"Commander, the signal from that exploration fleet disappeared somewhere around here."
Aboard a Type-12 Batwing fast ship, the data-monitoring robot pointed at a yellow dot on the virtual screen in front of it.
An Ya, standing beside it, furrowed her brow and said nothing.
Nine days ago, an exploration fleet commanded entirely by Undying had been exploring the [Seaweed Head] star system when it suddenly lost contact with the relay signal station.
When other exploration ships nearby received an emergency alert from the system and rushed over to investigate, the fleet had already vanished without a trace. There wasn't even a scrap of metal left in space.
The incident immediately drew the attention of the Silent Court's general headquarters on Zu Yuan Star.
As the Silent Court's combat commander, An Ya contacted Bai Fu right away and personally joined the investigation.
Fortunately, the ones who'd been attacked were Undying. After spending some time on Zu Yuan Star, she found out what had happened to the missing Undying by asking others of their kind.
The missing Undying said they'd been attacked. Their assailants had been extremely skilled: first, they'd hacked into the network and taken control of their ships. Then they'd thrown out several strange white bubbles.
The bubbles couldn't be smashed by cannon fire or dispersed with punches. They'd smacked into the ships and enveloped them like balloons.
"They tried all sorts of things, but they still couldn't break the white bubbles."
"So they didn't even get a clear look at who attacked them? And they don't know where they are now?"
"That's right. They couldn't see anything through the white bubbles. They couldn't even look at the map."
What else could she do?
An Ya figured she'd have to investigate in person.
She couldn't leave everything to Boss, could