Sakura Country.
Kyushu Island.
Nagasaki Fortress.
Kanna, the Guji, sat at the head of the main seat, his expression extremely grim.
"All teleportation arrays connecting Kyushu Island to the outside world have malfunctioned? We can only teleport within Kyushu Island now?"
"What in the world is going on?!"
"Also, can someone explain to me why the moon in the sky has turned red, and why those bizarre gray stars have appeared beside it?"
"Don't tell me you, all of you who claim to be the empire's elite, haven't even figured out what's happening right now?!"
"What's even worse is that an unknown force has used a barrier to completely seal off the entire Kyushu Island without us realizing it, and you are all helpless!"
"I don't even know what the point of raising you people is for Sakura Country!"
Kanna's voice was extremely loud, his agitation evident on his face.
As he reached the peak of his fury, he couldn't help but slam the table and smash the furniture, looking as if he wanted to devour the people in front of him alive.
The people kneeling on the ground, the managers of Nagasaki Fortress, did not have any particular complaints. They all wore expressions of deep shame.
After all, in their hearts, their actions were indeed utterly embarrassing.
As the strongest standing defense force on the entire Kyushu Island, they had been reduced to such a sorry state...
Even though a long time had passed since the incident, and the situation on Kyushu Island had become increasingly dire, they had still not grasped any clues.
Not only would the infuriated Kanna not forgive their dereliction of duty, but they themselves, loyal to the royal family, could not tolerate their own incompetence.
If not for the fact that many of them still bore the heavy responsibility of protecting Kanna, many of them would have already impaled themselves to commit suicide...
However, after experiencing so many great storms, Kanna had matured considerably. He knew that no matter how hysterical he became now, it would not change the established fact.
Therefore, after a brief outburst, he reined in his temper as much as possible.
After all, these people were at least loyal. They were far superior to those influential families and Shinto priest organizations.
"Enough... This is a turbulent time. I won't hold this against you any longer..."
"Your previous negligence is understandable, but from now on, our situation has become so critical that we can barely afford any mistakes. We must not be careless any longer!"
"We haven't found a suitable way to deal with the current barrier, so we must first do what we can..."
"From now on, Nagasaki Fortress will enter a state of Level One alert. We will strictly guard all checkpoints and passes, and absolutely will not let anything in!"
"Once the situation is stabilized, we will continue to investigate externally and find a way to break through as soon as possible!"
Kanna quickly began to issue orders in an orderly manner.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Seeing that Kanna had finally regained his composure, the garrison commanders breathed a sigh of relief. While thankful that they had escaped punishment, they quickly got up and left, afraid of being berated by Kanna again.
Soon, Kanna was the only one left in the grand hall.
After confirming that there was no one else around, Kanna waved his hand to create a soundproof barrier. He then walked up the stairs to the top floor alone and arrived at a rooftop where the moon could be clearly seen.
The white-bearded old man, who was connected to Kanna's mind, also voluntarily manifested his spirit form and stood silently beside Kanna.
Kanna sighed deeply.
"Master..."
"The calamity that Kyushu Island is facing this time seems to be more insane than we imagined!"
"Rampaging ferocious beasts, invading foreign races, calamities filling the sky..."
"These three things alone have already made people feel utterly exhausted."
"Not to mention the 'compatriots' with ulterior motives lurking on Kyushu Island, and the even more chaotic brawls with forces whose purposes are unknown..."
"With them causing such chaos, Kyushu Island might not be able to resist at all!"
"At that point, I wouldn't even be surprised if the island were sunk..."
The white-bearded old man was silent for a moment before speaking.
"The situation is indeed not optimistic, but it's not so bad that it's beyond salvaging."
"At least the undead army is still under our control. Coupled with the defense of Nagasaki Fortress, we can ensure our safety."
"Furthermore, Nagasaki Fortress is very, very far from the volcanic eruption that contained infinite dark energy. As time passes, our situation should gradually improve."
Kanna was taken aback.
"Gradually improve?"
"But we haven't even grasped a clue about the situation yet, and we don't even know who the enemies causing trouble in turns are..."
"If we can't even understand these basic things, how can we find a solution to the problem?"
"And if we don't actively solve a problem, how will it disappear on its own?"
"Wouldn't that be too much of a daydream..."
The white-bearded old man smiled.
"How could it be..."
"Has Your Majesty not noticed that since we arrived at this Nagasaki Fortress, some changes have occurred in the sky shrouded by the blood moon?"
Kanna frowned.
"Master, are you saying that the number of gray stars around the blood moon is constantly decreasing?"
The white-bearded old man proudly stroked his beard.
"Exactly, that's it!"
"We can clearly observe that as time goes by, the number of gray stars is constantly decreasing."
"And as the number of gray stars decreases, the energy of the blood moon in the center is also continuously weakening..."
"Your Majesty, do you know what this means?"
The white-bearded old man was not Lin Ran, so he knew very little about this Forgotten One's barrier.
He couldn't understand the judgment method of the red moon's energy at all, so he naturally resorted to using perception to detect it.
It had to be said that if one only used the most conventional methods to perceive it, no matter how one looked at it, the energy of the red moon was constantly plummeting.
However, only a very few people could accurately see that this was merely an illusion created by the red moon itself...
The arrangement of the gray stars surrounding the red moon was not a true celestial embrace, providing it with help and replenishing its energy, bringing it more and more effective returns.
Instead, they were using the effects of their own bodies to blockade and limit the transmission of the red moon's energy, completely weakening the red moon.
Therefore, after the gray stars fell, the red moon's energy would actually become stronger...