"For now, it looks like they may go all out on their second probe. That saves us a great deal of trouble."
"It may even be our chance to catch them all in one net."
"Stick to the original plan for now, then wait and see."
At the Radiant Emperor's true body, Dead Silence, which had seized that body, calmly considered everything that had just happened.
"The Eight Great Rulers don't seem to have noticed me yet, and Li Qing has no intention of attacking. This was probably just a probe."
"It isn't time for the real fight. I needn't be too wary."
"But the final move isn't far off. The problem is that I can hardly move my power. Any movement will cause a huge disturbance."
"That would provoke rejection from the Infinite Universe Fragments. Getting the remaining thirty percent of my power to adapt to the universe's rejection would take even more time."
"I can only remain still in the Eternal Heavenly Domain. This battle poses a problem for me too."
"When the Eight Great Rulers come knocking, all I can do is stall. It will be more than a thousand years before my power fully adapts."
"If I force myself to use it early, I can mobilize seventy percent at most."
"I must wait. Wait for the Super Civilization Alliance to attack High-Dimensional Spacetime. Wait until the Eight Great Rulers are certain they can spare no more power to deal with me. Once they've exhausted themselves, I'll make my move."
After some thought, Dead Silence realized this was the only path to his goal.
Every other method risked bringing the Eight Great Rulers and Li Qing down on him at full strength ahead of time. The cost would outweigh the gain.
"I've hunted geese all my life,