Leo slowly opened his eyes, and a flash of golden light flickered in them.
A soldier who had been watching Leo from a hundred meters away suddenly went weak in the legs and collapsed on the spot.
But no one was paying attention to the soldier who had been scared senseless. Instead, they all hurriedly cleared a path.
The Kro who had spoken with Leo earlier—the one wearing the strange hat and glasses—hurried over.
Three or four people followed beside him. They looked like clerks, not bodyguards or anything of the sort.
Indeed, no matter how many bodyguards they deployed in front of Leo, it would be useless and utterly meaningless. Appearing before Leo like this was instead a better display of respect.
"Esteemed Sir, I'm the First General's secretary. The First General isn't currently at the base, so he sent me to communicate with you."
The bespectacled Kro approached Leo several steps with a flattering smile, coming within five meters of him.
Although his legs were trembling slightly, his speech was perfectly steady.
"Bring your First General here. I don't want to waste words talking to you."
Leo spoke coldly and closed his eyes again.
Sweat began to bead faintly on the bespectacled man's forehead, but he continued to look at Leo respectfully.
"Esteemed powerhouse, we were blind and misguided. We hope you'll spare us this once. This is our first time doing something like this. We truly didn't mean anything by it."
"We merely wanted to invite the crew members aboard the spaceship to have a chat and exchange information. That's all."
"We had no intention of attacking you. There must be some misunderstanding between us. Why don't we find a place to sit down and talk things over? We can even invite you to sample the specialties