The sound of the explosion gradually faded away.
The lights were the first to return to normal, and the elevator gradually returned to a stable state.
Aquitas's mood gradually calmed down.
“Thank you,” Hicks said stiffly to Levi. “I… I owe you my life.”
Levi waved his hand and reached out to press the button in front of him.
The elevator opened again.
The hut was covered in dust.
He glanced at the screen beside him, which displayed the radiation levels from the outside world.
Fortunately, the radiation concentration was not very high.
It's still within their means.
Having lived on a planet 7 million kilometers from their host star for a long time, the Proxima Centauri inhabitants have a high tolerance for radiation.
Thanks to this, the biggest impact of these nuclear bombs on the civilization of our neighboring planet was the destruction of surface structures.
Levi cautiously stepped out of the cabin.
In the distance, the mushroom cloud had not yet dissipated, and the firelight illuminated the entire sky.
A hint of sadness appeared in Aquitas's eyes.
She asked softly, "Father, must war happen?"
Levi was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly: "Aquitas, there's nothing we can do about it."
“We will not give up our home planet, and they will not give up their spaceships.”
...
Central Academy of Sciences.
Augustus was venting his anger.
"A vicious intruder!"
"They actually loaded a nuclear weapon inside the projectile!"
"How much have we lost?" He turned to look at Lyle beside him.
"The area hit lost 10% of its electromagnetic and laser cannons, while the ground damage was minimal, mostly consisting of ordinary buildings. Our giant land-based laser cannons were undamaged."
Augustus breathed a slight sigh of relief.
But soon, his expression turned grim again.
The observers reported the latest observation results.
"Your Excellency Augustus, no trace of the Solar System Fleet was found in the direction the projectile was launched; they must have moved their position beforehand."
Augustus sat down in his chair with a sense of helplessness.
The scene he feared had finally come to pass.
Initially, due to the reckless linear acceleration of the solar system fleet, they discovered it by sheer chance while observing the sun.
But since the fleet changed course and reduced the Hall thrusters and radio power as much as possible, even their observation equipment has found it difficult to locate them.
The reason is simple.
Although their observation technology is advanced enough to even observe fleets several light-years away, that is the result of checking them one by one with a known direction.
And now...
Space is three-dimensional, and the fleet can hide in any direction.
Investigating in any direction would consume a lot of their time.
By the time they finished checking all the pixels in a certain direction, the Solar System Fleet had already changed its course!
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