At that moment, in the starry sky, the beautiful multicolored rings of Planet Sifu IV—its celestial body glittering and reflecting mysterious, iridescent light in space because of its abundant dust and crystals—were framed together with the dazzling nebula in the distant starscape, forming a breathtakingly beautiful cosmic painting.
Although Planet Sifu IV's rings were neither the largest nor the most beautiful compared with those of Planets Sifu I, II, and III, the sight in this region of space was still enough to leave people amazed.
Unfortunately, neither the Noxus nor the detachments of the Terra Imperium's Great Crusade fleet had any mood to admire the scenery. They merely lay in relative silence along their respective orbits.
Suddenly!
Not long after the small transport ships that had carried out the negotiations returned to their respective vessels, the Noxus moved first and quickly turned toward the Taiwei System.
The sight of the enormous T-shaped battleship Noxus hurriedly turning and accelerating away naturally drew the attention of the Vengeful Spirit, flagship of the XVI Legion, the Shadowmoon Wolves, as well as the small negotiation fleet of the Second Expedition Fleet waiting farther away in orbit around Planet Sifu IV.
However, since they had received no orders from the flagship Vengeful Spirit, they did not dare act rashly or show any hostility. They could only watch helplessly as the Noxus turned and continued accelerating, soon vanishing from their ships' sights and radar at sublight cruising speed.
At that moment, within the vast, magnificent bridge of the Vengeful Spirit—resembling a grand cathedral—Primarch Horus returned to the bridge with the officers and Space Marines under his command who had just participated in the negotiations. He immediately learned that the Taiwei System's representatives and the Noxus had already departed.
"!!"
Hearing this, one of the Shadowmoon Wolves