While Luo Yan was resting, the Strategic Affairs Department had already begun deploying the defense line.
The defense line was established facing Freedom City. Of course, if Freedom Wings was willing to take a long detour and attack from the sea, then the Main Fleet currently anchored outside the port would be more than happy to give them a head-on blow.
Deploying the defense line naturally had nothing to do with Luo Yan. Besides, since the Divine Engine had yet to be repaired, he could not pilot the Apostle Mecha to meet the enemy.
Thus, Luo Yan's main task now was to deal with the Great Knight mechas in Freedom Wings, as well as any Black Knights that might appear.
For him, this job was much easier.
In the past, his opponents had either been Nightmare Giant Beasts or Transcendent Fourth-Orders. Not long ago, he had even fought a god.
Now that he had been relegated to the second line, Luo Yan was still somewhat unaccustomed to it.
But he did not object to the arrangement. Rest and recuperation were for the sake of moving forward better.
Luo Yan waited quietly.
He waited for the moment Zhu Rong was fully repaired and delivered to him.
At that moment, the sound of a horn rang out from outside the port. Luo Yan looked over and saw a fleet sailing toward Saint John Port across the sea in the distance, its surface glittering with countless points of sunlight.
The vanguard fleet led by Hu Xuanyi had returned.
Luo Yan immediately leaped down from Yao Yuan. After a few bounds, he reached the ground.
He then jumped into an SUV and headed for the base.
Inside the Command Tent at the base, Luo Yan happened to see Hu Xuanyi and Zhao Chu talking