Chapter 1263: Japan's Unconditional Surrender
"Boom!"
A crimson beam flashed across the sky, piercing through the heavens.
The tank was split in half from the middle, along with the corpses inside turning into charcoal.
Tanks resembling giant ants moved along the roads, their six-to-seven-meter-tall frames making them monstrous compared to ordinary tanks. Moreover, these tanks possessed remarkable self-repair and evolution capabilities, with their ultimate move, "Burst Rifle," being a laser cannon attack featuring near-light-speed velocity, temperatures reaching 20,000 degrees, and a range of several kilometers!
Their name was Nalakuvara, super ancient weapons invented by the Amatsu.
A single unit was capable of destroying a small modern nation!
"Nina, be careful not to harm civilians."
Eiji gave instructions to Nina, who was seated in the mother unit.
"However, if any civilians dare to challenge you, it's fine to kill them."
"Yes, Master!"
Nina responded respectfully, leading a large group of Nalakuvara as they charged into the Self-Defense Forces' army camp.
It could hardly be called a war; in form, it was nothing short of a massacre!
Without even needing the soldiers from LCO and the Chaos Realm to intervene, the Nalakuvara alone brought the entire Self-Defense Forces army to its knees.
The allied forces advanced unhindered through the streets, heading straight for the Cabinet Office.
On both sides of the street, countless onlookers watched the scene.
Yet not a single person dared to step forward and stop them.
"Master, the Cabinet Office is just ahead."
Shirayuki Aya returned to Eiji's side after scouting the path.
"Our people from LCO have been monitoring the area around the office. Oshima Toshio won't escape!"
"Crush it."
"Yes!"
Nalakuvara, LCO, and soldiers from the Chaos Realm swarmed in from all directions, surrounding the Cabinet Office.
"Boom!"
The sound of explosions echoed incessantly.
Crimson demonic cannons, flashes of magical energy, and tank bombardments flew chaotically.
"A barrier?"
Gazing from afar toward the Cabinet Office, Eiji noticed something unusual.
Around the street where the Cabinet Office stood, a azure barrier had risen, covering an area of about two kilometers in radius. The barrier was incredibly sturdy, even blocking the Nalakuvara's artillery fire.
"It seems they're using a national barrier powered by the country's fortune. At this point, Japan has truly run out of tricks."
Gadea identified the barrier's true nature at a glance and laughed cheerfully.
The concept of fortune was abstract, but Chinese Taoist arts documented techniques to harness it, such as the Eight Trigrams Formation. A common point was that trivial amounts of fortune were practically useless; only fortune on a national scale held value for utilization. And fortune of such magnitude would be astonishingly vast.
"Leviathan!"
From a distance, Eiji issued a command to the Serpent of Jealousy.
"Hum—!"
Suddenly, a massive red light streaked across the sky!
A colossal beam dozens of meters thick spanned over a hundred kilometers from Tokyo Bay, crashing directly into the national barrier surrounding the Cabinet Office!
Eiji had once wondered if Leviathan possessed a large-scale attack like the Cursed God, capable of spanning dozens of kilometers.
The facts proved that Leviathan lived up to its reputation as the strongest weapon created by the gods.
"A stalemate."
Eiji rubbed his chin with keen interest.
The massive crimson beam was Leviathan's maximum-output laser cannon, its power no less formidable than that of a True Ancestor's familiar. Yet when it collided with the national boundary barrier, the two forces reached an impasse, unable to break through for an extended period.
Truly worthy of a national boundary barrier forged using the fortune of an entire nation—it was incredibly resilient.
"Then let's turn up the heat—go, Camaxtli!"
Jiā dá snapped her fingers.
Dark thunderclouds blanketed the sky, and bluish-white lightning descended from above.
"I can't fall behind either—Come forth, Regulus Aurum (The Golden Lion)!"
Eiji also snapped his fingers.
A golden lion roared as it leaped out, its golden lightning striking straight toward the barrier!
"BOOOOOOM—!!"
Under the triple assault of True Ancestor-level familiars.
The azure barrier shook violently and, in the blink of an eye, shattered like glass. Thunder and demonic light surged downward, sweeping across the land and scorching it into barren waste!
"Master, we've captured Ōshima Toshio!"
Not long after.
While Eiji was still worried that everyone inside might have been killed, Sendōki Aya flashed before him, dragging a middle-aged man along.
The middle-aged man's face was ashen, as if he already knew the situation was hopeless, and his entire body trembled uncontrollably.
"He actually survived this?"
Eiji muttered under his breath.
After all, this was the nation's most important political institution; there must have been some mechanism hidden beneath that land.
"Jiā dá, I'll take it from here."
"Suit yourself."
Jiā dá waved a hand indifferently and stood behind Eiji.
"Now, you have only two choices."
Eiji coldly stared at the terrified middle-aged man.
"First, die, and I'll replace you with a puppet; second, surrender on behalf of the Japanese government. Your choice."
"..."
Ōshima Toshio's face was full of despair.
He closed his eyes, the resentment in his heart fading away.
In the end, he bent his waist and shakily knelt before Eiji.
...
December 1st.
Japan announced its unconditional surrender to the two True Ancestors.
The Japanese Emperor and the Prime Minister jointly attended the ceremony, personally handing over the surrender document.
The Japanese government pledged to dissolve the cabinet and abolish the monarchy within one month.
As expected, all those involved in the Narcissus Plan five years ago were uncovered without exception, and all were executed by beheading as a public example.
Most importantly—the entire territory of Japan was incorporated into the Fourth True Ancestor's Empire of the Night.
From that point on, the nation known as Japan would vanish completely from world history.
In its place, the Fourth True Ancestor's Empire of the Night was established on this far-eastern island nation.
"Maybe this isn't so bad?"
"I think it's acceptable—at least it's much better than being a destroyed nation!"
"Being ruled by the Fourth True Ancestor is far more acceptable than being slaughtered by both the Fourth and Third True Ancestors!"
"Does this mean we'll have something to boast about from now on? We're being ruled by a True Ancestor! With veto power, wouldn't our international status be indirectly elevated?"
Public opinion was almost entirely one-sided.
Ordinary people didn't particularly care about who ruled them. As long as they could survive and have food to eat the next day, they wouldn't panic too much.
Moreover, even before the government surrendered, voices demanding reparations and surrender within the country had been repeatedly heard but never ceased.
Upon careful consideration, being ruled by a True Ancestor wasn't entirely a bad thing.
Especially since this one was the Fourth True Ancestor!
A super handsome man!
It was said that countless fan clubs for the Fourth True Ancestor had already emerged online, and his personal account had surpassed one hundred million followers!
In the end.
Both major True Ancestors agreed to this outcome.
All those people from back then had died, and Giada's anger had subsided, so she led the warriors of the Chaos Realm and withdrew.
Eiji became very busy.
The name of the new Night Empire, its political and military systems, international relations, and so on—all required his final approval and decisions.
Thus, at the end of that year.
A brand new Night Empire was born!