Translator: AnubisTL
"Within a twelve-hour period, all firearms within a certain range will be rendered useless?"
The blond youth frowned in thought before speaking. "I remember this item. It's a powerful three-star rule item with an area-of-effect ability. But I thought it had limited uses left—only a few charges remaining, if I recall correctly."
"Hmm," the middle-aged man leading the group nodded calmly. "But dismantling Jiang Cheng Company entirely would be worth it. Their negative impact on society is immense, and they've tarnished the Night Watcher's reputation."
"Once the Seer pinpoints Jiang Cheng Company's next move, we can lie in wait and trap them all in one fell swoop!"
"If we neutralize their space teleportation capabilities and the giant cannon, their three members will be left with no other options, according to our intelligence."
"This item disables all firearms with calibers under thirty meters. Jiang Cheng's giant cannon is only fifteen meters in diameter—more than sufficient."
"This thing wasn't originally designed for ground use, but it's perfect for this situation."
Meanwhile, Chen Jiang and his group had arrived at a low mountain near a mechanical race city.
Beside them stood an enormous turret, like a massive pimple on the planet's surface.
The turret's barrel currently measured 150 meters in length.
His space bracelet was a cube with sides 100 meters long. Basic geometry tells us that the longest straight-line distance between two points within such a cube is 100 times the square root of 3, approximately 170 meters.
Therefore, the 150-meter turret barrel fit perfectly inside the 100-meter cubic space bracelet, albeit sideways.
Of course, further enhancements would likely strain the bracelet's capacity. But that was no problem; he planned to visit his mother later to see if she could provide an even larger space bracelet.
"75-meter caliber."
Scar Dog stood on tiptoe, his expression complex as he patted the massive, rigid barrel beside him. He sighed, "Seventy-five meters... that's about the height of a twenty-five-story residential building. It's hard to believe this thing would one day become a cannon barrel right in front of me."
"A single shot from this would likely be far more powerful than Little Boy. Except for the lack of fission and radiation—it's just a pure energy bullet—everything else surpasses Little Boy by a wide margin."
"Firing just one of these would basically be an invitation for everyone to come feast on the spoils."
Chen Jiang remained silent, his gaze fixed on the mechanical race city in the distance. He narrowed his eyes slightly, a faint smile playing on his lips. "Let's test its power first, so we have a rough idea for future reference."
Without another word, he lightly tapped the barrel.
Instantly—
The red patterns on the massive barrel, seventy-five meters wide and over one hundred fifty meters long, began to flash violently, resembling a giant thermometer on the verge of shattering.
The next moment—
Massive white light bullets, each seventy-five meters in diameter, struggled skyward, leaving crimson trails in their wake. They hurtled straight toward the mechanical race city in the distance!
Imagine a different scene.
These were essentially energy light bullets the size of multi-story buildings, surging toward the enemy like a sky-darkening tide. For a moment, even the sun's rays were absorbed into the swarm, leaving only the sight of the light bullet cluster, soaring in perfect formation like a luminous curtain, crashing down upon the mechanical race city.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The bombardment lasted less than three seconds!
Yet in that mere three seconds, the Steel Sword Autonomous Rotating Turret, firing at a rate of fire utterly beyond human comprehension, unleashed nearly ten thousand colossal shells upon the mechanical race city!
BOOM! BOOM!
The individual explosions were indistinguishable, merging into a deafening, thunderous roar like a million firecrackers detonating simultaneously. The air vibrated with a bone-shaking hum, as if struck by lightning.
A colossal shockwave, like a raging ocean tide, erupted outward in undulating waves, churning up dust and debris from the mechanical race city's center.
This was the devastation wrought by just three seconds of bombardment.
The moment the first shells left the turret, Chen Jiang and his team erected a massive phantom gate before them.
This phantom gate absorbed the entire shockwave surging toward them, shielding them completely.
In a sense, the phantom gate was an absolute defense capable of withstanding even solar flares!
Time passed unnoticed.
Chen Jiang and the others stood like rocks in a flood, the surrounding chaos gradually subsiding. The stinging wind that had whipped their faces vanished, and the dust began to settle, revealing the world before them once more.
As for the mechanical race city?
Gone. Utterly, physically gone. A true annihilation.
Even end of times might not have been as thorough as this.
No people, no buildings, no city—nothing remained. Not a trace of the mechanical race's existence lingered, as if the area had always been uninhabited.
The only thing left was a massive crater!
A vast, jagged pit filled with countless smaller craters now occupied the space where the mechanical race city had once stood.
"Holy hell," Scar Dog muttered, his jaw dropping in awe. "Thank God we didn't have this firepower back on Orange Red Star. If we'd fired just a few rounds like that, would the federal government have even bothered playing games with us?"
"They probably would have gone berserk," Chen Jiang replied. "No hesitation—they'd have nuked Orange Red Star and wiped us out at the root."
"After all, to the Galactic Federation, it's just another commercial residential planet. Whether there are a few more or less doesn't seem to matter much to them."
Li Hao, still reeling from the shock, murmured, "This is utterly absurd. And this was just a three-second bombardment. If they'd sustained it for a minute, this entire area would be barren for centuries, nothing would ever grow here again."
"Indeed," Chen Jiang replied, nodding with satisfaction as he surveyed the devastation. "The firepower is decent, but still far short of the federation warship's main guns, let alone the orbital cannons stationed on the satellite fortresses."
"Still, we have nearly three months left. That should be enough time to double the turret's firepower several times over."
In his mind, he had already planned his next moves.
When it came to quickly acquiring one-star items, obtaining them from outside the Galactic Federation was still the fastest method.
As long as he remained cautious, he should face minimal life-threatening risks within the federation.
However, he could only descend onto a planet through global events and couldn't move to another planet afterward. Lacking legal citizenship, he couldn't board federation ships unless he smuggled himself aboard.
But smuggling carried significant risks.
Putting aside other concerns, if the civilian passenger ship they were smuggling on suddenly exploded mid-journey, they would be doomed. With their current strength, they lacked the ability to survive in space.
The dangers of space far exceeded mere lack of oxygen.
Their best course of action was to cooperate with the Black Europe Company. Black Europe would handle the planning, while Chen Jiang provided the firepower. This partnership offered a perfect win-win scenario.
"Alright," Chen Jiang said, gazing at the desolate landscape before him. He nodded in satisfaction before continuing, "If even ordinary light bullets pack this much punch, I can only imagine the devastation a 75-meter caliber Giant Super Annihilation Bomb would unleash. It should be quite the spectacle."
In the next moment—
The crimson patterns on the barrel began to glow intensely again. A muffled boom echoed from within the barrel, followed by the launch of a massive, white light bullet that streaked straight toward a target tens of thousands of meters away.
This area was devoid of human players, populated only by scattered alien race players.
Then—
BOOM!!!
A deafening explosion erupted!
An blinding white light instantly bloomed in the distance, engulfing the sky and earth, even pushing the clouds aside.
The massive shockwave, like a colossal plow, carved a deep furrow across the ground.
The caliber-enhanced Giant Super Annihilation Bomb possessed power many times greater than its predecessor. The shockwave surged forward, churning up clouds of sand and dust that rolled endlessly toward the horizon.
If they were to return to North Creek City on Orange Red Star...
A single Giant Super Annihilation Bomb would be enough to obliterate the entire city. At most, two would suffice.
After two Giant Super Annihilation Bombs detonated, the name "North Creek City" would vanish from the world. Every lifeform and building would be reduced to rubble, indistinguishable from the swirling sand and dust.
Unlike the Steel Sword Autonomous Rotating Turret's other Set Skills, which offered tactical versatility, the Giant Super Annihilation Bomb was a purely destructive weapon. Its sole purpose was annihilation; it existed only to bring about the end of worlds, becoming a nightmare forever etched into the minds of the alien race.
"Truly... magnificent," Chen Jiang murmured, his expression dazed as he raised a hand to shield his eyes from the distant, awe-inspiring spectacle. "I can hardly wait to see this bomb dropped over a federal city."
"To the Galactic Federation, we must be the most ruthless demons imaginable."
Scar Dog couldn't help but sigh, "If we fail, the Federation will undoubtedly dedicate countless pages in their history books to documenting our cruel and barbaric acts."
"But to the human race, we should be their greatest heroes."
Li Hao, standing nearby, chuckled. "If we win, the human race's history books will certainly devote just as much ink to recording our heroic deeds. Besides, compared to our predecessors, the Interstellar Insects, we're nothing. They nearly destroyed a tenth of the Federation's territory, while we haven't even destroyed a single planet. At most, the federal government on Orange Red Star might give us a second glance. The Nicholas Galaxy Federation government probably doesn't even know we exist."
"True enough," Scar Dog agreed.
Suddenly, Scar Dog's tone turned resentful. "Hearing it put that way, I suddenly feel like we're being looked down on."
"Let's go," Chen Jiang said, shaking his head slightly. He turned and leaned on his cane, walking away. "The Nicholas Galaxy Federation government will soon hear the name 'Jiang Cheng Company.' That day isn't far off."
As Chen Jiang walked away, roses bloomed beneath his feet, blossoming in full glory before rapidly withering and crumbling into gray dust that seeped into the ground.
(End of the Chapter)
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