151: Heading to the Star Alliance Embassy

Iron Dome Galaxy, a certain Free Trade Star, within a dilapidated outpost.

"Xiao Yu, are you really going to the Free Star Alliance Embassy?"

Dark Annihilation looked at his daughter moving supplies onto their few remaining warships, a hint of helplessness and worry flashing in his eyes.

"Father, you know Dark Annihilation's current situation; our people are targeted everywhere. Besides a few brothers who followed us from the beginning, the others have either left or died. If this continues, we will also eventually be forced to our deaths."

An Yu waved her hands lightly, and Wind Spirit Power swept numerous large iron boxes onto the warship, agile and elegant.

She turned her head, her eyes resolute, and said softly:

"If the successor to the Star Alliance is truly the person we know, perhaps we can ask him to help us leave this place."

"But it's over a million light-years from here to the embassy. In the Iron Dome Galaxy, at least on the surface, there's the Adolu Family's order, so they won't directly kill us. If we leave here..."

Dark Annihilation's worry deepened, and he sighed, saying:

"And... even if it's the person we know, he is now the esteemed Star Alliance Head. To him, we are merely insignificant passersby. Would he truly be willing to offend a high-ranking Imperial official for us?"

In his view, recruiting him back then was essentially an investment in his talent, and even if there was a slight friendship, it had already been repaid during the Blackstone Star crisis.

"He will, I believe in him."

An Yu nodded without hesitation.

"As for the danger, you need to stay and manage the overall situation. Uncle Qin is in seclusion, and as your daughter, I am the only suitable candidate."

"But..."

"No time for hesitation, Father."

An Yu shook her head, pointing to the message displayed on the integrated device and interrupting, "The news says he's invited to visit the Star Dome Empire and is currently at the embassy. If we miss this opportunity, with our status, we'll have no chance to contact him."

"Alright..."

Dark Annihilation looked at his daughter's eyes and slowly nodded, "You've always been very decisive since you were little; I can't stop you. But don't rush to leave. I'll create a diversion in a bit to draw away those disgusting rats, and then you can go."

"Mm..."

An Yu paused slightly, her eyelids lowered, and she nodded gently before turning and boarding the starship.

"Leader, rest assured, we will protect Young Miss even if it costs us our lives."

Reis and several other Dark Destruction Legion members saluted and followed her onto the starship.

Seeing this, Dark Annihilation said no more, turned back to the outpost, gathered his men, and dispatched most of the starships.

The roar of the reactor sounded, and with blue flames spewing, a small fleet broke through the air.

"Oh, a big move!"

Almost simultaneously, many surveillance personnel's eyes lit up, and they immediately picked up their communicators to report.

Soon, many fleets took off from various parts of the planet, following from a distance.

Until two hours later.

In the Dark Annihilation outpost, a voyager generation iii starship, already disguised as a procurement vessel, quietly set sail.

This scale was nothing out of the ordinary on the busy Free Trade Star, completely inconspicuous.

Coupled with the previous large-scale operation, normally no one would pay attention.

However, at the moment of takeoff.

Not far from the Dark Annihilation outpost, a man with an annoyed expression suddenly brightened.

He had just gone to relieve some mental stress and unexpectedly missed the first reporting time. He was racking his brain on how to explain to his boss, and now, here it was!

His eyes darted around, and after a brief calculation, he spoke into the communicator:

"Boss, boss, five more starships have flown out of the outpost. I suspect the previous ones were just a diversion; they might have some special purpose..."

"Excellent, continue monitoring. If it's as you say, I'll promote you to Deputy Leader."

On the other side, at the Wild Lightning Mercenary Group headquarters, a burly man, three meters tall, showed a hint of excitement in his eyes.

He quickly instructed the two subordinates waiting by his side:

"Work's here. Notify the brothers, prepare to depart."

"Yes, boss."

Soon, a small, fully staffed fleet took off from the outpost, following the five voyager generation iii from a distance.

"This doesn't seem to be the direction for procurement. There's indeed something fishy... Maintain distance. Our detectors were recently gifted by that important person and are much more advanced than theirs. Don't alert them; let's see what they're up to."

The Wild Lightning Leader narrowed his eyes slightly, observing the course displayed on the detector.

"Boss, the 'Wasp' and 'Stinger' mercenary groups' ships have also caught up."

A subordinate stepped forward to report.

"No matter. Remind them not to act rashly. There's enough money for everyone to earn."

The Wild Lightning Leader waved his hand indifferently.

He actually held no hatred towards Dark Annihilation.

But... who told them to offend an important figure of the Empire?

Just by targeting them occasionally and monitoring their movements, he could obtain valuable items that he would otherwise never get his hands on.

Like himself, he was originally at the bottom of the Double A-Class.

But because he had successfully troubled Dark Annihilation multiple times, he was rewarded with a Transcendent weapon.

Now, some upper-tier Double A-Class Transcendent with ordinary equipment were no match for him. Was there a more cost-effective deal than this?

"Judging by their trajectory, they seem to be heading to the Transit Wormhole... Could it be that they are leaving the Iron Dome Galaxy?"

"That's it! No wonder they were so cautious earlier, even making a big show of sending out a large force as a diversion!"

As the starships flew further and further away from the trade planet, the Wild Lightning Leader grew increasingly excited.

That important figure had sent someone to give instructions in the underground world.

If anyone discovered Dark Annihilation's people leaving the Iron Dome Galaxy and reported it promptly, they could receive a reward equivalent to 20 billion Star Coins!

"I've just reached a bottleneck in my cultivation, and it's said that the Empire's latest Body Strengthening Serum can enhance physical strength and improve potential. However, ordinary people like us can't buy this serum... This is a rare opportunity!"

The Wild Lightning Leader stared intently at the position of Dark Annihilation's starships on the detector, a greedy expression on his face, as if looking at some rare treasure.

Time is not measured between stars, and soon a week passed.

At this time, on the Dark Annihilation fleet's main ship.

"Commander, we've traversed this area back and forth three times, and the detection equipment hasn't found any anomalies."

Randy, the leader of Dark Destruction Legion's First Squad, said while looking at the screen.

"Mm... It seems no one followed us."

An Yu breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing this and instructed, "Next time we traverse, choose the Lokar Star port. Notify the others to activate their ship's defensive systems. After Lokar Star, we'll be leaving the Iron Dome Galaxy's range, so be sure to remain vigilant."

"Understood, Commander."

The five starships returned to the Transit Wormhole, flew in a certain direction, and soon disappeared...