I, from the Celestial Empire, have parachuted into Teyvat.

This was the second meeting since the series of unexpected events that occurred today, and it lasted for twenty minutes.

After the meeting, the Senate made a momentous decision—to release the recording to the entire planet Earth.

Around 11:30 p.m. that day, China time, the Grand Elder began his global live broadcast speech.

Although it was late, the tense situation meant that almost all of China's hundreds of millions of people were unable to sleep. Many were worried that the situation would turn against them, while countless people in countries outside of China were also closely watching the developments of the conflict between China and the United States. Therefore, the Grand Elder's global live broadcast speech immediately attracted the attention of the entire world.

At the start of the live broadcast, the Grand Elder announced several pieces of news: first, China had entered a state of full combat readiness; second, the Third and Seventh Fleets of the United States had entered the East China Sea, and the Eastern Fleet of China had dispatched warships to intercept them.

These first two pieces of news can be said to have put the hearts of all the viewers watching the live broadcast on the entire planet in their throats.

After all, this situation can be described as a powder keg igniting a fuse.

However, what the Grand Elder said next during the live stream left everyone briefly confused.

"We understand that the soldiers of the M-Nation fleet are obeying orders they cannot control. I urge all M-Nation soldiers who are still conscious to abandon all actions. Because you are carrying out wrong orders, your high command has been completely controlled by external forces! You are not serving the people and government of M-Nation, but serving an evil external force. China also calls on the entire planet to unite and fight against this external invasion. This is not a war of one nation, this is a war of the entire planet."

After he finished speaking, the Grand Elder played the recorded content live on a global broadcast.

The recording caused an immediate sensation worldwide.

Anyone following the current situation through various media outlets—the internet, television, and mobile phones—was taken aback.

Because the content of this recording is simply too astonishing.

The president of Country M has been imprisoned, the director of the intelligence agency has been possessed, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Country M, Byholkin, has been assassinated, and most of the top leadership of Country M has fallen under the control of this mysterious force. This mysterious force intends to destroy the entire planet by instigating a world war...

Inside the Senate, countless staff members were rushing around, and the entire Senate was operating at high speed.

Just half an hour ago, the military suddenly received news that the US Third and Seventh Fleets had entered the East China Sea. The military headquarters has ordered the Eastern Fleet to dispatch warships to intercept the US fleet. This emergency situation has also mobilized the entire Senate instantly.

At this point, it's like an arrow on a bowstring, a powder keg already placed in front of everyone; the slightest misstep could trigger a deafening explosion.

Meanwhile, in such a critical situation, Ivan also received an urgent message from the Grand Elder and was now hurrying to the Grand Elder's office.

Upon arriving at the Grand Elder's office, Ivan saw that the door was ajar, so he pushed it open and went inside.

At this moment, the Grand Elder, Zhang Changyun, and Chen Lu were all in the office, and Ivan showed a surprised expression.

"Director Chen, didn't you just return to the Security Bureau?"

Chen Lu said in a deep voice, "Commander Yi, some emergency situation has occurred, and I have no choice but to turn back halfway."

At this moment, the Grand Elder beckoned to Ivan and said, "Little Ivan, come here and listen to this."

Ivan walked to the Grand Elder's desk, took a pair of headphones from the Grand Elder, put them on and listened for a while. As time passed, a look of shock appeared on Ivan's face.

Where did you get these recordings?

Chen Lu said, "This information was just transmitted back from Huacheng, M Country by our Security Bureau's field operations department. When the major fleets of M Country made unusual moves today, our people infiltrated the vicinity of the Presidential Palace to wait for an opportunity. When some high-ranking officials of M Country rushed to the Presidential Palace today, our people found an opportunity to infiltrate the listening equipment and recorded this conversation."

"Arrogance, one of the original seven destructive beings, along with the Tree of Imaginary Numbers and the Sea of ​​Quanta..."

Ivan repeated some of the content from the recording, a brainstorming session raging in his mind.

The amount of information in these recordings was so vast that even he was shocked.

Back when Ivan was still on Earth in his previous life, the parent company behind the game Genshin Impact was dedicated to creating its own crossover game universe similar to the Marvel movies. They proposed the ultimate concept of a universe called the Imaginary Tree and the Quantum Sea. Under this concept, countless worlds with different civilizations and environments were born on the Imaginary Tree. Different worlds could give birth to magic, as well as technology, and any kind of civilization could appear.

Before Ivan's journey, many people speculated that Teyvat was one of the worlds located on the Imaginary Tree, and some information existing on Teyvat also indirectly reflected this conjecture. Today, however, this conjecture has been verified for the first time in such an unexpected way.

Moreover, the arrogant words also revealed an even more startling truth.

That is the universe Ivan is in now, the universe where this blue planet is located, which is also a leaf on the tree of imaginary numbers!

The Grand Elder said, "Xiao Yi, a lot of the content in this recording involves information related to the aura of destruction, so I urgently called you here. Do you have any clues about the information mentioned by the person in the recording who calls himself arrogant?"

Ivan nodded slightly.

"All the information stated in the recording should be true..."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions became extremely solemn.

Zhang Changyun then said, "In other words, the president of the United States has indeed been imprisoned by this self-proclaimed arrogant so-called destroyer, and it now controls most of the top leadership of the United States government... I never expected that our opponent would be a species beyond the comprehension of humans on Earth."

Ivan nodded again: "However, judging from the content of the listening recording, this self-proclaimed arrogant destroyer is currently seriously injured. Although it is beyond the scope of human understanding, it can only operate within the framework of humanity with the help of humans. This is our opportunity."

The Grand Elder rose and said in a low voice, "Notify everyone to convene another emergency meeting of the Senate."

Ten minutes later, the Senate held another emergency meeting.

This was the second meeting since the series of unexpected events that occurred today, and it lasted for twenty minutes.

After the meeting, the Senate made a momentous decision—to release the recording to the entire planet Earth.

Around 11:30 p.m. that day, China time, the Grand Elder began his global live broadcast speech.

Although it was late, the tense situation meant that almost all of China's hundreds of millions of people were unable to sleep. Many were worried that the situation would turn against them, while countless people in countries outside of China were also closely watching the developments of the conflict between China and the United States. Therefore, the Grand Elder's global live broadcast speech immediately attracted the attention of the entire world.

At the start of the live broadcast, the Grand Elder announced several pieces of news: first, China had entered a state of full combat readiness; second, the Third and Seventh Fleets of the United States had entered the East China Sea, and the Eastern Fleet of China had dispatched warships to intercept them.

These first two pieces of news can be said to have put the hearts of all the viewers watching the live broadcast on the entire planet in their throats.

After all, this situation can be described as a powder keg igniting a fuse.

However, what the Grand Elder said next during the live stream left everyone briefly confused.

"We understand that the soldiers of the M-Nation fleet are obeying orders they cannot control. I urge all M-Nation soldiers who are still conscious to abandon all actions. Because you are carrying out wrong orders, your high command has been completely controlled by external forces! You are not serving the people and government of M-Nation, but serving an evil external force. China also calls on the entire planet to unite and fight against this external invasion. This is not a war of one nation, this is a war of the entire planet."

After he finished speaking, the Grand Elder played the recorded content live on a global broadcast.

The recording caused an immediate sensation worldwide.

Anyone following the current situation through various media outlets—the internet, television, and mobile phones—was taken aback.

Because the content of this recording is simply too astonishing.

The president of Country M has been imprisoned, the director of the intelligence agency has been possessed, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Country M, Byholkin, has been assassinated, and most of the top leadership of Country M has fallen under the control of this mysterious force. This mysterious force intends to destroy the entire planet by instigating a world war...

These unbelievable stories shocked everyone, and global public opinion reacted as if a bomb had been detonated.

With a bang, it exploded completely.

Chapter 472 plunging the world into chaos

With the end of the Grand Elder's global live broadcast, the moment the recording was released, public opinion worldwide was completely ignited, both domestically and internationally.

"The president of the United States has been imprisoned, the director of the intelligence agency has been possessed, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, Behoklin, has been killed, and most of the top officials of the United States have fallen into the control of this mysterious force. This mysterious force intends to destroy the entire planet by instigating a world war... Am I dreaming?"

"First it was another world, then economic sanctions and blockade war, and now alien creatures are invading and trying to destroy Earth... Am I crazy, or has this world gone mad?"

"I knew the Americans wouldn't be stupid enough to start a war with China at this critical juncture."

"Could this recording be a staged event orchestrated by China to end this dispute? Is there really no external invading force?"

As the news spread, some people began to question the authenticity of the recording.

However, the doubts were quickly dispelled, as more and more information came to light and people found that the claim of fake recordings was simply untenable.

"According to the official Chinese statement, the recording was made by Chinese agents at the US presidential palace after China noticed the abnormal behavior of the US. I think that should be true."

“I live near the Presidential Palace in Huacheng, M country. Just an hour ago, I heard the sound of a large-scale shooting coming from the direction of the Presidential Palace. At first, I thought I had misheard, but when I saw police cars running all over the streets, I realized that things were not so simple.”

"So, something really happened at the Presidential Palace in Country M? Has anyone gone to check the area around the Presidential Palace?"

"There's no way to get close at all. The area around the Presidential Palace is now surrounded by police and military personnel. Nobody knows what's going on inside the Presidential Palace."

"Damn it, could it really be that an external force has infiltrated? Does that mean the US fleet's current provocations against China were indeed a wrong order? Wouldn't the US military conduct a second verification of such an order?"

"Didn't you listen to that recording? The US military has been completely controlled, and now the military is full of people from that force."

So far, China has largely achieved its goal of releasing the recording at great risk, and the resulting media frenzy has also brought about strong reactions from various countries.

Within a short period of time, the Senate began receiving a constant stream of emergency calls from governments around the world, all of them seeking confirmation of the authenticity of the information from China.

Meanwhile, chaos began to emerge within the country of M.

The first to be thrown into chaos were the major fleets of the United States that were approaching China.

Although the military's channels for receiving information from the outside world are strictly controlled when carrying out missions, the current public opinion is too overwhelming. Some US officers on the front lines saw the relevant news and received some information from within the US. They realized that something was wrong and decided to disobey their superiors' orders and temporarily suspend all operations.

For example, when the lead ships of the US Third and Seventh Fleets intruded into the East China Sea, they actually changed course and withdrew from the East China Sea when Chinese intercepting warships tried to intercept them.

Next came Hwaseong.

The gunshots that netizens heard earlier were not hallucinations; they were the sounds of guards under control inside the presidential palace shooting at Vice President Yeruvich and his entourage. Finally, the area around the presidential palace was cleared out to establish absolute control.

The sudden gunfire at the Presidential Palace prompted Hwaseong police to arrive at the scene within minutes, where they engaged in the first exchange of fire with the guards who had taken control of the palace. Hwaseong police then requested backup from the Hwaseong National Guard, whose members arrived shortly afterward. However, they were not there to assist the Hwaseong police. As the Hwaseong police were stunned to be pierced by bullets fired from behind by the National Guard and fell into pools of blood, they realized that the eyes of every soldier in the reinforcements they had called for were bloodshot.

Yes, the National Guard has been collectively corrupted by the aura of destruction.

The position of Director of the M Country Intelligence Agency allows Arrogance to accomplish many things in a short period of time.

Gunshots, like firecrackers, erupted indoors in Hwaseong, frightening residents into hiding. Some even fled the city by car, causing traffic congestion on roads leading out of the city.

Inside the presidential office, Arrogant stood before the floor-to-ceiling window, listening to the chaotic gunfire and explosions outside, laughing wildly.

"That's it, that's it. Only chaos can bring destruction, and this is just the beginning."

The people who had been trapped in the office earlier dared not move in the face of more than a dozen dark gun barrels. Yeruvich's face was pale, but he still said, "Your idea will not come true. You can control the top officials of the military and the Ministry of Defense, but there are hundreds of thousands of junior officers in the army. You cannot control such a huge number. As long as someone notices that the order is not normal and suspends its execution, then your plan to ignite a world war will be in vain."

Arrogantly, he turned to look at Yeruvich and said with a sinister smile, "Human, you are right. I do not have absolute control over your army. First, your army is too numerous, and with my remaining strength after the losses, I cannot corrupt and control everyone in such a short time; second, I have no need to do so, I only need a portion of them."

Yeruvich was stunned. "You... what do you mean?"

"It's very simple."

Arrogantly, he extended a finger and pointed at the crowd.

"Your government's high-ranking officials who can make major decisions can be divided into two groups. One group is here, while the other group has been corrupted by the aura of destruction and turned into my 'compatriots,' becoming puppets completely under my control. Your government institutions are now in a state of absolute paralysis. At this moment, your government is completely under my control."

“Laughable creatures, you have completely misunderstood my intentions from the beginning. For me, the process is not important; the ultimate destruction is what matters.”

Upon hearing this, Yeruvich's pupils suddenly contracted.

The conflict between the number one and number two countries on the entire planet is just a pretext to attract everyone's attention. When all countries focus on this military conflict between the two sides, the real chaos will arrive as expected.

If someone were to ask Yeruvich what the most powerful military force of the United States is, Yeruvich would never answer warships or fighter jets, because there is an answer to this question that every human on Earth knows: missiles.

The military can disobey erroneous orders from superiors, but the missile launch button in the hands of high command cannot.

Having figured everything out, Yeruvich was drenched in cold sweat.

Across from him, arrogance nodded slightly.

"Now, prepare to witness the start of this great chaos."