Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible.

Chapter 396 Thunder falls
Above Devil's Island, huge and gorgeous fire lotuses bloomed layer by layer in mid-air, and spreading outward with them, in addition to the terrifying high temperature and dazzling flames, there were also countless pieces of broken metal that were difficult to count.

Thanks to Magneto's effective assistance, this red lotus bloom can be said to be the most exaggerated fragmentation bomb in this century in terms of size and power.

As the red lotus blossomed from the inside out, the outer spherical shell weighing more than 10,000 tons was shattered into countless metal fragments that flew everywhere at the same time.

The terrifying scream that resulted even covered up the violent roar that resounded through the sky. Not only was the sound terrifying, the killing power it produced was also extremely exaggerated.

Under the red lotus, the land collapsed and the sea churned. This was because at the last moment of the outbreak, Magneto was preparing to throw the ball into the bay. Although he failed to succeed completely, the position where the red lotus finally bloomed was much lower than expected, and most of its power was released on the islands below and the surrounding seas.

With Devil's Island as the center, the surrounding sea area of ​​about half a kilometer was turned into a purgatory in an instant. First, the overwhelming metal debris tore everything apart with a piercing scream, and large pieces of gravel and waves were splashed and boiled under the dense debris.

The island, from which most of the population had been evacuated, was still okay. Although its surface was covered with dense metal fragments, almost turning it into a giant hedgehog, fortunately the casualties were not serious, especially at the Golden Gate Bridge on the edge of the island. Qin, standing on the top of the broken bridge, was the best stabilizing force. Any metal fragments approaching within a few feet of her would be silently disintegrated into powder.

The sea area surrounding the island was quite different. A large number of miserable corpses of various causes of death were floating in the churning waves, and the blood stains that spread from them dyed the entire sea area scarlet. No matter whether they were humans, mutants, or individual contractors, as soon as they escaped from Devil's Island, devastating blows from the sky followed. Faced with the metal fragments that fell like a rainstorm, their fates were all surprisingly the same.

Then the pouring metal rain stopped, but what followed was a terrifying high temperature with even more deadly lethality. Layers of flaming lotus petals slowly unfolded in the air. Although they did not touch the surface of the earth or the sea, the high-temperature burning wind on the periphery swept by with a roar. Wherever the burning wind passed, waves surged and the sea surface steamed. A huge amount of sea water was evaporated in an instant, turning into white mist that rose up and spread all over the sky.

For a moment, white mist rolled under the red lotus, and it seemed like a fairyland. However, there were no secluded immortals or flying white cranes in this fairyland. There were only charred corpses bobbing up and down in the boiling sea water, and miserable wails sounded one after another.

When metal debris was fired not long ago, many people who had sensed the impending crisis dived into the depths of the bay at a very fast speed. With the dampening effect of sea water, they successfully avoided the first round of fragment attacks, but the second round of howling fire sent them into hell again.

The sea water was instantly boiled by the high temperature carried by the hot wind, and the consequence was that the creatures in the sea also appeared in the tragic state of flesh and blood being torn off bones in the boiling water. This was true for fish, and humans were no exception. Many creatures that did not dive deep enough were soon cooked alive by the boiling sea water.

Under the dual pressure of high temperature and suffocation, helpless figures emerged from the sea one after another, but what greeted them was not life, but a scorching hot wind that could easily turn their flesh and blood into charred corpses.

[You killed the US Army Lieutenant-Andrew]

[Andrew is a senior non-commissioned officer of the X-Men World Federation Military. You have obtained 1.9% of the World Source, and now you have obtained a total of 22.2% of the World Source.]

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[You killed the lizard - Vader Byron]

[Lizard is a member of the X-Men World Brotherhood of Mutants. You get 2.2% of the Origin of the World, and now you get a total of 24.4% of the Origin of the World.]

...............

You killed the Fire Man—John

[Pyro is the elite mutant in the X-Men world. You get 3.3% of the origin of the world. Now you get 46.7% of the origin of the world.]

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At the center of the Red Lotus, more than ten Paradise reminder sounds rang in Xu Yue's ears. Although the giant Fire Lotus, which consumed the feasting fire generated by dozens of contractors, did not cause any obvious injuries to Magneto, the mutants and human non-commissioned officers who died in the Red Lotus brought him a lot of World Source benefits. After counting, the amount of World Source obtained from this was more than 20%, which was slightly more than all the benefits obtained in the past.

However, Xu Yue's attention at this time was not on these unexpected prompt sounds. The wings of the Fiery Hell behind him flapped slowly. He was suspended in the golden red sea of ​​fire, staring up, his eyes fixed on the tiny black dot in the sky.

He had long anticipated that Red Lotus would be unable to do anything to Magneto. The strategic purpose of Red Lotus was only to consume all the metal controlled by the opponent and further attract his attention.

Facing this majestic old man who was called Mutant Bipolar together with Professor X and had a more prominent reputation, Xu Yue never had any contempt for him. With his current strength of just entering the second level, he could never be a match for Magneto, so the real main attacker was someone else.

All he had to do was to contain the consumption.

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In the sky, Magneto, with faint traces of blood oozing from the corners of his eyes, lightly pressed his forehead. When the red lotus forcibly tore open the binding force field, the ensuing backlash also made the old man, who was nearly 80 years old, feel the long-lost pain in his brain.

But that's all. After a few days of rest, this minor mental injury will be completely healed. After massaging the temples with the thumbs for a while, the tingling inside the brain will be slightly reduced.

Feeling his groggy mind regaining consciousness, Magneto breathed a sigh of relief this time and released his right hand that was massaging his forehead. He wiped the wet bloodstains from the corners of his eyes and looked down in a daze.

The Devil's Island was no longer visible below, and only the brilliant flames blooming in the hazy white mist were extremely eye-catching. The flames rising into the sky were so bright that even he, who was high in the sky, felt a little dazzling.

"Xinhuo? How come I haven't heard of this name before..."

Rubbing the moisture between his fingertips, Magneto murmured to himself in the thick night. But before he could finish his words, a strong sense of crisis suddenly emerged in his heart, causing his expression to suddenly change, and he looked up quickly.

"Crack!!"

There was a loud rumbling thunder in the sky, and then a blue lightning pillar that reached from sky to earth came crashing down in front of Magneto's horrified gaze.

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High in the sky, the Sun Chaser, wrapped all over with golden threads, stood quietly in the sea of ​​clouds. Above the deck, Storm, who had long been teleported away from the battlefield, was now floating above with white eyes, and her black cloak fluttered behind her.

The raging hurricane supported her figure, and above her head was a thick cloud curtain flashing with lightning. A huge amount of thunder power gathered and roared under her control.

Only after hearing the violent sound of red lotus blooming below, she raised her arms and slammed them down suddenly. Then, a huge bolt of lightning that could be considered a lightning pillar fell from the center of the cloud curtain above her head.

The azure light of lightning illuminated the deck of the Sun Chaser at the rear. At the same time, the Night Walker who was holding onto the Phantom Cat's shoulder on the deck also disappeared instantly when the thunder struck.

(End of this chapter)