What happened to Rector was hardly uncommon in Crossbell. Over this period, quite a few spies had entered Crossbell under various identities, attempting to investigate or sabotage it. Without exception, however, they met one of three ends—either they were foolish enough to operate within Crossbell City and were arrested on the spot by police units equipped with Hammer of Thor powered armor; or they tried to sneakily attack Ship Girls and got killed instead; or they relied on their cleverness and tried to infiltrate Starlight Tower through the underground pipes... and then it became a scene from an alien horror movie.
Next, Fang Zheng and the regular army headed south, targeting Duke Al-Barea, one of the Four Great Houses and one of the twin titans alongside Duke Kane!
"The 4th Armored Division is currently making its final assembly preparations. Once that is complete, it will advance on Bariathart."
At that moment, aboard the Blizzard, Fang Zheng was listening to a briefing from Second Lieutenant Claire.
"The Railway Military Police are gathering their forces as well. Once the 4th Armored Division has assembled, we'll strike from within and without at Bariathart and catch them completely off guard."
"Leave Orox Fortress to me. It'll be easier to make a move from the sky."
"Lieutenant General Olaf still wants to test the Type 95 Assault Tank's power... After all, we can't start fighting inside Bariathart."
"Hahaha, how he draws the enemy out is his own problem. He's a lieutenant general, after all. I don't need to worry about that sort of thing..."
Knock, knock, knock!!!
Just as Fang Zheng was chatting with Second Lieutenant Claire, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly rang out. The door was then slammed open, and Miriam and Towa came running in, panting heavily.
"This is bad, Claire! Fang