Three minutes later...
Escorted by over a hundred guards, Nie Yun arrived at the landing craft's berth. The terrain here had suffered some damage, leaving the craft slightly tilted, but the vessel itself was unharmed.
The crew left aboard were standing guard. When they saw their commanding officer arrive, they all saluted.
Nie Yun waved a hand and led the others aboard, while the Sea Race guards stayed outside to set up defenses.
Only a few steps into the craft, Nie Yun suddenly paused and turned to look toward the entrance.
"What is it, Commander?" Catherine asked in confusion beside him.
The sudden attack had left her looking a little tense.
"Hmm... the Kara Civilization clearly came prepared this time. We can't afford to be careless. Have all our own personnel board the craft. Close the entrance in three minutes and activate the Shield. We'll wait and see what happens. As for the fighting, leave that to the base!" Nie Yun ordered after a moment's thought.
As he turned away, no one noticed the faint curl at the corner of his mouth...
Before long, Nie Yun was sitting in the craft's control room, leisurely drinking tea.
The craft had already deployed miniature reconnaissance drones, and the battles throughout the base were displayed on the monitors before him.
Overall, although the Kara Civilization had caught the Twin Stars off guard, the disparity in their overall strength remained undeniable. A group of infiltrators suited to assassination lacked heavy weapons for breaching defenses. Once the Twin Stars recovered from the chaos, the situation would grow increasingly unfavorable for the Kara Civilization.
"This bio-armor technology really does have its merits..." Nie Yun remarked admiringly as he watched the various battle feeds.
Its offensive capabilities were nothing exceptional, but its regenerative abilities were downright