More than ten minutes later, Billy calculated their current location. They were indeed near the Solar System, at its very outer edge.
Upon receiving the result, Xiao Ran said without hesitation, "Head for Earth."
"Understood." Billy nodded heavily and hurried to make the necessary preparations, but Moses suddenly spoke up. "Sir, a massive energy reading has appeared nearby. Distance three hundred. It's a gravitational wave—a very powerful one. This is the phenomenon that occurs when Space Warp is activated."
"Cancel the order to head for Earth. Go there immediately." Xiao Ran raised his brows and changed his orders without a second thought. He then looked toward Luo, Basak, Cruze, and the others. "Get ready. We only just appeared here, and someone has already come over. If it were the Overlord Legion, they should have contacted us long ago. That makes it more likely that they're enemies."
"Zechs, Saki, El-Elf, stay behind. Sheryl, you stay on the bridge too." Xiao Ran patted Sheryl on the shoulder and smiled slightly at her before following Luo, Basak, Cruze, Graham, and Nalu out of the bridge.
The six of them raced through the battleship. In only a short time, they had all entered their respective machines. The moment Xiao Ran climbed into Dawn's cockpit, Sheryl's voice came through.
"The other side has completed their Space Jump and is already within visual range. They've also deployed several machines. They look rather strange. I'm transferring the footage to you now."
"Got it." As Xiao Ran closed the cockpit hatch, the footage Sheryl transferred appeared on his screen. He was not the only one watching it. The instant they saw it, Xiao Ran raised his brows, while Luo let out a surprised whistle.
What appeared on the screen was one warship and seven machines. The warship was