The extermination plan has been completed.

The moment the last Lator man's vital signs disappeared, a line of text appeared in the holographic projection in front of Lü Yongchang.

Lu Yongchang remained silent for a moment, then turned his head to look at the porthole again.

Outside the porthole, the Lator warships remained silently surrounded by the Golden Crow battleships and swarms of small drones.

A faint light could be seen shining through the windows of the warship.

Everything seemed so normal.

The extermination plan that just happened was like a dream.

Lu Yongchang withdrew his gaze and looked again at the holographic projection in front of him.

"Execute the second phase of the mission," he said in a deep voice.

"Received." Zero's response was as brief and effective as ever.

...

Around the Earth.

The ventral hatches of the [Taotie] supply depot ships slowly opened.

Tens of thousands of Xuan Nu II starships, under Zero's control, filed out like a swarm of locusts, flying straight toward the encirclement net!

At the same time, the complete spherical encirclement slowly cracked open to allow these Mystic Maidens II to pass through.

After passing through the encirclement, the neatly organized Xuan Nu No. 2 fleet suddenly dispersed and headed towards their respective targets!

in.

Propelled by Hall thrusters, the Xuan Nu II ship traced a graceful arc as it headed toward the center of the Lator battle group.

The Mysterious Maiden II skillfully maneuvered around several small starships blocking its path, rapidly closing the distance to its target warship.

Its target is the number one secondary flagship.

As the two drew closer, the hatch of the No. 1 secondary flagship quietly opened.

It looks like they're welcoming the arrival of the second Xuan Nu!

Under Zero's precise control, Xuan Nu II slowly decelerated, and when its speed dropped to zero, it entered the interior of the No. 1 secondary flagship.

The abdominal hatch of the Xuan Nu II opened rapidly.

One after another, tall robots floated out from it.

With the help of jetpacks, they sped along the tunnels toward the target compartment.

Ten minutes later.

These robots returned to the open hatch of the secondary flagship.

However, this time they have something extra.

The camera zooms in.

The extra "objects" were, in fact, the corpses of the Latol people!

The bodies were stuffed into a specially designed spherical container.

Then……

They were thrown into the vast expanse of space.

This bizarre scene was happening near every single Lator warship!

...

Inside the Earth.

Lu Yongchang watched the progress bar slowly advance and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Zero. Once the second phase is completed, immediately launch a comprehensive cleanup operation."

"At the same time, adjust the fleet's course. Target: Gliese 555!"

"Take our spoils with us and we'll start the analysis once we reach our destination."

"The awakened personnel will enter hibernation in sequence."

Just as Lü Yongchang was issuing orders in an orderly manner, an indicator light suddenly lit up on a long-distance communication device installed in the [Earth] quantum supercomputing center.

"professor."

Zero interrupted Lü Yongchang.

"Message coming from the direction of Proxima Centauri, do you wish to receive it?"

...

Proxima Centauri b.

Ren Feng sat in his office, his brows slightly furrowed, handling government affairs methodically.

Because there is no zero, many tasks become much more complicated.

Take, for example, these trivial administrative matters.

In the past, many unimportant little things were left to Zero to solve.

But that's not possible now; everything needs to be done manually.

At first, it was indeed a bit difficult to adapt.

But after twenty-five years of adaptation and learning,

For Ren Feng, handling these tedious tasks is as easy as breathing and drinking water.

suddenly.

A slightly jarring ringtone came from the speaker next to the desk.

At the same time, a red indicator light flashed on the holographic projection generator.

Ren Feng slightly moved his fingers, completed the approval of the document in front of him, and then reached out and pressed the button on the holographic projection generator.

A holographic image quickly unfolded in front of the desk.

"Ren Feng!"

"Something's happened!"

Zhang Zhengqing's panicked voice came from the loudspeaker next to him.

Ren Feng suddenly raised his head and looked at the holographic projection in front of him.

In the holographic projection, Zhang Zhengqing, wearing a white lab coat, had a face that had lost its youthful innocence, filled with anxiety.

Ren Feng's 25-year career as a legislator instilled in him a calm and composed mindset, unfazed even in the face of a collapsing mountain.

"What happened?"

He sat in the chair and asked in a calm tone.

"Ross 154! There's something wrong with Ross 154!" Zhang Zhengqing's shrill voice came from the loudspeaker.

"What!?" Ren Feng's expression changed slightly, but he still maintained his original sitting posture.

He took a deep breath to calm himself down, and asked again, "Zhengqing, calm down and tell me slowly, what happened to Ross 154?"

“Ross 154…” Zhang Zhengqing’s eyes were filled with terror. He swallowed hard and murmured, “It, it’s gone!”

"We can't find Ross 154!"

Ren Feng's expression changed drastically!

He jumped up from his chair and slammed his hand on the desk in front of him: "What?! This is impossible!!"

"How could such a massive star simply vanish into thin air?!"

His composure, which he had maintained for so long, was completely shattered at this moment!

The reason is simple: the Ross 154 star system is where the human fleet is located!

"But it's true!"

Zhang Zhengqing shook his head repeatedly: "I know this sounds outrageous, but we searched all the surrounding areas."

"The other stars show no abnormalities whatsoever."

"Only Ross is 154!"

"It's as if... it suddenly disappeared into the universe!"

At this moment, Ren Feng had recovered from his shock.

He pondered for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "When was it discovered?"

Zhang Zhengqing quickly responded: "A week ago."

"At first, we thought it was some unusual astronomical phenomenon that was blocking the light from Ross 154."

"But as time went on, we became aware of the problem."

Ren Feng frowned: "So, Ross 154 suddenly disappeared a week ago?"

“No, that’s not it.” Zhang Zhengqing shook his head, denying Ren Feng’s words.

"The exact time of its disappearance is unclear."

"But our first observation of Ross 154 took place a week ago."

Hearing this, Ren Feng frowned even more deeply: "From Earth's 2275th year to now, the Proxima Centauri Academy of Sciences has been established for a full twenty-five years!"

"Why did it take you so long to conduct observations of Ross 154?!"

Ren Feng was clearly dissatisfied with Zhang Zhengqing's words.