At around four minutes past midnight, Li Wen stood atop Zion's city wall, pulled a pack of cigarettes from Secretary Liu's pocket, and lit one for himself.
Secretary Liu glanced at him but said nothing.
Then the first beam of light in the darkness landed at the far edge of their vision.
Boom!
The explosion, shock wave, and stunning effect on the surrounding area from this Energy Weapon's bombardment gave Li Wen a sense of satisfaction he had never experienced before.
That satisfaction was called power.
"Truth lies only within range of the cannons."
Beside him, Secretary Liu's mouth twitched. The Minister had never been like this before, much less said anything like that.
It was all Xu Le's fault. He had led even the Minister astray.
It took quite a while for the shock wave from the tremendous explosion to reach Zion's high walls. The wind tousled Li Wen's hair and left the other guards atop the walls feeling somewhat at a loss.
The weapon's power was simply outrageous.
Even those deeply bizarre Ghost-Type Oddities were completely broken down into particles by the violent Spirit Energy explosion.
Watching the Orbital Cannons scour the ground outside Zion, Li Wen actually grew distracted for a moment. He took out his Communicator and dialed Xu Le's number.
"Xu Le."
"What is it, Uncle Li?"
"Nothing much. I just wanted to ask you that question you brought up before."
"What question?"
"Do Orbital Cannons deal physical damage or magic damage?"
"..." Xu Le was speechless. Asking a question like that during the Black Tide-was something seriously wrong with Li Wen?
"What did you have for dinner tonight, Uncle Li?"
"Beef and potatoes."
"Was it good?"
"To be honest, it was a little salty, but the texture was pretty good."
Their conversation was not