Ring of Intimidation (First Update)

Because all of the City of Immortals' armaments had been manufactured according to Salomon's approach to curing yield insufficiency anxiety, no one could predict their actual effects before test detonations. Salomon planned to move testing for missiles, aerial bombs, and similar weapons to Mars afterward, lest tactical misunderstandings about their power lead to improper applications. The moment the bunker buster bomb exploded, he realized something was wrong. The blast radius was far too large.

To pay for his mistake, Salomon had no choice but to take out the Silver Key and cast several spells in an extremely short time—spells capable of protecting the industrial and residential areas that should not have been affected. They could be imagined as immensely wide-ranging protective fire and soundwave spells, which was why Scott Lang had been able to see that silent shockwave.

"I think I broke all the glass within several miles. Not even the naughtiest brat has smashed that much glass in their entire life." Salomon made a joke that was not particularly funny. He kept staring at the site of the explosion. The smoke and dust rising continuously from what had once been Pym Technologies instantly reduced visibility across the entire city. Hope Daine was certain that even the "Cold Storage" designed personally by Dr. Pym could not have withstood such an attack. Yet the explosion's consequences went far beyond that. Gangs throughout the city took advantage of the chaos, emergency calls flooded the police lines in an instant, countless people wandered anxiously into the streets, and posts constantly appeared on social media speculating whether a terrorist attack had occurred. The hyena-like media had already begun preparing news helicopters, eager to snatch an exclusive.

As the blast's soundwaves spread through the city, Salomon, the one responsible for it all, could not help