I, disguised as a white dragon, was supported by the state.

The deputy pondered: "So now that he's using this method to wipe out the island nation's royal family, at least the people of Great Xia will see him as a hero?"

“That’s right.” Ryan nodded emphatically. “That cunning old fox!”

The deputy asked, puzzled, "But hasn't General Lawrence always been very tough on Great Xia? He even said before that he would initiate a hot war with Great Xia in the Pacific to stop their rise?"

Ryan laughed: "Don't look at what he says, look at what he does. Has the war started yet?"

The deputy shook his head.

“That’s right,” Ryan said. “He’s only shouting that because he knows a fight isn’t going to break out. He knows the military needs hardliners like him!”

"Think about it, would a real tough guy go to Girls' Island?" Ryan said.

The deputy nodded in deep agreement.

He didn't quite agree with it, thinking it must be his superior slandering him.

Perhaps this guy is still jealous.

After all, he had once heard his superior express his envy of Lawrence in a sour tone, saying that his former colleague must have sold his ass to get to where he was.

As the two men talked, their convoy sped through the chaotic streets.

The nuclear explosion plunged Dongdu City into chaos, with cars honking wildly everywhere and roads severely congested.

Even when they saw the armored convoy of the US garrison, most people wisely made way, but they still ended up stuck in traffic.

The fear that the nuclear bomb instilled in the island nation's citizens was so intense that no one knew if there would be a second one, or even who had done it, causing the surviving citizens to flee in droves.

As the mushroom cloud in the distant sky had faded considerably and the dust from the nuclear explosion was dissipating, Ryan grew impatient.

He stood on the roof of the car, gazing at the convoy that stretched as far as the eye could see, and decided to find a place nearby to stop.

Anyway, this place isn't too far from our destination.

Half an hour later.

They requisitioned an office building, set up various equipment, and drones flew out like a swarm of bees leaving their nest.

In no time, they flew over the island nation's royal palace.

The radioactive dust there has faded considerably compared to before, and the ruins below can be vaguely seen through the display screen.

The former royal palace of the island nation has long since turned into scorched earth, with only a few scattered building skeletons remaining.

Ryan stared at the screen, watching the videos transmitted back from the drone swarm from various angles.

Although these videos are blurry, you can basically see what's going on there.

“Wait,” he suddenly exclaimed, “the image zooms in here.”

Zooming in on the video, he could see the blurry figures on the ground.

They were clearly humanoid.

Ryan let out a soft breath, his mood not showing any significant fluctuation.

All of this was within his expectations.

The extreme heat of a nuclear explosion would instantly vaporize a person, leaving only a shadow-like residue—a lesson they had learned from the island nation before.

He hoped that Watanabe Ichijo would also become such a shadow.

Accompanied by the buzzing of drones, images of the ruins of the royal palace were continuously transmitted.

Ryan, along with the others, kept scanning every area with his eyes.

Even though he knew that guy couldn't possibly survive, he still had to confirm it one more time.

Just as Ryan was about to take a sip of water after seeing that a large area had been searched by drones, he suddenly heard a cry of surprise.

He turned his head and saw that it was his deputy's voice.

The other person was pointing incredulously at a video feed from a drone, his lips trembling, unable to utter a word as if he had seen a ghost.

……

Chapter 123 Monster in the Ruins

Ryan followed the adjutant's gaze.

When he saw what appeared to be a wriggling skeleton in the video, he paused for a moment, then quickly asked someone to zoom in.

When Ryan saw what was inside, he couldn't help but shudder.

“A demon, he really is a demon!” he muttered to himself, his face pale.

Not only him, but everyone who witnessed this scene felt a chill run down their spines.

The video shows a figure who has just crawled out of the rubble.

His body was almost entirely reduced to a skeleton, with only a few pieces of rotting flesh hanging from it.

However, this guy, who should have been dead beyond any doubt, actually pushed aside the rubble and crawled up from underground!

His rotting flesh seemed to be crawling with maggots, and his pale skull stared straight at the drone.

If they could see the flickering of dark will-o'-the-wisps in his pupils, they would have no doubt that it was an undead creature from Dungeons & Dragons.

But the fact that its eye sockets were empty made it look even more eerie.

Under Ryan's horrified gaze, the skeleton seemed to see him through the drone, raising its fist at the drone in the air.

One second later, the drone lost contact.

"Quickly, get the other drones in place and see what's going on!" Ryan exclaimed, startled.

Another drone approached, but lost contact again as soon as it captured a picture of the monster in its line of sight.

Through other drones in the vicinity, they were able to see what was going on.

Surprisingly, that guy jumped up, leaping dozens of meters high and smashing the drone over!

More and more drones were being overturned, and Ryan was shocked to see more and more flesh and blood on the skeleton's body.

He suddenly remembered the movie "The Mummy" that he had watched a long time ago.

What the hell is this thing?!

Ryan panicked when he realized that the nuclear bombs had no effect on the enemy.

He ordered the remaining drones to be withdrawn and quickly reported the intelligence.

Accompanied by those video clips, senior defense officials at the Pentagon were both shocked and frightened.

What should you do when faced with such an unkillable monster?

Should we use a more powerful weapon to attack?

But does it really work?

They guessed that even if they nuked Dongdu, they probably wouldn't be able to do anything about this damn thing!

It must be related to that dragon of the Great Xia Dynasty!

So, while high-ranking officials in the United States took the lead in condemning Russia's use of nuclear weapons to attack the island nation, they also secretly extended olive branches to Great Xia.

The Russians, who were busy dealing with the tsunami, were completely bewildered by the sudden influx of dirty water.

Their special characteristic is that their actions are not over yet; only a madman would provoke an island nation!

Moreover, the island nation has an air defense system deployed with the assistance of the United States, so how could it possibly fail at a critical moment?

At the same time.

In the Dragon Palace.

"These Americans are shameless!" Guan Mi couldn't help but complain after seeing the news online.

Anyone with eyes can see what really happened at a glance, but the United States insists that it was Russia that did it.

The island nation certainly wouldn't dare offend its "father," and the acting prime minister even joined in criticizing Russia.

However, an anti-Sam wave has swept through the island nation.

Even dogs deserve dignity, but now their faces are being repeatedly rubbed into the ground like this!

The Imperial Palace was located in the heart of the Eastern Capital, and it was blown up by a nuclear bomb!

Although the Emperor has lost real power, he is seen as the spiritual symbol of their country by many islanders. Few people are happy about removing him from the historical stage in this way, except for a tiny number of islanders who hate him.

Bai Lin glanced at Guan Mi's phone screen and gave an indifferent expression.

Guan Mi noticed Bai Lin's nonchalant attitude and guessed what he was thinking.

Seeing the other person's two dragon claws pressed against the game controller, she leaned closer with interest and asked, "Mr. Bai, shall we play online together?"

Speaking of which, she's been engrossed in studying talismans lately and hasn't played games for a while.

While I wouldn't say I miss it, being with Haku was always a fun experience.

Bai Lin threw down the game controller in his hand and said, "I'm going to test your magic!"

He was bored and decided to play a game for a while, but after a few minutes he found it even more boring.

After having a goal in life, he found it difficult to fully immerse himself in games to kill time.

Comparatively speaking, testing his own magical abilities as Secretary Long would be more interesting to him.

Before Guan Mi could react, a water ball came flying right into his face and splattered all over him.

"Mr. Bai, you're cheating!" she said, raising her fist, her face flushed with embarrassment and anger.

I clearly haven't agreed yet!

"Life is like a battlefield, you should always be on guard!" Bai Lin said seriously.

Another water sphere bloomed above Guan Mi's head.

This time, Guan Mi was prepared. Before the water sphere could fall, he flew back to the center of the Dragon Palace and used an ice shield to block and even freeze the water sphere that followed.

In an instant, the water sphere and the ice shield flew towards her.

Guan Mi remained completely calm. After the creature approached, he used a wall-passing technique to pass through it.

Having successfully thwarted Bai Lin's attacks, her embarrassment and anger vanished, and she said triumphantly, "Mr. Bai, you can't hit me!"

As she was speaking, she suddenly noticed that the white dragon in front of her seemed a little blurry, and then she realized what had happened.

She was trapped in a large water bubble.

Guan Mi tried to use the wall-penetrating technique in the same way, but almost bumped his head.

"You're cheating! You're cheating again!" she shouted angrily, raising her two fists.

“Think about how you can get out,” Bai Lin said. “It’s not difficult to integrate the techniques you’ve learned.”

Lu Mengdi stood at the entrance of the Dragon Palace, holding a stack of documents. She saw Guan Mi, who was trapped in a water sphere like a hamster, baring his teeth and claws, and a faint smile on his dragon face. A smile appeared on her lips as well.

She found the way the human and the dragon interacted very interesting.

Bai Long's attitude towards Guan Mi reminded her of her own father from time to time.

Guan Mi's admiration, however, seems to have gone astray.

But that's normal. Who wouldn't be confused by being pampered by such a powerful mythical creature?

Lu Mengdi's gaze turned distant as she suddenly thought of her old classmate.

……

My old classmate is currently in a small village in Central China Province.

The village is near the Yellow River, with a small hill on the other side; the scenery is quite nice.

However, the place was too remote, so most of the young people in the village left, leaving only some elderly people and children behind.

As dusk fell, the solar streetlights at the village entrance began to glow faintly.

Lei Yao was sitting on a small stone stool under a street lamp, chatting with an old man.

The old man, with his gray hair and hunched back, sat on a wooden stool under the eaves.

He was holding an enamel mug with a large red star painted on it and the words "Serve the People" printed on it.

From the conversation, Lei Yao learned that the old man in front of him was ninety years old, and that his children had all passed away before him, leaving him alone to live in this dilapidated house.