Chapter 230: an overturned earth

Despite the impending doom, the soldiers were completely focused after hearing Diana’s orders.

The allied force formed another defense perimeter as 3 soldiers who were being tightly protected typed rapidly and controlled a holographic screen that was before them.

All the soldiers prepared for the worst-case scenario, as they grasped their weapons tighter. They could already see the enlarging form of their fearsome enemy, but their faces still showed determination.

One of the technical soldiers that were controlling the screen finally spoke out, while rushing to Diana’s side.

“Staff Sergeant, the switch is ready!”

“Activate your shields immediately!”. A tense Diana quickly ordered as she grabbed the mechanical switch from the soldier’s hand immediately.

Every soldier obeyed her command, they were already prepared for this. After activating their exotic shields, bright blue energy films quickly emerged before solidifying above them to form sturdy energy frames.

As this happened, Diana and Anna quickly communicated with their eyes. They both brought a strange-looking exotic shield from their bags before activating it.

As soon as this was done, a faint ripple spread across the formation of the soldiers as a change began taking place in their erected shields.

All the bright blue shields started converging in mid-air like they were being summoned by a higher power. They quickly collided with a small shockwave, before turning into a single collective shield.

This one was darker and more solid, as it stood sturdily like the great walls of ancient China. As all this happened, the white-maned lion exobeast was already before the soldiers.

Diana no longer hesitated, as she smashed at the mechanical switch on her hand immediately. Every soldier reacted to this, as they all covered their ears before squatting to get a firmer stance.

Boom!! Boom!!

Heatwaves quickly erupted around the location between the 2 cliffs, as red-hot waves of fire leaped out of the buried snow like magma giants in their heat period.

The nearby snow evaporated immediately, forming fleeting white mist as all the rocks that were close by cracked before melting and turning to splashing magma.

All the animals in a location of 2km surrounding the soldiers turned to randomly flying blood and flesh instantly, as overturned intestines melted before evaporating to red mist.

The other beasts beyond the 2km region suffered various degrees of injuries, as most of them got roasted, diffusing the air with the aroma of cooked meat.

The sturdy dark blue shield that was erected by the Spartan and Daland soldiers flickered from the first shockwave impact, as the heat waves quickly spread to their positions.

All the soldiers had their hearts in their throats, as they prayed for the shield to hold.

Cracks emerged, spreading across the energy shield like the tentacles of an octopus from all the damage being done to it. Its dark blue color dimmed a bit also, but it still held in the end despite all this.

Though the light accompanying the bomb blast was blinding, Diana still squinted her eyes under her goggles to look at the alpha lion’s position. Her heart sank a bit as she saw nothing there.

“Where is it?” She felt uneasy.

The visual impact of the bomb blast seemed just like divine retribution from heaven. This was the real turning point pivot in Clark’s plan, a completely crazy idea that could be thought up only by the crazy.

When they started their escape moving across the animals’ territory, they knew that the chances of being discovered were on the high side so Clark took countermeasures against it.

When he separated with Dickson from the rest of his soldiers, this was not only to keep check of the more troublesome beasts but also to plant the gifts that they brought.

With his deep penetration scanning device, he and Dickson were able to locate the volatile formation of rocks below this self-proclaimed animal kingdom.

Through this stealthy maneuver, they were able to place 80% of the exotic bombs that they brought here. They distributed the other bombs between Diana and Anna’s squad.

For the past week of preparation, they were not idle. They pumped most of their stored energy reserves into these bombs, making them more lethal and becoming genuine mountain-breaking weapons.

As the aftermaths of the bomb blast triggered by Diana continued wreaking havoc in the vicinity surrounding their allied squad, Clark and Dickson heaved a sigh of relief before also preparing to leave.

The alpha Wild Yak was shocked by the sound and the visual impact of the bomb blast, but this did not stop it from focusing on its 2 targets. Both soldiers were already at their wit ends.

“You ready?” Clark quickly sent a message to Dickson’s implant, as he tightened his throat to swallow the blood that was about to gush out through his mouth.

“F*ck, yes, just do it”.

“As you wish”. Clark decisively hit the activation button on the mechanical switch that was in his hand. Unlike Diana’s, his bomb setup hard a timer.

He received another diving attack from the Wild Yak, as his armor indicated that his energy reserves were already low. He did not mind this though, as he quickly jumped up high with the help of his multi-purpose boots.

Dickson did the same thing as he bashed the rocky floor with his enormous shield, using the repelling force to propel himself up also.

The alpha Wild Yak reacted late to Clark’s jump, but it saw Dickson’s actions clearly. Though it was puzzled, it didn’t care as it bolted closer immediately with eyes that were narrowed into slits.

The timing was extremely accurate, as it hit the rocky floor hard before leaping at the ascending figure of its opponent.

Dickson widened his eyes on seeing this, as he hastily started searching for a solution. A large device suddenly attached itself to his military boots, enlarging its size by countless times.

A blue energy glow started seeping out, as the boot vibrated like it was waking from hibernation.

Unfortunately for him, before his boots could power up completely, the Wild Yak was already before him. The rough horns of the exobeast quickly stabbed his legs, ruthlessly separating them from his body.

He gasped for breath in pain as blood poured down from his legs unrestrainedly, dying the snow red. His armor was directly breached from the attack.

His upward momentum quickly died after the fatal injury, as he slowed down before starting to fall back the next moment. His face full of regret was what dominated his thoughts.

“Forget about me, leave”. He muttered while closing his eyes.

Seeing this, Clark whose boots were already fully activated hesitated to leave. He took a quick glance at his wristwatch, gritted his teeth before diving back down.

Before Dickson could react, Clark quickly grabbed his burly form from above, dodged the alpha Wild Yak’s next dive attack before soaring up into the air. Blue energy spewed out of his boots, forming a long trail.

The long trail of blue energy quickly ignited before turning to orange fire, as the boot made a booming sound before transferring them away like a rocket.

The device that they attached to their boots was not the equipment that they brought, the technical soldiers in their allied squads worked together to design this at the last moment just for this part of the plan.

It was at this moment that hell broke loose.

Dozens of booming sounds quickly followed after this action, as the whole mountain bed that this animals’ territory was erected on started vibrating and shaking roughly.

The foundations of the territory started shaking and pulling off like a house that had its building blocks cut off. Red-hot fire quickly followed, as the whole territory of the animals suddenly turned to a sea of fire.

Dickson cried out in pain, as his unarmored form got exposed to the heat of this rapidly spreading fire. He felt like he was being roasted in a microwave, as he bit his lips to curb the pain.

Clark was affected too as the extreme heatwave hit the device that was attached to his boot, making him jerk unsteadily for a moment. The device sustained damage, which was dangerous to both of them.

Their flight was no longer smooth, as they now flew forward unsteadily at a still fast speed.

Maw…!!

The shocked angry roar of the alpha Wild Yak reverberated around the territory like thunder, as just like the other pitiful animals, it was submerged in the wide range of the fire.

Both soldiers had no idea if it was dead, but they heaved a sigh of relief before turning their attention to the front where their soldiers were.

The allied squad of soldiers temporarily under the leadership of Diana remained huddled up under their erected shield, as they patiently waited for the aftermath of the bomb fire to go down a bit.

When it finally reached a level that was acceptable to them, Diana quickly deactivated the shield that was already at its wit’s end before barking a new order at the soldiers.

“Fly away immediately!”

The soldiers didn’t even need her reminder. As soon as their sharp eagle-like eyes saw that the shield flickered and disappeared, they all erupted from their positions and jumped up.

The recently designed propulsion device was already attached to their exotic boots, so all they needed was to wait for its activation and leave. This was when another variable appeared.

“It survived!” Diana’s heart sank as she quickly gave a warning to her soldiers, but it was just too abrupt for them to react appropriately.

Though the animal that sprang out swiftly in their direction had all its fur blackened and roasted from the fierce bomb fire, Diana could still accurately deduce that this was the white-maned lion alpha.

The lion was thoroughly angered by this ambush. Though its danger senses tingled and alerted it at the last moment, its reaction options were limited. In the end, he was still scorched by the fire.

Seeing the people that brought it so much suffering, its hatred soared.

It arrived before the startled soldiers immediately, before taking advantage of its superior speed to attack frenziedly. In less than 5 seconds, 12 soldiers were taken out of the allied squad.

“What?” The others watched wide-eyed in horror.

Though they were shocked, they still reacted according to their practice drills due to sheer instinct. After their boots activated completely, fire spewed out before forcefully pushing them forward.

Seeing this, the injured lion alpha moved again. Its attack speed was too much for the soldiers, another 7 casualties emerged before the rest finally escaped and fled.

Sighting this from afar, Clark and Dickson shuddered in fear. This did not stop their forward escape though as stopping was even more dangerous, the bomb that they triggered already resulted in a kilometers wide earthquake.

The intimidating sound was just like a stone crushing machine that was at work crushing rocks.

Clark’s eyes narrowed as he grabbed Dickson tighter before continuing forward. The alpha lion already sighted them, as it now crutched and waited patiently like a veteran hunter.

When they came to its attack range, the lion finally leaped up. Its jump height was shocking, as it soared upwards like an airplane to its position in the air.

Despite being shocked by this, Clark still reacted and moved sideways to dodge the diving attack.

He heaved a sigh of relief as he saw himself leaving the lion’s attack trajectory. This did not last though, as he suddenly felt a tug on his right hand. His heart went cold immediately, his companion was grabbed.

The already exhausted Dickson moaned in pain, as the sharp claws of the lion dug ruthlessly into his last intact leg. The pain was almost driving him crazy.

This sudden move brought a stalemate in the air, as the alpha’s momentum stopped the forward momentum of Clark’s boot, bringing him another dilemma.

His boot’s energy reserves were already low. If this stalemate continued, his situation would grow more dangerous, he felt conflicted.

“Should I let him go?”

Turning his eyes reluctantly, he saw a helpless expression on Dickson’s face for the first time since he knew him. Seeing this, he made his decision immediately.

He suddenly reversed the flight direction of his boot, as he used the sudden surge in momentum to throw a fast forceful blow at the blackened alpha lion’s head.

Bam!!

He felt the head of the lion cave in a bit, as blood gushed out freely from a hole that was inflicted by his fists on this fellow’s face. He wanted to grin on seeing this, but he could not as his hands also dislocated from the blow.

The last thing that he saw was an enlarging sea of fire, a half-dead alpha lion, a half-dead companion, and an overturned earth.

The last thing that he felt was pain. His vision darkened the next moment.

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