Steve and Main Universe Thor exchanged a glance. Both were somewhat surprised, but neither disobeyed. They turned and headed out of the conference room.
"Not surprising," Steve said. "The Command Center's strategy has always been extremely conservative. If we pull people out to fight now, the base's defenses might end up weakened instead."
"But if we don't push outward, they'll inevitably compress our defensive line inward. Our tactical space will keep shrinking. If they find an opportunity to land, things will get troublesome."
"We can only try to seize an opportunity," Steve said. "Our command system really isn't as good as the Batman on their side. We'll have to rely on ourselves."
At a fork ahead, the two went their separate ways and returned to their respective teams. Steve put on his gear and headed to his designated patrol position, where he met up with two other Captain Americas.
"They're coming, right? I just received an emergency notice telling us to increase patrols and stay alert. Have they made up their minds to push inward?"
"I'm afraid it was Batman's decision," Steve said. "The Nine Realms front is under pressure. Batman will definitely seize this opportunity."
"So we're just guarding this place?" another Captain America asked.
"There's no helping it. The Command Center's intention must be to stall. Asgard can't send forces back to reinforce us, but the mages and Mutants can still come. As long as the threat to Earth is resolved and they return to reinforce the frontline base, we'll get through this."
"Let's hope it goes that smoothly. We also... Is that the Green Lantern fleet?"
Space was pitch-black, with only scattered points of light from the base. That made the appearance of certain colors especially conspicuous. Green Lantern energy always looked intensely vivid. As it formed