Was Academy Island Still Fighting Mortal Kombat (?)

January 4th, 2 AM, one hour before the tsunami struck.

At this moment, the Aristocratic Faction and Academic Factions, who had been attacking each other for nearly eight hours, suffered casualties that could not even be described as devastating.

Within the grounds of Shengtian Public School, the once smooth bluestone-paved road has become a muddy mess.

The stone slabs, streetlights, and even the thriving golden-leaved banyan trees on both sides have all disappeared.

Instead, their debris and remains were found.

And the flesh and bones mixed in with them.

The devastation was so immense that it's difficult to describe it simply as chaos.

This is outright war, a battle between two factions.

Blood has already been spilled, and the loss of countless lives has become a heavy shackle, making it impossible for this battle to stop until a victor is determined.

"Kill! Leave no one alive in Shengtian except our own people!"

"Kill! Make sure these damned invaders are completely annihilated!"

Seeing the Red-Eyes crowd, the elders of the Bo Xi Family sighed.

Upon closer inspection, all the elite and pillars of the Bo Xi Family were carefully dodging on the battlefield.

As soon as the new head of the family was discovered missing, the elders who received the news began preparing to evacuate.

However, the various informants on the periphery of the battlefield were keeping a close watch.

They'll let you slack off, but as for leaving? Don't even think about it!

"Fourth Elder, what should we do? If this continues, it might shake the Bo Xi Family...!"

Shut up! The walls are listening!

The Fourth Elder, who remained behind to oversee the situation, reprimanded and interrupted a clansman's unrestrained speech, which somewhat brought everyone back to their senses.

"Maintain the current situation. We haven't suffered too many casualties. As long as the First Elder and Third Elder are safe, the Bo Xi Family won't fall."

After hearing this, the high-ranking personnel present calmed themselves down and continued with their command and intelligence processing.

The Fourth Elder nodded in satisfaction. With us old men and this group of people supporting us, there shouldn't be any major problems for now.

Once we return to the clan, we should quickly select a "Bo Xiwan" to stay and oversee the household, which will minimize the impact of the clan head's disappearance.

The Fourth Elder rubbed his temples, a headache throbbing as he considered who would be the puppet family head.

Moreover, the previous head of the family still had two legitimate sons living elsewhere.

If this isn't handled properly, rumors could circulate that "the legitimate son, dissatisfied with the illegitimate son, murdered his father to seize the throne, and then killed the illegitimate son to take the throne himself."

The loss of two successive heads of the family had left the old man, who was no longer young, feeling quite exhausted.

But he can't rest yet. Without his command, these seemingly reliable pillars of strength will scatter like birds and beasts in an instant.

At that point, the Bo Xi Family will be finished.

The battlefield is like a meat grinder, engulfing everything around it and spitting it out as clumps of minced meat.

With so many people involved, no one had the spare capacity to manage things outside of Academy Island.

At this point, even the reason for starting the war is irrelevant.

Until, from the distant Mao City, three delayed, unnoticed chimes slowly rang out.

"Boom--"

A violent tremor spread from the sea to the island.

A tremendous, roaring sound approached from afar, finally bringing some people back to their senses.

Some of the noble scions aboard the warships only realized this belatedly.

Their warships, which had a very deep draft and were fearless of wind and waves, now began to rock up and down like a naughty child.

Commanders from the various factions, positioned on higher ground at the rear, were the first to notice the changes at sea.

They couldn't help but gasp for breath, a cool sensation mixed with the smell of seawater.

"Holy crap! A tsunami!"

"Everyone, get out of the way!"

"Evacuate! Evacuate immediately!"

However, it was too late. They were also targets that the Sea Race intended to devour, so naturally they wouldn't let them escape.

A giant wave, over two hundred meters high, crashed directly onto Academy Island at an unimaginable speed.

The aristocratic fleets floating in front of the Academy Island couldn't even stop the first wave; they were swept away and crashed towards the shore.

As a result, the harbors and wharves facing the Tianpiao Ocean suffered a devastating blow.

All the piers extending over the island were destroyed, and all the buildings on the ground collapsed instantly.

The first wave eroded a gap in the southern side of the island.

After engulfing the harbor docks, the giant waves continued their momentum, surging directly into residential areas.

Buildings often fall like harvested wheat when they touch the sharp edge of the waves.

It seems that the waves are more than capable of reaching beyond Shengtian.

On the sea surface, the next giant wave is already just around the corner.

"What's going on? This is only a 200-meter wave, why is its power so terrifying?"

The First Elder and the Third Elder, along with their opponents, left the battlefield and flew high into the sky, looking down at the waves below.

The pungent, nauseating smell of the sea assaulted my nostrils the moment the waves crashed in.

"Damn it, it's those Sea Race!"

"Foreign invaders have come; let's cease hostilities. No objections, right?"

The Heaven Realm from the Academic Faction tossed a sentence to the two elders of the aristocratic families, and then swiftly rushed towards Shengtian Public School.

The two elders, no longer interested in him, were also preparing to charge at their own people.

Suddenly, the Psychic Energy that was holding them in mid-air paused, and then abruptly dissipated.

The Heaven Realm's ability to gather external Psychic Energy was instantly shattered.

The two could only draw upon their internal Psychic Energy reserves and continuously output it to maintain their standing posture.

The next moment, a dense spray of water droplets shot out from the waves, directly hitting the two who had become stationary targets.

A clanging sound rang out, causing no real harm, but it was full of provocation and contempt.

The two Heaven Realm' faces darkened instantly.

"Ha, how dare you! Brother, you protect the people first, I'm going to test the power of this tsunami!"

"Etc?!"

Enraged, the Third Elder suddenly vanished from his spot, leaving the First Elder filled with anger and worry.

But he couldn't abandon his people, so he turned around and flew towards a hillside outside Shengtian.

The two figures were now walking in opposite directions.

At the same time, Citroën Machinery Company was also affected by the tsunami.

They were among the first to realize the impending tsunami. But rather than warning those thorns in the Human Race high command, they preferred to spend time protecting themselves.

"How's it going? Haven't the Bound Captive sent by higher-ups contacted us yet?"

"Don't wait any longer, those people probably haven't even received orders to contact us!"

"Quiet!"

Li Hao, a director of Citroën Machinery, interrupted the noise in the conference room in a deep voice, signaling Chief Engineer Xu Xing to speak.

"We considered maritime disaster-related issues when designing our company headquarters."

"Relocating headquarters immediately will result in the loss of a large amount of supplies, documents, and social relationships cultivated over many years."

"But as long as the core technologies and talent remain, it won't be crippling, and a comeback will only take a couple of months."

Xu Xing calmly analyzed the current situation, his unwavering voice calming everyone down.

Li Hao nodded in satisfaction and immediately ordered, "Activate the headquarters' aircraft carrier transformation. We'll head upstream along the steeper Wunu River."

"Receive!"

"Yes!"

The entire Citroën Company headquarters suddenly began to shake violently.

Inside the headquarters building, on the third floor and above, a large amount of data located in a unified folder suddenly began to spontaneously combust.

The production workshops on the third floor and below were all encased in metal walls.

"Boom--!"

The next moment, the building collapsed with a roar from the third floor upwards.

Below, the massive ship disregarded other buildings on the ground and smashed through the surrounding soil.

A huge metal slide, buried deep underground, was revealed, pointing directly towards the water surface near Mao City.

The Citroën erected its protective netting, shook off excess building debris, and then sped inland at full speed.