Just before the strange play at the Universal Amusement Park began, the atmosphere on the bridge of the Silentus, in the void at the edge of the outermost ring of the Celestial Domain, was as heavy as iron.
"That's the situation." Leaving aside some overly arcane occult details, Feifei had finished explaining everything to the others. "The commander has decided to stay behind personally and cover everyone's retreat."
They exchanged glances, and for a moment, none of them knew what expression to wear.
By rights, a commander staying behind to cover his troops trapped in a desperate situation ought to have been a stirring, tragic act worthy of song and tears. These people should either have declared, full of righteous fury and fervor, that they would live and die with their commander, abandoning no one and giving up on no one; or they should have buried the fallen's last wishes deep in their hearts, then set off with boundless courage and determination to forge the future their heroes had hoped for.
Yes, those were the normal reactions. But Yu Lian's loyal troops all felt that something seemed off.
"Th-this is staying behind, then? Surely the Commander can't be in much danger, given that he's invincible and never loses? Why must he go this far? How are the troops supposed to face this? How am I supposed to face this?" Even the loyal Captain Nemo took a long time to arrange his words before managing to voice his concern.
His acting was so good that his concern was now incredibly over the top.
"So this is the rearguard action, then? Since he's the invincible, undefeated Yu Lian, he shouldn't be in any real danger, right?" Eleanor Bonaparte said.
She delivered the line in a flat, expressionless monotone, which only made it