Chapter 130 Strategic Transition
Diablo screamed wildly in fear.
But this area had already become a death zone because of his previous decision, and no one would come even if he shouted at the top of his lungs.
The piece of meat still came up.
It waved its tentacles that were flowing with hot lava, and its body emitted pungent yellow-white sulfur smoke. Like a purgatory demon described in a fantasy story, it opened its bloody mouth as terrifying as the abyss towards humans.
This armored vehicle, which is five meters long and weighs nearly eight tons, looks as small as a model collected by a child in front of it.
Diablo could do nothing.
He could only watch helplessly as the armored vehicle he was living in was entangled, bound, pulled, and swallowed by the rapidly approaching piece of flesh.
He thought about running away, but he was simply unable to outrun the seemingly endless speed of the piece of meat.
Even when the Crimson King just burst out at high speed and was about to jump out of the car with his main body to escape...
The "lava beast" seemed to have sensed Diablo's intention. It suddenly stretched out a huge tentacle and tightly wrapped around the Crimson King at a terrifying speed that was always one step ahead of others.
“Ahhhh!!”
Diavolo immediately cried out in pain.
Although the piece of meat had not yet begun to entangle and strangle, its tentacles covered with lava had just touched the body of the Crimson King and burned the Crimson King so much that black marks appeared all over his body.
When the burns returned to Diablo, it caused him so much pain that he almost fainted.
The avant-garde black silk see-through bra on his body was still intact, but the large areas of muscular and strong muscles behind the clothes were burned black and red and difficult to distinguish.
Unprecedented pain flooded into Diablo's brain, causing his already exhausted consciousness to become uncontrollably blurred:
"hateful…"
"Am I...going to die here..."
He closed his eyes in despair and fell into a deep faint.
Before consciousness disappears...
Diablo vaguely heard some strange noises, like someone shouting loudly beside him, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed to be his auditory hallucination when he was near death.
Then, the huge shadow that covered the sky above disappeared, and the dim sunlight soaked by volcanic ash reappeared before his eyes.
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Port of Naples, Naval Base.
"Lieutenant General Colt, something terrible has happened!"
I don’t know how many times today it was, but the door of General Colt’s office was hurriedly pushed open again.
"I know."
Colt stood sideways by the window, looking indifferently at the doomsday scene outside the window with meteor showers and dark clouds covering the sun.
Because of the strong earthquake just now, his military uniform, which was always neat and tidy, had a few more wrinkles, and his gray hair was a little messy.
However , this could not affect General Colt's calm and steady aura.
Seeing the subordinate pushing the door in impatiently, he couldn't help but roll his eyes quietly:
The volcanic eruption made such a huge noise, couldn't he see it?
In just a few minutes, the city turned into a sea of fire.
The volcanic ash dyed half of the sky black, and the lava meteors that fell into the city turned one part of the sky red.
But he still didn't panic.
Anyway, the naval base is far enough away from Mount Vesuvius. Although there are some volcanic meteors hitting the vicinity of the base sporadically, it is still safe for the time being.
The earthquakes associated with the volcanic eruption have subsided, and the naval base's sturdy military-grade buildings have withstood the test perfectly.
Since this disaster did not bring any substantial danger, General Colt was happy to use this crisis to show his style as a general who could remain calm even in the face of a catastrophe.
"Young man, calm down."
"Pass on my order. Have the boys at the port base return to the team and assemble as soon as possible. Board the ship in an orderly manner according to the disaster plan and evacuate to the aircraft carrier fleet off the coast of Naples in a timely manner."
The naval fleet does not have to worry about the impact of earthquakes, and its location is farther away from the volcano, so there is no need to worry about volcanic meteors.
The other subordinates standing in the office nodded in unison, and then said to General Colt thoughtfully:
"Lieutenant General Colt."
"We are here to command the retreat, please evacuate first!"
"No."
General Colt shook his head seriously:
"The volcano may erupt again, and the boys who remain at the port base may be in danger."
"As a vice admiral, how could I abandon my subordinates and escape first?"
"Don't worry about me, let the soldiers go first!"
"yes!"
The subordinates stood at attention and saluted, looking at their superiors with eyes full of deep respect.
They were so moved that they almost shed tears, except for the young officer who had just pushed the door open and had a strange expression on his face:
"That... General Colt."
"I am not reporting on a volcanic eruption, but on..."
"The ground team we sent to the city to search and rescue and investigate seemed to have been attacked in some way and was completely wiped out."
"What?"
"Another team was sacrificed... Can terrorists have such strength? How did you do it?!"
Upon hearing that another ground team had joined his army, General Colt frowned.
There were only dozens of people in two teams. Such casualties were extremely incredible for the US military, which was at its peak in the 1990s.
"No… not a terrorist."
"According to the report from the reconnaissance helicopter that arrived later, the ground forces were attacked by..."
The young officer swallowed and organized his words before reporting the absurd news:
"It's a monster that came out of a volcano!"
"Volcano monster??"
General Colt was slightly stunned.
If he hadn't received professional training, he would have almost laughed out loud.
"I'm not kidding."
The young officer said helplessly:
"That's what the reconnaissance helicopter ahead reported - the monster that landed in the city was nearly 40 meters tall, covered in lava that hadn't completely cooled down. It looked like a giant, wriggling octopus."
"They also tried machine gun fire and missile bombing, but the monster was not affected at all."
The piece of meat is a stand-in, so of course ordinary people can't see it.
But now it looks like a fried chicken leg coated in breadcrumbs, with a very eye-catching black and red armor made of lava all over its body.
Even ordinary people can now see this abyss demon with sulfur smoke coming out of its body.
“…”
The atmosphere in the office became very subtle, and everyone was looking at their colleagues as if they were aliens.
General Colt quietly reached for the phone on the table, wondering whether to call the medical team to take him for compulsory psychological treatment.
"Trust me!"
The young officer felt the bad look from his superior, and he hurriedly emphasized:
"This is definitely not a joke!"
"The reconnaissance helicopter ahead reported that the monster is now in the city of Naples, near the crash site of the terrorists..."
As he was speaking, his voice suddenly choked in his throat.
His face turned pale, and he stared out the window, as if he was looking at something terrifying: "It's right there!"
"ha?"
Everyone was stunned and couldn't help but look out the window following his gaze:
In the distance, near the port warehouse less than two kilometers away from the military base, there was a "hill" covered with black and red lava rushing towards the area at a rapid speed.
Although it was still far away, the hill was just a small ball in the eyes of these officers.
But as long as we use the houses and buildings that it crushed as it moved as a reference, we can clearly feel how huge and terrifying this monster is.
And in the air not far in front of the monster, there was a small black "fly" flying.
That was actually a US military attack helicopter.
As it flew forward, it madly poured machine gun bullets at the monster behind it.
The lava monster followed the armed helicopter like a poor third world child picking up chocolates from behind a US military vehicle.
"F…F…FUCK!"
General Colt's voice trembled instantly.
His worldview collapsed in an instant, and he looked a little dazed.
However, soon, the monster that became more and more obvious in his vision woke him up in time:
"Hey, hey... didn't they say this monster was in the city... how did we lure it here?!"
“Go quickly!”
General Colt's face turned pale and he shouted:
"Go find out which idiot is flying the plane and tell him to get back to the city with the monster!"
"This..." The young officer was stunned for a moment, then asked with some concern: "General Colt, this kind of monster appeared in Naples... Shouldn't we send troops to rescue it?"
"Rescue shit!"
Looking at the monster that seemed to be about to rush in front of him at any time, General Colt gnashed his teeth and slammed the table:
"Have you watched too many Hollywood movies? You're really ready to save the earth!"
"Quickly retreat with your men to the sea, the farther away from here the better!"
He yelled hysterically, then said with a red face:
"Ahem... that..."
"Prepare the helicopter, let me go first."
