You Can Lose Anything but Face!

Fang Zheng had originally planned to take Iona and charge straight in, bombarding that Prophet indiscriminately. As for the surrounding Star Alliance forces, Fang Zheng would simply pretend they did not exist. Their combat power was only five, after all; they could not even break Iona's defenses.

But what Fang Zheng had not expected was that the Forerunner was no fool. It had actually brought out such a massive warship. That left Fang Zheng at a loss. He did not have a super warship that large on hand, and even if Iona went up against it, she probably would not be able to breach its defenses. After all, Iona was still working her way through the Forerunner tech tree. It was clear that Sea Fog Warships could not handle this piece of junk...

"Don't let them spot us. Follow them from a distance first and see where they're headed..."

Of course, Fang Zheng was not about to back down just like that. The Forerunner warship had indeed given him quite a shock at first, but once he recovered, he realized he was not without ways to deal with it. He immediately made his decision and ordered Iona to follow from afar without revealing herself for the time being.

The Forerunner did not notice Iona's presence. Soon, Fang Zheng watched the Forerunner warship lead the Star Alliance fleet through the deactivated gravity well and leave Requiem Star. Then a massive warp rift appeared before them, and the fleet swiftly vanished into it.

"Nymph, do you know where they're going?"

"Of course. I recorded the coordinates!"

"Iona, proceed to those coordinates. Prepare for battle."

"Understood, Commander."

Hearing Fang Zheng's order, Iona nodded. Soon afterward, the Eternal Annihilation Class warship rapidly departed Requiem Star and entered the vastness of space. Iona swiftly received