"Red Blood Star?"
Lin Yi looked at Bark, the Blood Wolf Mercenary Corps commander, whose expression was grave. His brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.
A trace of surprise rose in his heart.
He had thought that with a large number of reinforcements and supplies, and even a second Deep Space Source Energy Condenser already being installed, Red Blood Star's front line should have been secure—perhaps even ready to launch a counteroffensive and expand. How could something have gone wrong?
"Commander Bark, Red Blood Star received considerable support from the legion. Even if the situation isn't excellent, holding the base shouldn't be a problem. What happened?" Lin Yi asked gravely.
Bark smiled bitterly. "Commander Lin Yi, I just got the news. Yesterday, the Kunmo expert attacked the Star Realm Army's forward base on Red Blood Star—the 'Helios' base your people defended before. He raided its Command Headquarters."
A Kunmo expert? A raid?
Lin Yi's heart jolted.
Bark sighed and continued, "The Command Headquarters was wiped out. Every senior officer in the Command Center at the time, including the base commander, was killed. The surrounding guards didn't escape either. I heard... they died horribly."
Lin Yi's expression instantly turned cold.
Tavik's rugged, hearty face immediately came to mind.
The man who had shoved his treasured hometown liquor into Lin Yi's hands at the last moment. The commander who had smiled and said he would come to Lin Yi after retirement.
When I finally retire from the Star Realm Army, if I've got nowhere else to go, I might just have to come work for you, Commander Lin Yi.
Tavik's smiling voice seemed to echo in his ears.
He hadn't expected that, barely a month after their last meeting, it would become their final farewell.
Even Lin Yi, who had struggled through mountains of