Airfield lay in utter disarray marked by
the scar of bombardment charred corpses
scattered among the ruins to go their
shock most of the bodies belong to Blue
Star inhabitants yet not a single black
Crystal being could be found the
distinguishing features of the black
Crystal race were unmistakable
characterized by the Black Diamond
crystals on their foreheads a fact well
known to all yet as they searched they
found no trace of their corpses we we
cannot have already lost can we someone
stammered despair etched across their
face SU jeene surveyed the scene his
brow furrowed yet his gaze remained
Resolute no he asserted confidently if
we had truly been defeated the assault
on the space elevator would not have
been carried out by just a handful of
individuals instead the entire black
Crystal Fleet would have launched a
fullscale invasion of blue star he added
in his view that this was merely a
surprise attack that had caught them off
guard the crowd fell into confusion
without any designated Personnel to
guide them they felt as though they were
enveloped in darkness uncertain of their
next steps their mission was simply to
reach the Heavenly Palace and support
the front lines yet the ensuing actions
were shrouded in ambiguity since no one
has come to meet us then we shall seek
them out ourselves suene proposed after
a moment of contemplation and 01
objected at this moment suene had become
their Guardian deity their pillar of
support as they exited the Airfield the
SES along the way were even more
harrowing not a sing Le living Soul was
seen only a landscape littered with
corpses and devastated structures tanks
and robots even the federations standard
Mecca lay in ruins the Grim Tableau
intensified the rising tide of panic
within the group clearly the Federation
had suffered a crushing defeat overrun
by the black Crystal race however suene
held a differing perspective he believed
that although the Federation had
faltered they had not been utterly
obliterated otherwise they would have
never reached the Heavenly Palace for
the black Crystal Fleet would have
already descended upon blue star he
speculated that the black Crystal race
had likely dispatched only a fraction of
their forces to destroy the space
elevator linking blue star to the
Heavenly Palace after all it was a vital
transport route for troop movements that
if he were the commander of the black
Crystal race he would not allow blue
star to transport troops and supplies
from the rear indefinitely they would
aim to dismantle all vital supply lines
to the front the defeat suffered 500
years ago had undoubtedly dealt a heavy
blow to the black Crystal race when they
returned they would surely come prepared
boom boom boom the sound of explosions
echoed relentlessly in the distance
causing the very ground to tremble this
Eugene led the group cautiously
navigating through the ruins of the city
they had been exploring this desolate
landscape for over half an hour suddenly
a series of explosions erupted again
more frequent and louder than before
take cover suene immediately signaled
for everyone to conceal themselves the
group swiftly sought the nearest shelter
weapons gripped tightly in their hands
sweat seeping from their palms the
energy fluctuations in the distance were
overwhelming he sensed that approaching
recklessly could cost them their lives
Su Jin's expression turned grave as he
took a deep breath and with a thought
dozens of skeleton bats their I sockets
a blaze with ghostly fire materialized
around him these were his Scouts which
had a evolved into a particularly Eerie
form instilling a sense of dread the
scouts dispersed with a rustle Vanishing
from sight the group was astonished and
awed by Sue jyn's abilities indeed he
was the disciple of Professor AI
possessing not only a myriad of skills