A tug-of-war—a brutal battle between the Successors and the Correction Agency.
There were no stars left in the galactic river. Most embryonic celestial bodies that were gestating stars had been shattered by spacetime pillars extending from outside the galactic river toward the galactic core after the Correction Agency altered its operational mode.
Only a small number of embryonic celestial bodies, repelled by the spacetime pillars, had been forced into the gaps between them. The Successors could likewise operate only within the narrow confines of those gaps.
The entire galactic river now resembled a dense forest, with the spacetime pillars as its trees. Once one ventured deep inside, it was easy to lose one's way.
"This is terrible! We need to change the situation as soon as possible!"
The Successors could not simply watch as the Correction Agency exterminated them. They had to find a way to break the deadlock quickly!
"FTL has failed! We can barely even fight the Exotic Star Hubs!"
The Correction Agency had focused on the Successors' gravitational wave arrays. Thus, aside from destroying several Exotic Star Hubs at the beginning of the clash, the Successors had been passively taking blows throughout the later stages of the battle.
There was no helping it. Once the gravitational wave arrays had been destroyed, they could no longer determine the locations of the Exotic Star Hubs. Destroying the enemy was naturally out of the question.
Moreover, the Exotic Star Hubs' attacks could not be defended against. Being struck was equivalent to death, forcing the Successors to rely on proliferated individuals to make up their losses and creating a war of attrition.
However, this was not a long-term solution. The Correction Agency's destruction was accelerating. If they did nothing, every Successor in the galactic river would be wiped out within half