Many people in China discovered this scene through the live broadcast. As they watched the analysis on various instruments showing the rocket rapidly ascending, their hearts were filled with excitement. However, they then saw an unidentified flying object destroy the rocket, and their hearts instantly became unbearable. They all roared out in anger.
"Which son of a bitch fired a missile?" People began to curse these individuals with their most venomous language.
Sixteen to seventeen years had passed since the doomsday. For such a long time, people had faced countless desperate situations. There were critical moments when zombies surrounded cities, the terror of mutated birds descending from the sky, and the disaster brought by countless insects swarming the mountains. They had endured all of this, just waiting for the final hope to appear and for the global mutations to stop. Then they could live peaceful and tranquil lives. Even if they had to work hard to rebuild their beautiful homeland, they could still see hope. But now, their hope had been destroyed, and they were utterly unable to face this situation.
Later, Yuzhou provided an answer: the intercontinental missile was launched from a missile launch base in South Korea and destroyed the aerospace rocket in the stratosphere.
Upon hearing this news, the people of China strongly demanded the destruction of South Korea, otherwise, these people would continue to interfere.
At this moment, a delicate face appeared on the large screens in these cities. She looked stunning, and many people were very familiar with this face, as she was Chang Jianyi, the mistress of Yuzhou!
Chang Jianyi said in a deep voice, "Originally, our Chinese nation is a peace-loving nation and does not want to attack other countries at will. However, the successive events have told us that with the existence of South Korea, this running dog, they will constantly act as a tiger's henchman, desperately working for the Westerners. If we do not destroy the South Korean launch bases now, they will continue to discuss it. Therefore, I have issued an order to launch two nuclear bombs towards South Korea. They will then taste the power of nuclear bombs, just like the island nation back then!"
Amidst the mighty east wind, two intercontinental missiles were launched from the depths of a vast desert, flying towards the distance. After crossing the atmosphere, they kept leaping, making interception impossible. This was the famous Qian Lao trajectory. The principle was very simple: it was predictable where they were launched from and where they would eventually land, but only God knew their flight path; no one could predict it.
The people of South Korea panicked. Upon hearing this news, they cursed their leaders, but ultimately could not change this fact.
The Blue House also announced their surrender, but there was no response from the Chinese side.
Finally, two nuclear bombs descended from the sky, landing in two locations: Seoul and Busan. These were the most prosperous cities in South Korea and could cover surrounding cities like Incheon, Suwon, Ulsan, and Daegu. Two mushroom clouds rose into the sky, like two suns. It was nighttime, but many surrounding areas were brighter than during the day. Countless houses on the ground collapsed, and a large number of people were vaporized by the intense heat. A small portion of people quickly moved away, but even if they hid in their houses, they would eventually be burned to death. The outer areas had to endure powerful radiation. Nuclear bombs are now different from those of the past. Once they explode, they destroy all buildings within a radius of tens of kilometers, and all living beings, both human and animal, are killed.
Upon hearing this news, people applauded, as they were very happy about this act of revenge. They were delighted to see a country that acted as a henchman being wiped out. It was a pity that even though the South Korean missile bases were destroyed and the country could no longer be rebuilt, the situation could not be changed.
The fragments of the meteorites were estimated to have fallen to the ground all over the world. The various creatures on Earth would still not stop mutating, and they would continue to mutate due to the influence of the meteorites. Humanity would still face the crisis of evolution.
However, as dawn broke, the large screen lit up again. It was Shen Feng's face. He looked much haggard. As an ability user, he could live for at least 300 years, but now he looked like an ordinary middle-aged man, with a stubble and a lot of the spirit gone from his eyes.
Shen Feng said to all of China, "Hello everyone, I am Shen Feng. Actually, I lied to you yesterday. I had everyone watch a rocket launch live broadcast, but in reality, I prepared two rockets. One rocket was specifically to attract the attention of foreigners, and the other rocket was launched afterward. The meteorites were also preserved in this latter rocket, so during last night, it was quietly launched to the moon. It has now successfully landed. Everyone, rejoice!"
This was the plan that Li Keyi had proposed to Shen Feng. He knew that once the meteorites were launched into space, they would inevitably attract the attention of others. On one hand, the satellite launch bases would definitely be attacked, so Jiuquan would not be safe. The launch center had to be moved to a different location, so they quietly renovated the Xichang launch center. They also needed a double insurance. One rocket was too conspicuous, so they used the strategy of "crossing the sea under camouflage." They loudly announced that a rocket carrying meteorites was about to launch, and it would be broadcast live globally so that people from anywhere could watch. All attention was focused on this first launched rocket, but no one knew that half an hour later, another rocket was launched into the sky, and this was the rocket that truly carried the meteorites.
Logically, the second rocket should also have been observed by people. However, taking advantage of this opportunity, China announced its attack on South Korea. Thus, people's attention was drawn to the South China Sea, and they were all watching South Korea being attacked by nuclear bombs. After the nuclear bombs exploded, the rocket had already successfully ascended into space. It was impossible to attack it now, as space weapons had not yet been developed.
After a night, the secretly launched rocket finally reached the moon, and the mechanism carrying the meteorites also successfully landed, sending the meteorites into a crater.
Upon hearing this news, people cheered and embraced each other, kissing each other. At this moment, everyone's hearts were filled with hope. They had witnessed this great moment, and the doomsday was finally coming to an end. There would no longer be mutated viruses infecting humans and turning them into zombies, nor would there be viruses causing animals to mutate and become enormous. There would no longer be large amounts of blue-green algae producing oxygen and drastically increasing the oxygen concentration on Earth. They had now returned to their former lives.
Not only did the people of China embrace and cheer, but many foreigners were also overjoyed upon hearing this news.
However, Shen Feng could not be happy. Although he had completed this remarkable plan, he had to face the fact that many people had likely died. When he left Yuzhou, he had brought more than 70 people with him. If we also count the ability users from other forces in China, there were more than 60 people. A total of more than 130, nearly 140 people, but only he returned. Everyone else had died.
Shen Feng felt extremely guilty, believing it was all his fault. If he had reacted faster and known that those foreign beasts had such low morals, he would have immediately taken everyone away. He did not expect to leave first, and then others suffered a nuclear strike.
However, Shen Feng then received news from the north that Chen Xintie had found some survivors. They had all been frozen by ice, with heavy stones tied to them, and sunk into the seabed. They were carried away by the ocean currents and eventually reached the nearby shore. In the end, only 13 of them survived.
Yu Renshu was alive, Gong Changfa was alive, and Mu Ying was alive. All those who survived were the people who had guarded the iceberg. There was no news at all about the people on the fleet; they were probably annihilated.
The situation at the time was very complex. When people discovered missiles attacking from the sky, they already had a bad premonition and prepared to take cover. These missiles had a very long flight range, so they were likely carrying nuclear warheads.
The people on the iceberg all jumped into the water. Relying on Yu Renshu's ability to manipulate water currents and large amounts of air, they hid in the deep sea, thus avoiding the fatal explosion and not being vaporized by the light and heat on the spot. Gong Changfa avoided the damage of radiation to the human body, and by hiding at the bottom of the sea, using water currents and ice blocks, he froze people and brought them to the distant coast. However, a large number of people still died on the battlefield.
Upon hearing this news, Yue Hengyi immediately controlled Lotus Mountain and descended from the sky, landing near Yuzhou. Then, he ran down the mountain alone, found Shen Feng, and punched him.
"Shen Feng! Do you know how much I trusted you? I entrusted everyone to your care, but in the end, you left me with nothing. Why did my daughter die? My son died? The person I loved the most also died? Why did this happen?" Yue Hengyi looked extremely frantic, appearing like a madman in a rage from afar. He grabbed Shen Feng's collar and kept punching him. No one dared to step forward and intervene.
Shen Feng's strength was immense; it could be said that he was now the absolute strongest in the world, with no one stronger than him. However, at this moment, he allowed the opponent's fists to fall upon him, remaining silent.
Shen Feng knew that he had failed Yue Hengyi. He had entrusted his entire family to his care, but in the end, no one was left except for a pair of elderly parents.
His wife had died years ago from a parasitic infection. Later, his daughter was killed by organ traffickers. After experiencing these events, he became much more silent, but he continued to drift through the sky for his mission, working hard to eliminate the volcanic ash in the stratosphere. But now, upon suddenly hearing the devastating news from the ground, he had only his elderly parents left, and nothing else. His son had also died, and the person he loved the most had also died on the battlefield after being resurrected. Even a cousin had no news.
When a person suddenly learns that they have no relatives left, they feel like a discarded leaf, flying with the wind and having no destination. Therefore, his madness at this moment seemed understandable. At this time, Shen Feng had no words. He wanted to explain that he had also lost many relatives, but in the end, he closed his mouth.
Because Shen Feng knew that he still had more relatives alive in this world, including several women he liked, as well as some disciples. Furthermore, his children were still living healthily. As for the person in front of him, apart from a pair of elderly and sickly parents, he truly had nothing left.
"Why are you so silent now? Speak to me! Or come and duel me. Whether you kill me or I kill you, it's better than us being silent here! What do you mean by not fighting back? Are you trying to play the victim?" Yue Hengyi said.
Li Keyi stepped forward to persuade him, "Don't get too agitated now. I know you are in despair, but we are also not doing well. Sister Chang's younger brother is dead, Xiao Long is dead, and Wang Xiran's only remaining brother died in battle. The person he loved was also reduced to ashes, and not even her body could be brought back. She cries day and night. Everyone is a victim of war, so please don't get so agitated!"
Yue Hengyi knew that what others said was true, but he could not control his emotions at that moment. He continued to punch Shen Feng a few more times, then slumped to the ground, looking up at the sky and saying, "Now I have nothing left except a pair of elderly and sickly parents! What do you want me to do? I still have a long lifespan. How should I spend the rest of my long life in this situation? Every day from now on, I will live in pain!"
Shen Feng then said, "I don't know what to do either. However, for now, I plan to go and get revenge on those bastards in Europe and America. I want to destroy their cities, destroy their industries, so that they can never again rely on their own strength, gained through exploitation, to wreak havoc on the world. The ones who used nuclear bombs were likely those in North America. Their military strength is the strongest, but those in Europe also caused us trouble!"
Upon hearing this, Yue Hengyi suddenly sat up from the ground, his eyes red, and said, "If it's for revenge, then count me in. It's a regret that I couldn't participate in the decisive battle. But these people destroyed my last remaining life, so I will make them pay the price!"
After saying this, the two flew off in different directions. Shen Feng wanted to cross the Pacific Ocean and head directly to North America, while Yue Hengyi needed to ride a giant rock to Europe. They had both set their goals: revenge!
Shen Feng conjured a massive typhoon over the sea. These typhoons were filled with moisture, appearing from the sea and stirring up huge waves. These waves were very high, reaching over 50 meters, fully reflecting Shen Feng's anger. He brought this massive typhoon to North America, controlling it to traverse North America and destroy numerous cities, leaving countless people displaced by the floods.
Many senators in North America, upon hearing this news, knew they had caused trouble. They did not want to see themselves die, so they sent a message to Yuzhou requesting a halt. Otherwise, if North America were to be destroyed, they would launch nuclear bombs at major cities worldwide at the last moment. They had enough nuclear bombs to destroy the Earth, or more accurately, to destroy humanity on Earth.
Yuzhou also seized the opportunity to propose its demands: hand over Tom and Atlas, and destroy half of their nuclear arsenal.
It is unrealistic to expect a nuclear-armed superpower to be directly annihilated, especially through war. If a country is pushed to the brink, it will launch nuclear bombs globally, dragging most countries into the abyss.
At that time, radioactive materials would be everywhere on Earth, and humanity would die tragically in this radiation. Then, only a wasteland would remain, and no one would be able to develop civilization. Humanity would be destroyed by its own hands.
However, even if the country could not be directly annihilated, it must still pay the corresponding price.
The conditions set by Chang Jianyi and others were to hand over the culprits responsible for launching the nuclear bombs and to strictly control the number of nuclear bombs in North America, destroying half of them. This was already enough. In addition, Shen Feng would take the opportunity to destroy a large number of industrial facilities in North America. The floods would wash away dams, and the super typhoon landing would directly turn many buildings into ruins. Furthermore, continuous rainfall would destroy vast tracts of farmland, causing seawater to inundate many farmlands, turning them into saline-alkali land, making it unrealistic to continue growing crops. Large amounts of floodwater would erode roads and bridges, dealing a devastating blow to the country.
The people of North America compromised after witnessing the power of the super typhoon. They had no choice but to compromise, because if they did not, the only outcome awaiting them would be destruction. Rather than everyone dying, it was better to have a broken country. After all, it was better to live a miserable life than to die. As long as they could survive, there was still hope. But if they were destroyed by a super typhoon, they would have no chance of turning the tables.
Thus, Tom and Atlas were handed over. They wanted to escape, but in the end, they were betrayed by the people. They were controlled with large doses of tranquilizers and then handed over to Shen Feng, who killed them by piercing their chests with countless wind blades.
Shen Feng crippled all of North America with a massive typhoon. Their industrialization would never be possible again. Moreover, due to the salinization of a large amount of land, it would be difficult to develop agriculture in the future.
North America's developed cities were basically located by the sea. Coincidentally, the typhoon traversed both the eastern and western continents. The tsunami and typhoon appeared together, directly causing many coastal cities to be submerged by water for a month. As a result, countless buildings collapsed, and people were displaced, forced to flee to the central regions to survive. These areas only had agriculture and no industry, so the country had no future.
Shen Feng's progress was very smooth, but it was different for Yue Hengyi. After heading to Europe, he appeared over a city without hesitation and directly unleashed 10 times gravity, crushing the people in the city to death. These people had no chance to resist, and he did not mention any conditions, only killing people, completely transforming into a demon of slaughter. At this time, he was no longer as kind as he was more than ten years ago, regretting accidentally killing ordinary people. At this time, he had no conscience, or rather, he no longer cared about the lives of ordinary people. At this time, he only wanted revenge, only wanted to kill these bastards, and did not want to distinguish whether there were other ordinary people or innocent civilians among them.
Upon learning of this, Shen Feng felt that something was wrong. He wondered if this guy had gone to extremes because he couldn't accept reality, and was preparing to let everyone be buried with his family.
However, Wang Feiying eventually stopped this from happening, as he appeared in the sky with a young boy and found Yue Hengyi.
It turned out that there were still some ability users among the warship faction who had survived, but only 4 of them survived. Three of them were young boys, and one was a woman.
One of them was Yue Hengyi's son, Yue Cangshan. He quickly said to his father, "Dad, I'm not dead. Aunt Qin protected us. She controlled a lot of mud to form barriers and protected us tightly, finally hiding in the depths of the sea. We avoided the scorching high temperatures and a large amount of radiation, and followed the ocean currents all the way to the shore!"
Seeing that his son was alive, Yue Hengyi finally felt relieved. He stopped the killing, but did not stop his revenge. Instead, he destroyed a large number of industrial facilities, setting back Europe's industrialization by a decade.
Yue Hengyi asked, "How is Aunt Qin now?"
Yue Cangshan's eyes dimmed and he said, "Aunt Qin did not survive. After finding me, she said that I was your only son and that she had to protect me. So she took me and Brother Xiao Long away and then found Aunt Sayaka, saying that she was the woman you liked, and then protected her. Shen Bowen was also with them, but afterward, Aunt Qin died. Only Teacher Xu was by her side at the time!"
Yue Hengyi fell silent, not understanding why the other party chose to die. Perhaps it was because of his previous coldness towards her that she felt their relationship could not return to what it was, and she finally chose to end her life in the missile.
Therefore, Yue Hengyi said, "From now on, I will take you to live on a small island in the east. If you are unwilling to live in seclusion on the island, you can go elsewhere. If you have filial piety in the future, you can come and see me. I plan to live in seclusion!"
Yue Cangshan did not know what to say. His father's decision was something he could not prevent. And now he also knew that the doomsday was about to end. As long as the volcanic ash in the sky finally settled, the Earth's temperature would be similar to what it was before, and the world's animals would no longer mutate. This meant that humanity would no longer face large-scale wars. From now on, they would need to build the world.
"I understand. I plan to go see the world with Brother Xiao Long! He is my sworn brother, just like you and Uncle Da back then!" Yue Cangshan said.
Yue Hengyi shook his head with a bitter smile. He took one last look at the devastated European continent on the ground from the sky. His anger had mostly subsided, and then he returned to China.