Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 269 – Scorched Earth Plan

The screen flickered, then settled on Chu Chen’s excessively pale face.

The background was a bustling disassembly site, with countless supply crates being loaded onto vehicles.

“Lu Yuan, if you’re hearing this message, it means you’re still alive and have successfully returned to Blue Star.”

Chu Chen’s voice was as calm as if he were reciting an essay.

“Don’t look for us, and don’t try to defend Magic City. By the time you see this video, the entire eastern coastal defense zone will be an empty city.”

“Forty-six thousand, two hundred and thirteen survivors, including those from the three major bases of Magic City, Hang City, and Jiang City, as well as all nearby survivor bases, have all embarked on the migration to the Sichuan-Xi Plateau.”

“Magic City can’t be held. Or rather, the Federation won’t let us hold it.”

Chu Chen popped a lollipop into his mouth, a glint of icy light flashing in his eyes.

“Someone wants us to die here, or become a breeding ground for otherworldly monsters.”

“I won’t let them get their wish.”

“See you in Sichuan-Xi, Lu Yuan. That will be humanity’s final fortress.”

The video ended abruptly.

Lu Yuan stood in the empty command hall, his head buzzing.

Forty-six thousand people?

A mass migration?

Only a freak like Chu Chen could come up with such a crazy plan.

“The Federation’s higher-ups… betrayal?”

Lu Yuan suddenly recalled what Lin Fan had said back in Border Dragon City.

That she-devil had also said with a look of disdain that the Federation’s higher-ups were cooperating with the Dragon Clan on a “Gu-rearing” plan.

At the time, he had been skeptical, thinking the woman was just trying to trick him into being her workhorse.

Now it seemed that these two terrifyingly intelligent people had seen through everything long ago.

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“Damn it, so I’m the only idiot here, is that it?”

Lu Yuan cursed, but a chill crept into his heart.

If it was true, then humanity’s current situation…

“Wooo— Wooo— Wooo—”

A piercing alarm blared without warning. Red warning lights spun wildly in the hall, casting Lu Yuan’s face in a crimson glow.

The main console’s large screen automatically switched to the external surveillance feed.

In the plaza.

The massive Spatial Rift suddenly expanded violently. The originally purplish-black energy vortex instantly turned blood-red.

Crack!

A sound like shattering glass echoed through the sky.

A giant claw covered in black scales emerged from the Rift. A single one of its fingers was thicker than a tree trunk.

Then came a second, a third…

The auras of countless high-level Demonic Creatures gushed out like a tsunami.

[Warning! Rift energy value has surpassed the critical point!]

[Level 6 lifeform reaction detected! Quantity: 3!]

[Level 5 lifeform reaction detected! Quantity: 47!]

[Scorched Earth Plan, officially initiated.]

A dispassionate, synthesized electronic voice echoed through the hall.

Lu Yuan’s scalp went numb as he watched the string of soaring red numbers on the screen.

“Level 6? Three of them right off the bat?”

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How the hell were they supposed to fight that!

No wonder that old fox Chu Chen ran so fast. This was something humanity at its current stage simply couldn’t defend against!

[Self-destruct sequence activated.]

[Nuclear silos opened.]

[Countdown: 10, 9, 8…]

“Fuck!”

Lu Yuan let out a strange cry as his entire body instantly erupted in a dazzling white light.

This wasn’t a retreat!

This was a plan to completely wipe this area off the map!

That madman, he was going to send these monsters to kingdom come, along with the entire base!

“Photonization!”

Lu Yuan’s entire being transformed into a stream of pure light particles. At a speed that surpassed the limits of physics, he directly shattered the dome of the command center and fled frantically toward the western sky.

The instant he shot out of the base’s perimeter.

Behind him, a ball of light more brilliant than the sun suddenly flared into existence.

Immediately after.

The world fell silent.

A massive mushroom cloud rose into the air. The terrifyingly high temperatures and shockwave instantly devoured everything within a ten-kilometer radius.

The three Level 6 Demonic Beasts, which had only just revealed half their bodies, were instantly vaporized by the hundred-million-degree temperature at the core of the blast before they could even scream.

Under such a terrifying energy impact, the Spatial Rift began to tremble violently, then was forced to close due to the energy disturbance.

From high in the sky dozens of kilometers away, Lu Yuan glanced back.

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The once-thriving Magic City Base had now become a massive, deep crater still flowing with molten rock.

“So this is the Scorched Earth Plan…”

Lu Yuan swallowed hard, feeling his back drenched in cold sweat.

Truly ruthless.

Ruthless to their own people, and even more ruthless to their enemies.

“Sichuan-Xi…”

Lu Yuan turned his head and looked toward the distant west.

“Looks like things are really about to get lively over there.”

…

Sichuan-Xi Plateau Defense Base.

Due to the extremely high altitude, it was much colder than Magic City.

The atmosphere on the city wall, however, was strangely relaxed.

A few old soldiers were hiding in a leeward spot, chatting idly, the embers of their cigarettes glowing and fading.

“Old Zhao, do you think that fox lady will come back?”

A young soldier clutched his rifle, his gaze drifting from time to time toward the Spatial Rift in the distance, which was a little too quiet.

Ever since that Miss “Su Rou” had appeared, wiped out twenty thousand Demonic Creatures with a snap of her fingers, and stated that she would ensure the safety of this place in the future, the soldiers here had subconsciously started to let their guard down.

“Stop asking.”

Old Zhao blew out a smoke ring and viciously ground the cigarette butt out on the sole of his shoe.

“You think you can just inquire about the whereabouts of an expert of that level? We just need to guard this gate.”

Although he said that, Old Zhao was also feeling uneasy.

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The higher-ups had issued a strict order: all personnel on level-one alert, no leave permitted, not even a fly was allowed to get out.

This posture clearly meant something big was about to happen.

“The commander is here!” someone shouted.

Chen Mo, draped in a military coat, strode onto the city wall.

His expression was grim, and his hand tightly gripped the red communicator.

“All units! Check your weapons and ammunition!”

Chen Mo’s voice carried on the wind.

“This is not a drill! I repeat, this is not a drill!”

The soldiers immediately tossed their cigarettes and quickly moved to their battle positions.

Although they didn’t know who the enemy was, judging by the commander’s expression, it was definitely a tough one.

“Voom—”

Just then, a low rumble suddenly came from the eastern horizon.

The sound grew louder and louder, to the point where even the gravel on the ground began to vibrate slightly.

Everyone subconsciously looked up.

The next second, all their jaws dropped.

There, above the peaks of the rolling mountain range, a vast, dark “cloud” was rapidly approaching, hugging the ridgeline.

It wasn’t a cloud.

It was aircraft.

Countless heavy transport planes, packed densely together, filled the entire sky like a migrating flock of giant steel birds.

“My God…”