When he thought of this, Ares felt uncomfortable.
What was this?
Even if he wanted to deceive the enemy, he had to deceive his own people first?
Or did His Majesty Lasti not trust him?
Perhaps even Wang Hai did not expect Ares to be able to imagine things to such an extent when he was rebuking him.
"Sir Wang Hai, can you wait until I arrive?"
No matter what Ares was thinking, even if he was 99% sure that Wang Hai was not lying, he still needed to confirm it on the spot before continuing, right?
However, his response was within Wang Hai's expectations.
"You just want to confirm if I'm lying? Fine, but don't make me wait too long!"
"As for the situation around Helavi, we've confirmed it. As long as you don't enter the five hundred light-years area around the Starry Sky Continent, it's fine."
Wang Hai said indifferently.
Hearing this, Ares nodded, and the two of them ended the short and unpleasant communication.
What else could he say?
Just contact His Majesty Lasti and see what he has to say.
"Connect me to His Majesty Lasti's communication!"
"Yes, Marshal!"
A few seconds later, when the communication was connected, Lasti's figure directly appeared in the bridge of Ares's ship in the form of a virtual projection.
"Ares, is there a result?"
"Or are the humans still stalling?"
"I think we should just stop waiting. Just lead the fleet over. At most, we'll just send a few battleships over to check out the situation!"
"Don't let the humans lead us by the nose!"
After the communication was connected, Raster had already rattled off a bunch of things before Ares could even say anything.
Raster had also spent the day in a state of anxiety. Compared to Ares, he was more eager for a definite answer.
"Your Majesty, I've already led the fleet out. It's estimated that we'll arrive in less than three hours."
"But now there's a new problem. I have to report it to you immediately and find a solution!"
Hearing this, Lasti was obviously relieved.
As long as …
It did not mean that Garen was still alive. No matter what the problem was, it did not matter!
"Hmm, tell me, what is it?"
Lasti nodded and said to Ares.
"It's like this, Your Majesty …"
After a minute, Ares briefly explained the situation to Rusty. However, Rusty frowned deeply.
The gate to Purgatory disappeared?
Since Rathi had not seen the latest news about Halavi, he assumed that the Infernal Gate had gone missing when Ares said that there was no Infernal Gate at the corresponding coordinates.
But on second thought, that wasn't right either!
The Purgatory Gate was only used to reinforce the Purgatory Passage, turning it into a permanent passage. Even if it was gone for some reason, the passage would not disappear.
Furthermore …
What was that suspicious look in Iris's eyes?
Are you suspecting that I've lied to you as well?
If Ares could read Rathi's mind right now, he would definitely say, "That's exactly what I suspected."
"How about this? You go over and confirm the specific situation first. After all, we have too little information now. In this case, it's easy to make a wrong judgment!"
"Your Majesty …"
"What happened?"
"Are you sure that the coordinates of the Purgatory Gate you gave me are correct …?"
After hearing Ares's question, Rusty's face darkened.
You really are suspecting me, aren't you?
"Ares, you're overthinking it. If I lied to you about the coordinates of the Infernal Gate, then why would I ask you to ensure that the humans won't gain control of the small universe?"
"Isn't that unnecessary?"
Rusty pouted and said.
However, he was not angry. After all, he knew very well that although Ares was good at war, he was definitely a rookie in other aspects. He was the type that could be easily fooled.
After hearing Rusty's answer, Ares tilted his head slightly and thought for a few seconds. Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
Right, if His Majesty lied to me, then why did he tell me so many things?
Am I overthinking it?
"Okay, don't think too much. When we get there, confirm the situation first. Then, we'll think about what to do next."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
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Three hours later.
After exiting the hyperspace, the Zi Lun Empire fleet finally arrived at a place about 1,000 light years away from Halavi. Even the Federation fleet was less than 10 light years away.
When the warship scanned Halavi under Ares's command, the operator was a little confused.
"Nothing was scanned. Is there a problem with the equipment?"
"Okay, use the backup equipment again!"
However, the second scan was disappointing. Nothing was found. It was as if Halavi was not at the coordinates at all. There was only the endless dark and cold starry sky.
"General, the scan is complete, but this situation …"
"Hmm? What's going on? Tell me! "
"It's like this. I performed a comprehensive scan of the area where Halavi is located, but I didn't find anything. I thought that the remote scanning equipment had malfunctioned, so I used the backup equipment, but the result was still the same."
"Is that so?"
Ares's answer was very calm. It was obvious that he was not shocked at all.
After all, even humans could detect the big explosion at Halavi and deduce its approximate power.
Then, as a Level Ten technological civilization, the Zi Lun Empire naturally had the same technology. It could even be said that their technology was better.
Therefore, although it was only a deduction, a group of top imperial scientists on the Imperial Planet had only come to the same conclusion as Tsune Takeshi after analyzing various data.
Now, after being reminded by his subordinates, Ares immediately linked this abnormal situation to the previous big explosion.
After all, several great scientists in the Imperial Capital had said that the energy explosion of that level was likely to directly destroy the entire starry sky continent. It was the kind of destruction that not even a speck of dust would be left.
And this speculation was confirmed at this moment.
"Don't worry about Halavi for now. Conduct a comprehensive search of its original location to see if there is any life.
At the same time, focus on searching this coordinate to see if there is an entrance passage to the small universe. "
As he gave the order, he sent the coordinates that Raste had sent to him through his terminal.
"Reporting to the marshal, there are no signs of life in the area that used to belong to Helavi."
"At the same time, the existence of the entrance passage to the small universe was not detected at that key coordinate."
A minute later, the answer was out.
However,
this caused Ares to frown deeply.
This …
What the hell is going on?
Could it be … that the coordinates that His Majesty Raste gave me were really fake?