When the starport commander's body froze into a sculpture of remorse in the vacuum, the people on the ground were already inevitably shaken.
Panic had erupted across the planet at the onset of the disaster.
Everyone knew the significance of their existence here was to block the Alliance. But after such a catastrophe, does this task itself still hold any meaning?
Even before Gu Hang's notice arrived, similar debates had taken place among them.
They had long lost contact with Holy Terra; who knows what Holy Terra's stance is now?
From the perspective of the entire Empire, it was clear that the Alliance, capable of reconnecting countless worlds, was the side more deserving of assistance. Standing against the Alliance, obstructing the Dark Side Expedition, seemed more like what traitors would do.
To fight to the death here, and indeed die, would not only be detrimental to the grand enterprise of humanity but would also result in widespread scorn after death, not heralded as heroes.
