To stop Bai Fu, Elon, and the others, Mita's chief steward had mobilized a secret fleet hidden near the Sea Lion Galaxy.
The fleet wasn't large. It had originally been meant to fight the Star Network Community, and now that it had shown itself, the Community was sure to take notice. The fleet base they'd spent a fortune building was as good as lost.
But in the chief steward's eyes, the risk was worth it.
If Mita's headquarters hadn't been so far from the Sea Lion Galaxy, making it impossible for other fleets to reach the battlefield in time, he would never have sent just one fleet.
As long as they could capture the Holy Congregation members and get their hands on the real True Spirit Pillar, what did it matter if they lost one base? They could even hand the Star Network Community a few more bases!
Mita's plan could still proceed without the True Spirit Pillar, but with it, the odds of success would rise dramatically, and the plan could be completed much sooner. Its value clearly outweighed that of a few bases!
"Don't worry. They won't get away!"
Foster, commander of the Mita fleet, spoke to the chief steward's projected image aboard the ship with complete confidence.
The chief steward nodded. "I'll be waiting for good news."
As his projection vanished, the Mita Star Network fleet broke free of the dark region created by its high-speed voyage and officially ended its jump.
Ripples spread through space. The next moment, more than a hundred ships shot out of them at tremendous speed, packed together like a crowded flock of geese.
"They're here!"
Elon's pupils contracted aboard the ship.
The images from the sensors showed that as soon as Mita's ships appeared, their cannons fired. Thick beams streaked across