The job change is a bizarre and calamity; the nation begs me to tone it down.

"hiss--"

Anya gasped at the thought of this possibility.

If before, Anya Lucia only felt that this job was a bit strange.

Now, she felt as if every hair on the back of her neck was electrified and stood on end.

Of course, the real reason she reacted so strongly was not because of those Star Sea Hunters who were trying to seize the Heart of the Sun.

The reason lies in the extreme instability of the Naya space, which is due to the resurgence of the old gods.

Let's not even mention the fallen ancient gods in the universe.

But those old gods who are still alive, or rather, those who have fallen into silence, aren't they all sniffing out the scent of their former authority like mad dogs seeing meat buns?

After all, that thing is the meaning of their existence.

If the Starfall Rift truly holds ancient authority, it would draw the armies of those old gods' followers like flies drawn to a stench of blood...

That would be a huge problem.

Let alone her fleet, even if you put all the assets of Ashmerkrin, who nominally controls this area, into it.

It just makes a ripple in that "sea of ​​life," and you can't even hear a sound.

At that time, this star field will no longer be called Starfall Rift Abyss, but will have to be renamed Old God Buffet, where whoever comes will be eaten.

Anya felt a headache coming on just thinking about that scene.

This is no longer just about fighting over secret realms.

This is a battle of gods, and mortals suffer.

Her Arbiter ship may look impressive, but in front of those unreasonable Old Gods' kin, it's no different from a paper lantern.

"Governor? What's wrong?"

The intelligence officer noticed that his superior hadn't said a word for a long time, and his expression kept changing, as if he had opened a dye shop. He couldn't help but start to feel uneasy.

"Prepare for the leap!"

Anya snapped out of her daze, gritted her teeth, and immediately gave the order.

After all, this matter is only her speculation at the moment, and she cannot bring it up to her father, the head of the family, before it is confirmed.

The best course of action now is to confirm the news before she can formulate her next plan.

Thinking of this, Anya's eyes narrowed slightly, and the decisiveness that belonged to the heir of the Lucia family overwhelmed all her unease and hesitation.

"Command the fleet, all engines at full power! Charge to Starfall Rift at top speed and find out the exact cause of the warp instability."

"yes!"

……

Meanwhile, just as Anya's fleet was going wild, racing through the warp like it was on steroids.

On the other side, on the outskirts of the Starfall Rift, stood a dilapidated starship, billowing black smoke and sparks.

Like a drunkard, he tumbled headfirst out of the distorted space.

Without a doubt, it was the "Dark Star".

At this point, the Death Star was in no better condition than if it had just been pulled from a junkyard.

The ship's hull was riddled with cracks torn open by the forced overload jump, and the energy shields were as weak as candle flames in the wind.

It flickered unpredictably, looking like it might kick the bucket at any moment.

The bridge was in complete chaos, like a house had been wrecked by a husky.

Various alarms blared incessantly, like a bustling market.

Several Star Hunters lay sprawled on the ground, and one unlucky fellow's head had made intimate contact with the control panel during the violent jolts after the warp ended. He was now covering his head and cursing.

But no one complained.

Everyone's face was filled with the ecstatic joy of surviving a disaster.

"Hahaha! We're here! We're fucking here!"

"Boss is awesome! Dark Star is awesome!"

"We won the bet! We won the bet! I knew it, boss, you're the chosen one!"

Richard kicked aside a control panel that was still sparking at his feet and stood up from the captain's chair.

He lit a cigar, took a deep drag, and exhaled smoke rings that carried a sense of triumph.

In order to get ahead of everyone else, he staked almost the entire fleet's resources on this overload jump.

In hindsight, he made the right bet!

He, Richard, was the first chosen one to arrive at this golden land!

"Pass on my orders!"

Richard, cigar in hand, waved his hand triumphantly: "Full fleet, deploy in search formation! Unearth that secret realm of the Sun God Kingdom for me!"

"Once we get the Remnant of the Blazing Sun, the entire Withered Leaf Court will have to call us 'father'!"

"Oh ho—!"

The entire bridge was instantly engulfed by cheers that sounded like howling wolves and howling ghosts.

However, just as these Star Hunters were fantasizing about reaching the pinnacle of their lives and marrying a beautiful and wealthy woman, ...

An anomaly occurred.

"Buzz—!"

A golden light, too bright to be seen with the naked eye, swept across from the depths of the distant starry sky.

The light was like the sun burping and spitting out a thick phlegm.

A mouthful of phlegm composed of pure, intense solar energy, enough to evaporate everything!

"Boom—!"

The already crumbling energy shield of the Death Star couldn't even hold for a second against this sudden solar storm.

Like glass shattered by a kick, it broke into countless points of light with a "crash."

Immediately afterwards, the scorching energy stream slammed into the hull of the Death Star.

The entire starship shook violently, and everything unsecured in the bridge was instantly blown away by a tremendous force, crashing to the ground with a loud bang.

The cigar in Richard's mouth flew out.

Not only that, but he fell backward, chair and all.

He fell straight to the ground.

"Damn it! What's going on?!"

"Enemy attack! It's an enemy attack!"

"Shields gone! Starboard engines overloaded! Hull structure collapsing!"

In an instant, the bridge transformed from heaven to hell.

Richard scrambled to his feet, grimacing, his face turning green. "What happened?! Where did that storm come from?!"

"Boss! You...look..."

Richard looked in the direction the person was pointing, not knowing who had shouted that.

In the center of the star map, at the location representing the core area of ​​the Starfall Rift, a small sun had appeared out of nowhere.

A planet that radiates brilliant golden light.

Streams of golden energy, visible to the naked eye, were continuously emanating from that planet, forming rings of light that illuminated the star field as bright as day.

The solar storm that almost wiped them out just now came from that "sun".

Upon seeing this, Richard was stunned.

For a moment, his brain went blank.