At Yuan Shikai's command, the entire warship began to power up.
Commands issued one after another from the Primordial Goddess beside him.
Three minutes later, the warship completed its self-check. Everything was normal.
The countdown's synthetic electronic voice echoed through the empty command room as the numbers on the display steadily decreased.
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. The next instant, Yuan Shikai felt as if the world had been torn apart.
A burst of light erupted, and all the rock encasing the Tower at the World's End collapsed.
All twenty-four engines ignited, spewing blazing white flames capable of devouring everything from the bottoms of their exhaust ports.
The tremors from underground made Glass Island begin to shake as well.
Fortunately, Merlin had sent word in advance and had Logres arrange for everyone to evacuate Glass Island.
Then came the sound—a tangible thing beyond the scope of hearing, a low-frequency roar like the howl of a beast.
The two inside the command room felt little, but those outside suffered greatly. Some even felt nauseous.
Even villages at the border, tens of thousands of meters away, were shaken by the beast-like roar.
The Primordial Goddess slowly rose, like a monster sealed away for ten thousand years finally breaking out of the earth.
Inside the ship, Yuan Shikai and Merlin felt a fierce force pressing them back into their seats.
The sensation lasted less than three seconds before everything returned to normal.
That was because the Primordial Goddess was already steadily suspended across the sky, its electronic screens displaying the view outside.
From Yuan Shikai issuing the order to the warship soaring into the heavens, only a few minutes had passed.
The Primordial Goddess's launch caused quite a commotion. The entirety of Glass Island sank.
The moment the