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

“Ayaka Kamisato can transform herself into part of the ice element, which gives her the power to change her own form.”

Ivan offered a brief explanation, and a few seconds later, a soft knocking sound came from outside the door.

Ivan raised an eyebrow and said, "Alright, let's go."

The doors to the banquet hall opened a crack, allowing people to pass through, and everyone quickly filed out.

At this moment, the two security guards at the entrance had been frozen in place by Ayaka Kamisato, standing in the same position as before, like two ice sculptures.

Next, Ivan pointed forward, and Xiang Feng understood. He then gestured to Mu Ze Changhui, and the two of them quickly walked to the end of the corridor, one on each side, close to the corridor walls.

Standing at the corner, Xiang Feng took out a metal disc the size of a ping-pong ball from his pocket and extended it. Using the light reflected from the disc, the two quickly located the patrolling guard. When the guard reached the T-junction, Xiang Feng tripped him with his foot. Just as the guard was about to lose his balance, Mu Ze Changhui's fist, as big as a sandbag, came flying at him, knocking the guard unconscious. Mu Ze Changhui then caught the unconscious guard as he fell, preventing him from making too much noise.

After quickly dealing with the patrolling guards, the two men swiftly carried the unconscious guard back and used their elemental compression device to temporarily freeze him, just like the previous guards.

"We were lucky; there was only one guard patrolling the corridor. However, there was a camera above the left side of the corridor. Our movements were blocked by the guard's body when we were moving, so we shouldn't have been seen."

Xiang Feng briefly explained the situation in the corridor. Ivan pulled up a pre-recorded 3D structural map of the Presidential Palace from his personal device, glanced at it, and determined the route they would take next.

But no matter what, they still need to cross the corridor ahead, so they can't avoid that camera no matter what.

"Can we use jamming?"

Xiang Feng shook his head: "I just took a look. That camera is just a regular surveillance camera, not a sensor-type one. It can't be blocked like the previous cameras by creating fake images, unless it's connected to the Presidential Palace's internal surveillance network and hacked, but that would be too time-consuming."

Upon hearing this, Ivan frowned slightly.

Just as Ivan was pondering whether to simply destroy the camera, Abedo suddenly spoke up, "Is it because you need to avoid something's gaze?"

"Mr. Abedo, do you have a solution?"

"If you need to avoid being seen by something, I can indeed help a little."

As he spoke, Abedo pulled out a thumb-sized glass spray bottle filled with a light blue liquid from his pocket and sprayed it directly onto his upper body. The next second, Abedo's upper body miraculously disappeared, leaving only his head floating in mid-air, which looked extremely eerie.

Everyone was stunned by what they saw.

Abedo explained, "This is a liquid I recently mixed using a kind of luminescent liquid from ice crystal fireflies in the snow and powder from the buds of the 'Flirtatious Flower'. When sprayed on an object, it causes a brief distortion in the light it reflects."

After hearing Abedo's explanation, everyone realized that Abedo's upper body had not completely disappeared. Upon closer inspection, a vague sense of distortion could still be seen at the point where his body had disappeared. Even so, it was still astonishing, as it was very close to the perfect optical stealth pursued by the military research and development fields of various countries on Earth.

It's unbelievable that what researchers from all over the world have been pursuing has suddenly appeared in the world today under such circumstances...

Abedo truly deserves his reputation as the youngest genius in the history of Teyvat alchemy, having developed such an amazing potion.

Of course, such a drug is not without its drawbacks. Abedo further explained, "This drug is extremely volatile and will completely dissipate if exposed to air for more than ten seconds, so the invisibility effect will only last for a maximum of ten seconds."

Sure enough, exactly ten seconds after Abedo finished speaking, his "disappeared" upper body reappeared before everyone's eyes.

Ivan laughed and said, "Ten seconds is enough."

Yes, ten seconds is enough for them to pass through the camera's line of sight.

At this point, Ivan interjected with a question.

"Mr. Abedo, could you tell me more about this potion after everything is over?"

"of course."

After receiving Abedo's affirmation, Ivan smiled and nodded.

Optical stealth is a remarkable innovation with immense value in both military and civilian applications.

Afterwards, Xiang Feng and Mu Zechanghui took the lead, followed by the others, spraying the agent in turn through the camera's surveillance area.

After applying the medicine to his body, Xiang Feng, who was the first to set off, sniffed and said, "This smells really strange."

Ivan urged, "Stop talking so much nonsense and hurry up, or we'll be there in ten seconds."

"Forehead......"

After Xiang Feng turned the corner, the others quickly sprayed the medicine and followed.

Meanwhile, inside the presidential office, arrogance reopened its eyes...

Chapter 482 Mid-Section Interception

In the quiet office, Yeruvich, sitting in the corner, looked at the body of Bykhorkin lying in the center of the room.

As time passed, Bykhorkin's body began to stiffen, and the blood that had seeped into the carpet had long since dried.

Seeing his former political rival, friend, and colleague lying dead here, Yeruvich felt an overwhelming sense of sorrow.

They are now trapped here, their means of communication with the outside world are completely blocked, and they have no idea what the situation is like outside.

Although there had been continuous gunfire outside the presidential palace, the outside suddenly fell silent after the self-proclaimed arrogant "alien creature" exhaled a burst of red smoke into the ventilation duct.

Yeruvich guessed that the gunshots he had heard outside were from people coming to rescue them, but it was clear that they had been interrupted.

Although Arrogance closed his eyes shortly afterward as if falling into a deep sleep, none of them dared to have any thought of resistance in the face of the guns held by the controlled guards around them.

Now all they can do is try their best to protect themselves, lest they end up like Byhorkin, lying on the ground.

All that remains is to pray that those outside haven't given up on them and to wait for a possible miracle to happen.

Thinking of this, Yeruvich sighed slightly, and just then, Arrogance, who had been motionless for a long time, suddenly opened his eyes.

Noticing the arrogant gaze drifting towards them, Yeruvich shivered and looked up to see the arrogant man looking at them with disdain.

"Pathetic creatures of Earth, I thought you would try to rebel while I was away, but alas... I overestimated you."

"However, your cowardice also saved your own lives. I will let you live a little longer so that you can see the last moment of this world's destruction."

He stretched his neck and arrogantly glanced out the window.

It had wasted a lot of time searching for the location of the World Tree in this world through the ley lines. Now that the World Tree had been found and was being eroded by the aura of destruction, it was only a matter of time before it was completely eroded. Therefore, it no longer needed to guard that place.

After leaving a consciousness clone in front of the World Tree at the bottom of the Blue Star world to monitor the situation of the World Tree, the arrogance returned to this body.

Next, it will continue to spread the aura of destruction across Blue Star, synchronizing the pace of destruction within and outside this world as much as possible, while simultaneously creating a large amount of destructive consciousness for it to absorb and recover from.

"It's time to launch a follow-up attack."

Arrogantly, he turned to the side and muttered to himself. At the same time, his consciousness was instantly transmitted to the M Army's First Command, which was hundreds of thousands of miles away.

Previously, Arrogance had used his position as the head of the intelligence agency to come here many times to secretly spread an aura of destruction. Now, everyone in this place, which holds all of the armed forces of the United States, is a puppet controlled by Arrogance.

Upon receiving the arrogant message, the M Army Commander-in-Chief, Wells Damner, with bloodshot eyes, issued the order to launch missiles. The information officers below, who were also under control, pressed the missile launch button without hesitation.

The next second, more than a dozen intercontinental ballistic missiles were launched again from the missile launch site outside the command headquarters, and just like the first missile attack, they flew at high speed in different directions.

At the same time the missile was launched, the Chinese aircraft carrier "Shanhai" which was heading to the United States also received the monitoring information from the satellite immediately.

Inside the command center on the island superstructure of the Shanhai warship, the information officer stood up and reported: "Report! Satellites have detected several missiles launching near the border of Country M!"

Captain Yu Hongwen of the Shanhai warship raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Is the second wave of attacks finally here? Prepare to attempt a mid-range interception."

Mid-course interception refers to the process by which an intercontinental ballistic missile, after launch, follows a parabolic trajectory, undergoing several phases: exiting the atmosphere, flying above the atmosphere, re-entering the atmosphere, and finally striking the target. The process of the missile exiting the atmosphere is called the ascent phase, the flight above the atmosphere is called the mid-course phase, and the process of re-entering the atmosphere and striking the target is called the terminal phase.

Based on the missile's flight characteristics, the boost phase is the easiest to intercept because it is affected by gravity and other factors, making its speed relatively slow compared to the rest of its flight. However, while theoretically the boost phase is the simplest to intercept, it is virtually impossible in conventional warfare. The reason is simple: missiles are launched from enemy territory or controlled areas, meaning the boost phase is practically overhead. You can't possibly deploy interceptor missiles right in the enemy's face.

This is a special case where the joint fleet of various countries can sail into the waters of Country M to intercept the missile during its boost phase as it is launched from US territory. However, that's a matter for later; currently, the fleets are still en route to the waters of Country M and cannot arrive in the short term, making boost phase interception impossible.

Currently, almost all modern missile interception systems on Earth rely on terminal phase interception. However, by this time, the missile has already re-entered the atmosphere, reaching its highest speed, making interception potentially unsuccessful and quite dangerous. Therefore, various countries on Earth have been researching mid-course interception technology, which involves intercepting missiles while they are still in atmospheric flight. However, this technology is extremely difficult to implement, and so far only China and the United States have mastered mid-course missile defense technology. Now is the time for this technology to prove its worth.

At this moment, on the same route, the "Houyi"-class air defense interceptor ship Dingyang, located behind the Shanhai ship, had all its equipment activated.

High above in outer space, the China Satellite Network is transmitting real-time flight path information of missiles to various receiving terminals below, including the Dingyang main equipment service. The Dingyang main equipment system quickly calculates the future flight path of the missiles through simulation using a specific model. After the target is determined, Captain Guo Shengqi of the Dingyang issues an interception command. As a series of red sparks light up the deck of the Dingyang, several interceptor missiles equipped with guidance systems take off at high speed and soar into the sky.

One minute later, in the atmosphere above the First Ocean, where no one could see with the naked eye, seven intercontinental ballistic missiles launched from the mainland of the United States and heading towards the western part of the First Ocean were successfully intercepted.

This scene left the fleets and ships of other countries following behind China somewhat dumbfounded.

Countless media outlets and scholars have previously analyzed that China and the United States now far surpass other countries in military strength on Earth. However, Earth has been at peace for many years, and China has not experienced any wars for many years, while the United States has been engaged in numerous local wars of varying sizes for many years, and its military strength is evident to all. Over the years, many countries have doubted the fact that major media outlets and scholars have placed China's military strength on the same level as the United States. But at this moment, they are silent.

What rose from the Dingyang was not an interceptor missile, but an absolute technological gap.

That was a means that each of their countries dreamed of but could hardly achieve.

This marks the first public appearance of China's mid-course interception system on Earth, in front of the military forces of various countries. It shocked everyone in an instant, and this news will be transmitted to the high-ranking officials of various countries through their warships in a short period of time.

From this moment on, the nations of Earth finally began to realize with absolute clarity that if this catastrophe could be overcome, Earth would never return to its former state. And whether they liked it or not, how to face this future would be the question they had to consider next...

Chapter 483 Countdown: Thirty Minutes

More than a dozen intercontinental ballistic missiles were launched from the territory of Country M and headed towards various parts of the entire planet. The seven missiles heading towards the western part of the First Ocean were all intercepted. On the other side, although the countries in the region did not have China's mid-course anti-missile technology, due to early warning and the smaller number of missiles compared to the previous missile attack, the other half of the missiles heading towards the region were also successfully intercepted by the terminal anti-missile systems of the various countries.

In this highly information-driven era, information is transmitted extremely quickly. The moment the missile was intercepted, the First Command of the M Army received feedback. At the same time, Arrogance, who controlled everyone in the command headquarters as a puppet, also learned of this news.

Inside the presidential office in Hwaseong, the arrogant man raised an eyebrow slightly, but his expression quickly returned to a contemptuous smile.

Although the fact that all the countries on Earth intercepted this round of attacks was somewhat unexpected, it was not enough to worry it. Previously, Arrogance had learned about the true amount of weapons reserves of the United States from the mind of the head of the intelligence agency of the United States, the owner of the body it occupied. The two rounds of attacks had consumed less than one-thousandth of them.

"Ha, a last-ditch effort before destruction? Interesting... In that case, let's play a game."

......

A few minutes later, all news channels under the M Country Cable Network, the largest media company in the country, suddenly cut off all broadcast news and other information. Viewers watching the channel suddenly found their screens go black, and then a man with bloodshot eyes, dressed in a general's uniform, appeared in the center of the screen. Those who followed military affairs recognized the man as Wells Dan, the Commander-in-Chief of the M Army. However, the next second, Wells Dan uttered another name.

"You lowly creatures of Earth, my name is Pride. I am the alien being you speak of. As you see, I have descended upon this world to bring you your destined destruction. Like a cat catching a mouse, prey that collapses too quickly only bores and irritates the hunter. Your resistance is quite interesting. How about we play a game... In thirty minutes, I will launch all the destructive weapons of this nation under my control. Before that, those who choose to submit to me will be granted the right to live, while those who resist will return to dust along with this planet."

"Remember, you only have thirty minutes. Now, make your choice."

At this point, the screen suddenly went black again, and then the TV station and the related live streaming website resumed their previous broadcast. However, all the viewers who were sitting in front of their TVs or watching the relevant channels on their computers and mobile phones were stunned.

Within two minutes of the arrogant speech ending, the official website of the M country's cable television network issued a statement online saying that the live broadcast source had been illegally hacked and the live broadcast signal had been deliberately cut off.

Clearly, it was the arrogant US military that cut off the signal, and what people are concerned about now is not who hacked the live broadcast, but what this foreign being who calls himself arrogant is saying.

Although the speech lasted less than two minutes, the information it conveyed was explosive.

Furthermore, with almost the entire world paying attention to the matter at the time, the arrogant statement spread throughout the entire Blue Star Network within minutes.

Thirty minutes...

Thirty minutes later, arrogance will control the M army to launch all of the M country's stockpiled devastating weapons.

As the country with the strongest armed forces on Earth for many years, the sheer size of M's weapons stockpile is common knowledge. No one doubts that M's weapons reserves are enough to destroy the entire planet.

Thinking of this, countless people felt a chill run down their spines, and the entire planet Blue Star was thrown into chaos.

On the Japanese internet, some people, fearing death, have voiced their submission to arrogance, and this voice has surprisingly begun to gain considerable support.