Chapter 1190 Nuclear explosion in Kyoto
"あつ......!!!" (So hot——!!!)
The piercing, inhuman scream had barely escaped its lips when it was completely drowned out by the subsequent sound of physical destruction!
boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!------------
A deafening roar, indescribable and as if the entire planet were wailing, swept in at supersonic speed from the epicenter of the explosion, like a tangible tsunami!
This was not just a sound, but a devastating shockwave!
It was like a wall of death, infinitely thick and reaching the sky, made of pure energy and compressed air, which crushed the earth with overwhelming force!
Before the shockwave even arrived, the shockwave formed by the extremely compressed air in front of it slammed into the massive sea platform of the Kyoto settlement like an invisible giant hammer!
Crack! Bang! Boom—!!!
The cramped, dilapidated shacks on the platform, like building blocks crushed by a mischievous child, were instantly crushed, torn apart, and then swept up by the violent airflow, turning into flying fragments and blood mist, mixed with the human bodies inside that hadn't even had a chance to let out a complete scream!
Even relatively sturdy concrete structures were shaking and cracking violently, with their surface coverings easily peeling off, like skinned wild animals.
Matsumoto felt an irresistible force slam into him from the side. The iron rod in his hand flew out of his grasp, and he was thrown away like a leaf caught in a whirlwind!
In the air, he watched as the ground below violently undulated and tore apart, familiar alleyways and buildings collapsed like sandcastles, and countless figures like him were torn to pieces by the shockwave and flying debris!
He saw that the area where Haruko Ishida was, along with the roadblocks that were being blown up and the people around her, was instantly engulfed by the dust and flames!
"ぐあああ——!!!" (Uaaah——!!!)
His screams were drowned out by the destructive roar. The next second, he crashed heavily into a concrete wall that had not yet completely collapsed. The sound of bones shattering was clearly audible, and the excruciating pain instantly took his life.
The composite defensive wall near the edge of the settlement, facing the direction of the explosion, was easily twisted, torn apart, and then completely collapsed by the shock wave, just like it was made of paper!
The automated weapon turrets on the wall were tossed into the air like toys, exploding into dazzling yet deadly fireworks.
Ships moored in the inner bay were lifted up by the giant waves, smashed on the platform, or collided with each other, causing fuel leaks and triggering a series of explosions and flames!
The scorching air currents, carrying radioactive dust, building debris, burning objects, and human remains, swept across the entire settlement like a sandstorm from hell!
Those people hiding in the fragile shacks, along with their "homes," were reduced to dust the moment the shockwave arrived.
Those who were slightly luckier and took refuge on the back side of a relatively sturdy structure were also severely injured by the ensuing overpressure, debris, and high temperatures.
Meanwhile, in the core monitoring room of the "Underground Shelter of the Divine Kingdom"
When that destructive roar penetrated the thick layers of earth and the layers of soundproofing, transforming into an extremely dull, terrifying muffled sound that seemed to come from the depths of the earth, it entered the underground shelter, and the entire space seemed to shake violently!
Despite the shelter's state-of-the-art shock absorption and impact resistance design, the energy released by the explosion of this three-megaton nuclear bomb at such close range still struck the deep-buried fortress like a giant's hammer.
Om-! ! !
A low, sickening metallic creaking sound came from all directions, faint yet enough to make everyone in the shelter's heart stop!
The carefully installed ceiling lights flickered and flared wildly, and even the backup lights in some non-core areas went out instantly, plunging into darkness and eliciting brief gasps of surprise.
On the control panel, several screens displaying external monitoring feeds instantly shattered with spiderweb-like cracks, then went completely black—clearly, the cameras exposed on the ground had been completely destroyed by the first wave of impact and electromagnetic pulse.
The remaining screens were frantically flashing gibberish and static. Only a few screens displaying data from internal structural sensors were still stubbornly working. The curves representing structural stress and vibration suddenly spiked into the red danger zone, and a piercing alarm blared out!
"The rush wave has arrived! The シールド倉み, the allowed range 囲内だが limit にNearly!"
(Shockwave arrives! Shield deforms, still within acceptable limits but nearing its limit!)
A technical officer reported hoarsely, his voice trembling uncontrollably.
Everyone felt a powerful, disoriented force acting on them, as if the elevator they were riding had suddenly gone out of control and plummeted, only to be pulled back in an instant. Several people standing were caught off guard and fell to the ground.
The obese tycoon gripped the armrest of the chair, which was fixed to the ground, tightly. His massive body trembled violently, and his face was deathly pale, filled only with extreme fear.
General Shigenobu Sato gripped the control panel with both hands, his knuckles white from clenching them. He stared intently at the fluctuating data, and for the first time, an undisguised look of horror appeared in his usually brooding eyes.
This power... far exceeded his expectations!
Zhou Bang was incredibly ruthless!
The rosary string in the prince's hand suddenly snapped, and the sandalwood beads tumbled to the ground with a "crackling" sound. He staggered and almost collapsed if not for the attendant beside him supporting him.
His usually indifferent face was now filled with fear of absolute power!
Although the main structure of the shelter withstood the first and most violent impact, the feeling of narrowly escaping destruction, and the ensuing fear of unknown radiation and its aftermath, gnawed at everyone's nerves like a cold, venomous snake.
They escaped direct physical destruction, but the outside world had already become a living hell.
Can they really survive the long, dark years of radiation following the nuclear explosion deep underground?
This problem, which had been deliberately ignored before, is now crystal clear in everyone's mind.
The entire Kyoto community was as fragile as a spider web in a raging storm in the face of this devastating power.
One moment it was a hell on earth filled with roars of resistance and bloody battles, the next it was covered and swallowed up by an even more absolute and ruthless catastrophe-like destruction.
The fireball from the nuclear explosion was still slowly rising in the distance, like a huge and ferocious devil mushroom symbolizing ultimate death and purification.
Under the shadow of this devil's mushroom, the Kyoto settlement, a land that once bore witness to countless struggles, suffering, and desperate resistance in their final moments, has been transformed into a burning, blood-and-fire-filled, true ruin.
Survivors? Perhaps...
But on the edge of the nuclear explosion, amidst the ensuing radioactive fallout, fires, and structural collapses, their fate was already stained with the deepest despair.
The flames of revenge, before they could even touch their enemies, were completely extinguished by the cold nuclear flames that had traveled across time and space.
