279: Maria turned the tables-having my man backing me up gave me the confidence to stand tall!

Inside the bridge of the Catastrophe-Class battle flagship, the Flame Force.

Dills, the Rank L35 captain of the Flame Force, watched the Soul Horn drifting nearby, a hint of indifference in his eyes.

Then he picked up the communicator and said forcefully:

"Listen up, you heretics in there."

"Within ten minutes, disarm completely, shut down all engines, and submit to inspection by our fleet."

"Otherwise, you will become cosmic dust in this planet's gravitational field within two minutes and eleven seconds."

Standing beside him was someone Su Yi knew: Cole Billy, the former marketing director who had previously been demoted as punishment on Diamond Star.

Although Cole Billy was only Rank L27, he was currently serving as a temporary adviser aboard the Flame Force.

"Captain Dills, thank you for your understanding and support."

"If possible, we can send landing troops straight in to take control of the situation."

"We need to rescue the Company's trapped Hero as quickly as possible."

Dills nodded. "You don't need to remind me."

"But it seems they've actually seized control of the ship first."

"They are troops from the Sword of Judgment, after all."

Billy smiled at that, walked over, and whispered a few words into his ear.

"Don't worry. The Sword of Judgment won't object."

"This is an emergency operation to rescue a Company Hero."

"Some collateral damage is inevitable."

Dills laughed after hearing that. "Excellent."

"After all, we have the final say on how this is interpreted."

He immediately gave the order: "Second, Third, Sixth, and Ninth Assault Squads, move in and take control."

"Eliminate anyone who resists on the spot!"

As the order went out, the massive ship's side decks opened, releasing large numbers of assault landing craft, attack fighters, and Firehawk gunships.

They immediately began forcibly taking over and attacking all