Bi Mo Zhi Jian

Chapter 275 All Parties Shocked

Skyscrapers pierced the sky above Shuize Base City, where the dark clouds had already receded. Strands of warm sunlight cascaded from the heavens, illuminating the slightly ravaged city.

Residents gradually emerged from their underground shelters, gazing at the sky with relief at having survived.

"Wow, so many shattered windows! How intense was that battle?"

"Look over there, the buildings are cracked too. But from what I observed, the monsters didn't reach our base city. This is likely just the aftershock!"

"Aftershock? Like, the kind that shakes and shatters surrounding lands and mountains with a single wave? Hiss—!"

No one had actually witnessed such a high-level battle.

But just because they hadn't seen it, couldn't they use their imagination? Regardless of anything else, they had learned a lot of theoretical knowledge from novels, movies, and anime. It couldn't be too different.

A little imagination was enough to shock them.

"The siege wave must have been terrifying. Are our frontline warriors alright?"

At this point, the crowd fell silent.

They had survived without major incident, but this was because, in unseen places, someone had defended the remaining dawn for them.

Those figures in black trench coats who ventured alone into the darkness.

Among the emerging crowd was an ordinary-looking young man, who was looking around with surprise. His observations were more meticulous than those of ordinary people. He lingered for a while on the shattered glass and cracked walls, then looked towards the distant horizon.

The sky was azure, dotted with white clouds.

Constrained by the numerous buildings within the city, the scout's vision was limited. He couldn't see far beyond the city. Based on the available clues, he could only make some analyses.

"Judging by appearances, Donghuang seems to have held off the siege wave. Unbelievable!"

"But a wave is still a wave. Even if Donghuang won this time, it must have been a pyrrhic victory. The repercussions felt on the city's outskirts give us some indication."

"And the very strong earthquake and loud noises that occurred earlier."

The scout mused, feeling that it was highly probable.

The rest was to find an opportunity to explore the outer defense line and gather more detailed intelligence. For him, a professional spy, this was not difficult.

...

Sunset Country,

Yuri and other high-ranking officials of the Night Watchers organization were also paying close attention to the situation in Donghuang. However, after the Gray Mist Tide descended, communication became more difficult, and signal stability worsened. It was increasingly challenging for them to obtain news from the distant Donghuang.

But they were still waiting.

This battle could very well influence the future global landscape.

"Based on the current situation, the scale of the super wave was far more terrifying than we anticipated. It's possible that even the Kindling miscalculated this time!"

A photograph was projected onto the screen in the conference room.

It was a photo taken from a great distance outside the defense line, showing the tide pressing towards the city. Even from afar, and even with the photo being unclear, Yuri and the others couldn't help but gasp in awe.

It was impossible to block!

No matter how they thought about it, it seemed impossible to block!

"Donghuang is doomed, and so is Kindling."

"Yes, if they lose a large number of awakened individuals in this battle, their future will be bleak... And with a wave of this suffocating scale, even attempting to break through would be impossible, right?"

The losses were Donghuang's and Kindling's.

Their Sunset Country had not suffered significant losses, at most Princess Anna and Iris.

But even as powerful as Kindling was, they appeared minuscule against the super wave, unable to halt its advance. This made Yuri and the others feel a sense of shared misfortune.

Silence descended upon the conference room.

Time ticked by, filled with a sense of anxious anticipation.

"It's been about three hours since the wave approached the city."

"Yes, it's likely over by now... at least the outcome of victory or defeat has been decided."

"But there's still no news."

There was one possibility: a delay in message transmission.

Another possibility was that no more messages would ever come.

No one mentioned the latter, but everyone thought of it.

At that moment, bang—

The conference room door was burst open, and a well-known expert from the Night Watchers organization, codenamed 'Black Knight', strode in.

"There's news!"

"It's from Knight Iris, the latest news on the siege wave battle!"

Noticing the shock and excitement on Black Knight's face, and the mention of 'Iris', the high-ranking officials present raised their eyebrows, showing surprise.

"Could it be..."

"Donghuang held back the super wave? Hiss—!"

"Even if Donghuang's strength is greater than ours in Sunset Country, it's not by much. This must be Kindling's doing, but how did they do it!"

They couldn't comprehend it. Even with all their imagination, they couldn't fathom how such a small force of awakened individuals could resist such a malevolent wave.

Beyond Human Realm? Against such an innumerable wave, those in the Beyond Human Realm could at best protect themselves.

No, they couldn't even protect themselves. In a wave of such terrifying scale, there must have been many Disaster-level anomalies.

With a trembling voice of disbelief, Yuri asked, "Did they truly win? Is Iris alive, and what about Princess Anna and the others from Sunset Country?"

Perhaps feeling that this question was too narrow, he added, "What is the current situation of Shuize Base City, and how much did Donghuang and Kindling pay to defeat the anomalous wave?"

Black Knight, who had rushed in, had a peculiar expression, possibly struggling with which question to answer first.

He said, "Princess Anna is fine, and the others are generally alright."

"Oh?"

"Shuize Base City suffered minor damage, but overall, the destruction is not significant."

Black Knight paused here for a moment, choosing his words carefully. "As for the price Kindling paid, Knight Iris was likely unclear, but she only knew that the personnel losses... were very small."

"Very small?"

Yuri froze, repeating the words twice to confirm Black Knight wasn't joking.

His eyes widened.

A high-ranking official beside him couldn't help but say, "How small is 'very small'? A thousand people, a few hundred?"

In his opinion, sacrificing over a thousand awakened individuals to defend the city against a super wave would be an incredible miracle. Calling it "small" would not be an exaggeration.

But Black Knight's expression became even more peculiar.

"Knight Iris wasn't clear on the exact number, but it's estimated not to exceed double digits."

"After all, the entire siege battle was fought without the anomalies breaching the defense line. They were all stopped and annihilated before that sprawling defense line."

Along with this information came several post-battle photographs.

The ground was littered with scattered remains.

Deep, thick ravines stretched into the distance, and horrifying giant craters all spoke of the battle's ferocity and the terrifying nature of the super wave.

But this war was not a pyrrhic victory as they had imagined, but a complete victory?

"This is impossible!"

"With that meager force of awakened individuals, how could they possibly block millions of anomalies, and achieve a complete victory!"

Even with the facts before them, it was still difficult to believe.

No, impossible to believe!

"What about the more specific process? What did Iris say? What methods did Kindling use?"

Yuri asked.

The high-ranking officials leaned forward, filled with shock and intense curiosity.

But Black Knight's face showed embarrassment. "This question..."

He paused. "Knight Iris only reported the complete victory. The photos were taken by other Night Watchers, but they... they only took these few, and only briefly mentioned the battle process, without going into detail."

Curiosity unfulfilled, shock without understanding.

Yuri and the other high-ranking officials were driven to distraction, but they were too proud to ask Iris for details.

Similarly driven to distraction and feeling the same frustration was the White Tower envoy hiding in a small hut in Mist City.

He paced back and forth.

"What was the final outcome of that battle?"

"How did the Blue Star people control that Furnace Golem, and for how long could they control it?"

"And that azure beam of light, the strange wooden sprout..."

The questions and shock in his heart were too numerous, driving him mad.

However, he no longer had the White Tower's Eye. Unless he inquired with the Night Watchers organization, he, a dignified White Tower envoy, couldn't bring himself to do so.

Nor did he believe that the Night Watchers would reveal what happened in Donghuang.

The White Tower envoy became conflicted.

He never imagined that a certain Night Watchers organization nearby knew even less, much less, about the wave battle than he did.

...

United States of White Eagle.

A leader in black leather was also waiting for information to arrive. He sat in a technologically styled silver-white reception room, slowly stirring the coffee in front of him with an air of nonchalance.

Not far away, in another silver, streamlined white chair, sat an envoy from the Wave City State, dressed in a blue robe.

He stared at the white cup and the viscous liquid within, looking somewhat curious.

This drink called coffee from Blue Star had given him a very unique experience, which he savored. However, compared to this unique drink, the blue-robed envoy was more concerned about the situation in the country called Donghuang.

Even though the outcome was as expected.

"It's been about five hours since the wave attacked the city, hasn't it?"

He pondered.

The black-leather clad leader nodded slightly, still calm. "No news has arrived yet. Let's wait a bit longer. I've already sent people to investigate."

"Besides, no news doesn't necessarily mean bad news."

"You are right, Your Excellency," the Wave envoy agreed, but inwardly shook his head slightly.

In his opinion, the potential of this world, Blue Star, was unquestionable and very high. Many innate gifted individuals had emerged, and they were also favorably endowed to break through to the Third Awakening early. Thanks to Blue Star's previous technological foundation, humans' research into the mysterious and their development in mysticism were all rapid.

However, Blue Star had a fatal flaw.

In this small world, various political powers were clustered, with numerous countries. A single United States of White Eagle, in his assessment, had a potential that surpassed many worlds. And across the ocean, there was Donghuang, no less impressive than the United States of White Eagle.

If these political entities were a complete whole, Blue Star's potential would be immeasurable.

But they were not. They even had conflicting interests.

However, this was not necessarily a bad thing for their Wave City State.

He was just curious about which major oasis power was cooperating with Donghuang.

Tap, tap, tap—

Urgent knocking sounded, and the deputy quickly pushed the door open, his steps hurried and losing their composure.

"Leader, we have news about the siege wave battle!"