At the same moment, Chen Xiao slowly rose to a height of several hundred meters, looking down over the entire base.
Suddenly, he drew the long sword from his back with a backhand motion, and a surge of earth-shattering energy from within him poured into the blade, instantly turning the night sky golden.
Boom! Boom!
Two ten-meter-long arcs of golden light cleaved down from the sky, striking precisely the outer sides of the Gideon. The earth cracked, and the mountains shook violently.
[Note: The battle suit has been completely changed to matte black]
Boom! Boom!
The explosion unleashed a massive shockwave, causing the entire base to tremble violently.
Where the two golden blades of energy passed, the ground was suddenly split open into two deep ravines, each more than twenty meters long and over one meter wide, with rubble flying like rain and dust billowing into the sky.
Such a commotion startled Gideon, who was a hundred meters away.
"Report! The underground main cable is damaged, and external communications are interrupted!"
"Warning! All-band wireless signals are being severely suppressed; satellite link has failed!"
"Enemy attack! Repeat, enemy attack!!"
As a key military location, the soldiers on duty reacted immediately upon the occurrence of the anomaly, sounding the alarm instantly, the piercing siren tearing through the night.
The barracks gates burst open one after another, and the soldiers rushed to their respective posts: heavy machine gun positions, radar stations, anti-aircraft missile launchers... their movements were swift and orderly.
What happened?
Colonel Stoddard, the commander of the Gideon unit who had just lain down, strode into the command post with a stern expression.
Because the Sentry Laboratory attaches great importance to this area, not only is a reinforced regiment of 3,000 men stationed here, but the commanding officer is also a senior colonel.
"Report! Main cable destroyed, wireless signal simultaneously blocked, surprise attack confirmed!"
"A surprise attack? Could it be Mutants?" Stoddard's pupils contracted; this was the first possibility that popped into his mind.
"Sir, look at the screen!"
At that moment, a technician pointed to the main control screen and shouted urgently, "The monitoring screen is showing a blurry black figure standing silently in the direction of the main gate of the Gideon!"
"Enlarge!"
"Yes!"
As soon as the command was given, the screen instantly filled up. The outline of the dark figure became clearly visible:
The close-fitting matte black armor gleamed coldly, the cloak behind him spread out like wings, the helmet resembled a crown, and the long sword in his hand was a full 1.4 meters long, its blade dark and menacing.
What's even more breathtaking is that he hovered in mid-air, his feet more than ten meters off the ground, as if stepping on invisible stairs, proudly overlooking the entire base.
In an instant, a sense of oppression pressed down on everyone's chest as if it were a tangible force.
Not only did the expressions of everyone in the command post change drastically, but even the soldiers who had just raised their guns and were on high alert in front of the main gate of the Gideon felt a chill run down their spines the moment they saw the dark figure.
After deliberately lowering his Bio-Force Field, Chen Xiao's incredibly dense body hung heavily in mid-air, the air seemed to be crushed into a viscous gel, and even breathing became difficult and sluggish.
What's even more chilling is the tremor that comes from the Origin of life—the instinctive fear ingrained in the genes of lower life forms when facing apex predators.
At that moment, a soldier with the rank of captain gritted his teeth, his voice trembling so much it was almost incoherent. "Stop! Stop! This is America military base. Unauthorized entry is strictly prohibited!"
Before he finished speaking, not only did more than a hundred soldiers on the ground point their guns at Chen Xiao, but several heavy firing positions on distant mountain valleys and slopes also locked onto him simultaneously.
But they didn't know that, in Chen Xiao's eyes, the weapons in their hands were nothing more than a bunch of toys to be waved around in vain.
"People?"
Chen Xiao lowered his eyes, his mask shimmering with a ghostly light, gleaming with a chilling red glow. His voice was low and hoarse, like cold iron scraping across ice. "I'm sorry, I'm not human, I'm a god."
boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure suddenly shot out, shattering the air with a piercing shriek, leaving only a black afterimage tearing through the sky.
In the blink of an eye, he was already directly above the Rocket launcher a hundred meters away. Golden light surged from his palm, and a ten-meter-long, curved blade of light slashed down fiercely.
boom!
This strike was domineering and extremely refined, carrying a high-frequency vibrational force; before the blade even arrived, the air had already been crushed into a vacuum.
The moment the blade struck, the launch vehicle was severed in two, the ground cracked open, leaving a jagged ravine more than ten meters long, followed by a deafening explosion!
boom!
All ten Rocket pre-loaded inside the vehicle detonated, the fireballs expanded dramatically, and the scorching blast wave, carrying metal fragments, swept across dozens of meters, turning everything in its path into scorched earth.
"Lie down!"
"Get out of the way!"
Before the soldiers' screams had even subsided, Chen Xiao had already swept dozens of meters away, hovering atop a five-story military camp. His blade flashed again, golden light flickering incessantly.
boom!
A ten-meter-long golden crescent moon descended from the sky, the atmosphere was repeatedly torn apart by high-frequency Quake, emitting a wail of unbearable strain; an invisible killing intent swept across the sky, seemingly capable of severing all tangible things in the world.
boom!
The entire building split in two, the break as smooth as a mirror. Immediately afterward, the dissipated sword energy exploded, transforming into a destructive Havok that swept in all directions, sending rubble flying, twisting steel bars, causing the building to collapse, and billowing smoke and dust.
Deep within the ruins, countless abrupt screams still echoed—the screams of soldiers buried along with the rubble.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!
Speeding at supersonic speed, Chen Xiao transformed into a streak of black flame, traversing the military base at high speed. Blades flashed, some several meters long, some ten meters long, each sharp as a judgment blade.
Rocket launchers, anti-aircraft missile launchers, permanent fortifications, radar arrays, anti-aircraft gun emplacements... all heavy firepower nodes became his targets.
" Devil!"
"Open fire! Kill him!"
The soldiers on the distant positions were deathly pale as they frantically poured bullets into the sky.
But the bullets couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes. A few that were lucky enough to hit him were deflected by an invisible force field the instant they made contact, leaving not even a scratch.
To the soldiers, all they saw was that jet-black, luxurious armor that was indestructible; Negasonic Teenage Warhead struck it like raindrops hitting the black iron, scattering in all directions.
In less than a minute, the entire military base had been turned into a raging inferno: flames surged, explosions erupted one after another, and cries and wails mingled into a wave of despair.
Facing these mortals, Chen Xiao's attack was a complete dimensional reduction; the two sides were not even on the same level of power.
This is the power of a fully grown Superman.
Unlike Mutants with bizarre abilities, extremely high potential, but obvious weaknesses, a single bullet can end their lives.
Superman's abilities are purely focused, yet he has no weaknesses; his six attributes are exceptionally well-balanced: speed, strength, defense, stamina, recovery, and resistance are all maxed out.
This trait may seem insignificant when one is weak; but once one reaches the top, it becomes an insurmountable nightmare.
boom!
A fifteen-meter-long golden blade of light tore through the sky once more, cleaving the last, sprawling main military building in two, causing it to collapse with a deafening roar. Only then did Chen Xiao cease his attack.
He stood silently dozens of meters in the air, coldly scanning the ground below. The charred ruins stretched endlessly, flames soared into the sky, and thick smoke obscured the sun.
At that moment, in the eyes of the surviving soldiers, he was the god of calamity walking among men.
boom!
The next instant, he shattered the air, transforming into a streak of dark light that hurtled towards the cliff face.
There, the entrance to the research institute was ten meters wide and ten meters long. It had been slowly closing as soon as the base was attacked. A massive steel door, one meter thick, sealed the passage tightly.
This was the first barrier erected when the research institute was built.
Even with direct missile attacks and a barrage of armor-piercing rounds, it was impossible to break through in a short time, all to buy time for the personnel inside to evacuate.
Chen Xiao's gaze swept over the massive gate, which resembled an armored fortress, his expression indifferent. A faint golden light slowly emanated from his right hand, which held the sword.
Unlike the sharp blade aura covering the blade, this energy was not released outwards, but was quietly absorbed by the hidden energy circuit on the surface of the hilt and channeled entirely into the core of the hilt.
There, deep within the carefully disguised hilt of his knife, within a structure shaped like the head of a lurking black beast, a black substance the size of an egg quietly absorbed energy, then suddenly activated.
Buzz!
A powerful, heavy gravitational field instantly enveloped the longsword. The blade suddenly sank, its weight soaring: three tons, four tons, ten tons...
As the gravitational field continues to strengthen, the internal magnetic circuit resonance intensifies, making the blade increasingly heavy and sluggish.
When the weight exceeded 100 tons, the surrounding air began to distort slightly, and the oppressive feeling was like a mountain collapsing; small pebbles on the ground lifted off the ground and trembled slightly.
This is an unusual phenomenon caused by the gravitational field of the blade disturbing the Earth's magnetic field.
But when the weight reached 100 tons, the increase came to an abrupt halt, even though the blade continued to draw energy from Chen Xiao to maintain its operation.
Chen Xiao lowered his eyes slightly and muttered to himself, "The energy circuit has reached its limit."
He could clearly sense that the geomagnetic core still had a huge reserve, enough to generate even stronger gravity.
However, the energy conduction circuits on the handle are already close to the design threshold and cannot be improved further.
However, at a weight of 100 tons, it's barely enough.
Thinking of this, Chen Xiao's right arm veins bulged, muscles bulged and throbbed, and a powerful force exploded from within him.
What would it be like to have a grip strength of 10,000 tons, a single swing of the arm reaching 20,000 tons, and wielding a 100-ton blade, slashing at supersonic speed?
boom!
The moment the long sword struck the armored door, the scene seemed to be slowed down: a blinding light suddenly burst forth, and the heavy alloy door panel instantly turned red and softened, collapsing and deforming inward.
Immediately afterwards, light and energy surged out like a bursting dam, exploding with a deafening roar comparable to a small nuclear explosion. The scorching shockwave, carrying a destructive impact, tore through the air and shattered the rock layers.
boom!
The entire mountainside trembled violently, Havok swept across like a Category 17 hurricane, obliterating all obstacles and raising towering clouds of dust, creating a terrifying spectacle.
Amidst the swirling gray fog, Chen Xiao, clad in a dark battle robe, stood gripping his sword. With a flash, he disappeared into the depths of the three-meter-wide, molten, and swirling hole in the center.
As soon as he disappeared, the survivors on the periphery gasped in unison, their tense nerves suddenly relaxing.
"Gather! Gather quickly!"
"Don't panic! Treat the wounded first!"
"Someone here has been shot!"
" Tortas, lead your men to break out immediately and seek reinforcements!"
Although several hundred of this 3,000-strong force were lost when Chen Xiao destroyed military facilities, more than 2,000 of them still possessed combat capabilities.
Inside the vast base, squads of ten or more people quickly assembled under the shouts and urging of their platoon and company commanders. Some carried stretchers, some bandaged wounds to stop the bleeding, and some grabbed weapons and rushed toward the exit.