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Once again, Charles fell silent upon hearing Cornelia's words. His brows furrowed slightly, and his eyes slowly closed, unconsciously exuding the overbearing aura of a dictator. Even Cornelia, far away on another corner of the planet, could not help holding her breath and slowly lowering her head.
Only after a long while did Charles slowly open his eyes and ask in a deep voice, "What do you think?"
At this moment, Cornelia did not dare show the slightest insolence before her father. Moreover, she felt a trace of guilt and unease, almost like betrayal, toward the current Charles. She lowered her head and answered solemnly, "Your Majesty, the problem Area 19 faces is a lack of truly high-level combat power capable of threatening the EU and the Rebel Army. The EU and Rebel Army organizations have now completely surpassed us in terms of high-level combat power. If they had not feared the existence of Knight Lelouch, they might have launched a general offensive against Area 19 long ago. Once they do, I cannot be certain that Area 19's current Military Strength will be enough to hold them back."
"It is also because the enemy fears Knight Lelouch's overwhelming strength that they have been forced into their current approach: breaking through our defensive strongholds, yet not daring to stay for long before retreating. Even when facing completely abandoned defenses, the enemy does not dare advance even an inch. They have even established a fifteen-minute exclusion zone centered around their current main base. I mentioned this before."
"The reason the enemy acts this way is because we have Knight Lelouch, a superhuman powerhouse capable of changing the entire battle and influencing the course of a campaign alone. If Knight Lelouch leaves, then even if the Crimson Knights provide more reinforcements, at