[Alert! Alert! A Highgod has appeared at the teleportation array!]
"Damn it, why is there another Highgod?!"
Hearing the alert, the commander immediately set down his wineglass and began issuing orders.
Although the Highgod returning from a Divine Plane might not start a conflict with them, they still had to be prepared for anything. After all, the previous one had acted just like that.
At the commander's orders, the entire squad sprang into action once more.
Those who had been resting hurried back to their posts, and the fleet went on alert.
However...
BOOM!
With a tremendous crash, the warship was torn open in midair. The enormous rupture exposed the entire command room.
"What happened?"
The commander's face went pale, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.
The warship he rode as commander of the Expeditionary Army was among the Federation's finest, with powerful defenses. Even a Seven-Star Fiend couldn't break through them with a single blow.
Yet the hawk-nosed man who had suddenly appeared before them had breached their defenses with such ease.
"Interesting. Very interesting. This Metal Lifeform's defenses are surprisingly strong!"
Teresia spoke with a hint of admiration.
He could break through them with a single blow, of course—but who was he? He was a Sovereign.
Even though this was only a clone, it was bolstered by eighty percent of a Paragon's willpower. His strength was hardly inferior to a Paragon's.
He could tell that even a Seven-Star Fiend would have trouble breaking through this thing's defenses.
"Y-you... Who exactly are you?"
The commander took a deep breath, doing his best to calm himself before asking in a grave voice.
"Oh? You're asking who I am?"
This was the first time Teresia had been questioned so brazenly by a Midgod, and he couldn't help but feel surprised.
"Whose