CHAPTER 324: CHAPTER 146: WHAT SELF-DESTRUCT TRUCK?

Accompanied by Chen Jian’s command, the ethereal voice of War Skull echoed.

But at this moment, Chen Jian could no longer hear it.

After issuing the command, he had already stuffed all the equipment into the isolation box; even the exoskeleton had been removed and placed in the truck’s cargo box, planning to use this simple yet reliable Faraday cage to shield against the impending electromagnetic pulse.

He silently counted down in his heart.

And after the countdown reached zero, a massive flash suddenly lit up the horizon.

At this moment, it was approaching dusk.

All the people inside Imperial City saw this scene, akin to a divine miracle.

The dazzling light illuminated the sky as if it were broad daylight; shortly afterward, a giant mushroom cloud rose, and the massive shock wave swept along the ground toward Imperial City.

The fierce wind blew hard, and the signs in the city rustled loudly.

After the flash ended, using a telescope in his hand, Chen Jian saw the scene at the explosion’s center.

The monster from Ande City, less than 600 meters from the blast point, had been completely torn apart by the overpressure, and its flesh didn’t even have time to be driven away by the shock wave before it melted, burned, and turned to ashes from the heat of the radiation.

The colony of insect-like monsters that sheltered it had long vanished without a trace, disappearing into the air as if they never existed.

The deafening explosion sound arrived at Imperial City only tens of seconds later, accompanied by the shock wave. Chen Jian’s eardrums sank slightly, and his body tilted back a bit.

But after stepping back, he still stood steadily on the city wall.

----However, the only ones still standing were the members of the Huaxia Army.

At the instant of the explosion, everyone in the city, including the Holy Blood, instinctively lowered their bodies, even lying on the ground.

They didn’t dare raise their heads to look, nor did they dare investigate what had exactly happened.

They only knew that the Huaxia Army, who had spoken about annihilating the monsters, truly fulfilled their promise.

Although unable to comprehend the true power of the explosion, at this moment, a rumor from the south flashed through everyone’s minds.

"Two suns rose over Yellow Stone City; a Guard Brigade of the Mechanical God Sect was obliterated beneath the sunlight."

So, this is the legendary sun?

The light gradually dimmed, and Chen Jian, with a telescope in hand, carefully observed before retrieving the communication equipment once more.

Then, he ordered:

"Restore cellular network communications!"

"No monster sightings detected, deploy a drone for reconnaissance!"

"Received!"

Huang Meng’s voice rang out first, followed by Fu Xi’s report.

"Chief, Fu Xi is online."

"Cellular network restored, operating drone for close reconnaissance!"

Chen Jian ordered again, and moments later, a small reconnaissance drone took to the air, speeding towards the explosion point 50 kilometers away.

This was a drone destined for sacrifice.

But before its sacrifice, it played an unparalleled role.

The large-scale ground subsidence was captured, followed by an almost identical monster to the "Whale Catfish" they saw in the ocean, but smaller, bursting out of loose soil!

"It’s here!"

Chen Jian exclaimed excitedly.

This time, he clearly saw the monster’s huge, serrated, and layered mouthparts.

Earth Dragon.

A name instantly flashed through his mind.

This creature might have commonalities with the Earth Dragon they saw at the Huangzhou Ruins!

It could also move in shallow underground layers!

It wasn’t just the mouthparts; Chen Jian also saw the densely arranged pustules on its back.

The pustules were covered with thick scales but instantly expanded when the drone approached.

Then, the Whale Catfish stood upright.

Its body rose nearly 50 meters high, rotating, twisting in the air, seemingly searching for the enemy’s direction.

At that instant, Chen Jian suddenly understood what it was doing.

"Electromagnetic pulse!"

"Watch out!"

He stuffed the communication equipment back into the isolation box with lightning-fast speed, but Lei Jie was a step behind beside him.

An ear-piercing howl sounded in the headphones, and moments later, Lei Jie suddenly spoke:

"Damn, it’s not an electromagnetic pulse!"

"Just strong electromagnetic interference!"

"This thing is just a super-sized high-voltage electric eel! Captain! It’s fine! It’s too far away to interfere with us!"

"Understood! Frequency-hopping communication!"

Chen Jian retrieved the communication equipment again, and as he put the helmet back on his head, the disrupted signal gradually recovered.

The image was still a bit blurry, but Chen Jian could clearly see arcs flickering around the monster.

The trees close to it were directly pierced, then burst into flames.

Fine electric lights flickered on the ground, dust and smoke rose.

Chen Jian couldn’t imagine what kind of psychological pressure one would face seeing this monster up close.

An unconventional attack method, gigantic body, terrifying appearance, and an aura that seemed to crush everything...

Even if it’s not a tier one monster, it has at least reached the standard of a tier two monster!

----But, it’s useless.

The "might" it created still seemed too insignificant compared to the nuclear explosion just before.

It was even laughable.

Yes, even though its single combat ability suffices to destroy a large-scale human settlement.

But its opponent is a 200-kiloton nuclear bomb.

"Should we blow it up?"

Lei Jie asked:

"Looks like it might be hit with artillery. Want to test it?"

"No way! Self-destruct truck, go!"

"Understood!"

Fu Xi’s voice immediately came through the headphones.

Lei Jie said nothing more.

Compared to Chen Jian, he obviously anticipated a thrilling explosion even more.

"Truck number two is in position."

"Distance to target, 12 kilometers."

"10 kilometers."

"5 kilometers."

"Entering detonation range."

"Countdown 20 seconds."

"Prepare protective posture, detonation imminent, cellular network communication will be interrupted, ask Comrade Huang Meng to protect base station equipment."

"Understood!"

The final reply came from Huang Meng.

Then, communication was cut off prematurely.

And immediately, 10 seconds later, the second nuclear explosion occurred.

Another massive mushroom cloud rose in the distance.

This time, all the citizens inside Imperial City watched the distant explosion in gleeful intoxication.

Despite being 50 kilometers away, the intense radiation still brought tears to their eyes.

Some even suffered brief blindness from daring to stare directly at the blast point.

But when the monster was obliterated in the explosion and they heard people around them cheering, spreading word about how this catastrophic attack buried the monster, they seemed to forget everything and joined the crowd in shouting and celebrating.

At this moment, everyone realized one thing.

The food chain on the wasteland had changed.

When those monsters were easily exterminated by an unstoppable grand power beyond their attack range, the survival rules of the wasteland had indeed transformed.

Humans, once again stood at the top of the food chain!