Chapter 250
Beam of Light into Space
The gazes of the twelve powerhouses on Luo Feng's rooftop all fell upon the black metallic robot.
"Luo Feng, are you sure about letting the robot operate the B6-tier laser cannon?" Lei Shen couldn't help but ask.
"If not the robot, then who? Which of us knows how to use this B6-tier laser cannon?" Luo Feng said with a smile. The others also chuckled, but their smiles held a hint of tension! There was no other way; everyone was under immense psychological pressure. After all, if they failed... it would be humanity's end!
Luo Feng looked at the metallic robot.
"Commence operation," Luo Feng commanded.
Beep!
The metallic robot's red crystal eyes suddenly glowed brightly, then it extended its steel arms, directly grasping the laser cannon that resembled a giant crystal sculpture. Whoosh! It immediately soared into the sky!
As the sun set, the black metallic robot, clutching the crystal laser cannon, swiftly vanished into the horizon.
Luo Feng and the other twelve all looked up.
"Stop looking, let's get inside quickly. We'll watch the satellite tracking," Hong urged. Immediately, everyone else followed him into the audio-visual room on the second floor of Luo Feng's house.
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Whoosh~~~
The boundless waters of the Pacific Ocean gently undulated. It was just past five in the evening in Huaxia Nation, but here, it was the dead of night.
Tonight, it was pitch black, with no moon!
Whoosh!
Above the Pacific Ocean, a colossal monster, its entire body as black as ink, with golden secret patterns coiling around its sharp horns, flew across the sky. Its pair of wings, covered in black scales, flapped like a fleeting shadow.
It! Was precisely the terrifying entity that struck fear into all of humanity on Earth—the 'Golden Horned Beast,' the peak bloodline among the Devouring-type Starry Sky Behemoths.
As it flew, its dark golden eyes gazed down at the waters below, filled only with coldness and savagery.
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Tens of thousands of kilometers away from the Golden Horned Beast, the sun had just set, and the sky wasn't completely dark yet.
A black metallic robot, standing two meters tall, effortlessly gripped the massive laser cannon, which resembled a crystal sculpture, and flew swiftly, leaving the landmass of Huaxia Nation and entering the ocean. Its flight path was steadily bringing it closer to the Golden Horned Beast.
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Yangzhou City, Luo Feng's second-floor audio-visual room.
On the screen, which nearly filled an entire wall, the left half showed the Devouring Beast flying through the night, while the right half displayed the metallic robot flying with the crystal cannon.
"Metallic robot flight speed: 2109 meters per second," an electronic voice echoed in the audio-visual room. "Devouring Beast flight speed: 15219 meters per second."
Inside the audio-visual room, twelve of Earth's powerhouses were gathered.
"Luo Feng, this electronic voice providing commentary is an intelligent system," Hong whispered to Luo Feng.
"Everyone, I've already prepared the celebratory drinks for our success later," Lei Shen said from the side, taking out glasses from the wine cabinet and pouring wine, twelve glasses in total. "Everyone, let's just watch how that Devouring Beast meets its end."
"Haha, you'll need to prepare more celebratory drinks!"
Luo Feng and the others said with a laugh.
Everyone was laughing!
Yet, every single person was tense; it was all just a pretense of ease. No one could truly relax at this moment! Time ticked by, second by second. Although the distance between the black metallic robot and the Devouring Beast was over ten thousand kilometers, one had to remember the Devouring Beast's speed was tens of kilometers per second!
Time passed, minute by minute.
The atmosphere in the audio-visual room grew increasingly tense, as if solidified, making it hard to breathe!
"Distance between both parties: 2100 kilometers."
"Metallic robot has stopped," the electronic voice announced.
On the screen, the left half showed the Devouring Beast still flying, seemingly heading directly towards the Huaxia Nation mainland. On the right half, the metallic robot had stopped, hovering high in the sky.
"The laser cannon has light."
"It has been activated."
Luo Feng and the other twelve held their breath, watching intently. The metallic robot held the B6-tier laser cannon with one hand, while its other hand deftly manipulated controls. The entire laser cannon, resembling a giant crystal sculpture, gradually began to glow, the light swiftly flowing along its patterns towards the center.
"The laser cannon requires 50 seconds for one charge-up," Luo Feng explained in a low voice.
"Mhm," Jia Yi, slightly tense, nodded from beside him. "The laser cannon attacks in a straight line. Previously, the direct line between them would have passed through the land. It needs to be closer. A distance of just over 1000 kilometers is perfect."
Luo Feng also nodded.
This laser cannon was a weapon from the cosmos. Although there was resistance from air and dust within the planet's atmosphere, it had almost no effect on the laser cannon.
Fifty seconds passed.
On the right side of the screen, the muzzle of the massive laser cannon, controlled by the metallic robot, hissed~~ white light circled the rim of the muzzle, making the entire opening incredibly dazzling.
"It's ready," Luo Feng whispered. "It can attack at any moment."
"It's almost time to attack," Lei Shen couldn't help but say.
"It's fine, there's enough time," Jia Yi swallowed hard, staring intently at the screen.
"Faster, faster, faster," Mohanderson muttered under his breath.
"Alright, alright, it can attack now," Hong also whispered.
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Everyone was gripped by unprecedented tension! The twelve individuals present were absolute elites of Earth, their psychological fortitude undoubtedly top-tier. Yet, at this moment—no one had ever been this nervous. Even facing death, it wouldn't be a fraction of the tension they felt now!
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America's General Command Center.
"God, bless your children," the dark-skinned president murmured, sweat beading on his forehead as he made the sign of the cross, his gaze fixed on the screen.
The generals and cabinet ministers beside him all held their breath.
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Huaxia Nation's Kyoto General Command Center.
Chief Commander Zhou stood ramrod straight, staring at the screen before him. Beside him, none of the other leaders uttered a sound.
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The European Union, India, Soviet Russia, the HR Alliance, and 23 Base Cities—leaders from all corners of Earth held their breath, watching this scene. Unprecedented pressure weighed heavily on humanity!
Survival?
Or death?
Everything was about to be revealed!
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The metallic robot and the Devouring Beast: 1200 kilometers, 1150 kilometers, 1100 kilometers... Everyone on Earth watching this scene was incredibly tense, but the black metallic robot, with its perpetually stoic steel face, showed no hint of nervousness. Its red crystal eyes suddenly glowed brightly! A signal was directly transmitted into the laser cannon!
Instantly!
An incomparably dazzling, brilliant, and mesmerizing white beam of light shot out from the laser cannon's five-meter diameter muzzle, spanning the skies above the Pacific Ocean!
In that very instant!
This white beam of light, which captivated all of humanity, had already reached its target 1082 kilometers away—the 'Golden Horned Beast,' a Devouring-type Starry Sky Behemoth!
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In the dark night, above the Pacific Ocean, the Golden Horned Beast's wings were slightly raised, its dark golden eyes gazing down at the waters below.
At this very moment!
Time froze!
"Hiss!"
With an extremely brief 'hiss' sound, like hair being singed by fire, the incomparably dazzling white beam of light directly pierced through the Golden Horned Beast's head! The entire upper half of its head, and even the edge of its slightly raised left wing, were 'passed through'! It was almost silent! Only that extremely brief 'hiss' sound.
Nothingness!
In an instant, only the terrifying massive mouth and lower jaw remained of the Golden Horned Beast's head; everything from the nose upwards had vanished! As for its skull and the like, they had turned into nothingness!
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The white beam of light was incredibly dazzling. After passing through the Golden Horned Beast, it continued straight forward, then flew into the atmosphere, even piercing through it, and shot directly into the starry expanse of space!
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Time froze at this moment!
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In the audio-visual room.
On the left half of the screen, the Devouring Beast was in a flying posture, yet only a mouth remained of its head; above it, there was nothing but emptiness.
On the right half of the screen, the dazzling beam of light had already shot into space!
The twelve people in the audio-visual room instantly widened their eyes, then one by one, they went wild with excitement!
"Hahaha! We succeeded, we succeeded!" Jia Yi, the top figure in Huaxia Nation's military, excitedly leaped up, throwing a punch.
"Gagaga, ohohoh," Mohanderson proudly wiggled his backside.
"Hahaha, it's done, it's done!!!" Luo Feng shouted excitedly.
"Come on, come on, quickly, let's drink and celebrate our success!" Lei Shen yelled, grabbing a nearby wine glass.
"Excellent!" Hong also had an excited expression.
And in Luo Feng's sea of consciousness, Babata's excited voice rang out: "Luo Feng, aren't I amazing? I told you, this laser cannon, capable of killing a Sixth-tier Star-level being, would just *whoosh* and easily blast it to smithereens! It was bound to die, wahahahahaha." Babata was also immensely proud.
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All nations across Earth instantly erupted in jubilation!!!
Such excitement!
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"It's finally done. This disaster is finally over," Luo Feng said excitedly, walking towards Lei Shen.
"Huh?" Luo Feng paused, startled. The audio-visual room, which had just been filled with wild excitement, suddenly fell silent. Even Councilor Zhu Xi, who had been the only one still shouting excitedly, stopped. Luo Feng's heart trembled, and he turned to look at the screen.
On the screen.
In the left frame, only a mouth remained of the Devouring Beast's head, yet eerily, it was still hovering, and its two sharp horns, one long and one short, also floated beside it.
The golden secret patterns on the two sharp horns suddenly emitted dazzling golden light!
Aoooo!
The Devouring Beast's massive body, especially the scales on its neck and back that also bore golden secret patterns, lit up. This golden light swiftly transmitted along the secret patterns directly to the Devouring Beast's enormous wings! In an instant, those wings seemed to grow slightly larger, their shape subtly changing.
Whoosh!
Like a golden streak of light!
The Devouring Beast, with only its mouth remaining of its head, actually plunged directly into the ocean! Boom! The seawater exploded outwards!
"Failed?" Hong's face instantly turned pale, his body trembling.
Jia Yi stared at the screen in horror, shaking his head repeatedly, tears silently streaming down his face.
Lei Shen, who had been holding several wine glasses, ready to distribute them for celebration, also stared wide-eyed at the screen, the glasses unconsciously slipping from his grasp!
Smash! Smash! Smash!
The glass cups shattered, fragments scattering. The sound was like sharp swords piercing everyone's hearts. Luo Feng stared blankly at the screen, his face devoid of any expression...
Despair?
Heartbroken to the point of death?
At this moment!
The heart of the entire Earth stopped beating; all of humanity was plunged into despair!
At this moment!
It was as if they witnessed the annihilation of humanity!
"Devouring Beast is moving at extreme speed underwater, at 36062 meters per second! That's 2.37 times its previous speed!" In the audio-visual room, the electronic voice emotionlessly reported the data. However, there was no reaction within the room; everyone was silent, like statues, like the dead!