Pursuit

The dazzling, fleeting flashes in outer space made it easy for everyone to guess that they had been caused by warships self-destructing. Under such circumstances, let alone the spacecraft originally meant to rendezvous with them failing to arrive, even if it had come, Ambrose would not have dared to leave. The Zerg Queen was the most important target of this operation. If she were captured, the ship sent to pick her up would definitely be the safest one.

That was because the Epoch Clan would provide her with the best protection and the safest evacuation route. And because the Zerg Queen was aboard, the Zerg would not dare attack that ship too aggressively. Therefore, Ambrose had to hitch a ride on that ship if he wanted to ensure his own survival.

Among those present, the other Epoch Clan elders who knew the Epoch Clan system better, as well as the upper echelons of the Inner-Ring Civilizations and some long-established Mid-Ring Civilizations, could all understand Ambrose's concerns and reasoning. Even if they had not thought of it before, they understood the moment Ambrose made his choice.

As for the higher-ups of the Mid-Ring and Outer-Ring Civilizations whose understanding of the Epoch Clan was limited to propaganda and surface-level knowledge, they did not know why Ambrose had made this decision. But as an Epoch Clan elder and the highest-ranking person in charge of this treaty-signing operation, surely he would not gamble with his own life. Thus, they chose to follow him blindly.

In the end, the entire group chose to follow Ambrose's route.

Ambrose was not actually very pleased with this outcome. In the current situation, more people did not mean better. Sarah and the others were certainly heading toward Zerg territory, and if they wanted to trail them, they naturally had