Chapter Seventy-Four: Never Again
The aftermath of the explosion gradually subsided.
The intense electromagnetic waves quickly gathered and formed a huge electromagnetic interference, and only a low humming sound could be heard in Jacques's communicator.
His call with the base was interrupted.
Jacques gasped for breath as he looked at the empty field in front of him. The original high cliffs and low dark canyons are gone, and the land in front of you is endless, full of huge craters, and has become as vast as the universe.
The flames rose high in the black smoke, turning into a towering cloud of mushrooms, like a beautiful flower of life blooming between heaven and earth.
He dragged his tired body, clung to a branch, and limped forward.
Standing on a small hillside, the dust blowing in front of you made a terrible whistling sound, as if the spirit of nature was roaring.
In the sky, there was a purple-red band of light that was hundreds of kilometers long, and it was like a long light veil, floating in the dark sky, changing shapes and postures like a dream.
This purple-red glow gradually filled the entire sky, dyeing the eternal black background of the planet purple-red.
Behind the billowing smoke, starlight appeared and disappeared, casting changing light and shadow on this feast of fire and fury.
The canyon that had been fiercely fought before was now like a burning plain, an endless sea of fire.
Magnificent fires burned across the field, dirt burned, rocks melted, and solid obsidian turned into a soft liquid that flowed freely.
Jacques faced the intense scorching hurricane and felt like he was about to melt.
The nuclear bomb hit the target accurately, and in the center of the explosion, there was a circle of light blue flames, and in the back of the bomb gradually changed from light blue to yellow, and in the tail to a beautiful orange red, forming a vast sea of fire.
"Jacques, Jacques......? Are you still there? Hear please answer, hear please answer......" Rhaegar's intermittent voice came from the communicator.
Jacques was stunned for a long time in the face of this magnificent flame before he reflected: "I am." ”
"How's it going?"
"It can't be considered bad."
"What about the others? Why am I suddenly asked to launch a nuclear bomb? Rhaegar asked anxiously.
"They...... Nope. Jacques said bitterly.
"None of them?" Rhaegar gasped.
"I'm the only one left." Jacques's voice was slightly calm, but it was a distorted calm under a deep oppression.
"What's going on? There are more than 500 of you......" Rhaegar couldn't imagine what kind of enemy could kill a well-armed army in an instant.
"We met some little guys who looked like mushroom people, with big eyes, cute looks, clumsy little paws, and fluffy ......"
"Looking at their little short legs, running around recommending food for us, my heart melts, they are just like those cute little guys in Pixar animation."
"They say they are a peaceful race, refugees from war, exiles in Negar's territory, and they can help us and bring down Negar together." Jacques's voice was full of remorse.
"You believe it?" There was a hint of sarcasm and anxiety in Rhaegar's tone.
“…… Yes. Jacques pursed his dry lips with difficulty, "Their homeland has idyllic landscapes and verdant trees, all kinds of rare and wonderful animals, and a lot of delicious food......
"They promised to lead the way for us and find more allies." Jacques reminisced with difficulty.
"They all look innocent, and they speak in a tone like ignorant children......"
Jacques took a heavy breath and suddenly shouted loudly: "But I didn't expect that under that innocent face, there was such a terrible soul hidden!" ”
"Two of my teammates stumbled upon their slaughterhouse, and they hung the Nibiru in rows on chains, bleeding and shedding hair like an assembly line, then poking between the shins, hooking the two hind legs with hooks from both heads, and hooking the other end to the assembly line."
"Then it is burned with a flame to scorch the unwashed hairs, then washed and dried again, and then disemboweled, with a knife, so that the internal organs are separated from the body."
"They even designed a set of automatic disemboweling process, which slides the big knife up and down, and with a bang, all kinds of internal organs flow out."
"After the entrails were removed, they cut the pig's neck with a pair of large scissors, leaving only the front point attached, and then began to divide in half."
"Everything is in order, there are all kinds of complicated processes, neck, loin, belly, head, thighs, pieces of meat are classified, and each lively person becomes a variety of ingredients for us to eat."
"You don't have to go into such detail!" Rhaega protested loudly.
"No, I have to tell you, these creatures are so horrible that they ate one of our team members in front of me!" Jacques exclaimed.
"You can choose to resist!" Rhaegar shouted too.
"Yes, but what about those unarmed people, we let our guard down, I can't protect everyone alone!"
"Then you can also choose to run away!" Rhaegar sensed that something was clearly wrong with Jacques's mood.
"Yes, I chose to escape, I covered most of the people to escape from that purgatory-like forest. But the ...... that greeted us It's another trap! ”
"We fell into an ambush set by Negar, and all of us were killed. Except for me...... useless" Jacques sat aggrievedly on the ground, tears streaming down his face.
"And what do you want to do?" Rhaegar asked.
"We must get revenge!"
"No, I order you, return to base now. Let's talk about other ways. Rhaega said aloud.
"You're not my boss, Rhaeggar. Even if I am the president of France, I will not obey such an order. Jacques looked up and stood up with his dagger propped up on his body.
"It will be my revenge alone."
"Are you crazy? Jacques? Rhaega yelled at Jacques.
"I've decided that this can only be done by me alone." Jacques said calmly.
"You ......," Rhaegar was so angry that he didn't know what to say, and it took him a long time before he said, "Jacques, you've crossed a terrible line. ”
"Rhaegar is an Assassin, the last Assasin, and I am myself."
"I must go to the front line to fight, and perhaps my pain will be alleviated only if I kill my enemies."
With that, Jacques ignored Rhaeggar's swearing and protests, and resolutely turned off the communicator.
He stood up and stared in the direction of the fire, where his former comrades were buried.
Burning stars shone on the earth, the land was covered with scorch, and all sides were parched.
It's a cruel and vicious land, and since the star-door was opened, no one has had the pain of Jacques to truly understand what it means.
"May your journey to the next life be full of joy and beauty...... Jacques prayed silently, "forever...... No more mushrooms. ”
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