Lucius Star, Earthfire Fortress.
This was the Lucians' greatest defensive barrier. Together with twelve smaller fortresses, it formed the entire Lucius Defense Line.
The Insect Race had been kept outside the defense line not only by the Lucians' powerful weapons, but, more importantly, by their commander-in-chief, General Kate.
General Kate always led from the front. With his assault squad, he had repelled six attacks by the Insect Race.
This infuriated Kaina. His presence alone had held her up on Lucius Star for three days.
Kaina was nowhere near as patient as Sophia or Zhang Fan. If repeated attacks failed, she simply bombarded the target. That had always been her style.
She was just about to deploy the insect-transformed Miras Cannon when a Matriarch reported, "An unidentified Barton Landing Craft has landed in the Insect Race's combat zone."
Kaina stared at the main screen in confusion. Had the Barton Race suddenly entered the Insect Race's combat zone as part of some special arrangement?
Before she could establish a connection, Queen Badara strode into the Command Room.
"Queen Kaina, have you dispatched any warriors of my Barton Race to Lucius Star?" Badara asked immediately.
"I was just about to ask you, and now you've come asking me!" Kaina said with mild anger. "What's going on?"
Kaina pointed at the Barton Landing Craft on the screen. Badara looked at her blankly.
Suddenly, Kaina exclaimed, "We've been fooled!"
"Has a spy infiltrated my Barton Race?" Badara asked warily.
"Oh... what spy? It's that little bastard Zhang Hongjun."
Seeing Badara stare at her in even greater confusion, Kaina laughed. "That brat Zhang Hongjun asked to lead an army against Earthfire Fortress earlier. I refused. I never imagined he'd disguise himself as a Barton warrior and sneak off to Lucius Star on his own."
"He certainly