Chapter 655: with translation of chapter title

Above the Fushan air defense zone.

On the fighter jets flying in a triangular formation, Wen Ya stared blankly at the horizon's edge where a huge mushroom cloud was rising.

The fireball rose into the sky, and the predawn night sky was illuminated by the 'sun' on the ground.

A scene that once only existed in movies happened in reality, leaving all team members dazed for half a day.

Even though it was hundreds of kilometers away, the shockwave airflow that surged into high altitude and spread still gave the fighter jets considerable turbulence.

The electronic instruments, already barely functional, kept sounding alarms nonstop.

Under the electromagnetic pulse, they almost crashed.

Fortunately, Yun Tian followed with the team.

The whole person, like a ship-repairer, nervously went back and forth repairing each fighter jet.

Thanks to Lin An leaving, this batch of Awakened Ones who were the first to follow him had advanced to the Second Level earlier.

They gained new skills.

Otherwise, even Lin An wouldn't have thought of it.

This nuclear explosion almost caused the annihilation of Long'an Base's fighter unit.

As the Apocalypse progressed, spiritual interference grew increasingly severe.

"Is this... the fireworks Lin Dui mentioned…?"

Gao Tian stared blankly at the dust cloud spreading to a kilometer-high altitude, then stammered as he turned back to ask.

At the onset of the nuclear explosion, they couldn't help but worry.

But after a few seconds, while constantly watching Lin An's avatar on the team panel, they discovered that his condition had briefly fluctuated before returning to normal.

Only then did they finally feel completely at ease.

"Lord Lin An really stole Fushan's nuclear bomb and blew them flat?"

Thinking of the announcement from the Fushan war zone.

Yun Tian crawled in from outside the cockpit, his body fused with the fighter jet, half his head poking into the cockpit, looking somewhat eerie.

"Probably?"

With a suspicious expression.

Jing Tian replied with a strange, hesitant expression.

Could it be that we… 'misunderstood' the Fushan war zone?

If Lin An really got hit by a nuclear bomb, he'd probably be reduced to ashes.

No matter how much they trusted Lin An's strength, deep down they never believed anyone could survive a nuclear explosion.

After all...

Lin Dui came out of the Secret Realm, at most just raising some stats, right?

They didn't even have the Third Level, yet the idea of withstanding a nuclear bomb head-on was something they dared not imagine.

Chatter.

For a moment, members of the Long An faction who had come to 'support' couldn't help but chatter among themselves.

Many felt moved, thinking Lin An's actions were downright crazy.

Just saying they'd drop a nuke and they actually did—that's too badass.

Seeing everyone unable to stop discussing why Lin An wanted to flatten the Twin Stars.

Sitting inside the cockpit, Wen Ya, who had been silent, suddenly widened her eyes upon seeing Zhang Tie's private message.

("Wen Ya, big sis, come help move stuff!! This is what Lin Dui got after taking a nuclear blast!")

("Do you have any healing Awakened Ones? I… have a few people who are about to die…")

Seeing the words 'Lin An took a nuclear hit' in Xiong Hanzi's message,

Wen Ya felt a huge surge rise in her heart.

She grabbed Mo Ling's little hand and urged her repeatedly:

"Hurry to the coordinates of the Twin Stars Base!"

"They really used a nuclear bomb to attack Lin An!!"

"What?!"

Beaming with joy.

Just moments ago, Gao Tian had been seriously analyzing whether Lin Dui had hated Koreans even before the Apocalypse; hearing this, he was so startled he almost jumped up.

"Lin Dui really got hit by a blast!!"

Just a few minutes ago, he mistakenly thought that the 'fireworks' Lin Dui mentioned were Lin An himself dropping a nuclear bomb.

He also couldn't be bothered to threaten the Fushan military in the chat channel.

Realizing this was actually true, he couldn't help but burst out in angry curses.

"Damn Koreans, Laozi will flatten them!"

Just.

Upon recalling Lin An's brief change in condition, he couldn't help but feel it was utterly bizarre.

The timing of that change in condition coincided with the nuclear explosion.

Holy shit.

Lin Dui really withstood the nuclear bomb, suffering only a minor injury and then being fine!!

Not only did he realize this, but the team members almost simultaneously grasped the seriousness of the problem.

The quickest to react, Gao Tian suddenly recalled something and hurried to calm everyone:

"It's fine, it's fine, Lin Dui is definitely alright!"

I guess the people of Fushan really threw a nuclear bomb at Brother Lin, but given Brother Lin's speed, he was probably just caught in the blast from a distance.

But we should still hurry over.

Nuclear radiation is no joke! Lin Dui might be lying somewhere, healing himself!

An Jing Tian nodded heavily at the words, then quickly pulled out several sheets of medicine from the pack.

I brought anti-radiation iodine tablets; good thing I prepared in advance...

These damn bastards, if Brother Lin suffers any aftereffects or mishap...

I have to kill them!

Outside Twin Star Base.

Jin Yicheng glanced warily at the military representative.

The Americans had already been instant-killed by Lin An from afar before the nuclear blast; now only these two sides remain to vie for the equipment.

Comrade Jin Yicheng, the temperature at the nuclear blast center is still high, and the radiation dose is too strong.

Why don't we wait half an hour for nearby troops to bring radiation suits before deciding?

The surviving military commander clutched his chest, face pale, wiping a nosebleed with the back of his hand.

Even the radiation dose at this distance is too much for his already heavily wounded body to bear.

The representative is long dead; he is now the military's spokesperson.

He had a hidden meaning.

Two minutes passed; aside from the ever‑rising mushroom cloud at the blast center, nothing else was visible.

At the base's edge, faintly visible were many charred corpses hanging on the ruined buildings.

The survivors were almost wiped out.

On the ground, occasional mechanical soldiers like wreckage clung to life, struggling to crawl up.

Once a fairly prosperous and orderly base, it now resembles a wasteland.

Lin An must be dead.

Though I don't know why Lin An's name still appears on the Safe Zone rankings.

But everyone thinks it might just be a marker, not proof that the owner is still alive.

The reason is simple: no one believes anyone could survive the nuclear explosion.

Not even humans—third‑rank beings have been reduced to ash.

Jin Yicheng had slightly calmed from his earlier excitement, and glanced expressionlessly at the military's remaining Awakened Ones.

Both sides' forces are roughly equal.

Wait half an hour? Wait for the military to send reinforcements?

Heh, saying it out of concern that we couldn't handle the radiation.

Actually, you just want to hog the equipment!

Once the military arrives, even our own lives could be at risk!

Strictly speaking, with so many dead, the military can't avoid responsibility.

And as someone who knows the truth, who knows if they'll kill us to keep quiet?

With that thought,

A flash of a dark hawk crossed Jin Yicheng's eyes.

The equipment is mine! I earned it by destroying a base!

Without hesitation, Jin Yicheng decisively clambered onto the mechanical soldier's back and charged wildly toward the blast point.