Chapter 966: Distress Signal

"I have to go now, the commander must be waiting for me!"

"Wait, Eclair, calm down!"

When Duanmuhuai killed Lucius and returned to the bridge, he saw that the place was in chaos. Eclare looked like she was desperately trying to leave, and the other girls were trying to think of ways to stop her - Ogis even directly used She was tied up with silk threads and hung up.

"What happened? I went out to have a fight, and you guys had a fight too?"

Duanmu Huai looked confused as he looked at Eclair hanging in the air.

"Ah, uncle! You are back."

Seeing Duanmuhuai come back, Aikote also breathed a sigh of relief.

"We have completely defeated the Chaos Fleet..."

"I saw this, and now I'm even more curious about why you tied Eclair here?"

Duanmuhuai looked curiously at Eclair, who was dangling on the ceiling. Since coming to the Tribunal, Lumiere had been reused by Duanmuhuai because she was good at manipulating networks and electronics. However, Eclair's power has no special scope in the Tribunal, so most of the time she is just responsible for the safety of Lumière and some miscellaneous things in the Tribunal.

"That's it, uncle, after defeating the Chaos Fleet, I sent a reconnaissance fleet to search around..."

Well, this fits Acute's cowardly and gloomy character very well.

"Then what?"

"We received a distress signal on one of the planets."

As he spoke, Aikote opened the communication, and then a woman's voice came from inside.

"Help, help, help. This is GOTT Commander Eric Puss. If you hear me, please answer. We need support..."

"GOTT... I think it was the organization that Eclair and Lumière belonged to before they escaped."

"That's right, the Galaxy Federation and the Galaxy Trade and Customs Organization, GOTT for short."

Lumière nodded, while Duanmuhuai sighed.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, then the tax bureau here is quite powerful..."

Duanmuhuai remembered that Lumière said that they had taken over tasks from the Interstellar Federation on mediating wars between two planets several times - is this what the tax bureau should do?

Is it possible that in this world, even death cannot be avoided due to taxes?

"Well, what then?"

Duanmu Huai sighed with emotion, and then returned to the topic.

"Then...Miss Eclair wanted to go see the situation immediately."

"So you tied her up? Why?"

"Because there was no response to this signal, we have conducted reverse searches and calls for it several times, but there has been no answer. We believe this is just a mechanical self-playing distress signal, or it may be a trap. In this case , We can’t act without authorization. I hope to wait until you come back, uncle, before making a decision, but Miss Eclair couldn’t wait, so Miss Ogis tied her up..."

"Why……………"

Lumière next to him also sighed helplessly.

"Sorry, Eclair has such a personality..."

"Is there any other response?"

"We are currently investigating, but there are no other results yet."

"Then let's go and take a look. Anyway, we are idle. Maybe we can find a few survivors from here and ask what happened in this galaxy. Okay, Ogis, put her down."

"Yes, Master."

Hearing Duanmuhuai's words, Ogis nodded, then put down her right hand, and then heard a scream, and then Eclair fell heavily to the ground.

"Ugh...it hurts..."

Eclair stood up while rubbing her butt, and then she saw Duanmu Huai coming in front of her.

"Eclair, it's not just a day or two since you came to the Tribunal. I hope you can remember that the Tribunal has its own rules. I haven't given you enough authority yet, so it's not your turn to act independently. I understand. Is it okay? If there is a next time, it won’t be that simple.”

"………yes………"

"Very well, let's go over there and have a look."

With Duanmu Huai's order, the Inquisition fleet was immediately launched. It didn't take long for them to arrive at the origin of the distress signal, the planet AINEIAS.

"Ecott, the results of the comprehensive scan?"

"Reports indicate that the surface shows a high concentration of radiation signals, and exploration of the atmosphere shows traces of multiple large-scale nuclear weapons bombings. This planet has suffered a war that covered the entire planet, and has now completely lost its survivability as a planet... ...Miss Lumière?”

"According to the auspicious scan data... Judging from the current radiation concentration and climate conditions of the planet, the possibility of life on this planet is very low - maybe GOTT's underground command room has not been attacked yet... But it’s only possible…”

"That must be the case!"

Before Lumière could finish speaking, Eclair spoke hurriedly.

"Director and others will not die so easily!"

"Have you locked the location where the signal occurred?"

"locked."

As Ecott spoke, the screen flashed several times, and then a tall building appeared on the screen. This was a city that had been destroyed by war. There were high-rise buildings that had been attacked everywhere. The radiation cloud in the sky completely blocked the sunlight, and the city was dark.

"That's the GOTT headquarters..."

Looking at the building in front of him, which was dilapidated but still standing, Lumiel whispered.

"Then do it."

Duanmu Huai decisively gave the order.

"Lumier, Eclair, this is your hometown, you should be familiar with it, so you come with me, remember to wear N7 armor... Ogis, Jiawei, Mary, you come with me. An, Guleiya, Lorena, Ai Li, Medea, you are responsible for guarding the bridge... Ekote, remember, if there is an emergency, don't worry about us and evacuate directly, we can use the portal to go to the soul world."

"But the radiation interference below cannot communicate normally..."

"I will give orders to Odile through the mind connection."

Duanmu Huai pointed at Odile, who also bowed slightly.

"You too, if you find anything, you can contact me through Odile, understand?"

"Yes, uncle."

"Very good... Prepare a Night Crow Black Star for me!"

Soon, a Night Crow Black Star gunboat set off from the hangar, passed through the radiation cloud full of lightning, and flew towards the city below.

"To be honest, I really didn't expect you to do it yourself."

Sitting in a chair, Eclair stared at Duanmu Huai with some confusion.

"In our world, senior officials usually hand over such dangerous things to their subordinates, and they will only watch from behind."

"I have the most experience, so naturally I have to lead by example."

Duanmu Huai shrugged his shoulders. He was not the kind of commander-type player. Things like winning a battle thousands of miles away and planning in the tent were just something he could think about. Duanmu Huai never thought he could do it. So he preferred to go out in person and arrive at the scene as soon as possible. After all, no one here had as much experience as Duanmu Huai in dealing with these chaotic creatures. Therefore, he only needed to take a look to understand what happened here, what was happening, and what would happen next.

And to get the answer, he had to go out in person, otherwise if he waited for others to report, those inexperienced rookies would probably ignore some parts that needed attention, or it would be too late when they stepped into the trap.

Duanmu Huai is not a detective who is good at investigation, but the days of tracking the descendants of the old gods in Mary's world have also brought him a lot of experience. Maybe he will not become a detective like Sherlock Holmes or Conan who can make up all the experiences of others after just one look, but at least he is better than those stupid policemen... Well, probably.

Of course, more importantly, perhaps Duanmu Huai does not have so many worlds to manage. This is the difference between him and the Emperor and Robert Guilliman. Duanmu Huai has always defined his Tribunal as a "unit organization" rather than a huge force, a force that needs its own territory to support. This is also the reason why he does not have to consider the life and death of other worlds most of the time, and only focuses on completing his own tasks.

After all, building and prospering a world is already a big trouble, and Duanmu Huai does not want to waste time on simulating cities.

Still, Dynasty Warriors is more suitable for him.

Night Raven Black Star landed in front of the GOTT building, the hatch opened, and the howling wind blew in the face. Under the thick dark clouds and lightning, only a vague black shadow of the GOTT headquarters building could be seen vaguely, standing there like a tombstone of this world, without saying a word.

"According to the scan of the auspicious instrument, the signal was sent from here."

Duanmu Huai took out the auspicious instrument and took a look, then clenched the war hammer.

"Okay, let's go and see what's left here."

Although Duanmu Huai said so, it's a pity that it looks like there's at least nothing left here.

According to Eclair's description, this building used to be bright and beautiful, but now it's only a broken shell, and the floor is full of debris, all kinds of debris. Those overturned cabinets seem to have been used as shelters, but unfortunately, judging from the results, they did not achieve their mission. Obviously, this building was invaded and then captured.

So the question is... Who captured this tower, this city, this planet?

Duanmu Huai carefully looked at the traces of weapons and ammunition on the wall. He could not see the high-energy laser of the flashlight, nor could he see the strafing from the grenade launcher. It was obvious that the planet was not attacked by the Astartes of the Chaos Legion. On the contrary, it looked more like a civil war.

"How could it be possible..."

Lummiel also discovered this, but she could not imagine it at all.

"Why did the civil war break out? I don't understand..."

"Keep going forward, maybe we can know the truth."

Duanmu Huai raised his head, and the searchlight illuminated the footprints inside. Then, they followed the footprints and continued to move forward.