The grim news from the front threw the Twin Stars Congress into chaos.
They had never imagined that the formidable Lost Fleet, in which they had placed such high hopes, would prove so fragile before the enemy.
"These aren't ordinary elite forces. They're one of the Wulf Empire's top fleets!"
They quickly realized how serious the situation was, but it was already too late.
An emergency video conference convened. Half an hour later, after fierce debate, Kruze reluctantly made his decision.
"Let them through!"
Fighting poison with poison sounded absurd, but for the Twin Stars, which had run out of options, it was their only remaining lifeline.
The enormous Void Vortex slowly vanished behind them.
The Long-Lived One's massive body plowed through the fragments and wreckage along the way, pursuing the Iron Wall Fleet, which was now little more than a distant glimmer of taillights.
A brief exchange of fire had just taken place here. The outcome went without saying.
"Talk about brute force!" Nie Yun surveyed the devastation around him, munching sunflower seeds like a spectator who never minded a little extra drama.
"After this battle, the Twin Stars no longer pose any threat to us!" Codename tore open a packet of spicy strips, yet maintained an utterly serious expression.
Indeed, with their strength severely diminished and the vast disparity between the two sides now clear, the Twin Stars had neither the ability nor the nerve to covet the Solar System's little patch of territory again.
And as time passed, that gap would only widen.
With the threat at his back eliminated, Nie Yun could now... set out on his expedition without worry!
That was right. This time, he had personally joined the expedition in his original body, intending to use the pursuit of the Iron Wall Fleet