Although the core area wasn't immediately destroyed, the massive tremors generated by the explosion could not be dissipated. With the metal ship hull's influence, the tremendous shock was rapidly transmitted to every corner of the core area, and even the matter combustion furnace still operating within the core area was impacted.
In several previous major explosions, even though the matter combustion furnace, which served as the energy source for the Space Fortress, wasn't extinguished, it did suffer some damage. However, since all Cosmic Humans died and the Artificial Intelligence was destroyed, the matter combustion furnace had not been repaired for years. As time passed, this matter combustion furnace became increasingly dangerous, at risk of losing control at any moment. When the explosion's tremors were transmitted to the furnace, one of the outermost safety components suddenly burst, destroying a large nearby control device...
