Magic? My Iron Torrent will sweep it all away!

Chapter 551 To be honest, I'm afraid of dying, but...

The group argued heatedly, but no one could convince the others.

To put it bluntly, there are only two options now.

It can be used for offensive blocking, but the Demon God is too mobile. If the opponent dodges, it means that one-third of the Great Xia's ultimate trump card has been wasted.

Alternatively, save it as a last resort in case of mutual destruction.

The only way to ensure a 100% hit rate is to wait until the demon god enters the Tianxiong Underground City and then detonate the antimatter bomb right up close!

However, this makes it impossible to control the terrifying annihilation power of the antimatter bomb.

Not to mention a single demon god, the entire Tianxiong underground city, as well as the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians who have not yet evacuated, will all be reduced to ashes in an instant.

Would you trade a major city and the lives of hundreds of thousands of people for a demon god?

Who would dare make such a decision lightly?

"Ugh—!!!"

Just as everyone was at a stalemate, the piercing air raid siren suddenly sounded!

"Shut the hell up, all of you!" Lin Shigong slammed his fist on the command platform, staring intently at the big screen.

"It's here!"

On the screen, the dark red dot representing the massive body of the demon god Kog'Maw is advancing at an inhumanly terrifying speed.

In less than a minute, it traversed a distance of over 120 kilometers!

"Report! Missile interception of target failed!"

"It's only 35 kilometers away from my city!" The information soldier's voice was almost desperate.

Dozens of high-yield nuclear warheads and hundreds of ordinary missiles were sent to intercept them. The enemy would only take some evasive action against the nuclear warheads, and would not dodge the others at all!

They just kept charging around recklessly!

This also confirms that the other side has an extremely keen sense of danger, which is why they can avoid being needlessly consumed by nuclear weapons.

The other side is now only 35 kilometers away.

For this eighth-tier demon god who travels at a speed of two thousand meters per second... it only takes less than eighteen seconds.

What can you do in eighteen seconds?

There wasn't even enough time to smoke a cigarette or give a final message!

Everyone in the command center felt a chill run from the soles of their feet straight to the top of their heads.

"Inform them not to bring the antimatter bombs up here; leave them in the city and await further orders!"

Lin Shigong said this very calmly.

He was prepared to make a sacrifice.

The entire audience was shocked.

"City Lord?!"

"Old Lin! How about we think of another way?!" Chen Jianguo on the screen suddenly stood up.

Lin Shigong shook his head and said calmly:

"The Great Xia Dynasty only has three antimatter bombs, but it has thirty-six underground cities."

"We must make sure we hit it without fail!"

"Demon-level beings are indeed terrifying, but mortals can also slay gods!"

He glanced around at the stunned officers and said:

"Gentlemen, are you willing to die with me?"

After those words were spoken, the command center was silent for a few seconds.

No one panicked, and no one hesitated.

Instead, some people laughed out loud.

He was an elderly staff officer with gray hair.

He downed the completely cold tea in one gulp, then slammed the cup down on the table with a loud thud.

"Old Lin, the way you're asking that sounds like you're insulting someone."

The old staff officer straightened up and calmly met Lin Shigong's gaze.

"I served in the army for 31 years, from a raw recruit to now with completely white hair."

"All I ever wanted in my life was to have a real fight, but instead, the end of the world came."

"Now tell me, is there a battle? Or is it against an eighth-tier demon god?"

The old staff officer grinned, "Then my life has been absolutely worthwhile!"

Beside him, a young information soldier also suddenly stood up.

He clenched his fists tightly, wiping the cold sweat from his palms onto his trouser legs; he was very nervous.

"Commander! I...I'm only twenty-three!"

"To be honest, I'm afraid of dying!"

He gasped for breath, mustered his courage, and pushed hard:

"But I'm even more afraid of embarrassing my parents! Afraid of disgracing this military uniform!"

One by one.

The officer stood up, and the staff officer stood up.

Signalmen, logistics personnel, technicians—everyone in the command center stood up straight.

There were no grand slogans or passionate speeches.

Some people simply put their military caps on straight in silence.

Someone buttoned their collar all the way up.

Someone raised their hand and gently wiped the dust off the military insignia on their chest.

These extremely small actions unleash a power more powerful than any vow.

Lin Shigong looked around.

Faces, young and old, men and women.

At this moment, they all had the same expression on their faces.

That's not called fearlessness.

That's called tranquility.

It is the composure a soldier of the Great Xia should have when facing inevitable death.

He nodded heavily, and said with satisfaction:

"it is good."

"Truly worthy soldiers of our Great Xia!"

He turned to his adjutant and said:

What is the current progress of the civilian evacuation?

The adjutant immediately swiped the tablet to bring up the data.

"Report! Thanks to the help of the Holy Human Mage, more than a dozen portals have been opened."

"Currently, over 90% of the residents of Tianxiong City have successfully relocated to Tianshu City."

Lin Shigong's tense nerves relaxed slightly, and he was about to speak when his adjutant changed the subject.

"However... there are still about 20,000 people whose evacuation is severely stalled."

"What happened?"

The adjutant's face was full of bitterness, as if he had swallowed a mouthful of bitter herbs.

"Some people absolutely refuse to leave."

"You don't want to leave?" Lin Shigong's brows furrowed deeply.

"What kind of time is this? Are you risking your life for money?!"

The adjutant reluctantly gave the report.

"The situation is indeed a headache, as some people are reluctant to part with their belongings."

"The residents of District Seven who just moved here from the north have finally been settled, and now they're being asked to leave empty-handed, they absolutely refuse."

"Some older women clung to their luggage, refusing to let go, saying it was more important than their lives."

"No matter how much the soldiers pleaded with her, the old woman sat down on the ground and started crying, saying that all we soldiers knew how to do was bully ordinary people..."

Lin Shigong's temples throbbed.

The adjutant continued.

"They think they're living perfectly well in the underground city, while it's freezing cold outside. All this talk about demons is just a lie made up by the higher-ups."

"Some people say this is just a drill, that it's just a show for everyone, and that we'll be back in a couple of days."

"Some people are saying this is a 'conspiracy' orchestrated by higher-ups, deliberately creating panic to drive everyone away and then monopolizing the underground city's resources..."

Lin Shigong gritted his teeth. "Anything else?"

The adjutant's tone carried a hint of helplessness.

"And then there's the dawdling."

"Let them go, say yes, yes, right away."

"When I got back, I started rummaging through everything, making sure I brought this and couldn't lose that."

"It's been two whole hours, and some people are still packing their luggage at home."

"The soldiers at the front went to urge them several times, and someone said 'wait five more minutes,' but they ended up waiting for half an hour."

"Some people even argued with the soldiers, saying, 'Is this the attitude of you soldiers? You won't even give us time to pack our things?'"