Chapter 407: 407. Double Surprise
The scene was somewhat magical, and to the uninformed observer, it might have looked as if the media was swarming a top-tier celebrity.
Lu Yao made a "hello, comrades" gesture as he walked toward the park, surrounded by media personnel of all skin colors and ages, both men and women.
They shouted questions one after another, creating a chaotic scene as they jostled each other.
But this also showed that public sentiment could be utilized, and Lu Yao was very pleased, as it was all Positive Willpower.
As he walked on, he suddenly said, "You'd better hurry and leave. The military won't care about your lives."
The crowd suddenly fell silent.
It hadn't been long since the "Cruise Missile" incident, and Beth, the female anchor, had experienced it firsthand.
Even the least powerful cruise missiles could easily annihilate ordinary people within a hundred meters. If Lu Yao hadn't blown it up from 5 kilometers away, she would have been reduced to dust!
Thinking of this, those who just thought "interviewing Superman was cool" had already begun to quietly retreat and leave.
But most people stood their ground and didn't move, only taking out protective gear like motorcycle helmets to put on, clearly willing to take risks for potential rewards.
Lu Yao was somewhat speechless, but people choose their own paths, so he could only wish them luck.
Beth, the female anchor, even shouted a reminder, "Mr. Lu Yao! The main body of the biological laboratory is underground; be careful of traps!"
Having seen this young lady's fearless presence time and again, Lu Yao had remembered her, and he smiled warmly, "Miss Beth, thank you for your concern. I am already prepared."
Beth was broadcasting live. Although her educational background was not high and she didn't have much solid content, her several fearless live broadcasts had led her fan count to break through ten million, with nearly twenty million people watching online, putting her at the forefront among the internet celebrities relying on Lu Yao.
At that moment, viewers were sending a barrage of messages, "Ooooh~ Superman spoke to the anchor!"
["So the anchor really does know Superman, she wasn't bragging!"]
["Anchor, try to ask him out on a date, I'm willing to pay 10 million dollars for Superman's body fluids, hair. PM for details"]
The last statement was made by someone who had tipped 10,000 dollars, accompanied by eye-catching animated effects that were hard to miss.
This was clearly someone from a major pharmaceutical company or a research institution, and for a time, the live chat became even more chaotic!
Just as Beth was about to take action, Lu Yao had already leaped away and disappeared, the gust he left behind causing everyone to squint their eyes.
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The Derek Biological Laboratory park covered a vast area of 1200 acres, with all the necessary facilities.
Viewed from above, it looked more like a university campus rather than a fearsome research base for biochemical weapons.
By now, the park had been evacuated and was deathly quiet, with only drones in the sky and the occasional bird adding a touch of life.
Extending his Mind Force, Lu Yao sensed three familiar presences in the main building in the center.
A cold smile appeared on his lips, and he walked straight over.
This building was the central laboratory, where all biochemical experiments were conducted. Its design style was consistent with the Yukolun facility he had seen before.
However, the "core area" was underground and required taking an elevator to reach. Experience more tales on My Virtual Library Empire
When Lu Yao got there, the elevator doors were wide open, as if inviting him in.
He glanced at the camera above the entrance and calmly entered. The doors closed immediately, taking him underground.
Seeing this, everyone in the combat command room became jubilant.
"He actually went inside... just like that, he boldly entered the underground confined space!"
General Rams remained outwardly calm, but his fists were clenched tightly, "Such arrogance, such contempt for modern weapons, he will surely pay the price for this!"
Deputy Director Hogan was also exhilarated, "Arrogance is the product of ignorance, and it is the prelude to destruction! Have you prepared the 'Mother of Bombs'? I can't wait to see that spectacular sight."
In an atmosphere of joy, one man's expression was extremely grim: Colonel Reynold.
At the moment, he was in the command room as a consultant and still insisted on his opinion:
"General Rams, even if the target has willingly entered the underground confined space, the 'Mother of Bombs' you've prepared might not be enough to kill him."
Adjusting his glasses, Reynold continued to persuade, "To be safe, please be sure to use a nuclear bomb. Just one 100-kiloton W80 warhead is enough. The fallout from detonating it underground will be negligible."
"Enough!" General Rams's eyes twitched as he said coldly, "Colonel Reynold, as a soldier, I will under no circumstances allow the use of nuclear weapons on our own soil!"
Reynold looked at him with an indignant expression, but inwardly he was scoffing, "You're just afraid of taking responsibility, you coward!"
Although General Rams ruthlessly rejected the suggestion of using nuclear bombs, to be on the safe side, he still ordered:
"Send the fighter jet to drop a GBU-57 from the air, to give our Superman a double surprise along with the pre-planted 'Mother of Bombs'!"
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In the underground core area, papers and office equipment were scattered around, as if the evacuation had been very hasty.
Guided by the Mind Force, Lu Yao passed through corridor after corridor, arriving in front of a metal isolation door.
He sighed and grasped the door handle.
With the hiss of the negative air pressure, the door was pulled open.
And what waited behind the door was his long-lost uncle's family.
After being captured by the Foreign Affairs Bureau, Lu Yao had always stayed out of it; he hadn't expected to be used as bait this time.
As soon as they saw Lu Yao, the faces of his uncle's family turned beet-red with anger!
For years they had been tortured every day, living a life worse than pigs and dogs, all because of the man before them!
Their mentality exploded on the spot, and they surrounded Lu Yao, hurling insults:
"You little beast! What did you do to offend the Star Alliance Country, making us take the fall for you!"
"You dog! Do you know how we've suffered these years!"
"Have you been caught too? Great! Now we can suffer together!"
The three had been imprisoned and weren't aware of the extent of Lu Yao's actions, and as they became more incensed, they actually rushed up to try to beat him.
But their hands passed right through Lu Yao as if he were just a ghostly image!
This sight stunned his uncle's family on the spot, and the uncle tried again, not believing the truth, only to find that the person before him was still intangible.
"You, you, you..." they pointed at Lu Yao, unable to utter a complete sentence.
Lu Yao smiled and said, "You all have suffered so much, yet you haven't learned your lesson, still the same as ever. Enjoy the fireworks before you die."
"What fireworks?"
Just as the uncle finished asking this question, a blinding light exploded!
In the midst of a deafening roar, a mini sun suddenly appeared in the underground laboratory!
The pre-planted "Mother of Bombs" had been detonated!
This was an extremely large thermobaric weapon developed by the Star Alliance Country. Over 9 meters long, more than a meter in diameter, and weighing an impressive 9.5 tons.
Once detonated, blinding light filled every space in an instant, generating a scorching temperature of 2500 degrees, melting even the reinforcing steel bars, and naturally, his uncle's family was instantly turned to ash.
Besides the intense heat, there was also the terrifying blast wave!
Within a radius of 300 meters, everything instantly endured an overpressure of up to 14 kilograms per square centimeter.
The shock wave from a nuclear weapon is of this magnitude! Under such force, everything crumbled like biscuits, and the underground laboratory collapsed into a giant crater on the spot.
In the operations command center, Deputy Director Hogan nodded in satisfaction: "With such terrifying heat and shock waves, the 'Mother of Bombs' is essentially a small nuclear weapon."
And it wasn't over yet; at this moment, a fighter jet flew overhead and dropped a "GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator."
This large-scale, precision-guided bunker buster bomb, known as the "bunker buster," can destroy hardened underground military facilities.
The bomb drilled into the underground laboratory and detonated, and in the deafening explosion, a large section of the complex was blown sky-high.
For a moment, the entire Derek Biological Laboratory was engulfed in thick smoke and dust, a sight to behold.
With a grin, Lu Yao watched all this unfold, a figure with three heads and six arms appearing behind him.
It was only his Divine Soul that had entered the underground; he wasn't foolish—his physical body was, of course, safely elsewhere.