The system voice chimed, announcing the official release of a new storyline.
At this moment, everyone's terminals displayed information about the current storyline.
"Storyline - '2012'."
"Preparation time, 2 days."
"Storyline duration, 15 days."
"Would you like to watch the movie '2012' from the original world?"
Qin Feng, with no time to check his wristband, shouted to everyone, "Quick! Act according to the plan!"
"Yes!"
Tang Xiaoying waved her hand, "Everyone, leave the safe zone!"
Once the storyline details were announced, it meant the storyline had officially begun.
The ability to leave the safe zone and teleport globally was now active.
Whether members of the Divine Punishment or God Slayer teams, or the newly recruited newcomers, they all rushed out of the safe zone.
No one questioned Qin Feng's words.
Because.
He had never been wrong!
"Roar!"
As soon as a group of people rushed out of the safe zone, several zombies nearby lunged at them like a gust of wind.
All of them were level 4.
Tang Xiaoying directly unleashed her Sword of Judgment.
Xiao Ruoruo's Fire Vine.
Zhou Haiyang's Metal Manipulation.
In an instant.
The zombies were slain.
"Let's go!" Zhou Haiyang summoned his Dark Giant Bird.
"Tongtong and Zhang Heng will stay here!" Tang Xiaoying shouted.
"Woo..."
Tongtong was a little unhappy.
It wanted to be with its master.
However.
Given its size and weight, the Dark Giant Bird would have difficulty carrying it.
The team members climbed onto the bird's back one by one.
Fortunately, at the end of the previous storyline, Qin Feng had given each core member of Team One a level 6 crystal.
Zhou Haiyang was already level 5.
The Dark Giant Bird's wingspan had increased from about ten meters to just over thirteen meters.
Its carrying capacity.
And speed.
Had both significantly improved.
The next moment.
The giant bird flew towards the Yanshan Base at supersonic speed.
The distance from here to Yanshan Base was only a little over a hundred kilometers.
It would only take a few minutes.
On the other side.
After the new storyline was released, the Shangjing safe zone was cleared out in just over ten seconds.
Only Qin Feng remained.
He held his Spatial Blade and waited quietly.
He had guessed that Western countries might make a move.
As expected!
In less than half a minute, a figure appeared out of thin air.
It was Walker, the captain of the King team!
He had operated his terminal to temporarily leave the King team and form an independent team—teleporting to the Shangjing safe zone alone.
His purpose was singular.
To detonate a nuclear bomb!
And kill all the adventurers in Great Xia!
Alone?
Qin Feng was surprised.
He had anticipated some action from Western countries, but he hadn't expected them to be so reckless.
They were actually using nuclear weapons!
Walker was also stunned.
Where were they?
Why was Qin Feng the only one left?
His target wasn't just Qin Feng, but the entire Divine Punishment team!
No time to think.
He knew Qin Feng was powerful, and the moment he teleported over, Qin Feng would immediately attack.
Even the slightest delay could mean missing the chance to detonate it.
"Die!"
Walker dropped the nuclear warhead.
And directly pressed the detonation switch.
Was he not afraid of death?
How could he survive detonating a nuclear bomb?
Don't forget.
As the tenth-ranked individual globally in the previous storyline, he had also received an ability reward.
A non-offensive ability.
But one that could be used for escape.
Not good!
Qin Feng's expression changed.
Drawing on his memories from his previous life, he recognized Walker instantly—the captain of the King team.
One of the top powerhouses in his previous life.
He knew the method Walker used to escape.
He had a way to kill him.
However...
The nuclear bomb had been detonated!
If he were to attack Walker, he would have to directly face the nuclear blast.
It would be certain death!
The moment he pressed the detonation button, Walker's body inexplicably vanished, transforming into a shadowy silhouette.
The silhouette drifted outwards from the safe zone at astonishing speed.
Shadow Form!
In this state, he was immune to conventional attacks.
Including nuclear explosions!
Actually, this ability wasn't unresolvable, nor was it impossible to kill him.
Qin Feng could deal with him, but the problem was he couldn't free up his hands.
"Damn it!" Qin Feng was furious and shocked.
Boom!
No mushroom cloud appeared.
The safe zone was an area isolated by an energy shield, resembling an overturned bowl.
Its diameter was 100 meters.
Its height was over 50 meters.
And the nuclear bomb detonated by Walker...
Had a yield of 800,000 tons!
This was over 50 times the yield of the nuclear bombs dropped on Japan in the last century.
Within such a confined space, there was no possibility of a mushroom cloud.
Intense light!
Extreme heat!
Shockwave!
The entire safe zone was the epicenter of the nuclear explosion.
"Fuck!" Qin Feng roared.
Before, he had been thinking that he couldn't casually use his new ability.
Using it once would deplete his mental energy, and he might even vomit blood and pass out, just like Han Ling had last time.
But now.
If he didn't use it, he would die!
This was also why he couldn't kill Walker.
Simply using this one ability would overload his mental energy.
Even diverting a tiny bit of mental energy to kill Walker might leave him defenseless.
"Assimilation!"
The next moment.
Within about a foot of his body, a gray mist appeared.
It was only a foot wide.
Like a magnified human silhouette.
Anything that entered the range of the gray mist.
Whether it was visible flames, intense light, or invisible heat and shockwaves, everything was extinguished.
And assimilated into the gray mist itself!
In his previous life.
He had awakened this ability at level 6.
Even until the end, he hadn't fully understood the principle behind this ability.
He only knew that this ability could counter all other abilities.
In the early stages, it provided absolute defense.
No ability, not even time or space abilities, could inflict damage on him.
Later on.
It possessed god-defying offensive power!
All the fatal threats from the nuclear explosion were assimilated by the gray mist and vanished.
Therefore, he wasn't blown away by the shockwave.
Instead, he walked against the shockwave.
Heading outside the safe zone!
Pfft...
As soon as he stepped out, he coughed up a mouthful of blood, and his head throbbed with an excruciating pain, as if he might collapse at any moment.
Fortunately.
Unlike Han Ling.
As a physique-type ability user, his constitution was far superior to that of ordinary people.
He only vomited blood.
His mental energy was overloaded.
But he did not fall unconscious on the spot.
The energy barrier of the safe zone was indestructible.
Inside the safe zone.
The nuclear explosion was world-destroying.
Just separated by a layer of light screen, the area outside the safe zone was calm and peaceful.
Qin Feng had no time to linger. He immediately took out a level 4 crystal and gripped it tightly in his palm.
He was level 6.
A level 4 crystal couldn't be used for upgrading.
But it could restore mental energy.
At the same time.
A flash of light.
A helicopter appeared out of thin air.
This was one of the supplies he had asked the government to prepare after returning to Blue Star.
He knew.
When only Walker had attacked the safe zone with a nuclear bomb, it meant...
The base had been attacked!
Walker was responsible for wiping out the people in the safe zone.
The others would slaughter the base.
These bastards.
They wanted to destroy everything he had!
He had long known that Western countries would join forces to deal with him, and he also knew that their target wasn't just the safe zone.
This was why he had told everyone to leave the safe zone and quickly return to the base.
After all.
Whether it was people who had returned to Blue Star.
Or the members of Team One on the doomsday planet.
They would all be teleported to the safe zone before the new storyline began.
The base had a considerable number of people.
But truly powerful individuals...
Were almost nonexistent!
The helicopter quickly started up.
Qin Feng climbed into the cockpit and flew towards the base.
The helicopter's speed was over 300 kilometers per hour. The distance to the base was over a hundred kilometers, which would take more than 20 minutes.
Relying on him?
It would definitely be too late!
In fact, fighting had already begun at the base.