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Outside Red Thunder Star, the void suddenly rippled. A shuttle-shaped spaceship tore through space without warning, appearing first as a thin line before materializing into a black vessel.
The surrounding gray fog churned abruptly. The afterglow of energy from its warp jump still clung to the dark armor's surface, flaking away.
Two pairs of crimson, compound eye-like sensors on the bow suddenly lit up. Beams of light pierced the fog, scanning the massive planet below, a world covered in white oceans.
The warp drive gradually shut down as the propulsion engines ignited, and metal wings extended from its sides.
"So this is Red Thunder Star…"
Inside the ship, a group of people stood before a holographic screen, gazing at the fog-shrouded planet.
The leader, an indifferent expression on his face, had a single scale embedded between his brows. It was Qing Cang, who had come to Red Thunder Star on his master's orders.
