382: Heavy Thermobaric Bomb
"Stop! Stop! Stop!"
Thousands of Little Yellow dogs shouted loudly, blocking Lu Li's path.
"Stop terrorist attacks! Stop destroying our homes!"
They held up banners that read "Resolutely Oppose Terrorism," chanted slogans repeatedly, and some even took photos and videos with their mobile phones.
Seeing this, Lu Li was somewhat puzzled:
"Do these people think... I won't lay a hand on them?"
Regardless of nationality, this group of Little Yellow used Anglo-Saxon language in everything from their slogans to their banners.
If he could at least speak a few words in his native language, Lu Li would have felt a pang of pity and let it go.
They acted like foreigners from beginning to end; who would tolerate them?
"Annihilation" continued its relentless march, stepping directly onto the crowd.
The front of the Winged Hand are sharp, gleaming claws, as large as a basketball court; how terrifying it would be if it descended from the sky!
A group of Little Yellow dogs screamed in fright:
"We are all Xia Descendants, you can't do this!"
"Stop! Stop! Stop!"
But the giant claw stomped down mercilessly, and amidst heart-wrenching screams, it instantly turned a large group of people into two-dimensional figures.
The crowd screamed and fled, pushing and shoving, trampling many to death.
The giant claw rose and fell, leaving several huge, bloody footprints behind Lu Li, who then left the group behind.
The reason I didn't let my heart breathe was not out of kindness.
Lu Li wouldn't deliberately target ordinary people, just as an adult wouldn't deliberately step on ants unless they were in his way.
This scene was captured by various livestreamers and social media influencers and broadcast globally.
Countless people were shocked by Lu Li's cold-blooded cruelty, and Fang Qian's expression was also stern:
"His innate cold-blooded personality, coupled with his upbringing... he completely disregards the lives of ordinary people!"
"As expected, beings as powerful yet gentle and kind as Superman ultimately only exist in our imagination..."
At this point, although some members of the group of Little Yellow had died or been injured, most of them had survived, so they were quite lucky.
They survived the ordeal, but did not flee for their lives immediately.
Instead, she took out her phone, uploaded the photo she had just taken, and left a message:
[He risked his life to stop the terrorists, but unfortunately failed.]
The cold-blooded atrocities of terrorists will surely be Divine Punishment.
These remarks sounded more like a boast, and they did garner a lot of likes and support.
But just then, a group of people looked up at the sky with puzzled expressions.
A meteor shower was falling from the sky... but it was the intense exhaust plume of a cruise missile!
Meanwhile, thousands of meters above the ground, countless laser-guided bombs were covering the rapid descent of a massive GBU-43 thermobaric bomb.
Missiles and aerial bombs covered the entire Chinatown, and a group of people panicked and ran for their lives to escape the bombing range.
But it was too late! Violent fireballs exploded one after another!
Aerial bombs and cruise missiles target large facilities and carry far more explosives than ordinary air-to-ground missiles or artillery shells.
For example, the Tomahawk missile has a conventional explosive charge of 450 kilograms.
The Maverick missile launched by the fighter jet carries only 37 kilograms of explosives.
The difference is more than tenfold, so the power is naturally incomparable.
Not to mention, a whole bunch of Mk84 aerial bombs were raining down on us, each one carrying 430 kilograms of explosives!
At that moment, a vast array of enormous explosive devices rained down, and Lu Li's instincts began to warn him!
Having witnessed the power of these things in the capital, and seeing their sheer number, one's heart is likely to be wounded.
Fortunately, none of these large objects exceeded the Mach, and the seven flying swords immediately took off, severing the tail fins of each bomb.
Without this, the aerial bombs immediately started rolling erratically in the sky, and by the time they landed, they were already several miles away.
Lu Li's eyes turned bloodshot as he activated his Laser Eye and fired at the incoming cruise missiles.
With a hiss, a short laser beam burned a hole in the warhead, and the thing immediately lost its bearings, spinning and crashing elsewhere.
Huge fireballs exploded one after another across Manhattan, the shockwaves easily blowing entire buildings away.
The scene was chaotic, but the GBU-43 thermobaric bomb in the sky was impossible to ignore.
With a length of 9 meters and a weight of nearly 10 tons, it stands out among a group of aerial bombs that are about 4 meters long.
Its kill radius is as far as 1.6 kilometers, earning it the nickname "sub-nuclear weapon".
Lu Li immediately unleashed an exceptionally powerful Laser Eye, blasting it apart mid-air!
However, the explosion was far less powerful than expected, and it still sent a lot of powder flying into the air.
This is precisely the attack method of thermobaric weapons!
It explodes twice; the first explosion releases a large amount of chemical powder rich in flammable materials, covering a wide area.
The second explosion ignited the powder, and the high-temperature shockwave from the deflagration simultaneously drained the oxygen from the area.
The powder is now filling the air, and the real explosion is about to occur.
Suddenly, a huge, blazing fireball rose into the sky!
Its radius is close to 500 meters and it is still expanding outward, causing heat radiation of up to 2500 degrees!
A violent shockwave followed closely behind, sweeping towards Lu Li.
"Annihilation" reacted extremely quickly, having already spread its wings to cover its entire body.
The shockwave roared past, tearing apart the surrounding buildings with its destructive force, comparable to a Category 12 hurricane.
But it means nothing to Xinxiang; a single wing can completely block it out.
Next came the heat radiation, but it was absorbed by Xinxiang's body as soon as he got close, and a blazing red light began to surge beneath his scales!
As for the so-called lack of oxygen, neither Lu Li nor Xin Xiang need air, so they can ignore it.
The fireball slowly dissipated, the thermobaric bomb having withstood it effortlessly and without damage.
Although the Laser Eye did not completely destroy the weapon, it caused it to detonate prematurely, greatly reducing its power.
This is exactly the method Lu Li planned to use to deal with nuclear bombs, and it seems to be working well, especially when combined with the powerful defensive capabilities of the Heart Image.
However, we cannot let our guard down. Nuclear weapons are far more powerful than this, and it's hard to say what might happen at close range.
The dust had settled by then, and Xinxiang was just about to lower his wings when, unexpectedly, two tailless bombs struck his lower back.
It's truly fate that it hit; however, it also provides a good opportunity to further test the defense's capabilities.
After the two violent explosions, two cracks, each Daoist Priest two meters long, appeared on Xinxiang's scales.
The injury wasn't serious, but it really broke my defenses.
Lu Li became increasingly vigilant, realizing that while his mental fortitude was strong, it was not invincible, and he could not afford to be careless.
The cracks in the scales slowly healed. Looking around, the entire Chinatown had been bombed into ruins, and the Little Yellow dogs were scattered in all directions.
This is certainly not a coincidence; this is precisely the location that the Star Alliance Country had planned for an airstrike.
Those Little Yellow risked their lives to stop Lu Li, only to end up like this; it's truly heartbreaking.
However, Lu Li didn't pay much attention. His mind had absorbed a lot of heat radiation, which was now being converted into energy for his breath. He could exhale to his heart's content.
While I'm at it, I'll try to solidify my breath even further!
The three-headed Demon Dragon advanced northward, its mouth bursting with light, leveling skyscraper after skyscraper.
With the Empire State Building and Times Square, two iconic landmarks, being leveled, Manhattan, the world's economic center, also fell from grace.
These scenes, resembling those in a disaster science fiction movie, spread throughout the world via the advanced internet.
Those who witnessed all of this worshipped, rejoiced, roared in anger, and grieved...
All sorts of spiritual forces transformed into a tide of willpower, surging forth.