Along the way, Talos picked through the dead Chaos Astral Warriors and gathered the available ammunition in his waist.

This was a habit left over from his first years as a traitor.

Without the stable supplies from the empire, they are just like this group of miserable wanderers.

In these days when even a cup of clean water needs to be snatched, Talos, who is like a bereaved dog, spares no effort in replenishing resources in order to survive.

Calvin did not stop his behavior, but observed Talos's every move with great interest.

This strange death watch gave him a strange sense of familiarity. But he was sure that there was no trace of this person in his memory.

"Soldier, what's your name?" Calvin asked.

"Talos, you can call me that."

Talos said as he put away the last explosive bomb and pulled out a monomolecular dagger from the corpse.

As he walked towards Calvin, he inserted the dagger into the scabbard on the side of his thigh.

His own one had been lost before, and although this one was not as good as his collection, he had to make do with it.

"Your origin...Oh, sorry. I forgot that you were a Black Shield."

Halfway through Calvin's words, he belatedly found the characteristics of a black shield from the pure black on Talos's shoulder armor.

"It's okay, sir. You can ask anything except this." Talos said in a low voice.

"Okay, I respect your privacy. So what time is it now and where are we?"

Calvin followed suit and asked the question he cared about most.

"You didn't know?" Now it was Talos' turn to be surprised.

He expected that Calvin might ask about the location, but he didn't expect that the other party couldn't even determine the time.

"There is no concept of time in subspace. After I come out, I need to confirm it again."

Calvin was telling lies seriously, as if his arrival was really the product of a teleportation accident.

"Understood, sir! The current time is Imperial Calendar 39. This is the outskirts of the Orps sector and the edge of the Lyak sector. We are now fighting in the occupied area."

Talos's voice was like a bolt of lightning, which surprised and pleased Calvin.

He was both surprised that he had deviated so far from his original position, spanning more than half of the star sector and arrived at the rear of the enemy-occupied area; he was also surprised that ten years had passed since his return.<

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But it is still fortunate that at least he is not completely separated from this crucial battle.

Ten years is enough time to change too many things, but for a sector-level battle, it is just an intermission.

"Is there still resistance here?"

Calvin broke away from his thoughts and continued on the topic.

Ten years have passed since he left Orps, and Lyak was lost even before that.

He was surprised by the tenacity of the local resisters, and was also curious about how the local people persisted in resisting under the pressure of the chaotic army.

"Of course! The loyal people of the empire never give up." Talos said words that made him grind his teeth.

Especially the word "loyalty" seems so ironic to him.

In order to avoid Calvin's misunderstanding, he added:

"But there are not as many as you think. Most of the locals have been captured and used as slaves. Most of the existing resisters are like me and came from external support before the fall."

"I understand. So where are we going now?" Calvin expressed understanding and asked Talos who was leading the way.

"Gabriel, sir. It was once a secret outpost of the local defense force, and it was also our previous camp. I want to go back and see how many people came back alive, and then decide where to go."
Chapter completed!