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

"Let me declare war on your world on your behalf."

As soon as the words were spoken, dozens of intercontinental ballistic missiles soared into the sky from dozens of military bases across the United States, heading in all directions...

Chapter 473 Despair Under the Night Sky

The capital of the Cherry Blossom Country.

The capital city is one of the ten largest cities in Japan, with a long history, and is highly favored by Japanese historians.

At the same time, the pace of life is much slower in the capital city, the largest city in the country of Sakura. Therefore, the capital city is also rated as one of the three most livable cities in the country of Sakura. It was for this reason that Anzai Ryo and his family moved to this ancient city three years ago.

It was around 11:30 p.m. when Anzai Ryo, as usual, went to an izakaya near the company after get off work.

As a regular at the izakaya, the owner brought out his favorite drink along with its cup as soon as Anzai Ryo sat down.

"Mr. Anzai, what brings you to my humble shop so late today?"

Faced with his boss's smiling question, Anxi Liang placed his briefcase on the empty seat next to him, poured himself a glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp before speaking: "The project at the company was a bit tricky today, so I had to work overtime for a while, but fortunately the work is finished."

"So it was overtime... I feel like Mr. Anzai has been working overtime more often lately."

Anxi Liang sighed and said, "It's alright. The main problem is that our company sells electrical appliances. Due to the impact of new technologies from China, our company needs to continue to urgently adjust the channels of our upstream suppliers. So we have been in contact with China recently. We've been busy lately, but we'll get through this period. It's better than working overtime every day in Dongcheng."

The bartender, wiping glasses behind the counter, asked, "Mr. Anzai, are you from the East City? I've never heard you mention it before."

"Yes, my family used to live in the East City, but as anyone from Japan knows, the pace of life in the East City is so intense that it's suffocating. So, my family decided to move here."

The boss chuckled twice: "It's good to move here. I don't care how much money I make, the most important thing is that I'm happy with my life."

Anxi Liang chatted with the owner at the bar for a while, then his attention was drawn to the news being broadcast on the TV hanging behind the bar.

"Next, our station will urgently broadcast a live global address by the great elder of China."

As the news anchor finished speaking, Anzai Ryo's face showed a surprised expression.

"A senior Chinese leader is giving a speech to the world? Does this mean the conflict between the US and China might really be escalating?"

The boss asked, "Mr. Anzai, do you usually follow international news?"

Anxi nodded: "I pay attention, but not much. When I read international news, I only pay more attention to news related to China and the United States, since some of the activities of these two countries can affect the entire world situation."

The boss sighed, "Yes, even I, who don't usually pay much attention to politics, can't help but care about this conflict between the two major powers. If these two countries really go to war, given our country's geographical location, we could very well be affected. I was quite startled when I saw on my phone at noon that the US had suddenly assembled a fleet and was approaching Chinese waters. However, it seemed that neither side took any further action afterward, and I thought the conflict might have ended there. I didn't expect..."

The two chatted for a few more minutes about the current international situation, and then the global live broadcast of the Chinese elder statesman began on television.

The speech was brief, and to make it easier for domestic viewers to watch, the television station broadcasting it provided real-time subtitles.

After the live broadcast ended, both the person inside and outside the bar who was watching TV showed expressions of shock.

Anxi Liang looked like he'd seen a ghost: "The top leadership of the US country has been controlled by external forces? How is that possible? Was that recording real?"

The boss clicked his tongue and said, "It seems like the world's public opinion is going to explode today."

However, just as the two were processing this massive amount of information, a piercing alarm suddenly pierced the night sky of the capital, striking the eardrums of every resident.

"Is this... an air raid siren?"

Anzai Ryo jumped up from his seat, his slight intoxication mostly gone.

"what happened?"

The boss also looked puzzled.

The city's residents haven't heard that kind of air raid siren, a sound only heard during wartime, for decades.

"I'll go out and see."

Anxi Liang grabbed his briefcase and was about to leave when he heard a deafening crash outside the door.

Anzai Ryo and the owner instinctively covered their heads and lay face down on the ground. The huge roar instantly shattered all the glass doors and windows of the izakaya, and the bottles and glasses on the bar were also shaken to the ground.

After a full minute or two, and confirming that there was no further progress, Anxi Liang and the boss shakily got up from the ground.

Looking at the mess on the ground, Anzai Ryo asked blankly, "What happened... was there an air raid?"

At that moment, on the street outside the izakaya, a chaotic crowd was screaming and running westward. Anzai Ryo rushed out with his briefcase, grabbed a fleeing passerby, and asked, "What happened?"

The young man who was being pulled back still looked terrified and stammered, "Explosion...it was an explosion...the whole area around Huting Street was blown up!"

"What!?"

Anxi Liang's expression changed, and he immediately shook off the passersby and ran eastward against the crowd like a madman.

That's the direction of Huting Street; his home is there.

A few minutes later, Anxi Liang saw a scene of ruins engulfed in thick smoke.

Cries for help and screams mingled all around. Everywhere were people dragging their wounded bodies and covered in dust. Survivors helped each other run out of the ruins, and beyond the thick smoke, the sirens of fire trucks grew closer and closer from several streets away.

Seeing the scene before him, Anxi Liang rushed into the ruins like a madman, shouting the names of his wife and children as he ran.

"Apricot! Little Ren!"

"Apricot! Little Ren!"

Guided by his memory, he ran to the vicinity of his home, which had been reduced to ruins.

Anxi Liang rushed into the ruins of his own home and frantically dug through the soil, gravel, and rubble with his hands.

"Xingzi! Xiaoren! Where are you?"

Suddenly, a small hand appeared under the rubble, and Anxi Liang paused in his digging, which then resumed even more frantic digging.

Ten minutes later, Anxi Liang's ten fingers were covered in blood, and what appeared in front of him were the already cold corpses of his wife and children.

Amidst the ruins and smoke, Anxi Liang held the bodies of his wife and children and wept bitterly, his grief tearing through the night sky of the capital.

In this moment of despair, a red crystal close to Anxi Liang's ankle suddenly transformed into a red mist and seeped into Anxi Liang's body through his pores...

Chapter 474 Missiles Carrying the Stone of Destruction

China, the capital city, the Senate.

Ivan followed the Grand Elder and quickly stepped through the gates of the Senate's temporary military intelligence office, where everyone was busy at work.

Upon seeing the two arrive, Zhang Changyun immediately went to greet them.

The Grand Elder frowned and asked, "What's the situation?"

Zhang Changyun said, "Several minutes ago, our satellites detected a missile being launched from the territory of country M. One of the missiles that was heading towards us was shot down by our interception system over the western ocean a minute ago."

"One that flew towards us?"

The Grand Elder raised an eyebrow slightly: "More than one?"

Zhang Changyun nodded and said, "Yes, a total of dozens of intercontinental ballistic missiles were detected launched from the territory of the United States, but they flew to various parts of the world and had different targets."

"Is it a nuclear strike?"

"It shouldn't be. Our strike fleet just recovered missile debris at the interception site, and preliminary analysis suggests it wasn't carrying a nuclear warhead."

"Not a nuclear warhead?"

The elder statesman asked doubtfully, "Could it be a conventional warhead? Wouldn't it be a waste for an intercontinental ballistic missile to carry a conventional warhead?"

Hearing this, Ivan, who had been standing silently to the side, also frowned.

The current government of the United States is basically under the control of arrogance. As the most destructive weapon on the entire planet, if Destruction wanted to destroy the planet, how could it not use nuclear weapons? It's impossible that arrogance can't distinguish between nuclear warheads and conventional warheads, right?

Just then, the bracelet on Ivan's wrist suddenly started flashing.

The Grand Elder and Zhang Changyun, who were standing nearby, also noticed this and asked, "Xiao Yi, what's going on?"

"It's Paimon."

Ivan explained, "Paymon usually keeps it hidden in my bracelet."

As they were talking, Paimon emerged from the bracelet.

"No...this is terrible..."

Seeing Paimon's panicked expression and the cold sweat on his forehead, Ivan frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

"The prophecy... the prophecy I dreamed about has changed!"

The group was startled.

"what happened?"

Paimon frantically gestured with his hands as he stammered, "I dreamt that the entire planet Blue was shattered into ruins by continuous explosions. The ruins were filled with red crystals, and countless people with red eyes, like zombies, were tearing and devouring each other. The sky was blood red, and then countless red auras flew out from the bodies of those madmen and all flew into the red sky. Those who lost the red aura were like empty shells, as if they had lost their souls."

Upon hearing this, Ivan's pupils began to contract.

Could it be that Pride is carrying a Destruction Stone on its missiles?

"Old Zhang, can you find the fragments of the warhead we intercepted?"

Zhang Changyun said, "The troops at the front are currently conducting salvage operations."

"Old Zhang, you must inform the salvage personnel at the front to take precautions. The missile may very well be carrying a Destruction Stone."

"What?" Zhang Changyun was immediately startled, but then quickly realized what was happening.

"I'll go and inform the troops at the front right away."

Ivan then turned to the Grand Elder and said, "Grand Elder, the purpose of Pride attaching the Destruction Stone to the missiles is most likely to corrupt as many humans on Earth as possible with the aura of destruction, driving them into a frenzy of self-destruction. While destroying the entire world, it will also create a massive amount of destructive consciousness to devour. Pride was severely injured for unknown reasons, and this is currently his best means of recovery. We must quickly warn other countries that have been attacked by missiles to isolate the explosion sites and prevent people from approaching, otherwise the situation will be dire!"

The Grand Elder patted Ivan on the shoulder and said in a deep voice, "Alright, don't worry."

......

The capital of the Cherry Blossom Country.

"Hurry! Hurry! We need a stretcher! We need a stretcher here!"

"Help! This person is still breathing!"

"Rescue team! Rescue team! Hurry!"

On the street, a noisy crowd mingled together, with ambulances, fire trucks, and police cars packed side by side.

Yuto Kunii is the captain of the first team of the Miyako Kurakuchi Ward Rescue Fire Brigade. The fire brigade set off immediately after the explosion and arrived at the scene within ten minutes to carry out rescue operations.

Yuto Kunii has been a firefighter for over ten years, and has been on duty nearly ten thousand times. He has encountered all sorts of emergencies, but he was still shocked by what he saw when he arrived at the scene.