Bitter, Oh Bitter
The answer was: too late!
Truly too late!
The moment they heard, everyone burst into tears: the daylilies had been cold for two hours, the kids were all dead before you thought to see a doctor, and now you finally showed up? It was over!
What the fuck were you doing earlier?!
But Ellis had something to say too!
The instant he received the news, he had not delayed even a bit. He had rushed toward the Grand Capital as fast as he could, preparing to provide support.
Besides, leyline teleportation needed preheating! The Star Core Association could not possibly provide services for a war like this, and even if it did, it would have been useless—you Empire people had banned the garrison base's teleportation function first!
This was not the Sky Rail, where you could hop aboard in the present world and arrive in minutes. For a colossal creature like Ellis, so tightly bound to the entire Empire, it was already impressive that he could force his way over on such short notice!
He had not even had time to put on his shoes. He had endured chaotic currents strong enough to crush even celestials during teleportation, forcibly squeezed through the passage, all so he could use his face to catch everything in a crisis and buy the Empire precious time! Who could have expected you lot to be this useless?!
Pang Pei? Just an old fool with his head marked for sale.
Extinction Heavenly Balance? Heh heh, just the Federation's reheated meal!
Even while bearing the Empire Garrison Base on my back and holding up the power of the Sky Overseer with one hand, I, Ellis, remain invincible in this world!
Fuck, what do you mean the Fusion Bomb is missing?
In just a few