Inside the control room of a tower atop the wreckage,
a masquerade ball was underway:
The "members" wearing white masks each maintained an air of mystery and calm.
However,
when one member suddenly realized that he had completely lost contact with the Projection Relic—and with Leis Angton, located at the Border: Wall of Hercules—in the Supernova Explosion that had just erupted,
an atmosphere of unease swiftly spread.
Beneath his mask, one man hid an uncontrollable anxiety, and he could no longer suppress the emotions in his heart.
He recalled the shocking scene of the Supernova Explosion just moments ago:
Amid the wreckage briefly illuminated by dazzling light,
they had witnessed the magnificence of a star's destruction and rebirth, but they had also witnessed the fragility of countless precision instruments under the impact of extreme energy,
as well as the helplessness of defense systems once thought solid as bedrock collapsing in an instant.
Those scenes had branded themselves deeply into his heart, making him doubt everything before him as never before.
Thus,
he could not help saying irritably:
"Everything has completely spiraled out of control!
"I admit that, even now, I am utterly uncertain what Old Constance is trying to achieve through this Wall of Hercules.
"We must activate the Final Weapon immediately!"
Upon hearing this suggestion,
the usually calm female voice of the Arbiter of Fate carried a rare trace of mockery:
"Marcel, wake up.
"The Final Weapon has not yet been fully calibrated. Its performance and stability are both still unknown.
"Besides, it is a mass-produced measure we prepared to fight the Abyssal Grand Monarch. Using it so hastily now—
"are you sure that is wise?"
At the same time,
another voice rang out,
belonging to an even more composed man who tried to calm this sudden dispute:
"Calm