Chapter 819: Chapter 145: Surrender

In the Black God Fleet, within the main ship.

This time, the commander of the Black God Fleet remains the fleet’s “Crown Prince,” Lauren, with Wood as his deputy.

Wood is 1.9 meters tall, with an ugly appearance and very sharp eyes and nose. He is from the Molun Star, a planet that has been destroyed.

Wood has always been the third-in-command in the Black God Fleet, but this time he serves as the deputy to assist “Crown Prince” Lauren.

In the control room, Wood stared into the deep space, feeling a bit uneasy about this operation.

As an interstellar thief, the first priority is to learn how to survive. While plundering among the stars, insidiousness and cunning are essential, otherwise, you’d have died countless times.

With his keen sense, Wood felt uneasy about this operation.

First, Locke went missing, followed by two warships from Camp Star, which seemed to be getting nibbled away little by little, as if there was a plan.

Wood was unfamiliar with Byron Star; he obtained the information about Byron Star, a planet once destroyed and of low civilization that didn’t even have its warships, got colonized by Camp Star. Later, a young man named Xu Mo emerged out of nowhere, leading Byron Star down the path of revival.

Logically, Byron Star couldn’t have grown too strong now, since its development time was still short. Last time Lauren invaded, though he got intercepted by a larger force, he also managed to escape, proving Byron Star’s military strength wasn’t that strong.

However, after some time, Byron Star might have evolved and transformed.

“Lauren, I feel something is wrong with this operation. Should we consider canceling it?” Wood whispered to Lauren, standing by him. As the deputy, he felt it necessary to remind Lauren.

“Wood, what’s your reason?” Lauren looked at Wood and asked. It was Lauren’s first time commanding a large-scale operation. Though encountering some trouble, he didn’t believe it would fail.

Since he already realized it might be a trap, being cautious would suffice, and he saw no reason for retreat.

“Byron Star is now under Xu Mo’s control. I’ve seen his information; this person went from Byron Star to Lucas Star to establish the Blue Star Energy Technology Group, merely relying on technology acquired from the Deep Sea to bind several planets and successfully reclaim Byron Star,” Wood said.

“And then?” Lauren’s expression turned somewhat gloomy; it was Xu Mo who caused his last operation to fail.

“Being able to achieve all this indicates that this Xu Mo is no simple person. The loss of contact with Locke and Camp Star implies that the cruisers and Camp Star’s fleet have failed; the risk of this operation is too great,” Wood said.

“Byron Star’s warships, by whatever count, cannot possibly exceed seven. We still have a fleet composed of ten warships, maintaining an absolute advantage,” Lauren responded.

The Black God Fleet was under his family’s control, and although Wood was not part of the family, his father had a lot of trust in Wood and entrusted him with significant responsibilities. Wood gradually rose to the highest rank among non-family members.

But in his opinion, Wood didn’t possess much military talent; on the contrary, he was overly cautious. Additionally, Wood, being the third-in-command of the Black God Fleet, held considerable power. Although it was Lauren overseeing this command, he understood that many still listened to Wood. His father asked him to lead this operation, with Wood as the deputy, clearly understanding the implications.

He needed to demonstrate authority; this operation was a rare opportunity, yet Wood dared to advise him to abandon it–was there another agenda?

Seeing Lauren’s gaze, Wood realized Lauren didn’t completely trust him, so he didn’t say much more. He was very clear that in the Black God Fleet, no matter what, he was an outsider; the core power always remained in Lauren’s family.

“Enemy warship detected.” At that moment, a voice was heard within the warship–it was from General Clay of the main ship from Krusu Star.

“Four warships are approaching us, requesting support.” General Clay’s tone seemed a bit anxious.

“General Clay, we are heading to your location.” Lauren stepped forward and said, and then General Clay’s warship sent over the captured images. Lauren looked at the screen and saw four warships heading towards the two warships from Krusu Star attempting to encircle them.

“Screeching…”

A sharp sound resonated, and then the signal was cut.

“We’ve lost the warship’s position,” a figure in the control room said, “The enemy warships possess strong shielding capabilities.”

Lauren’s face turned very unpleasant; no doubt Locke already had problems and betrayed them, and the two warships from Camp Star might also have already been destroyed.

“Advance at full speed, move towards the location where the enemy warship lost contact,” Lauren’s eyes flashed with a chilly light; the opponent had apparently mastered powerful shielding technology, putting them at a disadvantage.

Indeed, the opponent chose to defeat them one by one.

“Lauren.” Only to hear Wood speak, “Earlier, both Locke’s cruiser and the two Camp Star warships lost contact instantly; why was Krusu Star warship able to communicate with us before losing contact and send over the captured warship images?”

“What’s your implication?” Lauren looked at Wood.

“There might be deceit. Since the opponent possesses strong shielding technology, they can make the opponent’s warship lose contact instantly. The images caught by Clay’s warship might be deliberately allowed by the opponent, and in fact, the opponent’s fleet might be more than just four ships,” Wood said seriously. If it was intentional by the opponent, then it would be luring them deeper.