The moment Ningguang's words fell…
The entire world seemed to plunge into an unnatural stillness.
In the next instant, the vast sky was entirely covered in square blocks of TNT.
It was as if this slice of heaven and earth had become a TNT dimension.
RPGs and a variety of grenade launchers roared simultaneously, spewing sparks as they surged en masse toward Osial.
The Jade Chamber was even more extreme—like watering a field, it poured a ceaseless torrent of TNT.
A sky-darkening barrage—before Osial could even launch an attack, he was entirely buried in TNT.
Explosions erupted endlessly across his body. A single TNT blast meant little to Osial. Even several might only sting.
But this... This wasn't "several" anymore.
The amount of TNT was beyond description—mixed in were more powerful grenade rounds.
The explosions lifted massive waves, almost blowing holes in the sea itself.
With the piling water pressure, greater and greater tidal waves surged toward Liyue Harbor.
Originally still stunned by the TNT's destructive power, the people of Liyue began to panic.
Ironically, Liyue Harbor hadn't suffered much from gods or monsters— but the damage caused by their own people was far more terrifying.
Fortunately, the area had been reinforced in advance with adepti barriers, and Uncle Tian along with other powerful elemental users were present to support the enchantments.
Together, they held back the tsunami.
All of Liyue Harbor fell silent, a stark contrast to the thunderous chaos of the battlefield.
On the screen, after a wave of long-range bombardment, the Jade Chamber had floated directly above Osial.
The redstone cannons were deactivated, and the Redstone Replicator Bombers were launched.
Even though they had tons of TNT, it still needed to be used sparingly.
The Redstone bombers had a high bombing frequency— and even more had recently been built.
A full twenty-four bombers now flew overhead.
With the supporting firepower of the warships below, Osial couldn't even lift his head.
He even had one of his heads blown clean off, and his massive body was riddled with TNT craters.
To make matters worse— those craters were continuously being refilled with TNT and detonated again.
Even Xiao, seasoned as he was in brutal battle, felt a chill in his heart watching the scene.
This wasn't a battle anymore… it was torture.
Yet despite all this— Osial, rooted in the sea, could regenerate endlessly.
Attacks that lacked true divine power would never be fatal to a god.
But at this moment, for Osial… death might be preferable to staying alive.
Twisting and thrashing in agony, even when he conjured a shield— it was blasted through with ease.
He could only rely on his own flesh to endure it all.
Back in Liyue Harbor, Tartaglia and Rosalyn exchanged a glance. Both saw the terror in each other's eyes.
Tartaglia gulped hard.
"The Jade Chamber… always had this kind of saturation firepower?"
"…"
"It's been floating above us all this time… carrying this level of destructive force?"
Rosalyn remained silent.
A strange sense of survivor's guilt rose in Tartaglia.
What if… just one day… he happened to be standing beneath the Jade Chamber, and Ningguang decided to bomb him?
He wasn't Osial—he wouldn't survive a second.
Suddenly, he recalled the devastation he'd seen before at Nantianmen.
And he understood now—
That day… It must've been Ningguang and the Jade Chamber wiping everything out.
"Beacons… elite Qianyan troops… modern weaponry… And now this Jade Chamber—fully mobile, with control over the skies and aerial bombardment…"
"Liyue… might actually be capable of sweeping across all of Teyvat…"
A wave of helplessness washed over Rosalyn. She sighed deeply.
"How can we even talk cooperation with a Liyue like this…? How are we supposed to respond?"
Osial couldn't even lift his head. Rosalyn genuinely didn't know who else could suppress Liyue now.
Maybe… only Celestia could oppose them.
"Wait!"
Tartaglia suddenly shuddered, his voice shaking.
"Zhongli… told me to send the vanguard to attack Liyue…"
The words had barely left his mouth when Rosalyn glared at him.
"What did you just say!? We have nothing to do with those advance troops! Those were the Doctor's people!"
Rosalyn was terrified of being associated with the teams that had attacked Liyue.
Even if it had been on Zhongli's orders, if Liyue decided to assign blame…
That would be disastrous.
It wouldn't just be diplomacy. Either they surrender, or be hunted down and buried in Liyue's land.
And with the dragon flock, they wouldn't even have time to escape.
"Even if it was Zhongli's suggestion, the vanguard were still Fatui in the end…"
Tartaglia's face darkened.
Suddenly, those four alchemy potions he'd obtained earlier felt like burning coals in his hands.
This wasn't a job I was ever supposed to handle!
And after Osial was dealt with… Who knew how Ningguang and the others would punish him?
"Zhongli… you've really screwed me this time!"
Tartaglia looked miserable, even considering—
Should I just run for it now, while they're still busy with Osial?
"Given average rationality, I'd say… You're not getting away."
A calm voice echoed beside him.
Tartaglia and Rosalyn turned to find— Zhongli and Lumine had appeared beside them without a sound.
Tartaglia looked heartbroken as he stared at Zhongli.
"Mr. Zhongli… we don't have any personal grudges, right? Why would you do this to me?!"
Zhongli, thinking Tartaglia meant he was going to arrest him, shook his head and explained:
"I'm not preventing your escape. It's just that… the Tianyan Surveillance System is fully active. It's monitoring your every move."
"Right now, staying in Liyue Harbor is your safest option."
"If you step outside… within moments, hundreds of modern weapon units and heavy cavalry will be dispatched to hunt you down."
"With their firepower… you wouldn't last even a minute before dying on Liyue's soil."
"Only by remaining here… can you stay alive."
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