Abyss Solo-Chapter 167 - 098 Long Night
Chapter 167: 098 Long Night
Chapter 167: 098 Long Night
Ding, ding, ding.
The hard heels of military boots quickly struck each step of the metal staircases.
Yang Ming rapidly climbed the exterior of the main reactor tower of the chemical plant.
Before rushing out of the villa, he had already awakened Kolev, instructing him to hide in the underground structures of the plant to evade the likely ensuing live-fire attacks.
At this moment, it was already after work hours; the factory was shut down, and there was no significant chaos—only a dozen security guards on duty shouting aimlessly.
Yang Ming reached the highest point of the factory and gazed at the surrounding urban area.
His calm demeanor showed a slight disturbance.
The mega city, which should have been brilliantly lit, was mostly engulfed in darkness, leaving only the skyscrapers barely illuminated by the backup power systems.
They stood like lone lighthouses in a sea of darkness.
In the hovercar pipelines deemed the city’s arteries, due to navigational failures, engine stalls, radar inoperabilities, and disconnected autopilot systems, car accidents occurred in succession.
Drones and robots throughout the city halted operations, leading to a complete paralysis of public transportation.
The piercing air raid alarms spread from the coast to the cliff where the Imperial Palace was located.
Three minutes.
In less than three minutes, the sole megacity of the Wind Empire had plunged into immense chaos.
Yang Ming’s breathing turned slightly heavy as he continuously watched the sky, observing for any imminent attacks.
Though rationality dictated that hiding in the underground structures was the safest, looking at the sky from here wouldn’t achieve anything…
Beep beep!
Yang Ming’s watch displayed a message from Lyu.
[No enemy fleet detected in transition].
[Particle transmission channel available].
[Gravity communication channel available].
[The enemy warship hadn’t attacked the nearby airspace of the Wind Army, only targeting Ilando City.]
No fleet detected?
Released such potent electromagnetic interference, yet no fleet followed up?
Yang Ming knew, in terms of fleet coordination mechanisms, using full-channel blockading interference was usually in preparation for a subsequent massive assault.
But at present, no large fleet appeared—only that integrated information warship.
What was the intention of this?
Pure demonstration and warning?
A strong flash of light appeared in the night sky.
As Yang Ming looked up, a faint halo swept across the sky, swiftly vanishing at the horizon.
Large patches of cumulonimbus quickly formed.
Within a few seconds, another halo flashed, closely followed by the third, fourth…
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
Halos burst from space, pressing down toward the ground.
Under Yang Ming’s feet, the factory made faint explosive sounds; the buildings that maintained electricity through backup energy gradually extinguished all their light under these repeated halo impacts!
Boom!
The cloud covering the entire city tremored violently, and a torrential downpour fell!
Yang Ming stood in the rain, watching this city.
His expression was very calm, but it seemed as if something was brewing beneath the calmness; after standing motionless for two minutes, he flipped over the railing and leaped down, rushing toward the nearest car accident site.
The electromagnetic attack persisted for fifteen minutes.
The silver-shuttle-shaped warship began its retreat.
In the surrounding airspace appeared several Wind Empire warships attempting to encircle this thousand-meter-class advanced warship.
The latter remained unhurried, always retreating according to its own pace, swaggering into deep space with no pressure.
The silver shuttle coated, accurately transitioned.
Several commanders of the Wind Warships hesitated on whether to launch an attack at the enemy ship, but each received similar reports from their fire control operators.
“Our main cannon cannot lock on the target warship.”
Space ripples from the transition gently undulated.
The silver shuttle vanished into the deep space.
A few commanders wore complex expressions as they watched the area where the enemy ship disappeared; even though some were prepared to stop at nothing, regardless of consequences, they couldn’t inflict the slightest trouble to the opponent.
There was a generational technical gap in military technology between the two sides.
…
The surface of Ilando Star.
Pouring rain drenched the chaotic city.
Bewildered and helpless people searched for shelter in the dark.
A middle-aged man, holding his blood-soaked wife, cried bitterly in the rain;
A little girl, tightly grasping the sleeve of an adult, her face muddy and eyes filled with terror;
Police officers, uniforms wet from the rain, incessantly spoke into their walkie-talkies but never received any response.
An overturned hovercar lay by the furnace, its body severely deformed, two police officers trying to lift it from the side, but the hovercar, which typically flew around looking very light, was now just a few-ton block of metal.
The people inside continuously shouted for help, the shouts hoarse and trembling.
A hand suddenly reached over; Yang Ming, wearing a raincoat, walked out from the rain beside the officers, steadily held the edge of the hovercar.
The hovercar gradually moved upward.
As the deformed car door emerged, Yang Ming’s other hand grabbed the doorframe, somewhat brutishly tearing it outward, accompanied by the sound of breaking metal, the car door was forcibly removed.
“Quick, get them out,” Yang Ming urged.
The two stunned police officers looked up, gazing at Yang Ming in his raincoat, the shock in their eyes stubbornly lingered.
Fortunately, they hadn’t forgotten the injured inside the car, immediately crouched and pulled out the family of three one by one.
“Thank you! Thank you!”
The man, face covered in blood, shouted tremulously.
Yang Ming said nothing, running toward the site of a chain-reaction car crash ahead.
Flames burned in various places.
Yang Ming quickly identified who were the injured and who were already deceased, pulling open car doors, and pushing away overturned hovercars.
Gradually, more people gathered around him.
There were some lightly injured victims he had saved, and ordinary residents in loungewear who came running from nearby houses to help.
The police began to rely on shouting and whistles to manage the scene’s order.
Severely injured victims were carried to the nearest shelters, relying on comprehensive first aid kits to stabilize their conditions.
When more running figures appeared on this road section, Yang Ming retreated and headed toward a more severely affected area.
This city, plunged into darkness, had unexpectedly lost its past days’ prosperity and civilization.
People who had never left various electronic devices since birth were now trapped in long-lasting confusion.
Beep beep.
Yang Ming’s watch displayed a green checkmark.
Lyu’s voice directly emanated from the watch’s speaker.
“Boss, the nearby airspace fleet hasn’t been attacked, parts of the military network are still usable. I took the liberty of deploying several warships above the city, temporarily restoring a small fraction of surface communication.”
Yang Ming moved quickly, turning into a small alley to avoid the rain, taking out his earphones from his jacket pocket.
But the earphone’s indicator light remained off.
His voice remained relatively calm, “Report the situation.”
“The enemy ship released a total of one hundred and twenty-six waves of full-frequency jamming attacks and shortwave directional attacks, causing irreparable damage to various sensitive electronic devices.
Three thousand six hundred satellites, more than two hundred thousand communication core devices were mechanically damaged, with eighty percent of Ilando City’s communication equipment suffering varying degrees of damage; except for fixed cable communication facilities which could be restored after salvage, wireless communication systems completely collapsed.
The population density in Ilando City was too high, and the enemy’s attack coincided with the commuting peak…So far, there have been 1,235 serious car accidents, half of which are chain-reaction crashes on express lanes, with conservative estimates of casualties at over thirty thousand.
The medical equipment disruptions directly resulted in the deaths of 3,620 critically ill patients of various types, and the death toll is continuously rising…”
Lyu’s voice continued for a while.
Yang Ming, with some contemplation in his eyes, muttered, “So fragile.”
“What?”
“This seemingly advanced city,” Yang Ming said calmly, “is so fragile under this type of attack.”
“Yes, boss,” Lyu reminded, “The New Federation chose to retaliate in this manner, demonstrating their capability to destroy the entire Wind Empire within a short time. They might soon launch a physical attack; you might want to leave here.”
“You’re wrong, Lyu,” Yang Ming said, “This attack means they’ll deal with the Wind Empire in another way.”
Lyu felt puzzled, “Why?”
“Discuss it later,” Yang Ming said, “the current task is to save people.”
“Understood, boss, please issue orders. We currently have control of the communication resources.”
Yang Ming quickly instructed,
“First, mobilize Gudun Mah’s troops in Edwan’s name, instructing the military to focus on disaster relief.
Quickly get in touch with Edwan, forming an emergency command center around him, organizing all operational hovercars into convoys to transport supplies and evacuate disaster-stricken citizens.
Prioritize supplying hospitals with energy and electricity, ask Gudun Mah to deploy as many medical ships as possible. Help the police and security forces partially restore communications to mobilize at least over half of the units to maintain order, avoiding societal collapse causing widespread panic.
Also, mark those exploiting the chaos, granting you permission to use all firepower on Feinan tonight if necessary to execute a deterrent. All decisions should prioritize protecting the majority’s life and safety.”
“Set.”
“Those New Federation bastards!”
Yang Ming suddenly cursed.
Suddenly remembering something, he quickly added, “Compile the disaster here into an information stream, disseminate it at high frequency across the Galaxy’s networks, and promptly feedback the relevant information to the Galaxy Human Rights Council, ensuring stealth.”
“Understood, bos—”
Lyu’s voice suddenly vanished, Yang Ming’s watch interface lightly trembled, displaying a series of garbled characters, indicating it had malfunctioned too.
Fortunately, Yang Ming had no other instructions; Lyu would handle all the details.
He could only do what he could to help within his capability.
Glancing at the chaotic street in the rain, Yang Ming quickly ran toward several stacked hovercars in the distance, from which faint cries of children could be heard.
Half an hour later.
Hundreds of large and small warships pierced through the rain clouds, scattering in all directions over the city.
Using these warships’ communication networks as a foundation, partial communication was restored in the city, and Edwan’s voice began frequently appearing in the multi-level command networks.
An hour later, a few hospitals showed lights.
Two hours later, the rain finally stopped.
All over the city, faint lights emerged, and people gathered near the air-raid shelters, hugging, snuggling, and sobbing.
The discarded iron barrels burning combustible waste became the only warmth in the night.
It was destined to be a long night.
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