18: Heavy blow to Carlos

In the sky, a small black dot descended from above. The magicians were busy dealing with the light laser towers and didn't notice at all. As the black dot grew larger, someone finally noticed something in the sky, "Watch out, something is falling from the sky!"

As soon as the voice rang out, everyone dodged. Although the object was getting bigger, it still couldn't hit the well-trained magicians.

"Hahaha, trying to hit us with an iron bucket like this? Even a few more wouldn't work!"

"To throw such a large object from the sky, this person's strength is truly extraordinary!" The magicians still could not understand the power of technological civilization.

*Boom...* Just as everyone was feeling smug, the nuclear missile finally exploded. The Magic Shields of dozens of magicians were instantly shattered by the force of the nuclear explosion, and they were subsequently turned into pools of blood by the nuclear radiation, dying as thoroughly as one could.

The entire Sentry Mountain was razed to the ground by the nuclear missile. Only a few damaged light laser towers remained operational, sparking with fire.

Wei He, who was in the base, saw this scene and didn't know whether to be happy or to regret that so many of his defensive structures were buried along with the dozens of magicians.

At this moment, Wei He had no time to think about anything else. The night hawk helicopter was already parked at the base's entrance. Carlos was still in the sky, recklessly destroying the tanks on the ground. Even the apocalypse tanks couldn't withstand the Palm Thunder of a High-level Magician.

"System, use the Iron Curtain to shroud the night hawk helicopter as planned!" Wei He said to the system while wiping his sweat.

"Understood. Commander Wei He must enter the night hawk helicopter before the Iron Curtain can be used. Once the Iron Curtain is active, it will be impossible to enter!" the system promptly reminded Wei He.

Hearing this, Wei He said nothing more and walked out of the base gate with two American Soldiers. Under the cover of the American Soldiers, he ran quickly toward the helicopter.

None of this escaped Carlos's eyes. When the massive base gate opened, it had already attracted Carlos's attention. Then, something even more shocking to Carlos happened: Wei He was actually still alive.

"Shouldn't he have died in Riquan City long ago?" Carlos said suspiciously.

While Carlos was still in shock, Wei He had already quickly run into the night hawk helicopter. At the moment Wei He entered, the system shrouded the night hawk helicopter with the Iron Curtain. The night hawk helicopter was seen being coated in a black shell at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the entire fuselage appeared to become much harder.

"Hmph, even if you hide in an iron box, you won't escape!" Carlos clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white, his arms tensed like a fully drawn bowstring, and he shouted angrily, "Wei He, there's no escape for you this time!"

Just as he finished speaking, the night hawk helicopter's rotors began to spin, and the black fuselage took off, slowly rising into the air.

Inside the helicopter, Wei He saw Carlos, wearing the blue robes of a High-level Magician and holding a pitch-black staff. The staff was set with a large blue gemstone. The wind brushed through Carlos's hair, and his deep eyes were staring fixedly at Wei He.

A bolt of lightning shot out from the gemstone on the staff, striking the pitch-black fuselage of the night hawk helicopter. The helicopter was completely unharmed. Wei He's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled. The Iron Curtain was indeed an invincible existence.

"This kind of iron box can not only fly but also block my attacks. Such power cannot be allowed to remain in this world!" Carlos's brow furrowed as he thought angrily.

"Deer of the Vast Heavens, Lion of the Floating Heavens, heed my command, strike down! — Heavenly Thunder!" A huge blue Magic Array appeared in front of Carlos, and a bolt of lightning shot out from it. This lightning was even more powerful than the one from the gemstone earlier; the entire bolt was larger than the helicopter's diameter, engulfing the night hawk helicopter. After a burst of sparks and lightning, the night hawk helicopter remained completely unmoved.

"Hahaha, order the night hawk helicopter to open fire and strike this white-haired old man!" After the flash of lightning faded, Wei He found that Carlos couldn't hurt him at all. He was suddenly full of confidence and eager to try.

"Commander, the Iron Curtain effect has a time limit. Once the time is up, it will be difficult for the night hawk helicopter to withstand the opponent's attacks. It is suggested to flee immediately. While there is life, there is hope!" The system's prompt arrived as expected, and Wei He sensibly ordered the retreat.

"Thinking of running? No way," Carlos shouted angrily as he saw the night hawk helicopter starting to move away. "Thunder of Extinction!"

Countless Magic Arrays appeared across the sky above the entire base, extending to cover the whole area. Even Wei He, who was still in the air, was within range. In the next second, countless bolts of lightning shot out from the various Magic Arrays.

The lightning struck everything on the ground, including the base buildings, tanks, and defense towers, which caught fire and exploded one after another. Fortunately, the night hawk helicopter, protected by the Iron Curtain, remained unscathed despite the overwhelming lightning strikes.

"System, let him taste the power of our lightning as well!" Wei He felt extremely frustrated, especially seeing his base destroyed by Carlos. In his anger, he decided to use the Lightning Storm; with the Iron Curtain active, he wasn't afraid of hurting himself.

"Understood, Commander!" the system's mechanical voice replied.

Carlos, who was about to give chase, suddenly frowned. He felt a thunder element power even stronger than his own gathering in the sky, a power comparable to that of a Saint Archmage.

The sky turned from clear to gloomy as heavy dark clouds gathered quickly like ink. Gale-force winds swirled with dust, ravaging the ground. Realizing something was wrong, Carlos quickly flew toward an area without thunder elements.

The first pale lightning bolt tore through the clouds, striking the ground with a deafening roar—the alloy shells of the buildings were instantly pierced, emitting blinding electric sparks, and the radar tower's antenna twisted into scrap metal under the current.

Dozens of lightning bolts followed in quick succession. Just as Carlos was about to escape the storm area, a bolt of lightning struck his Magic Shield squarely. The Magic Shield was instantly shattered by the lightning, and he fell heavily to the ground like a kite with a broken string.

Carlos spat out blood and slowly climbed up from the ground. As he walked, he said, "Fortunately I escaped quickly. The power of a Saint Archmage is truly formidable!"

"Just a little bit more. If he hadn't run to the edge of the Lightning Storm, I could have struck him a few more times, and he'd be dead!" Wei He said with regret. From the red alert system's God's perspective, he could see everything clearly.

While Wei He was lamenting, the night hawk helicopter changed back from black to its original appearance; the Iron Curtain's duration had ended.

"System, have all remaining base forces eliminate this white-haired magician!" Wei He finally remembered he was still in danger and quickly spoke to the system.

"Understood, Commander. You are still in a danger zone. Please move away as soon as possible!" The system's mechanical voice rang in Wei He's brain.

"轟!!!" Just as the system's voice finished, a bolt of lightning struck the night hawk helicopter. Carlos had caught up at some point, flying in the air despite his injuries, with a blue Magic Array suspended in front of him.

"Descend quickly! Use the chronosphere to teleport the night hawk helicopter out!" Wei He, covered in cold sweat, shouted anxiously to the system.

The night hawk helicopter had only one bar of health left. During the descent, it constantly dodged Carlos's attacks. Lightning kept flashing past the fuselage and hitting the ground, blasting deep craters. Every attack terrified Wei He; he clasped his hands together and prayed to God incessantly.