The newcomer stood a little over two meters tall, with dark red skin as rough as sandpaper.
Faint patterns of the flame law could be seen flowing beneath his skin.
Two thick horns curved forward above his forehead, with two rows of tiny breathing holes at their bases.
He wore the dark gray uniform of the Star Guard Hall, but had rolled his sleeves above his elbows, exposing his heavily muscled forearms.
"This is our logistics captain, Captain Fire Sickle."
Kyle hurriedly introduced him from the side.
"Hello," Xu Feng greeted him politely.
Fire Sickle strode over, clasped Xu Feng's hand, and shook it twice with tremendous force.
"It's been a long time since we've had a new face aboard the Far Gazer. After the fleet's main force was trapped in the Secret Realm, all that remained aboard the mothership were us logistics personnel and some remote technical support staff.
"Every day, we do nothing but stare blankly at monitoring screens or service equipment.
"To be honest, when Ye Bai first told me someone who had only recently broken through to Radiant God was coming to help, I thought he was joking.
"But when I heard you'd overwhelmed a veteran Third-Tier Radiant God branch hall master head-on right after your breakthrough, I realized you weren't here to joke around."
"You're too kind, Captain Fire Sickle. I didn't expect word to spread so quickly," Xu Feng said with a smile before looking at Fire Sickle. "Tell me about the situation."
Fire Sickle nodded, released his hand, and gestured for him to come inside.
Only after entering the command room did Xu Feng see the latest monitoring data for the crimson planet before them scrolling across the screen.
He noticed that the spatial fluctuation curve on the screen was extremely unstable.
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