With the general's order, the information was instantly transmitted to the base beneath the Star Annihilator Cannon.
Even with the risk of being blown to pieces and dying together with their enemy, they could not disobey. They immediately activated the launch!
A red glow flashed above the enormous cannon muzzle. The surface of the huge crimson energy ball floating in the center shimmered with red radiance. The crimson energy ball, compressed to the extreme within and already solidified, transformed into a streak of light and flew forward.
At the same time, in the command hall, everyone who knew what was happening wore relaxed, relieved smiles.
In their view, now that the Star Annihilator Cannon had been fired and Leo was on its trajectory, everything was over.
Whether the shell exploded or not, the target was certainly doomed. In their eyes, there was no difference. No one could withstand such a blast. That was what everyone believed.
If it exploded, the entire Star Annihilator Cannon base and its foundation would have to be sacrificed, along with tens of billions in funds, to die together with it.
If it did not explode, then Leo would already be beneath the cannon muzzle, transformed into... no, nothing would remain. Everything along the shell's trajectory would simply be wiped away cleanly.
Whether it exploded or not, the outcome had already been decided. Leo was certainly dead.
But after flying less than ten meters, in the instant it had just left the muzzle, the shell crashed into a wall.
A Space Barrier.
But it was not an incomparably sturdy Space Barrier. Instead, it was like a portal to another dimension, offering faint resistance while still allowing the energy shell to sink directly into it.
Then, in the next second, it fell into stillness. The entire energy