"It came even faster than I imagined..."
An Lingzhen gazed up at the fading motes of formation light in the sky and murmured softly to herself.
There was a trace of unconcealable sighing in her voice.
Among the coordinates of the Heavenly Maiden Star Domain, the nearest inhabited planet to the Dragon Transformation Star Domain was this place, Chuiwu Star.
She had truly been scared by poverty.
Even though Ye Li had said in his message that they could retreat directly, she still wanted to minimize the losses as much as possible.
She had originally planned to speed things up and transport away all the high-grade resources here.
That way, even if the enemy arrived, they would only get an empty, worthless planet—a fine way to disgust them.
However, things did not go as planned.
She had only moved away seventy percent of the resources when the enemy's army... no, their scout vanguard, announced its arrival.
It truly left one at a loss for words.
Rumble—
A streamlined reconnaissance starship flew over the shattered remnants of the great formation, tearing through the air with a thunderous roar as it appeared above Yunfeng Great City.
"My lady, should we... still board the ship and evacuate according to the original plan?"
Aila, the silver-armored female general beside her, swallowed hard and asked for instructions.
An Lingzhen shook her head.
Though the ship that had arrived was merely a scout vessel, the fluctuations of power it emitted were anything but weak. How could it possibly give their fleet a chance to take off?
"The starship can't leave. Prepare to run." An Lingzhen made the decision without hesitation.
Hearing this, Aila clenched her silver teeth and said:
"My lady, I can stay behind and cover the rear!"
"Even if you stay, you'll be a