"Report, Commander, the vanguard has entered the siege zone. Should we continue advancing and deploy the siege equipment?"
A query came through the communicator beneath the radiant projection.
"Continue advancing."
The Bearded Man shifted his gaze away from the projection and looked at the silent towering wall ahead.
Dark clouds obscured the stars, blotting out the last trace of light in the sky. Under the dark night canopy, the vast, towering wall stood like a barrier at the end of the world before countless points of light.
He slowly spoke again. "The entire army will continue forward. Prepare to assault the city."
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Wick District
Swift Floating Fighters flew through the sky amid the Mecha.
"General, we can reach North City in thirty minutes at most."
The image of a long-haired officer appeared before Scott on the simple control console.
"Too slow."
Scott raised his head and looked at the distant wall that seemed to pierce the clouds. "Have the rear heavy units break away from the main force. The light units and air forces will increase their speed to the maximum."
"Yes!"
The long-haired officer nodded heavily and cut off the communication.
"Still no news from the Prisoner Gang?"
Scott withdrew his gaze and looked at the communicator beside him.
"No news, General."
The communicator shook his head. "We've been trying to contact them, but neither the Great Instructor nor the instructors who contacted us before have responded."
"What about the South City Defense Army?"
Scott raised his head, looked ahead, and continued asking.
"The South City Defense Army has sealed off the entire wall. All South City troops are defending the city. The soldiers we bribed still haven't sent out any intelligence,"
The communicator shook his head. "But according to information sent back by spies outside the wall,