More than four hours had passed since the communications blockade on the Yelipok Fleet had been lifted.
And the Federal Fleet had maintained its Hyperspace Engines activated and preheated for a full hour.
Just then, countless azure vortex-like Hyperspace Windows suddenly appeared in the void, illuminating almost the entire starry sky.
"Commander, a massive number of Hyperspace Window signatures detected—200 billion in total, spread across nearly the entire First Main Arm and Second Main Arm!"
"Order the fleet to enter hyperspace immediately according to the pre-locked coordinates!"
"Understood!"
Just as Arno's fleet was about to arrive, Aierfei decisively gave the order.
Not even a second could be wasted at this point. Otherwise, once Arno's main fleet exited hyperspace and arrived, the first thing it would likely do would be to interfere with the Federal Fleet's hyperspace operations.
Therefore, the Federal Fleet had to fully enter hyperspace before it could do that.
That was also why, an hour earlier, Aierfei had ordered every warship to adjust its heading and keep its Hyperspace Engine running.
In merely a few seconds, when Arno's fleet exited hyperspace and arrived in the Sester System, the entire Federal Fleet had already vanished without a trace. All that remained were the countless Hyperspace Windows in the void slowly closing.
"Commander, confirmed. All warships have entered hyperspace. No vessels have fallen behind!"
"Very good. Send the signal immediately and activate all interference devices in the Sester System!"
"Yes, Commander!"
At the same time, in the First Main Arm of the Sester System.
"Report, General. According to scans, only the Brant Empire fleet is present in the system, numbering 32 billion!"
"Where is the human fleet?"
"No trace of it!"
The adjutant shook his head as he spoke.
"However, as we exited hyperspace, we detected approximately 25 billion Hyperspace