Chapter 396 One Megaton
Davis turned to look at her and saw that she didn't even frown or even turn disgusted at his actions but had a slight grin on her lips, her expression surprisingly affirming that she was delighted with his actions.
He asked, "Are you fine with this? I killed him when he asked a question like that, and that undoubtedly meant that you sold your body to me even though it is not the truth."
Mo Mingzhi just smiled, not intending to reply, however, she inwardly thought, 'But I really am trying to sell myself to you...'
Davis looked at her expression and wasn't able to tell what she was thinking. He just shook his head and thought of destroying the cameras and drones with his Soul Force but also mused that it would be useless since the footage would've either been already uploaded to some server he didn't the location of nor could he possibly know of in a short time since backups could be taken.
He inwardly released a sigh and let go of that matter and saw the troops below who were pointing their weapons at him and his group from some point.
Suddenly, a man fell on his knees and screamed, "Esteemed Cultivator, it wasn't the intent of the country to demean or degrade Investigator Mo Mingzhi like that!"
Davis turned his head and saw General Yuan Kong kneel as he tried to defuse the situation.
There was someone who actually and truly understood the consequences of offending the cultivators but the troops of General Wang Ke seemed to be... angered and disgusted of his actions?
Davis inwardly sighed a little for this old man.
Sometimes, a person's understanding of the situation might save people from a crisis but in this case, the mechanized infantry seemed to point their weapons at the person who could save them from the said crisis because of their preconceived notions.
General Yuan Kong didn't seem to mind the soldiers pointing the weapon at him, instead, he continued, "I no longer hold the command here and the top brass of the country seemed to be intent on this ancient site. Esteemed Cultivator, in exchange for my lowly life, I ask of you to not target the innocent civilians who possess no threat towards your glorious existence!"
The soldiers were shocked as they heard General Yuan Kong's speech! Wasn't the General begging for his own life? They instantly understood that it wasn't the case.
Once General Yuan Kong finished his speech, he took a deep breath as he fished out a knife from one of his thigh pockets and placed it before his neck but then suddenly froze!
His earpiece buzzed as he received a piece of despairing news, his eyes narrowing into two tiny slits.
Davis's Soul Sense was active during this time, so he was able to spot an object flying towards them while his lips curved into a mocking smile.
'An ICBM?'
Approaching their location at a speed of Mach 10 from a distance of 400 kilometers, the ICBM zoomed past the skies as it made its way towards them.
General Yuan Kong trembled but then a sigh escaped from his mouth as he looked towards General Wang Ke's troops.
"There's a non-nuclear ICBM on its way here to explode in a minute or two... If you people want to record your final words in the server recording, it's your final chance to do so...
The soldiers were stunned. None of them were aware of the overall situation and this news exploded in their ears as if it were explosive.
"Remember, don't say anything sensitive or it wouldn't get past from approval..." General Yuan Kong reminded and sat on the ground, no longer caring about anything in the world.
'General Wang Ke's father should be behind this...' Nevertheless, his eyes flashed with resentment.
General Wang Ke's father was one of the top brass in the country, and with his status, he was capable of releasing non-nuclear ICBM's at valid hostile targets.
General Yuan Kong knew this and that was why he was inwardly cursing at General Wang Ke's father.
He also knew the payload contained a megaton of pure explosives, capable of blasting the surrounding hundred kilometers to kingdom come.
He inwardly mused that the cultivators floating above in the air could probably survive but they could not.
That's why he had given up hope, staring at the sky in disappointment.
"I guess you people have been abandoned for the sake of the 'betterment' of the country." Davis casually spoke among the ruckus that the soldiers were creating, unaware that he was none other than the reason for an ICBM to target them in the first place.
The soldiers turned to look at Davis, and so did General Yuan Kong who sat on the ground.
'We weren't abandoned by the country but it's an act of revenge of a father who lost his son in a crude way... and we are nothing but an unnecessary sacrifice in his act of revenge...' General Yuan Kong thought but then shook his head as he didn't opt to say it loud.
His voice might be recorded on the earpieces of those young souls, which would not let the recordings get past inspection.
"Young Cultivator, I know that you can sense and can survive the incoming threat, so I ask you to cease this conflict by taking that woman to your world. Please..." General Yuan Kong bowed his head.
Davis laughed, "You think that your single head can offset the provocation that your country repeatedly showed to us even though they were aware of the consequences?"
General Yuan Kong could only wryly laugh.
He turned to look at the sky again and gazed at the starry skies, 'In the end, I failed to protect my country and failed to curb those greedy men...'
His eyes glazed and his heart pounded rapidly as the atmosphere turned deathly silent.
All of them could see an object approaching from the distance but no sound from it could be heard other than the impending doom.
Of course, they knew why no sound could be heard and it was because it was traveling at ten times the speed of sound.
Everyone knew that their death was near, and could even imagine their bodies blasting into pieces, coating the ground with their blood.
Some looked at the dark spot in the distance while some others were recording their last words and will for their families.
Their farewells even caused some of them to cry by themselves when they witnessed the incoming ICBM. Some even broke down as they fell to the ground, laughing like idiots.
The large missile zoomed past above them. The missile was wide and long as a truck in their view and it instantly approached a few meters before the two cultivators before it exploded!
*Boom!~*
Suddenly, a sphere made up of Soul Force conjured around the source of the explosion while a bright light erupted from the explosion, threatening to make them blind before death but the explosion seemed to be suddenly withheld in the air, forming a sphere of light.
The sphere of light stopped increasing in intensity and the sheer explosion that was withheld within the barrier seemed like a mini Sun that was threatening to explode the entirety of Earth.
Blinding light shone on everyone's face as a particular part of the world turned bright when viewed from space.
Davis looked at the bright sphere of light in front of him, yawning as he felt the urge to go back home. He felt that it was actually beneath his stature to fight with these mortals, like an adult fighting with a 3-year old kid.