Since its birth, Darkness had only possessed simple instincts. However, given enough time, it would automatically gain intelligence.
It was precisely because it only acted on instinct that it had been lingering in Hama City without leaving.
More than twenty minutes later, within Zhao Jin's perception, a massive number of nuclear missiles rose from various locations.
One hundred and thirty missiles were launched from fifteen nuclear bases.
These missiles adjusted their speeds, aiming to arrive at Hama City at the exact same time.
Three minutes later, Zhao Jin watched as dozens of white lights appeared on the distant horizon ahead.
Not just in front, but to his left, right, and rear, white lights appeared, hurtling rapidly toward Hama City.
When they were only ten kilometers away from Hama City, all the missiles accelerated simultaneously.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
One hundred and thirty nuclear missiles plunged into the darkness at once.
Inside the darkness, the missiles detonated simultaneously at an altitude of about two hundred meters.
Blinding white light expanded rapidly. This time, the sheer number of nuclear missiles was simply too overwhelming.
The entire darkness surged violently. The turbulence lasted for a full three minutes, marking a three-minute clash between the two forces.
During this time, the hemispherical dome of darkness was like a bubble blown by the wind, on the verge of bursting at any moment.
Rip!
The next moment, the outer layer of the darkness was torn open by the white light, and a blinding beam of light shot up into the sky.
Rip!
As if triggering a chain reaction, the white light tore through the darkness one after another.
Inside the city, cracks appeared on the physical form of Darkness, yet it did not move.
It would not truly die.
Under its watch, the violent white light and flames surged before it, dispersing its dark body.
The darkness that had covered seventy-three kilometers vanished, replaced by white light and mushroom clouds.
The area affected by this strike did not spread as far as the think tanks had analyzed.
High in the sky, Zhao Jin quietly watched the dust drifting toward him.
Gravity manifested around him, keeping the dust at bay.
‘One hundred and twenty missiles were needed to barely break through the darkness. It took the full brunt of the damage,’ Zhao Jin thought, sensing everything that was happening.
Beside him, the notebook automatically recorded the events.
【Darkness's first appearance. Strength level: Tier 5. Acts purely on instinct. Does not actively counterattack when faced with an assault, only passively defends. Body is composed of darkness. Compared to the Earth Mother, its physical toughness can only be described as average!】
Looking at the record, Zhao Jin narrowed his eyes slightly. Darkness's greatest strength was its undying nature, and this was only its strength upon its first appearance.
Previously, Darkness had no consciousness, so its strength would not grow. But now that Darkness possessed consciousness, its power was increasing by the moment.
Not only Darkness, but the strength of Death and the Lord of Evil was also growing, though the Lord of Evil's growth rate was significantly slower than the first two.
‘If these conceptual consciousnesses all evolve physical bodies like the Lord of Evil, their strength will probably rise even further.’ Zhao Jin's body gradually faded into the air.
Before disappearing, he glanced at his Destiny Force: 33.62 million wisps.
The appearance of Darkness had not only resulted in the deaths of over four million people but had also affected the entire Coalition.
Inside the Coalition's Hexagon Palace.
The President of Leia stared intently at the satellite feed. When the three minutes passed and the darkness was torn open by a beam of white light, a wild laugh erupted on his face. “Haha, hahahaha! You damned monster! Our Coalition is not to be trifled with!”
Not only him, but several other politicians also wore foolish grins.
As high-ranking officials, they had seen more and more instances of supernatural crimes and supernatural interference in government affairs within their own countries.
This nuclear strike was proof to those supernatural beings that the mortal authorities had not completely lost their ability to resist.
If pushed too far, they would gladly drag everyone down with them!
Rupert looked at the laughing crowd, a look of relief finally appearing on his face as well.
A moment later, the President of Leia's smile faded, and his expression turned cold. “Since everyone is here, I believe we should establish a new supernatural department. The Demon Hunting Association holds too much power. If we don't balance it out, they might follow the example of the Nanming Kingdom's Special Bureau and ride roughshod over us!”
In the conference room, the eyes of the heads of state and politicians flickered.
The Demon Hunting Association's performance this time had been truly abysmal, and these leaders were no fools.
Turner and his group had gone in and emerged completely unscathed, which showed that the Demon Hunting Association had already begun to pay them mere lip service while secretly defying them.
“In that case, let's open a new agenda item: the establishment of a second supernatural department!” Rupert said, looking at the crowd.
Just as the Coalition's high-level officials were gloating over the destruction of Darkness, on the far side of the Moon, a current of air formed of darkness materialized out of thin air.
Within the darkness, an emotionless white mask was faintly visible.
Even if the Sun exploded, it would not die.
Inside the Imperial Palace of the Nanming Kingdom.
He Wenxi and the others watched the nuclear explosion transmitted by the satellite.
Li Xueming's face was grim. His original illusion of unifying the two continents had been shattered.
“This monster... was actually killed by nuclear missiles just like that?” Yu Renjia's eyes widened.
Since when were monsters of this caliber so easy to kill?
Xu Mo looked at the expressions of everyone present. Suddenly, a spark of inspiration hit him, and he suggested, “How about... we bomb the Earth Mother like this too?”
Chu Jizhen's lifeless eyes drifted toward the reckless youth. “The Earth Mother can move. Even if a thousand nuclear missiles were detonated right next to her, given the reaction speed of a monster of that caliber, they probably wouldn't even touch her.”
Hearing this, Xu Mo couldn't help but scratch his head. Speaking of speed, he recalled Liu Qi, who had almost killed him.
If a mere member of the Liu family faction could burst forth with such terrifying speed, how much more so for the Earth Mother, who claimed to be a god?
“If I'm not mistaken, that thing only acted on instinct, which is why the Coalition was able to temporarily repel it,” He Wenxi said calmly, propping her left cheek up with her hand.
As soon as she said this, the conference room fell silent.
An expression of disbelief appeared on Liu Wangao's face. “Temporarily? Is that monster not dead yet? We're talking about over a hundred nuclear missiles here!”
He knew that none of those defined as Tier 5 were simple, but the thought that humanity's pinnacle creation couldn't even kill a single monster made him feel like the world was becoming increasingly surreal.
“Are you still half-asleep, kid? This is the supernatural era. What does a measly nuke even matter?” Yu Renjia shot him a glance.
Chu Jizhen stared at the ceiling, his mind rapidly calculating the yield of the second wave of nuclear strikes on Hama City.
‘Based on the yield of the Coalition's nuclear warheads, the total yield of 130 missiles would be around 58 megatons. Yet, even with that yield, they still couldn't kill a Tier 5.’
At this thought, he too was startled.
The sheer weight of a Tier 5 rating was still rising.
“There will still be opportunities to intervene in the Western Continent. We just need to wait quietly,” He Wenxi said calmly.
In any case, the Earth Mother within their own borders had not been dealt with yet, so she was in no hurry.
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