252: Chapter 252 Nuclear Missiles, Fired Simultaneously

“Awoooo——”

A hoarse, low voice emanated from the Meat Mountain's mouth.

Its massive body staggered back several steps, and with a final stomp, it crushed a deep pit into the ground.

Judging by the trembling in its voice, it had likely sustained significant injuries.

Chen Fan scanned the surroundings; every creature on the island had been torn to shreds, leaving only the five-thousand-meter-tall Meat Mountain standing at the center.

“Again!”

Chen Fan spoke calmly.

Instantly, a second wave of attacks blasted toward the Meat Mountain.

“Roar!!!”

The intense pain caused the Meat Mountain to let out a hideous roar.

It looked around.

Without the cover of trees, the fleet's position was completely exposed.

The Meat Mountain roared again, stepped forward, and waded directly into the sea.

The massive impact sent waves surging in all directions.

Using the waves as cover, the Meat Mountain's entire body submerged below the sea surface.

Chen Fan's gaze sharpened, a brilliant light flashing in his eyes.

Under his Exploration vision, the Meat Mountain was using the seawater for cover to swim rapidly toward the fleet.

“Has this thing gained intelligence? It actually knows how to dive into the sea to dodge attacks?”

“But can you really hide? This young master will feed you a depth charge!”

Chen Fan chuckled and gave Chris a command.

The annihilation ship suddenly dove, intercepting the Meat Mountain at high speed.

At the same time, the fortress began to grow in size.

Boom! Boom! Boom! ——

Beneath the surface, the waves churned violently.

The high temperatures generated by the annihilation ship's firing evaporated a vast area of seawater.

On the surface, a vacuum zone several kilometers in diameter briefly appeared, exposing the annihilation ship and the Meat Mountain within.

It lasted for a few seconds before the surrounding seawater rushed back in to fill the void.

Unlike before, once the seawater filled the vacuum, the surrounding waters gradually turned crimson.

The scent of blood permeated the air.

“Is it dead?”

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes, his gaze locked onto the massive figure beneath the surface.

Ten seconds.

Twenty seconds.

Half a minute later.

Suddenly, the Meat Mountain's body shot out violently.

Its massive frame rubbed against the seawater with such friction that it created a series of dense sonic booms.

“fortress!”

Chen Fan barked.

The fortress expanded rapidly, its Hardened Shell positioning itself between the aircraft carrier and the Meat Mountain.

Rumble——

Boom——

Two thunderous roars echoed one after another.

The shockwave from the impact pushed the aircraft carrier back repeatedly.

Once it stabilized, Chen Fan looked out.

Suddenly, his pupils constricted.

A massive bulge had formed on the outer wall of the fortress.

Looking through the fortress's firing ports, his gaze settled on a massive hole on the other side.

Chen Fan's breathing gradually hitched.

【Ding!】

【Energy Shield: 0/100,000】

【Hardened Shell: 0/100,000】

【fortress damaged. Please repair as soon as possible, otherwise irreversible damage will occur.】

The Meat Mountain's impact had nearly pierced all the way through the fortress.

On the inner wall near the aircraft carrier, the Meat Mountain's head was faintly visible through the bulge.

On the outer wall of the other side, a massive gap fifteen hundred meters in diameter had appeared, with thick black smoke billowing from it.

“Repair.”

Chen Fan swallowed hard.

“If that had hit the aircraft carrier, there wouldn't even be a chance to repair it; it would probably have been smashed to pieces.”

Looking at the Meat Mountain lying quietly in the sea, Chen Fan's eyes flashed.

“Shrink.”

The newly repaired fortress began to shrink rapidly.

The Meat Mountain, lying vertically, was pinned by the shrinking fortress and could not move.

As the fortress executed the shrink command, it increased its compression force upon meeting resistance.

Instantly, the Meat Mountain trembled all over from the pressure.

It struggled a few times but could not break free.

Its five-thousand-meter height was gradually shortened under the system's forced compression.

The gaps in the Meat Mountain's joints were completely flattened.

Then, its bones were compressed and deformed until they began to crack.

Crisp "crack-crack" sounds rang out like firecrackers.

The surrounding waters became even more crimson.

The intense pain caused the Meat Mountain to roar and struggle incessantly.

But with its body pinned, it was immobilized.

“Kill it while it's down!”

Chen Fan barked, “Chris.”

“Understood!”

Chris piloted the annihilation ship into the interior of the fortress.

He took a deep breath and slammed down on the fire button.

Rumble rumble——

An attack power of up to five billion erupted completely within the confines of the fortress.

Due to the same-source damage immunity setting, the firepower hitting the fortress's inner walls was reflected back entirely, dealing a second wave of damage to the Meat Mountain.

“Awoooo——”

The Meat Mountain let out a miserable roar.

The breath it was holding to resist the fortress's inward compression was knocked out of it.

Immediately, the fortress began to shrink rapidly again.

Five thousand meters.

Four thousand five hundred meters.

Four thousand meters.

The Meat Mountain's massive frame was forcibly compressed by a thousand meters.

Its already thick body grew even wider, completely filling every inch of space inside the fortress.

Unable to move, the Meat Mountain became a sitting duck.

Five hundred thousand Harpies, 20 Ancient Black Dragons, and the Mechanical Dragon swarmed it, their attack effects constantly exploding on the Meat Mountain's body.

Once reloaded, the annihilation ship fired again.

However, besides more blood gushing out and staining the entire sea deep red, the Meat Mountain showed no further change.

Even the inward compression force of the fortress was completely resisted and could not shrink any further.

...

Another half hour passed.

Chen Fan stared into the fortress with a deep frown.

Bound and unable to move, the Meat Mountain was a passive target.

Yet after enduring no less than ten waves of concentrated fire, it was still alive.

“Is this thing really that tough?”

Chen Fan looked back at the sea.

Within his Exploration vision, the allied forces were already close. In another ten minutes or so, they would be able to surround them.

He sighed and tried to control the fortress to move forward.

The fortress, which originally had a speed of 200 knots, had slowed down to 100 knots while holding the Meat Mountain captive.

Even with a 200% bonus, it could only reach 300 knots.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Fan ordered the fleet to set sail.

The fleet quickly retreated along the path they had come.

And while retreating, Chen Fan continued to direct concentrated fire onto the Meat Mountain.

An hour later.

The distance between Chen Fan and the allied forces gradually widened, but the Meat Mountain remained resilient.

Just as Chen Fan was planning to kidnap the Meat Mountain and bring it back to be killed with the combined firepower of nearly eight hundred thousand players...

【Ding!】

【Detected that the Meat Mountain Great Demon King is about to leave its territory. Forced return command is about to be executed.】

“Holy crap!”

Chen Fan's eyes widened. He stopped immediately, staring at the Meat Mountain inside the fortress with gritted teeth.

He hadn't expected this thing to have a return command.

His expression shifted several times before he took a deep breath.

Since they couldn't run, they had to kill the Meat Mountain before the players arrived.

To achieve this, he had to use nuclear missiles.

Chen Fan opened the Crew Member channel:

“Ruituocuipu, target the Meat Mountain inside the fortress. Fire ten nuclear missiles simultaneously.”

“...”

“Yes, Master.”

Ruituocuipu paused for a moment before responding.

After a few brief arrangements.

Boom! Boom! Boom! ——

Five nuclear missiles were launched simultaneously, quickly piercing into the clouds.

A moment later, another five nuclear missiles pierced into the sky.

The sleeping players were all startled awake.

“Holy crap, what the hell was that noise?”

“I don't know. Was that coming from the back mountain?”

“Big Sister Head, should we go check it out?”