Sever the Starry Firmament!

The White House.

In the military intelligence room, only the Department of Defense was staring at the roaring, advancing monster bathed in nuclear light on the screen, while whispering to military strategists and generals on the other end of the phone.

After a short while, the preliminary plan was finalized, and he put down his phone.

Immediately, the door was kicked open, A Chuan, with a gloomy face, returned.

Seeing the president's expression, the defense minister's heart skipped a beat.

Based on his experience in comforting Chuanbao, he knew that if Chuanbao showed this expression, something bad must have happened.

He stood up, slightly nervous, and said, "Sir, we have prepared a second-strike nuclear plan. This time, we plan to use the largest active-duty B-83 Nuclear Bomb, delivered by B-52H Stratofortress, at full yield, with a yield of 1.2 million tons..."

A Chuan stared at him, his gaze as fierce as a wolf's, filled with boundless anger.

The defense minister was startled. "... Sir?"

Trump said menacingly, "One million two hundred thousand tons—are you sure you can wipe it out completely?"

"Perhaps...?" the Department of Defense said, "We can carry multiple..."

A Chuan then asked, "If one missile isn't enough to kill it, and it escapes into the deep sea before the second one is launched, can your FXKing nuclear bomb catch up and kill it?"

The minister said, "Sir, what do you mean?"

Instead of answering, A Chuan asked, "Do you know why I've been gone for so long?"

"... I have no idea."

"Because it wasn't just one transatlantic call! Our hateful allies! And our despicable enemies! They're all bastards! Even the most concerned tone couldn't hide the sarcasm! They actually dared to ask if we needed their nuclear weapons! A bunch of bastards!"

A Chuan roared, "It's China and Russia to be bad! But does England have nuclear weapons too?"

The defense minister stammered, speechless, "Yes... yes."

"And Fr*nce! Fr*nce actually dared to ask me this! That pathetic country, almost driven to extinction by the Soviets, actually wants to launch nuclear missiles into America waters!"

Trump's face flushed red; he looked extremely embarrassed and furious. He yelled, "And North Korea! Kim Jong-un from North Korea actually dared to call! That bastard dared to openly boast to me that they have nuclear weapons! Aa...

He swept all the documents and McDonald's wrappers off the table, and as his massive arm swung towards the nuclear briefcase, his quick-thinking military assistant scooped up the "Football" in his hand.

A Chuan roughly snatched the nuclear strike manual from inside.

After flipping through a few pages, he seemed to spot something, then shouted to the Department of Defense, "Isn't there an even bigger one! The W53 Nuclear Warhead, land-based launch, 9 megatons yield! Use this!"

The Department of Defense hesitated.

He wasn't worried about the impact on the mainland; a nine-megaton nuclear bomb has an effective kill radius of over fifty kilometers, and the distance to the west coast is more than ten times that of fifty-five kilometers.

There wouldn't even be warships within this kill zone. Choosing a clean warhead would mean that subsequent nuclear contamination would be virtually nonexistent—this scale is less significant than what drifted from Fukushima.

He was worried about something else.

"But Mr. President, we have already declared that our 9-megaton nuclear warheads were retired in 1997, and our Titan II land-based intercontinental InterContinental were retired even earlier, with the last one in stockpile declared destroyed in 2011. To openly use them now would likely cause controversy in the international community and damage America's credibility..."

I don't fxcking care!

A Chuan pointed at the other person and shouted, "What does Obama's lie have to do with me, Trump!"

"Just do it!"

Trump unleashed a madman's roar, "I will, in front of the whole world, completely vaporize this ugly, disgusting thing with a nuclear bomb! Leaving no trace of it!"

The defense minister was about to speak when he saw A Chuan glaring at him.

"By bypassing Congress, using special funds, and spending huge sums of money every year to maintain these Cold War-era behemoths, isn't it all to prepare for something like this today!"

The other person's body trembled.

"Therefore, I need to contact North America Strategic Command immediately!"

A Chuan's expression was serious and angry. He felt extremely humiliated, and the humiliation he could not tolerate the most was the open concern and veiled mockery from various countries.

Therefore, it's essential to let it all out thoroughly.

Any method is fine.

Just like when he was still a president, he was publicly ridiculed by then-President Obama at a White House dinner, which was a huge humiliation and fueled his determination to run for president. After successfully entering the White House, A Chuan couldn't wait to begin his revenge.

He hired a Black actor to play Obama, summoned him to his office, and, like a Southern plantation owner from the old days, launched into a tirade against him. After a satisfying and cathartic slap in the face, he simply declared, "You're fired."

Now, if he can't control the former president, can't he control a giant octopus?

The Department of Defense, seeing A Chuan's burning anger, did not insist any further.

Because it doesn't matter anymore.

The so-called reduction of high-yield nuclear weapons is meaningless after today's events.

Because this monster that is now swaggering across the Pacific Ocean has proven one thing to the world—the miniaturization and low-yield production of nuclear weapons is not the only correct path.

The defense minister sighed silently.

Next, nuclear arms expansion will be unstoppable...

The North America Strategic Command was contacted, a nuclear strike order was issued, and the strike coordinates were modified.

--Release the Cold War monsters.

The missile base commander compared the launch codes, turned the two keys together with his adjutant, exchanged a glance, and then pressed the launch button.

At that moment, the two officers saw relief and solemnity in each other's eyes.

They thought it was just a repetitive, fruitless job.

At that moment, 28 volts of DC power was supplied to the two solid fuel ignition chambers, and the combustion flames propelled the turbopumps to roar as they operated. Hydrazine-50 and nitrogen tetroxide oxidizer were pumped into the rocket engine's combustion chamber, and within two milliseconds, a violent combustion surge and flash occurred.

Intense thermo-pressure propels the propellant into the one-way valve, where it ignites spontaneously in the gas generator. The intense gas surge drives the turbopump to operate continuously, pumping fuel and creating a continuous, rumbling cycle. The rocket engine thus works continuously, and the reddish-brown smoke is continuously discharged to the ground from the guide channels on both sides of the launch silo. Meanwhile, the hydraulic system has already slid the launch hatch to the left!

In a secret silo nestled among the mountains of eastern Arkansas, a response takes place in a minute. Illuminated by blazing flames, Titan II Intercontinental Missile roars into the sky, unleashing a torrent of smoke, steam, and Flame. Its astonishing power shakes the land for kilometers around. In just a few dozen seconds, this death messenger, over thirty meters long, reaches a terrifying speed of 7.6 kilometers per second, hurtling towards the distant heavens.

At an altitude of 356 kilometers, on the International Space Station, in the Destiny Laboratory Module, astronauts look down in horror at the blue planet.

He saw a shooting star streak across the vast expanse of the America States.

Then, a violent scream rang out.

"Houston! Oh no no no no! What have you all done! Trump has finally gone mad! My God! You actually elected him president! I told you, how could that idiot possibly resist pressing that big red button!"

Immediately, all the crew members on the International Space Station saw the dazzling light.

A torrent of terrified profanities poured forth at the President of the America.

Zvezda Service Module, two Russia cosmonauts were searching for something. A moment later, they both found what they were looking for. They turned around, one holding a bottle of vodka and the other holding two wrenches. They looked at each other and nodded in unison.

If this InterContinental ballistic missile were to land on the territory of our great motherland, they would go to the Destiny Module and smash the brains of those damned United States out of their bodies, and let world war break out in space, you sons of bitches!

A Russian man took a sip of vodka, threw it, and the bottle floated toward his companion.

Another Russian took the bottle and then threw a wrench back at him.

Each person took a bite, and then they began to sing.

Destiny Module, the United States astronaut's voice was choked with sobs. "Tell me what's going on! My comrade tried to contact them, but the Russia are already singing 'The Unbreakable Union'!"

Meanwhile, over central America, an intercontinental InterContinental roared past, its trajectory and attitude constantly controlled by a guidance computer. The two-stage booster rockets separated one after another, the booster computer shut down, and the four propellant rocket engines continuously spewed out flames and jets of gas for final corrections. Then, this four-ton Cold War monster crashed to the ground with devastating force, re-entering the atmosphere like a meteor!

"They're here!"

"They're here!"

The second nuclear strike, a Cold War monster with a yield of nine megatons, was witnessed by all the big shots who were qualified and capable of watching. A streak of Flame, almost invisible to the naked eye, descended from the sky and crashed into the body of the Kraken, which was still wandering on the sea and roaring forward!

The W53 Thermonuclear Warhead struck the monster's deployed energy shield with overwhelming force.

They subconsciously squinted, bracing themselves for the dazzling nuclear light that would illuminate everything.

Then the sky and earth were empty, and the seawater flowed back.

Shields, nuclear bombs, and even mountain-like monsters—all vanished.

Another world.

The sky was dark, and the sea was filled with starlight. The Milky Way seemed to descend from the heavens, pulling the giant sea monsters into the sky, as if benevolent gods were taking away the ferocious beasts that had been ravaging the world.

With phoenix wings unfurled, Malegith was forced to descend. She gritted her teeth and said, "The Starry Firmament Bridge has opened; the sky has become their domain. The higher we go, the stronger the Star Palace's suppression and counterattacks become..."

Dong Tianming said, "This cannot be fought alone; we must assemble our forces!"

The Parrot hesitated for a moment, then murmured, "Perhaps..."

"What?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Phase Gate swirled open, and Kang De's figure leaped out.

Malegith cried out, "Kang De!"

"No time to explain—wait for me here!"

Propelled by the tail flames, Kang De soared into the sky, but before he had gone more than a hundred meters, an indescribable pressure and tangible damage began to assault his suit.

Malegith spread her wings and soared upwards. "The higher we go, the stronger the stellar energy from the Starry Firmament Bridge becomes!"

Kang De asked, "How high can you fly?"

Malegith didn't answer, but simply stretched out her hand, and with a phoenix cry, she carried Kang De into the sky.

The visor opened, Fire Thief spoke to her, who was inches away, "Could you make a hole in that bridge?"

"Do what?"

"Space beacon!"

Ascending to approximately one kilometer in altitude, Malegith shouted, "This is the best we can go—otherwise we won't have the strength to shoot!"

"Seriously, officer? You're driving at a time like this?!"

The Parrot laughed heartily, conjuring a flaming arrow with its hand. Kang De reached out, attaching a spatial beacon to it. Their eyes met, and Kang De withdrew, a blazing warbow materializing in the hand of the previous Phoenix King. Malegith drew her bow and nocked an arrow. With a clear whistle, the flames shot straight out, piercing through the dazzling starlight and penetrating deep within it!

The Phase Gate opened immediately.

Dong Tianming rode the clouds upwards and began, "Kang..."

The next moment, the sound of rolling waves came from the endless, deep Phase Gate, and the silver-white warship cut through the night sky, leaped out, and sailed into the Starry Firmament Bridge!

The indestructible, all-consuming galaxy attempted to dismantle this steel warship in mid-air, but the Paradox Element unfurled an eerie purple shield, and the propellers spun a dense liquid Paradox Matter, as if sailing through the galaxy, along the colorful flowing galaxy, from the Mortal World straight into the sky!

If the Starry Firmament Bridge destroys any unverified object, then make it so solid that it cannot be destroyed. If an individual's strength is insufficient to withstand this force, then sail a ship to it!

Amidst the earth-shattering roar of steel, the Knight Astolfo unfurled its massive purple shield and sailed into the uninhabited depths of space, pursuing Lahma in the direction the God of the Star Palace had fled!

Kang De's roar pierced the dark sky.

"You ugly bastard, today I'm going to scatter your ashes in near-Earth orbit!"

Having reached the highest reaches of the heavens, Lahma, having regained some strength, strained its enormous eyes to see the purple glow that had been chasing after it from the Starry Firmament Bridge. Overwhelmed with shock, anger, resentment, and fear, it let out a furious roar, " --Kang De!"

The warship soared into the sky along the Starry Firmament Bridge, and the Paradox Element even began to corrode the starlight. A Fu's speed far surpassed that of the God of the Star Palace, and the distance between the two sides was constantly closing.

"Father, we've reached the Kármán Line!"

On Earth, that's the boundary between the atmosphere and outer space.

Here, the pressure on the Starry Firmament Bridge intensifies, the Paradox Element operate at full capacity, but the pressure on the warships that serve as its carriers also increases, with structures beginning to collapse.

Horus asked, "Is it alright now?"

Kang De gritted his teeth and said, "No, I'm not sure yet!"

The sky echoes with the song of whales.

A massive pod of Void Whale swam down from the Star Palace along the Starry Firmament Bridge.

Hermes, the God of the Star Palace, led the Starfury Warband down on their whales. Their magnificent armor formed a dazzling starlight, like a waterfall of stars cascading from the heavens. Hundreds of Void Whale and thousands of Star Guardians accompanied them. Hermes, wielding the Azure Water Star Wheel and a trident, rode his heavily armored Void Whale, finally reuniting with Lahma, who had ascended into the heavens. "What's going on—what are those things?"

He saw a dazzling purple light rushing down from below.

"Kill him!" Lahma roared, "He is— the Fire Thief!"

Hermes's expression changed drastically. "Another one?! Are you sure?"

The giant beast roared madly, "Otherwise, would I have become like this! Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!"

Hermes raised his trident, his expression shifting from surprise to delight. "Foolish! Are this generation of Fire Thief really this stupid?"

"--How dare you trespass into the realm of the gods!"

With its sharp edge pointing straight ahead, the Azure Water Star Wheel spun violently, unleashing divine power. "Starfury Warband, attack!"

The Void Whale responded with a roar, and hundreds of enormous creatures roared and accelerated by whipping their tails. The silver armor covering their bodies transformed and intertwined, unfolding five launch ports, from which dazzling orbs of light converged.

The warriors spread their wings and flew down from the Void Whale, their starlight shimmering. They drew their weapons, and the Stellaris shone brightly, converging in one place, like a torrent falling from the starry sky, rushing down to the lower realm!

Above the Star Palace, Apophis Star of Divine Destruction, pointed to the floating planetary projection before him. "Mission assigned. You will each lead your respective battlebands to the mortal Mortal World, seize the Extinction Nexus, activate the Wrath of the Star Core, unleash earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and thunderstorms, destroy Mortal World Civilization, and hunt down the survivors!"

The army assembled, God of the Star Palace responded with a resounding roar.

Just then, Apophis frowned and looked down at the Starry Firmament Bridge: "Hermes has launched an attack—what's going on? Hmm? That's... a ship?"

He raised an eyebrow and said, "Interesting, Mortal World actually dare to launch a preemptive attack?"

The God of the Star Palace gathered around curiously.

"Altitude 200 kilometers!"

Horus shouted sharply, "We've encountered enemy ranged attack!"

The Void Whale continuously unleashed fierce beams of light, the Paradox Shield withstood the attacks, and the entire warship teetered on the brink of collapse. Horus cried out, "Father!"

Kang De roared, "Wait a little longer!"

Paradox Element poured in continuously, the engines roared and surged, constantly approaching the sky, while the Star Palace's army was diving and accelerating; they were very close!

"The ship is severely damaged!"

"The enemy is approaching!"

"The warship is about to disintegrate!"

"--Father!"

"Wait a little longer!"

With every point closer, we gain a greater chance of success.

Kang De shouted sternly, "Hold on a little longer— A Fu!"

"Father— White Mist!"

Kang De mind was extremely tense, suddenly froze, then opened the Phase Gate. Thick White Mist Element poured into his body and then flowed continuously into the warship!

The ship's hull was constantly crumbling and its structure was collapsing. The backlash from the Paradox Element was destroying the warship's integrity, but the influx of White Mist was maintaining the construction of another form. A brilliant white light shone out, enveloping the entire warship and making it float above the starry sky. The rapidly collapsing purple shield symbolized the condensation of the Paradox Element and the White Mist Element. Under the scouring of the Starry Firmament Bridge, the two continued to combine.

Until the shield collapsed and disappeared, the Afu lost its physical form and turned into a blazing white light.

The God of the Star Palace, who arrived on a whale, has already raised his trident.

"--Now!"

In the blazing light, Kang De raised his middle finger toward the Star Palace in the sky.

"Solar Flare-- "

With a flick of the middle finger, a massive Phase Gate suddenly opened.

He disappeared through another portal.

In the dazzling white light, it seemed as if someone had grabbed his arm, and without thinking, Kang De dragged that person into the White Mist World as well.

The sun's rays shone into the dark night sky.

In the White Mist World, time, which had almost frozen, began to run again. The W53 Nuclear Warhead, suspended in the void, glowed with a rich purple light. This weapon of mass destruction with a yield of nine million tons had been completely tainted by Paradox Element. Time turned forward again, and space was compressed, as if a hand had pulled a trigger and gently tapped the warhead.

It's like cracking an egg.

High-energy explosives detonate.

It shares the same detonation mechanism as the B61-11 Nuclear Bomb, but differs in two ways: firstly, this thermonuclear warhead has a yield thirty times that of the B61-11; secondly, it has undergone complete enhancement with Paradox Element.

A chain reaction of fission occurs intensely, and strong light Fallout drives a deuterium-deuterium fusion reaction. The neutron flux released by the fusion reaction further accelerates the fission reaction, creating a continuous cycle. The participation of Paradox Element ensures the completeness and thoroughness of the nuclear reaction. In the microscopic world, a crimson chaotic world constantly erupts with wondrous changes, as atomic nuclei collide, fuse, split, and release energy, unleashing a world-destroying power!

At the same time, a golden scroll flew over Zhuerban, radiating intense sunlight.

But the sun's power did not bloom unrestrainedly.

Because of the spatial confinement, a natural closed area is formed, which is the best shell in the world, because no matter or energy can pass through its blockade. The air is scarce, and most of the energy released by the nuclear explosion is emitted in the form of pure light and heat in the direction desired by the controller of space!

But at the end of this enormous cartridge case lies not a vast expanse of sky and earth.

Instead, it was created by Kang De using copper, tungsten, and even plastic from the Zhuerban countries as bases, which were then reinforced with Paradox Element through spatial compression.

The immense power released by the 100% efficient nuclear explosion instantly melted the cone. The Monroe effect converged to create a terrifying jet of metal, but it didn't stop there. Like a raging torrent, thermonuclear plasma, high-energy particle streams, and neutron streams surged out. The remaining metal and plastic were evaporated and ionized by the high-temperature plasma into a terrifying hot spindle-shaped plume, which cut into the sky of another world along the opened Phase Gate!

The dazzling light radiated like the Milky Way, the most terrifying yet beautiful radiance in the universe, shining in the ancient, dark, and cold cosmos. The nuclear Flame was the sharp blade of the final judgment. At this moment, Hermes, the God of the Star Palace, rode the Void Whale, and the cold, sharp trident reflected the radiance of the apocalypse.

He faced the strongest power that mortals could possess.

The next moment, the god who resided high in the Star Palace vanished into nothingness. The booming jet destroyed everything he had. The Void Whale was reduced to ashes. The brilliance that cleaved through the sky and illuminated the universe swept across. The nuclear flames traveling at three percent of the speed of light broke through the sky in an instant, just like light, unstoppable and inescapable!

The Starfury Warband, which seemed to descend like Stellaris and whose wings blotted out the sky, was completely wiped out!

The 128 Void Whale that unleashed their Starburst Cannon Fire have perished!

The light instantly illuminated the massive body of the God of the Star Palace Lahma. Before the Destroyer had devoured the Yilan-Su'er Civilization could even utter a wail, its body shattered with a deafening roar. Countless fragments detached from its flesh and blood, falling toward the earth—the essence of a deep-sea Civilization.

The blade of judgment cuts through everything in its path, shining brightly in the sky.

The Bridge of the Starry Firmament connecting the Mortal World and the Star Palace trembled violently, as an endless and terrifying force shook its very essence. The resilient starlight shattered like glass, starting with tiny cracks and then unleashing a continuous avalanche. The power of the sun surged upwards, and Paradox Element, like maggots clinging to bones, tainted the brilliant Milky Way. Finally, this bridge, which had orchestrated countless Mortal World annihilations, shattered, releasing a series of explosions that unleashed a dazzling array of colors that blasted all the way up from the Mortal World realm into the sky!

Above the Star Palace, Apophis, who stood at the Starry Firmament Bridge overlooking the Mortal World, had a drastic change in expression.

"Retreat!"

He dodged and flew away, God of the Star Palace immediately scattered.

But the next moment, a dazzling crimson light pierced through the Mortal World, and with a deafening roar, a section of the massive star ring surrounding the Star Palace was severed. The explosions spread, the Starry Firmament Bridge shattered layer by layer, and the core of the Star Palace at the Gate of the Mortal World released a dazzling brilliance before being obliterated by the surging flames. The terrifying power unleashed boundless might, and the Star Palace army gathered there fell to the ground in disarray, their wings of light extinguished. Two God of the Star Palace, unable to escape in time, were caught in the brilliant radiation and then vanished into nothingness!

Apophis retreated several miles away, looked up in horror, and saw a destructive flame soaring into the sky from the Mortal World, breaking through a corner of the Star Palace, severing the star rings, destroying four large square formations with unstoppable force, shattering the Bridge of the Starry Firmament, and then shooting into the depths of distant space with a violent and ferocious momentum!

A small portion of the high-energy particle streams escaped and fell into the atmosphere. The collapsed and shattered star bridge fell into the Mortal World. Solar wind-like electromagnetic radiation and light phenomena escaped and shone in the atmosphere, turning into countless bands of light that blazed in the night sky. The warm red light was so beautiful, shining brightly in the dark sky.

"Look!"

Mortal World earth, the slumbering people awaken from their dreams.

They stared blankly at the sky, some with fear, some with excitement, and some with curiosity.

"What's going on here?"

In the Maple Leaf Palace in Danfeng Lucerne, Hilmeria looked shocked and uneasy, while Tina was initially worried, then touched the pendant on her chest, and finally showed a relieved smile.

On Twilight Moon Island, in the imperial capital, in Tula Xiaye, and even on another continent, the rulers stared in shock at the sky, their expressions varied. They issued orders and were eager to know what had happened.

But apart from Dong Tianming and Malegith, who stopped at the bottom of the stratosphere, no one knew the truth about what happened tonight, whether king or commoner, strong or ant.

They didn't know that tonight's nuclear explosion tolled the Doomsday Clock of the Star Palace, nor did they know that the gods who had destroyed countless eras were about to descend to the Mortal World. They also didn't know that as this darkest hour approached, a doomsday sword forged from a star shone brightly in the cold, desolate space, severing the Star Palace's attempt to annihilate the Mortal World and delaying the arrival of the apocalypse. They may never know what happened tonight.

But they saw it.

Today, aurora borealis can be seen in the sky over a large part of the planet, even on the equatorial side.

So warm, so beautiful.

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PS1: 7,000 words! Damn it, I could have ended the story where Kang De was chasing the monster and yelling "I'll scatter your ashes in near-Earth orbit!" See how conscientious I am!

PS2: You should thank the genius brother!

PS3: Where are the monthly passes! Where are the razor blades! Where are the recommendation votes! Hand them all over! -- Oh, by the way, this chapter was written while listening to Hiroyuki Sawano's "Tragedy," I forgot to mention it at the beginning, you can listen to it and read it again if you're interested.