Pan Zhen.
At that moment, he hovered above the flagship's bow, his hands behind his back, his armor gleaming coldly in the starlight.
His expression was as calm as still water, yet his eyes churned with a certainty of victory.
Xiong Lu's Adam's apple bobbed.
He had not expected Lieyang to send Pan Zhen himself this time.
With the man's strength, if a fight really broke out, their vanguard fleet would probably have no chance even to fight back.
"Xiong Lu, what do we do now?"
Beside him, Feng Lei also realized how serious the situation was and asked in a lowered voice.
"Let's see what he wants first."
Xiong Lu gritted his teeth. "Have the gun crews stay on alert, but don't fire first."
Just then, Pan Zhen's voice came in from outside the ship.
It was not loud, but it carried an authority that could not be ignored.
"Taotie, send out someone who can speak for you!"
Feng Lei and Xiong Lu exchanged a glance.
"Let's go."
Xiong Lu took a deep breath. "There's no point hiding."
The two walked out through the bridge hatch, passed through several sealed compartments, and finally reached the docking platform outside the main ship.
Pan Zhen hovered roughly ten meters above the flagship, looking down at them from on high.
"Pan Zhen."
Xiong Lu looked up at him, keeping his voice as steady as he could. "Isn't Lieyang going too far? We haven't provoked you, yet you've come here to attack us. Isn't that a little unreasonable?"
At that, Pan Zhen chuckled.
"Too far?"
His voice echoed through the void. "I can go further still. You Taotie actually attacked our Lieyang Stellar Core behind our backs. Did you never think this day would come?"
"The Lieyang Stellar Core?"
Xiong Lu and Feng