The Department of Anomalous Affairs had already made up its mind to have its way.
The military and the government were getting impatient, but they still had no choice but to play along.
Otherwise, if the Department of Anomalous Affairs actually gained something, wouldn't they become a negative example? Aboard the pursuing starships, someone sighed. "When will this... ever end?"
Traveling through space was truly tedious, especially now that they were still searching. The day they could return was nowhere in sight.
"Soon, probably," someone replied gloomily. "Didn't they say we might not be far from them?"
"What counts as not far? It could still be hundreds of millions of kilometers..."
Just then, someone suddenly shouted, "Look! Abnormal energy fluctuations ahead!"
"It's a starship, it's them... Raise the detection sensitivity to maximum!"
The equipment this fleet carried was truly advanced. From twenty million kilometers away, they had actually detected the Unlucky Starship accelerating.
"It's them. Damn, it looks like... they're about to jump?"
They had clearly discovered the other side, but the other party had already reached a suitable location and was preparing to forcefully escape.
The Department of Anomalous Affairs personnel aboard the Battalion-Class Ship grew anxious as well. "Force a connection... issue a severe warning."
Establishing communications over such a distance was extremely difficult. Even though they had brought specialized equipment, smooth communication could not be guaranteed.
But what was worse was, "No response from the other side. They're probably refusing the connection!"
"Then issue an attack warning!"
"It's useless," the technician answered dejectedly. "Even if we use a space disturbance attack, the distance is still too great."
The Department of Anomalous Affairs had indeed come well prepared this time.
If the other side really dared use spatial means to flee, they would not hesitate to launch a