Twenty-four hours later, the scorched wasteland that had once been Sector 1 was now crawling with hundreds of gods.
Most were Transcendents, but scattered among them were several Half-Deities and a few Low-tier Deities, each combing the ruined land with their various Authorities, desperate to uncover what had transpired here.
The Transcendent Sentinels who had originally been stationed on the planet were gathered in a corner, surrounded and questioned relentlessly, as others tried to piece together the cause of the catastrophe.
But no one knew.
According to their reports, they had been in Sector 2, going about their usual routines, when a major facility suddenly erupted in flames.
Some nearby rushed to help, but the first responders didn't return, and neither did the second wave.
When the third group finally reached the scene, all they found were the corpses of their predecessors.
