It was a serious matter. The Pantherese president’s decision could kill tens of thousands of soldiers. Therefore, he didn’t dare to make the call, fearing that he would need to take responsibility for the consequences.

“Let me discuss with my people. I’ll get back to you in ten minutes.”

“That’s too long! Mr. Soan is fighting alone now, and people are dying every second! An ark could be destroyed at any moment! We’re losing a hundred thousand lives a minute, and that’s a million people in ten minutes! I’m not trying to be pushy, but please hurry up!”

“I understand.”

The Soleilian, Hosian, and Padaskian presidents looked at one another, sighed, and logged out of the video conference. They were small countries with limited power. Helping other countries was asking them a lot.

They weren’t prepared to be saviors, and their people weren’t ready to sacrifice their own lives.

They didn’t share the same culture with Moon, and they didn’t have the tradition of requiting injury with kindness. They believed in an eye for an eye and reciprocated past favors by manifolds.

Those richer countries had been oppressing them for years and never helped them at all. There was no gratitude but only hatred. The three countries had no reason to help them.

Probably only Moon could be so forgiving.

…

In Flamia.

“Mom, I’m scared…”

“Don’t be afraid! Our president has asked Moon for help! The flying soldiers will soon come here and take us away!”

“Do you really think the Moonians will come? You must be dreaming! They hate us! We should consider ourselves lucky if they don’t use this chance to destroy us! My only hope is that the meteorite piece won’t fall on top of us…”

“Moon won’t be so ruthless! We’re neighbors!”

“Neighbors? Have you forgotten how we invaded them in the past?”

“We didn’t do that!”

“You still refuse to face our past. You’re beyond saving. I thought the Flamians have repented, but there are still stubborn people like you! Let the meteorite destroy us! I feel so ashamed!”

…

In Winland.

“When are the Moonian coming? We’re going to die! I saw severe meteorite pieces brushing past us! It’s so scary!”

“If we had listened to Moon and built the underground shelter and IVE Extractors, none of this would have happened! We were so foolish!”

“It’s not our fault! I blame Neige! That country is evil!”

“I bet those Neigerians have died in outer space. Oraman has no heart! He’s going down, and he’s dragging us with him! If I see him in another world, I’ll kill him with my bare teeth!”

“Stop moaning! If you have the strength, why don’t you go online and apologize to Moon? Maybe they’ll show us some mercy and come to save us!”

“That’s right! Let’s all go online and apologize! We’ve done some things we aren’t proud of. We were part of the alliance that invaded Moon and have been denying it over the years. That’s why Moon hates us! We can’t keep lying to ourselves!”

…

In Neige.

“Oraman is the worst president in our history! He has abandoned us! What should we do now?”

“We have to ask Moon for help! That’s the only way!”

“You’ve got to be kidding me! The Moonians hate us! Do you really think they’ll come to rescue us? They won’t show us any pity even if we kneel on the ground! They would love to see us die!”

“That’s right! I won’t ask for their help because I know they won’t pity us! I’d rather die like a man!”

Boom.

The ground shook when an ark nearby was hit by a meteorite piece. Immediately, all the lives on board were devoured by the fire and smoke.

“Not again! I can’t take it anymore! I’m going to ask Moon for help! It’s worth a try!”

“I’ll go insane if things go on like this!”

“Do you think Moon will accept your apology? They won’t! Our two countries hold too many grudges against each other! We can only pray to God now!”

“Gosh! A meteorite piece is coming our way!

“Oh no!”

“Ave Maria! This is the end!”

The passengers all closed their eyes, too scared to watch the screens. They waited and waited, but the end never came.

Someone cheered loudly, and the others opened their eyes.

They saw through the surveillance cameras that a flying soldier was floating in mid-air. He looked down at the ark and flew away.

“It’s the Moonian flying soldier! It’s Mr. Soan!”

“The Moonians aren’t cold-blooded people! They’ve saved us!”

“Thank you, Mr. Soan!”

“Thank you, Mr. Soan!”

Many people knelt on the floor and burst into tears.

The Neigerians had remained silent until then, but they finally started apologizing online.

“I’m sorry, people of Moon. I’m Fernes, one of the Neigerian high-ranking officials. Mr. Soan, your flying soldier, saved our ark just then. I didn’t think he would come, and that was my mistake. I was too petty and thought everybody was as narrow-minded as me. I’m sorry! I apologize for everything Neige has done to Moon! I feel so ashamed!”

“I’m Thomason, one of the Neigerian high-ranking officials. I’d like to apologize to all the Moonian people…”

“I’m Temal, the head of the Ministry of Defense. I want to apologize to all the Moonians, regardless if you’re going to rescue us!”

After the high-ranking officials, the ordinary Neigerians followed suit. Apologizing posts filled the Neigerian column of the Moonian government website.

The Moonians had never felt so proud!

Moon was no longer the poor country that other countries could trample upon at will.

Moon was the savior now!

It was the hope of the planet!

…

“IVE Extractor is switched off.”

Hearing the sound, Sammy and the other fans beamed at one another.

“Let’s get out of here and save our idols!”

“They’re going to thank us!”