A few kilometers outside the docks, a group of patrolling Japanese soldiers stared at the scene, which resembled a living hell, their eyes filled with horror and bewilderment. The dense smoke from the explosions clawed at the sky like the talons of a demon, and massive fires raged wildly in the distance. The docks and the Yamato destroyer had already been swallowed by a sea of flames. The soldiers stood stunned, their hearts gripped by overwhelming dread, a single question spiraling through their minds: what kind of weapon could have caused such a blow? The sheer power of the blast was far beyond their imagination, and every man was shrouded in a suffocating mist of fear.
Meanwhile, within the Japanese Military Headquarters in Shanghai, the sudden explosions caused chaos. The shockwaves shook the building, rattling furniture and sending documents scattering across the floor like snow. The commander of a Japanese Marine regiment turned pale; he stood up abruptly and roared, "What is the meaning of this? Where did the explosions occur? Has the Chinese military launched a counterattack?" His voice echoed through the command center, laced with panic and fury. The officers around him exchanged blank stares; they were just as unprepared for this mysterious assault. For a moment, the atmosphere inside the headquarters was suffocatingly tense.
An intelligence officer rushed in, reporting with visible nervousness, "Commander, the specific details remain unclear. We only know the exp…
Chapter 56