Interception

With tens of thousands of ships setting off at once, it was like tens of thousands of eyes watching one another. Since their technological levels were not far apart, this situation would continue for a long time—perhaps even until the Epoch Clan fleet arrived.

As a result, this operation not only failed to confuse the Epoch Clan, but instead helped them pinpoint the target's location.

Of course, the mysterious organization was not that foolish. This was all deliberate.

Although the ship carrying Sarah was styled after an Outer-Ring Civilization vessel, it was a specially customized version with extremely advanced technology inside.

Not only was it far faster than Mid-Ring Civilization ships, it was also equipped with a stealth system. Though this system was of little use against Epoch Clan warships, it was more than enough to evade the monitoring and detection systems of the nearby Mid-Ring Civilization merchant vessels.

While the Epoch Clan's attention was drawn to those tens of thousands of ships, the vessel carrying the Zerg Queen had already broken away from the main force and quietly slipped ahead.

"Something's wrong. Those rats know us extremely well. There's no way they'd devise a plan with such obvious flaws. There must be something fishy going on here." Though the Epoch Clan commanders were somewhat arrogant, that was a tradition passed down through countless generations. Aside from that, their professionalism was beyond doubt, and they quickly noticed that something was amiss.

"I feel the same way. These ships seem like they were deliberately sent to distract us."

"If that's the case, then the target either hasn't left yet, or has already left."

"I think she most likely left. There's no point in her staying. The target should also understand that until we find her, we won't lift the blockade."

"Then...