As Long as It's an Array, It's Your Responsibility

The searing beam, carrying terrifying power, cast its light across the coastline and lit it up as bright as day. Boom! Boom! Boom!

Cannon fire thundered.

Countless scarlet beams shot skyward from Feng Qiya Continent's Anti-Aircraft Cannons, trying to intercept the sudden attack.

But—

The beam was too fast.

The scarlet beams could not catch it. They fell far behind, and the few that anticipated its path burned away before they could even draw near.

At last—

The searing beam plunged deep into Feng Qiya Continent and struck a remote mountain range.

Even from hundreds of kilometers away, people could clearly see flames surging into the sky, followed by a colossal Mushroom Cloud. Several breaths later—

A deafening explosion rolled in from the horizon, and the ground trembled faintly.

No one knew where the attack had come from, yet everyone knew exactly where it had come from.

The leader of the Mortal Domain's Shadow Pavilion team stationed on Feng Qiya Continent stared at the distant Mushroom Cloud in shock. Dagger in hand, he watched the soldiers guarding the Eerie Stones nearby with wary eyes.

It looked as though war was about to break out.

He had not received specific orders yet.

He could not act rashly.

Once the order to go to war—or permission to return fire at will—arrived, it would be their time to act.

As members of the Mortal Domain, they had held this position knowing full well that their small number was nowhere near enough and that they would certainly die.

Excitement made his body tremble.

The soldiers opposite him—

The soldiers Feng Qiya Continent had sent to guard the five billion Eerie Stones—also stared blankly at the distant Mushroom Cloud. Was that a Heavenly Dao Cannon? No. They had seen no Flying Boat pass overhead.

Then