God-Tier Extraction Talent: Reincarnated in a Game-like World! Chapter 617: Final Minutes

"Activate the nuclear bomb," Everest said coldly. "Erase her, along with the entire western battlefield."

Everest’s voice was so cold it carried almost no trace of emotion as it slowly fell. Every word struck heavily against the hearts of everyone present, causing the entire command platform to instantly sink into a suffocating silence.

Several senior officers changed expressions almost at the same time.

"General!"

"Our people are still out there!"

"At least three thousand soldiers from the vanguard army haven’t withdrawn yet!"

One of the officers finally could not hold himself back any longer. His face was filled with shock and disbelief because, no matter how he looked at it, he had never imagined that Everest would issue such an almost insane order without the slightest hesitation just to eliminate a single enemy, directly abandoning an entire battalion.

Within it were not only hundreds of ordinary soldiers, but also many elite officers who had followed them through years of war and earned numerous distinguished achievements.

However, Everest merely swept a cold glance across him. There was not the slightest ripple of hesitation within those emotionless eyes.

"The dead are better than defeat. If that vampire is allowed to continue slaughtering, what we lose won’t be three thousand men, but the entire army. Even the whole western battlefield will completely collapse because of her."

No one dared to argue any further because they all understood perfectly well that the reason this man had become one of Edgeburn’s highest commanders was precisely because his ruthlessness always stood above every emotion.

In his eyes, there had never been such things as sacrifice or mercy, nor had anyone ever been worth stopping for even a moment of hesitation. The only thing that mattered was whether this war could ultimately be won.

"Carry out the order."

"Yes, sir!"

As the command was swiftly relayed, the entire Edgeburn rear immediately became incomparably busy. Large numbers of communications officers frantically contacted the units scattered across the battlefield, while one order after another spread continuously toward the front lines through the radio network.

At the same time, dozens of heavy transport vehicles responsible for escorting the special weapon slowly rolled out from the rear encampment and, under the protection of countless soldiers, rapidly gathered toward a vast open area that had already been completely cleared behind the battlefield.

Meanwhile, on the western battlefield...

No one knew that true death had already descended in complete silence.

Sarah still stood quietly amidst the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

The entire battlefield had long since transformed into a crimson world.

Thousands upon thousands of corpses lay scattered across the ground in every direction. Streams of blood continuously gathered into winding rivers, yet instead of sinking into the earth as they should have, the blood revolved slowly around Sarah as though it possessed a life of its own, making her appear like a queen born from endless blood itself. Simply standing there, she radiated a terrifying pressure that no one dared meet directly.

Ahead of her, a massive wave of machines launched another charge.

Rumble!

Their incomparably heavy steel footsteps trampled across the battlefield, causing the entire ground to shake violently with every advance. One energy cannon after another rapidly locked onto Sarah’s position, and hundreds of crimson energy beams tore through the sky almost simultaneously, carrying enough destructive force to obliterate an entire fortress as they poured toward her like a devastating torrent.

However, Sarah merely raised her right hand slightly.

Bzzz!

The blood suspended in midair instantly spread outward before condensing into an enormous crimson barrier directly before her in the blink of an eye. Every incoming energy blast that struck it disappeared without a trace as though sinking into a bottomless ocean. Even the violent shockwaves produced by the explosions were completely swallowed, failing to create the slightest ripple.

The next moment, Sarah waved her hand gently.

The surging sea of blood immediately transformed into thousands of incomparably sharp crimson spears that blanketed the entire mechanical army like an overwhelming rainstorm.

Puchi! Puchi! Puchi!

Countless heavily armored soldiers, along with the gigantic mechanical beasts, were pierced through completely at the same time.

Their incredibly durable armor was torn apart like paper before the blood spears, while their blazing engines erupted into one violent explosion after another. Towering flames and thick black smoke surged endlessly into the sky.

In the span of a single minute, the mechanical legion that had just launched its assault was completely nailed to the center of the battlefield. Not a single soldier was capable of taking even one more step forward.

In the distance, upon the walls of New Dawn Camp.

Countless players and civilians stared blankly at the scene before them, having long since lost the ability to speak. Every single one of them could only stand there in stunned silence, gazing at that figure bathed in blood while overwhelming waves crashed through their hearts.

"She... all by herself..."

"Actually stopped an entire legion..."

"Is this really power that a legion commander can possess?"

Even Anna slowly lowered the sword in her hand.

She knew perfectly well that if Sarah had not suddenly appeared at the most critical moment, the western defensive line would have already fallen completely. The New Dawn Camp standing behind them would never have remained standing until now.

At that very moment, Darius, Sophie’s uncle, who had been standing at the highest point of the city wall, suddenly frowned slightly.

His gray eyes slowly shifted toward the distant battlefield.

There, a special unit that had never joined the battle until now was rapidly retreating toward the rear.

Not only that, even the numerous Edgeburn soldiers who had been launching endless waves of attacks moments ago were now withdrawing from the battlefield like a receding tide, as though they were unwilling to remain there for even a single second longer.

This scene was simply too abnormal.

"Something’s wrong."

At the same time, Sarah also stopped attacking.

She quietly watched the enemy forces continuously falling back. Her crimson eyes flickered faintly, yet she did not immediately choose to pursue them because she understood perfectly well that, judging by Edgeburn’s usual methods, they would never voluntarily abandon an offensive while holding an absolute advantage, much less withdraw their entire army from the battlefield without reason.

Unless they were preparing to use something even more terrifying.

At the Edgeburn rear, accompanied by a deep, heavy mechanical rumble, a steel launch platform more than twenty meters tall slowly rose into the air.

Countless mechanical arms rapidly unfolded at the same time, firmly securing a gigantic missile over ten meters in length, its entire surface covered with pitch black runes and intricate metallic patterns that continuously radiated a destructive aura so overwhelming that it was almost impossible to breathe.

Even from several thousand meters away, anyone who laid eyes upon it instinctively felt a fear born from the deepest instincts of life itself, as though the moment it truly descended, everything beneath this heaven and earth would be brought to its end.

Several technicians responsible for operating the weapon continuously entered the final sets of data.

"Coordinates locked."

"Blast radius calculations complete."

"Energy core stable."

"Bomb entering final launch sequence."

Listening to the constant stream of reports echoing beside him, Everest slowly walked to the very front of the launch platform.

His gaze passed over the endless steel legion before finally settling upon the land that had already been completely dyed red by blood.

Sarah still stood there. She was like an insurmountable, indestructible barrier, firmly blocking the advance of the entire Edgeburn Army.

A few moments later, Everest slowly raised his right hand.

"Begin the countdown."

As the order slowly fell, a cold, emotionless mechanical announcement echoed throughout the entire launch platform at the exact same moment.

"Nuclear Bomb activated."

"Final countdown..."

"Sixty seconds."