"So close? It’s right next to us!"

The others turned their heads to take a look. The spaceship was already small, so they could see the image on Meng Meimei’s side clearly.

"Calling SK-9300, this is the Mad Bee of the Nineteenth Battle Formation of the Third Fleet of the Anti-Demon Alliance. What has happened over there? Do you need assistance?"

Inside the communicator, Meng Meimei called out several times to that Digger-class ship, but there was never a clear response. It seemed someone tried to contact them, but possibly due to equipment malfunction, the two sides couldn’t establish contact.

"Boss, what should we do? Should we go over and help?"

Meng Meimei looked at Li Zixuan, captain of the Mad Bee, throwing the question to him.

With a furrowed brow, Li Zixuan stared at the image on the screen for a moment before shaking his head and saying:

"Continue with the salvage mission. Rescue is not our responsibility. Forward this message immediately to the Molmos Level over there; they will send someone to help."

He chose the most cautious approach. After all, this is no game; it’s a real war that doesn’t allow for personal heroism. Whether the Mad Bee is equipped with proper rescue equipment or not, they have their own tasks to complete. If this rescue delays their mission and leads to other consequences, they themselves will suffer in the end.

Though others felt uncomfortable about this decision, they understood it was the correct choice, so they didn’t voice any opposition and silently continued their tasks. Meng Meimei also began contacting the Molmos Level battleship.

"Zzz~ zzz~"

However, what came through the communication channel was a series of noises, causing everyone’s expression to shift slightly.

"What’s going on? Why is the communication channel unreachable? This problem has occurred multiple times—could it be a malfunction on our side?"

Li Zixuan remained calm, immediately instructing Meng Meimei to troubleshoot the issue.

Minutes later, Meng Meimei raised her head from the scattered components with a panic-stricken expression and said urgently:

"Captain, it’s not our issue. I just inspected everything. We can send signals normally, but they’re being interfered with mid-route, preventing us from contacting them!"

"Signals being interfered with? That can’t be right, we’re still within the Purification Array’s range, and the ship’s communication uses spiritual power communication with Spirit Stones, which should be almost immune to Crimson Light’s interference, so why is it being disrupted?"

Li Zixuan was puzzled, unable to understand what was happening.

But since it had already happened, doubting further was pointless. The priority was finding a solution to the problem.

"Boss, I’ve detected a strong Dark Energy Fluctuation transmitting from the direction of Constant Star Luminous. Could it be what’s interfering with us?"

Introverted Yin Rao said.

Li Zixuan hurriedly turned around, adjusted the ship’s detection equipment to its maximum power, fully receiving Dark Spirit Waves from the Luminous direction.

"Boom~ boom~ boom~ boom!"

Soon, a dull beating sound echoed in their ears, resembling a powerful heartbeat. Every fourth beat intensified abruptly, forming a peculiar rhythm.

"There’s an issue with this fluctuation! Damn! Could that entity be waking up!!?"

The White male exclaimed, a hint of fear in his gaze towards the Luminous direction.

Li Zixuan, soaked in cold sweat, though mentally prepared before coming here and aware of the greatest danger, couldn’t suppress his fear when that presence showed signs of moving, as if he were about to fall into an abyss.

"Watch out!"

He shouted suddenly, and immediately activated the ship’s Shield at full power.

Soon after, an invisible energy wave struck, shaking the Mad Bee fiercely, like a small boat in a raging storm.

Fortunately, the energy wave came and went quickly, and under the Shield’s protection, everyone barely held on.

"Buzz!!"

A faint buzzing sounded in their ears, like an ancient beast calling, real yet illusory, hard to discern.

The Mad Bee Team’s expressions changed dramatically as they realized the situation. The sound wasn’t an auditory illusion; it was real, emitted by the entity known as the "Emperor."

Strictly speaking, it couldn’t be called a sound, as sound cannot travel in a vacuum, nor could it reach the Gale ship over 13 billion kilometers away that rapidly.

Such occurrences only happened because the "sound" was actually a Dark Spiritual Power fluctuation, spread through Dark Speed, and without specific evolution, common ears couldn’t hear it.

The Mad Bee Team members were not Awakeners, but equipped with basic sense gear. Although not as clear as true Awakeners, they could still hear something.

Now, upon hearing the melodious call from the Luminous direction, they all realized one thing—the Emperor was indeed about to awaken!