Soon, shells rained down from the sky, blasting the entire eastern side of the manor ruins to smithereens. Huge craters were exposed amidst clouds of swirling dust.
Still, there was no unusual movement, only faint screams of panic could be heard from within the manor.
"Continue?" asked Director Fu, peering through his binoculars from the passenger seat.
"Wait a moment." Ai Qing, in the car, looked up toward the manor with an expressionless face, lifted her phone, and said to the person on the other end, "I need a Longsword for cleanup."
「Three minutes later,」
A mournful wail sounded in the sky.
The dark silhouette of a Steel Flying Bird burst through the clouds, roaring past the speed of sound as it streaked above the earth. From beneath its wings, a pure white steel arrow arced downwards, plummeting towards the ground.
In that moment, the figure crouching on the rooftop stared, eyes wide with shock.
What the hell is that?
BOOM.
The object landed.
The next instant, a violent roar and a blaze erupted from the earth, shaking the entire mountain. Amidst the surging flames and sweeping pressure, the ruined manor once again groaned under the ferocious assault.
In the horrendous explosion, the shockwave completely crushed the manor into rubble, while countless steel fragments scattered death in every direction, accompanied by continuous sharp, piercing sounds.
A massive crater appeared in the very center of the manor. Molten earth, turned to lava, flowed over the charred land, while noxious fumes and dust spread on the violent winds.
A missile!
Before anyone could react, a low whistling sound tore through the air once again.
The shadow of the Steel Flying Bird returned.
After dropping something from the air, it flew off towards the horizon, leaving only a muffled BOOM to reverberate through the sky.
Then, streaks of white smoke, accompanied by descending objects, trailed towards the earth. It resembled a tree growing upside down.
It was as if cruel Angels were shedding their feathers from the clouds. Sacred light and pure white fog enveloped the land, bringing indiscriminate incineration and destruction.
A terrifying temperature burst forth the instant the eerie projectiles landed, with blue and crimson flames erupting from within. The scorching Burning Wind enveloped every corner like a thin white veil, engulfing everything in its path with horrendous fire.
Flames danced wildly on the earth, on the stones, through the ruins, and in flesh. The heat, capable of melting steel, produced toxic smog and dense fog that ravaged the lungs.
In just an instant, the devastation wrought by the White Phosphorus Incendiary Bombs descended upon the ruins. Dancing phosphorus vapor and torrents of fire, flowing like water, penetrated every crevice.
Burn, burn, burn.
First came the missile's terrifying impact, followed by the searing heat of white phosphorus, and finally, a toxic fog that annihilated all living things.
The entire mountaintop was shrouded in destruction.
On the mountainside, everyone gaped at the scene of devastation. They witnessed dozens of monstrous entities, each several meters tall, screaming as they fled the flames. They struggled and writhed on the ground, trying to scrape the teal flames off their whitened bones, only for the vicious fire to reignite from within their marrow.
Eventually, they collapsed, motionless, leaving only remains that slowly carbonized in the fire, accompanied by the sound of bones shattering in the conflagration.
"..."
The group stared dumbfounded at the ruins before them. Director Fu turned to Ai Qing. "You don't want any survivors? Weren't White Phosphorus Incendiary Bombs banned?"
"Only those who survive count as survivors," Ai Qing said calmly, waving her hand. "Anyone who preaches humanitarianism to terrorists definitely has a screw loose."
"..."
"Alright, we can move in now," Ai Qing instructed, finally glancing at Huai Shi. "We can go in now. You're coming, right?"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Huai Shi nodded vigorously. "I am a brick of the Astronomical Society; wherever I'm needed, I'll go! Hey, someone bring me my Fire Kirin AK!"