When David appeared invisibly on Busha Star, he was stunned. Had the Sifu Consortium moved away?
Busha Star was in utter chaos. There was none of the order a super consortium should have had; spacecraft flew everywhere as though fleeing a disaster.
David saw no defenses whatsoever. Forget defenses—even Skynet had been shut down.
He had been flying through the sky without contacting the Erto Foundation or the intelligence network, intending to get in touch once he reached Busha Star. He had not expected to find that even Skynet had gone offline upon arrival.
David entered the atmosphere and descended toward the ground.
On Busha Star, which belonged to the Sifu Consortium, looting was happening everywhere. It was practically a paradise for criminals.
Anything of value was being carried away and stuffed into nearby spacecraft.
"Move, time's up!" Within David's spiritual range, he heard warnings shouted by many people at once.
As though obeying an order, the looters lost all interest in the items and hurried aboard their spacecraft, flying into space.
"General David will be here if we don't leave!" A handful of people who still wanted to carry away more things were warned by their companions and hastened their movements. Though they were a little late, they all left Busha Star as well.
David witnessed a rare sight. Spacecraft were rising into space from every corner of Busha Star, yet not a single one was flying toward the planet.
If he had not sensed no danger, he might have thought Busha Star was preparing to self-destruct.
However, from the conversations he had just overheard, David understood that these people feared his arrival.
He looked helplessly at Busha Star, then at the location that had once been the Sifu Consortium headquarters. It was already a complete mess. Under the