The Blizzard, the cruiser carrying Jaeger Sobek, was supposed to carry out this so-called special reconnaissance mission alongside the Scarlet Throne, where Yu Lian was stationed. Although he had only one cruiser under his command, with barely two thousand people aboard, he was all alone, weak, and helpless in this mysterious New World. Fortunately, he had a Dreadnought operating alongside him. Even a battered Dreadnought without its full armament was still a Dreadnought.
Whether that ship was friend or foe remained uncertain. For instance, Captain Redhill aboard it had shown very obvious misgivings, even secretly warning Sobek to be careful. Even so, Sobek still felt quite safe.
"Colonel Yu Lian isn't an ally, but he's no despicable villain either. At least during this operation, when facing the marauders, he won't stab us in the back," he explained to everyone aboard.
"All right. After all, you fought side by side during the Festival of Ares. Proud geniuses always recognize one another," Captain Redhill sighed. "But an old sailor like me can only consider things from the perspective of sordid pragmatism. If... Colonel, I mean, if we run into danger and one of our ships has to stay behind to cover the other, I hope you'll follow my instructions when the time comes. No, all you need to do is keep quiet."
Sobek thought, What kind of genius am I? I don't understand why that "Chosen Champion" on the other ship is being so polite to me. If the opportunity arises, I won't hesitate to leave him behind and save myself.
That was what he thought, but to maintain appearances, he could only smile noncommittally. "You're worrying too much. This is only a reconnaissance mission. We'll all come through safely."
Barely two days after he said that, they were hit by a