Chu Bamboo was dazed for a moment. He saw a vision of Vice President Xin standing before him, blocking a resplendent light. "..."
Expressionless, Chu Bamboo quickly composed himself, drawing on past experience.
A moment later, he had the drone carrier head toward the Imperial Capital again, but this time, he didn't choose to enter the main urban area directly.
The 'Kunpeng' circled the Imperial Capital. Countless citizens could see it, and their reactions were varied.
Whenever it encountered laser fire, Chu Bamboo would maneuver the drone carrier back a certain distance. It took a full half-hour for the drone carrier to probe and identify a safe zone...
'...And now.' Chu Bamboo paused in thought, his fingers swiping gently. "Deploy!"
The many medium-sized drones that remained after the earlier missile barrage shot out from the drone carrier's belly at extreme speed, then streaked toward the horizon...
