Li Zhi died, beaten to death by an angry mob.

This was perhaps the best outcome for him. A person like him didn't even deserve to stand before a military tribunal for public trial.

Li Tianran looked at the distant horizon, a deep sorrow reflected in his eyes.

The ringleader was dead, but those who had passed away could never return.

The families of the fallen heroes and the veterans would be left with endless grief and remembrance.

"The root of all this stems from the ancient civilizations... Only by completely eliminating them can we prevent similar events from happening again," Li Tianran muttered to himself. Suddenly, he thought of the Earth Apostle, and his words abruptly stopped.

Yes, the Earth Apostle was also a member of the ancient civilizations. Although she was currently in a neutral state, who could guarantee that she would never target Li Tianran in the future?

If that day truly came, would Li Tianran avoid battle, or would he do everything in his power to kill her?

This question was like a sharp knife, deeply piercing Li Tianran's heart, causing him to feel a pain from the depths of his soul.

He felt like he was stuck in a cliché zombie movie scene.

A child gets infected and becomes a zombie. After struggling for a long time, the parents, to prevent others from killing it, lock it up at home and hunt other humans to feed it, hoping that a special medicine will one day turn it back into a human.

And ultimately, this kind of scene ends with the child losing control and eating its parents.

"The problem is... in zombie movies, the parents still have the power to suppress the zombie child in the early stages, the ability to lock it up," Li Tianran lowered his head, thinking with some helplessness, "But after Hanhan revived the Triangular Pyramid, I'm afraid I won't even be able to temporarily suppress her!"

This was a very despairing fact.

Perhaps one day in the future, Li Tianran would really have to face Hanhan on the battlefield, stabbing the other's heart with a blade like enemies.

...

After dealing with Li Zhi and the border defense matters, Li Tianran handed over the follow-up work to the heads of various countries and immediately rushed to Kuangxi Island.

At this time, four hours had passed since the end of the war.

The Kunlun battleship sailed across the sky, entering the Great Triangle Sea. From a great distance, Li Tianran could already see the Triangular Pyramid floating above Kuangxi Island.

Since it left the Guren-Noria Great Desert, it had not stopped, directly accepting Hanhan's call and heading towards Kuangxi Island.

At this time, it appeared very quiet, without any energy overflowing, and without showing any offensive or defensive posture, it simply floated silently in the air... floating above the small building in the center of Kuangxi Island where Hanhan was currently residing.

Like... a sentinel.

"This damn thing hanging over Kuangxi Island... always makes me feel uneasy," Qin Yiming said, looking at the Triangular Pyramid from afar, very disturbed, "If one day, it suddenly launches an attack, we won't even have time to react."

Lu Chi also nodded.

But they currently had no better way to resolve this matter.

If they forcibly expelled the Triangular Pyramid from Kuangxi Island's airspace, it would definitely cause Hanhan's hostility and resentment, possibly accelerating the breaking of the temporary balance and completely pushing Hanhan to the side of the ancient civilizations.

Li Tianran was silent for a moment, then said, "Ignore it... I'll go see its master first."

The Kunlun battleship entered Kuangxi Island and slowly landed on the Blazing Steel Wall.

Although the invasion of the Bronze Palace failed to harm the foundation of Kuangxi Island, it still caused a lot of damage and trouble.

Hundreds of laser cannon muzzles on the Blazing Steel Wall were melted and destroyed due to energy rebound, and more than a dozen buildings inside had collapsed or tilted.

On the ground, the smooth asphalt pavement was cracked, and huge fissures spread around like spiderwebs.

A large number of adult-level Mingshi (elite warriors) were quickly clearing the rubble and building debris from the road, washing away bloodstains...

"Two days, it will take two days... for us to restore Kuangxi Island to its original state."

Li Tianran took a deep breath. Construction will always require more effort and a greater price than destruction.

The consequences of the Bronze Palace breaking into Kuangxi Island for just a few dozen minutes would take Li Tianran dozens or hundreds of times longer to repair.

"Fortunately, our gains this time are not small... At least 1,500 or more Star Followers were killed, which is also a huge blow to the Bronze Palace's clan," Qin Yiming said softly, standing beside him.

Li Tianran smiled.

Kill 1,500 Star Followers?

Yes...

For making Kuangxi Island like this, even an Apostle must pay the price...

However, among these 1,500 Star Followers, at least 1,000 were defeated by Hanhan. If she hadn't taken action, the damage to Kuangxi Island today would have been even more severe.

"At least from this point of view, she's still more inclined towards us, right?" Qin Yiming asked.

Li Tianran did not answer Qin Yiming's question.

He couldn't judge whether Hanhan's new consciousness was more inclined towards them.

After all, in addition to killing thousands of Followers, she also destroyed a Mech Mingshi...

Soon, Li Tianran and the others arrived outside the small building. Looking at this dilapidated but familiar building, Li Tianran was silent for a moment, then said to the people behind him, "You guys go and do your work... I'll go in by myself."

"Governor, let us go in with you!" Lu Chi said in a deep voice, "If she suddenly loses control, we can still..."

Li Tianran smiled.

Lu Chi's words came to an abrupt halt.

Even thousands of second-stage evolved creatures were instantly killed. If she really had the intention of attacking Li Tianran, then even the entire Pioneer Army combined couldn't stop her.

"She chose to live here, which means that this place makes her feel comfortable and familiar. I lived here with her for a long time, nothing will happen... You are relatively unfamiliar to her, so going in with me would be counterproductive," Li Tianran waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, even if she is the most powerful Apostle, this is my home ground."

Xiao Hei, crouching outside the small building, saw Li Tianran coming and wagged its big tail non-stop, but it didn't rush over as excitedly as before.

Its movements were very light, as if it was afraid of waking Hanhan inside the small building.

"..." Li Tianran walked over, rubbed Xiao Hei's head, and directly pushed open the door and walked in.

Everyone stood in place, watching Li Tianran's back disappear around the corner of the stairs, their eyes filled with worry.

This meeting between Li Tianran and Hanhan represented many things.

This was a meeting between the strongest of human civilization and the strongest of the Apostle civilization, a meeting of kings. The result of this meeting would determine the future situation and war direction of human civilization and Apostle civilization!