Chapter 353 - Empires Descent ( Part 1 ) (1/2)
Escanor did as he was told and maintained his vigilance.
He coordinated with his colleagues as they monitored their sensors. It is natural that the Moon Base's devices could not be compared to those that were installed in Ace's small spaceship.
”Make sure that we won't miss anything…”
”Yes, sir!”
Ace's corvette-class spaceship passes through their base as they waited for any of their devices to see whether something was really tracking them…
Everyone in the command center waited for a while… This lasted for about half an hour before they decided to make a report that no one is following their boss…
”Sir Escanor… I think that it should be safe to say that it's clear… No one should be trailing them.”
”Mhmm… I think so too… Alright, give the signal to Sir Wallace…”
They are really being careful when contacting the young man as they used their Mana Artifacts instead. This way, they would be able to avoid having someone eavesdrop on their channel.
Ace wants to assume that the Empire has such a device and be cautious.
”Sir Wallace… It should be clear by now. We haven't detected anyone following you.”
Escanor reported.
”Mhmm… I see… Once my ship gets near, Avalon will give you further instruction.”
”I understand.”
It seems that their boss is also satisfied and felt that there isn't any problem by now.
Once his corvette-class spaceship gets near to the Moon Base, he would have to let them open a small space for him to let him in.
In the meantime, Ace activated his spaceship's stealth mode and let Avalon control it to circle back to the Moon Base…
However, as soon as he did this, a communication link from the Base immediately connected…
”Sir Wallace, we've detected a tiny capsule following your path… This looks really small, about 3 meters in length…”
Ace wanted to see the object but they are using Mana Artifact to communicate for safety purposes…
”I'll handle it… Just stay hidden there…”
”Yes!”
The young man decided to just destroy that thing himself… However, he's a bit curious how did it avoid his sensors.
After a few minutes, the Avalon installed in his spaceship finally detected the small spacecraft…
[ Identifying Spacecraft…. ]
[ 2 Matches Found. ]
[ Aether Tracking Device… 90% ]
[ Energy Waste Hunting Machine… 73% ]
Avalon's record about the Empire's devices is quite old already… However, it could still find similarities to old technologies which is really helpful for them.
After all, the Omen IV's database is that helpful as well considering that the Arians have no method of acquiring information about the Empire.
”Tracking Device, huh… Destroy it, Avalon.”
[ Affirmative. ]
[ Target Locked. ]
[ Hit Confirmed. ]
[ Target Destroyed. ]
”Good… Let's head back now.”
Ace said as he saw the tiny spacecraft explode. He didn't consider getting the device since it might be a trap. It is better to just destroy something that is sent by the Empire.
It may contain self-destruction ability that could endanger their life. After seeing what they did to the Black Sovereign… It's not impossible for them to do it again. Especially if they found it effective against their forces.
Nevertheless, even if they planned to attack him like that, Ace still felt that it would be easier for him.
If they seek mutual destruction, he's confident that the Empire will be the first to be defeated with that strategy.
After several more minutes, their spaceship could finally dock at the Moon Base's hangar…
He was greeted by many magicians and most of them are the Engineers that were waiting for their return.
”Sir Wallace!”
”It's good to see you!”
”Do you need any medical attention?”
They immediately came to him after he entered the base…
”Yes… I'll have myself check later…” Ace didn't reject the offer of getting someone to take a look at his body.
He had to ensure that he's healthy and there are no hidden injuries caused by the Excellence's explosion.
In the meantime, he was also asked about the situation of the others.