At this moment, Feng Yi was also paying close attention to the situation on the ground. Dovir still wasn't a match for Hugo, even if he boarded a 9th generation mecha. It wasn't certain that Dovir could defeat Hugo, yet this was precisely what Feng Yi found most worrying. During the battle with Dovir, Hugo hadn't used his full strength at all, while Dovir, on the other hand, was deadly with every move he made.

In fact, this was the main reason why Feng Yi did not want Hugo to take the stage. For anyone else, Hugo might not have gone to such lengths, but the relationship between Dovir and Hugo was akin to that of brothers and mentors.

But besides Hugo, was there anyone else in the Blazing Legion capable of fighting Dovir? Keep in mind that the mecha owned by the Blazing Legion were at best of the Assembly 9th Generation, which at most could be considered as a supersoldier in light armor plus a low-end version.

Of course, he himself could join the battle, which would be ideal. In reality, however, Feng Yi was unable to extricate himself as he was not only observing Hugo but also keeping an eye on the actual location of the Normandy fleet and the pursuit troops of the Federation. Should any unexpected situation arise, the plan might have to change at a moment's notice. Feng Yi simply couldn't leave right now.

What worried him most was not the Blazing Legion, not the Federation pursuers, and even not Hugo, for after all, compared to Hugo alone, he was more concerned about the current predicament of the Normandy fleet.

Observing the proactive tactics of the Normandy fleet, it was evident that the morale of the officers and soldiers was high and the situation on the battlefield seemed very favorable—yet Feng Yi did not see it that way. The more he thought about it, the stranger he found it. Usually, defeats at the frontline would not be reported in the news, but the intelligence fed back to Sky Network indicated consecutive losses for the Saudis.

Under normal circumstances, a commander that has suffered defeats would be advised to retire on the grounds of being overworked, paving the way for a new commander to take over. In the eyes of the constantly feuding family factions, it was unthinkable to ignore such an incompetent commander, let alone allow the news to report the true combat situations every few days, which would only add to the chaos under public opinion, with the Federation fanning the flames and exacerbating the situation in Saudi.

Yet, Saudi did just that, as if they were trying to stir the national fighting spirit by disclosing the reality of facing true reports of the battlefield in a nation unafraid to face its iron-blooded reality.

This line of thinking did make some sense, but Feng Yi knew for certain that Kexiao was not dead. This formidable man was able to launch a space fighter attack completely undetected by him. If not for the overwhelming numbers of the newly expanded Blazing Legion, along with the arrival of new type mecha, his chances of victory in that battle would have been very slim.

Kexiao was not only able to handle the situation of a binary star system with ease but could also deal with the Bermuda conflict situation at the same time. This was enough to show that Kexiao's capabilities were far superior to his own, even surpassing Emily's.

But who could have imagined that such a master strategist, capable of decisive victory from thousands of miles away, would suffer defeat after defeat in the Bermuda star system. Is it possible that facing enemies on both sides could stimulate his tactics, making him struggle when up against a single opponent? The world doesn't work that way. It's like an explorer, who has crossed mountains and seas, drowning in a small stream just as he was about to finish his journey.

Despite the imperial army suffering one defeat after another, there was no news of any command replacement. Looking at the star map, the imperial army, under the fierce offensive of the Normandy, was quickly pushed into the Devil star cluster. These soldiers looked like mad dogs that had been beaten, fleeing in all directions... It was clear they could have submerged into V583, yet they completely disregarded the surrounding asteroid belts.

Eventually, some of them escaped, some turned into cosmic dust, and a large number of clever Saudi soldiers, in order to save themselves, hid in the asteroid belt, making Feng Yi suddenly think of something.

Yes, many of the officers and soldiers of the Normandy fleet had already thought of it. If from the start of the war, the enemy commanders had created the illusion to lure them into the asteroid belt, then upon seeing this sparse asteroid belt, Amelia quickly gave up her original thought. There was simply no place to hide in this asteroid belt.

Unless, that space tunnel! Especially when he remembered his encounter with Kexiao, where both of them fell into a space tunnel and during their confrontation discovered a natural wormhole. That part of space could be said to be very secretive and completely a miracle work of engineering that humans could not create. Even though humans could mimic its width, they could not replicate its length. Realizing this, Feng Yi was clear about what kind of trick Kexiao was playing.

If things were as he suspected, that relic was likely from a civilization unreachable by humankind, and Kexiao's objective, most likely, was to set up an ambush in that space. Even Emily, with all her extraordinary capabilities, would not have guessed that V583 would hide such a tunnel. Of course, Kexiao had other strategies as well, such as somehow luring the Blazing Fleet into it, trapping them inside, or using a substantial amount of special equipment to deplete the domain, and then transport the entire fleet through the wormhole or something else unforeseen.

Indeed, what a calculating fellow. It may seem like Saudi suffered defeat after defeat, but in reality, the casualties were only tens of thousands of soldiers, while a lone Normandy fleet had tens to hundreds of millions. It truly was a profitable transaction.

But! Kexiao had calculated everything except for the fact that he was still alive.

Forget it, might as well save Normandy while I'm at it; Sir Feng is a good man after all, but not now. Right now, Feng Yi has more important plans to carry out.

First of all, the abnormal actions of the Flame Fleet had already drawn national attention. He had John create the illusion of a rebellion by the Flame Legion, leading Kexiao to mistakenly believe that the Flame Fleet was driven to desperation near Saudi, making him recognize that the stance of the Flame Saudi had completely reversed from what it once was, and to believe that there was a common enemy between them. That would be enough.

With the Normandy fleet serving as a distraction, the remaining time would be when he truly started his action. And now, well, let's first see how Hugo is doing.

If he hadn't checked, he might not have been startled to find that, without noticing, a particle lightsaber had somehow been attached to the shoulder of Assembly 9th Generation. Even though the energy on the surface of the lightsaber was turned off, Hugo couldn't pull out the blade. If he did, survival in the oxygen-less, icy universe would become difficult unless the sword hadn't struck the main equipment.

Having seen this, Feng Yi had a realization in his heart. Perhaps Hugo wanted to activate Dovir in a special way, but don't get carried away with a sacrificial impulse; the boss hasn't paid the salary yet. Take it easy.

Since Feng Yi couldn't establish a Star Domain Broadcast with Hugo, he couldn't have a direct conversation with him. He could only contact John through Eggy—screw it, there's no time, "Eggy, connect me directly to the Flame Fleet now."

"But your identity..."

"Don't you see that guy is about to be killed? Hurry up and connect!" Feng Yi pointed at the Star Domain projection.

John was still observing the Icebird domain and was bewildered as he connected to Heavenly Communication. The anxious face of the legion commander appeared directly in front of more than a hundred military officers...

Everyone was stunned, and to be honest, John was stunned too. The next second, Feng Yi ordered the rapid connection to Hugo's Heavenly Communication, "Quick, connect me to Hugo's Heavenly Communication, immediately, right now! Oh, and detain all the officers inside the room; no one leaves this room without my order."

John nodded blankly, frantically switching the communication to Hugo's channel.

"Can't you see I'm busy?" Hugo's voice sounded very strained; he was in no condition to be distracted.

Who knew before he could finish, he would hear a barrage of orders from Feng Yi, filled with all kinds of commands and missions, essentially a bunch of nonsense about how he couldn't die and his duty as a soldier was not yet over.

"Although I'm not the protagonist, I don't want to die either. I was definitely going to activate the light teleportation at a critical moment. Legion Commander, do you actually want me dead? If you keep it up, you'll really be the cause of my death." Hugo's eyes were red, and his roar was especially resonant and forceful.

"Huh…?"

Even Feng Yi himself was taken aback this time. It turns out Hugo didn't want to die!

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