The upward-curving ground resembled a colossal ceiling. Buildings, mountains, forests, and plains all filled the surrounding view, looking close enough to touch, but that was only an illusion.
The space here was unimaginably vast. Towering megastructure complexes pierced the clouds, each connected by tangled "links." From the tops of the towers, gnarled branches spread outward like claws, all facing the blazing Super Star at the very center like stars surrounding the moon.
On either side of every Tower Pillar stood two enormous louver-like wheels. When the Sixth Legion's flagship formation was transported out through the louvers, this was the sight that greeted everyone aboard.
Silence!
Other than the roar of the ships, nothing else could be heard.
At that moment, everyone in the Sixth Army had collectively lost their voices. Aside from Andre, every last one of them stared wide-eyed, jaws hanging open as they looked around in shock.
After who knew how long, Kent finally snapped his jaw shut. He swallowed, then nudged Gus, who stood beside him.
"Hey, Gus, where... where the hell is this? There's actually a star inside a planet. I... I'm not seeing things, am I?"
"..."
??
"Gus?"
After receiving no answer for quite some time, Kent turned his head in confusion. What he saw nearly made him jump. Gus's reaction was even more exaggerated than his own—his jaw was practically about to hit the floor.
"Damn it, you were acting all mysterious before, but it turns out this is your first time seeing it too—!" He really couldn't hold that complaint in any longer.
Just as Kent had said, this really was Gus's first time seeing this place. That was precisely why he was far more shocked than Kent.
Earlier, he had received a secret message from Hua Zhen. Its general meaning was