Half a month had passed before anyone knew it.
There had been countless battles along the way. Too many people had fallen along the Glacier Corridor, becoming one with the icy bridge. One civilization after another had lost its flame of inheritance, until all that remained of them were names and fading silhouettes in the memories of the other expeditionary forces that continued onward.
With the support of the world-law will on the Glacier Corridor, the expedition led by the Absolute Zero Civilization had already traveled far beyond the farthest distance reached by the main force during the Storm Continent expedition.
"I see it!"
A creature from a remote island, which called itself the Reef Shore Civilization, cried out excitedly.
What it saw was the endless field of lava formed in ancient times when Superbody Star collided with Thunder Continent. It had turned the side of Superbody Star that forever faced away from the Star Curtain World into a terrifying wasteland, unfit for living things to survive in for long.
The sight was only visible from the void close to Superbody Star, thanks to the curve of the Glacier Corridor.
"We're almost there."
Another species from an unknown civilization, a soft-bodied creature resembling a slug, murmured after hearing this.
Though the Academic World had already undertaken a void expedition once before, it had still suffered catastrophic losses along the way. At this point, fewer than a third of its people had barely made it here. Reilo remained quietly beside Lola inside the miniature Flying Device, waiting for the war to come.
As everyone cheered at their gradual approach to Superbody Star, expecting to reach its outer region within three days, someone suddenly noticed something amiss.
"What's that?"
Reilo sensed it, too. He frowned and peered into the distance.
Then he