In the night sky, the rotors of several military helicopters cut the air and made a dull roar.
They took off from Norfolk Naval Base, formed a formation in the night, and flew towards the depths of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
In the cabin, technicians wearing white protective suits were debugging the equipment, opening the boxes, taking out the special lead plate drones, connecting the cables, and starting the power supply.
The helicopter landed at a temporary assembly point five kilometers away from the core area.
The ground is already covered with radiation monitors, and the red indicator lights are flashing.
The technician jumped off the plane, placed the box on the ground, opened the lid, and revealed the folded four-copter drone inside.
The drone's fuselage is covered with thick lead plates, and even the rotor blades are plated with lead.
The camera was wrapped in a lead protective cover, with only a small lens exposed.
Cables extend from the tail of the drone and are connected to the control terminal in the suitcase. The long cable will ensure that the operator can stay at a safe distance and transmit the picture through optical fiber.
The first drone took off, and it rose into the night sky unsteadily, dragging its long tail line, and flew towards the still smoking ruins.
On the screen of the control terminal, the picture began to jump - charred land, twisted steel frames, broken concrete, and those...
The shape of the thing was no longer identifiable. The drone continued to go deeper and flew into the remains of the base that was pulled up from the ground by Tianyi and the top was cut off by a nuclear bomb.
Inside the base, there are layers of ruins, the passages have long since collapsed, and the walls are covered with cracks and scorch marks.
The drone's camera passed through broken doors one after another, and finally came to the deepest part - the room where Professor Gao was once imprisoned.
There, lying quietly, was a metal ball, more than five meters in diameter, with a surface as smooth as a mirror, which was particularly dazzling against the backdrop of the ruins.
There are no cracks, no dents, no damage, that metal ball is as perfect as ever.
Tens of minutes ago, a nuclear bomb exploded in mid-air hundreds of meters away from the base.
The moment the white light exploded, the temperature suddenly rose to millions of degrees, enough to vaporize steel and melt rock.
The shock wave spreads outward at supersonic speeds, tearing everything in its path into pieces.
Thermal radiation penetrated the ground, burning every inch of exposed rock and metal.
The entire base shook violently, like a small boat struggling in a storm.
Inside the metal ball, Tianyi's palms pressed firmly against the inner wall, and the chakra was outputted at full power to maintain the stability of the ball.
The external Katsuyu contracts violently under the impact of thermal radiation, secreting more mucus to strengthen its body.
The high temperature penetrated the metal and Katsuyu, filling the air with a burnt smell.
The moment the shock wave arrived, the entire base was violently thrown up and then fell heavily.
Tianyi's blood surged in his body, and a mouthful of blood surged into his throat, and he swallowed it hard.
His chakra was rapidly depleting, and he was exhausted from maintaining Sage Mode. He had to devote most of his energy to stabilizing the metal ball and protecting the Professor Gao inside the ball.
The shock wave of the nuclear explosion was transmitted to the bottom of the base through the rock formations, lifting and pressing the ground down.
The metal ball rolled several times in the ruins, hit the wall, and bounced back.
Tianyi's body was thrown to the inner wall of the ball, and his ribs broke with a crisp sound.
He gritted his teeth, moved his hands away from the inner wall, and used chakra to protect Professor Gao's operating table.
After the nuclear explosion passed, only ruins were left.
Tianyi slowly opened his eyes and looked at the ECG monitor at first glance.
The green waveform is still beating, and the beeping sound is rhythmic.
Professor Gao's heart rate remains stable and his blood pressure remains normal.
Still alive! Still alive! Tianyi exhaled a long breath, and the muscles in his shoulders relaxed slightly.
Professor Gao is still unconscious on the operating table, and Katsuyu's mucus membrane still covers his body, protecting him from radiation.
Tianyi looked down at his chest. His robe was torn, revealing purple bruises and a deep tear underneath. Blood seeped out from the wound, staining the hem of his clothes red.
"Hahahahaha, I'm still alive!"
His right arm was shaking slightly, and his left hand pressed on the edge of the operating table to steady his body.
But he is still standing, he is still alive, he survived a nuclear bomb, and he can brag about it for the rest of his life.
"Byakugan, open."
Veins popped out around his eyes, and his vision penetrated the metal sphere, the ruins, and the entire base.
Tianyi put his hands next to the ECG monitor again, and his eyes fell on the micro-bomb that had not been removed from Professor Gao's neck.
The operation was only halfway through, and the last layer of protective film on XT-7 had not yet been peeled off. He took a deep breath and stabilized his trembling hands.
Then, continue with the surgery.
One minute, two minutes, five minutes, ten minutes.
It originally only took the last five minutes, but now it takes a full ten minutes.
There was no interference, no explosions, no surprises.
Tianyi's hands moved steadily under the microscope, removing the last layer between the bomb and the spinal cord.
He used Magnet Release to open the shell of the bomb, took out the explosive and electronic fuse inside, and threw the deadly parts one by one into the metal plate next to it.
Jingle bell! Jingle bell! Jingle bell!
The last part fell into the plate with a crisp sound.
Tianyi's mouth corners rose slightly.
The XT-7 bomb was completely ineffective. He gently placed the empty shell of the bomb on the operating table, took out the scroll from his arms, and sealed all the parts inside.
Then use Medical Ninjutsu to carefully sew the wound on Professor Gao's neck, stop bleeding, and cover it with gauze.
Then use Medical Ninjutsu.
The whole process took less than three minutes, and the wound was healing very well. Considering Professor Gao's age, the recovery was much faster than he imagined.
Tianyi took off his dirty gloves and threw them on the ground.
Then, he pressed his right hand on Professor Gao's shoulder, and Flying Thunder God's light lit up on both of them at the same time.
There was a flash of white light and the two people disappeared.
Tens of minutes later, several specially wired lead plate drones passed through the ruins and arrived at the lowest level.
The room where Professor Gao was once imprisoned is now nothing but rubble and twisted steel bars.
The drone hovered in the ruins, the camera slowly turned, and finally found the metal ball in the pile of rubble.
Pentagon Joint Command Center, everyone's eyes are fixed on the big screen.
The drone's camera slowly zoomed in. In the picture, the surface of the metal ball was as smooth as a mirror.
No cracks, no dents, no damage whatsoever.
At this time, Pentagon's hearts had sunk, and finally the president ordered to bring the metal ball back.
A few hours later, the metal ball was dragged away from the nuclear explosion center area and arrived at a warehouse.
Several technicians in protective suits operated welding tools from a distance and cut a hole in the metal ball. There were only some medical equipment inside and nothing else.
At this time, the senior executives of Pentagon watched everything on the screen and fell silent. The president fell into his chair, his face pale.
The face was even more haggard than it was a few hours ago. He was staring at the empty metal ball on the screen, at the small hole, and at the empty operating table inside.
There is no one in the metal ball, Professor Gao is missing, and so is the superpower.
They left alive, in the center of the nuclear bomb explosion, in front of their most powerful weapons, and left calmly with the people they wanted to save.
The president's hand slipped from the armrest and hung by his side, not moving for a long time.
There was dead silence in the conference room, no one dared to speak, and even breathing was deliberately kept to a minimum.
The generals who were cheering a few minutes ago were now livid and their eyes were evasive.
For a long time, the president's voice was so hoarse that it was almost inaudible. "Notify me, let me do your best to develop weapons to restrain people with super powers..."
No one answered.
This time they lost. They used the strongest weapons in front of the whole world and lost.