I, The Dragon Overlord

Chapter 450 - Burning Los Angeles

“Why do we have to leave our homes?! What the hell is the army doing?!”

“I pay so much tax to the government every year and this is the result? Where did our tax money go? What do we spend our money on? Are the hundreds of billions of dollars spent each year on national defense just a joke? I strongly demand that the United States Government publish its books to see if some assholes have embezzled all our tax money!”

On a street in Los Angeles, a middle-class man was talking to a TV reporter while packing up his household belongings with his relatives.

The reporter and cameraman who were satisfied with the film and television material, let the middle-class man go and found the next interviewee.

The beautiful reporter held the microphone and asked, “Good say, I am a reporter from ABC news. Can I ask your opinions about the monster heading here from the Pacific? What are your views on what the president is doing?”

“Opinions? I just want to say fuck the president. If there is another election, I’m not voting for him again!”

A black man gave a vicious middle finger, and all the expletives coming from his mouth were censored.

“Hey, you know what, Los Angeles has four million people. It’s the second-largest city in the United States of America. It’s the home of the world-famous LA Lakers and Hollywood. It’s a cultural center of the USA, but the White House is telling us to evacuate in two days! How am I supposed to do that? Do you know how valuable my property here is? How could I bring it out of the city!?”

A white man agitatedly shouted. He could be described as angry, but even if he was cursing the upper echelons of the United States, his hands were moving so fast as he packed up his baggage and rode away in his pickup truck.

“Viewers, this is the situation in Los Angeles today. As the second largest city in the United States of America, there is the great Hollywood and the LA Lakers team, but seeing the situation today, people are running away like Syrian refugee camps.”

“Every family is fleeing and abandoning their property that they have accumulated over the years. I know that the American people like to overspend and do not have much property to speak of, but everyone definitely owes the banks a bunch of money. Now that the whole of Los Angeles is shut down, can the government help us pay back what we can’t?”

“We can see from today’s situation that even the lowest level of the public no longer supports the president. I doubt that he will be re-elected after his term. Look, there is another car fleeing. Isn’t that Scarlett? Even Hollywood stars are leaving as quickly as possible.”

The TV reporter was still reporting, and the President of the United States at the Pentagon angrily slapped the table and said, “Bullshit. This is all bullshit! These news reporters are leading public opinion, and their reports are false! Los Angeles itself is the territory of the Democratic Party, of course, they will not support me!”

“Look at this bunch of assholes, since they say we made them lose their property, they shouldn’t run. They should just hug their teddy bears to sleep. Their words might sound good to themselves, but each one is escaping faster than the other!”

“These SJWs, you think I don’t want to stop Typhon? I would if it didn’t result in useless sacrifices. We should arm these assholes and send them to fight on the frontlines. When Typhon lands on the coast of Los Angeles, I want to see how bravely you can resist!”

The president was furious. He pulled out his phone and sent a tweet, scolding the reporter.

“Mr. President, be careful of what you say!”

The Secretary of State hastened to stop the president’s babbling. If some of his words got out, it would be a big deal.

But others in the Pentagon pretended not to hear the president’s words. At this moment, they were simply not in the mood for infighting and were dissatisfied with this ABC news for trying to stir up trouble during a crisis.

“Mr. President, something big is happening!”

The one watching Typhon came running in panic, and his frightening words made everyone look aghast.

“Mr. President, your prophecy has been fulfilled. Typhon, which was still in the Pacific Ocean, suddenly accelerated its speed. Like magic, it instantly crossed the last one hundred and fifty nautical miles and is now on the west coast. I’m afraid that the masses in Los Angeles will really have to face this monster directly!”

There was silence in the Pentagon command room as all eyes were on the President.

“Hey, I’m not a prophet. I’m just saying things off the top of my head. I don’t want the great people of the United States of America to face these monsters. Its speeding up has nothing to do with me.”

After a second of silence, the entire command room was in turmoil. Those present knew that it had nothing to do with the president’s rambling, but now Los Angeles was in big trouble.

This might be the first time an external invasion happened since the founding of the United States of America, and this would be a huge disaster.

“Quickly, evacuate the people of Los Angeles!”

“It’s too late. Too many people are blocking the road!”

“Then let them all go home. It's more dangerous outside!”

“Where did Typhons land in Los Angeles?”

In the designated suburban location.”

“We’re still lucky. If Typhon appeared in a much more urbanized place, then I’m afraid that hundreds of thousands of people would be injured or killed.”

“......”

Just as the top brass was relieved, Los Angeles had already become hell.

The blue sky had turned a fiery red, and the once calm sea had begun to bubble as the city’s temperature rose drastically. In the blink of an eye, the temperature had exceeded forty degrees, bringing Los Angeles into the full swing of summer.

The searing heat of the air made people’s mouths dry. On the outskirts of Los Angeles, a monster more than 300 meters and covered with hundreds of snakes stepped on the coast.

“Monster, the monster is coming!!!”

Although the ABC news reporter was in the urban area, Typhon’s arrival had caused atmospheric changes to the entire region. From far away, the appearance of the titanic monster made the reporter scream.

The road was clogged with cars honking frantically. At this time, no one was going to abide by traffic laws anymore. Every car was rampaging. The high occupancy rate of vehicles in the United States and the millions of people fleeing at the same time caused serious consequences. The streets of Los Angeles were almost completely blocked, and escaping the city by cars became impossible.

“Give up the car. We can’t run anymore!! Head for the basements or back to our homes. That’s the only way to survive!”

The streets were full of screaming people. Children were crying and people were smashing glass. In the face of human crisis, material goods were simply useless. Their only goal was to survive.

“ROOOOOAR—”

The earth-shattering roar came from the coast. Huge waves of boiling water covered the ground above. The topography of Los Angeles began to change. A huge wave suddenly turned into magma. Instead of a tsunami made of water, it was a tsunami made of magma.

Red magma turned into a wave and hit the suburbs of Los Angeles, causing the whole city to be on fire!

This was Typhon, the symbol of volcanic eruptions!