158: Chapter 158 The Fall of Grand Duke James

"You, attack this Self-Destruct Truck, do you hear me?" Wei He pointed at a Self-Destruct Truck outside that was not covered by the Iron Curtain Device and ordered the American Soldier in the pilot's seat.

"But, Lord Commander, that's a vehicle from our own unit!" the American Soldier said with some confusion.

"Execute my order. Force-attack this Self-Destruct Truck, do you hear me?" Wei He's tone became somewhat displeased as he shouted loudly.

"By your command, Lord Commander!" the American Soldier immediately replied respectfully. Meanwhile, his hands didn't stop operating; the night hawk helicopter flew up and began firing at the Self-Destruct Truck.

"Hmm? Wei He? It's Wei He, he's inside that big black bird!" Grand Duke James heard Wei He's voice, a look of surprise appearing on his face. Immediately, he put away the lost bracelet and flew to the side of the night hawk helicopter.

"Da da da! Da da da! Da da da..." Grand Duke James saw Wei He inside from outside the night hawk helicopter. However, what he didn't understand was why Wei He's big black bird Puppet Beast wasn't attacking him, but was instead attacking his own steel Puppet Beast.

Without time for much thought, he immediately roared at Wei He, "Wei He, you little thief, give me your life!"

Just as Grand Duke James finished speaking, a dazzling red light shot out from the fiery red gemstone in his magic staff, attacking the night hawk helicopter.

The scene Grand Duke James imagined did not occur. He thought that since Wei He's Supernatural Ability level was so low and his Puppet Beast was so fragile, a light strike from him would kill Wei He on the spot. However, when his red light hit the black-and-red night hawk helicopter, it had no effect at all. The night hawk helicopter remained in the air, continuously attacking the Self-Destruct Truck on the ground with its machine gun.

"What? How is that possible? This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible! How can a waste at the Control Level like you have such a strong Puppet Beast! Yah!" Grand Duke James screamed frantically, and a massive, fiery red circular Magic Array appeared before him.

"O demon fire that burns incessantly in the depths of hell, in my name, I summon you! Become my magic sword and crush all who stand in my way! —— Vulcan's Explosive Flame!" After Grand Duke James finished his incantation, fiery red magic swords shot out from the Magic Array one after another, stabbing toward the night hawk helicopter.

However, to Grand Duke James's surprise, even his full-strength strike failed to break the night hawk helicopter's defense. Instead, when the fiery red magic swords, emitting heat that distorted the space, struck the fuselage of the night hawk helicopter, they were deflected. They landed in the nearby woods and on the grass, piercing into trees and the ground, instantly igniting a raging fire.

"What kind of Puppet Beast is this? To be so sturdy that even my Vulcan's Explosive Flame cannot break its defense?" Just as Grand Duke James finished speaking, the health bar of the Self-Destruct Truck on the ground that was being attacked finally turned red. Wei He watched as Grand Duke James continuously attacked the night hawk helicopter, sweat pouring down his face and wetting his eyelashes. On the other hand, he watched the Self-Destruct Truck's health bar, silently muttering in his heart, "Hurry! Hurry! Before the Iron Curtain Device's effect ends, you must explode!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." Finally, while Grand Duke James was still confused and Wei He was wiping the sweat from his eyes, that Self-Destruct Truck was finally destroyed. Its explosion simultaneously triggered the other Self-Destruct Trucks that were not under the effect of the Iron Curtain Device.

The sound of that massive nuclear explosion even startled Austin, who was searching for Wei He in the city. When he turned to look at the source of the sound, the entire Laiseluo City was illuminated by the light generated by the explosion. After the nuclear explosion, a massive mushroom cloud rose into the sky.

"Not good, it's that person again. He's back. He just killed Grand Duke William, yet he recovered his energy so quickly? He's making a second move already?" Austin's heart cried out in alarm. In his mind, the one who killed Grand Duke William was an Ability User even stronger than a Saint Archmage. Yet this Ability User could use such high-energy Forbidden Spell attacks twice in a short period. This made him unable to resist going over to investigate who this Ability User was and what they looked like. Thus, he didn't stop for a moment, flying rapidly toward the site of the explosion.

At the center of the nuclear explosion, the moment the blast occurred, Grand Duke James's Magic Shield was shattered by the shockwave, and he was sent flying. Even his magic staff was blown to pieces, and his clothes were shredded. Subsequently, the multiple nuclear explosions from the other Self-Destruct Trucks directly tore Grand Duke James's body to shreds. Pieces of his corpse flew everywhere, splashing onto the ground, which was already filled with a layer of green radiation. When the pieces of Grand Duke James's corpse landed on it, they were quickly dissolved into small puddles of green pus by the green radiation layer.

Austin flew over quickly. When he reached the isolated city gate tower, what he saw was a ground covered in green radiation, and the area was vast. The large forest outside the city was covered by the green radiation layer; trees and plants withered and died rapidly, while animals were directly dissolved into green pus.

"What the hell is this? Where are the people? This green energy on the ground is so dangerous! Could it be that strange fellow from last time who made a move?" Austin muttered in confusion. He remembered that the Radiation Engineer he encountered at Locke Mountain last time had the same energy fluctuations. He had even absorbed a small portion of his energy and was almost blown apart. If his servant hadn't used their life to help him in time, he might have truly died on the spot.

As for Wei He, as soon as the nuclear explosion occurred, he ordered the American Soldier in the cockpit to pilot the night hawk helicopter and hover above the center of the nuclear explosion. After all, such an opportunity to observe a nuclear explosion from close range was rare. If not for the enhancement of the Iron Curtain Device's effect, he wouldn't have dared to do so.

After the nuclear explosion, under Wei He's command, the night hawk helicopter quickly flew away. After all, having made such a huge commotion, there was no telling what powerful experts might be attracted. He had already learned of the terrifying nature of the powerhouses in this world. Therefore, when Austin arrived, he only saw a layer of green radiation and did not see Wei He.

"Such powerful Forbidden Spell energy, and it seems it was cast more than once. To cast multiple Forbidden Spells in such a short time... it seems I shouldn't stay here long. The ones who could make him cast so many Forbidden Spells should be those two old fellows, Emperor Alexander and Grand Duke James. They should both be dead by now!" Austin had clearly heard multiple nuclear explosion sounds while in the city. He believed that the Radiation Engineer had used multiple Forbidden Spells to cause such a destructive effect. He observed the ground from the air; the crater at the center of the explosion was much larger than the one from when Grand Duke William died.

"Oh, there are actually a few Puppet Beasts here. They are actually unscathed under such a Forbidden Spell. It seems I truly underestimated these monsters!" Austin said with a face full of shock as he looked at the black-and-red Self-Destruct Trucks on the ground. His gaze was entirely captured by these large Self-Destruct Trucks, and he completely failed to notice a black-and-red bracelet lying quietly on the ground, atop the green radiation layer.