Now she had only a little over three thousand Players under her command, which was not enough to frighten Secret Tower, but Bai Fu wondered if Secret Tower would still manage a smile when the number of her Players reached hundreds of thousands, or even over a million.
Millions of Players piloting thousands of Spaceships charging towards Secret Tower—just thinking about the scene nearly made Bai Fu's spirits soar.
As Bai Fu's heartbeat quickened, so did the Players', but unlike her, they were not afraid at all; they were excited instead.
[I always loved the car-chasing scenes in movies, never thought I'd get to chase Spaceships before cars]
[Wow, Secret Tower's Spaceships look so cool, way cooler than those of Star Network]
[Do you think our Spaceship will get blown to pieces?]
[So what if it does, it's not like we'll die, I really want to experience what it's like when a Spaceship explodes]
[We might not die, but Fufu will]
This immediately dampened the Players' excitement. If Bai Fu died, then what would be the point of playing?
"Call for help, we're still within the territory of the Sea Lion Star System, Star Network will definitely send reinforcements if they know Secret Tower is causing trouble here."
"Find Fei Ye, she's a member of the Star Contract."
The Players started shouting out suggestions all at once.
Bai Fu shrugged helplessly.
The moment she detected Secret Tower's Spaceships, she attempted to send a distress signal to Fei Ye, but, unfortunately, Secret Tower's fleet had jammed the signals, preventing the distress signal from being sent.
At that moment, Suixi suddenly spoke up: "I've already contacted the Pope. The Pope has informed Star Network about the situation here. They replied it would take two to three hours for reinforcements to arrive."
In the past, Bai Fu would have thought two to three hours was short, sometimes her Spiritual Energy transfer verification experiments with Julia lasted even longer, but now it seemed interminably long.
"How far away is Secret Tower's fleet from us now?"
"1.27 million kilometers," the pilot replied.
That was well within firing range!
Just as the thought surfaced, Bai Fu saw a huge purple Laser Cannon beam shooting towards them, piercing the pitch-black space and flying past the front of the Spaceship. Though it didn't deal a critical hit, it still caused the Ship's Shield to flicker incessantly.
Immediately after, several more Laser Cannon beams came hurtling towards them. These beams were not very accurate, and halfway to their target, they encountered distorted space. One of the beams was swallowed by a rift, while the others were twisted in different directions.
Everyone inside the Spaceship exclaimed. They didn't dare to let their guard down; dodging one round of attacks was just a small reprieve from the greater troubles that were still ahead.
Unexpectedly, what arrived sooner than a second round of attacks was a message from Secret Tower's Fleet Commander Foster.
"Stop your Spaceship immediately, surrender unconditionally, hand over the people and items you just captured, and I can offer you a chance for survival, allowing you to join Secret Tower."
Foster was not a kind person; on the contrary, he was a ruthless killing machine.
The reason he hadn't immediately ordered all Spaceships to fire at once was partly because Bai Fu and her team had dodged into a region of spatial chaos, making it hard for the Ships' cannons to get a clear shot, but more importantly, he was afraid that destroying the Spaceship might also destroy the True Spirit Pillar. Even if the True Spirit Pillar wasn't obliterated, the shockwave from an explosion could inadvertently suck it into a spatial rift, making all his efforts in vain.
Facing Foster's threats, Elon was extremely defiant.
"Quit babbling, if you want the people and items, come and get them yourself!"
Foster was enraged, yet he did not dare to launch a fierce attack simply out of anger.
"Do you think holding a trump card makes you invincible?"
He said this to mock Elon, thinking that holding the True Spirit Pillar meant easy victory, but Elon totally missed the sarcasm and thought the mentioned "trump card" referred to his hidden Ability, which turned his expression exceedingly grim.
How could Secret Tower know about his hidden Ability? Was there a spy from Secret Tower hiding within the Blessing Sect?
It was indeed a possibility.
Secret Tower desired the True Spirit Pillar, and the Blessing Sect was also on a quest for it, so Secret Tower had every reason to plant spies within the Blessing Sect.
Elon scoffed, "You've done your homework, but what does it matter even if you know?"
His words stung Foster again, convincing him beyond a doubt that the True Spirit Pillar was in his possession—after all, it was practically a confession!
Obviously, take it back!
"I will show you the consequences of provoking Secret Tower!"
With a single order from Foster, he split the fleet into three waves, attempting to encircle Bai Fu's Spaceship from different directions.
Thus, a high-speed chase began in the deserted world of the Constant Star Graveyard, a place typically only visited by pirates.
Due to unfamiliarity with the terrain, even though Secret Tower's Spaceships had better performance, they could never close the gap with Bai Fu's team, but this situation wouldn't last for long.
Foster deliberately lowered the energy level of the Laser Cannons, reducing their power substantially—it wasn't enough to destroy a Spaceship with a single shot, but the continuous barrage put a significant strain on the Shields of the Spaceship Bai Fu and her team were aboard.