Fulfilled!

In the Returning Ruins Vast Sea, the passage of time was impossible to measure.

Only the mechas that shattered deep space, the islands that vanished without a trace, and the Alien Alliance's fruitless rounds of pursuit and interception proclaimed that time was passing...

However,

On Cliff Island, a vast Sea Chart filled the air, while a cold timer in one corner kept ticking onward.

Ten days had passed, and the Sea Chart was nearly completely illuminated.

A winding red line clearly marked the Alien Alliance's movements. Accompanied by the Mechanical Legion's relentless, cost-be-damned investigations, like maggots clinging to the bone, the red line continued to refresh and extend, revealing their latest location.

There was more than just the red line. One red dot after another had been investigated by mechas and labeled "empty" on the Sea Chart.

"1, 2... 15, 16... 43, 44, 45!"

Sheng Tian counted the Red Dots one by one and unconsciously swallowed.

"When will the Alliance Leader emerge from seclusion?"

"The Mechanical Legion's losses are one thing, but forty-five Red Dots means forty-five islands have already been devoured by the Divine Kingdom!"

"If this drags on, will there really be no problem?"

As soon as he finished speaking, no one responded. Pair after pair of eyes stared strangely at... behind him?

Sheng Tian jolted, hurriedly turned around and stood at attention, quickly forcing a smile onto his face.

"Alliance Leader..."

Li Qingshan's brows were tightly furrowed, though not because of Sheng Tian. Instead, he stared intently at the Sea Chart and muttered,

"After ten days of seclusion, those Evil Fall believers actually..."

Sheng Tian immediately let out a breath of relief and hurriedly added,

"Forty-five, Alliance Leader. I counted them dozens of times. There's absolutely no mistake!"

"The Divine Kingdom has swallowed forty-five islands whole..."

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