Gate of Apocalypse

In the midst of the blood spurting, Chen Xiaolian's hand had been pulled out very quickly.

In his hand was a fist-sized, embryo-like lump of flesh, covered with tentacles and still writhing.

It had no vocal cords, but when it was grabbed out by Chen Xiaolian, the embryo emitted an ear-splitting scream from nowhere.

The embryo turned to ashes in Chen Xiaolian's hands after being grabbed out, but Chen Xiaolian didn't make any movements.

The wound on Adric's chest, on the other hand, immediately healed back up.

"I ......"

As soon as Chen Xiaolian let go of his hand, Adric saw a new message in his personal system, [Copy prompt: Due to an unknown error, the alien embryo and its genes have been stripped.

Copy hint: Due to an unknown error, the alien embryo and its genes have been stripped, and the mission has been aborted.

At the same time, the connection between Adric's original body and the alien genes was also suddenly severed.

"Alright, you guys can wait anywhere. I'll contact you after the copy is over."

"The copy ...... isn't over yet?" Adric reached out and touched his chest, and the scar was barely visible at the moment.

Although his self-healing ability was derived from the genes of the parasite armor, the ability to manipulate the genes itself was brought about by the alien embryo in the meteorite. Now that he has lost the alien embryo, he naturally no longer has the ability to recover himself. The healing of the wound on his chest was obviously also caused by Chen Xiaolian's power.

"I have something else to do for now." Chen Xiaolian had turned around and waved his hand at Adric, "After I'm done, I'll let the copy end."

Once again, Chen Xiaolian's words gave Adric a shock.

-- "I'll make the copy end"?

Adric took a deep look at Chen Xiaolian's back until he disappeared into the radioactive dust, and then turned to look at Dodoro in silence.

......

Tire snapped his eyes open and jumped up from the ground.

He lowered his head and slapped his body hard.

There was nothing unusual about it.

What is this ...... this?

Not dead yourself?

In the last moment when he lost consciousness, his memory was only stuck in the images of countless nuclear bombs exploding.

The nuclear bombs were falling down like a rainstorm, and he should have ...... been unable to survive at all!

But now, you are unscathed?

Tire snapped his head up and looked around.

Spare tire, JoJo, Xiu Xiu, Roddy, and even Flagimusi!

Everyone in the team is here, and they are all equally alive.

There was a dense cloud of radioactive dust around the area, and the field of view was only about ten meters. Where Adric was now, it was impossible to see clearly.

The surrounding heat wave was rolling in, and through the radioactive dust, a dull red glow could be seen on the ground in the distance.

It was obvious that the high heat from the nuclear explosion had temporarily melted the surface ground.

But only a few people's feet, the ground was intact.

Not only was it not melted, but there was not even a trace of having endured the blast.

This was a valley within a nature reserve, and the surrounding area was covered with vegetation. Yet there was even grass and shrubs on the ground beneath their feet at the moment!

Although it was already a bit yellow at the moment from the surrounding heat, it was clear that the power of the nuclear explosion had just miraculously disappeared in just this small patch of ground.

What on earth is going on here ......?

And Adric, where is he again?

"Surprised you're still alive?"

A familiar voice came from behind him.

"Little ...... little face?!"

The tire snapped back and saw Chen Xiaolian's smiling face.

"You ...... you ......"

The tire reached out and pointed at Chen Xiaolian, tongue-tied and unable to speak.

Chen Xiaolian just stood there quietly with a smile on his face, "I've finished my work somewhere. When I came back, I just happened to find that you guys were having trouble with the copy, so I came to give you a hand. It's pretty timely to come to ......, isn't it?"

"How did you get into the copy?! How can you still enter after the copy starts?!" The tire stared at Chen Xiaolian incredulously, "Also, the nuclear explosion just now ......"

Only then did he notice that the radioactive dust was just floating around in the sky. An invisible, invisible stance separated them from the radioactive dust.

Could it be ...... that this was also Chen Xiaolian's doing?

"It's just a nuclear explosion, and it's not that hard to stop it." Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders and laughed hehely, "Of course, I'm afraid it's a bit difficult for you guys nowadays."

"It's hard for normal people ......," Tire mumbled to himself.

"As for entering this copy ......, Chen Xiaolian said leisurely, "It's very simple, just have permission."

"You now ...... simply seem to have turned into a creature of a completely different dimension from us." Tire took out a few bottles of healing beast blood and swallowed it, turning his head to look at the few people behind him, his eyes dimmed, "It's a pity you're still a little late. Xia Xiaolei and Dagon are both ......"

"Ray is indeed dead. But ...... have you forgotten? He is an awakened person, and can get a chance to resurrect through the metal ball. As for Dagon ......"

Chen Xiaolian pointed behind himself, "This guy's life is so tough that he won't die so easily. Now that I'm here, how can he possibly die?"

Only then did the tire see that Tian Lie was lying behind Chen Xiaolian's body.

He was still motionless, but since Chen Xiaolian said he was still alive, the tire believed that he must be alive!

Besides, if it's dead, whether it's a player, an awakened or a loophole, the body should be refreshed.

"Face?!"

"Babyface Oprah!"

The others also woke up, saw Chen Xiaolian, and let out a shout of surprise.

Qiao Qiao was the first to rush over and embraced Chen Xiaolian.

Xiu Xiu followed behind her, opening her tiny arms to embrace both of them together.

"Face, don't let your guard down." Tire said in a deep voice, "Our opponent is very strong, and I even suspect that ...... may not be able to kill him even with the nuclear explosion just now. That guy could show up again at any time."

"You mean Adric?" Chen Xiaolian smiled and poked his head out of Qiao Qiao's shoulder, "Don't worry, it's already solved."

"What?!"

The tire went silly.

"You ...... took him out?!"

The tire looked at Chen Xiaolian hesitantly.

That guy Adric's recovery ability was too perverted. Although Xia Xiaolei's Parasite Armor could quickly heal the injuries on his body, the armored core in the center of his head and torso was equally fatal once it was damaged.

Moreover, his cell division to repair the injuries required a large amount of energy to replenish.

Even if Tian Lie's recovery was possible, it would require a large amount of metal as a material. A recovery ability like Adric's that could restore his entire body with just a small piece of flesh was almost not human anymore.

It's simply like ...... Saru!

"It's not finished, but it's done. Don't you feel comfortable with my words?" Chen Xiaolian patted Qiao Qiao's head and stepped out of her arms, "Just take a look at your personal system."

Only then did the tire remember to check the mission status.

Sure enough, the personal system showed the message that the Lord was dead, suggesting that this copy had been completed.

I was still unconscious just now and didn't check the notification first.

But ......

Strangely, the countdown to the end of the copy froze!

Since Adric devoured the alien embryo and became the master in its place, the copy should have ended after being defeated as the copy boss.

"Don't worry." Chen Xiaolian waved his hand at the tire, "The stopping of the countdown to the end of the copy is my doing."

"You ...... did it?" Again, the tires were shocked: "Why did you do that? No, the point is, how did you get that power!"

"Because we have an old friend to clean up." Chen Xiaolian smiled, "Haven't you guys ever wondered what's going on with these nuclear bombs?"

"After such a serious crisis, it's normal to drop nuclear bombs down, right?" The tire looked at Chen Xiaolian strangely, "Don't we see this kind of scenario in Hollywood movies all the time?"

"That's not even a few hundred of these thrown down together to wash the floor!" Chen Xiaolian rolled his eyes, "Alright, you guys wait here for a while, I have to take care of the stiff dragon guy first. That guy's mind ...... is just too dangerous."

"Stiff Dragon?" Roddy had also been awake for a long time, when he suddenly interrupted and was appalled: "How did he ...... get in this copy? This is a copy for North America, not for Greater China, and we are here on our own initiative to participate!"

"You can be active participants, but can't he?" Chen Xiaolian shrugged his shoulders: "Moreover, ...... he has probably deliberately found out that you have paid attention to this copy, and intentionally sneaked in after you."

"This son of a bitch!" Roddy immediately understood and gritted his teeth.

In the past six months of cooperation, Stiff Dragon's team has gotten a lot of benefits, but it is obvious that they will not get more than the meteorite team.

In the past six months, the team of the Stiff Dragon has gained a lot of benefits, but it's obvious that they won't get more than the meteorite team. With the Stiff Dragon's mind, even if the tire and other people deliberately concealed it, he must have guessed that the meteorite team has gained some kind of method to view the detailed list of tasks.

The company has been in the process of developing the new product for the past two years, and has been working on the development of the new product.

"Do you have to destroy what you can't get?" The tire spat viciously, "Why is this grandson like a grumbling woman?"

......

"It's impossible! Impossible! Impossible!"

Tomoyo smashed his champagne glass on the floor, his face flushed red and almost went crazy.

In the past two minutes, all the nuclear bombs had landed on their intended targets.

The laptop in front of me was now displaying the image of the high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft from a distance.

Numerous fireballs were rising into the air at the same time, one after the other, and then transforming into tall mushroom clouds.

The location he had just marked left no dead space, focusing especially on the location of the Rosemont Nature Reserve, which was the coordinates of the system's dominant location.

Just around that one point, you drew dozens of crosses.

But now in the personal system, that damn bright spot still hasn't disappeared.

It was located right under the nuclear fireball shown on the screen.

But that domination! How on! Not dead!

Bang bang!

"Mr. President?"

There was a knock on the door and a woman's voice came through the door: "Mr. President? Are you okay?"

"Leave me the fuck alone!"

The bottle was thrown far away and hit the door with a bang.

......

The secretary at the door cringed in fear and shook her head at some of the big guys behind her.

"Never mind ...... don't go touching bad luck." The Secretary of Defense shook his head at her, "Mr. President is in a bad mood, and rightfully so. Half of California has been reduced to scorched earth by hundreds of nuclear bombs, along with all the citizens on it. I think Mr. President of ...... is worried about how he should explain this incident to the citizens."

"Come on, don't make it sound like he's really bothered by this ......" The CIA Director slumped in his chair, "I seem to have seen... ...the fall of the most powerful nation on the planet."

......

"Deacon, what's going on here!" Tong You clenched his fists, still staring at the mushroom cloud on the screen: "What is the boss in this copy! It's impossible that so many nuclear bombs couldn't kill it!

The Stiff Dragon, still dressed as the White House Special Intelligence Unit, sat in a chair with his elbows on the table in front of him and his chin on the back of his hand, looking at the screen with a gloomy face.

"Perhaps ......" the stiff dragon chanted for a long time, before saying slowly: "This so-called alien master, hidden in a cave somewhere, because of the depth, was able to escape the direct effects of the nuclear explosion. "

"So what do we do now?" Tongyou gasped, "Or ...... I'll order another round of nukes to be re-launched, using drill warheads, concentrated at that coordinate!"

"...... No." The stiff dragon shook his head slightly, "It's completely unorthodox and will expose you. And ...... may not work either."

"Then let's go to the location of the coordinates ourselves and take out that BOSS!" the Tong You squeezed his fist, "Even if that damned Lord isn't killed, at least all the mutants around, and other creatures can't survive. There's only one enemy, and it shouldn't be hard to solve if we go all out."

"Let me think." The stiff dragon waved his hand and closed his eyes.

After a long while, he reopened his eyes and shook his head, "Forget it, let's give up this mission."

"What?!"

Tong You stared at me: "Deacon you ...... you just decided to give up! If we don't kill the boss, our whole team will be punished! 1,000 points will be deducted from each person, and the point rewards will be halved for the next three copies!

"My creed in life is - never take risks." Stiff Dragon said in a deep voice, "This copy is too weird. I don't know if it's because the Meteorite Squad's involvement triggered some hidden mission that drastically increased the difficulty. In any case, since this BOSS can't even destroy a nuclear bomb, it's best that we don't approach it for whatever reason."

He looked at the time: "There are still more than sixty hours to go before the end of the replica, and we have now obtained legal and official status, so we can safely stay here in Wickenburg. Just wait for the time to expire. As for the system's penalty for failure - the loss of points only, no wiping out and no need to enter the penalty copy - it's pretty minor. Compared to the risk of being directly present on the battlefield, we can afford this loss."

"This much ...... points?" Tong You laughed bitterly, "Deacon, don't forget that we don't have a meteorite squad to work with anymore. Even if that Lord is still alive, there's no way everyone in the Meteorite Squad can still survive this kind of intense nuclear explosion ...... We're not earning rewards as fast as we were long ago!"

"I have made up my mind." The stiff dragon replied in an unquestionable voice, "I've had a bad feeling about this ever since I entered the copy. It's an order to play it safe."

"Okay ...... it is." Tongyou could only nod his head.

Although his heart was still not so willing, but at least after the Starfall Team split from the Thorn Flower Group and the Stiff Dragon became the deacon of Greater China, he had not made a single error in judgment.

Then this time ...... can only trust his decision.

"It's just that you're going to have to work a little harder." Stiff Dragon smiled at Tong You: "For the next three days, you will have to continue to play the role of the president. And we, the members of the White House Special Intelligence Unit, you'll have to make arrangements as well."

"Acting this kind of thing, I'm pretty good at it now." Tong You sighed, "But after just dropping the nuclear bomb, it's just not good to be the President of the United States these days ...... and so on!"

Tomoyo suddenly jumped in place.

The coordinates on the personal radar, which had been lit up until just a moment ago, suddenly went out in the last moment!

And both of them received the system notification of the Lord's death at the same time.

"So it's just surviving!" Tongyou punched the table in front of him so hard that the notebooks on the table jumped a bit: "Life is pretty stubborn, but he actually lasted that long before hanging up!"

The Stiff Dragon's expression also instantly lit up with joy.

His judgment was the same as that of the Tong You. Although the boss of this copy was not dead, it had been badly injured, and only delayed for a few more minutes.

However, ......

The color of joy on the face of the Stiff Dragon was fleeting.

The previous copy of the hint was very clear: as soon as the master died, the copy would be over.

But the countdown to leave the copy has not appeared until now.

"Tong You ......"

The stiff dragon looked up sharply and looked at you, "Did you receive the kill reward?"

"-Ah?!"

Tongyou was stunned and his face changed: "No! I've received plenty of bonus points here for common variants, but not for domination! It's not like ...... can't get rewarded for such a kill, right?"

"No, it won't ......" The dragon shook his head slowly, his face livid, "You were the one who gave the order to launch the nuke, as well as the final code entry, and according to the rules of decision of the copy, and our past experience, the kill was done by you. The rewards must belong to you. Besides, you've already earned the rewards of the other early variants, so unless - this boss didn't die from a nuclear bomb!"

"Didn't ...... die from a nuclear bomb?!" You blinked twice and cried out, "What other possibilities could there be? Deacon! Don't tell me that one of the other participants survived the nuclear explosion and then killed the boss!

The laptop was still playing the image from the reconnaissance plane.

"The radiation dust hasn't even cleared up, and the ground there is still a lava field!" Tong You shouted at the top of his lungs, "Even if the master survived for a few minutes, who else could have killed it!"

"As impossible as it may sound," the stiff dragon deadpanned, "after eliminating all impossibilities, the rest, even if nonsensical, must be the truth."

"I ...... I am now mobilizing all my military forces to come to Fort Wicken!" Tongyou wiped the sweat from his head and turned to walk toward the door.

"Stop!" The stiff dragon stared hard at Tongyou: "Can't you grow a brain!"

"What ...... what's wrong?" Tomoyo stopped in his tracks and looked at the Stiff Dragon in confusion.

"If the other guy is really the guy who can take out the boss with a nuclear explosion, no amount of American troops can stop him. Such a massive mobilization would instead arouse suspicion." Stiff Dragon's forehead also oozed with sweat: "No, maybe Wickenburg has been exposed by now. Launching nuclear bombs to clear the biohazard is a normal reaction, but the number of bombs we've launched is too dense. If they are smart, they will suspect that we have infiltrated the U.S. government."

The more the stiff dragon went on, the clearer his mind became, and he stood up from his chair sharply, "Go now! Not a minute more delay here, find a small, remote town and hide, the sooner the better!"

It was the first time that Tomoyo saw such a fearful expression on the face of the Stiff Dragon, and he quickly walked towards the door.

In order not to arouse too much suspicion, after pressing the launch button, Tong You followed the instructions of the Dragon and asked the other team members to wait outside with the top government officials, leaving only two people in the conference room.

All he had to do now was to find an excuse to take all the "White House Special Intelligence Unit" with him and leave Wickenburg.

As for what will happen if the president suddenly disappears, ...... Tongyou doesn't care so much anymore. In any case, the copy of the mission has been completed, and there is no need to use the U.S. military force.

The question is how long does ...... need to hide?

The boss is dead, but when exactly will the countdown to the copy occur?

One day? One month? Or a year?

"Long time no see, Deacon Stiff Dragon."

Just as Tomoyo's hand was pressing on the door handle, he suddenly heard a voice from behind him.