147: Chapter 147: The Monster is Too Strong? Jiang Ning Makes a Move, and They're All Gone!
Cracks split open in the sky, continuing to grow larger. Black, ominous things began to emerge from within.
A multitude of bizarre black monsters, slimy and repulsive, were desperately rushing out of these fissures!
Like ink dripping into water, they fell rapidly, heading straight for the city.
Donghai City's Psionic Command Center was the heart of the entire city.
On the large screens, every corner of the city could be seen clearly.
Right now, the place was in utter chaos.
"Report! There are over thirteen hundred cracks in the sky! The number is still increasing!"
A voice shouted with extreme urgency.
Then someone else yelled, "Report! The 'Skynet' system is online! The outer city shield has also been activated! Seventy percent of our energy has been consumed!"
Another person reported, "Report! The first wave of enemies has already entered the atmosphere! Estimated at over five thousand! They are crashing down at supersonic speeds!"
Director Zhao Lixin sat there; his usually sturdy build was now tense and rigid.
The screen was densely packed with red dots, each representing a massive problem.
"Analyzing target morphology... No! It's impossible to analyze! They have no fixed form!"
"Analyzing energy reactions... That's not working either! They are absorbing our detection waves!"
A stream of emergency messages flooded into Director Zhao Lixin's ears.
His expression suddenly became heavy.
"How is the evacuation of the citizens going?" he asked, his voice raspy.
"Report, Commander-in-Chief! The Level 1 Alarm has been sounded! All Psionic Subways and buses have switched to emergency mode and are transporting people to underground shelters! It is estimated that ninety percent of the citizens in the main city district can be evacuated within fifteen minutes!"
The Communicator was out of breath as he spoke.
"Fifteen minutes..."
Director Zhao Lixin stared at the screen as those monsters fell like black rain.
His heart sank instantly.
Fifteen minutes—how could they possibly wait that long!
Those things were falling so fast; they would hit the ground in three minutes at most.
He calculated rapidly in his mind.
How long could our city's defenses actually hold out?
Could they buy a little more time before those things landed?
It didn't look like there was much hope.
"Listen to my command! Activate the 'Heavenly Sword' defense system! All automated defenses, fire at will! Intercept every single one of these damn things in the sky!"
Director Zhao Lixin stood up abruptly.
He issued a death order.
His voice was loud and firm, leaving no room for negotiation.
"Yes!"
Inside the Command Center, everyone immediately sprang into action.
With his order given,
Donghai City, the impenetrable city Jiang Ning built with her own hands,
revealed its true capabilities for the first time.
Atop the city's many skyscrapers,
rooftops slowly slid open.
From within, gleaming, sci-fi-looking energy turrets were revealed.
On the streets,
defense points hidden within streetlights and billboards
also transformed one after another.
Their barrels were all aimed at the sky.
Tens of thousands of blue energy beams
from every part of the city
shot upward with a whooshing sound.
They wove a net in the air, trapping those falling black monsters.
These beams were incredibly accurate.
This 'Heavenly Sword' system was an automated defense specifically created for Donghai City by Jiang Ning, combining cultivation methods with modern technology.
Previously, everyone thought it was unbreakable.
But the next scene
shocked everyone in the Command Center.
Those energy beams, capable of melting steel,
after hitting the black monsters,
did not explode as everyone expected.
When the beams hit, it was like throwing a stone into water, only stirring up ripples.
Then... they were gone, completely absorbed.
Those black monsters,
after absorbing the energy beams,
actually sped up slightly as they fell.
"What's going on!"
Director Zhao Lixin slammed his hand on the table.
With a loud bang, the Command Center instantly fell silent.
"The attacks we're firing are useless?"
he asked loudly.
"Report, Commander-in-Chief!"
Beside him, Professor Chen's face had turned pale.
He was staring at the data report,
his hands shaking uncontrollably.
"It's not that they're useless! We're... we're charging them! Our energy attacks are being treated as a meal by them!"
His voice was tinged with despair.
"What?"
Director Zhao Lixin spun around abruptly.
His eyes were wide with shock.
In the Command Center, everyone was stunned.
How could they fight this battle?
Attacking them with energy weapons
was just feeding them.
It sounded like a massive joke,
but unfortunately, it was the truth.
In the sky,
the first wave of the 'Heavenly Sword' system fired together,
failing to take down a single enemy.
Instead, it caused those monsters to grow significantly in size.
They fell even faster,
looking like a pack of enraged beasts.
As they watched,
the first batch of monsters
was less than a thousand meters from the ground.
One of them,
the largest of the bunch,
a dark mass of sludge over ten meters in diameter,
was hurtling toward a primary school.
On the screen, in the school playground,
a little girl fell to the ground in terror.
She was about to be swallowed by that large black shadow.
In the Command Center,
everyone cried out in alarm.
Many people couldn't bear to watch and closed their eyes.
"It's over..."
someone whispered.
At that most critical moment,
a figure
suddenly
appeared above the primary school.
It was none other than Jiang Ning.
She floated in mid-air,
watching the large monster crashing down at high speed.
Her face was expressionless, just extremely cold.
"You have crossed the line."
Her voice wasn't loud,
but it could be heard clearly throughout the entire battlefield.
Through the loudspeakers, the people in the Command Center and even everyone in the city heard it.
Those words were incredibly calm, without any fluctuation at all.
In the next second,
she raised her hand.
There was no earth-shaking spell,
nor was there anything particularly eye-catching.
She just aimed at the monster
and gently clenched her hand.
That massive monster, over ten meters in diameter,
stopped abruptly in the air.
It was as if caught by an invisible giant hand;
it could no longer move.
The monster struggled desperately,
its dark body twisting and turning,
trying to break free from the restraint.
But it was useless.
Jiang Ning's hand slowly tightened.
A grating sound
emanated from the monster.
Everyone in the Command Center stared intently.
Countless citizens across the city looked up in awe.
That terrifying monster, immune to all energy attacks,
was just like crushed jelly,
beginning to crack from within.
It fell apart,
and finally, suddenly exploded.
Turning into a mass of the purest black mist.
As the wind blew,
the black mist vanished.
It was as if it had never existed.
One move.
Just one move.
The monster that had left the entire city's defense system helpless
was just... gone?
In the Command Center, there was a deadly silence.
Everyone stared at the screen in a daze,
looking at that small figure in mid-air.
Is this... the power of a Golden Core Stage cultivator?
Is this... Chief Engineer Jiang's true ability?
Their perception of the world seemed to be overturned in an instant.
This was power beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
"Commander-in-Chief..."
A staff officer swallowed hard with difficulty.
His voice was trembling violently, simply unbelievable.
"Should we... continue to fight?"
He looked toward Director Zhao Lixin.
Director Zhao Lixin looked at Jiang Ning on the screen.
He was incredibly shocked in his heart.
But at this moment, he had to make a decision.
"All units, cease fire!"
He issued a new order.
His voice was loud and clear, carrying an air of desperation.
"Hand over the highest authority of the city's defense system to Chief Engineer Jiang!"
He waved his hand sharply.
"From now on, in this battle, she has the final word!"