Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Shortly after, the head of the defense department, Wayne, emerged from the end of the corridor.

With a grim expression, he said to his men, "Keep an eye on this place. Once the defenses are breached, destroy all the equipment immediately. We must not let them know the secrets here!"

"Yes!"

Wayne toured the laboratory.

When he appeared in the square outside, his secretary was already anxiously waiting nearby.

"Chief, something terrible has happened!"

Wayne snapped, "What's the panic?"

“I’m sorry, Director,” the secretary quickly apologized. “The situation is more serious than we thought. These intruders seem to know the correct way to navigate the space maze. In the past three minutes, only fourteen ships have been trapped in the maze, while the rest have been on the correct path.”

"what?"

Wayne's expression changed.

This unidentified fleet arrived undetected, and they even knew the correct way to navigate the maze.

This means they have an inside agent within the empire!

But Wayne knew that now was not the time to hunt down the mole.

He is the head of the defense department.

His duty is to guard the two laboratories in the Coral Nebula.

"I'll risk my life! If you want to get your hands on the Empire's secrets, you'll have to step over my head first."

Wayne immediately summoned the rest of the defense department.

A battle of offense and defense has begun.

As the ruler of the star field, Camilla set an example by piloting her spaceship at the forefront.

"Clear the nearby emplacements first, don't rush!"

Camilla shouted into the combat command channel.

It feared that these fanatics would recklessly charge into the center of the Coral Nebula.

Given the strength of their squadron, wouldn't that be a free kill?

As a qualified undercover agent, Camilla knew that preserving her own life was the most important thing.

As for meritorious service, let fate decide.

Fortunately, although the fanatics were not clear-headed, they still respected Camilla, the ruler of the star system, and the fleet's speed was slowed down as a result.

The turrets had a dense barrage of fire, but it wasn't enough to deter Camilla.

With a mere twitch of its horn, holy light descends from the heavens.

Under the holy light, the hard metals instantly became as soft as dough.

Several gun emplacements experienced violent explosions with extremely wide impacts due to the disruption of energy balance.

"The first line of defense has been breached!"

"The second line of defense is in grave danger!"

"Number..."

"Don't worry."

Just then, a dignified voice appeared in the control room.

The staff member who was reporting the information to the defense department suddenly turned around.

"Director!"

The staff member stood up in surprise.

Wayne gestured for him not to be surprised.

He had already decided that instead of going to great lengths to stop these invaders from getting in, it would be better to set up the main battlefield in the more advantageous internal area.

But before that, there are still things he can do.

"Leave this to me."

A simple sentence calmed everyone in the control room down.

The oppressive atmosphere that had been hanging in the air quietly dissipated.

For the Exiled Empire soldiers stationed in the Coral Nebula, Director Wayne is their god!

As long as Wayne doesn't fall, they can get through any crisis.

Wayne's gaze fell on the unremarkable-looking spaceship on the screen.

The enemy on this route has been the most cautious; presumably, this is their commander-in-chief.

If he can take down this commander-in-chief, then the rest of the defense department can breathe a sigh of relief.

"Let me have a go at you."

Wayne sneered.

Back then, he was a valiant warrior who expanded the territory of the Exiled Empire. After being transferred to the Coral Nebula for many years, his strength has improved even further.

Looking at the upright man in front of them, the members of the defense department couldn't help but feel a surge of pride.

Over the years, the Coral Nebula has been attacked more than twenty times, both large and small.

But under Wayne's leadership, they were undefeated, wiping out the invading enemies every time before the Exiled Empire's reinforcements arrived.

This time will certainly be no exception.

A dozen minutes later.

Somewhere in the spatial labyrinth, the two fleets met.

Wayne stood calmly on a particle beam cannon barrel on the outer deck of the spaceship.

He stared directly at the spaceship from which holy light kept flying out.

Wayne simply opened his domain, unleashing his power without reservation.

The holy light paused.

It was as if the starry sky had lost its color because of him.

The invading fleet opposite also stopped and remained motionless.

It was an immense pressure that made it impossible to muster the will to resist.

That's it!

The defense staff cheered.

They could feel that pressure too, but that's what made them feel at ease.

They are afraid, but the enemy is certainly even more afraid!

Just as they suspected, Camilla chickened out.

As a new Starfield Overlord at level 201, Camilla was well aware of the vast gap between herself and those who had been exploring at this level for many years.

The pressure emanating from this human was greater than that from any star system ruler it had ever encountered before.

Including Anran, Ella, Derrick, Zikia, Crossroads, and that white devil.

"I'm definitely no match for it. If I rush forward now, I'll be done for."

Camilla's body trembled slightly.

The fanatics' attention was focused on Wayne, so they didn't notice Camilla's unusual behavior.

Having received no response, Wayne raised his right hand. Since the other party wasn't reacting, he would fire the first shot.

But in that instant, Wayne suddenly froze.

He saw the spaceship opposite him turn 180 degrees and then start running away.

If I can't beat them, can't I at least avoid them?

Ignoring the questions from the fanatical followers around her, Camilla immediately turned the spaceship's engines up to maximum power.

Where there is life, there is hope.

You fanatics know nothing!

Didn't you see that Dr. Enron was also an expert in this field?

"..."

Wayne snapped out of his daze and shouted, "Chase after them!"

"Yes!"

After chasing for a few minutes, Wayne realized something was wrong.

"This might be a trap, or a diversionary tactic." He pondered for a moment, then said, "Never mind, let's go back."

He can't be absent from the main battlefield.

"Yes!"

The defense officers followed Wayne's every word.

Camilla breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the pursuing spaceships disappear from sight.

Fortunately, there were Qilu and the others to keep him in check, otherwise his undercover career might have ended there.

However, there are still problems.

Kemi stretched out its front paws and scratched its mane.

The wrong path will definitely cause it trouble; it needs to come up with a reasonable excuse.

correct.

That's how it is—

"Actually, I just wanted to lure him away and create an opportunity for you!"