Far away in the depths of the starry sea, firelight kept flickering before vanishing in an instant.
Since light took time to reach them, the explosion had actually ended long ago. But to the people here in the distant reaches, it seemed to have happened only moments ago.
That was why some scientists believed that possessing a speed faster than light would allow one to reverse time.
But that idea itself was wrong. Time was merely a man-made unit for measuring the process of matter decaying, not a dimension or something indispensable.
The Octopus Emperor withdrew his gaze from the starry sea. War was raging fiercely.
The Theocracy Faction no longer concealed its greed for power. The apostles announced the abolition of secular law and all Imperial Family privileges. The entirety of Octopus Star and the galaxy would be ruled by religion and faith.
The apostles possessed the highest authority. Aside from the Great Octopus, they stood at the very pinnacle of the world.
To ensure their legitimacy, the first thing they did after taking power was launch a campaign to encircle and suppress the Exiled Government of the Imperial Family.
Large armies engaged the Imperial Family's Exiled Government in fierce exchanges of fire—they called it an exiled government, but the Octopus Emperor believed it was merely a strategic retreat.
They did not fear the Great Octopus monster, because they had gained a new ally, and that new ally was growing stronger continuously, becoming stronger every day!
Everyone firmly believed that it would not be long before they could launch a counterattack against Octopus Star.
Their current concession was merely intended to gain more strategic depth. If they fought on Octopus Star, they would all be annihilated without the slightest ability to resist once the Great Octopus used power beyond