I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods-Chapter 416 - 74: Release

The ten-kilometer radius is the maximum effective killing range of the nuclear explosion.

After all, this nuclear bomb only has a yield of forty thousand tons of TNT, and extending its destructive power to a ten-kilometer area is already quite a feat.

Coincidentally, Mokaka's camp was right at the edge of that destructive reach.

The nuclear shockwave that reached here no longer had the force to annihilate everything in its path, so when it collided with the protective shield that Mokaka had set up in advance, it merely caused ripples and didn't harm the people inside.

Mokaka stepped out of the supply warehouse looking bewildered, somewhat unable to grasp the current situation.

She truly couldn't understand why the bomb detonated directly over the Corpse Lake instead of exploding overhead.

However, this could be considered a blessing amid misfortune...

According to the surveillance and statistics of the drones, the nuclear explosion caused no casualties in the camp this time.

The protective shield remained intact, and although people were frightened, most were physically unharmed.

As for the situation outside the camp... it was far more tragic.

Lake Town, located in the Corpse Lake, suffered total annihilation, with no survivors.

The adjacent forest and beach areas also experienced heavy casualties.

Since the marauders there could not find hiding places, even seeking refuge in the water or swamps, they perished due to high temperatures and shockwaves.

The condition of the industrial zone was somewhat better, but the radiation caused countless electronic devices to malfunction instantly, resulting in numerous horrific incidents.

None of this concerns the camp, however.

"Phew..."

Watching the dissipating nuclear fireball, Yun You let out a long sigh of relief.

As long as Mokaka's camp was safe, her objective was fulfilled.

"Let's retreat, Yuanbao. Head back to the ground, Mokaka and the others might be getting anxious..."

The young girl stretched lazily, ready to leave the underground pipes.

But at that moment, she noticed Yuanbao still in a dazed state, blankly staring at the observation screen.

No... to be precise, there was now an additional expression of... despair.

It was a kind of despair, as if she had seen her own tragic end.

In the past, Yun You had only seen such an expression on the faces of enemies she had eliminated.

"Eh...?"

The young girl was also taken aback.

She wanted to ask Yuanbao what was wrong, but the latter spoke first, trembling...

"It's over."

"Wu Ming... it's all over..."

"We should have guessed it would act this way, we should have realized it!"

Hearing this, Yun You felt a bit lost, instinctively asking, "Realize what?"

"Realize the true purpose of the nuclear bomb's owner!"

Yuanbao clenched her fists tightly, gritting her teeth: "Think about it, Jiang Xing was not afraid of death to achieve his goal, which has already surpassed the so-called 'conflict of interests,' for there's no interest more important than one's life!"

"He probably has a goal close to an 'ideal'..."

"My personal guess is that Jiang Xing... or perhaps the mastermind behind him, aimed not only to destroy Mokaka's camp but to make everyone on the Floating Island his playthings."

"Although the nuclear bomb is powerful, it is obviously impossible to suppress everyone on the island at once."

"But there is one item, a crucial item located within the Corpse Lake, that relates to the fate of the island's residents... and even the entire Floating Island!"

"If it were destroyed, then..."

At this point, Yun You understood, her previously rosy complexion gradually turning pale with no trace of blood.

Yuanbao's words made perfect sense.

To outsiders, that nuclear bomb might seem to have been detonated recklessly, with no tangible effect.

But Yun You knew clearly that the bomber's purpose had been quietly achieved.

Without a doubt, the item Yuanbao referred to, which decided the fate of the Floating Island, was the blue crystal in the corner of the Corpse Lake.

People habitually called it the—Reality Stabilizer.

On the Floating Island, the number of humans that have died might have exceeded a million, possibly nearing ten million.

Due to the lack of a recycling and effective discharge system, all the corpses and blood of the deceased cannot leave the island.

They either become the marauders' food and drink or pile up, eventually flowing into the Corpse Lake.

This has caused the Corpse Lake to exceed the total capacity of casualties that a large-scale battle could produce.

The most troublesome aspect is that the people who died on the Floating Island often endured extreme torture before death, suffering pain beyond what soldiers on the battlefield could imagine, naturally resulting in immense resentment.

This resentment combined with the blood and corpses formed the current Corpse Lake.

Unquestionably, this wretched place is practically a cradle for the power of the "Death Domain," and under normal circumstances, it can continuously create large Death Domains, even producing more terrifying existences.

The only reason the Floating Island remains stable is due to the suppression of the Reality Stabilizer.

However, the Reality Stabilizer has never been omnipotent.

Its role is only to "suppress" and not to "diminish."

In other words, the resentful and "abnormal powers" contained in the Corpse Lake have never decreased, only accumulating more and more... more and more...

The Reality Stabilizer must not be destroyed; this is a consensus among every prisoner on the Floating Island.

Because if destroyed, their fate would be far worse than mere death.

People say that no one is better at tormenting than humans, but in the face of certain Death Domain powers, even the most seasoned executioners would be ashamed by comparison.

So, even if there were no protective facilities around the Reality Stabilizer and it was as fragile as paper, no one dared to touch it.

But now... the blue crystal that symbolized stability and hope turned to dust in the first wave of the nuclear fireball.

This also means the Corpse Lake no longer needs to suppress its power.

It will turn this island into a genuine Purgatory...

That was the real objective of the nuclear bomb's owner, who didn't want to spare anyone.

"Let's go...!"

Yun You grabbed Yuanbao's hand and dashed out, not daring to hesitate a moment.

Cold sweat had already soaked through her clothes.

She couldn't fathom what the Corpse Lake could spawn, yet the Apprentice Death God's instinct for danger was urging her to run! Not running would likely result in death.

Yun You couldn't care about anything else; she just wanted to escape with Yuanbao, Mokaka... along with Tian En!

However... upon exiting the underground pipes and instinctively looking up at the sky, she realized she couldn't leave.

For the Floating Island at that moment was wrapped in a web of blood-red threads.

The threads emerged from the Corpse Lake, enveloping the entire Floating Island region at light speed.

The Death Domain had finally appeared.