At the same time, I traveled through time and space, I dominated the heavens and the worlds

Constantine parked the car on the side of the road.

Actually, they are not yet considered to be within the scope of megacities.

The surrounding area was still desolate, with the Gobi Desert, a common feature of this world, everywhere. There were hardly any trees, and even grass was scarce. Everything was withered and dry, lying prostrate in the desert.

Yet, in this desolate place, on the only road leading directly to the megacity ahead, in front of Linbei and Constantine, the army is heavily guarding the area, not only blocking the road but also setting up camp nearby, making it seem as if entry is strictly prohibited.

Seeing this, Constantine frowned slightly and turned to look at Lin Bei: "What do we do now? It's obvious that we can't get through. We can't just force our way through; that would cause a lot more trouble."

Lin Bei glanced at the large group ahead, pondered for a moment, and then slowly said, "There's no need to force our way in. Just park the car somewhere further away, and I'll take you in and sneak in, okay?"

Constantine thought about it and realized it was true. He looked around, preparing to find a place to park, when the army ahead noticed that they had been lingering for too long, and a small squad armed with weapons walked towards them.

Constantine gripped the steering wheel, watching the approaching soldiers with obvious impatience: "Tsk, trouble's brewing."

Lin Bei glanced indifferently at the six people who had already walked to the front of the car, but didn't say anything.

When the squad arrived at the car, the bald-headed officer at the head of the group gestured for his men to surround the vehicle. He then strolled over to the driver's seat, placed one hand on the window, and gestured with his chin toward them: "Gentlemen, this is not a place for you."

Constantine placed his hand on the side of the car, put his index and middle fingers together in a less-than-perfect greeting to the bald officer, gestured with his chin toward the megacity ahead, and asked curiously, "Sir, what's going on in that city? We need to go in and take care of some business."

The bald officer stared at Constantine and Lin Bei for a long time before letting out a light sneer and speaking with a hint of arrogance: "Get things done? I'm sorry, but I'm afraid you can't get what you want done. The higher-ups have ordered that no civilians are allowed to approach or enter Soren City. By the way, there's no one left in Soren City right now. You'd better change your route and leave immediately."

Constantine shrugged. "We do intend to leave now. Thank you for your hard work."

As he spoke, Constantine started the accelerator, preparing to reverse.

Unexpectedly, the bald officer slapped the front of the car, stopping Constantine's actions.

The surrounding soldiers also raised their guns and aimed them at Lin Bei and Constantine.

At this moment, Lin Bei slowly raised his eyes and looked at the bald-headed officer: "What are you doing?"

The bald officer crossed his arms, walked around the car once, and then stopped by the car door on Lin Bei's side.

He patted the car frame and said slowly with a smile, "Nothing much, just a little curious. What business are you going to Soren City for? If I remember correctly, a week ago, a nationwide notice was issued prohibiting anyone from entering Soren City, and everyone in Soren City was evacuated a week ago. You... you wouldn't be planning to sneak in and search for so-called supplies to resell, would you?"

The bald officer smiled, but his eyes held scrutiny and suspicion: "Everything in Soren City is infected with the virus. Reselling it will spread to other cities, which is a serious crime."

Lin Bei raised an eyebrow and exchanged a glance with Constantine beside him.

It seems there's a really big problem in the city of Soren; even the virus has arrived.

However, Lin Bei felt it was uncertain whether it was a contagious virus.

Perhaps the authorities were unable to deal with the situation in Soren, so they announced a virus outbreak, quarantined the entire city, and then dropped a nuclear bomb.

Lin Bei had roughly figured out the situation in Soren City, but he didn't care what had happened there before.

Since the authorities couldn't destroy the things in Soren City, he didn't mind lending a hand.

After all, he was also very curious about what was inside.

Before Lin Bei could speak, Constantine sneered, "What, does the officer think we're lying? Even if we notify the whole country, can you guarantee that everyone will receive news about Soren City? If we really planned to go into Soren City to steal things and resell them, do you think you would be blocking us here?"

Constantine's words were anything but polite. Before the bald officer could say anything, a soldier beside him frowned, raised his gun, pointed it at Constantine, and shouted sternly, "What kind of attitude is this? Do you know who's standing in front of you?"

Lin Bei was most annoyed by these guys who emphasized their status. He lazily glanced at the soldier, and no one knew what the soldier saw, but he froze, and the words he wanted to say stopped on his lips.

The soldier felt a chill run down his spine, and he could barely hold onto his gun. His hands were visibly trembling as he struggled to keep it from falling to the ground.

A dark glint flashed in the bald officer's eyes. He reached out and pressed down on the soldier's gun, stepped forward to block the soldier, and looked at Constantine and Lin Bei with a smile.

Of course, his attention was mostly on Lin Bei.

The bald officer's expression softened considerably, his previous probing demeanor completely changed: "It seems we misunderstood. You two should return the way you came. Soren City is under complete lockdown, and the lockdown will not be lifted until an official announcement is made. If you are looking for someone, you can go to a small town about 20 kilometers away, which has been temporarily set up as a shelter. If the person you are looking for is still alive, he will definitely be there."

Seeing that their attitude had improved, Constantine pursed his lips, but didn't say anything. He turned the steering wheel, made a U-turn, and sped off back the way he came.

The bald officer watched them drive away until the car was out of sight, then slowly turned around and looked at the pale-faced, trembling soldier.

The bald officer put his hands behind his back and asked calmly, "What's going on? With your abilities, you wouldn't become this shameful just because of one person's opinion."

The soldier silently wiped his face, and it took him a while to regain his composure and voice: "I... I can't really explain it, but that young man in the passenger seat gave me a very unapproachable feeling. I only made eye contact with him, but I felt like I saw death."

The bald officer thought the soldier's words were a bit exaggerated. He snorted coldly, but didn't say anything in the end. He turned and walked towards the military camp.

The soldier followed behind, and when they were almost at the military camp, the soldier took a deep breath and called out to the bald officer: "Sir, I have a feeling that when I was facing the monsters in Soren City, I also had this feeling of being on the verge of death, but... compared to the eyes of this young man, I realize that the feeling when facing monsters is nothing."

Upon hearing his subordinate's words, the bald-headed officer's brows furrowed with seriousness.

He was silent for a moment, then casually said, "I understand. Don't worry, they will enter Soren City. Go and inform Allen to gather all the squads and re-enter Soren City with me. I want to see what those two guys are up to in Soren City."

Here, due to the arrival of Lin Bei and Constantine, the troops that had originally withdrawn from Solon City regrouped and re-entered Solon City.

Over there, Constantine found a satisfactory spot, hid the car, and then quickly walked towards Lin Bei: "Lin Bei, what should we do now, go in on foot?"

Lin Bei glanced at Constantine indifferently: "On foot? Are you serious? Of course, we'll fly in."

As he spoke, Lin Bei ignored Constantine's drastic change in expression, still grabbed Constantine by the back of his collar, and leaped into the air, carrying Constantine high into the sky, heading straight for Soren City.

Only after Lin Bei landed on the roof of a collapsed high-rise building in Soren City did he throw Constantine to the ground.

Constantine rolled awkwardly on the ground, then quickly got up, cursing, "Didn't I tell you not to keep tossing me around like that? You always do this!" Lin Bei ignored him, put his hands behind his back, and began to look around.

The city of Soren was filled with a scorching smell after being bombed by a nuclear bomb that morning.

The surrounding temperature was very high, and everywhere there were charred marks and flames that had not yet been extinguished.

Of course, the most prevalent issue in Soren is nuclear radiation.

This has no impact on Lin Bei, and as for Constantine, Constantine doesn't care either.

Lin Bei looked around and chuckled, "That officer is really good at bragging. Soren City is in such a terrible state, how can the blockade be lifted? I'm afraid it won't be habitable here for hundreds of years."

After tidying up his disheveled clothes, Constantine put his hands in his pockets and went to the edge of the rooftop.

He peered down, but the sun couldn't reach it; it was pitch black, and he couldn't make out anything. Constantine took out a cigarette, lit it, and said calmly, "This place has become a ghost town. Who would expect people to live here? But that officer was right about one thing: the things here really can't be taken out and resold. It's not some fictitious virus, but radiation. Tsk tsk tsk, this radiation is really strong. I feel a little uncomfortable."

Lin Bei scoffed: "What are you afraid of? Even if you get irradiated, Satan will cover for you. He doesn't want you to go to hell so soon."

Constantine gave Lin Bei the middle finger and changed the subject: "Don't talk about me. What do we do now? Where do we go? By the way, what's in Soren City? How did it become like this?"

Lin Bei remained calm. In fact, after entering Soren City, when he came into close contact with that mysterious force, he already knew what had happened in this megacity.

Cloverfield.

The plot of this mockumentary monster movie actually happened in the city of Soren.

In the original storyline, New York City was destroyed overnight. A colossal object appeared in the city center and destroyed the entire city. Everyone could only flee in panic when faced with the object, and even the military could not stop the disaster.

By dawn, the main characters had either died or fled, leaving the male and female protagonists with nowhere to go. They went to a bridge under a park, left their last words on camera, and then perished along with the city of New York in the missile attack.

In Soren, the story unfolds much like the original: after the monster invasion, the entire city flees, the military is powerless to resist the monsters, and cannot allow them to leave Soren and continue to wreak havoc on other cities.

Despite being bombarded by countless weapons, the military held out in Soren for a week, but the monsters were still not eliminated.

They had no other choice but to launch a nuclear strike this morning.

The price is that Soren City will be erased from the map.

The military is not yet willing to enter and search, as the power of nuclear radiation is too great, and even wearing radiation protection clothing will still cause irreversible damage to people.

The military will only risk entering if they wait another two weeks.

Lin Bei released his divine sense to sense the surroundings and discovered that the giant creatures in Soren City had actually hidden themselves away.

How is this going?

Lin Bei frowned slightly, but at the same time he also sensed that the small monsters born from the giants were all over Soren City.

If the little monsters aren't afraid of nuclear bombs, then the giants aren't either. So why are they hiding?
Lin Bei sensed something was amiss and decided to take Constantine to find the giants' hiding place.

Remembering the little monsters in the original story that could cause people to explode and die, Lin Bei kindly reminded Constantine: "Whatever you encounter later, don't get hurt, otherwise you'll just become a firework in Soren City, exploding into pieces with a 'bang'."

Constantine, looking disgusted, exhaled a smoke ring: "Damn, what kind of new way to die is this? It's really disgusting. Okay, I got it. Lead the way."

Lin Bei shrugged, then leaped from the rooftop into the dark ruins below.

Constantine's face was ashen. He cursed and climbed over the edge of the rooftop, using it as leverage to jump down little by little: "You fucking bastard, when I asked you to lead the way, I meant a path that a human could walk on, not a place like this!"

Lin Bei ignored Constantine and, after landing, found the ground temperature even higher than it had been on the rooftop. Following the scents of the giant creatures, Lin Bei headed east.

After Constantine landed, he accidentally brushed against the rubble wall, and the scalding heat burned him. He cursed and swore again before catching up with Lin Bei.

Soren City was a dead city; apart from the crackling of flames, there was no other movement around.

Constantine finished one cigarette and started on his second. Just as he bent down to light it, a cold gust of wind came from behind him.

Constantine was startled and instinctively ducked to avoid it.

He felt something fly past his scalp, and when he looked up again, he saw a strange-looking little monster, resembling a spider, land on the ruins next to Lin Bei.

Constantine frowned. "What is that?"

Lin Bei paused, then slowly looked up: "Oh, this is the juvenile form that invaded Soren City."

Constantine stretched his arms and slowly walked towards the little monster: "That's it? Heh, I'll deal with it and then continue on my way."

Lin Bei raised his hand to stop Constantine.

He gestured with his chin toward the little monster and said casually, "Are you sure you can handle it?"

As Lin Bei finished speaking, a continuous rustling sound came from all around.

Just as Constantine was about to refute Lin Bei and tell him not to underestimate him, countless terrifying little monsters emerged from the surrounding ruins.

A quick glance at the prices would reveal at least a hundred.

Constantine's face froze when he saw this.

Lin Bei glanced at Constantine again, a half-smile on his face: "Are you sure you can really handle this?" (End of Chapter)