Lacus might have understood what a Quantum Field was, but she did not know what Xiao Ran meant by the Quantum Field he spoke of. All she knew now was that Xiao Ran was in a special state, and once he exited it, he would suffer a prolonged period of weakness.
Patting Shanamia's hand, Lacus signaled for her not to say anything more, then said to Xiao Ran, "We have been keeping watch over Earth and space. The Alliance no longer has the strength to resist us, and you have suppressed the other factions as well. Do you really think there could still be an uncontrollable risk under these circumstances?"
"Perhaps." Xiao Ran raised his head to look at Lacus. His lips did not move, yet his voice sounded. "But it does not matter. Even if I am weakened for a week, the Apocalypse Unit will be enough to handle most problems. As long as we confirm that the Glatters Army will not launch a large-scale invasion anytime soon, and the Alliance has completely lost the ability to fight back, I will leave this state."
Lacus nodded. She felt the same as Shanamia: the person before them was not the Xiao Ran they knew. Though his tone was calm and gentle, the indifference emanating from his very bones was impossible to conceal. He was completely different from the Xiao Ran they usually interacted with.
At that moment, Lacus even had the illusion that the man before her could no longer be considered human. He was clearly right in front of her, yet also seemed not to be there at all, like a god giving her an illusory feeling.
Lacus shook her head, trying to cast away the illusion in her mind, and asked, "Is it really all right for you