"The Mind Power Alliance has made its move."
In the cold, empty blue stone hall.
Upon countless thrones frozen in ice sat a white-haired woman clad in deep-blue heavy armor.
Her skin was flawless and smooth as ivory. Her long hair cascaded over her shoulders like crystal, slender and pure. Her features were as perfect as a sculpture, their proportions seeming cut by the most precise instruments.
"General, give the order." Masked figures in black-blue armor appeared throughout the stone hall, dropping to one knee as they made their request to the woman.
"Since they have moved ahead of schedule, there is no need for us to delay any longer."
"It is time they tasted the fear of the past."
"If we can leave their entire fleet behind, the Alliance will surely feel the pain deeply, won't it?"
They were all eager to begin.
The woman lightly tapped her knuckles against the armrest, producing crisp sounds one after another.
"Do we have people on Beiga Star now?" she asked.
"We do. Xi Xiang, the only son of Cross Council Member Xi En, and Wang Mu, the newly joined prospective council member and master of Nine Lives Hall," one person swiftly replied.
"Then activate it," the woman said blandly. "Only when enough people die will they understand how precious life is."
"Yes!"
Several figures below answered at once.
The blinding pillar of light lingered for a long time.
The entire research institute was pierced straight through by that beam, from the underground depths to the skies above.
For a moment, it seemed as though all light between heaven and earth had been utterly swallowed and absorbed by the black pillar. Violent winds howled wildly around it.
"Is he dead?"
Two long-haired girls wearing black one-piece short dresses held hands as