Five Ketis Kingdom legions had tightly surrounded the Tailo Empire's five legions in the middle.
At a glance, one would have assumed that the Tailo Empire had already been defeated.
After all,
the Tailo Empire warships in the center had all powered down.
Yet in reality, every Ketis Kingdom warship was now being operated by Tailo Empire personnel.
As for the Kadithians who had originally crewed those warships, they had all been
locked inside the ships' brig cells.
Naturally, there were a few dozen exceptions—Kilian and the bridge crew aboard the flagship. After all, they still had a show to put on, didn't they?
Just like now.
"Supreme Commander Marquis, the Tailo Empire's five legions have surrendered!"
"What?"
When Marquis heard Kilian say that over the comms, his eyes immediately widened.
What kind of joke was this?
Three days ago, hadn't Kilian been going on and on about some terrifying force that had intervened, one whose marching speed could even reach nearly sixty Standard Black Hole Units per day?
And although the Tailo Empire only had five legions, it was still one of the Four Great Empires. Its combat strength was far greater than theirs. How could it have surrendered after fighting for just three days?
"Well..."
"I don't know why they surrendered either, but they really did. If you don't believe me, take a look."
As he spoke, Kilian switched the feed to an external view.
Sure enough, what Marquis saw was the Tailo Empire warships, all powered down and surrounded by the Ketis Kingdom fleet.
This was utterly absurd.
Still, although he had no idea why they had surrendered, now that it had been confirmed, he could hardly continue doubting Kilian.
"Fine. Keep an eye on them. The moment they show any unusual movement, destroy them. Wait for