Chapter 247 Exploded

The army had retreated beyond the safety line. The commander watched the missiles trailing white smoke as they flew overhead, a cruel and satisfying smile forming on his lips.

As far as he knew, these three hypersonic missiles were among the empire's most advanced weapons, and there was no anti-missile system that could intercept them.

In other words, even if gods came, they couldn't save them.

According to calculations, it would take no more than 60 seconds for the missile to hit its target from launch. Therefore, those foolish and arrogant women only had one minute to survive.

The commander lit a cigar and took a puff of it with ease, his cloudy eyes filled with twisted malice.

"Weep for fear, you lowly second-class citizens! Soon, you will be in hell!"

The children playing on the balcony were attracted by the light outside the window. They grabbed the railing with both hands and screamed, "Wow, it's fireworks!"

The adults who heard the noise raised their phones and asked, "Is this a firework? Or a shooting star? So beautiful!"

The men in the live broadcast building were cheering and celebrating the upcoming victory.

The woman watching the live broadcast covered her eyes in pain, not daring to watch any further. Her body and mind were seized by a great panic, and her heart fell into a cold abyss.

This male-dominated world is truly awful. What's the point of living? There's no place for women in this bleak reality.

The protesters at the scene did not expect that the army's retreat was not a signal of safety, but a harbinger of death.

"This is pure Nazi behavior!"

"Damn it! Zhang Quanming is a bastard. He should have been killed long ago!"

"Wuwuwu... I don't want to die yet. If I had known this would be the outcome, I wouldn't have come."

The crowd was in a panic, and some people called for everyone to quickly enter the underground parking lot for shelter. However, the time was too short. In just 60 seconds, the missile was already whizzing towards them.

On the rooftop, Zhu Yun stood on the edge and looked into the distance.

The river at night was illuminated by the missile's tail flames, and the Capitol building on the opposite bank was brightly lit, looking particularly magnificent.

Zhu Yun raised a slightly sad smile at the corner of his lips. Really, is this the end?

I don’t know how future generations will write their stories. Will they say they were mobs who brought disaster upon themselves, or that they were our ancestors who had the courage to resist?

By that time, would they have already achieved victory and established their own country?

Zhu Yun closed his eyes hopelessly, really wanting to go to the future and take a look.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A grand and dazzling white light exploded before her eyes, and a scorching air wave hit her face, but before she felt the expected pain, her body was pulled down by a strong force.

Wang Chun threw her to the ground and pressed her tightly under him.

Zhu Yun didn't understand why Wang Chun had to make such unnecessary moves. Even if she protected her, there was no way the two of them would survive the missile.

She looked up. "You don't have to—"

A large hand pressed her head back without explanation, "Don't move! The missile has been intercepted. Be careful of the exploding fragments!"

Zhu Yun widened his eyes in surprise and turned to look at the sky. He saw that the three missiles had turned into burning fragments and fell like meteors, drawing red tracks in the night sky.

This is really as gorgeous and beautiful as fireworks.

Zhu Yun was shocked and confused. What exactly happened just now?

After the explosion, Wang Chun stood up and reached out to pull Zhu Yun up from the ground.

He turned and looked up at the red light in the sky that had not yet completely faded, his eyes flashing with excitement, "This must be Sister Lan's support. We have to go down quickly and meet up with them!"

As far as she knew, the only thing capable of intercepting hypersonic missiles was the Empire's air defense missile system.

Although she didn't know where Lan Yingzhang got the anti-aircraft missiles, but considering that Tianqiong Military Industry could develop high-tech equipment such as laser guns and electromagnetic armor, it didn't seem unreasonable to intercept a few missiles.

Zhu Yun nodded. "Okay, let's go down and check on everyone's safety first. I hope they're all okay. The government troops probably haven't gone far yet, so we still have to be cautious."

On the other side, the commander waiting outside the security line was stunned when he saw the missile being intercepted and exploded in the air.

Who else in the Empire has the ability to intercept missiles? Could it be one of our own people?

He came to his senses and immediately started cursing, "What are those bastards at the air defense base doing?"

"Sir, it shouldn't be a mistake on the part of the air defense base. Look at the sky—"

"What?" The commander turned his head impatiently. Could it be that the group of women ran out?

But the next moment, he froze and his pupils constricted.

In the sky not far away, hundreds of drones were flying densely, and in a blink of an eye they were above their heads, blocking out the sky.

Before the commanders could react, the drones locked onto their targets simultaneously, and thousands of missiles rained down on them.

"Y-It's Hellfire! Run!"

The commander's face was pale, and he almost jumped into the armored vehicle behind him, stepping on the accelerator without even closing the door.

However, it was too late.

With a loud bang, the armored vehicle was instantly blown into pieces, flames shot up into the sky, and thick smoke billowed.

Without a leader, the unit collapsed instantly. Soldiers fled in panic, their armored vehicles one after another being hit by missiles, reduced to burning wreckage.

The armored vehicles were too big a target, so the soldiers had no choice but to abandon them and flee, madly running towards the residential area. In the chaos, someone fell to the ground, but no one stopped, and their companions stepped on his body and passed by.

An officer shouted at the top of his lungs, trying to organize people to fight back against the drone, but no one listened to him. In the blink of an eye, he was hit by a shell and turned into ashes in an instant.

The sounds of explosions and wailing were intertwined. Some people dropped their weapons and raised their hands in surrender, while others were so scared that they collapsed to the ground and wet their pants on the spot.

When Zhu Yun and Wang Chun brought everyone over, what they saw was the tragic scene of everyone being hit by drones and having no power to fight back.

The crowd was in an uproar, and everyone had an incredible expression on their face.

"It's... too tragic!"

"Well done. Don't forget what they did to us just now. You deserve it!"

The audience in the live broadcast room were all dumbfounded.

【This is simply justice sent from heaven! 】

[Who launched the interceptor missile? ]

[This is the first time I've seen a drone attack. It's amazing!]

At the same time, Chi Lan, who was far away on the warship, was standing in front of the screen, admiring the real-time images here, while the drone operator was sitting at the console next to her, using missiles to accurately reap the life of every enemy.

Chi Li curled her lips in satisfaction. "Since Zhang Quanming gave us three missiles, shouldn't we return three to them?"

This is what reciprocity means.

Fortunately, she has prepared the most grand fireworks show for them. I believe they will thank her after seeing it.

In the conference room of the Capitol building, President Zhang Quanming and the ministers of various departments were so angry that they almost jumped out of their chairs when they saw the images transmitted from the satellite.

“Who is helping them?”

The military minister was also confused. After some investigation, he spoke, "According to analysis, the interceptor missiles and drones were most likely produced by Sky Military Industry."

This time, Zhang Quanming actually jumped up from his chair, his features contorted as he said, "Tianqiong again! Are they planning a rebellion?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, email alerts rang on everyone's cell phones in the conference room at the same time.

Ding Dong... Ding Dong... Ding Dong...

Zhang Quanming was forced to stop talking and became even more annoyed. Just as he was about to ask why the phone was not muted, the phone next to him started ringing.

Only then did he realize that this was very unusual.

Zhang Quanming picked up his phone, but before he could unlock it, the email popped up and opened. The body of the email contained a short line of text:

Just a friendly reminder: in ten minutes, this building will be reduced to rubble. If you don't want to die, get out of here.

What? Zhang Quanming's pupils suddenly shrank.

He looked up at the crowd, only to see their faces all looking equally grim. "Wait, you're not really going to believe what this email says, are you? There are at least ten thousand people online clamoring to blow up the Capitol. This is definitely a hacker prank!"

"Your Excellency, it's better to be safe than sorry. I don't care if this is a prank or not. Under the circumstances, I'm leaving first."

The Minister of Finance stood up and walked out of the meeting room without looking back. Seeing this, the others also stood up and left.

In a blink of an eye, the conference room became empty, leaving only Zhang Quanming standing alone in front of the conference table, feeling helpless and furious.

Thousands of staff members at the Capitol received the same text message.

At first, everyone thought it was a prank, until they learned that the ministers had left the Parliament building as soon as they received the text message, and then they panicked.

The entire Capitol building fell into unprecedented chaos, with coffee spilled and documents scattered all over the floor.

The politicians who used to be well-dressed were now running around the building in a completely unkempt manner.

"Get out of my way! Don't block the road!"

"It's all the fault of those troublemakers. Damn it! They only cause trouble for others every day!"

"Those old men in the conference room didn't even say a word and just left us and ran off. I curse them to get hit by a car the moment they leave the house!"

Everyone rushed towards the gate. If they lost their shoes on the way, they didn't dare to look back to pick them up, for fear that the building would explode if they were a second late.

Soon, the Capitol building was empty, with only Zhang Quanming remaining in the conference room.

He originally wanted to order his men to quickly deal with the group of women and then arrest the person in charge of Sky Dome, but he didn't expect that the senior officials who had just said they would teach the protesting women a lesson, ran away faster than anyone else when they heard that there was danger.

Zhang Quanming sneered. He wouldn't be fooled by such a crude prank. Although the ministers had all fled, he believed that the secretary-general he had promoted must still be holding his post.

He dialed the secretary-general's hotline, but received a busy tone.

Zhang Quanming clenched the microphone tightly. Damn, even he ran away?

Very good, it seems that he wants to be demoted. Let him see who else is sticking to their posts, and he will reward them.

Zhang Quanming pushed open the door of the conference room. There was a dead silence in the corridor. The office door was open and no one was there.

His heart sank suddenly, and an uneasy thought arose: what if, what if it was true?

The cell phone in his hand suddenly vibrated. Zhang Quanmin looked down and his breathing stopped.

There are only 60 seconds left in the countdown!

The defenses in his heart were completely broken, and he turned around and rushed to the stairs, running downstairs.

Even if it turns out to be a prank and everyone runs away, it's not wrong for him, the leader, to run away, right? He's also thinking about the people. After all, the empire can't do without him as its leader.

Fortunately, the meeting room was on the second floor, and when the countdown reached the last second, Zhang Quanming just rushed out of the door.

The next moment, a deafening explosion sounded from behind him. The scorching air wave hit his back and knocked him to the ground. He felt a sharp pain in his back, and he almost fainted from the pain.

Immediately afterwards, groans were heard behind him as if a building was collapsing.

Zhang Quanming endured the severe pain and crawled forward with all his might, leaving a long trail of blood under his body.

No, he absolutely cannot stop here, otherwise, he will definitely be killed by the collapsing building.

Just when he was on the verge of despair, a pair of feet appeared in front of him.

Zhang Quanming raised his head and saw the face of the person who came, and his eyes instantly burst into ecstasy.