While traveling through the wormhole, standing by the window, one could see the faint energy layer that enveloped the entire fleet. Outside the energy layer, one could occasionally see small sparks bursting out due to the intense energy scraping.

Outside the energy layer and sparks, one's field of vision was a grotesque scene.

Yue An leaned against the window and looked outside without blinking.

The last time he went from the desolate planet to the Sintes Imperial Planet, he had already seen such a scene.

However, that did not make him feel satisfied.

In the past, this was a scene that he could not even imagine.

In the area outside the energy layer that should have been dark, Yue An saw a bright galaxy stretched into a long stream of light. The gorgeous scenery of an unknown planet flashed by, and he also saw the daily life of a very ordinary family.

There were also all kinds of ghost ships that would occasionally emerge from the quiet darkness and accompany them for an hour or two.

Traveling through wormholes was a very interesting journey. Under the condition that the shuttle ship had sufficient energy and passed through a stable wormhole channel, there were no side effects other than the impact on one's own timeline.

The First Galaxy was millions of light years away from the borderline planet of the Eighteenth Galaxy. Through a stable wormhole channel, such a long time could be shortened to a short three days.

During these three days of traveling through the wormhole, the time outside the wormhole was completely stopped. The only thing that changed was the time of the people inside the wormhole channel.

Ji Xiuyun was sitting next to Yue An, calmly peeling fruit for the young man beside him. Occasionally, he would raise his eyes to look at the scene outside. When he saw something familiar, he would casually mention where it was from.

The scenes seen in the wormhole could be real or completely imaginary.

Ji Xiuyun was one of the people who traveled through wormholes the most often, other than the staff on the interstellar travel ships. Even so, every time he traveled through the wormhole, he would always see many new things that he did not recognize.

Those images could be events that happened on a certain planet in an extremely distant galaxy. They could also be brilliant colors that were displayed when various rays and particles were pieced together. Furthermore, these images could even be from hundreds of thousands or billions of years ago … or even from a higher dimension.

"Open your mouth." Ji Xiuyun brought the peeled fruit to Yue An's mouth.

Yue An opened his mouth and bit down on her. He stared outside without blinking.

It had been seventy hours since the main force left Sintes and entered the wormhole. In ten more hours, they would reach the exit of the wormhole.

The six Legion Commanders who had set off with the Marshal had already dispersed to the other five frigates to protect the Marshal's flagship.

The commander of the Sixth Corps was left behind on the Imperial Planet. In a month's time, he would lead the logistics team and supplies to the war zone along with two other corps commanders and their forces that had been borrowed from Marshal Kevin.

In the past few days in the wormhole, not to mention Ji Xiuyun and Yue An's flagship, the entire fleet's atmosphere had been terrifyingly solemn.

Only the First Legion Commander remained on the flagship as he was truly in charge of the deputy position. The previously bustling public training ground had also become deserted in the past few days.

It was normal to win and lose a war, but as the first battle to quell the rebellion, they absolutely could not lose.

Not only could they not lose, but they also had to win beautifully.

Everyone was conserving their energy for the big push.

Yue An was a cat that liked excitement. Recently, the entire fleet's atmosphere had made him feel uncomfortable. If he was in his original form, his fur would probably stand on end all the time.

The only normal person left was the calm and collected Ji Xiuyun.

Marshal Kevin was even in the mood to peel fruits for Yue An.

Yue An propped up his face and looked at the phantom of the ghost ship that had appeared once again outside. He was just about to yawn when he saw the bow of the ghost ship.

The bow was carved with a phoenix spreading its wings and about to take flight.

It was exactly the same as the phoenix depicted in the ancient documents that had been carefully preserved by the clan. Even the flame patterns on the feathers could be seen clearly.

The style of the ship was quite ancient. It was completely made of wood. It was so ancient that it was no longer used in the era that Yue An lived in.

When Yue An looked at it again, the ship suddenly disappeared. After a brief moment of darkness, a cluster of unknown flowers in full bloom replaced it.

Yue An thought about the knowledge that Ji Xiuyun had taught him about wormholes. He smacked his lips and felt very regretful.

Ji Xiuyun noticed his movements and looked up to ask, "What's wrong?"

"I saw a phoenix. It was carved on the bow of a ghost ship." Yue An gestured. "It was a very old wooden sailboat."

Ji Xiuyun nodded and answered, "I also saw a dinosaur."

Yue An's gestured paused. He actually felt that he had lost to Ji Xiuyun in this aspect!

Bah!

He had never seen a dinosaur before!

"Open your mouth." Ji Xiuyun prepared another piece of fruit and brought it to Yue An's mouth.

Yue An opened his mouth and held it. He chewed a few times and swallowed it. He then licked the juice on his lips.

Ji Xiuyun watched as Yue An's pink tongue brushed against his light-colored lips. His slightly protruding Adam's apple moved seductively as he swallowed.

Marshal Ji subtly shifted his gaze away. In the next second, he forcefully pulled it back. His hand touched the few remaining fruits on the table.

"When we leave the wormhole, it's very likely that there will be people blocking us." Ji Xiuyun continued to peel the fruit as he spoke.

Yue An didn't seem to mind and gestured for him to continue speaking.

Thus, Ji Xiuyun continued, "It won't be the Free Army."

After all, the Free Army wasn't a regular army. It was a grassroots organization. They had been struggling with the vanguard for more than half a month. If they were to divide their forces to fight the regular army that had been recuperating and waiting for exhaustion, they would definitely be courting death.

Someone who could expand the Free Army definitely didn't want to be crushed by a regular army.

If he was smart enough, he would first stuff a bunch of cannon fodder in front of Ji Xiuyun to stall the Sintes' main fleet for as long as he could. If he could stall for as long as possible, it would be like a pie falling from the sky.

Ji Xiuyun knew this very well. Coincidentally, he also needed a bunch of cannon fodder to ensure that they could achieve a great victory in the first battle with minimal casualties. This would boost their morale.

As for this cannon fodder …

Ji Xiuyun said in a certain tone, "There's a very high chance that it's an interstellar pirate group that's related to the Free Army."

Yue An's mouth was stuffed with fruit again. He said in a muffled voice, "So?"

"So we're going to do something big."

Things went as Ji Xiuyun expected. As soon as the wormhole's exit opened a crack, the leading scout ship sent out a miniature exploration machine.

Immediately after, the entire fleet received feedback that there was a large number of heat sources at the wormhole's exit.

Someone was waiting for them to come.

Ji Xiuyun and the other commanders were not surprised. Without needing Ji Xiuyun to give the order, the commanders quickly set their respective divisions to work.

Marshal Ji said to the commander of the First Division, who was guarding the flagship's command room, "You stay here."

The commander of the First Division turned to look at him and asked, "Where are you going?"

To buy tangerines for Yue An … no, to bring Yue An to heaven!

Ji Xiuyun pointed at the several heat sources on the screen that were becoming more and more obvious as the wormhole's exit grew larger. He tapped on the largest heat source, which was heavily protected and looked like the flagship.

"I'll go get it."

After Ji Xiuyun finished speaking, he immediately tapped on the 20 people directly under his command and quickly walked towards the mecha field.

Yue An had already entered the mecha. When he saw Ji Xiuyun coming, he hopped two steps and looked like he could not wait.

The Empire of Sintes's S1 Eight Star System military airway, Wormhole G22, opened its exit.

Several unmanned scout ships of the Empire shuttled out from it.

With these scout ships as cover, 22 custom-made mechas of different appearances and colors, which symbolized the Empire of Sintes's most advanced technology, turned on their anti-reconnaissance stealth mode and silently slid to the periphery of the encirclement.

The unmanned scout ships had no value in destroying them. The people surrounding the wormhole were not worried that the people in the wormhole would not come out.

They had to come out.

Because they had military orders.

Ji Xiuyun was not wrong. The people waiting for them at the wormhole's exit were interstellar pirates.

Just as this group of lawless fanatics was waiting arrogantly, a loud noise made their expressions change instantly.

"Boom —!"

The fanatics never expected that the first explosion of this battle did not come from one side's vanguard. Instead, it came from the rear of their flagship!

Following the sound of the cannon, over a hundred destroyers flew out of the wormhole!

With such a large fleet, the interstellar pirates no longer cared about the problem of the flagship. They hurriedly started to target the destroyers that were as agile as mechas because of their low load and large propulsion.

The cannon fire suddenly exploded in this quiet place.

However, the interstellar pirates waiting at the wormhole's exit miscalculated once again. This was because as soon as the destroyers appeared, they quickly scattered like a swarm of ants that had bumped into an obstacle. They dodged the cannon fire and scattered abruptly, as if they were about to scatter and flee.

But this was not right.

The Army of Ares had never tasted defeat, and there had never been anyone who fled in the face of battle.

After these destroyers attracted their attention, five frigate class heavy beam cannons violently and heroically hacked out from the wormhole, annihilating the dozen plus ships blocking their way out in one fell swoop.

On one side, five corvettes tightly surrounded the Marshal class flagship as it slowly emerged from the wormhole. On the other side, the flagship was in chaos.

The interstellar pirates swore that if they had known that Ji Xiuyun and his direct subordinates had such strong combat power, they would never have accepted such a job.

No matter how much money and resources they were given, it would not work!

Because Ji Xiuyun and that pretty boy with a head full of eye-catching white hair were currently bringing over twenty people to tear down their family's flagship!!

They were really dismantling it!

They could not even stop them!!

Have you ever seen anyone climb out of the mecha after boarding the enemy's main ship, carry their weapons, and fight with their physical body?

Have you ever seen an AI that recorded and imitated the mecha's actions and allowed the AI to operate the mecha freely on the battlefield?

Have you ever seen someone break through a five-meter-thick high-density alloy deck with a single hand?

Have you ever seen someone break a heavy cannon with their bare hands and dismantle a mecha with their bare hands?

Have you ever seen someone who could dodge light weapons?

You haven't, right?

We've seen two of them today!!

Who dared to stop them??

A group of people wanted to stop them!

Who the hell could stop a body that exceeded the speed of light!!

The interstellar pirates watched the black and white people's actions and were about to pee their pants.