Shen Feng was trying his best to fly, but the glider's speed in the sky was too slow. If he abandoned the glider, his speed would be even slower. Thanks to the glider's streamlined design, he could fly faster. Shen Feng regretted not being on land. If he were on land, he could instantly unleash supersonic speeds and quickly escape the explosion zone.
Thirty kilometers away from the battlefield, Shen Feng's luck seemed to have run out. Wang Feiying saw a meteor appear in the distant sky. This meteor was rapidly streaking across the heavens from afar, plummeting into the depths of the sea. This was, of course, not a real meteor. In fact, it would have been better if it were a real meteor, as it couldn't possibly be worse than a nuclear bomb.
"Master, an attack is coming!" Wang Feiying shouted to Shen Feng as soon as he saw this.
Shen Feng bit his lip, concentrating his mind even harder, and then unleashed his ability. The "Wind King's Barrier" was instantly deployed, with ten layers of barriers erected at once, tightly protecting him and Wang Feiying. He simultaneously said to Wang Feiying, "Don't look back later! And be prepared for the impact."
Wang Feiying felt his master's fear. This was the first time he had seen Shen Feng so flustered, but it was understandable. Anyone facing a nuclear attack would find it difficult to remain calm.
"Boom..." A fierce firelight erupted from the center of the battlefield. The nuclear bomb detonated directly at an altitude of five hundred meters. The firelight from the explosion had formed a sun, and in an instant, the battlefield between the sea beasts and humans was engulfed in flames.
In the blink of an eye, all matter on the battlefield began to evaporate, including the fleet. Everything on the battlefield virtually disappeared. How had the sea beasts ever witnessed such a scene? They were stunned for a moment, and then, in the next instant, they lost all consciousness as their bodies also vanished.
Although the sea beasts on the surface were easily killed, some managed to survive this perilous situation. The thermal energy of a nuclear bomb is extremely high, but seawater is one of the liquids with the highest specific heat capacity in the world. The moment the firelight appeared, the several meters of seawater on the surface were instantly evaporated. A massive bowl-shaped depression suddenly appeared in the sea, formed by the immense pressure.
Over a dozen sea beasts were hiding in the deep sea. Even in the deep sea regions of tropical areas, the temperature was close to zero degrees Celsius. The high heat and pressure could not harm these deep-sea sea beasts.
However, the sea beasts on the surface were killed almost instantly. The area covered by the firelight was filled with white light, and the seawater continued to boil and evaporate. The immense pressure and heat alone were enough to instantly kill all living creatures on the surrounding sea surface.
The explosion zone became incredibly quiet, as if all sound had been lost. The world turned silent, and everything returned to nothingness at that moment.
Wang Feiying couldn't help but look back at that moment, as he didn't want to miss such a classic scene. Most people would never witness the moment of a nuclear explosion in their lifetime, and he had this opportunity now, so he had to seize it.
The moment he looked back, Wang Feiying was instantly blinded. The intense light made it impossible for him to perceive any other light. His eyes were filled with a vast expanse of white, and he could see nothing. Upon realizing this, Wang Feiying panicked and quickly shouted to Shen Feng, "Master, I can't see anything. Am I blind?"
Wang Feiying was filled with immense fear, as his greatest worry was becoming permanently blind. If it truly came to that, his entire life would be ruined.
Shen Feng dared not look back either, because if he did, he too would inevitably be blinded. The power of a nuclear bomb was incredibly immense. Let alone any ability users, even if all the sea beasts in the world were present, they would all be killed without exception.
"Grab my clothes and don't let go, or you'll surely die. You just don't listen, kid. If you had listened to me obediently, nothing like this would be happening now." Shen Feng couldn't help but scold his disciple. If he had done as he was told, nothing would have happened, but young people nowadays just didn't listen.
Wang Feiying immediately complied, closing his eyes tightly. His hands fumbled until he found Shen Feng's shoulder and grabbed it with all his might, not daring to let go. He was also worried that if he let go, he would fall into the water and die instantly.
Shen Feng was facing away from the battlefield at this moment, but the intense light still made it difficult for him to keep his eyes open. He could only fly with great effort. This was only the first stage of the nuclear explosion. The people and sea beasts at the center of the explosion were mostly dead, but Shen Feng had not yet left the blast radius. The shockwave would appear later.
Shen Feng gritted his teeth and persevered. He could feel his stamina being constantly depleted, but his speed had reached its maximum and could not be increased further. He could only endure the incoming shockwave head-on.
This was Shen Feng's first encounter with a nuclear attack, and he now understood the terrifying nature of human technology. There was no doubt that humanity possessed the ability to destroy the world. As for whether he could still survive under such circumstances, that was entirely uncertain.
Before he could think much further, the shockwave arrived. The ten layers of barriers created by Shen Feng were destroyed in an instant, followed by the glider being blown apart like dry leaves. The titanium alloy frame and the wings made of fossilized materials were destroyed in an instant. The powerful shockwave could topple sturdy buildings in an instant, let alone a small glider. It simply could not withstand the shockwave brought by the nuclear bomb.
Shen Feng felt as if his entire body had been run over by a car. His body was completely out of control, swept away by the shockwave and flying uncontrollably into the distance. Wang Feiying, at this moment, had completely lost his voice, and it was unknown whether he was alive or dead.
The massive shockwave generated by the nuclear explosion blew Shen Feng and Wang Feiying tens of kilometers away in just a few minutes. It was fortunate that Wang Feiying had held onto Shen Feng's clothes tightly; otherwise, the now unconscious Wang Feiying would have fallen into the water.
During the period of being blown away by the shockwave, Shen Feng tried desperately to control his body, but he was completely unable to do so. He could only reach out and grab his disciple, being blown backward like dust. At this moment, Shen Feng also felt his body being damaged. Even if his body could withstand the shockwave, he could not resist the intense radiation produced by the nuclear explosion. He could only watch as his body was gradually destroyed.
"What rotten luck. I wonder if I can still survive under such intense radiation!" Shen Feng thought sorrowfully in his heart.
As he was blown away, Shen Feng also witnessed a scene that he would never forget in his life. A massive mushroom cloud appeared in the distant sky, surging upwards and piercing the sky. Shen Feng knew that this was because the intense airflow generated by the nuclear bomb had penetrated the stratosphere and troposphere, making it look as if the sky had been broken through by the mushroom.
The light was no longer intense, and he could vaguely see everything happening in the distant sky. However, this shock left an indelible impression on Shen Feng. Such immense energy, estimated to be ten million tons of TNT equivalent, was already overwhelming, not to mention the countless radiation that followed. Shen Feng had no way to deal with this radiation. In his plans, he had never expected to encounter such an attack.
But at this moment, Shen Feng couldn't even protect himself and could only be carried further away by the shockwave. Along the way, Shen Feng saw many fighter jets being caught by the shockwave. Some fighter jets withstood the damage from the shockwave, but some were destroyed in an instant.
Seeing this, Shen Feng could only say "serves them right." These people had concocted a scheme and used nuclear bombs to attack the sea beasts. The people on hundreds of ships became their escorts. These soldiers were always innocent, yet the commanders simply flew away. Now they had underestimated the power of the nuclear bomb, and being caught and killed by the shockwave could only be considered retribution.
After being blown away for thirty kilometers, Shen Feng finally managed to stabilize his body. Fortunately, he had escaped in time and was far from the nuclear explosion zone. Otherwise, during the nuclear explosion, he would have been instantly vaporized by the intense light without even a chance to think.
After stabilizing his body, Shen Feng quickly checked Wang Feiying, who was slumped on his back. Wang Feiying was completely unconscious at this moment. His level was too low, and his body's reinforcement was far inferior to Shen Feng's. Shen Feng could survive the shockwave, but Wang Feiying was barely clinging to life.
"What an inauspicious start. I must get ashore quickly and find a place to get treated," Shen Feng thought silently. He was currently hovering in mid-air, holding the unconscious Wang Feiying, and flying eastward. At this moment, there were two suns in the sky, and in Shen Feng's eyes, the sun over the sea was even more dazzling than the sun in the sky. This place was not suitable for lingering; staying here any longer would be unbearable for his body.
Shen Feng also remembered something important. Ke Yiming and Yun Laizhe had once told him that when they passed through the Marshall Islands, they had been injured by radiation. After all, dozens of nuclear bombs had exploded in that archipelago, and the nuclear radiation on these islands must have been extremely powerful. Although they had barely survived, they had lost a layer of skin.
After being affected by the nuclear radiation, Ke Yiming and the other had shown signs of physical collapse, and their skin was festering. If things had continued normally, both would have died. However, they eventually thought of a solution: cultivating ability users who could heal the body. They were very lucky and managed to cultivate twenty ability users using an evolution crystal they possessed, one of whom was capable of healing.
Shen Feng now knew that his body might be failing. Being attacked by a nuclear explosion at such close range, even if he withstood the shockwave, he could not withstand the nuclear radiation. He had to find an ability user who could heal him and treat his body.
Shen Feng had hardly rested at sea and finally reached the shore after two days, completely exhausted.
This was Ireland, a relatively large island with a significant population. Because it was an island, it had not encountered too much danger during the apocalypse. Zombies and mutated beasts could not cross the vast ocean to reach the island. The people on the island only needed to resist attacks from mutated birds each year.
After landing, Shen Feng saw widespread reports. Almost everyone was celebrating the fact that they had jointly killed more than half of the giant sea beasts. Almost everyone believed that there would be no more danger at sea in the future.
"What a bunch of scoundrels, they don't even know their own people have been killed!" Shen Feng cursed inwardly, then began searching for a hospital with Wang Feiying. It had to be said that Shen Feng's reputation was quite significant. The moment he appeared, he was immediately surrounded by many people, and then someone specifically took Shen Feng to the hospital.