"Don't panic! Even if we're attacked, don't reduce speed! Head straight for the safe passage!"

Su Mo ordered, gritting his teeth. If they were blocked, that Void Porpoise behind them would catch up instantly. It wouldn't even need to launch an attack; its massive body would be enough to destroy the Shadow.

Just then, Su Mo's phone vibrated, and the Shadow's virtual image screen displayed a notification.

"Alert: Receiving an urgent public message from Star Ring City."

Qian Chengxue subconsciously clicked to expand it.

"Urgent Alert: Due to a large-scale monster assault, the integrity of the safe passage has dropped to 48%. Nearly half of the safe nodes have fallen, and the safe passage is interrupted! All personnel, please suspend travel to the safe passage and patiently await subsequent repairs."

Seeing this message, everyone felt a sense of despair.

"How could this happen?"

Qian Chengxue was also a little incredulous. How long had they been inside rescuing people? The safe passage had actually been breached?

Su Mo tried his best to calm down. The closer they got to a life-or-death situation, the more important it was not to lose his composure.

"Warning: Power unit overloaded for too long, triggering forced frequency reduction, power reduced by 30%!"

A yellow alert popped up.

"No way!"

Sun Duoxiang and the others immediately jumped up.

In an instant, the Shadow's speed plummeted. The Void Porpoise suddenly accelerated and lunged forward, opening its bloody maw. The shadow of death instantly enveloped the entire Shadow.

Ge Yi was also anxious seeing this. She waved her azure spear with all her might, sweeping it across the At-Field barrier, but she couldn't break through it in such a short time.

In an instant, the Void Porpoise had completely caught up.

"No!"

Ge Yi shouted, her eyes bloodshot.

Inside the Shadow's command room, Su Mo's whole body trembled slightly, his mind blank.

"It's over!"

Just then, a terrifying beam of red light pierced the starry sky from a distance!

It instantly hit the Void Porpoise, and its surface At-Field barrier was directly penetrated. Then, the red beam struck its body, and a terrifying explosion swept out.

The V-type Heroic-class Star Devouring Beast, the Void Porpoise, shuddered, opened its mouth, and let out a strange wail. A considerable wound was blasted open on its massive body, revealing numerous small, maggot-like fleshy tendrils inside.

"What's going on? Who saved us?"

Su Mo was slightly stunned.

Qian Chengxue looked at the scanning radar and said excitedly, "It's the Federation's Star Destroyer, Phantom Flower!"

In the starry sky, the Phantom Flower's bud-shaped bow was fully unfolded, and the built-in main cannon was smoking.

It was clear that it had just fired and was rapidly cooling down.

Inside the Phantom Flower's command room.

Diya sat in the command chair, her slender legs crossed, sipping a cup of hot coffee, and praised in a good mood.

"Well done."

Jiang Hanqiu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they had made it in time. However, she was also surprised that Diya was willing to help Su Mo and the others. Thinking of this, her impression of Diya improved a lot, and she solemnly reported.

"Main gun successfully hit the target. According to the biological scanning device, the target's life activity has decreased by 5%. Also, they've locked onto us."

Diya's body stiffened slightly, and a lot of coffee spilled on her hand. She never expected that the other party's life activity would only decrease by 5%, and she said somewhat annoyed.

"Prepare for battle!"

In the starry sky, the V-type Heroic-class Star Devouring Beast, the Void Porpoise, suddenly changed its target. It rushed towards the Star Destroyer Phantom Flower's fleet like a soaring giant whale.

The launch ports of the Star Destroyer Phantom Flower opened in rows, and all the weapons of the surrounding fleet were loaded.

*Bang!*

Missiles and light beams filled the sky, attacking the approaching Void Porpoise.

However, the Void Porpoise did not dodge at all, taking all the attacks head-on. It opened its bloody maw, and a terrifying beam of thermal energy blasted towards the Star Destroyer Phantom Flower.

*Boom!*

The Star Destroyer Phantom Flower was instantly hit.

The energy barrier fluctuated violently!

The entire ship was shaking.

Jiang Hanqiu's expression changed drastically as she replied, "Energy barrier has dropped by 80%, entering a dangerous critical point!"

"So strong?"

Diya was also shocked.

"The enemy is approaching in a straight line."

Jiang Hanqiu issued a warning nervously.

"Full power, evade immediately!"

Diya gave the order sharply.

In the starry sky, the Star Destroyer Phantom Flower rapidly evaded the approaching Void Porpoise. The massive Void Porpoise crashed straight into the fleet, and Federation level-4 and level-5 battleships that didn't have time to dodge were directly sunk.

Su Mo and the others watched the scene before them, and the joy of being rescued vanished instantly.

Sun Duoxiang said tremblingly, "Boss, the Federation's fleet doesn't seem to be able to hold on either. That monster is too terrifying."

Su Mo took a deep breath. He looked at the constantly sinking ships in the distance and then at the children on his ship. At this moment, his eyes became incredibly sharp, as if something was about to explode.

The Fabricator Devourer sensed Su Mo's abnormality and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"I have a way that might give us a glimmer of hope."

"What way?"

"You'll find out soon."

Su Mo didn't explain it clearly to the Fabricator Devourer.

Then, Su Mo said to Qian Chengxue, "Help me connect to Ge Yi."

"Okay."

Although Qian Chengxue didn't quite understand what Su Mo was going to do, she still did as he asked.

Soon, the communication was established, and Ge Yi's virtual image popped up.

"Lord Ge Yi, the situation is very bad. Although we managed to escape, that monster is destroying the Federation ships and will soon target us again. Moreover, the safe passage has collapsed, and we have nowhere to escape."

Su Mo said simply to Ge Yi.

"I will do everything in my power to protect your safety."

Ge Yi replied with a solemn expression. Of course, she knew that what Su Mo said was true.

"Lord Ge Yi, I have a way that might buy us, and even everyone, including your people on the Mist Planet, a glimmer of hope."

"You said everyone? How is that possible?"

Ge Yi was slightly stunned.

"Please trust me. Anyway, things can't get any worse than they are now."

Su Mo replied with an exceptionally firm gaze.

"Okay, what do you need me to do?"

"Return to the Shadow immediately. I need your Wind Stealth mecha."

"Okay!"

Ge Yi replied without the slightest hesitation. She didn't know why, but even though Su Mo's words were absurd, she trusted him immensely.

Then, Su Mo turned and walked to Ola.

Ola looked at Su Mo with a somewhat flustered expression and said, "I'm sorry, that..."

She knew that the current situation was caused by the box in her hand.

"Lord Ola, there's no need to apologize. You didn't do anything wrong. But I want to ask you something. You should also be from the Mist Country, right?"

Su Mo asked calmly.

"Yes."

Ola nodded in response.