I'll Handle It Myself

At this moment, the Security Defense Department of No. 9 Underground City was bustling with activity.

"Haven't they recaptured their southeastern strongholds yet? What is the Second Army Group doing?!"

"It's confirmed, the one launched is 'Gonggong'."

Where is the target?

"Determine the best interception point as soon as possible."

A group of officers surrounded the central holographic sand table, looking at the point of light rising from the southeastern garrison, all with headaches.

If such a weapon of mass destruction were to explode in a densely populated area, it would be considered lucky if the entire Shelter No. 9's economic production and construction were set back by ten years.

An advisor rapidly tapped on the holographic sand table, but soon his movements froze, and his face turned extremely pale.

"The results are in. 'Gonggong' was targeting the Heavy Element Reactor, and it's estimated to hit in two minutes."

In an instant, everyone present changed their expressions drastically.

"Fuck them! These lunatics are Can Society! Are they trying to take us all down with them?!"

As mentioned before, humanity entered the Underground City era only after mastering several advanced technologies.

Among these, cutting-edge technologies like ecological self-circulation are merely icing on the cake; only two things truly support the continuation of humanity.

These are advancements in materials science and mastery of heavy element fusion technology.

Compared to the former, the risk factor of heavy element fusion technology is ridiculously high.

The Heavy Element Reactor, built right in the center of the shelter, is itself a delicate balancing act in terms of reliability.

There are nearly 10,000 maintenance personnel alone, ensuring that even the working condition of a single screw is monitored by more than five engineers every day.

Something that requires such careful protection could hardly withstand the explosion of 'Gonggong'.

The Heavy Element Reactor supplies more than 80% of the energy to the entire shelter; if this reactor is lost, the shelter will immediately shut down.

Not to mention whether a leak in the Heavy Element Reactor could lead to an even more terrifying chain of explosions, no one can say for sure.

However, direct interception is clearly not feasible. The entire shelter contains more than fifteen Livability City, each with a permanent population of over ten million. Abandoning any one of these Livability City would be an unbearable loss.

"Have the staff prepare an interception plan. Also, notify the Second Army Group and order them to recapture the southeastern outposts at all costs."

The "Gonggong" projectile was actually not very large, about seven meters long and eighty centimeters in diameter, and was easily overlooked when flying in the air.

However, its flight speed reached Mach 15, enough to create a massive sonic boom cloud, and the exaggerated roar almost enveloped the entire shelter.

Many people came out of their houses and looked at the trail that cut across the sky.

Many people are unclear about what's going on, and some even thought it was a special New Birth Festival program.

Those who truly understand Gonggong are terrified, knowing that in such an explosion, there is nowhere to hide.

"Hey? Something's not right with this thing?!"

Li Shan stared blankly at the sky, somewhat dumbfounded.

A fighter who retains their abilities can often be considered a superhuman.

But at that moment, Li Shan suddenly felt that she was no different from ordinary people.

Even if he Wind Riding and ascend into the sky at this moment, blocking Gonggong's inevitable path, it would only cause Gonggong to detonate prematurely; he would have no chance of surviving such a terrifying explosion.

"Hahaha! Laugh away, why have you all stopped laughing?"

Ding Zhongmin laughed so hard he could barely breathe, and even accidentally aggravating his wound didn't stop his laughter.

Although Pu Xueli really didn't want to see Ding Zhongmin's face, the reality was right in front of him, and he didn't know how to refute it. He could only turn around and pick up his phone to contact the city association.

Lu Bai casually read Ding Zhongmin's [Muddy Ground) ] and asked with a hint of curiosity, "Is this thing very powerful?"

Upon hearing this question, Li Shan couldn't help but give a wry smile, "Junior, it's not a matter of how powerful it is. It's the kind of weapon that's very rare and can destroy our shelter in one fell swoop."

"It's simple, I'll just take action."

Looking at the missile about to pass overhead, Lu Bai asked jokingly, "If you could trade your life for that thing not to explode, would you be willing?"

"If I could, of course I would."

Li Shan gave a perfunctory reply, perhaps feeling that there was no other way but to find humor in the situation.

Lu Bai looked at the colorful dots representing his abilities above his head and nodded. "Then I have no more psychological burden."

Li Shan: "Huh?"

Inside the Security Defense Department, everyone was watching the live monitoring footage on the central screen.

In the history of the shelter, since the development of controlled chain reaction weapons, this is actually the first official launch, aside from test explosions.

This seems like a cruel joke; the most powerful weapon ever created was targeting itself for the first time.

There is one minute left before "Gonggong" hits the Heavy Element Reactor.

"Initiate interception?"

The interception plan has been developed, but executing it will result in tens of millions of casualties. In such a short time, the losses can no longer be controlled.

Issuing this order meant personally wiping out tens of millions of people.

It's easy to imagine the immense pressure that comes with reaching this scale.

A minute is very short; sometimes even going to the toilet takes longer than that. But at this moment, a minute seems so long, and many people have beads of sweat on their foreheads.

An officer looked at the Minister of Defense: "Minister, give the order."

"Start..."

The Minister of Defense, with his full head of white hair, finally managed to suppress the pressure in his heart. Just as he opened his mouth, he suddenly noticed that the image on the screen had changed.

"What is that?!"

It is displayed in the real-time monitoring screen provided by the holographic dome.

A figure suddenly appeared in front of Gonggong's flight path.

Lu Bai briefly experienced the [Wind Riding] ability, a color-level skill, while hovering in mid-air.

He gazed at the approaching "Gonggong" without the slightest fear.

The only thing to consider is what ability to [restore] can minimize the damage caused by "Gonggong".

"Fine, this will do."

He raised his right hand, and a halo shaped like a round fan vaguely appeared.

Then, flip it face up to face the incoming missile. "Uchiha Rebound!"

[Uchiha Rebound (Color): After activating this ability, incoming attacks can be transformed into wind-type attacks and quickly reflected back. The reflection has no cost and no limit, but requires a 30-minute cooldown period before it can be used again.]