After passing through the converter, fiercely pulsing electrical sparks blossomed inside the Power Reactor, gathering on the blue sphere within.
Gradually, the sphere grew larger and larger, finally swelling to the size of a basketball.
Buzzzzz!
The entire Pluton shuddered at that moment.
Huge torrents of white spray erupted from its stern, like a giant whale spouting water, bringing a sudden downpour.
Sunlight shone down, revealing a rainbow of seven colors, dreamlike and beautiful.
But at that moment, the people aboard clearly had no attention to spare for the scenery.
They were waiting!
Waiting for the thunder and the sudden blaze to come!
Zzzzzzt!
Fine arcs of lightning began appearing on the pitch-black cannon barrels, which shook violently. An inexplicably vast pressure surged outward, making even the marines standing beside them tremble.
"What terrifying energy!"
"If even the slightest thing goes wrong, everyone here will probably..."
"The sea is boiling!"
"No, it's gone still!"
Their pupils abruptly contracted as the marines aboard stared at the sea ahead in shock. Within a radius of three thousand meters, the water churned violently, countless bubbles rising as though it had been brought to a boil.
Yet beyond those three thousand meters, the sea lay unnervingly calm. Even the wind had stopped moving.
Viewed from afar, it was as though the world had frozen.
Buzzzzz!
A dozen or so breaths later, the shaking grew even more violent.
Then, suddenly.
A dark cloud spread over everyone's heads. Some marines looked up, trembling, and cried out in shock and awe.
"How is this possible?"
"Where's the sun?"
Someone soon offered an explanation.
"Look at the cannons!"
"The light shining from their muzzles is even more dazzling than the sun!"
"That pure white light has blotted out the sunlight, making everything look like night!"
Those words only