CCTnovel #109 - Chapter 109: Doomsday
#109 - Chapter 109: Doomsday
The instant the sound rang out, the soldiers on the city wall all looked up at the dark, oppressive sky, a hint of panic in each of their eyes.
Because of the rain, everything was a hazy gray. The night was still as black as ever, and the air was just as cold.
"What... what is that sound?"
"Is it some kind of bird calling?"
The soldiers stared warily at the sky, their hands slowly tightening around the guns slung across their chests.
Soon, bright white beams of light shot down from the city wall, illuminating the pitted and muddy ground.
"Raise them higher!" the officer in charge barked into the radio.
A dozen beams of light slowly rose, piercing the rain, and shooting into the dark sky.
In an instant, the city wall was as if someone had pressed the mute button. Aside from the sound of rain, only increasingly heavy breathing could be heard.
Everyone's pupils involuntarily dilated, their bodies trembling slightly as they subconsciously backed away.
Under the illumination of the searchlights, everything was laid bare before them without obstruction.
Beneath the heavy, dark clouds, a vulture, over a hundred meters in size with a wingspan of three hundred meters, glided through the rainy night.
Its broad, powerful wings were covered in black feathers, cutting through the rain like blades. The gleaming talons were stained with blood, which dripped from their tips along with the raindrops.
Behind it, nearly a thousand vultures, each a dozen meters in size, followed in an orderly formation, their wings close together, head to tail.
They were a dark, oppressive mass, occupying the entire sky, creating a rain-free zone wherever they flew.
"That's... a Resurgent Beast, a Black Feather Vulture!?"
"How is that possible? A large number of Resurgent Beasts shouldn't appear in City 11!" someone said in disbelief.
The officer in the command room was the first to react, grabbing the microphone on the table and bringing it to his mouth, shouting loudly, "Activate red alert! Immediately deploy defenses! Send out a distress signal!"
The officer's voice echoed across the city wall through the loudspeaker, dragging those in a daze back to reality.
"Quick, quick, don't stand there dumbfounded!"
"Goudan, get to the control room! What are you doing standing here!"
"Everyone move! Or we're all going to die!"
...
Amidst the chaos, all the soldiers ran to their designated positions, doing what they were supposed to do.
On the city wall, fully automatic interceptor turrets slowly rose, aiming at the Black Feather Vultures gliding in the air.
Bang, bang, bang!
Terrifying roars erupted one after another as shells shot into the sky.
At the same time, bullets as dense as rain shattered raindrops, spinning as they flew towards the sky.
Faced with these powerful heat weapons, the leading Black Feather Vulture folded its wings, plummeting towards the city wall like a grenade.
Rumble!!!
The instant several shells made contact with the Black Feather Vulture, a dazzlingly bright light erupted, countless sparks shooting out from it like brilliant fireworks.
The soldiers' Adam's apples bobbed as they looked expectantly at the thick smoke in the sky.
"Is it dead?"
Whoosh!
A piercing screech rang out from the smoke, and the Black Feather Vulture's massive body burst through the smoke.
Bang, bang, bang!
The fully automatic interceptor turrets continued to fire, but they couldn't shake the Black Feather Vulture in the slightest.
Before the horrified gazes of the crowd, the Black Feather Vulture's sharp talons gripped the city wall, and with a wave of its wings, the turrets fixed on the wall were smashed into scrap metal.
Countless soldiers were blown to the ground by the gale, and some unlucky ones fell directly from the hundred-meter-high city wall.
"Damn it!"
The young soldier from before picked up the rifle next to him and was about to shoot when a gust of wind suddenly rushed from behind him.
Immediately afterward, a small Black Feather Vulture with a gaping maw appeared above the young soldier's head, biting into his upper body and chewing forcefully, faint, shrill screams could be heard.
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...
In the bustling downtown area, all the people were discussing the fake disaster water.
They gathered in small groups, chatting and laughing, with not a trace of panic or tension on their faces.
City 11 was located in the very center of the Tianyuan Federation. Disasters were too far away for the people living here, so distant that they were blurry and unclear.
The appearance of the disaster water did not make them panic either. After all, high risk was too far away, and no one thought that disaster would befall them.
"I wonder if the disaster water can kill Gong Ran."
"If Gong Ran dies, who do you think will be the next commander?"
"Whoever it is has nothing to do with us. Drink, drink, you..."
Oooooooh—
Just then, a siren, sometimes high and sometimes low, sounded in City 11, covering every corner of the city.
The sound was urgent and shrill, as if with a strange magic, instantly tensing everyone's nerves.
"What's going on? What's happening?"
"I don't know. Could something have happened on North Huang Mountain?"
"Let's find a place to hide first. It feels like something's about to happen!"
"What are you panicking about? Look, no one else is moving."
Ring, ring, ring...
The sound of mobile phones ringing rose and fell in City 11.
"Why are all the phones ringing?"
"Is it the disaster water?"
"You'll know if you answer it."
Soon someone answered the phone, but the sound coming from the other end was not the disaster water.
"City 11 is being invaded by a large number of Resurgent Beasts. Please, the general public, take shelter nearby and do not linger in open areas. This is not a drill!"
"City 11 is being invaded by a large number of Resurgent Beasts. Please, the general public, take shelter nearby and do not linger in open areas. This is not a drill!"
"City 11 is being invaded by a large number of Resurgent Beasts. Please, the general public, take shelter nearby and do not linger in open areas. This is not a drill!"
...
"A large number of Resurgent Beasts invading? This must be a prank by the disaster water!"
"If City 11 could be invaded by a large number of Resurgent Beasts, other cities would have fallen long ago!"
"That's right, how could it be..."
Screech!
Before the man could finish speaking, a sharp sound came from the distant sky.
Everyone heard the sound and looked up, what came into view was a terrifying scene that made people suffocate!
A dark, oppressive mass of vultures appeared on the horizon, rapidly approaching the urban area of City 11.
"Th-th-th-this..."
A young man standing on the street saw this scene and was instantly so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, unable to speak properly.
"Vultures... No, vultures that have become Resurgent Beasts!!!"
"Are you kidding me? How can there be so many!"
"Help... Help!!!"
In an instant, the originally quiet and peaceful City 11 was turned upside down, a chaotic mess filled with cries, screams, and calls for help...
Vehicles on the road crashed into each other like bumper cars, pedestrians on the street ran towards nearby shops, and those in open areas were so frightened that they were at a loss, standing there helplessly.
At this moment, City 11 was like the end of the world...