Chapter 239

Inside the Wonderful Island Castle, Lilith remained immersed in the joy of having everything under control. She had already begun selecting jewelry to wear on her wedding day, imagining the possible crack in Qin Feng's cold gaze when he witnessed her power and "sincerity."

Yet, inside the New Era core control room, the atmosphere resembled the sea before a storm—calm on the surface, yet churning with force enough to tear apart everything.

Qin Feng stood before the massive main console, the upgraded system interface hovering in his vision as a three-dimensional star vortex, perfectly overlaid with the global geological stress map and space environment monitoring data displayed on the screen ahead. Su Wenqian, Lei Dong, and the core members of the Crowbar Project Team stood solemnly behind him, each holding their breath, awaiting the final order.

"Sir, all parameters have been calibrated," Evans said, his voice tinged with barely suppressed excitement and tension. "The Void Energy Spectrum Resonance Probe has completed energy focusing. Target zone—specific vibration node in Earth's Magnetosphere's Magnetotail. After energy injection, a G3 (strong) global Magnetic Storm is expected within 47 to 62 minutes."

On the screen, a virtual cursor precisely locked onto a seemingly empty region of space far from Earth—the battleground where solar wind and Earth's magnetic field interact most violently.

Qin Feng's gaze swept across another screen displaying the fine geological structure map of Wonderful Island and its surrounding waters, transmitted by the 【Geopulse Resonance Harmonic Array】. A dark red dot, representing an energy anomaly cluster, flickered faintly deep within the rock layers beneath the island—like a sleeping powder keg, its structure and stress state exquisitely sensitive to specific electromagnetic frequencies.

"Geological model feedback," Smith Professor reported next, his voice equally taut. "The target anomaly is in a Subcritical State. According to simulation, the specific spectral Geomagnetic Induced Current (GIC) generated by a G3-level Magnetic Storm has an 87.5% probability of penetrating seawater and rock layers to induce a 'resonant' disturbance in the anomaly's structure, triggering energy release. Estimated release scale: equivalent to a Seismic Moment Magnitude 5.5 to 6.0 Shallow-focus Earthquake, potentially causing localized seabed deformation and Oceanic Wave Surge."

A 5.5–6.0 magnitude earthquake might not destroy the main structure of the sturdy Wonderful Island Castle. But the seabed shifts and ensuing waves would surely make that luxurious seaside fortress suffer. More importantly, this was a warning—a declaration: I can pinpoint your weakness, and strike you from afar with a method you cannot comprehend.

"Lock target coordinates," Qin Feng said, his voice calm and clear in the silent control room. "Crowbar Project, first field test, initiate."

"Yes! Initiating Crowbar!"

The moment the command was given, the only sound in the control room was the faint hum of machinery.

But far out in near-Earth space, the invisible "tentacles" of the Void Energy Spectrum Resonance Probe subtly adjusted their angle—a highly concentrated, precisely modulated Energy Pulse, like a needle of cosmic scale, slipped soundlessly into the designated magnetic layer node.

No earth-shattering explosion. No dazzling light show.

Energy injection complete.

In the control room, everyone fixed their eyes on the monitoring data.

Seconds ticked by.

Approximately fifty-three minutes later.

Geomagnetic monitoring stations worldwide simultaneously detected an abnormally intense fluctuation! The Geomagnetic Index began to surge!

The G3-level Magnetic Storm arrived as predicted.

Intense magnetic disturbances triggered global radio communication interference; brilliant, unnatural auroras appeared in high-latitude regions. Countless satellites entered emergency protective mode.

Yet for Wonderful Island, located near the equator in the South Pacific, the effects seemed indirect.

Lilith was still inside the castle, amusedly watching the distorted satellite TV signals caused by the Magnetic Storm, treating them as a curious natural spectacle.

But she did not know that the invisible Geomagnetic Induced Current, born of the storm, was like countless fine tentacles, piercing through seawater, seeping into rock layers, precisely "caressing" the dormant anomaly beneath the castle.

At first, only minor fluctuations appeared in some of the castle's precision electronic devices—unnoticed.

But soon, a guard standing by the window seemed to sense something, frowning as he looked down at the floor beneath his feet.

Then, a faint yet unmistakable vibration rose from below!

"Earthquake?" someone cried out.

The shaking intensified rapidly within seconds! Wall hangings swayed, crystal chandeliers clinked sharply!

Lilith's smile froze instantly; a flicker of shock flashed in her violet eyes.

"What's happening?!" she demanded sharply.

No one could answer her.

The shaking lasted about ten seconds—insufficient to destroy, yet strong enough to make everyone in the castle stagger, cups and plates scattered everywhere.

What terrified Lilith even more was that, alongside the earthquake, the previously calm, blue ocean outside the castle suddenly churned violently! The sea, as if stirred by an invisible hand, surged into irregular waves several meters high, crashing violently against the castle's seaside foundation and private beach!

"Boom—!"

Waves slammed into the solid alloy exterior walls with muffled roars, white foam spraying everywhere; several lower observation windows shattered, seawater mixed with glass shards gushing inside!

"Miss! Danger! Leave here immediately!" Her trusted aide rushed over, trying to shield Lilith and escort her away.

Flanked by guards, Lilith stumbled toward higher interior areas of the castle. She turned back—her meticulously crafted castle, symbol of her future and love, now being ravaged by sudden earthquake and waves. Though the main structure held firm, the chaotic scene stood in cruel, ironic contrast to her earlier fantasies!

This was no coincidence!

A chilling thought pierced her mind like an ice pick.

It was Qin Feng!

It had to be him!

He could… he could control earthquakes and ocean waves?!

How was that possible?! This was not human power!

Boundless fear instantly drowned her former confidence and fervor. She finally realized the terrifying being she had provoked.

Meanwhile, in the New Era control room.

Watching the seismic data and oceanic wave footage transmitted from the Wonderful Island region (via covert monitoring), everyone exhaled in relief, then burst into muffled cheers!

"Success! Theoretical validation confirmed!"

"Energy guidance precision within expected range!"

"Target area's geological energy partially released!"

Qin Feng stared at the white castle trembling faintly in the waves on screen, his gaze still cold.

He raised his hand. The control room fell silent.

"Record data. Analyze error margins. Optimize model," he instructed calmly, as if he had merely completed an ordinary experiment.

Then he turned to Su Wenqian.

Su Wenqian stepped forward immediately.

Qin Feng paused, his tone flat, yet carrying an irrevocable verdict:

Qin Feng paused, his tone flat, yet carrying an irrefutable verdict:

"If next time, she dares to reach out again."

"I won't just blow up the little trinket beneath her feet."

His gaze seemed to pierce through time and space, falling upon the vast Pacific, upon the larger, more dangerous geological structures hidden deep beneath the Deep Sea.

His gaze seemed to pierce through time and space, landing on that vast Pacific, on the even larger and more dangerous Geological Structures hidden beneath the Deep Sea.

For example... Volcano.

Blowing up Volcano again might not be difficult for him.

Lilith, take care.