Xiao Ran had originally come to Earth on a whim, intending to relax a little while also visiting the Federation, DC, and the Grand Duchy of Rixson. Yet on his very first day in the Federation, having just finished inspecting Free's progress, he discovered such an enormous surprise.
Yuzes's appearance left Xiao Ran far from calm. He wished he could immediately summon Yuzes before him and kill him on the spot while he was not piloting a unit, completely eliminating this threat.
Yuzes was simply too dangerous. Cunning and powerful, whether he remained on Earth or not, as long as such a person existed in this world, he posed a tremendous threat to Earth. In Xiao Ran's eyes, the threat one person could bring was fully comparable to the threat Zovok posed to Earth as a whole.
This man was also tied to whether the second phase of the Burning Legion's mission could be completed successfully. As long as Yuzes was eliminated, at the very least there would be one less threat to face. It was likewise connected to completing the Legion's Side Mission, which required them to kill Yuzes and destroy his fleet. Though the mission carried no penalty, its rewards were considerable.
And once Yuzes was taken out, his Seventh Fleet would be easy to deal with as well. With the biggest boss dead, the rest would amount to nothing more than minor fodder.
Although Xiao Ran desperately wanted to kill Yuzes at once, he rationally suppressed that thought. Solving Yuzes now might be an excellent opportunity, because Xiao Ran knew Yuzes's identity, while Yuzes had no idea that Xiao Ran had seen through him. As long as they found a suitable excuse to forcibly kill Yuzes, the chances of success were extremely high.
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