Rumble—
At the same time, the sky above Okhma City suddenly darkened.
The outline of a massive fortress descended through the clouds and came into view of the citizens below.
"What's that?" someone asked, looking up.
"A UFO, maybe."
"Could be the Demon King Piccolo."
Outside the Cloud Stone Celestial Palace, Dan Heng heard the rumbling overhead and came out to investigate.
He looked up at the strange silhouette. His first thought was... Had help from the Express Crew arrived?
While he and Yan Huan worked to liberate Amphoreus, the others must have been taking action too.
"Huh? That looks like the Eye of Dusk and Dawn." Feng Jin widened her bright eyes and said to Dan Heng:
"It keeps getting lower. It's already dropped below the clouds."
The enormous Sky Fortress had suddenly begun to descend. Something must have happened aboard it.
After a moment's thought, Dan Heng turned to Craterus behind him.
"Lord Craterus..."
"Stop. Right there." Craterus raised a hand, cutting him off.
"Lord Dan Heng, I know I'm capable, but you can't come to me for everything..."
The elderly man folded his arms and looked helplessly at Dan Heng and Feng Jin.
"The new elders we've supported have plenty of authority too. I'm a military man. Unless it concerns security in the city or a campaign, I'm really not suited to the job..."
"Taking charge in a crisis was one thing, but you can't expect me to arrange everything."
"Huh? I thought Lord Craterus could do anything," Feng Jin said in surprise.
"Please, I'm not Lord Aglaya." Craterus sighed.
"You misunderstand me, Lord Craterus," Dan Heng said awkwardly.
"What I meant was that the Sky Fortress might now be low enough to connect to Okhma City's signal."
"We can message Yan Huan..."
"With him here, this