On the outskirts of the Rock System, a Secret Base had been built inside an asteroid.
In a dim chamber, two beams shot from the Shadow's eyes, forming a hologram in midair.
"You... have disappointed me greatly!" The hologram's calm voice betrayed neither anger nor pleasure.
"We have failed you! Please punish us, my lord!" Dark Shadow knelt prostrate on the floor, his entire body shrouded in shadow.
This had been the rendezvous point Kloros had arranged in advance, stocked with some supplies and several ships for their escape.
Unfortunately, Dark Shadow was the only one who had made it here alive...
After a long silence, the Second Prince sighed.
"Forget it! Even Kloros died at their hands, and their machine was equipped with the royal family's Mirage Stealth System... It seems this enemy was beyond your ability to handle. What a waste of talent.
"But you said... they destroyed Kloros's Flagship in a single strike? Is that true?"
"Absolutely! Judging by the capabilities it displayed, it was most likely the secret treasure they obtained from the Twin Stars. But... for some reason, the Twin Stars concealed its true power before, which caught us completely off guard!"
"That really is a headache..."
A Vector Engine capable of destroying a flagship-class warship in a single strike was unquestionably a strategic weapon.
Moreover, the Shattered Star Pirates appeared to have allied with the Twin Stars, while the Locke Conglomerate, the only nearby power capable of opposing them, had now been crippled. Whether it could even escape their control remained uncertain.
Then there were the elusive Machine Race and the unfathomable All Things Unity Society backing their enemy...
All of this would multiply the difficulty of wiping them out.
However, the more valuable the Vector Engine proved to be, the more determined he