Chapter 189: Destroying the Abyssal Pollution Source, Time to Return!

Chapter 189: Destroying the Abyssal Pollution Source, Time to Return!

"Retreat!" Lu Heng shouted as he saw the Abyssal Tumor surging up from the sixth level. "Get out of the base quickly! Don't let this thing touch you!"

"What is this?" Lin Zeyu asked, clutching his sniper rifle as he ran towards the exit.

"It's an Abyssal Tumor," Lu Heng quickly explained. "This thing devours all organic matter in its path. If you get entangled, there's no escape."

"That's disgusting," Lin Zeyu said, running even faster.

"Su Muyu, lead the way! Watch out for traps on the road, and forget about the Amerika Team, those idiots!" Lu Heng grabbed the Black Feather Spirit and pushed towards the exit.

Su Muyu quickly flew towards the hole blasted by the Amerika Team's RPG Rocket Launcher, while sending the Divine Feathered Eagle ahead to scout.

The exit created by the Nanobot Explosive Drone's directional blast had already been blocked.

Fortunately, the Amerika Team had opened a new entrance when they entered, so they could follow their path to escape.

However, this route was created by the Amerika Team, so there was no guarantee of safety. If there were bombs or traps along the way, it would be dangerous.

Therefore, Su Muyu had to lead the way, using the Divine Feathered Eagle to scout ahead and clear any traps.

"Trying to escape? I'll make sure you all die here!" Alex Austin charged forward, attempting to block Lin Zeyu and his companions.

Lu Heng drew his sword and stood in front of him, saying, "I am your opponent."

The Abyssal Tumor writhed and expanded outward, devouring all organic matter it came into contact with.

The corpses of the three deceased members of the Amerika Team were swallowed by the tumor, slowly turning into flesh and blood, becoming part of the Abyssal Tumor.

"You're asking for death!"

Alex Austin was now filled with rage. Three members of his team had died, and the wall of the sixth level had been breached, allowing the contents within to surge out.

This meant not only a reduction in his team's numbers but also a failed mission.

He roared and raised the Thunder Hammer, smashing it down towards Lu Heng. In his extreme anger, a circle of thunderous strikes erupted, shaking the ground and creating spiderweb-like cracks.

The surging Abyssal Tumor encountered the thunder and lightning, forcing it to retreat.

The Abyssal Tumor feared thunder, fire, and high temperatures, but destroying it with these elements required an enormous amount of energy.

As the Thunder Prison struck down, Lu Heng also unleashed the Thunder Prison skill, countering thunder with thunder. The raging thunder intertwined and spread out, destroying everything it touched.

Under the thunderous assault, Lu Heng and Alex Austin engaged in a fierce face-off, their sword and hammer clashing, creating a deafening din.

On the other side, Su Muyu led the team out of the fifth level, quickly evacuating through the upward passage.

The Stone Giant Quest also tried to escape, but as soon as he reached the exit, Lin Zeyu threw a Source Energy Shock Bomb, blocking his path.

The Abyssal Tumor that surged up next engulfed the Stone Giant, slowly consuming him into its flesh and blood.

The Stone Giant Quest cried out in terror, "Why are you swallowing me? Let me go! I have a mission... Let me go..."

His voice was drowned out by the Abyssal Tumor, and eventually, it faded away.

As the Abyssal Tumor filled the fifth level and spread towards the fourth-level exit, the only space left was where the thunder had raged.

Su Muyu's voice came through the communication channel, "Lu Heng, get out quickly! We're on the second level, and we can evacuate soon..."

The communication abruptly cut off, emitting a static noise.

The Abyssal Tumor had covered all the gaps on the fifth level, and the black medium blocked electromagnetic signals, disrupting all communication.

Lu Heng concentrated the thunder on his blade and slashed through the Abyssal Tumor, rushing into the passage.

Alex Austin unleashed a series of thunderous strikes, following behind.

Lu Heng's speed was as swift as the wind, and in the blink of an eye, he left Alex Austin behind. After reuniting with his team, they evacuated the base.

Once outside, they cleared the few Descension Faction mechanical units and communicated with Xavier Matrix.

"There's an Abyssal Tumor in the lower six levels. If we don't find a way to stop it, it can consume an entire planet."

Upon hearing that there was something hidden in the base that could devour an entire planet, Xavier Matrix immediately asked for more information.

"The Abyssal Tumor is a flesh-eating organism with an extremely fast growth rate," Lu Heng explained concisely.

"This tumor fears thunder, fire, and high temperatures, but due to its rapid growth, if it's not destroyed when it's small, it becomes nearly impossible to eradicate once it spreads. The only option then would be to destroy the entire city."

Xavier Matrix analyzed the information from the mechanical units' images and Lu Heng's description, then performed calculations.

He concluded, "With the current size of the Abyssal Tumor, it's beyond the capabilities of a single individual to eliminate."

Lu Heng agreed, "To clear it now, we must use high-power nuclear weapons or orbital weapons. In short, to stop the Abyssal Tumor's expansion, the Sycis military must intervene with a nuclear strike.

"Furthermore, according to my analysis, this Abyssal Tumor has already grown to a considerable size. We must immediately execute the nuclear strike plan; otherwise, in a few days, it will be unmanageable."

Xavier Matrix replied, "I don't have control over weapons of such power. I must communicate with the military."

After a moment's thought, Lu Heng suggested, "I recommend you meet with Liorana Sexes and convince her to propose a nuclear strike to the Sycis military.

For the Sikes, face-to-face meetings weren't always necessary, as communication alone could achieve the same purpose.

Moreover, when Sikes' calculation cores communicated, they could exchange vast amounts of information in just a few seconds.

So, only two seconds passed.

Xavier Matrix responded, "I've spoken with Liorana Sexes, and she agrees to lobby the military for a nuclear strike. The strike order will be executed within five minutes."

Lu Heng couldn't help but acknowledge the absurdly high efficiency of the mechanical civilization upon hearing this response.

As long as the calculation program deemed something necessary, it could make a decision within seconds and then proceed with execution.

Lu Heng quickly checked the time; it was already 11:55 PM.

In other words, the Sikes military's nuclear strike would be launched precisely at the moment of the return time.

The timing was perfect.

If the Sikes military could destroy the Abyssal Tumor, it meant the mission was accomplished.

At this moment, the Descension Faction's final counterattack arrived. Swarms of drones, mechanical guards, anti-gravity fighters, and ground-based self-propelled artillery appeared, launching an assault on Lu Heng and his team.

Evidently, the Descension Faction was making a last-ditch effort to prevent the military from destroying the Abyssal Tumor.

In the face of the Descension Faction's madness, the Sikes military and Xavier Matrix temporarily formed a united front, attacking the Descension Faction's mechanical units together.

The fierce exchange of fire between the two sides turned the night into day.

Meanwhile, Alex Austin burst out of the base and charged towards Lu Heng, launching a fierce attack.

Lu Heng drew his sword and fought back, clashing blades with the hammer, creating a series of shockwaves and sparks.

Alex Austin unleashed his ultimate power, transforming into the God of Thunder, floating in the air with lightning surging around him, and pounding Lu Heng relentlessly.

Lu Heng evaded the brunt of the attack, moving on the ground like lightning, dodging the thunderous strikes.

Time ticked by, second by second.

With just one minute left until the return time.

The Abyssal Tumor emerged from the base, spreading in all directions, devouring all organic matter it touched and emitting a putrid stench.

Xavier Matrix's controlled mechanical units redirected some of their firepower to attack the Abyssal Tumor, preventing the mountain-like flesh from continuing to grow.

Su Muyu, Lin Zeyu, and two Mechanical Angels also attacked the Abyssal Tumor, halting its outward spread.

As the final minute arrived.

A countdown for the nuclear strike began transmitting through Xavier Matrix's communication channel.

"The nuke is coming! Let's move out!" Lu Heng waved his hand, ordering the team to evacuate quickly.

One minute later.

The team had retreated five kilometers away, but Alex Austin pursued relentlessly.

In his eyes, Lu Heng was constantly dodging left and right on the ground, like a mouse he had cornered.

So, he wanted to finish Lu Heng off in one go.

With Lu Heng dead, the remaining few powerful psychics from Daxia would be helpless before him, like a pile of garbage with no resistance.

Indeed, Lu Heng was moving swiftly on the ground, dodging like lightning, evading his thunderous attacks, and rarely counterattacking.

The reason for the lack of counterattacks was that his Source Essence Energy hadn't fully recovered; he needed to wait for his energy to replenish.

With ten seconds left.

A nuclear missile streaked across the night sky, plummeting into Delimus 3 Research Facility.

Boom! The fusion bomb detonated, creating a mushroom cloud and obliterating the entire base, generating temperatures of tens of millions of degrees.

The extreme heat melted through the underground structures, incinerating the Abyssal Tumor tissue into ashes.

However, Delimus 3 had six underground levels, and a single nuclear bomb wasn't sufficient to destroy the Abyssal Tumor within those levels.

At that moment, the sky began to churn.

The orbital weapon fired, shooting a thick laser into Delimus 3, melting through the six underground levels and further intensifying the heat, completely eradicating the Abyssal Tumor.

Also, at that moment, Lu Heng's Source Essence Energy fully recovered. He turned and unleashed a Rift Slash.

The Rift Blade Aura slashed towards Alex Austin in mid-air, a sudden counterattack after three minutes of dodging.

Alex Austin immediately raised his Stellar Shield, creating a defensive barrier. Then, taking advantage of the brief moment when the shield blocked the Rift Blade Aura, he dodged the blade's attack.

Lu Heng didn't expect this strike to succeed, so as he unleashed the Rift Slash, he began to gather power.

The rift created by the Rift Slash blocked Alex Austin's subsequent attacks.

Lu Heng seized this opportunity to complete his power accumulation, vanished into the shadows, transformed into a shadow lightning bolt, and shot out at an astonishing speed of 396 meters per second, creating a sonic boom cloud.

A sword pierced Alex Austin's chest.

"Ah!" Alex Austin roared in anger, his eyes wide with disbelief.

Lu Heng didn't want to give him a chance to struggle, so he unleashed the power of lightning from his sword and then slashed horizontally, splitting open his chest.

Alex Austin's chest wound tore open, his ribcage nearly split in two by the sword, and blood gushed out.

"Ah!"

In excruciating pain, Alex Austin screamed, gripping the sword blade tightly, and with desperation and urgency, he shouted, "Return!"

His body began to fade and disappear, leaving behind a pool of blood on the ground.

(End of Chapter)

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