasing after them, so the two of them were more than enough to handle them.
There were probably 5,000 to 6,000 Experimentals invading the stronghold. However, they were scattered throughout the huge stronghold. If a small group of Experimentals encountered two Knight soldiers, they would only be doomed.
Ren Xiaosu shook his head. He had done what he could. The rest was up to fate.
With this in mind, Ren Xiaosu started running into the wilderness. While running, Li Ran tripped on the bumpy road and cried out in pain.
Fang Zhi and the plainclothes soldiers stopped in their tracks. They wanted to carry Li Ran and continue running for their lives.
Ren Xiaosu thought to himself, 'These people aren't so heartless after all. If they can still help Li Ran at a time like this, Li Ran's acquaintance with them wasn't in vain.'
However, even a soldier would find it hard to carry a hundred kilograms of weight while running in the wilderness.
Everyone had good intentions, but when they started running, they wanted to leave Li Ran behind at any moment.
It was just like how many people were very filial. In the beginning, when their parents fell ill and were bedridden, they could still persist in taking care of them and cleaning their feces and urine. But after a long time, they would feel that the elderly were a burden.
That was because the pain accumulated over time would eventually break a person down.
When they got out of the stronghold, Fang Zhi counted the number of people in the tour group that had made it out. What saddened him was that only half of the staff members who had traveled with them were still alive. As for the other half, no one knew if they could make it out of the stronghold alive.
After running like this for two hours, the plainclothes soldiers who were taking turns carrying Li Ran were exhausted by the time they started heading up the mountain. Even their knees could not withstand the heavy pressure.
The mountain roads were too difficult to walk on.
Ren Xiaosu took a short break at the top of a small hill. The people behind him also stopped with him.
Ren Xiaosu climbed to the top of the hill and looked back at Stronghold 74 in the distance. From this position, he could even see the outline of the stronghold. However, he could no longer see what was going on inside.
Old Li and Qin Sheng had already caught up to them. Both of them were injured, so Ren Xiaosu handed them a bottle of black medicine. "It's very effective. Apply it on your wounds, and they'll heal very quickly."
The two Knight soldiers thanked him. Due to the battle with the Experimentals, they had expended a lot of their stamina.
Ren Xiaosu asked, "How many of the escapees managed to escape?"
"Quite a few." Old Li panted and said, "But those who didn't manage to escape are probably done for."
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu suddenly looked up as though he had sensed something. He looked in the direction of the stronghold.
When the others saw him doing this, they also looked in the direction of the stronghold.
In an instant, it was as though something had fallen from the stronghold. Following that, a strange and huge spot of light started spreading out. The entire stronghold was kicked up into a huge cloud of dust by this sudden attack.
In the blink of an eye, an extremely powerful explosion started spreading out from the inside of the stronghold. Dark red flames shot up into the sky and enveloped the entire stronghold in a mushroom cloud.
An unstoppable shockwave spread outwards, and a ring of transparent waves instantly pulverized all the buildings in the stronghold. It was as though a deity had suddenly descended from the heavens and sent down divine retribution!
When the shockwave spread out, the areas that were not affected by it were still the original grayish color of the buildings. But the areas that were affected by the shockwave turned into orange flames.
The distant flames illuminated the faces of the escapees who had fled far away on the hillside. Even though they were so far away, the shockwave still caused everyone's hair and clothes to flutter about. Some of them were even blown backward by the shockwave.
"That's …" Ren Xiaosu asked in a daze.
"A nuclear bomb." Old Li said with difficulty, "A human weapon that even the gods are afraid of."
All of the escapees were stunned. Even though they understood that there were probably only the Experimentals left in that stronghold and no one else alive, this scene of destruction still shocked and saddened them.
That was the place where they had lived for decades. It was their home.
Ren Xiaosu suddenly remembered Yang Xiaojin had said this was a weapon that was difficult for humans to master.
…
In the Kyung Clan's stronghold, Qing Yi had already returned to the barracks. He stood behind Qing Zhen and confirmed, "The Experimentals have all been killed. The highest altitude of the ballistic trajectory was 47 kilometers, and the fastest speed was 7.5 kilometers per hour. The accuracy error was less than 30 meters. These are the actual measurements."
But Qing Zhen, who was standing in front of him, still had his hands behind his back. He stood in the barracks and looked up at the sky. No one knew what he was thinking.
Qing Yi said with a smile, "Bro, you're right. Only children would be afraid of the Experimentals. Now that the Experimentals have been wiped out, we won't have any more problems to worry about in the future."
Qing Zhen slowly turned around and looked at Qing Yi. He said, "Ah Yi, today is not a day to be happy about."
Qing Yi slowly fell silent. He knew what Qing Zhen was thinking. The Kyung Clan had passed the news to the Zhou Clan early on in hopes that the Zhou Clan could stop the Experimentals and save the stronghold residents from suffering. But no one expected the Zhou Clan to be helpless against the Experimentals for the time being.
As a result, the Kyung Clan's spies in Stronghold 74 were also sacrificed. After the other party confirmed that Stronghold 74 had been breached and could not be salvaged, they immediately requested the Kyung Clan to launch the missile.
Therefore, the missile did not only kill the Experimentals, but also the Kyung Clan's people.
Qing Yi understood that unless it was absolutely necessary, Qing Zhen would never be willing to take this step.
After all, even during the war against the Yang Clan and the Li Consortium, Qing Zhen did not use such a weapon.
Qing Zhen patted Qing Yi on the shoulder. "Prepare for war."
"But who would dare to attack us with such a weapon?" Qing Yi was puzzled.
Qing Zhen sighed and said, "It's precisely because we have such a weapon."
As he spoke, Qing Zhen got a little tired.
…
But no one saw that after that shocking explosion, a gray figure retreated into the forest and disappeared.
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