Lemendusa and Siv were already the last guardians on Planet Sulun, but the traitors they had eliminated earlier were not necessarily the last enemies on the planet. Considering that small bands of rebels might still not have withdrawn from the area, Hao Ren had the Giant Turtle Rock Platform drop a monitoring satellite network from orbit to search for all energy signatures on the surface. At the same time, he sent a mobilization order to the nearby cruising drone swarms, commanding some of the armed drones to head for Sulun's Gate.
However, none of the various search channels had detected any sign of the remaining rebels so far. Perhaps they really had left the place.
"This is already an abandoned position." Lemendusa was not surprised at all when he heard the results of Hao Ren's search. "After the interstellar barrier was breached, almost all the armies poured toward the Founding Star—including the guardians and the rebels. I also heard that the guardians on the other planets activated their planetary self-destruct systems or solar eruption devices before leaving. It was impossible for more survivors to remain. In fact, if you had arrived any later, this place would have ended in a massive explosion too."
"You seem not to know about the Dark Domain?" Hao Ren asked.
Lemendusa shook his head. "According to Muru, we were the ones caught up in the explosion. And as far as I'm concerned, that massive explosion happened only ten hours ago. Of course I wouldn't know what those who stayed outside called the battlefield ruins."
Lily sat on the stone platform that had once held the golden disc (it had now risen back to the surface and returned to its original appearance). She idly swung her calves while looking up at Muru. "I've heard you mention