The entire command room was unusually quiet. Everyone kept their heads down, doing their own work, to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

Bai Li glanced at the command room and the equipment, a look of shock on her face. She then said, "Lord Nanqi, why is the fortress still in hyperspace? It's seriously overdue."

"So what if it's overdue? It's none of your business. Don't interfere," Nanqi snapped irritably.

"Yes." Bai Li quickly responded.

Nanqi took a deep breath and said to Chai Ji, "Since you can't get anything out of the interrogations, release everyone. Suspend the investigation."

Everyone present was dumbfounded.

"Commander, how can we do that? Lord Roglude's murder is a huge matter. If we don't do our best to investigate and find the culprit, how can we explain it to City Lord Ikaloya when we return?" Chai Ji said, puzzled.

"This is an order. Do you want to disobey me?" A fierce glint flashed in Nanqi's eyes.

"No, I'll carry it out immediately." Chai Ji decisively shut his mouth. Although he was the deputy commander, he was nothing in front of Nanqi. The power he held was not on the same level.

At that moment, a piercing alarm sounded.

"Warning, the hyperspace drive is overloaded."

"Warning, the hyperspace drive is overloaded. The protection mechanism will automatically trigger in twenty seconds, interrupting hyperspace travel. All personnel, prepare for impact."

…

All the operating officers looked at Nanqi.

They were all waiting for Nanqi to issue an order to terminate hyperspace travel ahead of time.

Unfortunately, Nanqi didn't issue any orders. He just sat quietly in his command chair.

Before long, the countdown reached zero.

The hyperspace drive's protection mechanism terminated operation, and the entire Black White Boundary Fortress shuddered violently.

Everyone present had trouble keeping their footing.

In the vast starry sky, a ripple of energy spread out, and the Black White Boundary Fortress, along with the Dark Crow Legion, materialized.

"Report our location," Nanqi asked, twisting his neck.

"Reporting, Commander Nanqi, we are now in the Sunken Light Starfield. We have deviated significantly from the planned route. Should we correct our course?" The operator hesitated before replying.

"Do not correct. Continue forward. At the same time, monitor everyone. Anyone who dares to leak our location will be executed without exception," Nanqi said in a deep voice.

"Yes." Bai Li quickly responded.

Although Nanqi had taken so many remedial measures, his expression remained grim.

…

On the other side, Su Mo walked out of the interrogation room and returned to his room.

Sun Duo Xiang and the others immediately greeted him upon his return.

"Boss, are you okay?"

"Su Mo, did they give you a hard time?" Qian Chengxue's face was filled with worry.

"I'm fine. They just called me in to ask some questions," Su Mo said, shaking his head.

"Boss, what happened? It seems like a lot of people have been taken away," Sun Duo Xiang asked anxiously.

"Roglude is dead," Su Mo said simply.

"Tch, so he's dead. What's so strange about that? People die every day these days... No, wait, Boss, who did you say died? Roglude is dead?" Sun Duo Xiang only reacted halfway through his sentence.

"No way? Su Mo, what exactly happened?" Qian Chengxue also found it hard to believe that a member of the Royal Knights would be murdered. It was simply absurd.

"I don't know, but I do know that this matter is serious, very serious." Roglude's death was a bolt from the blue. No one could predict how enraged Star Ring City would be. But that wasn't the worst part. Su Mo felt that a storm was brewing with Roglude's death at this juncture.

"It's been many years since a member of Star Ring City's Royal Knights has died. Not to mention dying in such a humiliating way. Things are getting more and more interesting," the Fake Creator·Devourer said to Su Mo in a low voice.

"Now is not the time to gloat. The reason we followed Star Ring City's forces in the first place was to find shelter under a big tree. Now it's all for naught; the tree is about to fall," Su Mo said speechlessly. He was truly out of luck. He felt like he couldn't catch a break; disaster seemed to follow him everywhere he went.

"What's there to be afraid of? When disaster strikes, everyone flies away," the Fake Creator·Devourer replied nonchalantly.

"Forget it, let's not discuss this. I'll just ask you one question: if I were to kill that Roglude, do you think it would be easy?" Su Mo asked seriously.

"With your abilities, in a one-on-one situation, you have an 80% chance of killing him, but it wouldn't be quiet. Roglude's combat power is only slightly inferior to Xia Weiya. Didn't you fight Xia Weiya before? Killing him silently is unrealistic."

"That makes sense. Then who could have killed him?"

"However, if I were to do it, no problem," the Fake Creator·Devourer replied confidently.

"Nonsense. If you revealed your true form, you could even fight V-generation mechs. If that guy could withstand it, I'd take his name. Wait, are you saying that the person who could kill him silently isn't a normal person either?" Su Mo suddenly realized.

"You're not too stupid yet. Get ready, I estimate that something big is about to happen," the Fake Creator·Devourer replied calmly.

…

-------------------------------------------------------------

Sunken Light Starfield.

The Black White Boundary Fortress was advancing at high speed with the Dark Crow fleet.

Inside the fortress command room.

Nanqi sat in his command chair, propping his chin with one hand.

Seven hours had passed since the end of hyperspace travel, and everything was normal.

As long as he had a little more time for the hyperspace drive to cool down, he could activate it again.

At that moment, a piercing alarm sounded.

The officer in charge of monitoring suddenly stood up and reported in shock, "Reporting, Commander, we've detected a range-based web-like spatial fluctuation ahead!"

Nanqi's eyes narrowed instantly.

He hadn't expected that even after changing course, they would still intercept him. This was clearly a targeted jump.

It seemed that someone had leaked the coordinates to the enemy.

In that case, a high-ranking officer must be the problem.

After all, under such strict security, only a high-ranking officer could do it.

…

In the distant starry sky, patches of space began to ripple, followed by fortresses in the shape of small dandelions, glowing all over, and a number of unique shuttle-shaped ships emerging from the fluctuating space.

Then, countless jellyfish-like creatures swarmed out.

Following this, a looming silhouette of a seaweed-shaped fortress appeared, its surface covered with countless glowing tendrils, making it exceptionally beautiful.

…

Inside the Black White Boundary Fortress command room.

The entire radar scanning device displayed densely packed red dots.

"Commander Nanqi, we've detected a large number of the Eternal Sleeper race's Dandelion Fortresses and Wind Shuttle-class ships, as well as the planetary-class Mother Nest Fortress·Gemula. The enemy's forces are twice our size!" The reporting officer's voice trembled.