Chapter 680

Chapter 680: Battleship Under Attack

Bunier looked at Lu Qingxian and the federal High-ranking Leaders, and said, “Continue the expansion at the same pace and increase the troop movements. First, reinforce the forces stationed on the already occupied life planets to strengthen their defenses.”

“Within two or three months, the personnel from the foreign affairs department will arrive and will be able to eliminate the strongest members of the various tribes in one fell swoop.”

“In these months, I will arrange for Morris and others to construct Permanent Spatial Rifts on the occupied life planets. You will send ships to assist in transporting them near the major life planets.”

“This way, no matter which life planet is attacked, they will arrive in the shortest time possible.”

“If the armies of the various tribes attack these spatial rifts first, it will at least increase their difficulty in launching attacks.”

“Understood!”

Lu Qingxian and the federal High-ranking Leaders nodded in agreement.

However, they felt a sense of anxiety and unease in their hearts.

In their view, Bunier’s proposed solution seemed perfect.

But in reality… unexpected circumstances could arise.

Fortunately, their unease was just that—tinged with anxiety, but not completely losing faith.

After a series of unexpected events with five batches of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, Lu Qingxian and the federal High-ranking Leaders had nearly lost all confidence in the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

However, the sixth batch of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, led by Bunier and Blake, despite also facing many surprises, managed to successfully deliver a massive amount of resources and treasures to the star cluster and eliminate the Soul Clan. This success restored a lot of their faith in the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

Although the sixth batch of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe may not seem extremely reliable, they were certainly more dependable than the previous five batches.

They could only make do for now and reassess in a few months.

After Lu Qingxian and the federal High-ranking Leaders left, Bunier and Blake discussed the situation, took out the communication stone, and contacted the staff from the foreign affairs department to urge them to hasten the arrival of personnel skilled in tracking and searching techniques.

…

Bunier’s urging seemed to have some effect.

In just two or three days, the foreign affairs department officially dispatched two members of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe skilled in tracking and searching techniques: one at level 200 and one at level 190.

Moreover, upon reaching the life planet that is the headquarters of the foreign affairs department, they would immediately set off for the star cluster.

Upon receiving the news, Bunier and Blake were overjoyed.

They decided that once the two skilled members of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe arrived, they would treat them like treasures.

The two even planned for Blake to provide close protection.

If the Shadow King dared to attempt an assassination, he would be looking for certain death.

But Bunier and Blake were unaware that shortly after receiving the news, the Shadow Clan had found out through insiders in the foreign affairs department about the relevant information.

However, their information was not as detailed as Bunier’s; they only knew that the foreign affairs department had dispatched personnel skilled in tracking and searching techniques.

But having this information was already more than enough.

“Let’s go! Head to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s foreign affairs department and wait for opportunities!”

Yi Chen notified the Shadow King.

Just in time, he had also broken through to the peak of the Fifth Level of the Tao Immortal Stage and needed to make a trip to the super star cluster for his breakthrough.

When the Shadow King arrived to meet him, Bai Ruo Xin also informed them that a Large Battleship was on the way.

Once the Large Battleship was captured into the Map of Mountains and Rivers, Yi Chen immediately controlled the flying treasure and teleported to the teleportation array.

Then, through the teleportation array, he arrived at the Tree Star Cluster.

After retrieving the Large Battleship from the Map of Mountains and Rivers, Yi Chen and the Shadow King entered the ship.

With a command, the Large Battleship began to head towards the life planet where the foreign affairs department headquarters was located.

Yi Chen quickly broke through, successfully advancing to the Sixth Level of the Tao Immortal Stage.

He continued striving towards the Seventh Level of the Tao Immortal Stage.

A day later, after three Space Jumps, the Large Battleship successfully arrived near the life planet of the foreign affairs department headquarters.

Yi Chen then found a Deserted Star and set up a defensive formation and a teleportation array.

After retracting the Large Battleship back into the Map of Mountains and Rivers, he had the Shadow King use his stealth techniques to wrap around the flying treasure and set off again.

Once they were only about 0.01 light-years away from the life planet where the foreign affairs department headquarters was located, the Shadow King stopped.

Then, Titan Bo emerged from the Shadow King’s flying treasure, remaining in a hiding state.

They continued to wait patiently in place.

Meanwhile, the Shadow King, stationed at the foreign affairs department, couldn’t find out who had been dispatched to the star cluster or when they would set off.

But based on the directional coordinates of the star cluster, Titan Bo’s Perception Ability would easily sense the approach of a Large Battleship heading towards that direction.

After all, a Large Battleship, no matter where it was, needed constant acceleration and would have to avoid the gravitational influence of nearby celestial bodies to make a Space Jump.

As long as the Large Battleship did not deliberately take a detour, the positions of the Shadow King and Titan Bo would precisely align with the area where the Large Battleship was about to accelerate to light speed.

Moreover, the operations involving the Large Battleships were kept strictly confidential by the foreign affairs department.

The human federation’s Large Battleships in the Tree Star Cluster remained undisclosed even to the Shadow Kings, let alone to dominant races like the Time Tribe and Reincarnation Tribe.

In this context, there was no need for the Large Battleship heading towards the star cluster to take a detour.

Yi Chen didn’t believe his luck would be that bad.

Even if something unfortunate were to happen, once the Large Battleship returned to the star cluster, they would still find a way to resolve it.

However, by that time, they would no longer be able to rely on Titan Bo, the powerful being from the Time Tribe, to divert the attention of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, two days passed.

On the life planet where the foreign affairs department’s headquarters was located, in the center of the headquarters, a colossal palace was shrouded in defensive barriers.

A Large Battleship began to slowly ascend into the sky.

The defensive barriers were then turned off.

The speed of the Large Battleship’s ascent increased rapidly.

Once it broke through the atmosphere of that life planet, the speed significantly elevated as it continuously accelerated towards the coordinates of the star cluster.

“Here it comes!”

Titan Bo’s Perception Ability and coverage were much more powerful than the Shadow King’s.

He sensed the presence of the Large Battleship first.

“Proceed as planned!”

The Shadow King’s spirit lifted.

“Understood!”

Mares immediately dashed out of the Shadow King’s hiding range towards the Large Battleship.

The distance between them quickly closed.

Titan Bo seized the moment to activate his time control ability.

In the next second, the Large Battleship, approaching light speed, suddenly had its speed drop to less than one-tenth of what it had been.

His time control ability was effective not only against living beings but also against objects like Large Battleships.

Moreover, it was even more effective.

The powerful beings from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe inside the Large Battleship had not yet sensed anything unusual, but the ship’s intelligent system immediately detected the anomaly.

‘Warning! Alarm! Scanning shows an abnormality in the flow of time…’

The entire Large Battleship set off its alarms.

The two members of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe skilled in tracking and searching furrowed their brows slightly; they had not yet realized that danger was imminent.

They instinctively thought that it was merely a malfunction in the Large Battleship.

The Captain and the operators of the ship were utterly shocked.

It was their first time encountering such an unexpected situation.