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"But it's still not enough!"
"This isn't a real base city. I've heard that those complete base cities have magical formations for protection. What about us? Why haven't we constructed one yet? What the hell is the federation doing!"
"I strongly protest. We must accelerate the construction process!"
From that day on, the construction speed of the remaining base cities still under development suddenly increased.
But that was a matter for later.
At this moment,
while Blue Star reveled in the joy of surviving catastrophe, deep within the Ghastly Realm, within a blood-colored palace, a sorrowful silence took hold.
Four towering figures sat in front of a long table.
A somber and waning aura enveloped their towering frames.
And they were withered.
To have an incarnation slain and divinity shattered was a bone-deep injury for beings like Ox Demon and Blackwing Myth, akin to the pain of a severed limb.
They glared at the Blood Emperor.
