True Apocalypse Game

The cannons rumbled as shells whistled one after another toward the aircraft carrier wreck, setting off a series of explosions.

The carrier, already on the verge of collapse, immediately developed more cracks and gashes under the bombardment. It looked as if it could fall apart at any moment.

Realizing their situation was hopeless, the Purifiers inside the wreck, led by their Purifier Leader, descended into a complete frenzy. They scrounged up rusty, surviving firearms from the corners of the carrier and began firing at the Sail Warship.

"Kill them! Kill all these Blasphemers! We are gods! We can't let these mortals desecrate the Divine Spirit!"

"We are gods... We are gods! We're in Heaven! This is all an illusion... all an illusion! A Hell-like illusion created by the Blasphemers!"

The Purifier Leader screamed madly. He had climbed to the highest point of the carrier wreck and was firing a rusty rifle repeatedly at the Sail Warship.

But the range of their guns was limited and couldn't compare to the cannons on the Sail Warship. The bullets didn't even come close, falling short long before they reached the ship.

Most of the blind Purifiers had been driven mad by the deafening cannons and the acrid stench of blood. They screamed wildly, running around the wreck like headless chickens.

They couldn't understand why everything had been so wonderful just moments ago, smelling of sweet milk and honey, but was now filled with the pungent smell of fuel and the stomach-churning stench of blood.

The Purifiers who had been hit by shrapnel but hadn't died instantly wailed in agony, desperate to return to the Heaven they had just lost.

Nearly a hundred Purifiers were still crying out amidst their wails: "We are gods! We are in Heaven! We are gods! We are in Heaven!..."

Their voices were filled with a near-frenzied emotion. Fueled by their conviction and cries, a small section of the carrier wreck actually began to revert to its Heaven-like appearance, though it flickered unstably between Heaven and the wreck, like a faulty projection.

The area where these people stood had faintly formed a final Quantum Force Field bastion, deflecting some of the incoming shells and creating an ark in the middle of Hell.

The shells continued to rain down on the aircraft carrier wreck with soul-shaking whistles.

Shen Feng stared at the carrier wreck on the nearby island and ordered grimly:

"Target the command room in the upper-left corner. Concentrate fire!"

The various cannons swiveled their muzzles, all bombarding the command room in the upper-left corner of the wreck simultaneously.

"BOOM!" After a series of tremendous explosions, a large hole was blasted in the roof of the command room, revealing what was inside.

Layers of a metallic mesh, similar to a radar dish, covered a dark, black metal sphere. Various wires connected to the sphere, which was emitting some kind of invisible field.

Shen Feng's eyebrows shot up. He immediately understood what it was.

It was a Sacrificial Stone!

Apparently, the Purifiers of the Water World had also found a Sacrificial Stone and put it to use.

This device was an enhanced Hypnosis machine they had built, making the blind Purifiers firmly believe they were in Heaven.

However, judging from the state of this Sacrificial Stone, it was still in a relatively primitive state. They hadn't directly refined the Sacrificial Metal within it.

Clearly, the Purification Church's use of the Sacrificial Stone was still in its early stages.

But it had been sufficient for their purposes.

A shell slammed directly into the Sacrificial Stone apparatus. With a "BOOM," the entire machine was blasted into rubble, and the Sacrificial Stone inside was blown to smithereens.

Although the Spiritual Power of a Sacrificial Stone was immense, the stone itself was quite fragile. Shen Feng had shattered one with a tank cannon before; against the power of a warship's guns, it didn't stand a chance.

The hypnotic magnetic field that had enveloped the aircraft carrier wreck instantly vanished.

The last few dozen fanatics who were still shouting wildly felt their spirits instantly deflate. Their unwavering faith and their seemingly invincible confidence vanished in a puff of smoke.

Before they even had time to wonder what had happened, a shell landed right in the middle of these last fanatics, erupting into a massive fireball!

The blast wave and shockwave instantly tore the dozen or so people at the center to shreds. A frenzied slaughter of shrapnel and fire followed, incinerating some and plastering their ashes to the walls.

Weeping, screaming, groaning, wailing.

In the blink of an eye, these last fanatics were all but wiped out!

The Purifier Leader and a few of his core followers were still screaming from their high perch, brandishing their rusty guns, but Shen Feng didn't spare them a second glance.

The Purifiers' strongest weapon was Quantum Manifestation, and the core of it all was the delusion of their fanatics. As long as the fanatics were dead, the rest were nothing to worry about.

Shen Feng pointed expressionlessly, and the cannons swiveled again, aiming at the base of the aircraft carrier wreck.

According to Jingwei's analysis, that was the location of the Quantum Force Field's core.

If he destroyed that spot, this so-called Paradise Island would be finished for good. Whatever the Purification Church hoped to achieve with the Quantum Force Field would be rendered impossible.

If possible, Shen Feng wanted to sink the entire island.

The existence of this so-called Fog Sea was definitely connected to the island. Perhaps if he destroyed it, the dense fog would dissipate, opening up new shipping lanes for the people of the Water World.

A cannon fired, striking the base of the carrier wreck. The structure shuddered violently, and even the entire island trembled slightly, as if from an earthquake!

Seeing this, Witch Tower, who was standing nearby, instantly understood Shen Feng's intentions. With a look of alarm, she leaped in front of a turret, blocking the muzzle, and shouted:

"No! Stop! Stop it!"

The sailors operating the cannons didn't understand. They stopped what they were doing and looked to Shen Feng.

After witnessing Shen Feng's various "miracles," these sailors had begun to develop a budding fanaticism for their captain.

They would carry out their captain's orders to the letter.

Even if the young woman before them was the respected Minstrel, she could not defy the captain's command.

Of course, some of the sailors from the AN-13 Floating Island Market still held Witch Tower in extremely high regard and were momentarily at a loss.

Shen Feng looked at Witch Tower and asked:

"Why?"

Logically, as a Minstrel, Witch Tower should have been the one who hated the Purifiers the most. Why would she suddenly tell him to stop at a time like this?

Just a few more shots and the aircraft carrier wreck would be torn to pieces, leaving no escape for the Purifiers inside.

Witch Tower pointed excitedly at the distant wreck and said:

"You can kill the Purifiers, but you have to leave this place intact! This... this Science is just too powerful! If we can master this power, we can save all of human civilization! We can fulfill the dream that every generation of Minstrels has longed to achieve!"

Shen Feng frowned.

"This Quantum Force Field only seems powerful. In essence, it's more like the ramblings of a madman. As soon as an observer appears, the imagined things immediately revert to their true form. Keeping it isn't very useful. A false Heaven can only serve as a Shelter for a small group of people; it's of little use to human civilization as a whole."

"No, it's not for some Heaven! It's for the hope of all human civilization!" Witch Tower's eyes shone with a clear light, and her voice was filled with unwavering resolve and hope as she said:

"The Savior! I want to bring the Savior back!"

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