"What exactly happened?"
Theresa's scream pierced Fang Zheng's eardrums, forcing him to take a step back.
"All right, all right, Miss Theresa, don't get so worked up. The Earth only nearly got destroyed, that's all... See? Isn't it resolved now?"
After Xiao An returned to normal, Anti-Entropy and Schicksal naturally received reports as well—after all, Bronya, Kiana, and the others had experienced that battle firsthand. So when Schicksal asked what had happened, they reported everything they had gone through.
"The Earth only nearly got destroyed... that's all?"
"That's right."
Fang Zheng shrugged as he looked at Theresa and Welt Yang on the screen before him.
"All right, you two, I know what you're thinking. But honestly, weapons against planets are fairly common among spacefaring civilizations."
"Common...?"
Welt Yang frowned.
"Forgive me for saying so, but I cannot imagine why a weapon capable of destroying an entire planet would be... accepted."
"Oh, they're convenient for dealing with terrorists."
"...Huh?"
"Look, cosmic terrorists and conspiracy groups often build secret bases on uninhabited planets. Searching every inch of each planet is too much trouble, so wouldn't it be easier to blow them all up at once?"
That was exactly what the Galactic Empire did in Star Wars.
Incidentally, planet-killing weapons were also indispensable to Fang Zheng's Azure Fleet.
"Besides, they're useful for mining even when there's no war. My Planet Disintegration ship, the Ishimura, often splits entire planets apart for mining... It's far more efficient than ordinary ore extraction."
"...Sorry, I need a moment."
Theresa helplessly raised a hand to her forehead, while Welt Yang beside her looked utterly dumbfounded. Fang Zheng merely chuckled and spread his hands toward them.
"So, you see? That's why I don't recommend that you focus too much on Honkai. There are many things that could wipe out