No matter how impossible it seemed, the Blue Star Federation now had to face reality.
This was a trap they had laid themselves. It had been said before: bootlickers never came to a good end.
The moment they had personally let the Great Xia Empire's envoy fleet in, the hidden danger had been planted.
In truth, it was still a matter of mindset. The defenses around the Blue Star Federation's Capital Star were absolutely sufficient.
Even letting in a warship formation would not have been a problem, much less a small diplomatic fleet.
But the Seraphim was clearly something else entirely. A smaller target, a higher energy level, and more unfathomable power had directly created the current predicament.
When the Seraphim burst out of the warship and swept through the area—
The entire encirclement visibly expanded outward by a ring.
Within it was a circle of sliced-open warships, with the occasional spark flickering from them.
The entire Capital Star sprang into action. If the Seraphim struck the Capital Star... they did not even dare imagine it.
This was the heart of the Blue Star Federation. One strike from the Seraphim could weaken the entire Blue Star Federation by a tenth.
Meanwhile, they had to fight with their hands tied, terrified of hurting their own people.
Worse still, because the battlefield was so close to the planet itself, even a handheld electronic telescope could observe it.
The Director-General spun around sharply, and his expression nearly slipped out of control.
"How did you bring the Seraphim in?"
He had no choice but to suspect this was a premeditated attack, that the Great Xia Empire had harbored ill intentions from the very beginning.
Yes, his guess was entirely correct.
But Qin could not possibly admit it.
He even flatly denied the accusation.
"Mr.