The shadow that had appeared on the moon brought many tasks, including construction, to a standstill. A tense atmosphere hung over Forward Base.
Faced with such an upheaval, it was hard to focus on work. Many civilians chose to return to their homes and stay with their families.
Compared with the military, which at least had some ability to fight back, ordinary civilians had no control over their own fate. All they could do was silently pray.
It was only because Lu Bai was keeping things under control that chaos hadn't broken out already.
A full hour had passed since the shadow appeared.
The terrifying attack everyone had imagined never came. It seemed the Mona people had simply painted a patch of shadow across the moon to announce their imminent arrival.
But it was hard to call that good news.
If the Mona people made no further moves and instead kept humanity in limbo, they couldn't just wait forever, could they?
It was like knowing the world would end tomorrow. There was no way you'd still feel like going to work today.
So even with the civilians at Forward Base being strongly pressured to resume work and production, there wasn't much to show for it.
Combat Command Center.
A young staff officer finally ran out of patience and couldn't help asking, "Mr. Lu? What do we do now?"
Before Lu Bai could answer, the uniformed old man standing beside him cut in sharply. "Quiet. We've already launched a probe. All we can do now is wait for the results to come back."
Given humanity's current level of technology, even without considering the supernatural abilities of the Death Fighters, reaching the moon was no easy feat.
It would still take several hours for a probe launched into space to reach the