Chapter 558 - 558 346 Dark Forest (Five-in-One)_4

558: Chapter 346: Dark Forest (Five-in-One)_4 558: Chapter 346: Dark Forest (Five-in-One)_4 Zhou Yuelin briefly explained the situation.

“So that’s how it is.”

Kaff and Su Ming immediately understood.

At that point, Vickers Major General spoke solemnly.

“I now require you two to pilot the mechas into battle.

I will have the Mechanical Octopus looming over you, providing camouflage protection.

Your mission is to keep an eye on that Imperial Army squad.

Remember to be careful when tailing them; don’t let them detect you.”

“General, why don’t we just kill them?

If Su Ming and I strike at the same time, it won’t take ten seconds to wipe them out!”

Kaff made his proposal to Vickers in a low voice.

“No, we absolutely cannot kill them unless it’s absolutely necessary!”

Vickers warned sternly upon hearing Kaff’s words.

Su Ming and Kaff were taken aback by Vickers’s firm attitude and looked puzzled.

Kaff furrowed his brows and asked.

“General, I don’t quite understand, why can’t we kill?”

“If we kill this Imperial squad, wouldn’t we be exposing ourselves!”

Vickers realized his tone might have been too harsh and explained in a deep voice.

“I don’t think exposing us is much of a problem, we are on our way back anyway!

Even if the Imperial Army becomes aware, their forces are busy searching and surrounding the Starshine Fortress.

By the time they redirect here, we will be long gone.”

Kaff asked, somewhat puzzled.

“It’s better not to expose ourselves if we can avoid it.

What if the Imperial Army redirects outside forces to intercept us on our way back home?

Just keep an eye on that squad.

As long as they haven’t detected the ships, you are absolutely not allowed to make a move.

And if indeed we need to act, notify me first.

At that time, we must take out them and the ship behind them, leaving no survivors!”

Vickers said with a sharp look in his eyes.

Su Ming and Kaff glanced at each other and solemnly replied.

“Yes, sir!”

“Go now!”

Vickers waved his hand, directing Su Ming and Kaff to carry out their mission.

The two soon left the central control room and boarded a fast-moving metal platform towards the hangar.

During this time, Kaff whispered to Su Ming.

“Su Ming, do you feel that something isn’t quite right?”

“Are you referring to Major General Vickers’s order?”

“Yeah.”

Kaff spoke in a deep voice.

“I feel there’s nothing wrong with Major General Vickers’s order, yet there’s something off about it.”

Su Ming thought for a moment and replied.

“I feel the same way.

If it’s just a simple journey home, do we really need to go this far?

After all, we took a long detour, so we don’t need to pass through Imperial lines; they would find it very difficult to intercept us.”

Kaff’s eyes were continuously changing as he spoke.

In fact, the defensive lines of the three great powers were not impermeable.

As long as you had enough supplies and did not fear danger, you could take a long detour through some perilous Star Seas.

“I think we should pretend not to know anything about this and not discuss it too much.

It would be bad if someone with ulterior motives heard us.”

Su Ming pondered for a moment and expressed his thoughts.

“Alright!”

Kaff no longer said anything after hearing Su Ming’s words.

…

Shortly after,

Su Ming and Kaff piloted their mechas away from the Emperor Mother Ship, their mechas entwined with three Mechanical Octopuses.

These Mechanical Octopuses provided full camouflage for Su Ming and Kaff’s mechas.

The two mechas flew through the starry skies like ghosts.

Soon they smoothly approached the five Imperial Army mechas.

“We shouldn’t get too close.”

Su Ming said to Kaff.

“Right!”

Kaff didn’t say much else.

The two piloted their mechas closely monitoring the five mechas, and in the blink of an eye, more than twenty minutes had passed.

Kaff frowned and spoke.

“Su Ming, this won’t do!

The direction in which these five mechas are flying largely matches the Emperor’s course—they must have detected something.”

“Let’s not rush; didn’t Major General Vickers say we couldn’t make a move unless it was absolutely necessary?”

Su Ming replied calmly.

“But we can’t just keep following them like this, can we?”

Kaff discussed with Su Ming while keeping an eye on the five mechas.

Upon hearing this, Su Ming was struck with a thought and tried switching to the public communication channel.

He indeed heard the other party talking.

He quickly switched back and said to Kaff.

“Kaff, switch to the public communication channel; there’s a surprise awaiting!”

“Okay!”

Kaff immediately tried and did the same.

When he switched to the public communication channel, he immediately heard the other side’s voices.

“Matko, we’ve been pursuing for so long, are you sure there’s a problem?”

“Qi Qiu, I had a fleeting moment just now where I observed something through the optical equipment.

It seemed like something was blocking the starry sky ahead.”

Matko spoke with uncertainty.

“Make sure you’re seeing things clearly; we don’t want all this to be in vain, especially since the scanning device didn’t pick up anything.”

Qi Wei spoke to Matko.

“Alright, I’ll keep observing.”

Matko replied gravely.

Kaff switched back to an encrypted channel and said to Su Ming.

“The situation is getting dicey; they’ve definitely noticed something odd.”

“But we haven’t been completely exposed yet.

Lord Vickers won’t allow us to take them out.”

“So we continue to follow?”

“Yes.”

Su Ming nodded.

The two continued to control their mechas, keeping a tight watch on the others.

But as they kept watch, the situation grew more dire; the group was getting closer and closer to the Emperor.

It appeared that the Emperor was on the brink of being exposed at any moment.