Thorne and Bernie, who were both using Invisibility Talismans, could see each other.
They exchanged a glance, each seeing a trace of resolve in the other's eyes.
They would have to take a gamble.
If they succeeded, they could leave without a sound, then establish a foothold in some unknown corner of the Azure Empire.
But if they failed, they would force their way through.
With the A3 fighter aircraft and Master Qiao, they really had no reason to fear this situation.
In fact, Thorne and the others had already realized that everything here was meant to guard this wormhole, just as Phantom Immortal Technology had set up layer upon layer of defenses on the other side.
It might seem that the people of the Azure Empire were worrying needlessly. After all, Earth was a primitive civilization by any measure.
Would an advanced civilization worry about an invasion by a primitive one?
Yet certain earlier events had given the Azure Empire ample reason to take it seriously.
For one thing, the Earthlings had repelled the Corgi Empire's invasion. Later, the Azure Empire had also mounted two invasions, and both forces had been completely wiped out.
That alone meant the Azure Empire had to take the civilization on the other side of the wormhole seriously.
The defenders here were undoubtedly far stronger than the forces sent through to launch probing attacks. More importantly, the Azure Empire surely had some trump cards that could not pass through the wormhole, and those might well have been stationed here for defense.
So if they were exposed, they had to leave immediately! There could be no hesitation whatsoever.
Then Thorne and Bernie approached an exit. A green-and-white-skinned Azurean stood before a translucent projection. Whenever someone entered or left, he operated the projection, and a small