Amid an ear-splitting screech, the Izumo, sliced in two from bow to stern by the Gang Qi longsword, began toppling to either side like a split watermelon.
Because helicopter destroyers of this type had an inverted I-shaped structure, the weight above the deck was clearly greater than that of the lower section.
Once the hull was torn open down the middle, both halves listed like a sliced watermelon. But as they toppled toward the sea, their inner hulls still collided and crushed against each other, the piercing screech of metal striking and grinding against metal spreading across the surrounding waters.
The crew aboard the Izumo went mad after witnessing the entire ship being sliced open.
Some screamed as they searched for lifesaving equipment, some were flung off the tilting hull into the sea, and others working inside the ship suddenly discovered seawater surging up through the bottom. The F-35 Fighter Jets and antisubmarine helicopters parked on the deck and in the hangar were hurled into the sea in one go.
In addition, the ammunition magazines and fuel stores swept by Chen Jue's Gang Qi longsword detonated immediately. The force of the explosions accelerated the Izumo's splitting and tilting, while screams, blasts, and evacuation alarms mingled together.
The scene was like a maritime disaster blockbuster playing out!
Several dozen seconds earlier, Izu Taro, who had been overseeing operations from the island's command room, felt a measure of unease when he saw the green marker on the command screen break through the five defensive lines deployed by the 1st Carrier Strike Group.
In the eyes of Japanese people like Izu Taro, Eagle Country's carrier strike groups were utterly invincible on this blue planet.
No enemy on Earth could contend with such a mighty, nation-destroying fleet, unless they encountered aliens from movies