302: Chapter 302 Too strong, that man

Eastern Icefield Defense Line, Command Center.

On the giant holographic screen, the scene of the icefield was being transmitted in real time.

But at this moment, the entire command center was deathly silent, with only the faint humming of instruments and people's heavy, trembling breaths.

"According to the energy detector..."

A technician's voice, thick with obvious sobbing, broke the deathly silence.

"The target's energy reading... has already exceeded the detector's upper limit."

"It is impossible to estimate the level... or rather, its level is no longer something we need to be concerned about."

On the screen, that colossal monster slowly broke through the ice from the depths.

It blocked out the sky, as if an ancient demon god had descended upon the world.

Its body was so massive it was suffocating, and that was just the part exposed above the ice.

It was like a moving iceberg. Countless tentacles churned in the ice and snow, and every movement triggered terrifying icefalls and snowstorms.

This was an SSS-rank polar behemoth.

Humans were as insignificant as ants before it.

Supreme Commander Zhang Zhen's legs went weak.

He actually collapsed directly to the ground.

His usually dignified face was now as pale as paper, devoid of any color.

"It's over... it's all over..."

Zhang Zhen muttered to himself, his eyes hollow.

The steel defense line he was so proud of.

The army of tens of thousands of awakened ones under his command seemed so ridiculous at this moment.

"Commander! The nuclear missile silo is ready! Requesting launch authorization!"

The adjutant's eyes were red, and he roared hoarsely, "Even if we perish together, we cannot let this beast come up!"

"Nuclear missiles..."

Zhang Zhen gave a miserable laugh, his mouth filled with bitterness, "It's useless."

"Not to mention whether a nuclear missile can kill a monster of this level, once detonated, the water sources and land of the entire Eastern Icefield will be completely contaminated. By then, even if we survive, we will just be waiting for death in the radiation."

"And..."

Zhang Zhen raised his head, looking at the screen in despair.

"If we provoke it and let it rush into the inland, that would be the true catastrophe."

"Then what do we do? Are we just going to wait for death here?!"

The adjutant grabbed his hair in despair, his hat falling to the ground.

Zhang Zhen did not answer; his gaze turned to a communicator in the corner of the command console.

"Mr. Lin..."

Zhang Zhen's voice trembled, like a drowning man grasping at the last straw.

"Can we really win?"

There was silence on the other end of the communicator; there was no response.

...

Outside the defense line, at the shelter.

The emotion of despair spread wildly among the crowd like a plague.

People looked at the black shadow in the distance that blocked out the sky.

Feeling the trembling of the ground beneath their feet, their psychological defenses completely collapsed.

"God! Save us!"

"Wuwuwu... I don't want to die, I haven't even been in love yet..."

"Stop pushing! Where are you running to?! It's ice and snow everywhere, where can you go?!"

In the chaos, some began to write suicide notes, some knelt to pray, and some hugged their loved ones and cried.

The aura of despair shrouded the entire shelter.

The shadow of death pressed down on everyone's heart like a physical weight.

...

The front line of the battlefield.

The army of Ability Users assembled by The Authorities was making a final, desperate resistance.

"Ability squads! Focus fire on its eyes!"

"Earth-type Ability Users, build walls! Block the icefall!"

"Wind-type! Blow that toxic mist back!"

The light of various Superpowers exploded on the battlefield like brilliant fireworks.

However, these attacks, which were fatal to ordinary zombies, landed on the behemoth without even scratching its skin.

The behemoth seemed somewhat annoyed by these "mosquitoes."

"Roar——!!!"

An earth-shattering roar rang out.

The sound waves turned into a physical shockwave, instantly sweeping across the entire battlefield.

"Pfft!"

Countless Ability Users spat blood and were sent flying backward.

Those with weaker strength were directly shaken until blood flowed from their seven orifices, passing out.

Immediately after, the behemoth moved.

Several thick tentacles swung out violently, accompanied by the sound of breaking air, smashing fiercely toward the defense line.

"Rumble——"

The sturdy steel city wall was like shoddy construction before the tentacles, collapsing instantly. Steel bars twisted, concrete shattered, and countless soldiers and Ability Users were buried under the ruins.

"Help!"

"My leg! My leg is broken!"

"Mommy..."

Screams and cries resounded through the sky.

An A-rank powerhouse from The Authorities, a burly man nicknamed "Thunder God," watched as his teammates were swept away by the tentacles. He roared, and lightning surged across his entire body.

"I'll fight you to the death! Thunderous Might!!"

He transformed into a dazzling bolt of lightning, charging toward one of the behemoth's tentacles.

"Zzzzt——"

The lightning struck the tentacle, emitting a puff of black smoke.

The behemoth's movement paused slightly, as if it had felt a trace of... itchiness?

The next second, that tentacle swung casually, like swatting a fly.

"Slap!"

"Thunder God" didn't even have time to scream.

He was directly swatted into the depths of the ice, kicking up a spray of ice shards, life or death unknown.

"Is this... is this the power of an SSS-rank?"

The remaining Ability Users completely collapsed.

Even the strongest "Thunder God" was swatted away with one slap; they were simply handing themselves over as food before this behemoth.

"Run!!"

Someone shouted, and the defense line instantly crumbled.

No one wanted to die. Faced with such an invincible monster, running away was a biological instinct.

The behemoth seemed to enjoy this cat-and-mouse game.

It was not in a hurry to kill everyone; instead, it waved its tentacles, slowly and methodically destroying the city.

Every time a tentacle fell, it was accompanied by the collapse of a tall building and the extinguishing of countless lives.

Despair drowned everyone like a tide.

Zhang Zhen stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the command center.

Looking at the hellish scene outside, he slowly closed his eyes.

"It's over..."

He drew his pistol from his waist and pressed it against his temple.

As a commander, he failed to hold the defense line and failed to protect the people; the only thing left was to apologize with his death.

Just as his finger was about to pull the trigger—

"Boom!!!"

A deafening sonic boom suddenly came from the horizon.

Immediately after, an indescribably terrifying pressure instantly descended upon the battlefield!

The strength of this pressure actually forcefully suppressed the behemoth's ferocity!

The behemoth, which had been rampaging, suddenly stiffened.

Its massive body actually trembled slightly.

That was the fear from biological instinct, the awe of a higher-order life form!

Zhang Zhen opened his eyes abruptly, and the gun in his hand fell to the ground.

He saw a figure standing in the air in the distance.

He was wearing seemingly ordinary casual clothes, hands in his pockets, stepping on the void as if taking a leisurely stroll.

The gale howled, whipping up ice and snow across the sky.

But when it approached within three feet of his body, it automatically parted, as if an invisible barrier was blocking everything out.

His black hair fluttered in the wind, and every strand seemed to contain the power to destroy the world.

Behind him, the void distorted, and space was layered like a shattered mirror.

In the pitch-black cracks, an endless abyss was faintly visible.

That was the phenomenon after the Space Ability reached its peak; just the aura leaking out made the surrounding air tremble.

His eyes were as deep as the starry sky, yet as cold as ice.

In those eyes, there was not the slightest emotional fluctuation.

It was as if everything in the world was nothing more than ants in his eyes.

Even that SSS-rank behemoth that had brought them despair was, under his gaze, nothing more than a slightly larger prey.

"That is..."

Zhang Zhen's pupils contracted violently, his heart pounding uncontrollably.

He was too familiar with that figure!

In this desperate darkness, his appearance was like a dawn piercing the firmament!

No, not just the dawn.

That was the descent of a god!

In the shelter, all the survivors looked up, staring blankly at the person in the sky.

Some knelt down trembling, some were covered in tears, and some muttered to themselves, "We're saved."

Lin Yuan.

The man who had created countless miracles in the Apocalypse.

The man regarded by countless people as a god had finally arrived!

In the sky, Lin Yuan slowly lowered his head, looking down at the tragic battlefield below.

His gaze swept over the soldiers lying in the ruins.

Swept over the survivors weeping in despair, and finally landed on the arrogant behemoth on the icefield.

The behemoth felt that gaze.

That was the condescension from a higher-level life form, the scrutiny of prey from the top of the food chain.

Its massive body trembled involuntarily.

Hundreds of tentacles waved wildly, letting out ear-piercing roars, attempting to use momentum to cover up the fear in its heart.

But it was useless.

Before absolute power, all struggles appeared so pale and powerless.

Lin Yuan's expression was terrifyingly calm, as if he was not looking at a world-destroying behemoth, but a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

He slowly raised his right hand.

This simple action made the air of the entire battlefield freeze.

Everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on that figure without blinking.

Lin Yuan's palm pressed downward.

"Kneel."

The voice was not loud, but it clearly spread to every corner of the battlefield through Spiritual Power.

That was an order, a sentence, and even more so, an oracle that could not be disobeyed.

Just as the words fell, a terrifying pressure descended from the sky!

"Boom——!!!"

The entire icefield was trembling, countless ice layers shattered, emitting a deafening roar.

Under this pressure, the SSS-rank behemoth.

Its massive body actually uncontrollably sank downward, hundreds of tentacles supporting the ground frantically, attempting to resist this power.

But it was useless.

Before an absolute gap in power, any resistance was futile.

"Crack——"

The sound of ice shattering rang out.

The behemoth's body was forcefully pressed into the ice layer, kicking up a sky full of ice shards and snow mist.

It let out a painful and fearful roar.

In that sound, there was no longer the previous ferocity, only fear of the strong.

Everyone was watching this scene in shock.

That monster that brought them despair, that SSS-rank behemoth that destroyed the entire defense line, was actually suppressed and unable to move under one word and one gesture from Lin Yuan!

This is a true powerhouse.

This is the man standing at the top of this world!

That back, at this moment, was deeply imprinted in the depths of everyone's soul.