Khan, Liiza, Ilman, Major General Arngan, the four humans, the Emperor, the Royal Court, and Mazatl rushed through the darker-than-black environment past the main battlefield, searching for anything that could lead them to their actual targets.
The elite team didn't only rely on their senses and heightened perception. Communicators rested in each of the evolved warriors' ears, or hearing organs, echoing information from the Leviathan-class ship or the probes it had released.
Surprisingly, some Orlats had joined the endeavor, controlling the probes to provide their unmatched information-gathering talents.
Of course, those Orlats probably weren't risking their lives out of loyalty for the regulated universe, but that hardly mattered, especially when their efforts bore fruit.
