At daybreak, Gubu Fortress on the Due North Frontier was struck by a supergiant Source Matter Storm.
Zou Hai, Gubu's temporary Garrison Commander, was killed in battle.
All fifty-nine Source Energy Airships of the Gubu fleet were destroyed.
The atmosphere in the mental Conference Room was bleak. That white torrent had dealt a tremendous blow, and everyone was weighed down by grief.
But the Sky Sheath Strike was due to begin in seven minutes. This meeting had not been convened merely to announce the terrible news of Gubu's downfall.
"According to calculations, after crushing Gubu, this supergiant Source Matter Storm should have continued moving south..."
Lin Chou said, "But now, the storm's advance has slowed dramatically, and a vortex has formed around Gubu."
His fingertips lightly tapped the table.
The live feed updated. Gubu Fortress was shrouded in immense snow fog, while billions of Transcendent Source Matter particles swirled around the collapsed city gate, forming a black hole.
"This is..."
Gu Shen narrowed his eyes as he watched the scene.
Others might not have recognized the particles dancing wildly within the snow fog, but he knew them all too well.
"Sky Sheath Shards?!"
"That's right." Lin Chou looked at Gu Shen and nodded. "This is the Transcendent cancellation effect caused by the detonation of Flesh Mountain."
Flesh Mountain!
Gubu Fortress had always stored the Sky Sheath missile the Gu family had given North Continent all those years ago!
"At the final moment... Zou Hai detonated Flesh Mountain and created a counterforce."
Lin Lin's voice was hoarse. "The Sky Sheath Shards enveloped Gubu Fortress. Because of the Sky Sheath's properties, the storm's momentum was forcibly interrupted."
That massive vortex hanging over Gubu's walls had formed for precisely this reason.
The Sky Sheath Shards were destroying the Transcendent Source Matter. In other