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Chapter 123 [The Attack on Pearl Harbor], a stark contrast (3k)

Upon seeing this, Xu Jie immediately clicked on it.

Start watching the live streams marked with the name "Pearl Harbor," depending on the perspective.

They quickly found a live-streaming angle from the shore, and could clearly see many warships in the port, which must be a key target for Japanese attacks.

at this time.

[Live from Pearl Harbor, making ice cream on stream~] In the live stream, comments kept floating by.

[Run, anchor! Japanese planes are coming!]

[Quick, quick, find cover, we're about to get bombed.]

Why isn't the host smiling anymore? Is the ice cream not good?

[It's supposed to be ice cream, but it'll turn into roasted meat in a minute.]

Inside the live stream, the smile on streamer Xia Ran's face froze. Seeing the barrage of comments scrolling by, she quickly pulled up a map from the Polaris website:
"Don't scare me."

"Let me check the map first, holy crap."

"They really made it?!"

Xia Ran jumped up from the beach chair.

Damn? !
Looking at the real-time map, it's more than just crossing over.

It's almost here!!

Because of the game's popularity, the news of Japan's surprise attack on the American Free Federation immediately became the top news story on Earth.

Many military experts were tagged by numerous netizens and went to the Polaris website or various live streams to watch the situation.

As they watched the Japanese aircraft formation hurtle straight toward Pearl Harbor.

At this moment, not only Xia Ran was stunned, but also the Blue Star viewers and military experts watching the live stream were stunned.

The undeclared war was to be expected.

After all, the fact that Japan is secretly amassing troops is something that netizens on Earth can clearly see on real-time maps.

But how is a direct attack on Pearl Harbor any different from the Imperial attack on London, which was the command center of the American Free Federation in the Pacific and the headquarters of all its fleets?
A direct hit to the vitals, a face-to-face attack?!

The players on Earth felt a strange sense of familiarity.

The Battle of Britain is still fresh in our minds; why did the Empire and the Commonwealth go mad and attack each other's capitals?

It was because the Empire dropped bombs on London.

Enraged, the British Commonwealth organized a squadron of aircraft to attack Berlin, the imperial capital.

Both sides were really angry.

That's why the absurd bombing of the capital by both sides occurred during that period.

But at that time, the war had just begun, and neither side was directly attacking the vital points. They were both probing each other until the Empire's planes got lost and bombed London, which marked the beginning of the full-scale war.

And now.
Japan then directly attacked the command center of the American Free Federation in the Pacific.

The U.S. federal government must be in an uproar.

Many military experts from Earth, watching the situation in the game, couldn't help but pull out their notebooks, start taking notes, and try to analyze it.

They definitely wouldn't have thought of such a thing.

What are these NPCs in 'Earth' thinking?
Meanwhile, in Xia Ran's live stream room.

Xia Ran ran towards the back of the beach, shouting as she went:

"Enemy attack!"

"Quickly, find cover and hide!!!"

however.

The surrounding civilians and soldiers all looked at him with expressions of utter disbelief.

"Where did the enemy attack come from?"

"Is this little guy still half asleep?"

"Some ice cream would be just fine."

"The ice cream is taking a little longer to make today. Why hasn't the plane returned yet?"

The civilians and soldiers on the beach showed no sign of tension.

They were even making fun of Xia Ran, who had gone crazy.

Xia Ran felt the stares of hundreds of people on the beach looking at him like he was an idiot, cursed under his breath, and was about to shout again.

In the sky.

The roar of the plane suddenly rang out, and Xia Ran's expression changed drastically.

"rough!!!"

Looking at the trajectory on the real-time map, the deep red Japanese aircraft formation had already arrived at Pearl Harbor.

Meanwhile, the surrounding civilians and soldier NPCs showed joy on their faces:

"Is the ice cream ready?"

But soon the civilians and soldier NPCs realized something was wrong; there seemed to be too many planes.
In the distant sky.

A dense swarm of tiny black dots appeared, like a flock of birds attacking.

As those small black dots grew larger and larger.

The people on the beach and the soldiers on the warships all recognized them as airplanes. One of the soldiers on the warship looked up at the sky, shook his head, and lowered his head to continue reading the newspaper in his hand.
"Another drill."

boom--! ! !
A torpedo suddenly exploded at the bottom of the warship, sending a huge fireball soaring into the sky.

The fluttering newspapers burned to ashes in the firelight.

boom! boom! boom!
The sudden turn of events left everyone in the American Freedom Union stunned, including the soldiers.

Their long-standing complacency led them to believe that the large number of planes was just a drill, and now that the bombing was actually happening, they were stunned and unable to move.

On the edge of the port.

USS Arizona battleship.

The soldiers on the ship were still fast asleep, completely unaware of what was happening outside. They only felt disturbed by the explosion, so they turned over and continued sleeping.

Suddenly, terrified shouts rang out from the ship:
"We've been bombed! We've been bombed!"

"Run! Run!!!"

The soldiers, who were trying to sleep in their dormitories, were jolted awake and ran towards the dormitory door without even having time to get dressed.

However.
It's too late.

An aerial bomb fell freely from high altitude, hitting the deck of the USS Arizona battleship, then penetrating one layer, two layers, and finally reaching the ammunition magazine at the bottom of the battleship.

boom--! ! ! !

The USS Arizona's ammunition depot was detonated directly from Xia Ran's live stream perspective.

The USS Arizona battleship was seen anchored on the sea.

Engulfed in flames, the massive steel warship visibly twisted and bent, emitting a piercing tearing sound, as it was forcefully bent by the explosion.

The entire USS Arizona battleship then slowly sank into the sea amidst the flames.

The soldiers on deck screamed in terror as they were blasted dozens of meters into the air by the shockwave, unsure if they would survive the fall.

Screams erupted on the beach.

Xia Ran's mind went blank as she hid in a corner of the beach, watching this hellish scene unfold.

It is different from the Battle of Britain.

At this moment, Xia Ran could clearly feel the Japanese fighter jets flying close to his scalp above him. Weren't they afraid of a collision?

This thought inexplicably flashed through Xia Ran's mind.

Subsequently
boom--! ! !
They really did crash.

A Japanese fighter jet was hit in the wing by anti-aircraft guns on the island, then turned around and swooped down toward the warships docked on the shore.

Xia Ran swallowed hard as she watched this scene.
"What deep-seated hatred exists between Japan and the United States?"

"I think the British only did that when the Empire was bombing London, they were really desperate during the Battle of Britain."

"So ruthless right from the start?"

Xia Ran's question received no response.

The viewers in the live stream were stunned. One second the island was a beautiful place, and the next it turned into a living hell, especially the port and beach filled with warships.

Under bombing by Japanese aircraft formations.

Warships were engulfed in flames and billowing thick black smoke, while the beach was littered with corpses torn to pieces by machine gun fire from airplanes.

Xia Ran didn't dare to linger.

He rushed towards the airport inside the island. He was a pilot, but he had almost forgotten about it because he had hardly had any combat missions during the live broadcast.

At this moment, inside the airport.

It was a scene of chaos, making it a prime target for the Japanese aircraft formation.

Many American pilots rushed to the airport without even being properly dressed, ready to board their planes and begin the battle.

But then came a burst of machine gun fire and a bombing raid.

The entire airport was instantly paralyzed and turned into a sea of ​​fire.

When Xia Ran rushed to the airport.

What came into view were American Freedom soldiers engulfed in flames from the fuel of the exploding plane. Xia Ran gasped in horror; it was too tragic.

Tu tu tu tu——!
Suddenly, a burst of gunfire swept across the sky, and the plane flew close overhead.

Xia Ran's body was pierced by machine gun bullets, and half of his body fell to the ground, making a 'hoarse' sound as darkness fell before his eyes.

The final image in the field of vision is of soldiers running around in a frenzy after being set on fire, accompanied by their cries of agony.

Main interface.

Xia Ran was still in a daze:
"Is this the end?"

Clearly, they hadn't come to their senses yet, and the viewers in the live stream were also caught off guard.

Xia Ran took a deep breath and quickly searched for 'Pearl Harbor', immediately finding more than thirty live streams.

However, none of these live streaming rooms are exceptions.

Everyone is experiencing this massive bombing, and the view from many live streams is rapidly turning black.

No matter where you are on the island.

Japan's bombing this time was almost indiscriminate, targeting wherever there were people.

Watching as each of the thirty-odd live stream rooms was shut down, less than ten minutes later, only three remained.

These three live streams only lasted for about 20 minutes.

The screen went completely dark.

Players on Earth lost all perspectives, but the final live stream provided a general view of the situation at Pearl Harbor at that time.

Thick black smoke filled the air, the sea was covered in fuel oil, and the ocean was set ablaze. The sea was also filled with corpses, people packed together.

On the Blue Star player's side, those who died tried to restart, hoping to be randomly assigned to Pearl Harbor.

Although a few players were randomly selected, they were quickly killed.

Seeing that they couldn't see what was happening in the live stream, Blue Star players flocked to Polaris' official website to check out the overhead view of the real-time map.

At this point, most players still in the game were unaware of what was happening on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

However, the Blue Star players who flocked to the Polaris website witnessed an unforgettable scene: a formation of deep red planes on the map, shortly after bombing Pearl Harbor and retreating.

moment!

On the map, the light blue neutrality of the American Free Federation has turned into the dark blue allied forces.

For a while.

On the real-time map, the two poles are clearly distinct.

The entire 'Earth' turned into a mix of deep red and deep blue.

There are no other colors.

The Blue Star players who witnessed this scene couldn't help but hold their breath. Although they didn't understand why, they had a feeling that this change would greatly alter the course of the war.

(End of this chapter)