Carolan's face was filled with fervor. Whenever he thought of the terrifying abilities Kane had displayed before him, of the formidable skill El-Elf had shown in destroying the spies he had placed around Shiun Theodore, and of his undying ability to instantly heal any injury, even his gloomy heart could not help but boil with passion. He wished he could immediately fall at Xiao Ran's feet.
As for Frie, Carolan did not care in the slightest whether he remained loyal or not. The stakes Xiao Ran could offer were simply too great—so great that he could not refuse them. Given Carolan's nature, he had never been someone easily swayed into choosing to defect. But Xiao Ran's side was not only willing to offer terms he could never refuse; it also possessed strength he could never resist. Even the Time Stop Device changed nothing. It was not that his resolve was insufficient, but that his opponent was simply too cunning.
In Carolan's view, the Floating Weapons possessed and usable by most of Xiao Ran's units were practically the nemesis of the Time Stop Device. They might not be able to break the Time Stop Device, but no matter how it was used, its effective range was only around ten kilometers in diameter. In space, was a distance of ten kilometers really far?
Not far at all. It was practically the distance of a blink. Those Floating Weapons could easily cross such a distance to fight. By then, even if the Time Stop Device could be activated, it would only restrain a few Floating Weapons, perhaps along with some extra targets. But would that truly help in battle?
Could they really overturn Satellite Integration by relying on Time Stop Devices that could not be used many more times? Carolan found it impossible