"Uh... you mean he went alone to activate the Demon Fortress, planning to perish together with that thing in the sky?"
After Lu Xingshi arrived at the Imperial Capital, he was quickly received by the Empire's upper ranks.
The fact that he had not died and had even fought his way back to the Imperial Capital was an enormous surprise to the entire Empire.
After all, Edward had only just left behind a protective barrier. They had no way to resist the Interstellar Remnants.
Then Lu Xingshi learned Edward's destination from them.
"That's right. He said that only by destroying the Black Hole Shelter first could he interrupt the control signal."
"And completely paralyze the Stars Alliance's war machines." Gatu's hair was a tangled mess, clearly having gone unkempt for quite some time.
Listening to this, Lu Xingshi found it increasingly unrealistic.
The Black Hole Shelter was the control center, but the possibility that the war machines would stop once it was gone was not very high.
Not to mention anything else, the two kinds of war machines—the Biochemical Monsters and Psionic Abominations—possessed their own internal logic. Even without control signals, they would still slaughter wildly.
Intelligent Machines were even simpler. They had their own operating programs, so whether the signal was gone or the network was cut off, they were unlikely to cease functioning.
But on second thought, this was the protagonist. Turning the tide did not seem impossible.
After all, with the world's help, perhaps he truly had this flaw of seeking death. Lu Xingshi could not exactly discourage him.
"How long ago did he leave?" Lu Xingshi asked.
He guessed that Edward had already gained control of the core area of that Cosmic Fortress. Otherwise, where would he have found such confidence?
"He only set out yesterday.