The Zana Republic's defense system had continuously monitored the Blazing Fleet for two days, and when the Blazing Fleet had crossed the Caribbean defense line, Zana notified the Federation of the crossing. If it were merely a military drill, Zana demanded an immediate termination and repeatedly warned the moving Blazing Fleet during the process.

Stop immediately!

Stop immediately!

Watching the red warning lights on the communication screen, John flashed a fierce smile across his face. Even a child understood that moving one part affects the whole; to think that a mere warning would make him end his operation was to take the Blazing Legion too lightly. For John, this battle was about putting everything on the line, and anyone standing in his way would perish.

John didn't choose to hide the news of the Legion Commander's death; he disclosed it to the entire army the next day. The soldiers initially responded with bewildered shock… the Legion Commander was dead? At first, the soldiers couldn't accept the reality, but the steps of fate won't change for one person's departure, and the dead can't come back to life; acceptance was inevitable, whether they liked it or not.

They had once fallen into the endless Abyss, they had been abandoned by the world, they had nothing, they were once space pirates and rebels, they wanted to struggle but also thought of giving up, their grim prospects seemed like a deep mire discarded by the world. It was Feng Yi's arrival that changed everyone's fate, even seeking more benefits for the frontline soldiers shortly before his departure.

Regardless of rank and file soldiers or John, Hugo, Apophis, and the high-level military officers like the Right Faction's leadership, everyone's renewal was thanks to him.

Besides, he was also a brother who fought side-by-side with everyone, often endangering himself to rescue comrades, a renowned general who lacked pretentiousness and willingly undertook the soldier's duty to charge into the battlefield's forefront.

On the training grounds, he was an experienced commander, urging everyone to learn and master modern military skills day and night, while in everyday life, he was an approachable brother, often resolving disputes between two soldiers by pulling money out of his own pocket to buy drinks and snacks for mediation—he was the Blazing Legion's unparalleled faith.

But that person had left.

Upon accepting this fact, the enraged soldiers couldn't contain the outburst of their fury. The Blazing Legion, eyes-blazing, forcibly crossed the border; upon encountering the border troop's warnings, the Blazing Fleet responded with an unrelenting barrage of firepower.

Boom, boom, boom, swish, swish, swish…

Endless beams formed dense showers of light that roamed recklessly through the cosmos, pouring out the soldiers' anger, instantly annihilating the Zana border troops, with the fleet never pausing its full-speed advance.

The Federation had already received news of the fleet's crossing a day earlier and issued a stop order, but the order was ineffective. This situation, if trivialized, might appear insignificant, yet it had enough potential to trigger a new war.

During the wartime period, the Federation had a coalition relationship with Zana. The Blazing Legion had even conducted logistical resupply 35 light-years from Earth at Behe-3. The soldiers of the Blazing Legion and the Jade Clear Sect once gazed at the evening glow under the same expanse of stars, yet who could've imagined that in less than two years, those once-coalition friends would turn their guns towards Zana.

However, the Federation didn't see it this way; the Blazing Fleet had every justification to sound the war horns against Zana, especially over the news of Feng Yi's death.

Indeed, the Federation wouldn't consider John and Feng Yi's personal relations, but who was Feng Yi? He was a national hero, a core commander of the Federation, whose presence had brought the Federation to ultimate victory—now, the Federation's focus was no longer on stopping the Blazing Fleet but on whether they should wage war against the Zana Republic.

Zana's actions were essentially indistinguishable from catching someone red-handed assassinating an important national leader. When the news of Feng Yi's death broke, Greedy Wolf and many core leaders simply couldn't digest this bolt from the blue. Though, from the surface, there were incessant factional disputes within the Federation, and many feared Feng Yi's influence, everyone still acknowledged his outstanding contributions and significance to national development; these were internal matters of the Federation, not something outsiders could interfere with.

In this emergency meeting, the leaders of the Right Faction, traditionally advocators of war, were the first to voice their opinion. They firmly advocated for war, believing that winning the people's hearts meant winning the world, and losing their support meant losing everything. This enmity, aside from other stakes, was not something even the people would agree to let slide.

The leaders of the Left Faction, who advocated for economic development, held opposing views. These politicians, adept in economic dealings, argued that since the war just ended and the period of stable development had begun, if there was to be a battle, it would inevitably be through economic and trade sanctions against Zana. On this point, the Federation possessed an unrivaled population advantage.

Most politicians remained neutral on this matter, positing that the prerequisite for sparking a war involved promoting economic and public opinion battles beforehand. However, the Blazing Legion's unexpected actions caught even the upper echelons off guard, giving the Federation no foothold to claim rationality in initiating gunfire. Despite this, the faction favoring conflict still held the majority; the war had cost the Federation too much, including the tragic loss of Feng Yi, a young hero who could have shaped future configurations. This national tragedy could not go unavenged.

Greedy Wolf had always supported Feng Yi; upon hearing the news, the old general seemed to age significantly in an instant, completely losing any heart to attend the meeting. However, he didn't skip the meeting; instead, he also forgot rationality, forgetting to clarify the cause of death, his wrinkled face twitched as he struggled to utter one word—fight! Absolutely must fight, must fight!

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