Several days earlier, within the Sun River Empire's territory, the Cavite Civilization.
This was a Tenth Order Civilization located on the front line near the two major camps.
As such, it had become one of the civilizations most frequently visited by the Sun River Empire's fleets during their periods of rest and recuperation.
After all, it was impossible to open a Black Hole Channel every time and send the fleet back to the empire for leave. Amles was not that wealthy.
Therefore, finding nearby civilizations and allowing the soldiers to rest on Life Planets was undoubtedly the most suitable arrangement.
This day was no different from usual. The imperial soldiers whose leave rotations had come up were scattered across Life Planets in several star systems, enjoying their pleasant time off.
Yet, without warning, all the planets turned pitch-black, the radiance from their stars completely blocked out.
Every planet was instantly thrown into panic.
"Not good, this is—"
In outer space, aboard the flagship of the Nineteenth Legion.
The shadow did not merely block the starlight within this Star System. Even the entire galaxy had been shrouded within it.
As the commander of one of the empire's main legions, Konst naturally knew many things, especially the true cause behind the recent cases of civilizations being wiped out.
"Open a Black Hole Channel immediately and retreat to the imperial capital!"
"Yes, Commander!"
However, just after the adjutant acknowledged the order, something seemed to go wrong. As though all strength had left his body, he collapsed limply to the floor.
Just as Konst was about to crouch down and check on his adjutant, he suddenly felt the energy within his body continuously draining away. Mere seconds later, he too collapsed.
It was not just the two of them. At that moment, there was