Although the colonel already knew the Alliance was planning a massive search, he had no intention of giving up on ambushing Alliance starships.
This was also a common flaw among Imperial soldiers—I know the situation is dangerous, but running before even seeing the enemy would be too humiliating! It was not just him who thought so; the commanders of the other two detachments had expressed the same stance.
Even Qu Jianlei did not oppose this consensus.
In his view, although the Empire had many flaws, the blood and courage of its people were truly rare.
That temperament was etched into their bones... even their genes. It deserved recognition and encouragement.
If a people lost their ambition to advance, or lacked the awareness to remain vigilant in peaceful times, their future would be worrying.
Thus, over the following period, the detachment ambushed another four merchant ships.
In the blink of an eye, another three days passed without incident.
The colonel even began to wonder: was the information from that Above Supreme really reliable? The three scattered detachments were all operating independently.
Although they had previously agreed on their operational areas and tempo, communicating with one another was not easy.
If even contact between friendly forces was difficult, how had information about the Alliance been passed to that Above Supreme? He already knew that members of the Digital Phantom Team might possess the ability to communicate over great distances—most likely only simple information.
However, he did not understand the principle behind it, nor was it appropriate to ask casually.
So he merely reminded his officers and soldiers that time was running short, and everyone had to be careful. These next few days would be the most dangerous.
That day, the detachment continued to remain hidden, waiting quietly for some fat prey to