Chapter 368: Chapter 258: Blaze of Vengeance

"Buzz—buzz—" The oppressive air raid alarm echoed through the night, resonating throughout the entire Venus Eden Garden.

The children in evening self-study, teachers, and staff guards were all stunned, stepping out of their rooms one after another.

Looking around, the windows and corridors of each building were crowded with people, all poking their heads out, faces filled with confusion and helplessness.

The children living here were born in laboratories, without parents, only the Eden Garden as their big family; the staff were also fortunate to live in Anmi New District thanks to their jobs, which was undoubtedly happiness.

It was precisely this lifelong happiness that made them lethargic regarding safety awareness, because no one expected an air raid would occur in a place like Anmi New District.

Even when the air raid alarm sounded, everyone’s first reaction was to assume it was a temporary safety drill, not immediately taking refuge measures.

On the top floor of the administration building, Su Mo stood by the window, already observing the approaching drone swarm in the distance with his strong vision.

He turned around and glared furiously at Qi Ling on the screen, clenching his fists, saying, "You’re such a madman!"

Qi Ling pressed two index fingers to her lip corners, pulling upward, sketching a cold curve.

The screen went dark, the image vanished, leaving only darkness behind.

The drone swarm drew closer, and Miyata Junren saw it too, instantly panicking: "What do we do?!"

"What do you think? Run!" Su Mo dashed out of the office.

Miyata Junren hurriedly followed him out.

Before the drones arrived, Su Mo intended to take the elevator down, but thinking about it, the building’s electronic systems might be infected by the virus.

If the elevator got stuck between floors halfway down, that would be troublesome.

Thinking of this, he sprinted towards the stairwell.

However, as he rounded the corner, a massive shadow suddenly descended in front of him.

With a deep "thud," a metal safety door dropped down, blocking the corridor ahead.

Panting heavily, Miyata Junren caught up with Su Mo, asking in shock, "Why did the fire safety doors close?!"

Su Mo activated the Mad Corpse Blood Code, trying to break it open with Rigid Bone.

"Thud! Thud! Thud..."

However, the metal door was extraordinarily sturdy, and after several collisions, it only left slight dents on its surface.

Su Mo then initiated his internal energy core, deploying the invincible Moon Concealing Arm Blade, slicing at the safety door.

The Moon Concealing Arm Blade managed to cut in, but the metal door was too thick, exceeding the blade length, unable to directly cut through, only peeling it layer by layer like an onion.

After finally peeling it open, they squeezed through but hadn’t run far before another "thud" resonated.

Another safety door blocked their way.

Su Mo’s eyes went dark: "How many safety doors did you install?!"

Miyata Junren’s eyes wandered: "Previously, some guards resisted welfare cuts, bringing weapons here to cause trouble. Later, I had safety doors installed, eight in total, using the best materials, for emergencies..." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Su Mo was infuriated, raising his blood pressure.

Funds meant for children were siphoned off in various ways, not even allowing a good meal.

Eight safety doors installed for himself.

All the damn money spent on this?!

With no solution, Su Mo could only continue slicing the doors with Moon Concealing Arm Blade.

But time was not on his side.

Just as he cut through the fourth door, the drone swarm reached Venus Eden Garden’s sky.

...

"Boom!" The first thunderous blast signaled the start of chaos.

These drones, infected and manipulated by electronic viruses, originated from the Public Security Bureau; they weren’t the small, semi-human-sized civilian drones, but top-tier military drones.

Among them included unmanned fighter jets prepared for high-intensity wars, over twenty meters long, equipped with heavy cannons and missiles.

These highly intelligent unmanned warplanes performed excellently, unrestricted by pilot physique, remotely controlled by personnel, or engaged in fully automated combat relying on smart fire control systems.

They currently served en masse in the aerospace assault forces, always regarded as reliable "teammates" brought by technology.

But once these drones got infected by virus, the operating systems completely failed, and even targeted humans, they instantly became everyone’s nightmare.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." One missile after another hit the administration building, fiery light blossomed all around.

Inside were high-explosive missiles and napalm bombs, creating vast burning areas upon explosion, hard to extinguish.

The Eden Garden administration building was merely a civilian structure; no matter how good the safety measures, it didn’t anticipate how to handle missile attacks.

Under drone bombardment, the administration building was immediately engulfed in blazing fire, smoke and tongues of flame swept skyward, resembling a demon spreading its claws.

The top floor of the administration building, countless fireballs gleamed, thick smoke billowed, the blaze growing fiercer over time.

Miyata Junren covered his nose and mouth with his clothes but was still choked to tears, kneeling desperately before the safety door, crying: "Open the door! Open the door! I don’t want to die!!!"

Despairingly punching the door, a sizzling sound like roasting meat echoed upon contact, the high-temperature metal scorched off a layer of his skin, causing him to scream.

Just when Miyata Junren was hopeless, a miracle occurred.

Perhaps the high temperature affected the safety door’s control system, the doors blocking the front began retracting, revealing the corridor.

Miyata Junren was overjoyed in an instant, running forward desperately without even thinking.

Su Mo realized something was wrong and shouted: "Don’t go there!"