As soon as these words came out, there was a sound of inhalation all around.

"This is going to be really exciting."

Cerion muttered.

"So you're going to let us plunge into the empire's belly and kill us?"

"Captain, this won't be easy. The enemy fleet is gathering on the outskirts of the battlefield. They are preventing us from entering the system. For now they seem content to wait, but that's it... The noose tightens every time we try to run forward.

They all pushed us back, knowing that we had no choice but to fight and that we had no way out."

"not necessarily."

Markarian suddenly made a subtle sound.

"That person...since he called you here, it means that we haven't reached a dead end yet."

Markarian said loudly:
Chapter completed!