Deviant: No Longer Human

Buzzzz...

Buzzzzz...

The blinding light and deafening sound seared through his head, and simultaneously, his body felt engulfed in searing heat, a sensation he could barely endure.

"What the ****!"

As if that weren\'t enough, moments later, another shockwave, this time from the detonation of a nuclear bomb in the northeast, violently shook him.

Bam!

The shockwave crashed upon him, forcing his eyes open to witness the world slowly restoring itself amidst a colossal mushroom cloud.

Bam!

In an instant, another shockwave from the same direction struck him, rattling his very core.

Whooooosh!

Much later, when everything seemed momentarily stable, Wang Xiao\'s body was violently hurled hundreds of meters through the air, leaving him disoriented and shaken.

"My head!?"

Yin Yue, [ON YOUR RIGHT!]

BOOOOOOM!

In an instant, another shockwave surged past Wang Xiao\'s right, carrying a person who crashed to the ground with another in tow.

Buzzz.....

His head still throbbing, he shook it violently, struggling to regain his senses.

To his left now, a massive mushroom cloud shook the air, its ominous shape dominating the sky.

Crack...

The ground split open completely, rendering that direction eerily vacant despite being hundreds of kilometres away

On his right, hundreds of kilometers away where the brilliant explosion had erupted mere minutes earlier, Luna and Gabrial had been locked in fierce combat until she unleashed her ultimate cosmic onslaught, Eclipse.

Directly below their aerial battlefield, the land spanning more than fifty kilometers in every direction lay smoldering, melted into a nightmarish landscape where even the soil had been incinerated.

Vegetation for hundreds of kilometers around reduced to charred remnants by the searing photon blast.

The repercussions echoed for thousands of kilometers, causing distant forests to wilt and decay in the wake of its devastating power.

Her attack had been so cataclysmic that it immediately triggered a Threat Level Zero alert from the military, a dire warning of imminent danger to the nation\'s survival.

This was her most strongest attack, meticulously reserved for this critical juncture!

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Frostholm lay divided: one side engulfed in a raging inferno of disaster, the other resembling scenes ripped from a dystopian movie.

The simultaneous detonations of nuclear payloads and Luna\'s devastating assault had transformed half the country into a wasteland, unfit for human habitation.

On the scorched ground below, the situation was dire.

"We are doomed..."

Li Zhiming\'s voice quivered as he hastily donned his safety mask.

The landscape around him mirrored the final act of an epic tragedy; everywhere he looked, there was only devastation.

His own body remained miraculously intact, shielded by the armor concealed beneath his clothes and the protective presence of Amaya.

"Monk, get the General out of here," Erick ordered, his grip tight on a glowing machine gun, readying for combat.

Shi Xin nodded solemnly, his role here not one of a warrior. "General, come with me."

Amaya swiftly escorted Li Zhiming away from the place, flanked by Shi Xin\'s watchful presence.

Meanwhile, breaking the oppressive silence, Helena\'s voice echoed through the desolation.

Surrounded by armored guards armed with precision weapons, she vented her frustration into the barren landscape, "Where are they? The enemies!?" Her cry reverberated across the devastated terrain, unanswered.

"Quiet," Takashi whispered urgently, his eyes squeezed shut in concentration. "I can\'t hear any movement."

Fourth Commander Raj let out a frustrated sigh, pulling a pendant from around his neck and gripping it tightly in his hand.

Zap!

The pendant glowed faintly before transforming with a sudden sound it transformed into a double-edged spear. "Damn it! I\'m moving forward."

Around them, multiple deviants who had originally guarded the facility stood in tense readiness, the aftermath of the blasts leaving the area eerily silent.

"One thing\'s for sure," muttered Lieutenant Mei Ling, her voice barely audible over the lingering echoes. "Whatever caused this, it wasn\'t natural."

Lieutenant Zhao, scanning the horizon with furrowed brows, nodded in agreement. "It\'s too quiet. Even the wind feels wrong."

Not far off, Specialist Han whispered to himself, adjusting his gear nervously. "Those blasts... I\'ve never seen anything like it. Hope we don\'t encounter whatever caused them."

Among the fallen figures scattered around, some weakly groaned in pain while others lay eerily still.

The air was filled with tension, amplified by the faint crackling of black-scaled shields enveloping the four commanders of Valkyrie\'s command, contrasting sharply with the battered appearance of the deviants nearby.

Commander Raj\'s voice broke through the stillness, low and determined. "Spread out. Search every corner. We need to find out what\'s out there."

More than a hundred soldiers, a mix of human and deviant alike, moved cautiously through the mist, their senses strained and nerves on edge in the unnaturally quiet place.

"What\'s there?"

Commander Raj\'s eyes narrowed, his gaze piercing through the slowly parting mist that seemed to retreat, revealing something—or someone—approaching rapidly in his direction.

From the depths of the fading mist, a shapeless form began to glide toward him, making his eyes widen in alarm.

"There! Fire!" Raj bellowed, pointing forward. His voice cracked slightly as his entire body reacted—hairs standing on end, a chilling wave of goosebumps cascading down his spine.

"!!"

His instincts screamed that whatever was emerging from the mist was a threat of the highest order.

Bam!

Bam!

Bam!

Bam!

Bam!

Bam! Bam! Bam!

A flurry of gunfire erupted as Erick stepped forward, his posture tense.

He switched on the machine gun strapped to his chest and unleashed a torrent of bullets into the advancing fog.

"Keep shooting! Don\'t let up!" Erick shouted over the cacophony of gunfire, his voice laced with urgency and fear.

Around them, soldiers instinctively tightened their grips on their weapons, their breaths shallow as they prepared for whatever horror was about to emerge from the mist.

Bam!

Bam!

Bam!

"Tsk, fools thought the mist would shield them!" Erick couldn\'t suppress a mirthless chuckle as the rotary barrel of his machine gun glowed an ominous red.

Behind him, he hauled a hefty backpack, its depths an arsenal of endless bullets.

As the gun\'s barrel smoked and cooled, Erick raised his hands, signaling a halt.

He pivoted toward Commander Raj. "Commander, are you alright?" His voice cut through the eerie silence, but Raj remained unnervingly still.

Erick\'s intuition screamed danger. He glanced around, his eyes widening in sudden realization. "Everyone, fall back! Spread out now!" he barked, his tone laced with urgent fear.

It was tragically too late.

Boooooom!