Chapter 238: The Legendary Makes a Move
Inside the small building on the island in the underground lake at Three Mounds Ridge, Zhou Ming was preparing potions in the laboratory.
After obtaining the various research materials of the Dark Card Organization at Maple Leaf Ridge, and spending several days studying them, he had gained a deeper understanding of bloodline genes.
Therefore, he planned to improve the bloodlines within Li Hu and the others, thereby accelerating the pace at which they increased their strength.
However, just as Zhou Ming was guiding the fusion of the potion with his Spiritual Power, a violent tremor knocked over the potion in his hand.
“An earthquake?”
The thought surfaced in his mind, but in the next moment, Zhou Ming dismissed it, because he sensed a destructive aura coming from the east of the camp.
“Could it be a nuclear bomb?”
At that moment, Zhou Ming did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately left the second-floor laboratory.
“My lord.”
Aina, her face filled with panic, was holding Tianqiong and preparing to flee the underground lake together with Zhou Ming.
“It shouldn’t be an earthquake. You and Tianqiong stay in the small building first. I’ll go out and investigate.”
Without offering further explanation, Zhou Ming rushed out of the small building at top speed.
At the Underground Dark River Camp, the sudden violent tremor had also thrown everything into chaos. Aside from Su Mei and a handful of others, everyone else scrambled to escape the underground camp in a frenzy.
Seeing this, Zhou Ming said nothing. The Throne Power of the Dark-gold Serpent Pupils combined with the aura of a High-level Professional Rank erupted in the underground dark river like a volcanic explosion.
In an instant, everyone was enveloped by that aura. An unprecedented terror made them collapse limply to the ground, completely forgetting what had just happened.
“This is not an earthquake. Everyone return to your rooms immediately. Anyone who continues to incite panic will be killed without mercy.”
Zhou Ming’s domineering and cold voice, amplified by the power of the bloodline within his body, carried an irresistible will that echoed throughout the entire camp.
After forcibly suppressing the chaos in the camp, Zhou Ming ignored everyone’s reactions and headed to the surface at once.
As far as his eyes could see, nearly all vegetation was leaning westward, as if pressed in the same direction by an invisible giant hand.
However, the most shocking sight to Zhou Ming was the mushroom cloud rising from the Panlong Mountain Range.
It was entirely gray-black, carrying a deathly and oppressive hue. Along its edges, faint dark-red flames and rolling thick smoke flickered, and one could clearly sense a destructive aura emanating from it.
Seeing a nuclear explosion with his own eyes for the first time, Zhou Ming finally understood what true powerlessness meant.
Yet just as he was wondering why the Alliance had suddenly deployed nuclear weapons, the mushroom cloud filled with destructive aura began to change. Two gigantic hands that blotted out the sky were emerging from the Dimensional Rift at the center of the nuclear blast.
Even the destruction-laden mushroom cloud had no effect on those giant hands.
One hand was slightly clenched, as if protecting something, while the other was stabilizing the Dimensional Rift that was on the verge of collapse.
It looked as though a person was bracing both hands against a narrow opening, trying to force their body through.
The mushroom cloud that had once symbolized destruction now served merely as a backdrop to those colossal hands.
“Legendary of the Foreign Races.”
At the sight before him, the instinct within Zhou Ming’s bloodline urged him to flee at once. Everything within the camp could be abandoned.
“You have crossed the line.”
Before Zhou Ming could make a decision, a voice filled with supreme authority rang out across the heavens like a great bell.
In the next instant, the skies above Qinghui Base changed drastically. An aura like the collapse of heaven and earth descended, and Zhou Ming instantly felt as though a massive mountain was pressing down on him. He could not move even a single finger.
All he could see was an utterly pitch-black beam of light, as though capable of piercing through all things, shooting toward the Panlong Mountain Range with unstoppable force.
“Boom…”
The earth trembled. A visible shockwave rose into the sky, and the heavens once shrouded in radioactive clouds seemed to be renewed.
Regaining the ability to move, Zhou Ming immediately revealed his Serpentfolk Form and activated the Gathering Sand Secret Technique · Snake Scale Protection.
As a massive serpent sphere formed, the shockwave mixed with shattered stones slammed toward him.
Not far behind him, Qinghui Base had already activated its anti-air energy shield at maximum power, clearly having received advance notice.
As the explosions in the Panlong Mountain Range gradually subsided, the mushroom cloud and the pair of giant hands Zhou Ming had seen earlier had already vanished.
As for the large Dimensional Rift that had once worried the Alliance, it had completely disappeared along with the explosion.
“So this is what it means for supreme power to belong to oneself?”
His snake tail returned to its normal length. Revealing his body once more, Zhou Ming panted heavily as beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead.
Although his body was still weakened from extreme tension, his thoughts had long since drifted back to the astonishing scene he had just witnessed.
In front of a Legendary, even a nuclear bomb faded into insignificance.
“That should have been an Alliance Legendary Saint who made a move.”
Zhou Ming raised his head toward the sky. Aside from the blazing sun, only blue skies and white clouds remained.
After confirming that the Alliance Legendary Saint who had taken action had already left, he looked once more toward the Panlong Mountain Range dozens of kilometers away. A corner of its core region was clearly missing.
Zhou Ming stared for a long time. Toward the world-destroying power possessed by a Legendary Saint, he felt deep awe and longing within his heart.
Considering the impact of the Legendary Saint’s appearance, Zhou Ming then returned to the camp, intending to accelerate his research into Transcendent Class Advancement.
“My lord, what happened?”
When Zhou Ming returned to the camp, Su Mei came forward with several senior members to greet him.
Although Su Mei, as a Professional Beast Tamer, could also sense the destructive aura coming from the Panlong Mountain Range, she still found it hard to believe that the Alliance had used a nuclear bomb.
Moreover, the aura revealed by the Legendary Saint not long ago had filled her with inexplicable fear.
“The Giant Race of the Panlong Mountain Range must have done something that touched the Alliance’s nerves. They were struck by both an Alliance nuclear bomb and a Legendary Saint.”
“Ah…”
Upon hearing this, the crowd let out a collective gasp. They could not even find words to describe their feelings at that moment.
Whether nuclear bombs or Legendary Saints, both had always existed only as rumors in their minds.
To experience the effects of both on the same day—perhaps that could be considered a kind of fortune.
“Stop thinking about it. The appearance of a Legendary Saint and the reason the Alliance used a nuclear bomb are not matters for us to consider.”
“Su Mei, send people to inspect the situation within the camp.”
After briefly explaining what had happened outside, Zhou Ming directly ordered Su Mei to check the camp’s condition. He had no intention of discussing in depth the cause of this sudden upheaval.
If it exceeded the limits of one’s own strength, then even knowing the reason was meaningless.
“Yes, my lord.”
Accepting the command from her lord, Su Mei immediately arranged for everyone to begin their tasks.
At the same time, the investigation squad dispatched by the Dark Card Organization headquarters had already chosen to retreat.
Now that a Legendary Saint had appeared, given the current situation of Qinghui Base, even if ten strongholds were destroyed, the Dark Card Organization would not utter a single complaint.
Although the sudden upheaval in the Panlong Mountain Range had helped Zhou Ming evade the investigation team sent by the Dark Card Organization, bad news had emerged within the camp.