Chapter 337

However, just as he finished giving the order.

Boom~~~

A violent explosion sounded.

The earth shook, and the buildings swayed.

It felt as if a missile had exploded nearby.

A piercing alarm immediately sounded in the base, the sound reaching everyone's ears.

Enemy attack!

Swish~~

Everyone rushed to the armory immediately. Platoon leaders led their respective squads to quickly equip themselves with weapons and ammunition and headed to the square to line up and wait for superior command.

Brigade Commander Cui also realized something was wrong and hurried out from the office in the back.

He looked toward the mountain opposite, but it was blocked so tightly he couldn't see what was happening.

He could only see a huge black cloud of smoke flying into the sky, and from time to time, the sound of "chirp~~ pop~~" reached his ears.

Listening to the piercing alarm, although he knew the possibility of an enemy attack was very low, he had to be prepared immediately when encountering such a situation.

Brigade Commander Cui frowned and said slowly: "Turn off the alarm first. It shouldn't be an enemy attack. Go to the side immediately to check what happened!"

"Yes!"

On the other side, Fang Yang and the others were running when they were almost knocked off their feet by a loud bang.

All the residents couldn't help but look back.

They saw a fiery red blaze burning on the mountainside after the explosion, and the fire, accompanied by thick black smoke, kept rising into the sky.

Many people were scared out of their wits.

The scene of this explosion was something they had never seen in their entire lives.

Although it was only for a moment, and although they were very far away.

The shockwave from the explosion rushed over like a heatwave.

The factory manager's eyes were red; this was his life's work of several decades. After today's explosion, everything would be reduced to nothing.

But he was helpless; at least they were still alive. If they hadn't run, they would have lost their lives there.

As for the fire brigade, they couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when they saw such a scene.

If they had really rushed over to put out the fire just now.

With an explosion like this, every one of them who went would definitely have been blown to death on the spot.

Thinking of this, they couldn't help but feel a sense of relief and gratitude toward Fang Yang.

If it weren't for him, something huge would have happened today.

However, just as everyone relaxed their vigilance, thinking the explosion was over, Fang Yang realized something was wrong.

Although the explosion just now was fierce and intense, and many factory buildings were blown down.

But the town at the foot of the mountain was almost unscathed; except for the glass shattering nearby, no houses had collapsed.

This was completely different from the result prompted by the system.

You have to know that the system's warning at the time was that if it exploded, the entire town would be destroyed.

The explosion would affect more than dozens of kilometers, and anyone within one kilometer would be dead or disabled!

But it was clear that, as of now, it was far from that.

Just as he was puzzled, he suddenly thought of the warehouse next door, with its 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate.

A chill went from his head to his feet.

Looking at the fire that was burning thicker and thicker, a terrifying thought appeared in his mind, and he felt a sense of palpitations for no reason.

Fang Yang couldn't care about anything else and hurriedly shouted to the crowd: "Stop watching the spectacle, the explosion isn't over yet, everyone get down. Quick! If you don't want to die, get down!"

Whoosh~~

Team Leader Wang was the first to react and hurriedly shouted: "Get down quickly!"

The residents were stunned at first, but when they saw people in front getting down, those behind followed suit.

However, after everyone got down, nothing happened.

Everyone looked at the fireworks factory with bewildered expressions.

Just at this moment!

BOM!! BOM!! BOM!!

BOM!! BOM!! BOM!!

A violent explosion sounded.

Everyone saw a spherical flame rise into the sky.

A mushroom cloud-like smoke pierced the sky in an instant, and a huge white mist cover formed on the periphery of the explosion, which dissipated after a few seconds, just like the sound barrier created by a plane flying at high speed.

Accompanying it was a shockwave carrying immense energy, which swept through all the buildings in sight within a few seconds.

Nearby houses dissolved instantly like sand, and houses further away were all knocked down.

A few seconds later, the shockwave swept all the way to the crowd.

Even though they were very far away and lying on the ground, they felt like they were about to be blown away.

Children and people with lighter weight were blown several meters away, large trees were snapped in half, and the entire earth was shaking violently.

This terrifying scene was as if a nuclear bomb were exploding right before their eyes, and the dark brown mushroom cloud was a full thousand meters high.

The scene was like the end of the world, looking extremely terrifying.

At this moment, the town residents were scared silly, and there was a chorus of wailing.

The previous explosion was already terrifying enough, but compared to this one, it was like the difference between a child and a giant.

Such an explosion, let alone seeing it with one's own eyes, is hard to see even on television.

While panicking, they couldn't help but think that their homes were already shattered and completely destroyed.

But they didn't dare to grieve too much, because they knew that if they hadn't left the town in time today.

Every single one of them would have died without a doubt.

Even at such a distance, if they hadn't been lying down just now, if they had taken that shockwave head-on, their internal organs would definitely have been severely injured.

Even if they didn't die, they would have been crippled.

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——【Oh my god! At this moment, I can only marvel at the quality of the program team's camera lens; it didn't break during such an explosion. If I hadn't seen this explosion with my own eyes, I would believe you if you told me it was a nuclear bomb. This power is too terrifying.】

——【I saw the explosion and heard the sound about 7 seconds later. This 7 seconds multiplied by the speed of sound, 340m/s, is the distance from the explosion site to the cameraman, s=vt=340m/s*7s=2380m. That is to say, Fang Yang and the others are about 2.4 kilometers away from the explosion site. It's truly terrifying that there's such a huge shockwave even from this far away!】

——【Once when I was fishing, the high slope behind me was a road. That day, I suddenly heard a loud bang, and then a tire flew out. I thought an explosion had occurred at the time. That was just the power of a single tire. It's hard to imagine how humans could survive if they were at the fireworks factory site?】

——【What would happen if this were thrown into a crowd during wartime? I just realized that the destructive power of an explosion is limited; it's mainly the shockwave. If people were standing within 500 meters of the explosion, I suspect their internal organs would fly out directly.】

The tremors caused by the explosion lasted for a full minute.

When people slowly lifted their heads, the scene they saw was something they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

The scene was filled with billowing smoke and flames covering the sky.

The brownish-red mushroom cloud was still hovering in the air, constantly expanding, with no sign of dissipating.

The mountainside, which was originally lush with trees, had now become a bare patch, and as for the fireworks factory, it had vanished into thin air.

Only a large area of ruins remained.

The mountain wall behind was also blown bare, and even the mine shaft was blown open.

As for the houses below in the town, it was even more unbearable to look at.

Not a single one was intact, especially the high-rise ones, all of which had their roofs sheared off.

The walls of the houses were pitted and covered with cracks, and all the glass windows were shattered.

The entire town was in a state of disrepair; it could be said that there wasn't a single intact building.

Everyone was shocked by the scene before them.

They had never imagined that a fireworks explosion could have such power.

It could be said that the only person on the scene who knew the reason was Fang Yang.

The system had already given a hint before, which was why he fled without hesitation.

You have to know that the explosion of 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate has a terrifying explosive effect comparable to 1,200 tons of TNT equivalent.

1,200 tons, what kind of concept is that!