A few hours later.
The collapsed starry sky gradually returned to calm.
The starry region covered by the explosion was exceptionally clean, not a speck of dust or debris in sight.
It was as if nothing had ever happened.
In the distant starry sky, everywhere were ships and cha paralyzed by the shockwaves, their surfaces continually sparking with electricity.
Inside the Black and White Limit Fortress.
Everywhere were NCOs leaning and slumping.
On the virtual operation screens, red warning boxes continuously popped up.
"Warning, Black and White Limit Fortress energy device overload."
"Warning, Black and White Limit Fortress damaged, damage extent seven percent."
...
Nan Qi struggled to get up, shook his head, and looked at the distant dark starry sky, his eyelids twitching uncontrollably.
To be honest, he was also scared by the power of it; he whispered shakily.
"Damn it, it’s already a reduced version, yet the power is still this terrifying."
Bai Li and others stood up, their faces full of terror, and asked, "Commander, what exactly happened? What kind of weapon is this, that it’s so terrifying?"
Nan Qi’s expression shifted for a while and quickly returned to calm. He said, "Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask, pass my order to imdiately start the search and rescue!"
"Yes! We will imdiately search and rescue the affected personnel."
Bai Li quickly responded.
"Are you stupid? Who told you to rescue those people, I want you to rescue that Fierce Sun Wings."
Nan Qi snapped irritably.
"Huh? Rescue the Fierce Sun Wings? But the explosion was so powerful, could that cha still survive? And who was sitting in that cha?"
Bai Li looked helplessly flustered.
"Why are you asking so much, just focus on the rescue."
After the initial shock, Nan Qi beca unusually irritable and in a foul mood.
At the mont of the final explosion, it seed Su Mo really didn’t escape and was directly swallowed.
The main reason was that the space collapsed too quickly.
"Yes."
Bai Li responded like a frightened little rabbit.
....
Three days later, in the starry sky, Qian Chengxue was piloting the Night Guard cha, continuously searching for Su Mo.
She kept calling on the designated channel.
"Su Mo!"
Hoping for a response.
Unfortunately, there was no reply at all in the communication channel.
At this mont, Sun Duoxiang and others piloted their cha toward her.
"Sister Xue."
"How about your side, have you found him?"
Qian Chengxue asked anxiously.
"No, I asked many people, and they all said they hadn’t seen Su Mo. Sister Xue, you shouldn’t worry too much, the boss should be okay. During the battle, the boss disappeared halfway through, he didn’t vanish during the explosion."
Sun Duoxiang quickly explained.
"Then where could he have gone?"
Qian Chengxue was equally anxious and uneasy.
"Sister Xue, don’t worry, I estimate the boss might already have returned to the Black and White Limit Fortress. With the boss’s skills, he would definitely notice sothing was wrong."
Sun Duoxiang did his best to reassure her.
Just then, Ma Ke ran over piloting his cha, anxiously saying.
"This is not good, Sister Xue, Brother Sun, the Black and White Limit Fortress has announced the latest news, all search and rescue operations will end in seven hours, and the Black and White Limit Fortress will set sail for Ceres."
"So fast?"
Sun Duoxiang was also surprised.
"Actually, it’s not that fast, the other countries’ search and rescue work has already ended, now only we and a few others are still searching."
Ma Ke sighed and explained.
Qian Chengxue gritted her teeth unwillingly and said, "You guys go back first, I won’t leave until I find Su Mo."
"Sister Xue, how can that be, it’s really dangerous here, how can we let you stay here alone."
Sun Duoxiang was also anxious.
However, Qian Chengxue remained unmoved, she piloted her cha and flew into the distance.
"Brother Sun, what should we do now?"
Ma Ke looked helplessly at Sun Duoxiang.
"What are you looking at, keep searching! We can’t really leave Sister Xue here alone, can we? Get Zhang Hao to try and communicate with the Black and White Limit Fortress to see if we can get more ti. If it doesn’t work, have the Shadow stay and keep searching instead of returning to the Black and White Limit Fortress."
Without hesitation, Sun Duoxiang replied directly.
"Understood."
Ma Ke imdiately responded.
...
Inside the Black and White Limit Fortress.
Commander Nanqi sat on the command chair, his face as grim as water.
The battle reports and search and rescue situations had all been reported.
He could say that in this war, he achieved an unprecedented victory. The Eternal Sleep Clan’s forces were nearly annihilated, and even the Planet Level Nest Fortress Gemla was wrecked.
The only pity was that, according to the Black and White Limit Fortress’s battlefield recording system, the final captured images suggested.
It seed their leader used Spiritual Energy upload to escape, but it didn’t matter, just a stray dog.
As for the losses, non-Federation troops suffered about forty percent casualties, while Federation troops suffered about thirty percent casualties.
Nearly half of the losses were due to the Heart of Destruction.
Fortunately, Su Mo deployed it from close range, so their distance was relatively extended; otherwise, the casualties would have exponentially increased.
Overall, this battle loss was already quite good. It could be bragged about for a lifeti.
But the only failing was that Su Mo and the Fierce Sun Wings were lost.
After days of search and rescue, not even a trace was found, apparently truly lost. Though he harbored a sliver of hope, he ended up having to accept reality.
"Has everyone returned?"
Commander Nanqi asked in a deep voice.
"Commander Nanqi, most of the surviving and rescue personnel have returned. But there’s a Federation unit that hasn’t returned, they’re still looking for their missing companion, hoping for more ti."
Bai Li reported softly.
Commander Nanqi’s eyes suddenly narrowed, Federation?
The Federation forces withdrew to the rear first and suffered the least losses.
Still looking for their missing companion?
"Commander? Actually, there’s no need to bother with them, we’ve already given the return command, we can set sail at any mont."
Bai Li spoke cautiously seeing Commander Nanqi not responding for a while.
Nan Qi stood up, his face expressionless, and said: "Of course, we will set sail on ti. But before that, I have one more thing to do. Everyone, put down what you’re doing; I have an announcent to make."
All of a sudden, everyone present stopped their work and looked at Commander Nanqi.
"Thank you all for your hard work in this battle."
Nan Qi stroked his mustache and said.
"It’s what we should do, and winning this ti is mainly due to your excellent command, Commander Nanqi."
Deputy Commander Chai Ji took the lead to express.
"It’s all thanks to Commander Nanqi’s efforts."
Everyone echoed.
Nan Qi stroked his little mustache, a glint of light in his eyes, and then said: "The credit is shared by everyone, thank you all for your efforts. From now on, you don’t have to worry about the upcoming matters, go down and rest."
As soon as he spoke, the scene was astonished.
"Commander, this, this is inappropriate. If we all go to rest, who will operate the Black and White Limit Fortress?"
Everyone was stupefied.
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