Man on the ark, forced to become king

Inside the Trimont City Security and Defense Committee building, the vast command hall was completely silent; even breathing was barely audible.

The central screen was divided into many images, with red alerts constantly appearing on the screen, warning that the city's defensive artillery was overloaded.

And... a damage warning for the super-powerful main gun.

This time, the tools used were unprecedented. Since the founding of Trimont, the number of times the city's secondary cannons had been activated was countable on one hand, let alone the main cannons, let alone all of them being activated at once.

Including the experimental, high-powered main gun, there were a total of 57 main guns and secondary guns. Such a number was already beyond the design plan for a non-war city.

Moreover, as a high-tech city, Trimont's defensive cannons are more powerful than those of other cities, and the experimental main cannon is even five times stronger than the ordinary defensive main cannon.

Calculations show that the combined power of all these city defense cannons would be enough to destroy a large land-based warship along with its accompanying troops.

In theory, there is no creature on Earth that can withstand continuous bombardment from a city defense cannon at full power.

However, the theory has been refuted today.

Before this, no one had expected this result; all the data calculations and theoretical reports became useless pieces of paper in the face of the outcome.

On this land, there exist not only creatures capable of resisting attacks, but also creatures capable of shattering their experimental main cannons across three city boundaries with a single sword strike.

What is this? A myth coming to life?

The super-infected beings that the military has been trying to create are utterly insignificant in the face of such power.

How dare they use the word 'super' as a prefix for something like that?

Compared to the power that person demonstrated, the so-called super-infected is a complete joke, the difference between a firefly and the bright moon.

Many people have already placed that demon king on the same level as natural disasters in their minds. In their understanding, only natural disasters can describe such power.

Years later, people are once again reminded of the fear of being dominated by the demon king.

Those legends recorded in history books seemed to come alive, vividly presented before everyone's eyes.

Did our ancestors face such enemies long ago?

Even the pinnacle of modern industry, a mobile city, could be cut down with a single sword strike. How did our ancestors deal with such a terrifying enemy?

What kind of power can rival the Demon King before us?

Even if the most elite troops are dispatched, they probably won't escape the Demon King's sword.

Looking at the massive crack running through three districts on the surveillance footage, everyone in the command center understood what fear truly meant.

No one knows whether His Majesty the Demon King has the strength to unleash another sword strike.

If she could, where would she strike with her next sword?

Could it be that... like destroying the main cannon, it will also split the main hall in two, burying everyone here?

No one knows where the Demon King's limits lie; the unknown often brings fear.

"continue or not?"

After a long while, someone broke the tense atmosphere in the command hall, but no one answered him.

Continue? How do we continue?

Even if the city's defensive cannons were still able to continue attacking, what would be the point?

In fact, after that sword that cleaved the earth, the technicians in the command center did not operate it again; the pre-programmed system automatically fired the city defense cannons to an overload state.

The shelling continued even after the main guns were destroyed, and only stopped briefly.

However, all the shells were inexplicably detonated in mid-air, as if some invisible force was shrouding the area where the Demon King was located, not only blocking the monitoring of electronic devices, but also destroying the shells.

In other words, the Demon King still has the capacity to block those ordinary city defense cannons, and even if he continues to attack, it is estimated that it will not have much effect.

If we continue, we might further enrage that Demon King. Who will bear the consequences then?

"Continue, activate the final plan, detonate the city block!"

Snapped!

The old man placed his hand on the control panel, narrowed his eyes, stared intently at the large screen, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

In the current situation, even the city's defensive cannons cannot break through the demon king's defenses, so sending ordinary troops up there would only increase casualties and be pointless.

The elite guards who can carry out decapitation strikes and only obey orders from the highest level are not here.

Therefore, they only have one method left to operate.

The final solution—self-destruction of the city block!

Modern mobile cities are composed of relatively independent urban blocks pieced together, powered by a central core city.

However, this does not mean that the separated blocks themselves have no motivation.

In fact, to ensure block separation in extreme situations, each city block is equipped with a temporary backup energy source. It cannot provide the all-weather stable function of the core city's power plant, but it can still support a single city block to maintain power and move slowly after leaving the core city, so that it can be reorganized later.

Therefore, if the backup energy source is forcibly activated by violent means, the rampaging energy will be unleashed through the energy network that runs throughout the entire block.

To put it simply, it turned the city block into a giant bomb.

According to theoretical data, the fully detonated backup energy is sufficient to completely destroy all usable structures inside and outside the block.

Its power far surpasses that of the main cannons used for city defense, and even experimental main cannons cannot compare.

If it were the Demon King at his peak, the outcome would be uncertain.

So, what about the Demon King now, in his weakened state?

No matter how powerful she is, the Demon King is still a living being and cannot possess an inexhaustible source of physical strength and energy. After she blocked the massive bombardment and unleashed an astonishing attack comparable to a natural disaster, she will inevitably experience a period of weakness.

Detonating the city block at this juncture could potentially destroy it entirely.

Of course, this is just speculation, a guess that the self-destruction of the block could kill the Demon King.

However, they had no other choice but to believe.

Everyone involved in this incident has no way out.

By defeating the Demon King, they could use this achievement to protect themselves, or at least have a chance to do so.

If there is no gain, no one can escape.

They have no choice but to gamble.

This is a question that's easy to figure out.

Therefore, after consideration, no one objected to the order.

The command center remained silent as the technicians silently began to execute their plan, remotely controlling the unblocked area to unlock the final solution.

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'finished? '

Amidst the ruins, Theresa breathed weakly, her face pale.

She looked up and scanned the sky; the distant shelling had stopped, and no new shells were flying in.

Does this mean that those people are no longer planning to launch attacks?

If another wave came, Theresa assessed her physical condition and felt that she probably wouldn't be able to hold on any longer.

Her power was not limitless, and her body, modified by the Golden Tree, could not withstand the extremely high energy load. That sword strike that severed the city was the limit of what she could do.

However, Theresa did not feel particularly uneasy about the current situation, because the warm golden power surrounded her, replenishing her strength, and Lin Lu's voice remained clear and calm.

"Well done, leave the rest to me."

At the headquarters of Rhine Life, in the general office, Lin Lu opened her eyes, her pupils now a pure gold color.

If he takes the lead, the next problem will not be difficult to solve.

However, it is not a good decision to use the power of the Golden Tree without restraint on Colombian territory, at least not yet.

Therefore, he had to think of other solutions.

The restless energy flowing beneath the city's surface could not escape the Golden Tree's perception.

That could be some kind of defensive mechanism hidden inside the block, or it could be... self-destruction.

Lin Lu is more inclined to the second guess.

He never hesitated to assume the worst about his enemies.

Those people dared to directly bombard blocks containing large numbers of civilians, researchers, and even their own troops, so they naturally wouldn't care about going any further.

They are perfectly capable of triggering a block.

How can we resolve this crisis without explicitly exposing the Golden Tree?

Destroying this block is very simple, with many ways to do it, but preventing the block from self-destructing internally is very difficult.

After much thought, it seems there's only one magic that can handle this situation.

The forbidden magic of the magic town of Seria—Eternal Darkness!

This is the lost magic of the Eternal City in the past, and also the despair that led to its destruction.

Extreme darkness can attract and devour energy.

If it is placed in the energy center of the block, the self-destruction will naturally be resolved. After all, how can it self-destruct when even the usable energy has been completely devoured?

This is the essence of "cutting off the fuel supply at the root."