Where to Go From Here

Qinghu was the first to speak up in support of Hua Xiezhi's defense.

"That's how planets under semi-military administration are. Sometimes they really do things without any reason."

Mu Yu nodded at that, then asked, "Um... Lao Ben should have been notified, right?"

"Don't worry," Paranoid replied casually. "First One never leaves anyone out when he does things."

In short, the mess they had stirred up this time was truly no small one.

By the latter half of the night, the skies above Planet Three were already filled with countless military warships.

The raiders who had launched the surprise attack had vanished completely, but the military was in no hurry. The starport had been sealed off—where could they run? The enemy was fierce, and searching at night was too risky, likely to cause unnecessary losses.

Since they had lost the trail, there was no need to keep looking. What mattered now was controlling the skies.

However, the residents of Planet Three had already sensed something was wrong. Some got up in the middle of the night to look around. "Another military exercise?"

"There was no notice. Something big probably happened. Let's wait until daylight and see."

The military was thinking the same way. Once dawn came, they would organize their manpower, spread out, and search inch by inch! By then, Qu Jianlei had already reunited with the main group.

They met in a stretch of hills, one of the target ranges used during military exercises. It was uninhabited, though scattered monitoring equipment stood around.

The energy there was somewhat chaotic. Much of it was harmful to the human body, and there were also large quantities of metal fragments. It was a good place to hide.

The seven of them hid in an underground hollow and discussed their next move.

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