Chapter 1368: Bombing

So, this is what it feels like to be a living person.

Chen Ling hadn't felt the stimulation from food for too long. The sense of reality at this moment made him realize that he had truly been a human once... His eyes radiated excited light. Sitting in the pile of snacks, he greedily tore open all the snacks nearby and poured them into his mouth all at once.

He seemed to feel that eating like this wasn't enough, so he split his mouth like a shark, the corners of his mouth extending almost to his ears, and he could eat a whole shelf of pickled chicken feet in one bite!

Just as Chen Ling was enjoying the joy brought by food, a scream sounded from outside the door:

"MONSTER!!!!"

Chen Ling's movements paused slightly. He turned his head to look outside, only to see a survivor covered in blood, not knowing where he came from, looking at him in horror at the door of the supermarket, letting out a sharp explosion.

Chen Ling's hand subconsciously touched his face, feeling a bit helpless in his heart...

Having lived in the Abyss of Ghostly Derision for so long, he almost forgot that he was still in a scary Calamity form.

Just as Chen Ling was about to say something, the person ran away for his life, as if he was afraid that if he ran half a minute slower, he would be swallowed alive by Chen Ling.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Ling decided not to care about him and continued to feast in the supermarket.

It was hard to get a chance to eat human food, so he absolutely couldn't miss it... As for other messy things, they all had to step aside for now!

Under Chen Ling's stormy chewing, most of the snacks in the entire supermarket were swept away by him. Just as Chen Ling was thinking about whether there was hot water to make instant noodles, a messy sound of footsteps sounded from outside.

"Are you sure there's really a monster here??"

"I can't be wrong, I saw it with my own eyes. It was a pitch-black mass, squatting in the supermarket eating snacks!"

"Eating snacks???"

"We received news from above that during the nuclear strike, several cities did indeed have mysterious monsters, and almost every city where monsters appeared didn't have many survivors left... If a monster really appeared here too, then..."

"First, send a signal to the nearby patrol fighters and have them keep an eye on this area!"

“……”

Several military figures holding guns appeared at the entrance of the supermarket. They caught sight of Chen Ling, who was squatting on the ground dismantling a cup of instant noodles. The moment they saw that face, everyone’s heart skipped a beat!

In fact, after hearing the young man's description earlier, they had assumed it was a black person stealing food in the supermarket. But when they saw this scene with their own eyes, they realized... whatever this thing in front of them was, it was definitely not human.

What kind of human face would constantly peel off like wall plaster? And that pitch-black, hideous visage, along with eyes emitting a scarlet glow...

"Fire!!"

The well-trained captain gave the order without hesitation.

In the next second, the guns in their hands turned directly into yellow bananas...

Just as everyone was left dumbfounded, Chen Ling, who was focused on heating water with a portable stove, waved his hand without even looking back:

"Don't bother me."

A red paper tentacle whipped out from his sleeve, striking toward their faces at an astonishing speed. With a single slap, he swept them all onto the wall across the street. Two or three of them, whose physical fitness was poorer, fainted on the spot.

At the same time, bursts of chaotic exclamations began to spread from the street outward.

Chen Ling didn't care at all about the situation outside. In his eyes, there seemed to be nothing left but the instant noodles, for which he had already added all the seasoning packets. Even without the hot water, the aroma released by the powder was enough to make him swallow his saliva uncontrollably.

Things in the Era Archive cannot be brought to the outside world. After finishing this meal, who knows how long it will be before he can eat something this delicious again...

Chen Ling carefully added the hot water to the noodles, pressed the lid down with a broken brick from the side, and began to time it.

One minute, two minutes...

Seeming to find the wait too boring, he waved his hand toward the outside again, and the military radio on one of the fainted figures was rolled back by a red paper tentacle.

As Chen Ling’s eyes narrowed slightly, the sound of the radio, after a burst of static, began to play inside the supermarket.

"...Huaiying is approaching the target."

"Formation 1-13, received instructions. Check if the remaining flight range is sufficient to complete the Tongzhou City patrol mission."

"Range is sufficient. Lead Eagle, what happened in Tongzhou?"

"The specific situation is unclear, but after the second round of nuclear strikes, an aurora... appeared over Tongzhou."

"Aurora? How can there be an aurora in that place??"

"The cause of formation is currently unknown. We need to investigate. The possibility of monsters appearing cannot be ruled out."

"...Will monsters really appear? What do monsters actually look like? Are they the same as the monsters on TV?"

"Monsters are real, and there is no pattern to where they appear... That is the most terrifying part. We know too little about them right now."

"What's there to be afraid of? If we really encounter one, we'll feed it eighteen missiles first!"

"Huaiying has arrived near the target area."

“……”

Aurora?

Hearing these two words, Chen Ling’s gaze tightened slightly.

He didn't really listen to the rest of the conversation. Yang Xiao’s image appeared in his mind, and a sense of foreboding rose in his heart.

It is absolutely impossible for a natural aurora to appear in a place like Tongzhou. Since that’s the case, there is only one possibility for this aurora...

Did something happen to Yang Xiao?

No, if something happened to Yang Xiao, an aurora shouldn't appear. Moreover, with Yang Xiao’s current strength, it should be far from enough to create an aurora covering the entire Tongzhou.

To be safe, he should go there and take a look. But before that...

As an aroma drifted into Chen Ling’s nostrils, his gaze immediately fell upon the perfectly cooked instant noodles. He licked his lips, wound a large mouthful of noodles with his fork, and stuffed it into his mouth.

At the same time, a missile trailing fire descended from the sky.

BOOM——!!!!

The supermarket was reduced to a sea of fire under the missile bombardment. Countless shelves and steel fragments flew out from the collapsing building. Under the raging flames, the entire structure collapsed with a roar.

A fighter jet whistled past the sky above the street.

"Target bombardment complete. Huaiying requests to return to formation." The pilot glanced at the supermarket, which had been completely reduced to ruins below, and spoke calmly.

"Is the monster eliminated?"

"Didn't see it... there's nothing inside."

"Nothing? But wasn't there a monster sighting report just now?"

"But didn't the intelligence from above say that monsters should appear in groups? Could it be that the ground troops got it wrong?"

Thump——

Before the pilot could finish his sentence, he felt the cockpit shake.

He looked up blankly, only to see a figure holding instant noodles sitting like a ghost on top of the glass cockpit, a pair of scarlet eyes looking at him leisurely.