It was much faster and easier to use the Compass Relic with Cosmic Stride to jump through stellar systems. Still, it was obvious that the Compass Relic wasn't created to carry two dozen people through an entire stellar system. The Compass Relic was almost empty, forcing Michael to insert more energy into it.
In the meantime, the cleansing in the solar system continued…and ended much faster than expected…
It didn't even take a full day for Palika and his people to kill more than a hundred traitors. They were all Higher Lifeforms and resisted greatly, only to be smashed into smithereens with a single hit or two.