After recovering Su Yi's body, Ilis, Emma, Dora, and the others returned to the Six-Winged Angel with roughly three thousand Players.
The remaining Players and soldiers immediately returned to the front lines to support their allies, whose situation was growing increasingly desperate.
Back inside the Six-Winged Angel, Ilis was filled with emotion.
Her previous visit here with Su Yi, and their sudden parting afterward—which she still did not know whether to regard as their final farewell—left her shaken even now.
With the remaining Bishops, Twin Spirit and Thousand Eyes, leading the way, the group reached the Energy Control Room without difficulty.
In the nine days since they had recovered Su Yi's body, work on modifying this enormous Tribulation-Class ship had progressed remarkably quickly.
Using Su Yi's Divine Authority, they had taken control of roughly one-tenth of the ship, centered on the Energy Control Room.
This included the surrounding engine compartments, living quarters, some cargo holds, and part of the Weapons Bay...
Throughout the converted area, the formerly dark-gold walls now gleamed silver-gray.
Their surfaces had a dreamlike quality, with intricate, vivid strings of code flowing across them from time to time.
Every upgraded section of the ship had now completely escaped the Bone Demons' anti-magic field.
The many Players here felt their souls becoming exceptionally active, along with another sensation they could not quite describe.
Thinking about it carefully, staring at the walls gave them something like motion sickness from a 3D game.
The two Bishops, Twin Spirit and Thousand Eyes, had completely lost their former arrogance and conceit.
With respectful expressions, they quickly reported the ship's current status to the group.
"Although we've finished converting one-tenth of the ship, we still can't gain control of the Bridge."
"We can control the energy supply, but we can't activate the engines