In Night Spirit City's urban district after the explosion, everyone looked up in horror. A day of marching had left their bodies utterly exhausted, but now, at the sight of the Starry Sky Ship, their minds nearly broke down as well.
Fortunately, the explosion had not occurred in Night Spirit City, allowing everyone's taut nerves to relax a little.
"Mom, what's that?"
A little girl with rosy cheeks tugged at her mother's hand and pointed overhead, toward the Red Moon. The Red Moon and the Starry Sky Ship were reflected in her eyes.
The young, plain-looking mother patiently explained, "That's the Starry Sky Ship, one of the Federation's most powerful weapons. With it here, we'll be safe, and our enemies won't dare invade us."
"The Starry Sky Ship?"
The little girl was confused. She had seen the Starry Sky Ship; her teacher had covered it in class, and lots of boys liked it.
But she wasn't interested. She only liked dolls.
Yet there was clearly a huge face beside the Red Moon.
The little girl stared fearfully at that face. She gritted her teeth, not daring to say anything more, afraid the adults would accuse her of lying.
"It's the Projection of the Lord of Darkfall, but it looks like he hasn't fully descended. Damn it, he ruined my movie time."
Lu Mingwang, with his thick eyebrows and large eyes, and the calm-faced Li Yunyao had been trapped here by the marchers from the beginning.
Li Yunyao tried making several calls, only to find that there was no signal at all.
A moment earlier, they had seemed to sense that something had happened, but the feeling was strange and fleeting. They kept feeling as though a stretch of their memories was missing.
Only now did they realize that something serious