48: Arya was deeply moved!

The Tokyo Battlefield.

"Hmm? He's not dead?!"

Aria hovered in the air, looking down at Su Chen, who was severely injured by the Web of Death, bleeding profusely, yet still roaring and struggling.

Her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed in her deep purple pupils.

That series of attacks she just launched,

let alone a mere sixth-rank youngling,

even a powerful hundredth-rank sea beast would be instantly constricted into pieces by the Web of Death.

Yet,

this Kraken, though gravely wounded and with severed tentacles,

endured it.

No,

not only did he endure it,

those severed tentacles were rapidly healing.

"What a monster. His Realm is so low, yet his physique is so strong, and he possesses such terrifying Regenerative Ability."

"A tenacious bug... but this is where it ends."

She let out a cold snort, and her monstrous spider lower body plunged downward!

Eight blade-like long legs sliced through the air. The foremost leg, glowing with a cold, spatial light, descended like the Grim Reaper's spear,

aiming precisely at the core location on Su Chen's forehead, which was covered by a dark substance and faintly radiated energy fluctuations,

and stabbed down fiercely!

If this strike landed, the core would surely shatter!

In this moment of extreme peril—

Whoosh—!!!

An extremely sharp sound of tearing air ripped across the battlefield!

A J-6 fighter jet, marked with the bright red symbol of Divine Summer, plunged down fiercely from the low-altitude clouds like a moth flying into a flame!

A missile, unusually large and prominently painted, detached from its rack,

trailing a long exhaust plume, and shot violently towards Aria's back in a near-suicidal maneuver!

"Thermal weapons? Heh, the tricks of ants."

Aria didn't even bother to turn her head, casually waving her right hand backward.

Hiss—!

A subtle deep purple thread flashed past.

The missile was instantly and cleanly sliced in half.

However, the instant the missile broke—

Boom————————!!!!!!!

An indescribable, blazing white light, enough to illuminate the entire overcast sky, suddenly erupted!

This was followed by a world-destroying shockwave and a terrifying roar that could overturn mountains!

A Mushroom Cloud, vast enough to obscure the view, violently rose behind Aria! The raging flames and impact instantly engulfed her slender figure!

Nuclear detonation!

Divine Summer deployed a Tactical Nuclear Weapon!

The flames and smoke slowly dissipated.

Aria's figure reappeared.

She was enveloped in a thin, deep purple light membrane shimmering with spatial ripples, completely unharmed.

However,

her flawlessly beautiful, dust-free pale cheek was now stained with a few specks of grayish-black smoke and dust stirred up by the explosion.

She slowly raised her hand,

gently brushed her cheek with her fingertip, and looked at the glaring smudge on her pad.

Her originally lazy and mocking gaze instantly turned icy cold,

murderous intent sweeping out like a tangible ice storm!

"You are seeking—death!"

Aria's voice was like the chilling wind of the Nine Netherworlds.

Several deep purple spider silks, more condensed and lethal than before, shot instantly towards the J-6 that had completed its drop and was struggling to climb, like poisonous snakes claiming a life!

The Pilot's pupils contracted sharply, and he desperately pulled the stick to turn!

But the fighter jet's maneuverability was child's play before Aria!

Pfft—!

With a dull sound,

one of the fighter jet's wings was cleanly severed at the root by the spider silk!

The fighter jet instantly spun out of control!

"Bail out!"

The Pilot pulled the ejection handle without hesitation!

Bang!

The seat ejected!

However,

the lethal spider silk was already following closely, wrapping around the parachute that had just opened in the air!

"Ant!"

Aria's killing intent intensified. Ignoring the man who was doomed to die, she prepared to resume her killing strike against Su Chen.

However, at this very moment—

Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz—!!!

Like an angry swarm of bees gathering!

On the horizon, the piercing roar of engines approached from far away, converging into a deafening symphony of death!

Hundreds of Divine Summer fighter jets—J-6s, J-7s, and even outdated Q-5s—that had emergency-lifted off from nearby bases and aircraft carriers, appeared like moths drawn to a flame,

fearlessly breaking through the clouds and charging madly toward the airspace where Aria was located!

At the same time,

countless missile exhaust plumes lit up the twilight sky!

Among them were the massive Nuclear Warheads, symbolizing ultimate destruction!

The target was only one—Aria!

"No matter how many ants there are, they are still ants. Vain struggle."

Aria slightly frowned, a hint of annoyance flashing in her eyes.

She waved her slender hand, instantly weaving a denser, wider-ranging deep purple Web of Death in front of her!

Boom boom boom boom boom—!!!

The sky instantly turned into a purgatory!

Autocannons roared, spraying a storm of metal!

Missiles struck the spider web like a torrential downpour!

Brilliant fireballs, shockwaves, and the iconic massive nuclear explosion fireballs continuously detonated on the gigantic deep purple web!

The light illuminated the entirety of the ruined Tokyo!

However—

Aria's spider silk was tough to an unbelievable degree!

Countless powerful conventional missiles were instantly sliced and detonated upon hitting the web!

Even the terrifying nuclear explosion fireballs, shockwaves, and light radiation were firmly blocked outside by that thin web shimmering with spatial fluctuations, unable to advance an inch!

The spider web remained completely still, not even a ripple was stirred!

The Divine Summer Pilots in the sky felt a chill in their hearts as they watched this desperate scene through their cockpit windows.

No one had expected that,

the nuclear weapons, which were the ultimate deterrent force of the Blue Star,

couldn't even break the spider web Aria casually cast.

"Report, Captain! Conventional missiles ineffective! Nuclear bombs... nuclear bombs are also ineffective! Cannot penetrate the spider web!"

"Captain! I'm out of missiles!"

"Captain! I'm out too!"

The heavy and urgent reports from the Pilots came through the communication channel.

Inside the lead aircraft of the squadron, Gao Zhihang's hoarse and resolute voice echoed across all channels:

"Brothers! Kraken's wounds are healing! He's recovering! He needs time! This Demoness cannot attack while maintaining the web! We have one last weapon—"

He took a deep breath, his voice sounding like clashing steel:

"—it's our fighter jets! Our lives!"

"If the missiles are gone, we'll use our airframes to ram her! We'll use our lives to fill the gap! Even if we can only hold her back for one more second! To buy Lord Kraken a sliver more of a chance! It's worth it!"

"For Divine Summer! For Lord Kraken! Kill—!!!"

"Kill!!!"

"For Divine Summer! For Kraken!"

"Damn it! Every second counts! Brothers! Charge!!!"

No hesitation!

No retreat!

Hundreds of Divine Summer fighter jets, their engines emitting a final, mournful cry!

Like Icarus flying toward the sun, they resolutely turned their noses and pushed the throttles to the maximum!

Carrying the desperate resolve to advance without retreat, they charged like a torrent of steel, madly colliding with the Web of Death—which even a nuclear explosion could not shake!

"Lunatics! You lowly ants! Are you seeking death?!"

Aria's eyes finally flashed with shock and fury, and she shouted sternly!

However,

right at this critical moment!

A long-sealed memory suddenly exploded in Aria's mind without warning:

A magnificent golden palace was burning... countless Personal Guards, clad in splendid golden armor, with fervent and desperate eyes,

like moths flying into a flame, shouting, "For Princess Ailiya!"

"We only need to hold them off for one more second for the Princess!"

charging into that hell one after another... using their flesh and blood to tear open a path of survival for her... How similar the sight before her was!